Have you purchased the Calendar for the year 2012?
By Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
India
December 14, 2011 3:21am CST
Dear friends,
The time is running so fast, the year 2011 is ending very soon.
Have you bought the calendar for the New Year? I don’t have any idea how you people get the calendar for the year. In fact, one of the advertisement in TV reminds me the year is going to be end soon (I watched the same in first week of November). In my native state, there are two major newspaper companies; both of them are competing each other to sell their calendar for the year. The calendar is giving information of all festivals (all religion) other important days and holidays, temple festivals (there are so many temples in Kerala). The calendar is also providing information of train time, std codes, horoscope etc.
Here in north, we don’t buy a calendar, infact we are getting the same as free from office or shops. But we do purchase a Calendar from our native to know about native festivals and other important things. 
How do you get your calendar for the year? Have you purchased it already?
I hope all of you had a wonderful year 2011 and wishing another wonderful year to all of you.
Please share about your experience in 2011, was it a successful one Or…
Wishing you all A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012.
The time is running so fast, the year 2011 is ending very soon.
Have you bought the calendar for the New Year? I don’t have any idea how you people get the calendar for the year. In fact, one of the advertisement in TV reminds me the year is going to be end soon (I watched the same in first week of November). In my native state, there are two major newspaper companies; both of them are competing each other to sell their calendar for the year. The calendar is giving information of all festivals (all religion) other important days and holidays, temple festivals (there are so many temples in Kerala). The calendar is also providing information of train time, std codes, horoscope etc.
Here in north, we don’t buy a calendar, infact we are getting the same as free from office or shops. But we do purchase a Calendar from our native to know about native festivals and other important things.
How do you get your calendar for the year? Have you purchased it already?
I hope all of you had a wonderful year 2011 and wishing another wonderful year to all of you.
Please share about your experience in 2011, was it a successful one Or…
Wishing you all A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012.8 people like this
50 responses
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
14 Dec 11
hello sis,
Happy Holiday 
I don't buy calendar as well.
Though there are shops that sells personalized calendar, where you can attach your family photo or any photo that you want to be attached.
Shops and companies are giving away calendars for free here too and I am receiving a lot 
I don't buy calendar as well.
Though there are shops that sells personalized calendar, where you can attach your family photo or any photo that you want to be attached.
Shops and companies are giving away calendars for free here too and I am receiving a lot 
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
15 Dec 11
I actually do not buy any calendar, there are malls here that when you shop there during this season, they hand out calendars...:)
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@justinus (1104)
• Karawaci, Indonesia
16 Dec 11
I usually get more than 10 and all of them always for charity, social organizations, with low or irregular prices ... then I share to my neighbor or family, its all right ! I aso sometimes get free calendar from some companies and I sometime difficult to share because every body already get calendar for their home and then of course sometime I have several calendar useless at my home ... do you need some ? I can send you but please I need only a little for post delivery (hahaha) or we can trade of it (barter), I need any books from any countries ... but above all Thanks it is the first after my months absent from mylot !
@justinus (1104)
• Karawaci, Indonesia
28 Dec 11
Oh yes, of course my friend I was not very seriously demanding (that's my mean by laugh hahahaha). Sorry .. maybe I am playfully too much. the first point was that I thank that this topic invited me to write mylot again. (but Some time I got free books from United Sate)
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@shibham (16977)
• India
14 Dec 11
Hi sree..
I never buy any calender in new year and as you have said we are gifted calendars on new year from various companies, shops, groceries, banks etc. My mom purchase panjika on assamese new year. Here most calenders have holidays list or astronomical information.
Have a nice time.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
14 Dec 11
Hi Shibham,
But we need one calendar from the native to know all the festivals in our state. You know one more thing, in our state, among Hindus, they celebrate their birthdays according to the star so the Malayalam calendar is also necessary to know all those.
How was your year 2011? Hope you had a wonderful year.
Thank you so much for the quick response. Have a bright year ahead.
Thank you so much for the quick response. Have a bright year ahead.1 person likes this
@jennyze (7029)
• Indonesia
19 Dec 11
I am the same as you are, I got calendar for free, so I never bought one. Balinese people do buy Calendar, but it is a special calendar where it has all the ceremonies and certain dates for Hindus of the whole Island.
Wishing you a happy New Year 2012, too.
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@mohkanari (1957)
• India
14 Dec 11
Nowadays calendars with good quality are supplied to customers by various offices and business parties. But in my home calender purchased from the News paper agent is considered as an important one. Merry Christmas and happy New Year WISHES to you too!
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Dec 11
Hello Mohkanari,
Are you from Kerala state. You wrote that you are getting the calendar from the news paper agent which is familiar in Kerala only.
We are getting the same from a shop where calendars bring from Kerala.
Thank you so much and have a great year ahead.
We are getting the same from a shop where calendars bring from Kerala.
Thank you so much and have a great year ahead.
