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THE season of giving and sharing is here, so why not do our part and give back to the environment by reusing and recycling? I’m sure you are aware that our Mother Earth is suffering. So let us stop torturing her and do our part to prevent further harm.

Before I reveal what I’m doing this Christmas, let me forewarn my friends and family members that I’m not trying to be a cheapskate here. Please, look at the bigger picture. All I’m trying to do is to contribute my share to help our home – the world.

So here goes, the four simple ways, which you could do too, to preserve our environment:

1. Donate books: I’ve organised a little book donation this Christmas and have successfully donated boxes full of great reads to an orphanage. It’s a win-win situation here. First, the books donated have been saved from being thrown away. Second, no new books need to be bought. Save paper, save energy, save the environment! Third, the children get to read new stories!

2. Reuse wrapping paper: To those who are receiving presents from me, I’m unashamed to admit that your presents will be wrapped using my previous Christmas gifts’ wrapping paper which is still in good, beautiful condition! (If you know me well enough, you’ll know that I open my presents very gently and carefully.) Don’t worry if the paper’s a little creased, because once you’re done wrapping, it’s hardly noticeable. Anyway, if your friends or family members care about the environment, they will understand.

3. Reuse presents: Yes, I’m guilty as charged. I give away gifts that I don’t use. Don’t get me wrong. I give away useful, practical gifts. Just that, I happen not to use them. For example: new bottles of perfumes and cosmetic creams (I have one too many of those) as well as books (I don’t really dig chick lit and romance).

And just so you know, they are all new and branded. Come on, don’t stock up all your unused things in your storeroom pleeeease. And don’t keep telling yourself you’ll be using them one day, because most probably, you won’t. But if for certain reasons, you have to buy new presents, try getting them from an eco-friendly store!

4. Use only one plastic bag: Yeah … I’m still trying to remind myself to take my recycled shopping bag with me whenever I go out. But if I happen to forget, I make sure I remember to use only one plastic bag. And I’m happy some others are practicing it too. Just the other day when I was at a cashier, a lady in her early 40s in front of me rejected a plastic bag and told the cashier she already had one. She then took her newly bought things and placed them all into a big plastic bag that already had some other purchases. She did it with such pizzazz that she made the act of recycling superbly stylish. Kudos to you, lady!

THE thought of Christmas usually conjures images of dazzling Christmas trees and a fat, bearded man in a red suit bearing Christmas gifts.  The idea of Christmas is very much influenced by the American tradition, but all around the world, almost every country has its own unique way of celebrating Christmas. Some even have their own versions of Santa Claus.

In Brazil, for example, Papai Noel (Father Christmas) is believed to have come from Greenland; he dresses in silk due to the tropical heat.

In China, people hang lanterns to light their houses, and Christmas trees – or “trees of light” as they are known in Chinese – are decorated with paper flowers and paper lanterns. Santa Claus over there is known as dun che lao ren, which literally means “Christmas old
In Greece, St Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors and he rescues sinking ships.

In place of a Christmas tree, a Greek home has instead a wooden bowl containing a wooden cross wrapped in basil, which is believed to keep goblins away.

In Sweden, there is the Feast of St Lucia, complete with processions and special events, but no one knows how a Sicilian saint came to be celebrated by the Swedes. Then there’s the gnome called tomte who supposedly comes out from under the house bearing gifts.

In Malaysia, they have their special way of celebrating any festive season with “open houses.” And so, too, with Christmas. While more and more Christians may be reminded that Christmas is a time for self-reflection rather than big parties, still, Christmas decorations can be seen in malls and our multi-cultural make-up naturally leads to boisterous open houses.

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We all love to receive gifts, whether it’s at Christmas or birthdays, or even a special anniversary. But in order to keep getting gifts, we have to give them to others too. And happily we like that part of the bargain almost as much as thereceiving bit.

As Christmas is approaching, malls will be swarming with shoppers looking for the perfect gift. So, I’ll devote this space to  making some suggestions.
The good news about the priceless gifts I recommend are that they are affordable by all.
Here is a list of good Christmas gifts you may wish to consider for your loved ones ……………