December 25th, 2011
Subsequently, after the capturing of many of the moments on still photography we settled down to open our appropriately labeled gifts. Eventually my mom, dad, sister Annie, and brother Jackie opened their gifts from me to ultimately see their UCSD embroidered shirts. HOORAH ! My mom and dad wore it proudly as a picture was snapped for my blog. Other gifts I gave include giving a belt to my brother, a Peanuts calendar to Annie, shampoo supplies to my sister Thu, a joint-gift with Annie of a hair straightener to my sister Thao, a coffee mug for my dad, a lamp for my mom, Hello Kitty shampoo for Tracy, a light up pen for Thomas, and Hello Kitty silly bands for Tammy. As a result of reciprocity, in exchange I got shoes from my brother, a shirt from my sister Thao, a Glee magic 8 ball from Annie, A nerf gun and checkers set from Nam, and $200 and a shirt from Jenny. When the unveiling of presents ultimately concluded, we proceeded to eat a Christmas breakfast in the form of: some decent tasting home-made Pho. After playing some cards with my niece Tracy and sister Annie the rest of the day entailed the following: lounging around doing nothing, uploading pictures to the computer, my parents immediately watching videos of themselves opening presents merely hours after doing so, taking pictures outside of the house, and Nam eventually coming over to open his present (UCSD Shirt & Snoopy Dog Toy). FUN.
My sister Thao paid for mine, Tammy’s, Tracy’s, Annie’s, and Thomas’s Volcano Tea before we all settled down on playing cards again. I successfully made a profit of $1 gambling with Tracy, Annie, and Nam. Tracy went in the hole $1, Annie lost nothing, and Nam ended up gaining nothing (because Annie’s money was shared with his….). FAIL. We lounged around some more, played some stupid question game on us.akinator, I eventually fell asleep, we ate some more dinner, we played some Zombie Fluxx and the night ended with me clearly surfing the Internet. Merry Christmas all and to all a good night…
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| Just after midnight on Christmas morning, the majority of German troops engaged in World War I cease firing their guns and artillery and commence to sing Christmas carols. At certain points along the eastern and western fronts, the soldiers of Russia, France, and Britain even heard brass bands joining the Germans in their joyous singing. At the first light of dawn, many of the German soldiers emerged from their trenches and approached the Allied lines across no-man’s-land, calling out “Merry Christmas” in their enemies’ native tongues. At first, the Allied soldiers feared it was a trick, but seeing the Germans unarmed they climbed out of their trenches and shook hands with the enemy soldiers. The men exchanged presents of cigarettes and plum puddings and sang carols and songs. There was even a documented case of soldiers from opposing sides playing a good-natured game of soccer. Make Peace…. |
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| A series of explosions near churches during Christmas Day services in Nigeria have killed dozens of people. At least 40 people have been killed in at least five attacks, including those on the outskirts of capital Abuja where hundreds had gathered for a Christmas service. Militant Islamic group Boko Haram, which is locked in a bloody struggle with authorities, says it is responsible three of the bombings. AW SAD. |
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