‘Hindi araw-araw Pasko…’ (It’s not Christmas every day) – A Pinoy expression synonymous to having a bad day. Christmas is the season when the world gets nicer. It’s the time when one receives good stuff. You can really feel it through everyone’s outlook. That’s why you always wish everyday would be Christmas to have all these good things.

But what carol will you sing if this once-a-year event becomes a non-working day for you? I bet you hoot over TV reports on employees rushing to terminals on their bound to home. I bet you will want to get back to schooling days as you see you brother and sister papetiks-petiks na lang (relaxing and doing almost nothing) during their Christmas break. And of course, you wish you have the last bite on every Noche Buena dish and desserts.

December 25, 2006 is My Christmas Kong DM… Di Malilimutan (Unforgettable). I woke up 4 in the morning not to tiptoe and to open Christmas presents but to prepare myself to work as Duty Manager. I have to be at the office, which more or less 20 kilometers away from home, because Globe Visibility sucks as expected.

I arrived at the office and was welcomed by other workmates on duty. And to lighten my heavy heart, I parked where I can view Makati as the sun shines. I set my instant messenging status to ‘Christmas Christmas!’, no merry. And little later, too-toot, too-toot… I was paged.