1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:09,240 Welcome to Students Incorporated. I'm your host, Mr. Jason. Join me weekly as my team 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:14,340 and I produce content that's informative, positive, fun, and uplifting. This podcast 3 00:00:14,340 --> 00:00:18,480 is created and produced with the help of students from the International Community School of 4 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:39,600 Bangkok. In today's episode, we'll be celebrating the upcoming holiday season with a lot of 5 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:44,720 special guests and maybe a little singing towards the end. I'm joined by co-host me 6 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:49,640 and Frank today. But before we get into our festivities, let's hear our quote of the day 7 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:55,120 and get some headline holiday news. We have two quotes for today's episode. Our first 8 00:00:55,120 --> 00:01:00,240 quote of the day comes from the one and only Santa Claus, the famed Saint Nick that gives 9 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:05,400 you hopes and dreams and most importantly, presents. He's quoted to have said, ho ho 10 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:11,040 ho, Merry Christmas. As you already know, Santa Claus' iconic festive greeting symbolizes 11 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:17,400 joy and good cheer. The hearty ho ho ho imitates a jolly laugh while Merry Christmas spreads 12 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:23,640 holiday happiness. Its origins stems from century old laughter expression and Santa Claus' 13 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:29,320 evolving depiction in literature and advertising. And our second quote of the day comes from 14 00:01:29,320 --> 00:01:36,220 the ever so popular British American comedian and actor, Bob Hope. He's quoted to have said, 15 00:01:36,220 --> 00:01:41,840 My idea of Christmas, whether old fashioned or modern, is very simple. It's about loving 16 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:47,280 others. Come to think of it, why would I have to wait for Christmas to do that? Bob Hope's 17 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:52,200 quote embodies the essence of Christmas and the relationship between everyday people. 18 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:56,960 While people tend to focus on the connection with others during Christmas, there's nothing 19 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:02,400 wrong with implementing that in your daily life, even if it's not the holiday season. 20 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:07,040 So my hope is that you cherish your loved one during this holiday season and remember, 21 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:11,720 it's something we can do throughout the year as well. And that's our quote of the day. 22 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:16,840 Now onto some headline news with Mia. Thank you for our quotes of the day, Frank. 23 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:21,360 Now here's some headline holiday news from around the world. Our first headline news comes 24 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:26,240 from the universe of cryptocurrency, something you may hope to see in your digital stocking 25 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:32,960 this holiday season. In the words of our researcher Toto, Bitcoin is cooking. On January 1st 26 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:38,760 of this year, almost one year ago, Bitcoin started off at just over $44,000 US dollars 27 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:45,680 per coin and at the start of this month, December, Bitcoin was pushing close to $96,000 US dollars 28 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:53,480 per coin and is now hovering around this mark. So in just one year, it's risen 133%. So 29 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:59,040 maybe buy your kids Bitcoin for Christmas. Disclaimer, we don't give investment advice. 30 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:05,520 It is illegal. Our next holiday news is about the ever so popular Christmas markets of Europe. 31 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:10,160 Based on our research, we've decided that the one from Cologne Cathedral, Germany, has 32 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:16,440 the best vibes. So let us introduce you to that. Though the market only has 150 stands, 33 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:21,760 it attracts over 4 million people during Christmas. While this is the best market in Cologne, the 34 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:27,300 city offers a few more Christmas markets, like one in the Old Town and the Angels Market. 35 00:03:27,300 --> 00:03:31,880 So please don't forget to check that out this Christmas. And finally, our last piece 36 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:37,280 of news comes from Lapland in Finland, better known as the place of Santa's Village. We 37 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:41,200 all know the jolly man in red with a long white beard who's set to live at the North 38 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:47,760 Pole. Or does he? Think again. Santa actually resides in the Finnish Lapland. While he may 39 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:53,800 have a secret workshop in an undisclosed location, he moved there in 1950 to meet First Lady 40 00:03:53,800 --> 00:04:00,160 Eleanor Roosevelt. Fun fact, unlike the fairy tale version of Santa, with just 9 reindeers, 41 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:05,720 the real Santa has over 200,000 of them. And if you ever feel like writing him a letter, 42 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:12,760 we might as well share his address too. It's Santa Claus's main post office, 96930, Arctic 43 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:18,040 Circle, Lapland, Finland, close to the North Pole. And that ends the holiday news for this 44 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:36,120 episode. 45 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,960 Thank you for the quote and headline news. We begin this first segment by hearing from 46 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:45,200 a number of our teachers and staff members about where they're from and if they have 47 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:49,960 any special traditions or activities they enjoy with their family or friends during 48 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:52,880 the holiday season. All right, let's get started. 49 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:57,760 Hello, and thank you for joining this special holiday episode. So could you please introduce 50 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:02,680 yourself and tell us what you do at ICS and what your home passport country is? 51 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:10,000 Okay. My name is Stephen Conwell and I teach grade 7 science and my home passport country 52 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:11,000 is Australia. 53 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:16,480 Ah, nice. All right, and next question. How do you typically celebrate the holiday season 54 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,280 and do you have any special traditions with family or friends? 