Christmas: Is the spirit dying away slowly?

**boybi** · December 11th, 2010 10:38 AM

shadow, wait ka nalang for the iPad 2

Slimmer, lighter, and with 2 cameras.

**uls** · December 11th, 2010 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by shadow

facade lang yan uls, ang dami kasing pwedeng bilhin na gadgets ngayon...tapos meron pang mga offer na buy now, pay next year.

ako nga gusto ko bumili ng Mac book pro, Iphone 4 and Ipad. konti na lang hinde ko na talaga matiis.

well yeah

dami nga bumili ng gadgets this year

a number of people i know bumili ng iphone, ipad, other brand smartphones, LCD TVs

meron isa bumili ng Apple laptop costing over P80,000

dami din bumili ng new cars this year

a friend bought a grey market Pajero, another one bought a Land Cruiser

people really were spending this year

must be the wealth effect of the rising stock market

**shadow** · December 11th, 2010 11:29 AM

Originally Posted by boybi

shadow, wait ka nalang for the iPad 2

Slimmer, lighter, and with 2 cameras.

sabi nga nila early next year labas na bagong model, pati macbook Pro.

**shadow** · December 11th, 2010 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by uls

well yeah

dami nga bumili ng gadgets this year

a number of people i know bumili ng iphone, ipad, other brand smartphones, LCD TVs

meron isa bumili ng Apple laptop costing over P80,000

dami din bumili ng new cars this year

a friend bought a grey market Pajero, another one bought a Land Cruiser

people really were spending this year

must be the wealth effect of the rising stock market

hinde they believed that end of the world na sa 2012.

**Zeus** · December 11th, 2010 11:35 AM

Na mimiss ko nga ang mga childhood Christmas seasons spirit dati, masaya, walang problema, konting Christmas decor sa bahay, masaya na. Manood lang ng manikin sa COD o pumunta sa Fiesta Carnival sa Cubao happy na. Pag last day na ng school para sa christmas break, may mga program ang school tungkol sa Christmas, fell na feel talaga. Tapos gustong gusto ko yung TV greetings ng Pop Cola, "We in the Pop Cola...wish you a Fantastic Christmas". mababaw lang ang kaligayahan dati, puros kalokohan, mahilig ako sa mga firecrackers tulad ng watusi, tatanggalin ang laman sa buong box, ibabalot sa papel at isusunog! happy new year ang dating

Pulley itatali sa pinto ng kapit bahay tapos katok, pagbukas putok

Tapos yung sparkling wire, tagal sumindi, ubos na posporo ayaw parin, kailangan lighter o kandila. Nagpaputok ng sunod sunod na lolo thunder sa school habang flag ceremony, tapos iba ang pinagbintangan.

Nagpaputok ng sunod sunod na super lolo sa sinehan, mga movie patrons, nagtakbuhan palabas

Those were the days

**uls** · December 11th, 2010 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by shadow

hinde they believed that end of the world na sa 2012.

hehe

tingin ko dahil sa stock market yan

it's more than coincidence kung kailan nag 4000+ points ang PSEi bigla nag spending spree ang mga tao

**uls** · December 11th, 2010 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by Zeus

Na mimiss ko nga ang mga childhood Christmas seasons spirit dati, masaya, walang problema, konting Christmas decor sa bahay, masaya na. Manood lang ng manikin sa COD o pumunta sa Fiesta Carnival sa Cubao happy na. Pag last day na ng school para sa christmas break, may mga program ang school tungkol sa Christmas, fell na feel talaga. Tapos gustong gusto ko yung TV greetings ng Pop Cola, "We in the Pop Cola...wish you a Fantastic Christmas". mababaw lang ang kaligayahan dati, puros kalokohan, mahilig ako sa mga firecrackers tulad ng watusi, tatanggalin ang laman sa buong box, ibabalot sa papel at isusunog! happy new year ang dating

Pulley itatali sa pinto ng kapit bahay tapos katok, pagbukas putok

Tapos yung sparkling wire, tagal sumindi, ubos na posporo ayaw parin, kailangan lighter o kandila. Nagpaputok ng sunod sunod na lolo thunder sa school habang flag ceremony, tapos iba ang pinagbintangan.

Nagpaputok ng sunod sunod na super lolo sa sinehan, mga movie patrons, nagtakbuhan palabas

Those were the days

yup yup

now Christmas is kinda artificial

too commercialized

it's like corporations and malls have taken over Christmas

Christmas is now manufactured, packaged, and sold to consumers

**tidus1203** · December 11th, 2010 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by uls

well yeah

dami nga bumili ng gadgets this year

a number of people i know bumili ng iphone, ipad, other brand smartphones, LCD TVs

meron isa bumili ng Apple laptop costing over P80,000

dami din bumili ng new cars this year

a friend bought a grey market Pajero, another one bought a Land Cruiser

people really were spending this year

must be the wealth effect of the rising stock market

No way, dito sa Pilipinas very few people know the stock market. For me its still the high access to debt... Same with cars, just better access to debt rather than true increase in wealth. As for me I made even more money in 2008 (yep the peak of the financial crisis where I went long the Japanese Yen from 100 something down to 87) than now in 2010... Kaya nga that year Santa Fe nabili ko and this year Fiesta lang!

**Zeus** · December 11th, 2010 02:26 PM

Ito ang mga quotes turo sa school dati...

"The secret of Happiness is to be contented with what you have...

What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others...

The secret of contentment is learning to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desires that is beyond your reach"...