Where Are You Spending Christmas This Year?

[neverdie]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

Heathen!

Sir to you.

[Moonrakers]

OK

Sir Heathen!

[stander]

I don’t celebrate Christmas, so I am usually away working, but this year I will be home in Hua Hin and I will be able to attend my kid’s school Christmas concert.

[newsite12]

Glad its not in the UK.

Sick of the same old news reports about how the shops are struggling and recession recession blah blah blah..... Only to go to do my (always late) last minute shopping to find the shelves stripped bare like they had just announced a nuclear war!

In Korat, with sun, beer and cheer... Oh and my chrissy tree.

[kelboy]

Galle, Sri Lanka

not so bad just watch out for low flighing fireworks oh and big waves?

[needforspeed]

Bangkok, turn off the AC and warm under the Christmas tree.

Small snack live Serrano Ham with Mozzarella, olive oil peper and salt on toast

and

A good glas of wine.

Cant wait

[mark45y]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

Rare that I agree with neverdie. I hope he has got some smelling salts handy. But I completely agree.

One of the big pluses in Thailand is no Christmas. Of course except for the bar girls wearing red horns on their heads.

I know they have the concept a little off but a lot of people do wear red at Christmas.

BTW Merry Christmas neverdie.

[ozzieovaseas]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

Rare that I agree with neverdie. I hope he has got some smelling salts handy. But I completely agree.

One of the big pluses in Thailand is no Christmas. Of course except for the bar girls wearing red horns on their heads.

I know they have the concept a little off but a lot of people do wear red at Christmas.

BTW Merry Christmas neverdie.

hehe, maybe you and neverdie should get together and have a nice beer or some eggnog,

maybe even get under the mistletoe

good will to all and all that stuff

[gregb]

Been here over a decade. Never celebrated Christmas before, but this is the first year we have children.

Would be unfair to them to simply ignore the holiday. You old curmudgeons can blast it all you want, but as the children are half farang, it is part of their heritage. They deserve to know and live the same myths and know the same stories that the rest of their peers will. When they are really young, it may be confusing, as they will be getting besotted by both Thai and Western narratives, but as they get older they will learn to differentiate between the two halves, and hopefully be at home in either group.

So this year I finally went out an bought a tree, and lights and all those other Christmas gimmicks. And we'll buy gifts and place them under the tree, and open them when Christmas comes. No chimney, but we'll hang stockings over the charcoal barbecue. And we'll start a tradition for the young ones that they can remember even when they themselves are old curmudgeons. They're too young to remember this year, but there will be pictures for when they are older. Despite the fact that I am not religious at all, I'll even start taking them to church in a couple of years, so that they won't be totally ignorant of those myths either. Will prepare them well for when they go to visit their grandmother in the states as they grow up.

Only thing I haven't been able to find is a printer who actually knows how to make greeting cards with a custom picture. I want to do this each year and place it in the scrapbook for them as they get older. Anyone know someone who is competent to do this?

My best wishes for all you grinches and curmudgeouns out there, may you enjoy your moaning about all those jingles, and happy holidays for the rest of you. We'll be celebrating at home. The babies are almost sitting up now, so we've decided to introduce them to solid food for the first time on Christmas day. Should be a real joy.

[craigt3365]

Been here over a decade. Never celebrated Christmas before, but this is the first year we have children.

Would be unfair to them to simply ignore the holiday. You old curmudgeons can blast it all you want, but as the children are half farang, it is part of their heritage. They deserve to know and live the same myths and know the same stories that the rest of their peers will. When they are really young, it may be confusing, as they will be getting besotted by both Thai and Western narratives, but as they get older they will learn to differentiate between the two halves, and hopefully be at home in either group.

So this year I finally went out an bought a tree, and lights and all those other Christmas gimmicks. And we'll buy gifts and place them under the tree, and open them when Christmas comes. No chimney, but we'll hang stockings over the charcoal barbecue. And we'll start a tradition for the young ones that they can remember even when they themselves are old curmudgeons. They're too young to remember this year, but there will be pictures for when they are older. Despite the fact that I am not religious at all, I'll even start taking them to church in a couple of years, so that they won't be totally ignorant of those myths either. Will prepare them well for when they go to visit their grandmother in the states as they grow up.

Only thing I haven't been able to find is a printer who actually knows how to make greeting cards with a custom picture. I want to do this each year and place it in the scrapbook for them as they get older. Anyone know someone who is competent to do this?