@viju0410 (2286)
• India
15 Dec 11
hi sree, No necessary that mohkanari is from Kerala. In Madhya pradesh too, few newspaper publications (I work for the leading one) distribute free Panchang (with all the astro details, Hindi months/festivals - same as our Matrubhumi/ manorama) during the 1st week of January. They even bring out astro predictions supplements as well.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
14 Dec 11
Hi Sree dear, we don't purchase calendar. We will get free calendars from the outlets which we are their regular customer. I like the type of monthly calendar which is practical with all the required info clearly shown, similar to those mentioned in the above content
new calendars are hanging on the walls in sitting room, bedroom as well as kitchen already. Important dates on different months are marked with bright color to remind us to follow accordingly...
Wishing you A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012 in advance
new calendars are hanging on the walls in sitting room, bedroom as well as kitchen already. Important dates on different months are marked with bright color to remind us to follow accordingly...
Wishing you A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2012 in advance
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Dec 11
Hi dear,
So you are already hanged the new calendars in the walls. Really great but we have yet to get one and I hope the free calendars will come later but will get one soon before the year ends.(lol).
Thank you so much for your wishes.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.
Take care.
. Really great but we have yet to get one and I hope the free calendars will come later but will get one soon before the year ends.(lol).
Thank you so much for your wishes.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you.
Take care.1 person likes this
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 11
Yeah, I can see clearly the coming Chinese New will fall on the 23rd of Jan on the one hanging on the wall at my back The one with golden cover is a thick daily calender that needed to be torn daily. The date shown is big and conspicuous. The figure is about 3.6 x 2.8 in in size. Weekday is in green whereas Sunday is red. I have 3 but all of them are written in Chinese. If not I would like to reserve one for you and one for your myLot son
The one with golden cover is a thick daily calender that needed to be torn daily. The date shown is big and conspicuous. The figure is about 3.6 x 2.8 in in size. Weekday is in green whereas Sunday is red. I have 3 but all of them are written in Chinese. If not I would like to reserve one for you and one for your myLot son 1 person likes this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
17 Dec 11
ha ha 'mylot son'.. infact he is my grown up son but I am referring him as 'mylot son' just for mylot members, those who know that I have small kids (I just don't want to confuse them). I am proud to agree that he is my son in all means.
It will be our pleasure to get a gift from you, we just don't mind the language, we can use the common sense to understand it.
It will be our pleasure to get a gift from you, we just don't mind the language, we can use the common sense to understand it.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
24 Dec 11
Hi Sree!
We get a Government calender, which give all the useful information. We only use one calender at home, as my better half does not like to spoil the walls withe too many calenders.
@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
28 Dec 11
We won't buy the Calender, it is for sure.
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@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
14 Dec 11
Hi didi
Waiting for the January 2nd week to get myself a calendar of 2012... I get mine from my bankers... ones with Larger and Bigger Dates and some of their Adverts on those
The ones in the market are good no doubt but they are with much smaller fonts almost non clear and invisible to me and I dont want my eyes to stare those... I have other great things to stare at
Waiting for the January 2nd week to get myself a calendar of 2012... I get mine from my bankers... ones with Larger and Bigger Dates and some of their Adverts on those
The ones in the market are good no doubt but they are with much smaller fonts almost non clear and invisible to me and I dont want my eyes to stare those... I have other great things to stare at1 person likes this
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
15 Dec 11
Dear Sidhu,
But we get the larger one in the market and you can read it from far distance too. But the writings will be in our local language otherwise I would have send one for you.
So what are the new plans for the year? Hope you had a wonderful year 2011.
Have a great year ahead.
But we get the larger one in the market and you can read it from far distance too. But the writings will be in our local language otherwise I would have send one for you.
So what are the new plans for the year? Hope you had a wonderful year 2011.
Have a great year ahead.@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
15 Dec 11
Ok... send me one (I already mentioned... I dont know or understand the adverts from the bank... so not understanding the writings will not be a problem... but are the dates in english)
now that it is going to die forever... My 2011 went all okay(why to say sad things at the end time)
...
I have great expectations from 2012(no not the ones like the Story) but I have a lot of expectations and I hope that 50% of them should get right... That will keep me happy.
now that it is going to die forever... My 2011 went all okay(why to say sad things at the end time)...
I have great expectations from 2012(no not the ones like the Story) but I have a lot of expectations and I hope that 50% of them should get right... That will keep me happy.1 person likes this
@Professor2010 (20162)
• India
1 Mar 12
Sree beti
It is March now, i have tons of them most are free from shops and business houses, book stores, but some i have bought.
Calendars with pictures of our gods/goddess are my favorites, my wife hangs them in puja room and few in her room, some have phases of moon and dates for our hindu festivals, this we all need for puja, fasting etc
Thanks for sharing
Best of luck.
Professor
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
5 Mar 12
Hello Sir,
I think the calendars with God’s pictures are high on demand. I have seen a lot. This time we have only two calendars we got at home, one we purchased which include the festival and other important dates in our native state and other is free. I refused to take many calendars offered from different places as we don’t have much space at home. Two is more than enough.
Thank you so much Sir.
Take care of your health.
Thank you so much Sir.
