Holidays at the City of Angels
It’s three solid days before Christmas Day, and yet, here I am, toiling like a dam-building beaver. Unlike the industrious beaver, however, my last-minute efforts are not bound to hold any water. As expected, I still have tons of work left to accomplish. I am not the type who gives up easily or cowardly raises the white flag, but somehow, the holiday mood is a Scrooge of a spoiler of work motivation.
Whenever work motivation is fast approaching nil, what do normal people like us tend to do? You’re right; we all surf the internet. You may not be interested to read this but there are only three websites that I check regularly, and these are www.yahoo.com, www.inq7.net, and (trumpets and fireworks are necessary) www.friendster.com. And yes, I browse those websites in that order.
I was browsing through the friendster page Ding, of a high school batchmate, and came across satellite pictures of Angeles City, our hometown. In those shots, he made captions about where he once jogged with his dad as a kid, where he used to live, some other famous landmarks in the city, etc. It was way too cool and neat that I decided to check out http://maps.google.com, the website where I assume he took the satellite images, and to make a blog entry in the process. Okay, stop; I know I’m such a copycat.
Looking for the places that matter most to me proved to be a challenging yet deeply satisfying effort. It made me miss home A LOT all of a sudden. I can’t wait until I’m seated for the Noche Buena with my family. (You may not agree with me but nothing beats Capampangan cooking.) And what better way to spend the holidays than to have it with the people who matter most to you? I know, I’m getting a tad too sentimental and nostalgic now, but while the moment is right, allow me to say this:
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR TO ALL!!! 
