OFW Vacation: 2015 Kuwait and Philippines' Public Holidays

moving beyond the world of wonders and realization...

OFW Vacation: 2013 Kuwait and Philippines' Public Holidays
OFW Vacation: 2014 Kuwait and Philippines' Public Holidays 

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life" - Confucius

"Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing" - Roosevelt

"A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and dispcipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to wn home, and save for retirement." - James Douglas

Kuwait (orange) and Philippines (blue) 2015 calendar for public holidays

OFW Vacation: 2014 Kuwait and Philippines' Public Holidays

the saga of wonderful moments moving on...

OFW vacation: 2013 Kuwait and Philippines' public holidays

OFW episode 1: Taiwan 2005

OFW episode 2: Saudi Arabia 2011
OFW episode 3: Kuwait 2012 

If you're interested in 'balancing' work and pleasure, stop trying to balance them. Instead make your work more pleasurable. - Donald Trump

There's no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences. - Jack Welch 

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation. - Clarence Day

Kuwait (orange) and Philippines (blue) 2014 calendar for public holidays

OFW Vacation: 2013 Kuwait and Philippines' Public Holidays

memorable moments on a very limited and well-planned time...

OFW episode 1: Taiwan 2005

OFW episode 2: Saudi Arabia 2011
OFW episode 3: Kuwait 2012 

A holiday in many parts of the world is a synonym for a vacation or a specific trip for the purpose of recreation or tourism, but in the United States of America, it is considered to be a day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observance is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday

 “Every person needs to take one day away.  A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future.  Jobs, family, employers, and friends can exist one day without any one of us, and if our egos permit us to confess, they could exist eternally in our absence.  Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.  Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” ― Maya Angelou

Kuwait (orange) and Philippines (blue) 2013 calendar for public holidays

2011 Pampanga Giant Lantern Festival (last part)

feel the tradition despite the drizzle

december 17, 2011 saturday

2011 pampanga giant lantern festival (1st part)

2011 pampanga giant lantern festival (2nd part)

continued...

finally, announcement of the winners.

the 3rd place goes to barangay del carmen

3rd place brgy. del carmen, 2011 san fernando lantern festival

2011 Pampanga Giant Lantern Festival (2nd part)

feel the tradition despite the drizzle

december 17, 2011 saturday

pampanga giant lantern festival (1st part)

continued...

ROUND TWO : GROUP

- entire set of participants is divided into 3 groups then they have to showcase their best lighting effects with a random music provided by the organizers.

1st group on round 2, 2011 san fernando lantern festival

2011 Pampanga Giant Lantern Festival (1st part)

feel the tradition despite the drizzle

december 17, 2011 saturday

The Giant Lantern Festival is an annual festival held in December in the San Fernando city. Because of the popularity of the festival, the city has been nicknamed the "Christmas Capital of the Philippines". The competition will showcase revised rules such as the size of giant lanterns was increased from 18 feet to 20 feet in diameter and new materials like fiberglass and handmade paper are also used. Large steel barrels called rotors also substituted the hand-controlled switches to manipulate and  illuminate about 3,500 to 5,000 light bulbs.

brgy telaspatagan, 1st participant 2011 san fernando lantern festival

Ayala Triangle Gardens Lights and Sound Show

the symphony of Christmas in the heart of Makati

december 03, 2011 saturday

Catch the Symphony of Lights and Sounds show everyday, every hour from 6PM to 9PM from November 16 to December 30 (mondays to sundays) at the Ayala Triangle Gardens (approximately with 30-minute interval).

to know more about this event, please check-out this website.
http://www.ayalatriangle.com/

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ayala triangle gardens lights and sound show