September 10 is a Non-Working Holiday

Malacañang earlier declared September 10, 2010 as a non-working holiday. This is to give respect to the celebration of  the end of  ”Eid ul-Fitr,” or Ramadan, our Muslim brothers’ month of...

The “Ber” Months Are Here!

Can’t believe that it’s September already… the “Ber” months are here! Philippines has the longest Christmas season and as early as September you can start hearing Christmas songs playing at the malls, taxis, jeepneys and almost everywhere. Time to start that Christmas countdown! ...

UPDATED: August 23 Regular Working Day, August 30 ...

UPDATE: AUGUST 23 IS A REGULAR WORKING HOLIDAY! UPDATE2: AUGUST 30 IS A NON-WORKING HOLIDAY! Earlier, I blogged that August 23 and August 30 was declared a holiday. I was thinking that these are special (non-working) holidays. Just learned from the abs-cbnnews that August 23 IS A REGULAR WORKING HOLIDAY. Update: August 30 is a Non-working holiday! ...

July 26 & 27, 2010 Special Non-Working Holida...

I’ve been hearing some rumors that July 26 and 27 are Special Non-Working Holidays. Updated: WATCH NOYNOY AQUINO SONA LIVE: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/ancliveevents http://www.dzmm.com.ph/dzmm-stream.html JULY 26 IS A REGULAR “WORKING” DAY JULY 27 IS A SPECIAL “WORKING” HOLIDAY Makati City Number Coding Scheme will still be in effect despite MMDA’s suspension of the scheme. President...

Father’s Day, June 20, 2010

Once again, we will be celebrating Father’s Day on Sunday, June 20, 2010. Observed every 3rd Sunday of June,  Father’s Day honors fathers and celebrates fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. [wiki] Finding gifts for dad on Father’s Day can be challenging. Oftentimes, dad is the most hard to please among the family members. Here are some gift ideas and activities to make...

Road trip to Clark

Went on a road trip to Clark with friends the other night. We decided to hit the road at around 10.30pm to avoid the Friday night traffic but it seems that most people are also on their way for a vacation outside the metro to take advantage of the long weekend. We drove a 2008 Honda Accord 3.5L V6 i-VTEC and riding this full-size, top of the line executive sedan was quite a treat. On and on, we tested how fast we can go with...