I am a wife-the wind beneath my husband's wings... A mother-the protective arm around my two dynamos. When I am not being a wife and a mother, I am the woman comfortably nestled in "My Rocking Cradle".
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A road trip last December 26 brought us to Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija. It was spontaneous… we huddled the kids into two SUVs and off we traversed the long road to… wherever. We didn’t know where to stop or where to spend the afternoon. We just wanted to bond and enjoy the holidays in a different milieu.
The [...]
In Cabanatuan City, tricycles rule!
Tricycles are three-wheeled vehicles that are commonly seen in Philippine provinces. These vehicles take routes that cannot be penetrated by the big jeepneys, at least that’s what I thought. In Cabanatuan City, it’s a different story. Tricycles are the kings of the road!
One can never miss the presence of tricycles on the road [...]
Christmas is one looonnnggg season in the Philippines. For others, as soon as the -ber month enters, christmas carols are played and christmas decorations start to adorn houses.
Little Dynamo’s Lola (grandmother) asked for the Christmas tree and christmas decors to be cleaned so she can have bonding time with her apos (grandchildren). Bonding means the [...]
Remember the “Philippines 2000″ slogan of the Ramos administration for the Philippines to be a newly-industrialized country? We’re moving on to 2010 and the Philippines remains to be an agricultural country:-).
We were on the road in Nueva Ecija last week and on a sunny Sunday, rice grains were spread out along the national highway to have [...]
We were invited to a 7th birthday party last night.
A 7th birthday celebration is usually a big family affair here in the Philippines. For some, it is a very well-planned, well-organized affair. For a few, it is a grand celebration. But how grand is grand turns out to be relative. Let me share with you [...]
I had been wallowing in my own (bad) health the past week that I had been here in the Philippines that I hardly took notice of the plight of other Filipinos who fell prey to the nasty temper of Bagyo Ondoy.
Little Dynamo and I arrived in Manila Monday last week. We were picked up at the airport [...]
Got this from April’s blog:
Funny or irreponsible journalism? Picture above was printed in Manila Bulletin, one of the biggest newspapers in the Philippines.
Facts:
Picture above was of ex-President Cory Aquino’s recent funeral
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is the current president of the Philippines
Aquino and Arroyo are the only two female presidents of the Philippines
Ex-President Aquino was actively involved in calling [...]
I saw this picture from Inquirer.net today.
Majestic and grand. The wraparound cloud with seven birds was a dramatic addition which the surgeon/photographer chanced upon. Lucky!
What makes this volcano stand out from the rest is its almost perfect cone. I remember a school performance when I was in grade school about the myth of the Mayon [...]
December 30 is the Philippine’s Rizal Day. It is so named after the Philippines’ national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Of course, much has been written about him.
But look at this: Our national hero has had a total of 10 women in his life… and this was during the nineteenth century… and he does not even [...]
Our Little Dynamo is fortunate to spend another Christmas here in the Philippines. One tradition which makes it more exciting is the Christmas carolling. Children (even adults) go to houses and sing Christmas carols. The house owners gladly (some reluctantly, others grouchily) give money to the carollers.
On Christmas eve, we had several carollers passing by the front [...]
