Make EVERYDAY a CHRISTMAS DAY!!!

December is the month we’ve all been waiting for, because its where we celebrate Christmas. People start making list, buying gifts and decorating their homes. What can I say, Christmas is already a tradition, our year would not be complete without celebrating it.

During Christmas we commemorate the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. Well we all know how He was born, it’s truly magical. But what is really the true essence of Christmas? For some, celebrating Christmas is mostly about gifts and material things, for others, its about reuniting the family. But how about for those who had experienced a devastating disaster this past few months? How about those families who had loss one of their member in the Maguindanao Massacre? How can they feel the real essence of Christmas? That’s where we come in. As member of a community, we should give comfort to the afflicted and help those who are sick. We should forget our own interests and open our hearts to the needs of others. These are small things that we can give as present for Christmas. Doing these things is answering the question mentioned above, which is the true essence of celebrating Christmas. Its all about sharing what we have and spreading love, peace and joy to our neighbor.

Christmas is truly, really important to the hearts of every people living on earth. But realizing the essence of celebrating it does not only start and ends at Christmas. We should make everyday a Christmas day not only to our home but to the community as well.

"Pagpapatibay ng Pagkataong Pilipino: Tugon sa Hamon ng Panahon."

"Ang mga Pilipino, ano mang hamon ng paanahon kayang lampas an nagpapatibay at nagpapatatag ng loob."

This past few months our beloved country had been experiencing a lot of devastating disasters. There’s a lot of super typhoon namely ondoy, pepeng and others, that destroyed the lives of many Filipinos. The latest issue or bad news is the Maguindanao Massacre , that harshly killed almost 57 civilians, journalists and the wife of vice mayor Maguindadatu. But in spite of this challenges in life Pinoys can still stand up, smile and laugh. And because of this trait Filipinos are famous, but for some foreigners they find this trait a little odd, because they think we are not serious in the things we do. Pinoys are also resourceful. They make great thinks out of a piece of garbage that can help them solve their problems. The most important trait that Filipinos have is having a strong faith in God. We, Pinoys believe that all the problems are only challenges of God that test how strong our faith in Him. Without this Pinoy trait all the other traits are nothing.

This are only some of the many traits of the Filipinos that helps us pass whatever problems that comes our way. And this makes us a so called “Matibay na Pinoy.”