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Christmas at Home

January 11, 2007

(My internet connection isn't working well yet hence my silence since my previous post. Today, I'm happy that there's an improvement. Medyo mabilis na ang uploading….medyo lang, compared to its pace in the past few days. So I'm taking advantage of this opportunity to post. I'll just give you a glimpse of how my Christmas vacation went.)

I spent nine happy, simple days in my hometown last December. There's nothing like being at home with your family on Christmas. Ang saya! I've enjoyed the company of my parents and my three brothers. Kulang nga lang ang members ng family ko. My only sister didn't spend Christmas with us because of work (she's not allowed to take a leave during holidays which are considered peak days). Anyway, I'm happy to have a lot of conversations about what everyone has been up to, catching up on what's been going on although we often send each other text messages or exchange calls when we're not together. Iba lang kasi talaga kapag kaharap ko sila. Iba ang feeling.

I'd like to share a picture of the street in front of our house. Those kids in the picture were playing patintero. They asked me later on to join them…and I did. Aba, player yata ako noon ng patintero sa school namin However, my team lost .

Tahimik sa lugar namin. At 6 in the evening, halos wala nang tao sa street na yan. Masarap din matulog kasi panay ang ulan, malamiiiiig….. Air is fresh. Thanks to these trees which surround our house.

Hindi lang trees ang nasa bakuran namin. We also have rootcrops like cassava and ube. I had fun harvesting some of them when I was there. Tadannnn….

No, hindi po camote 'yan hehehe. Ube po yan, the purple root which is made into ube halaya or jam. My brother made a lot of ube jam out of these (ang hirap palang haluin! Kapuy gyud! ). Nanay made tasty ube maruya. Tipid sa handa, galing lang sa likod ng bahay namin hehehe.

I also visited some people who have influenced my life, friends and relatives who never forget the childhood days I spent with them, like this happy, simple couple who are close to my heart who obliged when I requested that they dance to a song being played in the videoke machine.

I really had so much fun. It was indeed a nice time to relax and enjoy life's simple pleasures. These are the reasons why I'm always excited about going home: the place which nurtured me in my younger years and the people who have shown me unconditional love. These are what pull me back to my hometown while at the same time inspire me and give me the courage to spread my wings in the city.

Good bye, hometown, for now. I'll be back soon.

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Previous Comments

good that u enjoyed your holidays, nothing compares celebrating it with ur loved ones. inggit tuloy ako pero masaya din naman naging holiday ko, pero miss ko pa din family ko…

ganda naman sa hometown mo, sarap talaga magbakasyon, sana sumali din ako sa patintero, hehe..

Happy new year Bea!

Posted by Misyel at January 12, 2007, 5:17 am

hello, misyel!

happy new year, too, misyel!

hehehe i know why you had a happy holiday…kasi hindi malamig ang Pasko mo hehehehe

simple lang ang buhay sa hometown ko. i enjoy being there kasi mas gusto ko ang simpleng buhay. ang sarap din yung gigising ka tapos when you open the window in your room, puro plants and trees agad makikita mo, o kaya ay gigisingin ka ng chirping of the birds. haaaay…parang gusto ko na tuloy bumalik dun hehehehe.

ingat dyan!

Posted by bea at January 12, 2007, 8:13 am

Hi dearest bea

Wonderful photos…beautiful place…so peaceful…

I wish makapag-bakasyon ako like yours soon pag okay na sa mga doctors ko.

Thank you for sharing…I am glad you had a wonderful holiday season. TC *hugs*

Posted by Rebecca at January 12, 2007, 11:23 am

Magandang araw, Rebecca!

Salamat, salamat. I’ve been wishing and praying to God for something for myself. Pero papalitan ko na lang muna yung wish ko. Ang ipapalit ko is that sana it will be okay na sa mga doctors mo na mag-travel ka. Isasama ko ‘yan palagi sa Mass intentions ko. Aba, love po ako ni God palagi. In fact, ‘yung mga ipinag-pray ko sa Kanya this year, LAHAT po narinig Niya

Posted by bea at January 12, 2007, 1:33 pm

inggit ko…. at bitin… ang konti ng pictures

Posted by helen at January 12, 2007, 4:24 pm

tita, i’ll show you na lang po some more pics kapag nagawi ako dyan. puro kasi mukha ko ang nakunan kaya nakakahiya sa ibang readers hehehe

Posted by bea at January 12, 2007, 4:47 pm

ganda naman ng sasakyan mo =)

Posted by Daisy at January 12, 2007, 11:43 pm

gwapong-gwapo ba at shiny na shiny? bagong linis yan hehehehe. hindi akin yan uy

Posted by bea at January 13, 2007, 10:10 am

hehe … hinahanap ko yung mga kids naglalaro ng patintero, andun pala sa malayo. sana nasa pic ka. welcome back!

Posted by carey at January 13, 2007, 8:45 pm

hehehe soreee, almost invisible na ang mga kids hehehe. thanks for stopping by, carey. kumusta ang mga elephants sa Thailand?hehehe

Posted by bea at January 15, 2007, 8:18 am

wow. napaka bucolic ng place.

Posted by peter at January 17, 2007, 6:12 pm

hello, peter.
di naman sobrang bucolic. the farms are far from us hehehe. talaga lang maraming puno doon. i’m curious how you found this blog. pinuntahan ko blog mo.taga-Paco Catholic ka pala. i lived near your schooll for many years. taga-Pandacan ako dati hehehe

Posted by bea at January 18, 2007, 9:32 am

sa sobrang hop.. napadpad ako sa blog mo..nice blog.. puro picturess.. hehe

Posted by peter at January 18, 2007, 10:29 am

that was a prompt reply, peter, hehehe. thanks. sometimes i get curious kasi when people find my blog. di ko alam paano sila napapadpad hehehe (well, aside from those na ako ang naunang mag-comment sa blog nila hehehe). balik ka na lang whenever you have time hehehe. happy blogging!

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