Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Win (with an asterisk)

US holidays, for most companies:
New Year's Day
Memorial Day
July 4
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Optional: Good Friday, Presidents Day, MLK Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Xmas Eve

Total: 6 days, maybe 10-12 if you are lucky

Hong Kong holidays for 2009
New Year's Day
Lunar New Year, Day 1
Lunar New Year, Day 2
Lunar New Year, Day 3
Ching Ming festival (tomb sweeping day)
Good Friday
Day after Good Friday (Saturday can be considered a work day here)
Day after Easter
May 1, the real Labor Day
Buddha's Birthday
Tuen Ng Festival, Dragon boat racing day
HKSAR establishment day
National Day
Mid-autumn festival
Ching Yeung festival
Christmas Day
Boxing Day (day after Christmas)

Total: 16 days

Win, Hong Kong

Holidays I get off
Day before May Day, my day off for that week
New Year's Eve, my day off for that week

Total: None, really

Fail, me.

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