Spirit of Christmas @ Sinag Printing

by: Shara Jane Falceso

It was December last year when we had our company Christmas Party. I still remember how happy it was, well who would not be delighted with all the raffle prizes, overflowing foods, games and exchange gifts. I mean, the mere fact that we are all happily celebrating the party is enough.

The party started at around 8pm after the anticipated Simbang Gabi which was sponsored by the Dela Peña-Landicho Family & Sinag Printing. But before we started the games and other stuffs, we enjoyed first the delicious foods prepared by none other than the “Great Auntie Omeng”. I really loved the hamonado and siomai that night. But much as I wanted to eat “a lot”, palpitation will surely strike if I will not control myself (laughs).

A photo taken during the Mass

Yummy foods prepared by Aunt Omeng

We’re all ready for the games just a couple of minutes after we eat. Our first game, Calamansi Relay - Girls vs. Boys. I joined the game and I’m expecting that time that we’re gonna win. Yes, we’ve won! It’s just a matter of balancing the calamansi on a plastic spoon. Whew! We also have paper dance, Pinoy Henyo andTrip to Jerusalem-with a twist. Below are some of our crazy pictures during the games.

Kuya Ramir & his wife playing Pinoy Henyo

After the games, here comes my favorite part, the exchange gift and raffle draw. Everyone was excited to receive their gifts. All are excited to give and to receive during that time, especially during the raffle draw. I’m not a lucky person when it comes to raffles, and I’m used to that ☺. But it’s different during our company Christmas Party. Everyone was entitled to a one raffle prize. I’ve received an electric fan and I haven’t used it yet, haha!

Part of the celebration was to award the Certificate of Appreciation to Mr. Ramir Garcia, our Machine Operator, for his outstanding attendance. He’s never been absent, never been late for the whole year 2011.

Can you do that? Impressive isn’t it? Kura Ramir was very happy receiving his award in front of his wife and son. Yes, families of each employee are invited to party with the whole Sinag clan. That made our Christmas party even more memorable.

Kuya Ramir while receiving the Certificate of Appreciation

It was undeniably the best Christmas Party that I’ve experienced so far. I’m looking forward to this kind of party in the future, simple yet absolutely perfect ☺. Until next Christmas party-partey!

Simbang Gabi sa Sinag!

by Raia Dela Pena-Landicho



Last Christmas my mother was invited by our local Parish church to sponsor one of the anticipated Christmas masses for our barangay. This is a community service offered by the parish to our parishioners who for reasons of work, distance or security, cannot attend the traditional early morning masses at the main church.

We gladly accepted the offer, thinking that many of our neighbors along the highway would indeed appreciated the anticipated masses near their homes.

We went into a flurry of preparations, hurriedly putting up christmas decor in our newly renovated garage (thank god we had it fixed before christmas!), printing announcement banners and flyers for the folks around our community and renting chairs for the masses. The star of our make shift altar was the home-made belen that the sinag staff (the talented Mr. Marlon Borlagdan mainly) made for the Simbang Gabi. It is beautiful!




We put up stars and garlands of christmas lights and it really felt like christmas in Sinag. A christmas like no other we have ever had.

It was a tiring endeavor but it was all worth it. We're all actually looking forward to next Christmas and hopefully, another round of christmas masses in Sinag. This was a perfect end to an unforgettable year for Sinag.

Thanks to everybody and Happy New Year to all!