55 00:05:20,280 --> 00:05:26,860 Well, my wife is Mrs. Karen Conwell, as some people may know. And so that kind of makes 56 00:05:26,860 --> 00:05:33,520 me a dual country person. She's Canadian and I'm Australian. So most of my traditions, 57 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:39,400 to be honest, are centered in Canada and with her family. My family didn't have any solid 58 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:43,600 regular traditions that we did growing up except when I, we lived in Australia a long 59 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:48,000 time ago. And when I was a young kid till about eight years old, we would go down to the beach. 60 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,360 My uncle would have a house and all the uncles and aunts and cousins would go down. We had 61 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,960 a, I remember having amazing memories down there at the beach. They were beach oriented. 62 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:04,600 But as soon as I met Mrs. Karen, her family did have a lot of traditions, including like 63 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:09,200 every year they watch White Christmas, which is a movie with Bing Crosby, I forget who 64 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:17,600 else, but it was just a real tradition. And Karen's dad would, he kind of sips on a little 65 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:24,120 bit of champagne and that sort of lightens him up a little bit. And his sense of humor 66 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:29,500 while we watch that video is just one of my best memories. He's just so funny. He knows 67 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:35,360 all the lines and he's just going the whole time. And he's normally not like that. The 68 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:40,120 other thing that they do every Christmas is they, they did this all the way since they 69 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:46,520 were little kids is sit down as a family in front of the fireplace, on the couches and 70 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:51,160 their mother, Karen's mom would read the best Christmas pageant ever. The whole book in 71 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:57,160 one reading, it would take about two, three hours and it'd be like cider and eggnog and 72 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:01,480 all these things coming and going, but she would insist that everyone sits there and 73 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:05,760 listens for the entire time, right? She was an old teacher. But that tradition, I love 74 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:11,340 that. It was something really special about that. That's, those are some of the, when 75 00:07:11,340 --> 00:07:17,160 we go to Canada, I love the lights, like the Christmas lights and the combination of snow 76 00:07:17,160 --> 00:07:23,800 and the lights and the decorations are really very different than in Australia. Like Australia, 77 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:30,760 it's very hot when you go at Christmas. Very hot, but I have good memories of the food, 78 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:37,280 like lots of ham and prawns, you know, those are just free flowing basically, all bright. 79 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:42,560 All right. Thank you. Thank you for sharing. You're welcome. Thank you. 80 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:48,400 Okay, we are on to our next guest. Hello and welcome to our special holiday episode. Please 81 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:54,040 introduce yourself and tell us what you do at ICS and what is your home passport country? 82 00:07:54,040 --> 00:08:03,080 Hi, I'm Qing Yu. I'm a secondary mentoring teacher at ICS and I'm originally from Taiwan, 83 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:07,640 but I'm also a US citizen. Okay, well thank you very much for that. So 84 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:13,640 we have dual citizenship, right? Yes. Okay. So how do you typically celebrate the holiday 85 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:18,440 season and do you have any special traditions with family or friends? 86 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:25,800 Okay. Well, we've been, we've been live in the States for about 20 years. So we've made 87 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:32,960 many close friends there. So while we are in the States, we usually celebrate our holidays 88 00:08:32,960 --> 00:08:42,640 with them. Okay. So like we would like travel together or hang out at someone's house for 89 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:50,440 potluck dishes, homemade yummy one. And of course, American barbecue is always a must, 90 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:57,720 right? Because we all love to eat. Yeah, totally. Along with the good food, we enjoy watching 91 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:03,160 movies, play board games, basically just spending quality time with friends. 92 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:10,680 Well, that's great. And is there a specific state or region of the US that you go to? 93 00:09:10,680 --> 00:09:14,760 Because is there snow sometimes or is it a warmer state? 94 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:26,400 Well, we've been living in Pennsylvania Pittsburgh for 14 years. Okay. So sometimes we would like 95 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:34,360 to, you know, like travel to, well, like Florida beach side. 96 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:39,560 Go down to the warmer side, right? Right. Or sometimes go to California. 97 00:09:39,560 --> 00:09:44,840 Oh, very good. All right. Well, thank you so much for being on the podcast show with 98 00:09:44,840 --> 00:09:51,400 us. Thank you. Thank you. Hello, and welcome to our special holiday episode. Please introduce 99 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:56,600 yourself and tell us what you do at ICS. And what is your home passport country? 100 00:09:56,600 --> 00:10:02,720 Hi, everyone. I'm Mrs. Vicki, and I teach high school math here at ICS. And my home 101 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:07,480 passport country is the United States of America, specifically Colorado. Yes. 102 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:13,760 Nice. Thank you. And another question. How do you typically celebrate the holiday season? 103 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,480 And do you have any special traditions with your family or friends? 