Take care of your health.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
15 Dec 11
We usually get the calendar for free when we purchased other items. Schools will open in every January so parents will get ready and prepare their children with the school items and we usually get free calendar when we for example buy school uniforms or school shoes. We can get the calendar from the stationery or book store as well. Rarely we buy calendar since we can get for free for any items we buy from the store. I am glad and grateful for having a great year of 2011. I want to work more harder for the next year of 2012.(^^)
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
27 Dec 11
Hi CTHanum,
In your place the academic year starts in January? In January, here this place having the winter vacation for students. The academic year starts in the month of April mostly, for some school it will start in the end of March. In South part the academic year starts in the month of June. Thank you for sharing the information.
Have a great year ahead.
@CTHanum (8234)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 11
Yeah, we start the school term in January every year. The school holiday start in November so we usually have the first week of January for the school term to be started.(^^) We bought some stuff from the clothes store and they gave us some calendars but still not enough..Everyone here want at least a calendar for themselves.(^^)
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@viju0410 (2286)
• India
15 Dec 11
Hi Sree,
Let me thank you for reminding me and after reading your title, I called my MIL to buy one for me too (of course the native one). We too follow the Malayalam calendar for many festivals though it is almost the same with our other traditional festivals. The most interesting part is I am a Tamilian from Palakkadu which make me celebrate Onam as well as Pongal.
We don't really need to buy anything else than this native one as most of the time i get from office. Even they print office diary and desktop calendars.
As far as 2011, all iz well, all iz well.... Happy and great new year to you & your family. Enjoy!
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
21 Dec 11
Hello Viju,
I had an impression that you are from Kerala, anyway you can enjoy the festivals of both state, it is really interesting. You must know both languages too, it is really a blessing. So enjoy dear.
Thank you so much for the wishes. Have a great year ahead.
(What happened to the picnic program?)
I had an impression that you are from Kerala, anyway you can enjoy the festivals of both state, it is really interesting. You must know both languages too, it is really a blessing. So enjoy dear.
Thank you so much for the wishes. Have a great year ahead.
(What happened to the picnic program?)@viju0410 (2286)
• India
21 Dec 11
Hi sree,
That's right. and also I spent a decade in Kolkata before my marriage so I love some bengali dishes as well and I prepare it once a while at home.
The picnic - now most of my daughter's friends are cancelling and now the main focus is on her dance program tomorrow at School annual day. So picnic is taking a back seat now. Thanks & happy times ahead!
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@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
2 Jan 12
I never used to buy calendars for money becuase I get them for free. Now there are a lot of companies which gives their calenders promoting their company features.
Do you have such calenders ?
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
3 Jan 12
Hello wonderboy,
Happy New Year to you.
No, I don't have such calendars. We used to purchase one every year and it is a must for us. We do get calendars from Bank, office etc. I refused to take the calendar from office as there is no enough space at home to hang all these.
Have a great year ahead.
No, I don't have such calendars. We used to purchase one every year and it is a must for us. We do get calendars from Bank, office etc. I refused to take the calendar from office as there is no enough space at home to hang all these.
Have a great year ahead. 
]@thewonderboy (7501)
• India
6 Jan 12
I don't but them.
Why should I get them if I have a free one
Do you buy them ?
I think free ones are good. What about you ?
Do you buy them ?
I think free ones are good. What about you ?1 person likes this
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
29 Dec 11
I have bought a day to day picture like calendar of islands and many of these are tropical. They show the date at the top and have a picture of an island at the bottom. I put that on my shelf above my television. I also have bought a calendar for my bedroom. It is all about tropical islands and beaches. My mom bought the calendar that will be in my lounge. It is all about paradise: tropical beaches. My mom and my older son bought me a 2012 diary plus address book. I plan to have a very well organized 2012. I wish everyone on My Lot a very happy 2012.
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@bewitched13 (792)
• India
21 Dec 11
Yes Sreekala we need a calendar which shows the important days and festivals according to our custom. We too buy one apart from the free ones which we get from the shops and also from our building society. Wishing you too a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Happy mylotting.
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@garson (884)
• United States
4 Feb 12
I have never bought a calendar. This year, we got a calendar from the real estate broker who helped my brother found our new house.
@aeiou78 (3445)
• Malaysia
18 Dec 11
Calender is very important to every of the family.
Most of the people need to have a calender to check and to plan for certain occasion at certain period.
Whether we are buying a calender or not, it is very a subjective question.
In the past, I never bought calenders because I could get free calenders from the merchants.
About the year 2012, I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year fro 2012.
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@keihimekawa (2009)
• Philippines
4 Jan 12
I don't really buy wall calendars since we will be having quite a lot as gifts from various companies :D I'm pretty happy with my planner and phone's calendar since i find it handy :D As for holidays, annually our boss sends us a list of holidays so we can plan our leaves ahead of time. Lolz!
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@timetravel (1425)
• United States
3 Jan 12
I always buy the 365 kittens of the year calender...since I am a big cat person! I have two rescues of my own. I guess this year it will be the 366 kittens calender! Leap year...yeah.
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