december 2010 official holidays

malacañang, thru an advisory, released the list of the official holidays for december 2010, beginning december 24 and ending january 03, 2011 with the exception of three working days, december 28-30 (tuesday – thursday). please note that rizal day (december 30) was moved to the nearest monday so that makes december 27 a regular holiday. 
here’s the list for your easy-reading:
Friday, December 24 – Additional Special (Non-Working) Day*
Saturday, December 25 – Christmas day; Regular Holiday; NWD*
Sunday, December 26 – NWD
Monday, December 27 – Monday nearest Rizal Day, December 30; Regular Holiday ; NWD*
Tuesday, December 28 – WD
Wednesday, December 29 – WD
Thursday, December 30 – WD
Friday, December 31 –  Last Day of the Year; Special NWD*
Saturday, January 1 – NWD
Sunday, January 2 – NWD
Monday, January 3 – WD
so to those who will be given extra day’s off from work, plan your next christmas adventure  with the family, for those who won’t even be affected (e.g. the call-center-working citizens), you have my sympathy, a working holiday passed by unnoticed in this simply stay-at-home mum’s corner of the world….
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my christmas wish this year: a nokia c7

christmas is definitely in the air and just a few more days, 2010 will be gone for good and it is time to welcome 2011 with open arms, hopeful…as we highly anticipate the best holidays of them all, parties here and there, shopping frenzy thick in the air, apart from the extra weight we shall be having at the end of all of these and the shopping bags and gifts quickly piling up our rooms and our trees, we also pile up on mementos and memories and amongst that we accumulate gigabytes upon gigabytes of photos in our laptops, pcs and mobile phones. simple treasures to remember momentous occasions by. and i simply love photos and taking them too. 
so when someone asked me if i want a nokia C7 for christmas, a big yes with a cheer is my instant answer. care to know why? one (amongst its many outstanding characteristics) feature won my heart over – the 8 megapixel camera! imagine all the high-quality photos of jared i will be able to capture and all the high-definition baby firsts videos i will be able to make! simply imagine jared in 8 megapixel clarity! that alone is enough for me to make a beeline to the nearest mobile phone shop and grab one for myself, if my pocket will allow me, that is! imagine finally chucking the old and rusty digicam i have for this glam one, and i never have to worry about the hassle of carrying a phone and a separate digicam, since i can have both in nokia c7! i can even play jared’s favorite lullaby aloud with its powerful Nokia Mini Speaker MD-9 and due to its sleek design constructed from polished stainless steel and glass, i can simply tuck this baby into my jeans pocket and whisk it out the instant an inspiring photo op comes, whilst having jared safely tucked in another arm! check here for more yummy features of nokia c7 and tell me what more can you ask for?
imagine a consummate multi-tasker (a mom, a blogger, a nanny, a frustrated writer, and several other roles rolled into one) meeting her consummate dream gadget! it will be such a great union, an instant hit! imagine making your life a tad much easier! i would love to stop imagining and i am only wishing santa (or at least my personal santa!) is reading this…
how about you, what is your christmas wish this year?
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music monday – Drive by Incubus (Acoustic Version)

this is by far one of my most ultimate favorite songs!
Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I can’t help but ask myself how much I let the fear
Take the wheel and steer
It’s driven me before
And it seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal
But lately I’m beginning to find that I
Should be the one behind the wheel
Whatever tomorrow brings, I’ll be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I’ll be there
I’ll be there
So if I decide to waiver my chance to be one of the hive
Will I choose water over wine and hold my own and drive?
It’s driven me before
And it seems to be the way that everyone else gets around
But lately I’m beginning to find that
When I drive myself my light is found
Whatever tomorrow brings, I’ll be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I’ll be there
I’ll be there
Would you choose water over wine
Hold the wheel and drive
Whatever tomorrow brings, I’ll be there
With open arms and open eyes yeah
Whatever tomorrow brings, I’ll be there
I’ll be there
my entry to…  
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welcome wednesday bloghop

before wednesday dwindles away to give way to thursday, allow me to introduce another bloghop i just discovered, the welcome wednesday blog hop. instructions to join are fairly easy enough:
If you want to be a part of Welcome Wednesday, just follow these 5 simple steps:
1. Follow the Welcome Wednesday Host as well as the 2 Spotlighted Blogs of the Week. (These will make up the top three slots on the Linky)
2. Link up your blog name and URL with our Linky. (You only need to add your info once for it to be seen on all the blog hops)
3. Grab our Welcome Wednesday button and include it in a post about the event on your blog.
4. Go to as many blogs on the MckLinky as you want and Follow them. Be sure to tell them you are from Welcome Wednesday!
i still have a few ticks before my thursday officially begins, so on with this blog hop! so what are you waiting for? head on to take it from me to link up or simply click this badge:   

enjoy!

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10 things i am thankful for…

i’ve found this new blog meme and i find it quite interesting. every week you will give your top 10 list depending on what topic is posted and i simply love list, proof are the hundreds of them jotted in practically every notebook/journal i own ..there’s no way i can catch up on all the previous topics but i particularly liked this one and then post the latest one later on in the day. so here goes…
10 things you are thankful for…
  1. My beautiful son, ethan jared
  2. being allowed to be a sahm
  3. the gift of motherhood
  4. discovering the joy that is blogging
  5. baby wipes, i just can’t leave without ’em
  6. online shops, can still keep up on your shopping without leaving the house
  7. the pleasure that is book reading
  8. rediscovering my passion for writing
  9. oatmeal cookies from quaker
  10. google, life is simply easier with it around!
i simply love lists so am doing a double post, hehe:)
10 things you want, but wouldn’t buy for yourself
  1. A pair of trainers 
  2. a nothing but water swim wear
  3. The x-files dvd collection
  4. a new d-slr camera
  5. a new digicam
  6. an ipad or a kindle
  7. a spa membership
  8. a round-trip ticket for 3 to hongkong disneyland
  9. a car
  10. a baby convertible bed from mothercare
oh, right, that you should be all for now…later in the day i’ll post on the brand new topic: 10 great things about the holidays. interested? join in and make up your own list, click on this badge for more info: 

happy tuesday everyone!
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