Having a four day respite from work is indeed a time to do things in advance or simply finish up tasks that were left pending since time immemorial.

One. Christmas shopping......check! Taking advantage of the time when majority of the population is out visiting the graveyard. I invaded the malls and the tiangges...and now, I'm almost finished with my Christmas list! Yey!

Two. Spring cleaning my room and getting rid of the clutter in my closet - old bags, shoes and clothes  that doesn't fit anymore and all other items....Check!

Three. Watching DVD copies of movies that I missed in movie theaters.....Check!

Four. Drive to my favorite place down South - Tagaytay City and finally experience all the rave in fine dining that is Antonio's.....Check!

But then, the hardest thing after a long holiday is waking up the next morning, knowing that there won't be any long weekend to look forward to for the remainder of the year unless the President declares another holiday on a Monday or a Friday.

Sigh.