104 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:22,840 Well, let's see, I would say the holiday season for us really centers around Christmas, Christmas 105 00:10:22,840 --> 00:10:29,520 Eve and Christmas Day. And as a family, as my like individual family, we have an advent 106 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:35,960 calendar that we do every night, December 1st through December 25th. And it's, of course, 107 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:39,120 now it's digital. When I was a kid, it wasn't digital, but now it's digital. And they get 108 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:44,440 to open a new thing every day. And we read a specific Bible passage every night, leading 109 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:50,200 us to Jesus's birth, because that's what we're celebrating at Christmas. I would say as a 110 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:54,680 larger, my mom started this tradition when we were kids, where everybody got a new pair 111 00:10:54,680 --> 00:11:01,300 of pajamas on Christmas Eve. And I think it was mostly so that she would guarantee everybody 112 00:11:01,300 --> 00:11:05,960 looked okay in the pictures on Christmas morning. Right. But now everybody is used to getting 113 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:11,160 a new pair of pajamas on Christmas Eve. And now also all of my kids expect a new pair 114 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:17,600 of pajamas on Christmas Eve. So it's the tradition that keeps on giving once you become the parent. 115 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:23,840 How many pairs of pajamas do you have to buy every year? Eight for my family. But you know, 116 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:28,360 we let Ramah handle some of that. I'll say it's okay. Nice. All right. Thank you, Miss 117 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:34,200 Vicky. Hello, and welcome to our special holiday episode. Please introduce yourself and tell 118 00:11:34,200 --> 00:11:38,640 us what you do at ICS. And what is your home passport country? 119 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:46,600 Sawasdee ka. I am Kru Yam. I'm teaching middle school Thai for international from grade six 120 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:52,480 and two grade eight, and teaching the non Thai students beginner I have been teaching 121 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:58,800 here for 20 years. And I'm from Thailand. 122 00:11:58,800 --> 00:12:06,080 All right, thank you. And how do you usually celebrate the holiday season? And do you have 123 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:10,440 any special traditions with family or friends? 124 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:16,600 For my family, normally for you know, it's a good time that we can spend time with family. 125 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:23,080 And my parents actually in the north in Chiang Mai. But then every year we try our best to 126 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:30,600 gather together as a big family. So we travel to my dad's hometown, which is in Mahasaraka. 127 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:36,600 And then before long time ago, my dad was the only Christian in the village. And now 128 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:46,360 he set up like he got to have his house to be the church. And then all like all the siblings 129 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:51,880 and our family became Christian. And then it's a good chance that we go and visit and 130 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:58,420 my dad have a very, you know, close connection with them. So we as a family, we go there, 131 00:12:58,420 --> 00:13:05,640 see the family in Mahasaraka, like out in the countryside. And we celebrate with them, 132 00:13:05,640 --> 00:13:12,520 my dad preach and my brother and me and I bring my kids to sing and bring the gift to 133 00:13:12,520 --> 00:13:17,380 the people in the village. And it's a good time because normally we live in the city. 134 00:13:17,380 --> 00:13:24,760 So Christmas is the time that we give what we have and we go and have a, you know, good 135 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:31,640 chat in the family. And actually, especially for my kids to see and play with the kids 136 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:39,200 in the village and eat like countryside food and you know, have another experience outside 137 00:13:39,200 --> 00:13:44,360 of the city. And I think it's very good time. But normally, if not the year that we cannot 138 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:51,800 go, we go visit friends. Like if sometimes we visit friends in another country, but every 139 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,400 year we try to visit the family in the village. 140 00:13:55,400 --> 00:14:01,440 Nice. That sounds really fun. Thank you for sharing. Hello and welcome to our social holiday 141 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:07,280 episode. Please introduce yourself and tell us what you do at ICS and what your home passport 142 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:08,960 country is. 143 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:14,320 So okay, what I do at ICS and who I am. All right. I am Mr. Micah. Students call me Mr. 144 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:21,240 Micah. Some people call me Pacman. And what I do is I manage the pack. That's where Pacman 145 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:26,800 comes from. Pac manager. So I do all sorts of things like manage the schedules for the 146 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:35,280 pack, manage the facilities in the pack and mainly sound and the tech stuff in the building. 147 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:43,320 Yeah, as opposed to all other events. So yeah, everything. All right. And Aladdin and every 148 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:49,840 show that comes. Sorry, was your second question again? What do you do for? What is your home 149 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:54,880 passport country? Oh, my home passport country. My home passport country is the Philippines, 150 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:59,000 but I was born in Thailand and I grew up at ICS. I'm an alumni. 151 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:04,400 Well, all right. Thank you. I did not know that. Yep. So how do you typically celebrate 152 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:10,640 the holiday season? And do you have any special traditions with family or friends, Mr. Micah? 153 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:18,320 So for the holiday season, being Filipino, Christmas actually starts around September, 154 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:24,160 which is kind of crazy. All the Burr months is when the decorations come up and stuff 155 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:29,600 like that. But we I haven't really done that as when it comes to being Filipino and putting 156 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:38,360 up my decorations early. Usually it's around November and not September. And for Christmas, 157 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:50,600 what my family does is we usually hang out together on Christmas Eve until midnight. 