A couple of nights ago, there were two topics about Christmas bonuses in the evening news which caught my attention. The first one is about budgeting and spending wisely and the other is about the sad news about displaced workers or employed workers but will not receive their bonuses because of the economic losses their companies experienced from the typhoon Ondoy.
The second one is disheartening. Sometimes, even if we wanted to forget and move on already with the Ondoy effects, there are circumstances that force you to remember. Christmas is a time for celebration but it is not that way for a lot of people and its sad. I sincerely hope that these workers affected by Ondoy and will not get their long-awaited bonuses will find somethings to be happy for this christmas.
On the other hand, I am very thankful because I already received our company bonus. My original plan for this bonus is to buy my son’s christmas outfit and a cellular phone for my nanay as our christmas gift to her. After the Ondoy, I’ve decided that I’d be more giving and I’ll try to share our blessings with other people in need so part of the bonus was spent to support that cause.
With this, we went shopping last night at SM Marikina and had fun choosing clothing for my son who readily posed for an impromptu photo shoot. I was a little bit awed though when we went to the cashier, tallied the items cost via the barcode scanner and found out that the bill is way off my budget. Oh man, children’s clothing these days are far more expensive than adults!
At least, even if I am now christmas bonus poorer, I was able to achieve some goals I set and I hope that I made some people happy this christmas with my bonus if I wasn’t able to buy anything for myself with it. 
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