Month: December 2011

A reminder to Sendong victim donors

Community issues

May I just remind every kindhearted individual who will be donating to the victims of Typhoon Sendong to please verify the accounts you will be donating to. There are so many individuals asking for help and you will find that they are using their personal accounts in accepting donations. I am not saying all of those individuals are out to get your money. But this thing already happened in the past and it can happen again. There are just some people who can stomach duping kindhearted people out of their money.

So please verify. If unsure where to donate, I suggest go to RED CROSS. You can donate in any way you like through their page. You can donate via online banking, credit card, Paypal, GCash, bank deposits, and many more.

ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya and GMA Kapuso Foundation are also accepting donations. All LBC branches are accepting donations as well. If you want to donate clothes and other stuff, just go to any nearest LBC branch and they will send your box to Mindanao right away for free!

Just verify and make sure the money, clothes and goods you want to give to the victims of Typhoon Sendong will really find its way to them.

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6 long weekends in 2012

Community issues

There will be 6 long weekends in 2012 according to the official list of regular holidays and special (non-working) days from Malacañang.

The first one will be on January 21 to 23, the 23rd being a special non-working holiday as it is the Chinese New Year celebrations.

The Holy Week which will last 5 days is the next long weekend we will have. April 5 to 9. Mark your calendar and schedule those trips to the beach during these days 😉 April 5 (Holy Thursday) and 6 (Good Friday) are regular holidays. These are followed by a weekend, April 7-8, while April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan) is also a holiday.

Next one is on August 25 to 27, National Heroes’ Day, a regular holiday.

A 4-day weekend on November will be the next one which will be composed of two special non-working holidays November 1 (All Saints’ Day) and November 2 (All Souls’ Day).

At the end of November, there will be another long weekend after Bonifacio Day, November 30, was declared a regular holiday. November 30 falls on a Friday.

The last long weekend will be on December 29 to 31, the last day being a non-working holiday.

Regular Holidays for 2012

New Year’s Day…… January 1 (Sunday)
Maundy Thursday…… April 5
Good Friday……. April 6
Araw ng Kagitingan…… April 9 (Monday)3
Labor Day…… May 1 (Tuesday)
Independence Day…… June 12 (Tuesday)
National Heroes Day…… August 27 (Last Monday of August)
Bonifacio Day…… November 30 (Friday)
Christmas Day…… December 25 (Tuesday
Rizal Day…… December 30 (Sunday)

Special (Non-Working) Holidays

Chinese New Year…… January 23 (Monday)
Ninoy Aquino Day…… August 21 (Tuesday)
All Saints Day…… November 1 (Thursday)
Additional special (non-working) day…… November 2 (Friday)
Last Day of the Year…… December 31 (Monday)

Special Holiday (for all schools)

EDSA Revolution Anniversary…… February 25 (Saturday)

Mark your calendars!

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Please pray for the victims of Typhoon Sendong

Community issues

Iligan City

Let us please take a moment to offer our prayers for the victims of typhoon Sendong in Mindanao.

So many provinces are affected and the number of families affected by it are rising as I write this entry. If you want to see the aftermath of the typhoon, you can view this Facebook album by Jeffrey Wong (where I also took the photo above. Thanks, Jeffrey!). Flash flooding is one of the worse calamities that can happen anywhere. Most especially if it happens while every one is asleep, just like what happened in Mindanao.

If you can offer any kind of help, please go to the Red Cross Philippines website or to gov.ph on how to go about it.

UPDATE: Here are more photos of the tragedy that struck Cagayan de Oro City.

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Not happy anymore?!?

Blogging in general

Truth is there are days when I am no longer happy. I struggle and I feel terrible and the restlessness starts creeping in. I am always in a funk and couldn’t get out of it. I can come up with a thousand or so excuses not to do stuff and after spending hours not doing anything, the guilt will stay with me and would make me feel so lame about myself.

I am no longer happy but I think it’s the worry of the flow of income that’s making me feel this way.

Or is it?

Maybe this is a funk within a funk or a phase I have to get through. I am not so sure anymore and I think the steps I am taking will determine what I really feel about everything in my life right now.

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