Monthly Archives: January 2009

Pula = Katapangan

The theme for this week’s Litratong Pinoy is RED.

Ang tema ngayong linggo para sa Litratong Pinoy ay PULA.

There are so many interpretations for the color red:  love, hatred, blood, bravery and prosperity. It may also symbolize energy, communism, heat and arrogance. Some even say that red is the color of the devil.

Maraming interpretasyon ang kulay pula: pag-ibig, galit, dugo, katapangan at simbolo ng yaman. Maaari din itong maging simbolo ng lakas, Komunismo, init at kahambugan. Sabi pa nga ng ilan, ang pula ay kulay ng demonyo.

For me, red for bravery is what we need right now. We need this not because we have to battle foreign oppressors like our ancestors but to battle the many hardships we are currently experiencing: financial crisis, lack of political trust and just about any daily struggles that should have been easy but tend to be otherwise.

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Hanging Bridge

One of the things we enjoy doing when we go to that place to savor cool mountain air (my other WS entry) is to walk on the hanging bridge.

I was not able to walk on this bridge this time because the drizzles made the wood slippery. I don’t know why my running shoes felt that way.

Hanging Bridge which I also featured with a photo taken from a different perspective in this post.

Looking Forward

2009 is finally here. We look forward to what this year will bring us at the same time we arm ourselves with the many life lessons learned from the year that was 2008.

Yes, we may still have hang-ups or emotional baggage but this year, we tell ourselves that we will do everything better than last year.

What are you looking forward to in 2009?

My answer:

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Exotic Cars

I will ask my 7 year old son to enumerate encode the different names of exotic cars that he knows and loves to watch on his favorite TV shows and YouTube channels about rides::

  • McLaren F1
  • Ferrari F60
  • Maserati MC12
  • Porsche 911 Turbo
  • BMW M6
  • Mercedes Benz SLR
  • Buggati Veyron
  • Lamborghini Reventon
  • Lotus Exige
  • Aston Martin DB9
  • Acura NSX
  • Thanks, Julian. He wanted to encode some more but I told him that these would do for now.

    Exotic cars are wonderful but are very expensive. Ferrari parts and services alone would probably mean a fortune for us who can only dream of having these cars.

    For now, we just contend ourselves with this:

    A Ferrari F50 1 : 18 Scale model 😉

    Candle Wishes

    Manigong Bagong Taon sa lahat!

    Akala ko nga walang LP kasi baka puyat ang mga nagsipagsalubong sa Bagong Taon, aba, hindi pala. Katulad ko, alas 5 pa lang, gising na, gawa ng sanay magising ng maaga.

    Ang pambungad na sulatin ko para sa taong ito ay tungkol sa mga kahilingang sinimbolo ng mga kandilang sinindihan namin kagabi.

    Bawat kandila ay may iba’t ibang kulay na may big sabihin.

    Bago kami nag-Media Noche (ako, ang aking kabiyak at ang aming anak na lalaki [tulog si Bunso at natulog ulit si Ate} ) ay nagtanong sa akin ang aking anak na lalaki kung ano sa mga kandilang iyon ang aking gusto. Sabi ko yung “berde”, kasi yun ang kahilingan na patungkol sa pananalapi.

    Tinanong niya ako kung para ba ito sa pambili ng pagkain, pambayad sa school, at pang-gas ng sasakyan para makapunta sa work? Sabi ko “Oo”.

    Hindi ko alam, tinanong din pala niya ang kanyang ama at pareho kami ng sagot.

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