This Christmas.

I think this Christmas is the one and only that I spent so much money on gifts and whatnots.

Many beauty and body care products for friends.
An airmail to a little girl who lost her parents in a fire in New York.
An air ticket for a friend who badly wants to pursue true love.
A donation to provide food for children in poor countries.

I am not a magnanimous person in any sense. I don't go around helping people nor do I ever do any volunteer work. I just really want to render some form of help to people I know or don't in my comfort and within my capabilities.

In all honesty, December has not been the best month but the best thing about it is that it marks the end of the year, which seems to have been a long one. I do feel apprehensive about the new year because of new challenges but I know I cannot run away. I can only hope that I will maintain this neutral and somewhat composed state of mind which helped me pull through some troughs in the year.

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