Every night, I thank God for my happy, healthy children and my loving and supporting husband. My life has turned out so much better than I could have ever wished for. I am showered with tender kisses from my husband before bed, and wet kisses from my children in the morning. I feel so lucky that I really can’t think of what else I could ask for. So, since I feel I’m doing okay, I will just wish for things for my loved ones:
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Contrary to my past Christmases, this year, I’m feeling quite relaxed! Really. I quit my full-time job last year, and being in control of my time has finally culminated to a steady holiday season for me. I still haven’t shopped for Christmas presents, but I already know what to get for my loved ones. Christmas shopping starts next week for me. I actually like the buzz of the Holiday shopping rush. There is urgency, there is purpose. Feels like a heroic mission almost!
As part of my be-a-better-human-being drive, which I have finally pushed out of my brain and into the real world, I have chosen which causes I believe in (children and women’s welfare, breastfeeding) and have started to think of ways I can support them. I encourage everyone to find a cause they believe in, whether it be the environment, animals or bio-fuel. Having something to think about other than yourself, ironically, is the most liberating thing you can do for yourself. Realizing that your “I don’t have anything to wear” crisis in the morning pales in comparison to a child’s “I don’t have anything to wear or eat” crisis should be enough to shake you out of your warm shell and into cold reality. The crazy traffic, the frenzied shopping rush won’t be such a bother once you start to have a greater reason for being alive.
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Christmas is the perfect time to roll out my paper and list down all the wishes that crosses my mind—definitely one of the highlights of my year.
But now that I am being asked of my Christmas wish list, I find myself going blank in front of my computer. This feels good in a way, because I realized that my needs and wants are more defined, which makes my life less complicated. This realization enables me to focus and dedicatedly act on it. And now all I want for Christmas is more knowledge and the rush to act on it because I believe knowledge put into action is wisdom.
And speaking of action, Club Government together with Motorola had a Kylethon Night, which is a tribute to the disco icon Kyle Minogue. The club was electrified with beats and hip movement as homage to an icon.
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It doesn’t happen often, but I love it when a lot of my relatives are in town, and we’re just one big, wonderfully rowdy bunch. Some of my best Christmas memories involve my relatives on my mother’s side—all of my mom’s four siblings and their kids would be in the country, we’d hear mass, then have noche buena at my tito’s house.
It’s been years since my US-based cousins last came home, and I miss the days just jam-packed with activities and togetherness. One year, we all went to the beach which, to me, was pretty cold; my cousins, on the other hand, were glad to get away from snow, relishing the “warmer” weather. We took a few pictures (this, after all, was the age of film, so taking a 1G memory card’s worth of pictures was out of the question), a couple of which are stuck on the wall above the mirror in my room.
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Sources of Christmas stress:
• Huge crowds at the mall (I remember when I was still working in Makati, I made the mistake of walking on the walkway from Dela Rosa to Landmark right after work—sardinas! I literally had to go with the flow.)
• Traffic!
• Looong lines at the cashier
• Expenses, expenses, expenses (it’s also my birthday month so there’s the standard blowout)
• Attending three parties in one night
• Weight gain (from all the said parties)
• Finding the perfect gifts for the people on your list
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With my kind of job I have barely two weeks of work since we all know by the 15th of December, work tends to slow down. It is a known fact that we do have the longest Christmas celebration in the globe, which is a disadvantage since this shortens the working pace in our business. And how I deal with all the holiday stress-related moments is very simple. I work more than the long and usual hours. Now, my weekends are devoted to finishing deadlines and cementing contracts before everyone slows down to party. Keeping a composed disposition is a challenge, and I hate to think of added facial lines. And I keep in my mind that I will be rewarding my self with a post-Christmas holiday in sunny Boracay.
And speaking of Boracay, I was in the island for a revolutionary party when Eventscape Manila’s Stephen Ku once again made waves to the shores of Boracay as Motorola presented the first Sem Break Confidential event. Constantly changing the party landscape and making it hotter than ever, Sem Break Confidential was adapted from the infamous annual Cancun spring break parties with Motorola redefining what partying is all about.
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When I was a kid, my grand plan was to win Miss Universe, then move to Hollywood and become a star. I was supposed to be a triple threat—singer-dancer-actress, and incredibly good at all three (rather than just being a Jill of all trades).
But then I never grew to meet the minimum height requirement for any sort of beauty pageant. Olats! So much for Hollywood. I am thus left to fantasize that I am one of the following:
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