The world of JULIANA

It’s barely 3 days away frm New Year’s day. I can’t believe Christmas has come and gone! Initially, there was the constant neurotic stress on whether things were gonna turn out well, blah blah blah. As usual, I had gotten involved in various Christmas activities organized by the church. Namely, the Children’s Christmas Party. With VERY minimal practice, (the one and only rehearsal 24hrs prior to The Day), we actually pulled it off ! It was fun emceeing at the event, along with Robz. Had an excellent AV-Team (Alvin and gang!). Both former and current Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia were present to grace the occasion and that made it extra special. Then, there was Christmas carolling. Gosh, it was extremely tiring travelling from house to house singing songs sometimes, up to the wee hours of the morning! The worst part is, having to wake up early the next morning to go to a full day’s work! Thank heavens, I don’t work at the Hospital anymore or I could’ve never managed such energy-draining feats at church! Hehe. . . Then, there was the Midnight Mass at church. I was so proud of myself for havin’ been able to tie the purple saree (a present tht Robz got me from India!) all by myself. According to my Mommy, who’s one of the “biggest critic” in my life, I did a darn good job draping that saree! Our favourite niece and nephew - Chrisender and Charisha spent a Saturday morning with us, and we had an excellent time of fellowship! Even Christmas Carolling was so much fun ‘coz this was the chance to get to know church members closely and to exchange stories and jokes during the travelling moments from house to house! There was the family get-togethers, which meant tht we all got to play hosts and hostesses to all the guests. My personal responsibility was to come up with the Fruit Punch, much to my relief. Whilst others in the family were given ‘heavier responsibilities’ such as COOKING the dishes! *Grins. All in all, it has been a marvellous Christmas and I thank God for all the blessings He has showered not just in my life, but in the lives of all my loved ones. This photo compilation would perhaps be a good reflection of the entire Christmas season of the Year 2007. And now, it’s time to bid our farewells to 2007 and to welcome the brand new year 2008!