How to Celebrate Philippine Independence Day at home
Missing the Philippine Independence Day parade this year? Not to worry — plenty of ways to celebrate Philippine Independence Day at home! Here are some ideas to get you started: DECORATE. Bring out...
View ArticleHow to make a Parol (Philippine Christmas lantern)
Parol-making is definitely not for the faint of heart. It is labor-intensive, repetitive, even tedious. But when done in the company of friends, perhaps with some Filipino Christmas music in the...
View Article10 Surprising Facts about Taal Volcano
Despite having heard of Taal Volcano and its must-see beauty practically all my life, I never felt a real desire to visit it. Until now. Flying home again after more than a decade, we were browsing...
View ArticleA Crown for Lent
Holy Week – Mahal na Araw – was impossible to miss back home. Schools were closed, for one. And although some availed themselves of this time to vacation, many others devoted the time to penance and...
View ArticleThe Sacrament of Waiting
I was reminded of this essay while writing my previous post. Maybe you’ve chanced upon it online yourself, as I did decades ago. Written by a Jesuit priest in the Philippines, it resonated with me then...
View ArticleA Time to Wait
With six hours between flights and not much energy left, the last thing I wanted to do was walk or sit inside an airline terminal. So I sat outside. A single bench by one of the entrances was...
View ArticleThe Necessity of Leisure
Though we’ve enjoyed the cooler nighttime temperatures this past week, it is nevertheless a sobering reminder that the end of summer is drawing near. Soon enough, we’ll bid a wistful farewell to warm...
View ArticleVersatile Blogger Award
A big THANK YOU, once more to Yulee Foster, Miss Philippines UK 2014, for nominating me yet again for another award! This time it’s the Versatile Blogger Award. Thanks, Yulee! The Rules: 1. Show the...
View ArticlePinoy Camp – Tinikling fun
On yet another sweltering day with occasional thunderstorms, we had some indoor fun by practicing tinikling, the Philippine national folk dance. (Rather, it is widely thought to be, though the national...
View ArticlePinoy Camp – Palayoks, kalans, and pottery wheels
Our big craft for the week involved making (rather, trying to make) clay cooking sets just like the one in the book, Araw Sa Palengke – a wonderful book featuring adorable drawings and a heartwarming...
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