Philippine Holidays 2011

Dec 21, 2010 by Paula

A. Regular Holidays

New Year’s Day – January 1 (Saturday)

Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 (Saturday)

Maundy Thursday – April 21

Good Friday – April 22

Labor Day – May 1 (Sunday)

Independence Day – June 12 (Sunday)

National Heroes Day – August 29 (Last Monday of August)

Bonifacio Day – November 30 (Wednesday)

Christmas Day – December 25 (Sunday)

Rizal Day – December 30 (Friday)

B. Special (Non-Working) Days

Ninoy Aquino Day – August 21 (Sunday)

All Saints Day – November 1 (Tuesday)

Last Day of the Year – December 31 (Saturday)

C. Special Holiday (for all schools)

EDSA Revolution Anniversary – February 25 (Friday)

New Hope for our Country

Jul 2, 2010 by Paula

Last Wednesday, a new president was inaugurated. Although the inauguration looked like a Sunday noontime show it was as refreshing as an natural acne cleanser to wake up knowing that after nine long years we finally have a new President. President Noynoy Aquino was not my bet but I have high hopes for his administration. I hope God gives him the wisdom he needs to lead our country to a better and prosperous nation.

My First Concert in October

Jun 1, 2010 by Paula

We will be going to John Mayer’s concert here in October.  I have purchased two VIP tickets last April and we were very excited to go but the concert was moved from May 16th to October 1st.  Hubby called Channel V’s office and was told that John Mayer himself requested for the concert to be moved.  So now we’re going to wait another five months to be able to see him perform live on stage if it does push through at all.

I’m still excited to go because this is the first time I will be able to watch a live concert.  It will be held at the open grounds of SM MOA which can hold a hundred thousand people.  I hope the organizers have effective crowd control measures to manage that many people.  I don’t mind seeing stanchions or a velvet rope as long as it keeps the people orderly.  Maybe they should also have some barricades in standby if worst comes to worst.

You know why I’m so concerned about the crowd?  It’s because by that time I would be seventh month pregnant!  Hubby said my stomach would be too big and I won’t be allowed to go but I’ve read the rules and pregnant women can go if they are on the VIP and fortunately that’s the ticket we have.  So I guess nobody can stop me attending my first concert ever except if John Mayer doesn’t go.

John Mayer in Manila!

Mar 19, 2010 by Paula

I’m not his fan but my husband is his number one fan so we’ll surely not going to miss this one! The ticket prices for the John Mayer Concert in Manila is as follows:

John Mayer in Manila Ticket Prices:

VIP – P12,000
Gold – P8,000
Silver – P5,000
Bronze – P2,000
GA – P600

Tickets are currently available at the Channel V office at Timog but will soon be available at Ticketnet and Ticketworld.

John Mayer in Manila

Mar 9, 2010 by Paula

John Mayer will be coming to Manila  and will be performing live at the SM Mall of Asia concert grounds on May 16th.  We’re definitely going to be there because hubby is such a fan – BIG TIME. I’m sure a lot of you are wondering how much the tickets will cost but unfortunately, no word on that is out yet. I will surely update this once they release the ticket prices.

The Davids Beating the Goliaths this Year on The Oscars

Mar 8, 2010 by Paula

Watching the Oscars and I’m excited. I was confident Sandra would win but now that the moment has come and they are introducing the nominees I’m getting nervous. I can only imagine what she’s feeling right now. Would this be the biggest moment of her life? It’s just  a few seconds away and I can barely breathe in anticipation. I so badly wanted her to win.

On the other hand, hearing Oprah’s introduction on the lead actress of the movie Precious is making me cry. I can’t believe she went from an anonymous struggling black student to being nominated at the Oscars! Fairytales do come true. *sigh I guess it’s not yet too late for me to dream! No, it’s definitely not too late.

Update! Yes, Sandra Bullock won Best Actress! I knew it.

Anyway, the most intriguing part is Kathryn Bigelow defeating – no, not defeating but crushing ex-husband James Cameron in his own ballgame by bagging Best Director and Best Picture at the same time. Poor James Cameron. That should serve him for being an insufferable person. Kudos Kathryn! You proved to everyone the Davids can really defeat the mean, old Goliaths.