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Merry Christmas 圣诞快乐 (shengdan kuaile)

December 19, 2008 in dairy | 2 comments

…from China, where the Christmas spirit unfortunately leaves much to be deserved. It’s simply a commercial Western tradition that gets exploited remarkably here in Shanghai. The Chinese themselves don’t celebrate this for Western people ‘holy’ festivity.

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Nevertheless I somehow don’t want to skip that beloved time once a year. It’s a special situation not being home with my family traditionally celebrating. One more proof that we tend to take very precious moments in our lives for granted…

Anyhow, let’s cheer up and make the best of it. That’s why I want to wish all of you and especially my family I can’t be with this year a

Merry Christmas

&

an upcoming happy and successful New Year

 

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