158 00:15:50,600 --> 00:15:55,040 And it's actually a Filipino tradition called Noche Buena, which is kind of like waiting 159 00:15:55,040 --> 00:16:00,840 for the New Year's. But it's like instead of the New Year's, it's Christmas. Yeah. And 160 00:16:00,840 --> 00:16:11,920 for what we do for Noche Buena is we just hang around, eat. Typically, there'll be teriyaki 161 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:19,320 and various Filipino desserts. I can't name them all. Oh, that's okay. It's pretty bad. 162 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:25,000 Surprisingly, like I said, my passport country is Philippines, but I grew up here. So my 163 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:31,100 parents never really, my mom in particular, never spoke to me in Tagalog. We didn't really 164 00:16:31,100 --> 00:16:35,960 grew up doing all those types of things because my father is Singaporean and we kind of had 165 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:42,120 two cultures in our family. But more recently, that's what we've been doing. We've been celebrating 166 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:47,040 just staying up till midnight. And then at midnight, actually what we do is we give presents. 167 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:50,760 That's when we give the presents to each other. So instead of waking up Christmas morning, 168 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:57,080 we just wait for midnight. And sometimes it's a little hard, but yeah, it is what it is. 169 00:16:57,080 --> 00:17:01,560 It's fun. And then everybody goes home sleepy and full. Yeah. All right. That sounds really 170 00:17:01,560 --> 00:17:06,920 fun. Thank you for sharing Mr. Micah. Thank you. Thank you for having me. Hello and welcome 171 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:11,040 to our special holiday episode. Can you please introduce yourself and tell us what you do 172 00:17:11,040 --> 00:17:19,600 at ICS and what is your home passport country? Well, my name is Mr. Chris McClatcher and 173 00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:24,880 my passport country is the United States. I went to school in Canada though for four 174 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:31,840 or five years and then I haven't been to the US in about 18 years. So even though Thailand 175 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:35,280 is not my passport country, I've almost lived in Thailand longer than I've lived in the 176 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:41,920 US. Thank you so much. And so how do you typically celebrate the holiday season and do you have 177 00:17:41,920 --> 00:17:46,760 any special traditions with your families or friends? Yeah, usually for the holidays. 178 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:51,640 I mean, I'm a pretty big, pretty big homebody. I like to stay home, don't like to travel 179 00:17:51,640 --> 00:17:58,000 much. So my wife and I and all of the kids, we have some traditions. One of them is on 180 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:03,960 Christmas Eve, we have all of our Christmas stockings filled up with food to rot your 181 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:09,740 teeth. And on Christmas Eve, we all open up our stockings. And then that's always our 182 00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:15,520 Christmas Eve tradition. And then on Christmas morning, I get up early and I make breakfast, 183 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:19,120 a special Christmas breakfast for all the kids. They love fried potatoes and so I make 184 00:18:19,120 --> 00:18:24,080 fried potatoes. And then we read through the Christmas story together. And on Christmas 185 00:18:24,080 --> 00:18:30,960 morning, we usually open presents underneath the tree around probably 1130 or 12 o'clock 186 00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:36,680 in the afternoon, which is very unusual because usually families with kids open up presents 187 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:42,600 at like 330am because that's when kids wake up. But my family has learned breakfast first, 188 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:47,160 the Christmas story and then we open up presents. So that's my usual Christmas. And on Christmas 189 00:18:47,160 --> 00:19:07,560 holidays, I'm usually at home hanging out, not really traveling anywhere. 190 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:12,760 The holiday season often gives us time to reflect on the meaning of life, happiness, 191 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:18,160 joy, and the giving and the real reasons so many of us celebrate Christmas. That's the 192 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:23,720 birth of Jesus and the gift he has offered all of us. With that said, Rebecca is going 193 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:28,640 to share a list of practical things that can be done during the holiday season with the 194 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:34,160 idea of giving back in mind. And then we'll hear from a special outside guest about how 195 00:19:34,160 --> 00:19:40,320 her organization celebrates the idea of giving back. The first go ahead, Rebecca. 196 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,920 Thank you, Mr. Jason. Yes, here's a list of five practical ways you can give back during 197 00:19:44,920 --> 00:19:51,120 this holiday season. First, volunteer at a shelter or food bank, help serve meals or 198 00:19:51,120 --> 00:19:57,920 sort donations at local shelters or food banks. Many are especially busy during the holidays. 199 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:04,080 Second, support a family in need, participate in adopt a family programs, providing gifts 200 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:10,720 or essentials to families facing hardship. Third, donate to a cause, give to charities 201 00:20:10,720 --> 00:20:17,520 or local organizations, whether through money, toys, clothes, or other goods. Fourth, acts 202 00:20:17,520 --> 00:20:23,320 of kindness, pay for a stranger's coffee, help carry groceries, or leave a kind note 203 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:29,320 brightening someone's day. Last but not the least, organize a toy drive or event, collect 204 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:33,920 donations for children or the needy, or host a community gathering for those who might 205 00:20:33,920 --> 00:20:39,360 be alone. And that's our list of five simple and practical ways you can give back to your 206 00:20:39,360 --> 00:21:07,360 community during this holiday season. And now onto our PSA announcement. 207 00:21:09,360 --> 00:21:15,880 Could you please introduce yourself and explain to us what you do? 208 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:21,680 So hi, my name is Tetra Sakthi Redpanupan. I'm the executive director at Mania Group. 209 00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:27,280 So our business holds two core businesses. So the first one would be office spaces for 210 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:32,200 rent. We have two buildings for that. One is called Mania Center. The other one is called 211 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:39,560 Mania North. And the second business would be the hotel. So the Renaissance Bangkok Latch 212 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:46,360 at the Seoul Hotel. Yeah. And we also have residences for sale called the estate residences. 213 00:21:46,360 --> 00:21:51,960 So I pretty much like overlook at the whole marketing operations. 214 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:58,440 That's so cool to hear. It must be very enjoyable to be bird viewing all of those new projects. 215 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:03,520 So may I ask what does Renaissance do during the holiday season to give back to communities? 