Unfortunately, this year our schedule didn't allow me to fly home and spend Christmas with my family. But like millions of Filipinos overseas, I have a family here in Dubai, and they're coming over this evening for a very special Christmas eve dinner.
We're shunning the crackers, stuffed turkey with cranberry sauce and other Western festive trimmings we've been seeing on TV and hearing about on the radio. We're going all-Filipino, and I love it.
Each one of us has been assigned to bring a special Filipino dish. So here's what we're expecting this evening:
Hamon
Pancit
Queso de bola
Pandesal
Rellenong bangus
Pinoy-style fruit salad
A variety of kakanin
The one and only foreigner at our party will be in charge of grapes and other beverages.
On top of that, we're going to have our very own impromptu Secret Santa. Our gifts must be dropped off beside the tiny Christmas tree that I decorated and assembled.
Not to mention Pinoy Christmas songs, courtesy of Fifi.
It's going to be a different but equally meaningful Christmas, filled with love.
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