6th July 2016
Today marks the end of the holy month of fasting for Muslims (Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan) and our country, the Philippines, respects this celebration hence declared today as a non-working holiday.
I am not a Muslim. I am not on vacation either as I needed to work still. But I am thankful for 3 things today.
First, the roads are clear. Yes. No traffic. If you are living here in Metro Manila, you’d understand how big deal that is. No traffic means a miracle. It took me less than 30 minutes to get to work which on a normal day would take me around 1.5 hours. Imagine my relief. What a great way to start the day!
The second thing I’m grateful for today is the dress-down policy in our company. Corporate attire is not convenient these days because of the heavy rains in the afternoon. Since its holiday, we can wear jeans and rubber shoes which make it easier to walk and commute even under the rain, plus I get to wear a very comfortable t-shirt today that brings a lot of good vibe for me.
Finally, I’m grateful for the Overtime Pay! I don’t need to be somewhere else today so working with an extra pay is not bad. It’s as if I worked for 2 days when I just actually worked for 1 which luckily is a no-traffic day and dress-down day.
This day is simply amazing and I can’t help myself from thanking this Holiday. I hope you too, in any other way appreciate today.
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Out daily gratitude journal for today is contributed by a dear friend, Mariel Plaza.
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