Tuesday, November 2

Lost Soul

Today is November 2, All Souls' Day here in Manila. Whereas in previous years, All Souls was once as much a holiday as All Saints' Day (November 1), this year it's just another working day. Still, many of our countrymen will still be visiting their departed loved ones on this day; something shown by the greatly reduced traffic in the metropolis. For many, this year's Todos Los Santos holiday was a bit short, but for the daily wage earner it's just another day to earn more money.
Me? Of course I'd say I'm outraged that we have cut the time in which we can visit our dead in half. But then again, I'm just pissed that we lost one day off. GAH. Oh well. There's November 15 for another vacation (in observance of Ramadan) so that's something. Well, back to work...

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