It's the most wonderful time of the year

Merry Christmas to all! It certainly is the most wonderful time of the year. I must admit it does not feel like Christmas or it at times does not. But without Batman here I kinda missin out on the crazy sprit. But it has been kinda a wild week.

So for me it started last friday. I wanted to have a party. So i invited people, planned a party. Only to have it turn out on monday the school won't let me have a party in the room I wanted. So ha ha Its amazing isnt it?
So I had to cancel the event. Well sort of. It turned out my phone ran out of time so I was unable to tell well most everyone. Ha ha its just ridiculous. So well thats how things went.

Till christmas Eve. Special time. So i call who i can to go out to eat. Who wants to be alone on Christmas Eve? so I find Serge and we head to the mall to have dinner. But who would of known that on christmas eve is when EVERYONE goes to the mall. I think there was more people in that mall that night than at an ACL Fest....

That was fun. We meet three girls who helped us find a restaurant. What I did not understand is why so many were wearing devil horns? Apparently because it's cute. But it is a little earrie to be seeing on christmas eve a bunch of girls dressed like devils.

Then came christmas. So i went to class. no backtrack. First I called family and friends. Somehow I managed to call Jessica at 4am... Sorry jess. Still Love you. I heard evan oer the phone.


Then I went to listening class. That was well Listening Class. Idk how else to describe it. Went home and had lunch. Still no idea what i was goign to do for that night. It was not till I went to writing class that something happened. Romaric offered his dorm! Ahh ! 4 hours till the party did i find a place to have it!! Ha Ha wonderful! And no i am not horribly last min. I had like 4 hours....

So after class Fahad and i go to the market to go buy veggetables and such to make soup. I made the ever wonderful veggie soup my mother makes. Except instead of the spices she uses I used Soy Sauce... It was good. Easy and filling. I just didnt realize how little it takes. So like 3 KG of veggies and 2Kg of potatoes that i didnt use.

So the party started, slowly. Soup was ready, bread and a case of beer. once mroe people showed up we got underway. It was fun. I think there was 12 people? Mabye 14?

First we ate and talked. I can't rightly say we sat around as we only had 4 chairs. So it was a lot of Japanese style sitting on the floor. After a bit of laughing we moved onto cards. What would a christmas party be without cards?? We started a Chinese game of Killer But i think with all the languages it grew a little complicated.

So we switched to the Hanks tradition... SPOONS! Heck yea I taught them spoons. And you know what? It is a game that ANY CULTURE loves. It was wonderful fun. sadly I don't have pictures but Erwin does and I hoe to get some copies when he returns from Xi'an and the rest of china. GOOD LUCK!

Once spoons was over we played the Secret Santa game. But it was the version I knew from my youth. Everyone brings a present. Each takes a turn to choose a present to open it. then the next person can choose to steal a preasent already opened or choose to open a new present. Very american i am told, to have a christmas game a time of giving and love to introduce stealing and theft. HA Ha ha.
All said and done the party disbanded and cleaned.


But of course it is great fun. A wonderful time. Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night