Christmas in Hong Kong
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We have enjoyed this beautiful tree in our apartment lobby. The pine aroma reminds us of our home at Christmas time when we cut a fresh tree.
Only in Asia!!
Tsim Sha Tsui decorated BIG for the holidays. There were so many people (and cameras) here. The display felt perfectly magical.
We joined the "selfie" crowd though we don't pose quite as elegantly as the Chinese.
December 24 in Whompoa (near our home): It is 70 degrees and so many display excitement for the season.
Several senior couples joined together Christmas morning to assemble 60 gift bags containing a pass-along card, a poem about the Savior, and home made treats (that proved to be a challenge with our small "Susie bake ovens", yet all goodies were edible and pleasing to the eye).
We delivered the bags to the laborers in our complex: shuttle bus drivers, cleaning people, security guards (most come from Nepal), office workers, and all others working on the holiday.
Our presentation was met with shock from most and humble appreciation as several bowed in respect for our small offering. We felt delight in surprising them and recognizing their labors in our behalf.
Photographing the security guards is strictly forbidden so those memories are reserved for our hearts.
We joined together for a pot luck brunch after our deliveries were completed.
Our apartments are comfy and cozy and don't hold large crowds.
My favorite Holiday event was accompanying this lovely branch choir's Christmas program. These Philippine sisters sang with all their hearts. "When Joseph Went to Bethlehem" was sung with such sweetness and meaning that reading the music through my tears provided one more Christmas miracle. I'll always think of them when I hear that children's carol. They mispronounced several words but they love Jesus and that message transcended all lyrics.
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