It’s become almost a ritual to spend much of December in the province, and this year it just seemed like the best idea to escape Manila, not just because of the Christmas traffic, but because of the culture of consumption fashioned around this season.

Sure, we refuse to get involved in this enterprise; and yes, we can disengage. But you have to admit that the reunions and parties demand of one an amount of money, and time, both of which one might not have a lot of.

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