Santa arrived in typical Indonesian style via "bajaj", to spread Christmas cheer to all the Canadian expat boys and girls this past Sunday. Definitely not the reaction we expected, Maya's first encounter with Indonesian Santa was bitter sweet. She was so excited all day to meet the man we've been singing about and watching You Tube videos on for weeks. We certainly never expected to see the quivering lip, tight hold around Mommy's neck, big crocodile tears and the words "no, no, no" being belted out of her mouth. Things improved when Santa brought out the life size Dora doll but there were still no hugs or kisses, just a quiet "Thank You" and along she went with her doll. Oh well, maybe Canadian Santa will have better luck.