My best wishes for all you grinches and curmudgeouns out there, may you enjoy your moaning about all those jingles, and happy holidays for the rest of you. We'll be celebrating at home. The babies are almost sitting up now, so we've decided to introduce them to solid food for the first time on Christmas day. Should be a real joy.

I remember talking with my father a few years ago about Xmas when we were kids. He said he had more fun with it than we did! So it's not just about the kids. It's also a great time of year for family....and hopefully, will continue to be that way well into the future for you and yours. Have a very, merry Xmas!!!! :jap:

My Mom's 85 and can't wait for us to go home and put up the lights and the tree. Fun stuff to do with her. She really looks forward to Xmas...of course our family tradition is bloody mary's to really get things kicked off!

[StreetCowboy]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

Rare that I agree with neverdie. I hope he has got some smelling salts handy. But I completely agree.

One of the big pluses in Thailand is no Christmas. Of course except for the bar girls wearing red horns on their heads.

I know they have the concept a little off but a lot of people do wear red at Christmas.

BTW Merry Christmas neverdie.

I can't believe that you chaps don't believe in santa claus

I saw Santa down in Wanchai

Three young ladies helped nim stagger by

He didn't seem to mind

He must have thought me blind

How come if he's Finnish, his helpers are all Thai

I saw Santa in Nana Plaza

Sitting smiling quiet by the stage

He didn't look around

He was spark out sleeping sound

But he still does well for a chap his age

...

SC

[neverdie]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

Rare that I agree with neverdie. I hope he has got some smelling salts handy. But I completely agree.

One of the big pluses in Thailand is no Christmas. Of course except for the bar girls wearing red horns on their heads.

I know they have the concept a little off but a lot of people do wear red at Christmas.

BTW Merry Christmas neverdie.

thanx mate, same to you......I hope you get your leg over a few times

[davyboy]

Pattaya, where else?

[Birdman]

x-mas? an imported festivity commercialise wise. Therefore not relevant. Here you have Songkran and Loy Krathong and Ok Pansa/Khao Pansa.....

[StreetCowboy]

x-mas? an imported festivity commercialise wise. Therefore not relevant. Here you have Songkran and Loy Krathong and Ok Pansa/Khao Pansa.....

Some of us hold our cultures and celebrations more dear than our address. I'll be continuing to celebrate Christmas same as my family has done as far back as I can remember.

This year, much to my wee boy's disappointment, we're not making the pilgrimage back to the old country, so he's missing out on a foot and a half of snow. He can't remember seeing snow...

I saw Santa Claus in Burgos Street

With a little girl sitting on his knee

I'm sure that that's a sin

He had such a wicked grin

And I was broken-hearted it was him instead of me

SC

[afarang]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

SPOIL SPORT.

There is no santa claus

[afarang]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

SPOIL SPORT.

There is no santa claus

OH yes there is.

Oh no there isn't, and has never been

[Moonrakers]

I saw Santa on Soi Cowboy him.

it must have been him because he was quite old and had some young girl sat on his lap.

[Tinkelbell]

Been here over a decade. Never celebrated Christmas before, but this is the first year we have children.

Would be unfair to them to simply ignore the holiday. You old curmudgeons can blast it all you want, but as the children are half farang, it is part of their heritage. They deserve to know and live the same myths and know the same stories that the rest of their peers will. When they are really young, it may be confusing, as they will be getting besotted by both Thai and Western narratives, but as they get older they will learn to differentiate between the two halves, and hopefully be at home in either group.

So this year I finally went out an bought a tree, and lights and all those other Christmas gimmicks. And we'll buy gifts and place them under the tree, and open them when Christmas comes. No chimney, but we'll hang stockings over the charcoal barbecue. And we'll start a tradition for the young ones that they can remember even when they themselves are old curmudgeons. They're too young to remember this year, but there will be pictures for when they are older. Despite the fact that I am not religious at all, I'll even start taking them to church in a couple of years, so that they won't be totally ignorant of those myths either. Will prepare them well for when they go to visit their grandmother in the states as they grow up.

Only thing I haven't been able to find is a printer who actually knows how to make greeting cards with a custom picture. I want to do this each year and place it in the scrapbook for them as they get older. Anyone know someone who is competent to do this?

My best wishes for all you grinches and curmudgeouns out there, may you enjoy your moaning about all those jingles, and happy holidays for the rest of you. We'll be celebrating at home. The babies are almost sitting up now, so we've decided to introduce them to solid food for the first time on Christmas day. Should be a real joy.

Agree with you 'gregb'.

Your babies and Mrs are lucky to be in this warm, loving and high spirit of this household.

Wish you & your family a happy x-mas.

