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Heto ang lahok ko sa 2008 OTWOMD Christmas Tree Blog Parade ni Bluepanjeet.üüü

Noong bata pa ako, wala kaming christmas tree.  Sa halip, taun-taon, may inilalabas si Inay na plastic poster ng Christmas Tree na sa sobrang ka-kitschy-han ay “Dibisorya” agad ang unang salitang papasok sa isip mo kapag nakita mo ito.  Kalaunan ay nakabili naman ng matinong plastic Christmas tree si Inay, na ginagayakan niya ng tinsel balls at mga anik-anik tuwing unang araw ng Setyembre.

Nang madako ako dito sa kabundukan, aba eh kahit saan, may pine tree!  Sa likod bahay lang namin eh may limang pine tree na iba-iba ang lahi at ang pinakapaborito ko ay ito:

si favorite tree kapag may fog

si favorite tree kapag walang fog

Naimagine ko, ansarap sigurong may tunay na pine tree sa pasko.   Kalaunan ay napagtanto ko na may mga bagay na masarap lang sa imagination, pero sa tunay na buhay, nakaka-disappoint.  Tulad ng foie gras at caviar na ka-level lang ng Reno liver spread at bagaybay ng tuna, medyo over-rated ang tunay na Christmas pine tree experience.   Di mahalaga kung totoo o plastic lang ang Christmas tree.  Basta nandun ang Christmas spirit, kahit walis-tingting lang ang Christmas tree mo, masaya pa rin.  Na-miss ko tuloy ang  Christmas Tree Poster ni Inay.

Naatasan akong magdecorate ng apat na Christmas tree sa bahay:  dalawang tunay na pine tree (sapin de Noël variety), isang malaking plastic na pine tree at isang maliit na artifical pine tree.  Tinulungan ako dito ni Elina, ang aking snowmonster-making buddy.  Actually, tagasabit lang ako, siya ang taga turo kung saan ko ilalagay ang mga anik-anik.

Ang maliit na artificial tree ay inilagay namin sa opisina.  Eto ang hitsura nya.

Gawa ni Elina ang paper angel sa tuktok ng tree.ü

Ang isa sa tunay na pine tree ay inilagay namin ni Elina sa may multipurpose hall.   Dahil di triangular ang hitsura ng pine tree, para lang siyang ordinaryong puno.   Mahirap siyang i-decorate kasi mataas at makati talaga ang dahon ng pine tree.  Puro rashes ako after ng punong ito.  Heto sya.

Hayan at nagmodel pa talaga si Floren, ang kaibigan kong member ng L’Arche.  Sya ay may Down Syndrome, 47 years old, server sa Mass, at best friend ko dito kahit na ang kwentuhan namin ay umiikot lang sa “ça va, ça va?  ouais, ça va!”  (Ok ka lang, Ok ka lang?  Yep, Ok ako!).  Ang L’Arche nga pala ay samahan ng mga volunteers na piniling magkupkop ng isang developmentally handicapped adult sa halip na iwan sila sa isang mental institution, ayon na rin sa inspirasyon ni Jean Vanier.

Ang pangalawang totoong pine tree ay inilagay namin ni Elina sa corridor, kung saan nababangga-bangga sya ng lahat.   Nakakaganti naman yung pine tree dahil nag-iiwan sya ng makating rashes sa sinoman umombag sa kanya.  Heto sya:

Ampanget, ano?  Parang na-Murder She Wrote ang hitsura.

At syempre, pumalpak man kami ni Elina sa tatlong naunang Christmas tree eh binawi naman namin sa pang-apat, yung fake na Christmas tree.  Heto na ang aming pièce de resistance:

Nilagay namin sya sa landing ng hagdanan, sa tabi ng fire extinguisher para kung sakaling masunog, madali lang siyang hampas-hampasin ng tanke ng fire extinguisher para maapula ang apoy.  Heto sya kapag gabi:

Totoong tinsel ball ang gamit namin dito to decorate, at umiilaw ang mga yun!ü  Nilagyan din namin ng chocolates na decor ang paligid ng Christmas tree.  Heto ang halimbawa:

may chocolate yan sa loob!