216 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:09,920 Okay, so the hotel's campaign that focuses on giving back to the community is called 217 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:17,000 Wish Upon a Star. So pretty much our initiative's purpose is to spread love and joy to 40 children 218 00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:24,840 from the foundation for slum child care at Pan Sawai Khong Pui. So the way that our 219 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:30,280 guests or any like passerby can participate is by visiting our Christmas tree of wishes, 220 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:35,080 which is located at the hotel lobby. On the tree, there's going to be different like stars 221 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:41,240 on different branches of the tree. So each star will be representing each child from 222 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:47,040 the foundation. So guests can choose like the star with a child's wish and then for 223 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:52,480 the year and then they can choose to fulfill those wishes by either A, purchasing the gift 224 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:57,480 themselves and returning it to the navigator or like the reception counter by December 225 00:22:57,480 --> 00:23:04,800 18, 2024 or B, by contributing 500 baht to the hotel and then the hotel will handle the 226 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:11,400 gift purchasing process. And these gifts will be presented to the children on December 23rd, 227 00:23:11,400 --> 00:23:17,120 2024. Hopefully that's going to be like a very like fulfilling and heartwarming moment 228 00:23:17,120 --> 00:23:25,920 for both like the hotel and for the children. Yeah. And actually I told, couldn't highlight 229 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:32,040 that like we don't have one for Maniak actually as a spot of one. So is it okay if I tell 230 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:33,040 you about it? 231 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:34,040 Yeah, go for it. 232 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:39,840 Okay, so for Maniak, we've actually just launched a market called Maniak Market. So it's like 233 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:45,200 our first ever, not a flea market, not a Christmas market, but just like a general market, you 234 00:23:45,200 --> 00:23:50,100 know, in the middle of the city. And we'd like to think of it as a space of happiness 235 00:23:50,100 --> 00:23:55,440 or a pop-up community in the heart of the city. Like I said before, the way we see this 236 00:23:55,440 --> 00:24:03,560 as giving back to the community is that we treat ourselves like an extra outlet for SMEs 237 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:09,400 who like only have online platforms. So pretty much we provide like free of charge booth 238 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:15,920 spaces for them to come and like, you know, open up, set up a booth and sell their goodies 239 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:23,440 to like customers from the building or customers from the hotel. Yeah. So I think it's both 240 00:24:23,440 --> 00:24:31,440 like for the SMEs and for the customers, they get to exchange like just a new experience, 241 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:37,840 I guess. Yeah. So I feel like that's a way of giving back to the community, not to mention 242 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:44,680 we have live bands every day. So some of the live band, what, how do you call it? Like 243 00:24:44,680 --> 00:24:51,800 recruits. Yep. How can I put it? I'm not sure how to, how to... Oh, like busking, I 244 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:57,960 believe. Yeah. Yeah. Like, yeah. So we support them too. So I feel like that's another way 245 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:03,360 of giving back to the community. Yeah. Wow. That's such an amazing campaign that both 246 00:25:03,360 --> 00:25:09,520 Manilla and Renaissance is hosting. Because as big corporates, it's definitely like so 247 00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:15,040 heartwarming to hear that you guys are also assisting SMEs and these marginalized communities 248 00:25:15,040 --> 00:25:20,600 as earlier mentioned. So thank you so much for sharing with us. Yeah, thank you. Yeah. 249 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:24,920 And as an additional question, would you mind if like, I quickly chime in and asked you 250 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:31,200 regarding like what inspired you to give back to that community mentioned and also for the 251 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:36,960 Manilla market with like the pink bar and all the SMEs there? Yeah. I think it's a matter 252 00:25:36,960 --> 00:25:43,640 of, I don't know, I feel like at the end of the year, everyone like deserves a chance 253 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:51,400 to like be given like any sort of opportunity to be happy, you know? So I just feel like, 254 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:57,040 yeah, why not create like projects that can actually like give back to the community so 255 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:04,840 that, but I feel like throughout the year, we don't just think about getting like profit 256 00:26:04,840 --> 00:26:10,280 or like, you know, doing like everything like that. But after getting like all the profit 257 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:15,460 or like the revenue that comes in, like what can we do to, you know, like put that into 258 00:26:15,460 --> 00:26:20,680 good use for the society? So I feel like, yeah, why not like make some projects, create 259 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:26,260 some projects that gives back to the community so that it can be like a very happy holiday 260 00:26:26,260 --> 00:26:31,720 season for everyone, you know, not just for business owners, but for like the community 261 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:36,880 in general. And at the end of the day, like after we receive that from, you know, from 262 00:26:36,880 --> 00:26:42,840 our clients, tenants, whoever, hotel guests, what can we do to like give back? That's, 263 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:48,880 I think that's like the main part of it all. Okay, if I can help you with anything else, 264 00:26:48,880 --> 00:27:00,880 feel free to reach out like at any time. 265 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,640 And we are back with our second part of this episode and we're going to hear from some 266 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:10,040 students about how they may celebrate the holidays with their family and friends. Now 267 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:15,000 their backgrounds are diverse and their passports are from different places as well. Mia will 268 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:21,040 start us off with our first student guest. Hello and welcome to our special holiday episode. 