[Scully]

I am lucky to live in an area where I will not see one Christmas tree, hear a Christmas carol or have to listen to annoying adverts promoting sales.

It will be another normal day except I did get a Christmas card in September, I needed a parcel posting so my parents put a card in for Christmas to save posting twice. I don't know where it is now though, Hum Bug and happy.

[SICHONSTEVE]

In our kindergarten school in Sichon, Southern Thailand with our 300+ kids celebrating a Western style Christmas for the second year running - great fun (sanuk)!!!!

[ginjag]

x-mas? an imported festivity commercialise wise. Therefore not relevant. Here you have Songkran and Loy Krathong and Ok Pansa/Khao Pansa.....

Agree,

Tesco have all the Xmas stuff in LOS to make dosh. I say to the mrs, do you know what Xmas is about, NO, but l know it's about Christian belief. I say , NO, it was, now it is about some making money. How many farang go to church to commemorate what Xmas is about, same as you go to temple to do your thing, virtually none.

Tesco--Ha.........I went shopping at a local UDON tesco.........have everything---no................potatoes.tesco whisky.xmas puddings.stuffing. amongst other normal bits on my list-------------------thought it was Tesco---Lotus......Have 50,000 hampers---xmas trees---cards and old carols playing---enjoy your xmas with us------Get real....UDON is a very heavilly populated farrang area.

[StreetCowboy]

x-mas? an imported festivity commercialise wise. Therefore not relevant. Here you have Songkran and Loy Krathong and Ok Pansa/Khao Pansa.....

Some of us hold our cultures and celebrations more dear than our address. I'll be continuing to celebrate Christmas same as my family has done as far back as I can remember.

This year, much to my wee boy's disappointment, we're not making the pilgrimage back to the old country, so he's missing out on a foot and a half of snow. He can't remember seeing snow...

I saw Santa Claus in Burgos Street

With a little girl sitting on his knee

I'm sure that that's a sin

He had such a wicked grin

And I was broken-hearted it was him instead of me

SC

BUT, bit like firework night, November the 5, ask a kid what it's about. Guarantee none will know.

My eldest might; I'll get back to you on that.

This year, Guy Fawkes Night coincided with Depavali; my family reckoned the fireworks were for that, but out in Bangna, I reckoned Brits were a more likely explanation...

SC

I saw Santa on a bonfire

I saved him froma painful firey fate

They've burnt my <deleted> sleigh

He cried in great dismay

"Fawkes" I said, "Its 'Fawkes' mate"

He's stopped smoking now, although he was steaming when I saw him in Orchard Towers.

[elliss]

xmas in UK ,trying to look happy

BLOODY XMAS TRADITIONS .

and back home on 28 dec.

[neverdie]

I'll be stayin away from all those shopping centres full of jingle jangle bs songs back in the west & lovin every minute of it.

NEWS FLASH: THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUS

Rare that I agree with neverdie. I hope he has got some smelling salts handy. But I completely agree.

One of the big pluses in Thailand is no Christmas. Of course except for the bar girls wearing red horns on their heads.

I know they have the concept a little off but a lot of people do wear red at Christmas.

BTW Merry Christmas neverdie.

hehe, maybe you and neverdie should get together and have a nice beer or some eggnog,

maybe even get under the mistletoe

good will to all and all that stuff

You are obviously long overdue for me to give you a LIVERPOOL KISS

[pekkamai]

in a beach bar in Pattaya

Best wishes and a maerry christmas to all of you

[IanForbes]

I'll spend Christmas the same place I have for the past 5 years... in sunny Chiang Mai at a good friend's place. They always put on a good spread for lots of guests and I'm just lucky that I get invited. I'm the unofficial photographer.

The last time I DIDN'T spend Christmas in Chiang Mai was in 2004, when not being in Thailand saved my life. I was in Kao Lak at the time and my daughter in Canada asked me to come home for Christmas at her new home. When I returned to Thailand in March the Thai family I was supposed to be staying with had been washed away in the tsunami... along with many others in the same location.

[afarang]

In my little town. I am lucky. I have not had to suffer this over commercialised nonsense ,for over 20 years.There are no "jinger ben" here.Wonderful.

[siam2007]

CHANG MAI.and burgerking for xmas dinner,cant wait. :D :burp:

BurgerKing for XMAS ?

truly disgusting...... you must be American :rolleyes:

[siam2007]

Bangkok, turn off the AC and warm under the Christmas tree.

Small snack live Serrano Ham with Mozzarella, olive oil peper and salt on toast

and

A good glas of wine.

Cant wait

it seems you have STYLE