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My Christmas 2012

I have been terribly busy at work lately. Today is a little bit different though. Because of that, I finally had the chance to visit my blog. Yeah, I've been reduced to a visitor of my own blog.  When I lost my job in August, the first thing I dreaded was coming to terms with the fact that I would have no means of a regular income. Finding a job nowadays is quite hard; not to mention, finding a job that you actually like is harder. My next big fear after the I-would-be-jobless-by-September episode was . . . Christmas. Unlike most other countries, the Filipino Christmas season unofficially starts as soon as the clock strikes 12 midnight on the 1st of September, it being the 1st -ber -ending month. Christmas carols are played on the radio, Christmas trees are set up, and last but not least, TV shows start their daily countdown. I would immediately switch channels with a frown on my face. I could not feel any excitement for the coming holidays. Imagine Ebenezer Scrooge. I was being