269 00:27:21,040 --> 00:27:26,000 Please introduce yourself. Tell us what grade you're in at ICS and what your home passport 270 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:32,360 country is. So I'm Eva. I'm in grade 12 and my passport country is Russia. Now, what 271 00:27:32,360 --> 00:27:38,280 do you find special about this holiday season? So I don't celebrate Christmas, but I enjoy 272 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:44,000 spending time with my family and just like the holiday vibes. I really like them. And 273 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:49,640 on New Year we give gifts. So it's basically what happens on Christmas normally. In Russia 274 00:27:49,640 --> 00:27:55,120 people do it on New Year. So I enjoy like staying up till the till midnight and then 275 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:59,200 we exchange gifts and we still put up like Christmas trees and stuff. So I really enjoy 276 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:04,120 decorating a Christmas tree with my family. Just a little bit of follow up. Like why don't 277 00:28:04,120 --> 00:28:10,120 you celebrate it like on the 25th? Like why like on New Year's? Well, I think it's because 278 00:28:10,120 --> 00:28:15,040 of the Soviet Union or something. So that makes sense. They weren't allowing religion 279 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:19,840 at some point. So all the holiday stuff kind of got moved through New Year's. But people 280 00:28:19,840 --> 00:28:25,080 still do celebrate Christmas, but it's on the 6th or the 7th of January. All right. 281 00:28:25,080 --> 00:28:30,520 Thank you. Hello and welcome to our special holiday episode. Please introduce yourself 282 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:35,600 and tell us what grade you're in at ICS and what your home passport country is. Hi, my 283 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:43,320 name is Rini. I'm in 10th grade and my passport country is America. Okay, thank you. And what 284 00:28:43,320 --> 00:28:48,720 do you find special about the holiday season? About the holiday season, me and my family 285 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:54,640 spend a lot of quality time together. So I think that that's what I find special because 286 00:28:54,640 --> 00:29:00,400 three out of the four of us have our birthdays in this month. So we go out and spend a lot 287 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:06,720 of time together. Yeah. Hello and welcome to our special holiday episode. Please introduce 288 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:11,560 yourself and tell us what grade you are in at ICS and what your home passport country 289 00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:20,120 is. My name is Adi. I'm in grade 12. This is my senior year and I have an Indian passport. 290 00:29:20,120 --> 00:29:26,440 Thank you. And what do you find special about the holiday season, Adi? I guess coming from 291 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:32,760 a Christian school and a Christian environment, the holiday season for me usually correlates 292 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:38,580 with the idea of giving more than receiving. So even though my family is predominantly 293 00:29:38,580 --> 00:29:45,880 a Buddhist family, every Christmas we go to a local church run by a Thai organization 294 00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:51,880 and then we usually partake with them with serving them food, donating them stuff, a 295 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:56,640 little bit of sermon singing. But I don't know, my singing skills are good, but I try 296 00:29:56,640 --> 00:30:04,600 my best. And then that's usually how I celebrate my Christmas. But in a more like intrinsic 297 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:10,920 way or more familiar way, we celebrate mostly by just watching movies and just staying at 298 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:16,880 home. Like we go outside, but because our family is Buddhist, we don't believe we don't 299 00:30:16,880 --> 00:30:22,920 celebrate it in a very lavish sense. We believe in donating more. And so it's usually just 300 00:30:22,920 --> 00:30:27,440 movies, some books, and we cook together. And my sister teaches me how to knit. That's 301 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:33,640 pretty much it. What, your sister knits? Yes, I can crochet to an extent and I can crochet 302 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:38,640 like, I don't know, like a bucket caps, but they're not great. But I'm a fractal. All 303 00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:43,880 right. All right. Thank you for sharing Adi. Thank you. Hello and welcome to our special 304 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:48,760 holiday episode. Please introduce yourself and tell us what grade you're in at ICS and 305 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:54,200 what your home passport currently is. My name is Elise. I'm a junior this year and my home 306 00:30:54,200 --> 00:31:00,160 passport country is the Netherlands. Thank you so much. And what do you find so special 307 00:31:00,160 --> 00:31:04,720 about the holiday season? I think something that's special to me is just getting to spend 308 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:10,600 time with my family as we usually celebrate St. Nicholas rather than Christmas, which 309 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:16,000 is on December 5th. And that's the time where we just eat the snacks that our family sends 310 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:21,940 us and we open gifts. But now that we've moved to Thailand, we usually attend a Christmas 311 00:31:21,940 --> 00:31:30,440 service at ECB on the 24th. And then we read the Bible story on the morning on the 25th 312 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:37,720 and just have a family breakfast together. Hello and welcome to our special holiday episode. 313 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:42,000 Please introduce yourself and tell us what grade you are in at ICS and what your home 314 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:48,120 passport country is. Hi, my name is Jason. I'm a senior at ICS, grade 12. I come from 315 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:53,160 a more culturally Chinese Taiwanese family, but my passport country is Thailand. Oh, nice. 316 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:58,680 All right, Jason, what do you find special about the holiday season? What is really special 317 00:31:58,680 --> 00:32:03,920 about the holiday season is the large amount of exams and projects that the teachers choose 318 00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:09,360 to all pile up at once. Especially this year has been especially special considering the 319 00:32:09,360 --> 00:32:14,840 seniors have college apps, exams, projects, capstone, and a lot of other things. But you 320 00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:19,760 know what? At least we get a very, very much long needed break from school and it's the 321 00:32:19,760 --> 00:32:24,200 Christmas season, right? Even without snow, we can enjoy a lot of other things. I know 322 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:29,080 I'm grateful that Thailand doesn't have snow because I love golfing and most of the times 323 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:34,120 I go golfing on holidays. So since there isn't snow and the weather is kind of cool, that's 324 00:32:34,120 --> 00:32:39,560 great. And coming from a more culturally Chinese family, we don't do a lot for Christmas. Like 325 00:32:39,560 --> 00:32:44,320 we don't realize it's Christmas until it's the day of Christmas. Wonderful. And being 326 00:32:44,320 --> 00:32:50,620 like 17, 18, it's at a point where you realize that, okay, maybe Santa Claus does not exist. 