I got an sms from my brother asking us if we can go home to the province as soon as possible. Apparently, our granduncle or grandfather, married to a grandaunt (our blood relations) has been getting weaker and is bedridden.
Brother said he can still recognize people and in fact, he calls my brother with his (bro’s) pet name. Hmmm…
“Lolo O_ _ _” we call him. He used to work in an American military installation (where my father used to work too) but had to retire early due to a disability which rendered him unable to hear without hearing aid. He filed for disability appeal and won. He uses these regular amounts getting sent to him to pay for visits to the ear doctors.
I really hope we would be able to go visit him the soonest possible.
Tags: family
“Mabuhay!” means “Live long and prosper” which is what Filipinos greet their visitors. To you, I present the country’s flag.
The Philippine flag underwent several transformations through the years. A brief history of the present flag can be found here.
The blue stands for peace, truth and justice. The red for patriotism, valor and courage. The white for purity and equality.
The three stars symbolize the three big island groups namely Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
The sun with eight rays represents the first eight provinces who fought in the revolution against Spain which has ruled the country for more than 300 years.
The country went through many challenges and at present, we still are undergoing a lot of political turmoil from leaders who do not represent the symbolism of the flag and it seems that what our forefathers have fought and died for is still not clear amongst self-serving people.
By the way, fun hand-made Oceania flags are in an entry here.
Tags: colors, flags, Philippine flag
It is not the number of years that count but the memories.
Let me rephrase that: celebrating wedding anniversaries does not just involve doing something special. This also involves strengthening the bond that brought two strangers together.
How will you make your or a wedding anniersary more special?
Click here for an unabashed plug of an article written by someone who blogs at TreasureJar.info 😀
Tags: wedding, wedding anniversary, wmn.ph
I have written about books in this post.
We do have books about different topics but I have noticed that we do not have a lot of books that has topics about health.
I had to resort to researching what the web has to offer when one time, my father talked about a certain kind of cancer that made his former bosses decide to strip the flooring of their offices many years ago.
It was in fact called Mesothelioma cancer and thanks to the web, we knew what it was called.
The offices had new tiles for the flooring because of the possible effect of the asbestos on the health of the people.
I wish employers are as considerate as what my father had while he was working.
And now I know what is missing in our library, health books.
Tags: books, health
This small bottle of Smokey Kettle Maple Syrup was given by a good friend MC around two or so years ago. The photo was taken last year or so ago.I remember when we were still going to grad school, we’d go home at night (sometimes classes end a little after 8pm) with her younger sister CC who graduated with honors in her course.
Both women are admirable, MC being a teacher like me and CC who stopped being a corporate accountant to become a business woman. She went through medical coding training courses to become a transcriptionist later on. I am not sure if she is still in this kind of business.
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Tags: maple syrup, sweets
Countless brides with their families, diamond engagement rings, exquisite gowns and dolled up entourage have walked the long aisle of San Sebastian Church or the Basilica Minore de San Sebastian which was one of the photos I featured in my Litratong Pinoy entry.
This is one church that has captured the hearts of people, whether through its design or its history or perhaps both.
This all steel church is on the tentative list of UNESCO Heritage Sites.
I am glad that we included this in our itinerary when we did our family annual Visita Iglesia during Holy Week. When the kids were asked what church made the best impact for them this church won hands down 🙂
Tags: Basilica de San Sebastian, Manila, San Sebastian Church
