I was reading the recent issue of my school’s Filipino newspaper, “Plaridel” and in one article it talked about chain letters. I then remembered how chain letters have evolved as I moved from grade school, high school and to college. Back in grade school, I transferred to a public school when I was in Grade [...] Read more »
Of baskets and Lola’s, things have certainly changed.
In replying to Laarni’s comment in my last post, I remembered my grandmother and her native basket. Back when I was younger, around 6 or 7, I used to go with my lola (grandmother) when she does the daily “pamamalengke” (buying food supplies from the market) early in the morning. We’d go out around 6 [...] Read more »
Talisay, Batangas
A View from Somewhere 2, originally uploaded by nika_cpaws. This one was taken in Talisay, Batangas. There are tons of resorts there and the water is really beautiful. Actually, I took this when we stopped beside the main road on our way back to Tanauan. I saw the view and I told the driver that [...] Read more »
A View from Somewhere
A View from Somewhere 1, originally uploaded by nika_cpaws. I took this picture last May when we were on our way to a fiesta in one of the barrios in our province. It was such a great view, you can just feel the beauty of nature, the water was clear and calm, and the sky [...] Read more »
Rainy days are here again…plus one lunar eclipse. :D
I remember hearing someone saying, “When it rains, it pours.” These days its all I think about, especially since its been raining hard on our place, a day doesn’t go by without a drizzle, or a downpour. Just a few weeks back, all the news channels on our TV were showing reports of experts and [...] Read more »