Krampus—Crapness is More Like It

Ahhh, this time of the year again.

When sleigh bells are ringing, pretty lights are shining, and, holiday movies are coming to town.

When I first read somewhere that “Krampus” is a horror comedy movie, I could already feel the excitement.Who doesn’t love a good laugh and a good scare?

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But unfortunately, Krampus didn’t provide either. Here’s why.

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I haven’t seen me smiled so happily in quite some time

I once read this wise saying, “don’t buy things–buy experience”.

Whenever I feel I was withdrawing too much into my self, I remember it.

And try to emulate it—try to make my self feel—experience—as much as possible.

Preferably with other people instead of alone.

Sometimes it didn’t work. Sometimes I just felt even more tired and needed even more alone time than before.

But sometimes—sometimes, I am quite pleased with the result, seeing me pushed me a little forward, giving me that little nudge heaven knows I need to realize, world doesn’t always have to be closed in all around.

In fact, when I saw the photos from a trip to Bogor’s Grand Garden Cafe with my coworkers, I was pleasantly surprise to see the uninhibited joy in my expression. Continue reading