Changes

Today is December 19, less than a week before Christmas. This year, a number of things have changed.

1. Around this time last year, I was already feeling the breeze of Christmas, feeling giddy over nobody in particular, just giddy over the season- as I've almost always been.

2. I missed the first night of Simbang Gabi since I had to leave very early for Manila for an appointment. Because I have been significantly less religious this year, I decided to just abandon the whole novena altogether... in exchange of, well, uninterrupted 10-to-12-hour sleep. I know, I'm becoming more and more evil, one by one dropping the common practices of a Christian.

3. I am no longer THAT excited over the prospect of leaving since I am not leaving to catch live football matches. Again and again, football has become my primary, if not the only, reason why I want to fly to UK.

4. In lieu of #3, some people say I'm 'obsessed' with football. I'm in love with it, admittedly but to say that I'm obsessed is an overstatement, I think. Compare myself with the rest of the people of the footballing countries especially England. Maybe I'm just half as obsessed as them. I have never followed anything this closely my entire life but look at how these people follow the games. (Or could it be that I'm only disadvantaged because I'm here, otherwise I'd also be exactly just like them? He, whatever.)

Anyway, happy holidays everyone!