Bah, humbug!
It’s Christmas Eve. I’m alone at home surfing the net and watching anime. Yet another Christmas that I won’t be celebrating.
So yeah, Merry Christmas to you folks who have the habit of celebrating Christmas. And remember those of us who don’t. No Christmas presents for me.
It’s not that I hate Christmas or anything, it’s just that my family never had the habit of celebrating Christmas. Probably it has something to do with the fact that my parents grew up in China and I lived there for the first few years of my life.
Also, Singapore is kind of summer all year round. In fact, we are one hour ahead of our real time zone, so we really are in summertime all year long. Christmas people celebrate here just ain’t Christmas as seen in anime. The day it snows in Singapore is the day a certain inconvenient truth comes one full cycle and bites us in the ass. It’s been a while since I last saw snow.
Or maybe it’s because school years in Singapore start in January and Christmas for us is really the beginning of the end of the holidays.
The funny thing is, I’ve never actually read “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens before. What I know about the Scrooge and the three Ghosts came from pop culture references like Simpsons, Cartoon Network and Hollywood. Who says TV isn’t educational?
What exactly is this rant about? I have no idea. Maybe I’m just feeling melancholic (fact: the usage of this word has increased by 721.23% online over the past few months), or maybe I’m just experiencing a writer’s block (which is impossible since I’m not a writer).
But remember, Chinese New Year is when I get my sweet, sweet revenge. Or maybe not. But at least I get some pocket money. Sweet.
Anyway, MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! Hopefully you aren’t spending your Christmas Eve reading this blog. :)
December 24th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Yes DM I am spending my Christmas Eve Reading how melancholic ur christmas is. I too dun celebrate christmas with my family and I have also been using melancholic/melancholia ever so frequently ever since my cousin lent me I watched melancholy of haruhi suzumiya.
Now I am blogging about my experiences in Malaysia and I will probably be including u (hope u dun mind,nothing bad about u will be said) =P
Finally Merry Christmas to you cya~
December 24th, 2006 at 3:48 pm
I am too, but pls lar Christmas eve’s afternoon is to rest, the night is to partttyyyy!!!!!
But anyway screw Christmas… everyone shud convert to Haruhiism XD
December 24th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Ah, the days of being a student. I Hated christmas for it nmeant an end to the glorious end of year holidays.
Then again, it’s just another trick to make us spend money, just like Valentines.
December 24th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
So true.
December 24th, 2006 at 4:10 pm
> Hopefully you aren’t spending your Christmas Eve reading this blog. :)
I am. Russians have their own lil Orthodox Christmas at January, 7th. Not like I care though, being an atheist.
But!
The New Year celebration is the biggest/greatest/most loved one here, in Russia. I think, we love it even more than europeans and americans love their Catholic Christmas.
Thus, yet again 200 or so millions of ex-USSR citizens will drink all the night long on December, 31st / January, 1st. Preferably vodka.
Please, don’t blame us for any nukes landing somewhere in Washington D.C., one cannot really control himself being stuffed with 1 – 1.5 liters of russian vodka. Happy New Year!
%_%
December 24th, 2006 at 4:13 pm
Lol, I’m staying at home, watching anime too. But it’s raining outside, no fun going out
December 24th, 2006 at 4:18 pm
+1
Plus, I don’t have holidays… ;__;
I have exams in 2 weeks so it’s 勉強 everyday… -___-;
I prefer a lot more the Chinese New Year…
(Money ~ Money ~Money ~ + good food + fiesta + exams over… )
Ah ~ D-55…
December 24th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
So what kind of celebration would those who follow Haruhi-ism be doing for christmas time, god knows concert?
December 24th, 2006 at 4:28 pm
I… AM spending my Christmas eve reading this blog. What does that say about me?
Everything is closed Christmas day here in my US town. Unfortunate, since I plan on doing nothing. I hope some of the Asian-immigrant-run Restaurants are open so I can eat.
December 24th, 2006 at 4:41 pm
Why was there a Gongxi Raya earlier, a DeepaRaya recently but no XmasRaya when it had the chance?
:D darn religious conflicts.
December 24th, 2006 at 7:58 pm
Blog went down for a bit there. I temp fixed the problem. Hopefully it’s nothing serious and all will be fine once the Dreamhost people sober up from their X’mas party…
December 24th, 2006 at 8:42 pm
HAPPY X’MAS DM :D I’m also another one that don’t really celebrate christmas. I don’t mind getting presents from relatives whom celebrate though :D
December 24th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
happy christmas DM.. we belong to the bunch of ppl in singapore who find solace in their comp during christmas…
December 24th, 2006 at 9:05 pm
i’m yet another person reading this blog on christmas eve…
although my family celebrates christmas, i just can’t get into the spirit…
maybe it’s because even if i am legally catholic, i am an atheist at heart…
maybe i’ll be a haruhiist if it’s ok to use it in official papers.. :3
spending my christmas eve reading this and other blogs and watching anime or reading manga…
so to DM and everyone… HAPPY HOLIDAYS…
how i wish to have an anime type christmas… ahh life….
December 24th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
dang DM doesn’t want readers to read his entries :(
haha, merry xmas DM,
=D,
anime maranthon anyone?..
