“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” — Hal Borland. Just two more sleeps, and it’s 2025! Another year ends and a new year starts. For me, as in the case for most people, end of the year is…
“You never know where a blessing can come from.” – Teena Marie When we were children, most of us believed in Santa Claus or wished that Santa Claus was real. How many of us tried to stay awake on Christmas Eve, waiting for our turn to see and receive our gifts from the man with…
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood”. – Richard Paul Evans As for most Filipinos, Christmas in our family kicks off in September (the start of the “ber” months) and continues until the Feast of the Three Kings, every 1st Sunday of January. No wonder, the Philippines holds the record for the world’s longest…
As the song goes, Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. But it can be the most expensive too, especially for us, Filipinos, who have the longest Christmas celebration in the world. We want to gift our loved ones with meaningful presents, host gatherings for family and friends or go on a grand…