327 00:32:50,620 --> 00:32:54,000 So if you want something, don't know, want something throughout the year and I tell my 328 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:58,720 parents, then they'll give it to me on Christmas day, like just hand it over to me. And I just 329 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:03,840 thank my parents for being the quote unquote Santa Claus. And you know, we go out and have 330 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:09,400 some food and I just go golfing and relax over the break, preparing myself for another 331 00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:16,800 year of school. Woohoo. Okay. All right. Thank you, Jason. I did not know you golfed. So 332 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:21,560 that was very interesting. Thank you for sharing. Please introduce yourself and tell us what 333 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:28,080 grade you are in at ICS and what your home passport currently is. My name is Noel. My 334 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:34,880 home passport is Thailand and I'm currently in 10th grade at ICS. Thank you. And what 335 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:42,120 if I was special about the holiday season? So talking about Christmas first, I really 336 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:48,860 enjoy celebrating Christmas because I come from a Christian family and we give importance 337 00:33:48,860 --> 00:33:58,200 to the birth of Christ and we also play snow sports, which is snowboarding and skiing during 338 00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:03,640 this holiday season. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Hello and welcome to our 339 00:34:03,640 --> 00:34:07,880 special holiday episode. Please introduce yourself and tell us what grade you're in 340 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:16,800 at ICS and what your home passport country is. Hello, I am Eunwoo from grade 11 and my 341 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:22,400 home country passport is South Korea. Thank you. And what do you find special about the 342 00:34:22,400 --> 00:34:29,680 holiday season? Oh, what I found special about my holiday season is normally our family 343 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:37,720 goes to a missionary camp together as a family and we enjoy the Christmas and we have valuable 344 00:34:37,720 --> 00:34:45,280 time and quality time with our family, praying God and having chapel. Thank you. Hello and 345 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:50,240 welcome to our special holiday episode. Please introduce yourself. Tell us what you do here 346 00:34:50,240 --> 00:34:56,960 at ICS and what your home passport country is. Hi, I'm Mrs. Sara and I'm the strings 347 00:34:56,960 --> 00:35:02,400 and orchestra teacher in middle school and high school. Also teach AP music theory and 348 00:35:02,400 --> 00:35:09,000 I come from Finland. Nice. Thank you. Now, what do you find special about the holiday 349 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:17,000 season and why do people sort of connect the holidays to music as well? So I really love 350 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:22,320 really love the Christmas season. I love all the decorations, the lights and the atmosphere, 351 00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:27,560 the mood and I think for me a really big part of that is the music. Yeah. So obviously we 352 00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:32,340 play a lot of Christmas music in my classes. We listen to it and then I love to listen 353 00:35:32,340 --> 00:35:39,080 to it at home, but it depends what kind. Usually a little bit earlier in the season, I might 354 00:35:39,080 --> 00:35:44,920 listen to some more classical like more toned down music and then when we get closer, then 355 00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:51,520 I start the jazzy songs. All right. Thank you Mrs. Sara. Hello and welcome to our special 356 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:56,880 holiday episode. Please introduce yourself. Tell us what you do here at ICS and where 357 00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:02,560 your home passport country is. Hello, I am Mr. Christian and I teach band and choir here 358 00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:07,920 at ICS and I'm from the United States. All right. Thank you. And what do you find special 359 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:13,600 about the holiday season and why do people connect the holidays to music? Yeah, music 360 00:36:13,600 --> 00:36:20,760 is like inseparable from the holidays. It's a kid. It's a holds a lot of tradition. It's 361 00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:28,520 the soundtrack to a lot of our trillings, pop culture and religious culture. So as a 362 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:34,440 musician myself, when I was in the States, I'd always be playing Christmas gigs. So churches 363 00:36:34,440 --> 00:36:40,000 and schools would hire me to play trombone with their ensembles and that was really fun. 364 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:43,240 I kind of miss doing that. I'm trying to get connected here, but it's a little harder being 365 00:36:43,240 --> 00:36:49,360 new here in Thailand. Yeah. So yeah, it's a lot of fun and then being able to teach 366 00:36:49,360 --> 00:36:53,960 students and giving students that same experience and preparing for that experience is a big 367 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:59,320 part of what I do and really enjoy it. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Hey, it's Pramie 368 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:02,640 here and I know we've been talking about, you know, what's special about the holiday 369 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:08,760 season, but I can say that what to me is special is to be able to be on the Students Incorporated 370 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:14,440 podcast and to be working again for another season. So as an old season two member, but 371 00:37:14,440 --> 00:37:19,760 also as a season three member still, that's what I think is really special. As for the 372 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:26,280 holiday season, I think what's really special is this time of rest. And I think like, you 373 00:37:26,280 --> 00:37:30,200 know, obviously this can look different for all of us in different ways, but to me, I 374 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:34,520 feel like rest can be, you know, catching up with family, friends, giving yourself the 375 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:39,120 time to maybe explore what you want to do or what you want to learn without other external 376 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:43,360 pressures simply because you want to read a book, watch a movie, do anything that you 377 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:49,720 want. And I think just this freedom from responsibilities and this freedom to be able to relax and kind 378 00:37:49,720 --> 00:37:54,720 of rejuvenate is so special. And I think, you know, regardless of whether you celebrate 379 00:37:54,720 --> 00:37:58,640 Christmas or not, there's still this time for you to reflect and relax. And I think 380 00:37:58,640 --> 00:38:04,020 that's what's really special. And now we have Chanyeon and Yeonha who are our old season 381 00:38:04,020 --> 00:38:09,680 two members who are now thriving in their US colleges when we miss them dearly. 