I didn't realized it is Christmas Eve!  What are my brothers and friends doing back home at this time?  Must be busy preparing for tomorrow.

I met three UN soliders in the hostel.  They are from Fiji, and stationed at the border of Israel and Lebannan for some peace mission.  So bad that I couldn't remember their names.  After dinner, which is nothing fancy but some kabbar from the street, I ride along with them in their 4x4 to explore Jerusalem at night.

Christmas music is coming out from the CD player, we are driving around the city of old Jerusalem.  My heart is pounding when the Rock of Doom is in my sight, I can't imagine I am actually here in the Holy land.  So many friends and relatives back home tried to convence me not to come here due to the conflict.  I am so happy to tell them that they are wrong!

The city walls are light up to celebrate the special holiday.  It is definitly a great experience to enjoy the city of Jeruselam from the Oliver mountain at night.  Even thought freezing rain is falling hard onto this holy place, yet Christmas atmosphere is everywhere.  Tons and tons of people are heading to Bethleham for the ceremony there with the Pope.  A twenty minutes ride can easily turn into hours of waiting in the traffic.

By the time we got back to the hostel, I was out of energy.  And to my surprise, the living room has turned into a pond due to the heavy leaking in the celling.  The owner is trying hard to light up the furnace, and Mike, the receptionist, is complaining how bad the weather is while mopping the floor.  Luckily, the doom room doesn't leak, even thought there is no heat, at least I can have a dry night sleep!