December 24th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
i guess i’m not the only one spending xmas eve reading this blog…
happy xmas everyone!
December 24th, 2006 at 9:30 pm
Merry Christmas to you. you are not alone..
December 24th, 2006 at 10:14 pm
You should have turned this post around with an explanation of the “with my waifu” phenomenon:
your computer display with anime/moe character, chicken, champagne, and cake, and any requisite figures around.
Example (get it while it’s hot):
http://www.koichan.net/r/
(Aside: Your zettai ryoiki post is teh proper.)
December 24th, 2006 at 10:16 pm
well have a merry christmas …
merry christmas for me is to eat and eat annd eat ad eat and grow fat ~~ woohooo
December 24th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
piyo: LOL! What a bunch of losers. *goes back to staring at bunny Haruhi figure*
That said, I would do that but I have no chicken with me. And I can’t legally drink yet. Cakes cost a lot too. ORZ
December 24th, 2006 at 11:05 pm
DarkMirage:And I can’t legally drink yet.
become a german citizen :D
December 24th, 2006 at 11:15 pm
@Darkmirage: hey i can go your house if you want :D
December 24th, 2006 at 11:17 pm
looks like an otaku’s x’mas are spent on anime…me too ^^…but its manga for me..and in some article i read,”Otakus lead relatively unhealthy life.” (NewMan Jan 2007)…which is kinda true…Hikikomorism, haruhiism, Galgeism..the list goes on…
December 24th, 2006 at 11:33 pm
@Jeremy : lack of exercise ?? or drinking too much soft drinks ?
December 24th, 2006 at 11:39 pm
scan the article pls? i want to read it.
December 25th, 2006 at 12:37 am
Yep, also spending Xmas eve reading the blog, and other assorted internets naughtiness. Family too spread out to get together. I’ve become sorta meh to Xmas anyway.
As far as otakus lack of exercise, bah. I’m hitting the gym in a few.
Happy holidays, all.
December 25th, 2006 at 12:52 am
yeah Merry Christmas to one and all…may the next year be as filled with moe and more than this one!!!
December 25th, 2006 at 2:57 am
>>>Example (get it while it’s hot):
http://www.koichan.net/r/
I found those pictures more disturbing than those loli-bestiality ones that I had the unfortunate circumstances in coming across.
Not doing anything for Christmas is nothing to feel melancholic about, specifically because where you live just isn’t geared towards making Christmas anything special.
December 25th, 2006 at 3:15 am
C’mon, DM, stop ranting and celebrate Christmas. Buy some gifts and give them to your parents, make a cake, whatever. You’ll feel better.
December 25th, 2006 at 3:19 am
My first ever comment on your blog! Merry Christmas. It’s okay to feel melancholic in christmas. I slept thru the count down too. =)
December 25th, 2006 at 4:21 am
@MistaYoH : and now you are awake.
@Sherman, the Ramni : I don’t receive gifts in Christmas, i receive complaints.
@Beuowolf : nice url
December 25th, 2006 at 4:46 am
@Chicken: You might want to change that. Actually Christmas is the ONLY day in the year I don’t receive complaints. And that feels quite good.
December 25th, 2006 at 10:03 am
>>>@Beuowolf : nice url
It’s not mine, it’s piyo’s.
December 25th, 2006 at 10:05 am
@Iss: i have scanned it..but how to send to u? dun think DM might wan to receive it…….but if DM wans..then should be ok …..Merry X’mas..
December 25th, 2006 at 12:18 pm
Dude… I haven’t been celebrating Christmas since I was 11. Don’t fel so bad about it, just know that there are people in Singapore just like you.
P.S. Is ‘melancholy’ pronounced with a ‘cho’ or a ‘kho’?
Merry Christmas, and an early CNY.
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Christmas Pics…
After promptly beating Zelda: TP, I thought I might take a few shots of the Wii component cable that you guys so love and desire, as well as the Wii itself. But that’s not all:
We’ll soon have a Wii Channel dedicated to the Integrated Data…
December 25th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
Merry Christmas!
Come to think of it, this year’s christmas doesn’t seem to be that festive. I didn’t even have the motivation to visit the Orchard Road district to view the decorations this year. So today just feels like any other normal Monday.
The only thing I’m awaiting now is for Death Note 2 to be officially aired in Singapore. And Christmas just indicated that the wait is almost coming to an end.
December 25th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
To DM,
Need more snow from Christmas. =P
From
Waterfall
December 25th, 2006 at 9:05 pm
go hang out with whatever friends you have! maybe check out the meido cafe or something! Merry Christmas!
BTW, @AK: I think it’s pronounced “Call” as in phone call, but with a shorter note.
December 25th, 2006 at 10:15 pm
Check out Wildarmsheero Xmas gifts:
Presents For All! (56k no)
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Wei Zhong's Online DiaryDecember 25th, 2006 at 11:53 pm
Articles in my Mailbox…
Three articles I received just before the midnight of Christmas reminded me, among other things, that I ought to double-check the articles I send, and that “Christmas for us is really the beginning of the end of the holidays”.
……
December 26th, 2006 at 12:58 am
haha it sucks being a malaysian/singaporean secondary student… merry christmas everyone…