Bigay syempre yan ni Brigitte.   Dalawang dosena yan, pero napansin ko, five days since gawin namin ang decorations, parang kumokonti ang mga chocolate-filled christmas balls.   Unti-unting naglalaho.   Saan kaya napupunta?  Wala namang matakaw sa bahay namin.  Hmmm…

As useless, wala akong ita-tag sa meme na ito.  In the first place, wala namang nag-tag sa akin.  Naisip ko lang na maganda itong alay sa aking Bluepanjeet Shrine na ngayon ay may nakalagay nang imahen ng isang diyosang nagduduyan pero natakpan ang mukha.

anyway, heto pala ang requirements para makasama sa parada ng christmas tree ni Bluep.  Medyo di ko alam kung malilink ako dito dahil di naman nga ako na-tag.  Gayunpaman, sana makasali rin kayo sa paradang ito kasi may pa-siopao (pananahimik-flavored) si Rev pagkatapos.

At syempre, sabi nga ni Tiny Tim sa sikat na pamaskong kwento ni Charles Dickens na “A Christmas Carol“:  GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!!

This is the 2nd Annual OTWOMD Christmas Tree Blog Parade 2008 Meme created and conceptualized by OTWOMD of Bluepanjeet.Net The purpose of this meme is to enliven the Christmas spirit by showing to the world our very own Christmas trees. They say that it is on the Christmas tree that best describes how a person celebrates his or her own Christmas.

This meme was originally conceptualize in order to:

• Promote the spirit of Christmas around the blogosphere
• Spread awareness of the true meaning of the Christmas Tree
• Encourage the family members to have a bonding around the Christmas tree
• promote Christmas cheer and camaraderie among bloggers

Everyone can join regardless of nationality, race or religion. Even Atheists are welcome to join. So here are the rules:

1. Copy the Logo of this meme and resize it that will best fit your blog or according to your desire and post it on your entry. You can also embed the official video presentation of Last year’s blog parade in your current entry (optional) Located HERE.
2. Take a photo of your Christmas tree inside your house not smaller than the size of 500×375 pixel (for cropping purposes for the parade). It would be better but not required to at least take three different shots of the three (landscape, portrait and detailed shots). A whole body shot of the Christmas Tree is the most appropriate photo. And then post it on your blog entry

   

3. Tell something about your Christmas tree like who decorated it, what are the ornaments and accessories, or what is the theme and meaning of your Christmas tree this year.
4. You can put any title on your meme but don’t forget to include “2008 Christmas Tree Blog Parade”.
5. Do the link train history for the purposes of tracking. Last year there were people who where not included because the people who tagged them did not do this link train (Please refer to last year’s blog Parade). Put the link of your previous bloggers who tagged you and your own link, Example: Tag History: Bluepanjeet – “you” -

The link train will provide clue on “who tagged who” and at the same time a reference of data for the creator of this meme.

On The feast of the Epiphany (Three Kings) on January 4, 2009 (The official ending of the Christmas Season), Bluepanjeet.Net will will feature all of the participant’s Christmas trees for 2008 with a link back to their site. That is why it is very vital that you maintain the link history so that your Christmas tree will be included in the Christmas tree blog parade of 2008.

REMEMBER:

1) Christmas tree photos used last year cannot be used this year. Your Christmas tree photos should be current.

2) You can do this on your other blogs if you have two or more blogs provided that the people tagged on one blog should not be tagged on the second blog etc etc. each blog should have a different set of people to be tagged.

So tag now, you only have one month to spread this meme.

My Christmas Tag History: Bluepanjeet – Chuvaness – Rhapsody – Jovi – KotsengKuba – Stine – Ambo – Thess – Thesserie – Lola Tekla - Reynz – Reyna – Vera – Kengkay – Dom – Mommy Girlie – Sardonic Nell – Tulipfleurs – Buraot – Mommy Beng – Lemback – Cheh – Lovelle – Zenaida – Karmi – Liz Cochico – Health freak Mommy – Francine – Diwa – Chuva – Scarty – Monica – Claire – Sandy – Jams – Munchkin Mommy – Kitty – Roselle – Rachelle – Leah – Misyel – Bing – Tina – MegaMom – Brother Utoy – “and You” (Put your link here)!