December Issue: Season's Greetings

A NOTE FROM THE EDITORS

School is at last over, all the extra-curricular activities have toned down, your hands are starting to forget how to hold a pen, let alone write (it truly is the 21st century when we actually feel more at home at a keyboard rather than with a pen). This is the time that we really let ourselves go - and in more ways than one, judging by our expanding waistlines. 

We're finally free from the restraints of teachers, humid classrooms and annoying alarms that either start your day with a ear-aching blast or fail to wake you up completely. We're free to sleep in just because we feel like it, read books not textbooks, and hole up in our room growing mushrooms and becoming zombies as we satisfy all our TV show and movie cravings. Of course, we're sadly not quite as free as we hope to be, considering the pile of mind maps and add math questions we've promised to do as holiday homework (honestly speaking, it will end up as last minute work).

Besides symbolizing our precious freedom, the month of December is also the month of Christmas! The time of the year which calls for scores of Christmas trees (from simple and elegant to gaudily over-decorated), mugs of hot chocolate, knitted sweaters with reindeers - wait, who are we kidding? Living in Malaysia with our humid weather, actually a teh tarik would more likely do the trick, less Christmassy but just as satisfying, if not even more. Our sweaters are also designed for style rather than warmth; speaking of which, look out for Habibah's (Lumen's trend setter!) report on this month's most standard winter clothing, sweaters. 

We've also got a whole load of other Christmas articles coming your way, from food to travel to shows. So whether you're soaking up the sun and sinking in fine white sand (not to mention getting rid of the horrible tan lines from games Carnival), or having a truly white christmas complete with actual snowflakes, do keep an eye out for updates from the Lumen. For those of you who aren't quite in the yuletide spirit yet, hopefully our articles will get you singing carols and sprucing up your Christmas tree, or rather enjoying the spirit of the season with all your family and friends. Just make sure you don't forget to finish your holiday homework or choose a Place of Interest for Launchpad and of course as always, keep updated with the Lumen Studet!

Happy Holidays!
From Naughty (Amanda Lee) and Nice (Chin Wye Mun)