Christmas，2013-12-25

【Aiden in English】

        Merry Christmas to all! It was another sea day, crossing the Indian Ocean from Mahe Seychelles to Mombasa Kenya. I had nothing to do. The regular activities that went around the cruise ship were mostly to get people to distribute Big-O-Points.

        The first thing was the indoor putting tournament. To score a point, you had to hit the ball into a hole on a raised threshold. Today's challenge was near impossible. Everyone got equal Big-O-Points because no one had ever had one. At least everyone was a winner and everyone was tired of 1^st place with a score of 0.

        Next, I headed to the table tennis tournament with two brothers, Alex and Nick. It looked like Santa Clause didn't want me to win this game with the luck of the draw. I was paired up with the 4-time champ. Let's just say I tried my best. However, it wasn't enough.

        We then raced to shuffleboard, which I was the master at. It was me teamed with a guy named David against Alex and Nick. From the start, the game was in our team's control. Nick got his team negative 10 points, while David got his solid 22. I scored another 15 and David continued to smack the extra and unnecessary 10.

        It was probably the best sea day yet because I was able to gather 12 Big-O-Points! I guess no matter where you go, the luck of Christmas is always with you on Christmas Day. Hallelujah!

【红霞译文】

        圣诞节快乐﹗今天因为要继续东西穿越印度洋，从塞舌儿马埃岛驶往肯尼亚蒙巴萨市，所以恰好赶上海上航行日。我游手好闲，打算加入游轮娱乐大军，跟随其他乘客一起找乐玩游戏。

        第一项是室内高尔夫轻击球。如欲得分，你必须将球打入人工加高的洞口内。今天实在无挑战可言，没有一位参赛者能够击球到位，大家平分秋色，也就是说，每人都是赢家，彼此始终站在同一起跑线上。

        第二项是乒乓球循环赛。我和亚历克斯、尼克俩兄弟打完室内高尔夫轻击球后立即跑去参加乒乓球循环赛，看来圣诞老人并非希望我出人头地，从分组抽签上就能证明这一点，我与连续四次荣膺冠军的选手狭路相逢，虽有心应战，但力不从心。

        第三项是沙狐球。这是我拿手好戏，我与名叫大卫的队友联手对付亚历克斯和尼克。比赛一开始，我们就先声夺人。尼克将球推入倒扣10分区，而大卫则一举拿下22分﹔我巧借东风再接再励，新添15分﹔最后，大卫将比分拉大，又额外多得了10分。

        这么过一个海上航行日真的不错，我收获了12点游戏积分﹗我觉得圣诞节这一天无论你走到哪里，都会深感福祉盈门。哈利路亚，感谢上帝保佑！

Christmas Day in History(历史上的圣诞节)：

2012: Christmas @ Sea, Chile(智利游轮上过圣诞)

2010: 节日礼物(Holiday Gifts)

2009: 新西兰基督城(Christchurch, NZ)

Christmas Gathering (圣诞节聚会 12-25-2013)

Christmas Chocoholic Tea (圣诞巧克力茶点)

Bar @ Nautica Oceania (“大洋·航海”号游轮——吧台) 

Crosslink(相关博文):

Across the Indian Ocean(穿越印度洋)