Christmas celebration in New Zealand is bit different as I imagine before. It’s totally different when we talk about weather. Here we celebrate Christmas in summer. Look funny ey. That’s mean no snow, no snow man and no gifts opening in front of fired chimney. And do you know what funny about Mr. Santa, sometimes he wears short sleeve suit. So what on earth they said Mr. Santa lives in the North Pole. How he can survives in that warm red suit in NZ’s hot weather. It’s Nonsense. As in Malaysia, All shopping centre and shops take any opportunity to promote the event to sell more goods and hold a lot of end-of-year sales besides selling goods for Christmas. But on the other hands, they all closed on the day of Christmas. It seems like first day Aidil Fitri in Malaysia. Me and some of Malaysian friends were invited to the Christmas party which held in St. Alban Church. Ops! That wasn’t ritual ceremony but kind of fun party. 50% of guests were from different countries; China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Russia, German, Spain, Pakistan, India and many more. As written in the invitation letter all guests should bring some food from their own culture. So that evening I brought the easiest dish to prepare ‘kuih ketayap’ while my friend Diyana came along with her ‘kuih bingka’. Actually we have no much time to prepare a complicated dish coz in that same day me, Diyana and Zeeras’s had organized some barbeque party for Aidil Adha celebration which started at 12.00 o’clock. Penat woooo……
That day, me and my gang were present 3 songs; Maori song, Spain and English. Hmm hampeh… although we had practiced before, we still didn’t memorize the lyrics. But everybody have fun. Whilst kiwi and the gang presented Christmas songs.
Mr. Santa came bit late but kids were waiting patiently. All parents look bored for waiting too long. Luckily they served food as first. But we were facing another big problem in how to recognize which was halal food. Luckily there was a kiwi’s Muslim woman named Lina approached us and showed us which food we can eat. Do you know what funny about Lina was. At first I met her with free hair and after a few minutes I saw her with veil. No comment as I’m not perfect about Muslimah’s dress.
Suddenly we heard a sound of some humming tune…”Dum te dum, dum te dum…HOHOHO!!!!!! outside the hall. Finally Mr. Santa Came with his sack full with present. And kids start screaming happily. Now time for present… yeeeehaaaa!!!!!
Suddenly we heard a sound of some humming tune…”Dum te dum, dum te dum…HOHOHO!!!!!! outside the hall. Finally Mr. Santa Came with his sack full with present. And kids start screaming happily. Now time for present… yeeeehaaaa!!!!!
"What a glum-faced photo", Actually asyraff scared of big Santa behind.
"See, I've told you right, he can do nothing"
"It was the highest christmas tree in Palmy"