After a long flight of almost 24 hours and lots of nice inflight movies, I am finally back. My in-laws were waiting at the airport for me and my husband. The air is warm and humid, and I find myself smiling alot to everyone that I meet. I am smiling alot more than when I was in New York City. 

Btw my dad-in-law and mom-in-law are the best people in the world. They are the warmest kinddest people I know. I am so lucky.

Ah, it is good to be home.

For my ‘Spirit Teahouse 2010 Collection’, every week my video would be themed towards the particular season or holiday of that week or month. And today, is one of many Birthdays that I would highlight with my song of the week.

This week it is Jay Chou’s Birthday!

I thought very hard about what song I should play…but most of the pentatonic songs by Jay Chou have already been covered by another fellow youtuber bastian984! So I did not wanna cover those songs that he covered because there is no way I can play those songs better than he can, especially within one week (to learn, record, edit and upload) !!! Bastian 他真的弹得很棒！我好敬佩他！

So I decided to play a song that he has not covered…however, I did so much to play this song, that I was advised by my hubby and friends to keep it a secret… hence, “Seren’s Secret”.

Here’s my first example of what I mean by “Seren’s Secret”.

If you look at the “design” of the “Seren’s Secret” words…does it remind you of anything? Yes I was inspired by Jay’s Move “Secret” when I created it. I thought it fits my purpose perfectly ^_^v Hee hee…

I won’t be posting “Secret” songs too often, don’t worry. The next “Secret” Song would be in April.

The title says it all.

This was from an email forwarded from my mom-in-law.

===================================There is one Christmas Carol that has always baffled me.
What in the world do leaping lords, French hens,
swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won’t come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

The 12 Days of  Christmas Song

This week, I found out.
From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were
not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone
during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics.
It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning
plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each
element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality
which the children could remember.
-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.
-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.
-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.
-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.
-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.
-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.
-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit–Prophesy, Serving, Teaching,  Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.
-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.
-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit–Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness,  Faithfulness,
 Gentleness, and Self Control.
-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.
-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.
-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles’ Creed.
So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol…so pass it on if you wish.’
Merry (Twelve Days of) Christmas Everyone

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Wow, Interesting huh.

Merry Christmas to you. Love you all.