382 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:15,280 Hi, I think that the holiday special because it's like a time where everyone can put aside 383 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:22,040 their differences and basically celebrate like happiness, joy, like that everything 384 00:38:22,040 --> 00:38:27,280 that comes with like the holiday season. And like even if it's temporary, I think it's 385 00:38:27,280 --> 00:38:33,280 still a good like change of mind, like a like temporary peace period where like people can 386 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:40,600 basically reflect on what their actions like or like so that they could possibly improve 387 00:38:40,600 --> 00:38:45,920 on it in the future. And personally, I've never been like, I've never really had that 388 00:38:45,920 --> 00:38:55,200 kind of mood because I mean, I don't really celebrate Christmas. Like I guess maybe seeing 389 00:38:55,200 --> 00:39:00,640 how it's different in the US could be interesting because it's not that like widespread in 390 00:39:00,640 --> 00:39:03,560 Thailand. Thank you. 391 00:39:03,560 --> 00:39:09,920 I think what's so special about holiday seasons is definitely the people, the activities and 392 00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:17,760 the food that occurs. I would say oftentimes for holiday seasons, it's like a reunion of 393 00:39:17,760 --> 00:39:23,000 distant relatives and friends. And I think it's just like a great time where everyone 394 00:39:23,000 --> 00:39:29,080 meets together and updates each other on each other's lives, but also at the same time celebrate 395 00:39:29,080 --> 00:39:36,400 together a holiday. And I feel like oftentimes during holiday seasons, there's always really 396 00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:43,440 fun activities, team bonding things, and also just like food, like different food that people 397 00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:51,000 bring around. I feel like it's always really interesting to try dishes that different people 398 00:39:51,000 --> 00:40:00,440 make. And I think ultimately just being able to reunite with people and celebrate the holiday 399 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:06,080 as a whole family, as a whole group of people together. Yeah. 400 00:40:06,080 --> 00:40:10,720 And finally, we have Mr. Steven Lattice in the studio to conclude this segment with a 401 00:40:10,720 --> 00:40:16,380 special holiday message. But first, Mr. Steven, may I ask you this question? What do you find 402 00:40:16,380 --> 00:40:19,040 special about this holiday season? 403 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:24,440 I think what I find special is just a season where people are just naturally more joyful, 404 00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:31,440 more thankful for who they are, more thankful for what they have, and more thankful to give 405 00:40:31,440 --> 00:40:35,640 towards people in need during this time. It's a season of celebration. 406 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:40,440 Sure. And giving back. Yeah, for sure. Thank you. And we'd love for you to end this final 407 00:40:40,440 --> 00:40:43,200 segment with a little Christmas cheer as well. 408 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:47,560 Okay. Well, I'd like to take this time to first off thank you all for being such a huge 409 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:54,940 part of the ICS community. This podcast is amazing. Thank you, podcast team. Pretty awesome. 410 00:40:54,940 --> 00:40:59,600 But this whole ICS family is just a blessing to be a part of. The parents, the students, 411 00:40:59,600 --> 00:41:04,680 the staff. It gives me time to reflect on just how blessed I am to be a part of this 412 00:41:04,680 --> 00:41:10,860 beautiful, beautiful community that God has brought here to ICS. It's an honor and a privilege 413 00:41:10,860 --> 00:41:17,140 to serve here because of all of you. Christmas is also a time to reflect on how we give to 414 00:41:17,140 --> 00:41:22,680 others and show generosity towards those around us. And I hope everyone is encouraged today 415 00:41:22,680 --> 00:41:27,840 to give back to your loved ones who care so deeply about you, like your parents out there, 416 00:41:27,840 --> 00:41:32,700 students, but also give back to those in need around you. Find those people that could use 417 00:41:32,700 --> 00:41:37,600 a small encouragement or a big encouragement and share in whatever means possible. In the 418 00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:42,880 end, generosity often involves sacrifice. So feel free to give sacrificially in whatever 419 00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:48,400 way you see fit during this awesome, beautiful Christmas season. I as a Christian during 420 00:41:48,400 --> 00:41:54,000 this season reflect on the way God has given so sacrificially many years ago by sending 421 00:41:54,000 --> 00:42:00,300 his one and only son to earth as a sacrifice to live among us, to live among the hardships 422 00:42:00,300 --> 00:42:05,800 of what life has to offer, to live among a people who fail him time and time again, but 423 00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:11,620 to eventually die for our sins and for a perfect sacrifice. So it was all out of love and care 424 00:42:11,620 --> 00:42:16,480 for all of us here today. So I'm really thankful for that. And I hope you can have time to 425 00:42:16,480 --> 00:42:20,400 reflect a bit more on the beauty of this Christmas season. 426 00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:46,600 As we end this episode, the Students Incorporated team would like to send you off with a special 427 00:42:46,600 --> 00:42:50,600 Christmas Carol. Ready? Here we go. 428 00:43:16,600 --> 00:43:25,600 Christmas tree, let the Christmas spirit ring. Later we'll have some pumpkin pie and we'll 429 00:43:25,600 --> 00:43:37,600 do some caroling. You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear voices singing, let's 430 00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:45,600 be holly. Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Walking around the Christmas tree and the 431 00:43:45,600 --> 00:43:54,600 Christmas tree. Happy holiday. Everyone dance and merrily in the new old fashioned way. 432 00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:30,600 All right, stay tuned and we'll be back in 2025. Merry Christmas and happy new year. 433 00:44:30,600 --> 00:44:36,600 And as always, this podcast would not be possible without the hard work and support of our International 434 00:44:36,600 --> 00:44:41,600 Student Production team. All music and sound effects are courtesy of Pixabay.com, a vibrant 435 00:44:41,600 --> 00:44:46,600 community of creatives sharing copyright free images, videos and music. And we are signing 436 00:44:46,600 --> 00:45:14,600 off until next time. We are Students Incorporated, because your voice matters. 437 00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:19,600 We are Students Incorporated, because your voice matters. 438 00:45:46,600 --> 00:46:10,600 We are Students Incorporated, because your voice matters. 439 00:46:10,600 --> 00:46:17,600 Thank you.