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Brown Waters

Matamis. Sweet.

Yan ang unang pumapasok sa isipan natin kung tsokolate ang pag-uusapan. That is the first thing that comes to mind when one is talking about chocolates.

Me in-edit na nga akong larawan para dito, isang chocolate fountain. Kaya lang nagbago ang isip ko. Heto na lang: I have already edited a photo for this theme, a chocolate fountain. But I changed my mind and decided on this instead:

Bucao River, Botolan, Zambales

Ang Ilog ng Bucao na dumadaloy mula sa Bulkang Pinatubuan Pinatubo. May pagka-kulay tsokolate ang tubig. Marahil dahil ang mga bundok sa may di kalayuan ay kulay tsokolate din kasi kalbo na. Lalo na sa tag-init, litaw ang kulay tsokolate sa mga kinalbong bundok.

Bucao River which runs from Mount Punatubo. The water is brownish, like chocolate. Maybe because the mountains in the background are also brown because there are no more trees. The brown color is apparent during summer.

Tree-Lined Roads

It is wonderful to see trees planted near highways because these do not just give character to the road but it provides shade too. Unless strong winds will knock these down, I am ok with the idea of having these trees.

Take a look at the photo below of the highway leading to my family (my parents and brother):

Nice, isn’t it?

Of course, those Flowering Cherry trees would have been perfect, if these will survive the hot weather we have in this country.It sure would be nice to see lovely blossoms lining up the road. I think that would be awesome!

Consideration to Others

Consideration to others for me is about courtesy.

It does not entail people to bow their heads in reverence to other people, not its not that.

Consideration encompasses not just respecting the opinions of other people, recognizing their personal space and doing things not just for your own benefit but for the benefit of others too. It shows in courtesy, knowing that there are other people besides yourself.

One of the things I don’t like to see are people who show (intentionally or unintentionally) actions that clearly do not show the proper decorum, especially when they are in public.

Take a look at this photo I took last week while I was waiting for my to-go order from a popular local food chain:

So the weekly question will focus on this photo:

What would you do if you see this in a restaurant?

My answer:

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Lilang Balabal

Lila ang tema sa linggong ito para sa Litratong Pinoy. Purple/Violet is the theme for this week’s Litratong Pinoy.

Uso sa panahong me kaginawan ang gumamit ng balabal (pero sa kasong ito, parang tela lang to at hindi korteng tatsulok). Kahit nga hindi malamig, marami akong nakikitang gumagamit nito. Bakit kanyo? Kasi naka-sleeveless sila pero malaki ang braso kaya gumagamit ng pantakip. Guilty ako na malaki ang braso ko, pero hindi na lang ako mag-sleeveless na tatakpan naman. Ay ang sama ko. 😀

The “in” thing to use during cold weather is the shawl although it just looks like a piece of cloth and not exactly a shawl with the triangular shape. Even if its not very cold, I see a lot of women using this. Why? They wear sleeveless clothes but because their arms are a bit fat, they use the shawl to cover the flab. I am guilty of having such arms, so I would rather not wear sleeveless clothes only to cover my arms. Ooops, my bad! 😀

Heto si bunso, kasama si kuya, suot ang lilang balabal ni Ate. Kuha ito noong nag-celebrate ang aming homeschoolers ng United Nations’ Day. Sila ay tumitingin ng mga gamit mula sa kontinente ng Timog Amerika. Pang-isla ang suot nila kasi Oceania ang aming grupo.

That is our youngest child with her older brother, wearing the purple shawl of our eldest child. This photo was taken when the homeschoolers celebrated United Nations’ Day. They are looking at things representing South America. They are wearing “island” get-up because we belong to the Oceania group.

Maligayang Huwebes po!

Dancing to the Year of the Ox

Last night we (my two younger children and I) were able to watch dance performances depicting the Chinese culture in the mall where we usually spend an hour or two every Monday and Wednesday before we go home with the hubby.

Anyway, the performances were good and good thing I have a camera with me in my bag as I always do so I was able to take some photos. These performances were in celebration of the Chinese New Year which is celebrating the Year of the Ox.

Some of the dancers were barefoot while some wore flat shoes. There were those who wore high heels and I was afraid they might trip and fall on the wood flooring because some parts of the stage were moving when they move.

Good thing none of what I was thinking happened. Whew!

Kung Hei Fat Choi!