Category Archives: Photos

Sundays

Sundays are considered family days and days of obligation to go to church.

This is the day when we do things that are extra-special like cooking special dishes, going to special places, visiting special people and other things that we do that we give a special touch.

We had a special day today when we decided to have a lunch picnic.

During these two hours that we spent outdoors, I have taken a lot of photos while the two young children were running around, my eldest daughter had her ever-present earphones plugged in her ears and hubby was napping on the mat.

I chanced upon this small, young family from a distance, spending a quiet afternoon among the trees that provide shade and cool air:

The Weekly Question will touch on this topic:

What are the special things that you look forward to every Sunday?

My answer:

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Kinagisnan

Kinagisnan.

Most Filipinos are traditional, even if we are already living in the so-called modern world. We still believe what our ancestors have believed in centuries ago.

Karamihan sa mga Pinoy ay tradisyonal, kahit na ba nasa modernong siglo na tayo ngayon. Marami pa din tayong pinaniniwalaang mga paniniwala at kaugalian namana natin sa ating mga ninuno.

Anu-ano ba ang mga ito?

  • Pag”laway” sa paa o paglagay ng nilawayang sinulid sa sanggol na iyak ng iyak dahil ito ay “nausog”.
  • Ang pagtitika at pagbisita iglesia tuwing Mahal na Araw.
  • Ang Misa de Gallo tuwing buwan ng Disyembre at siyempre pa ang pagkain ng bibingka at puto bumbong.
  • Paglagay ng ____ sa tiyan ng baby para hindi ito umiyak dahil sa colic.
  • Pagsigarilyo ng mga matatandang babae ng sigarilyong kulay brown. Ano ngayon ang kakaiba dito? Yung dulong bahagi ng sigarilyo na me apoy ang nasa loob ng bibig.
  • Hindi pagwalis ng bahay sa gabi.
  • Hindi pagligo kapag me patay sa pamilya. Kasama na diyan kapag Biyernes Santo. Oo, me ganito.
  • Pagmamano sa matatanda at pagsabi ng “po” at “opo”.
  • Ang pagsabit ng kwintas ng sampagita sa altar.
  • Pag-ulam sa hot dog.

May maidadagdag ka pa ba?

Ay! Teka, nakalimutan ko ang aking larawan.

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Bargain Bags

Sunday was spent fussing on a new dog, getting early Christmas gifts, lunching on grilled burgers and getting groceries and the clothes from the laundry shop. In between that, we found a place that sells bargain bags.

Blazing Products bags to be exact. The bags and other sports equipments being sold are old stocks. Some are good as new and look clean. The others need some cleaning up before being used.

There were also binoculars, flashlights, tent, rain gears and other camping and sports products to choose from. Hubby saw a compass and got interested. I wonder if they also sell talking watches.

We got a padded camera bag for me and a small sling bag for my son.

Below is a photo of some of the products being sold there:

That empty spot on the top shelf was where I got my padded camera bag from. The price? PhP400.00 or roughly below $9.

By the way, one can have a laptop bag made-to-order from them.

The Nights are Getting Longer and Colder

November has just started but we are experiencing unusually cool weather here in our otherwise hot and humid country.

Rains have been coming for the past several weeks. The seedlings we have planted have been benefiting from these although elsewhere these rains meant bad news.

The days are getting shorter because the afternoons are getting darker earlier than usual.

It is quite difficult to wake up at the usual hour, which is 5:00am because it is still dark and chilly. Sleep seems to call upon people to stay in bed longer.

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Maalaala Mo Kaya?

“Maalaala mo kaya…? so goes a soulful song, asking the listener to look back and reflect on the promises of love that were made.

“Maalaala mo kaya, ang sumpa mo sa akin, na ang pag-ibig mo ay sadyang di magmamaliw…” Ayan, awit mula sa puso, para sa isang puso, tila ba naninisi, nagpapaalala kaya dapat hindi sumusumpa ng pangako eh 😀

My photo for this week’s theme would not be about love nor about family matters because not only are these personal topics but about the nation’s history.

Ang aking larawan ay hindi tungkol sa aking pag-ibig o pamilya dahil mga personal itong usapin. Ang aking entry ay tungkol sa kasaysayan ng ating lahi.

It is funny to see people answering questions about the country’s history with wrong information. Sure, as time passes by and we become busy and preoccupied with so many things, we forget about history facts and trivia.

Nakakatawa kung minsan panoodin sa TV ang mga tinatanong tungkol sa kasaysayan natin kasi mali-mali ang sagot nila. (nangyayari ito kapag me mga selebrasyon o holiday ang ating bansa) Hindi natin sila masisisi dahil sa pagdaan ng panahon, sa dami ng dapat asikasuhin at gawin, nakakalimutan na ang tungkol sa kasaysayan ng bansa.

But for us to grow not just individually but grow as a nation, we should at least have a clear understanding of how our nation was before and what it has to go through to be what it is today. Never mind if we do not particularly like what is happening.

Pero para sa ating paglago hindi lamang bilang mamamayan kundi bilang isang bansa, dapat me alamtayo sa pinagdaanan ng atng bansa, sa kasaysayan nito na siya namang naging  daan kung ano ito ngayon.Kahit pa nga ba hindi tayo sang-ayon sa naging kinalabasan nito sa panahong kasalukuyan.

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