Posts Tagged ‘ santa ’

Fun with Santa in the Philippines

November 14, 2011
Fun with Santa in the Philippines

HO HO HO, a Santa yelled at Glorietta in Makati last Sunday November 13 while on TV Manny Pacquiao was fighting against Marquez. Flor and I, but also our British friend Peter and his wife Rebecca didn’t want to watch the boxing so we went out and ended in Glorietta Mall in Makati. I...

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Philippines prepares for Christmas

November 4, 2011
Philippines prepares for Christmas

Starting September,the Philippines is already thinking of the Christmas holidays and the coming Christmas season. Slowly you see malls getting decorated, playing Christmas songs and even on TV every news channel is announcing ‘how many days it still is until Christmas’. hardware stores in malls and department stores are displaying all their latest Christmas...

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welcome to the -ber months, it’s Christmas time again

September 1, 2011

Today is September 1. The first day of the months with -ber in the name. In the Philippines we call them the ber-months, which means that slowly houses and shops and malls shall be decorated with Christmas displays and lots of Christmas decorations, blinking lights and so on. When people meet they wish each...

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if Santa is planning to visit me

December 15, 2010
if Santa is planning to visit me

Santa is bringing gifts to lots of people in the world every Christmas. It is a long tradition and will never stop I think. For this year however I would like to ask him if he is planning to come to my house he doesn’t have to. I’d rather have him send one of...

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Santa Claus becomes Filipino

December 20, 2009
Santa Claus becomes Filipino

Today we were in Cubao. One of the Universities of Manila was organizing a parade for Christmas. And a Christmas parade without Santa is not done. The University of Modern Arts (the said organzing university) hired a real Santa and his wife to go in the parade. But when I took their picture, Share...

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