Maganda naman at buhay na buhay pa rin ang tradisyun ng simbang gabi, ang misa sa medaling araw. Paglabas mo ng simbahan, nandiyan ang puto-bumbong at bibingka.
Dito sa Manila, kape ang mainit na inumin. Three-in-one na. Sa probinsiya, salabat. Yung may kaya, tsokolate na malapot kasama ng ibos-suman at mangga. Ang sarap. Tamang-tama sa malamig na simoy ng hangin.
Ang ginagawa pa namin noon, nagsisindi ng mga naipon na basura na kadalasan ay dahon ng mga puno. Upo kami doon sa paligid ng apoy at magkwentuhan habang umiinom ng salabat o kape. Ang kape doon, kung hindi barako, kape ng bigas.
Sana ang ating Department of Tourism, makipag-ugnayan sa ating mga lokal na pamahalaan na hindi lamang ipagpatuloy ang simbang gabi kung di buhayin ang mga magandang kaugalian para sa mga kabataan.
Pasko na talaga dahil grabe na ang trapik.
Noong Biyernes, talagang usad pagong ang mga sasakyan. Araw kasi ng sweldo. Yun ang hinintay ng marami para makapag Christmas shopping. Tapos, marami ding Christmas party.
Sa susunod na mga araw, sigurado ganun pa rin katindi ang trapik. Hanggang bagong taon na yan dahil pagkatapos ng Christmas, tuloy pa rin ang shopping at outing gamit ang mga napamaskuhan.
Ganyan lang talaga ang buhay. Kahit mahirap, marunong naman tayo magsaya kahit papaano.
Habang tayo ay nagdidiwang ng kapaskuhan, isipin natin ang mga biktima ng bagyong Pablo. Kung may maibigay, pwede tayong mag-share. O sa mga nanganga-ilangan na ating nakikita o nasasalubong sa araw-araw natin na buhay.
Ingat tayo sa pagsa-shopping. Naglilipana ang mandurukot.
Talagang hindi nawawala ang mga taong masama ang budhi. Huwag maniniwala sa mga kumakalat ng text na nanalo kayo sa kung anong promo. Noong isang buwan may natanggap akong text na nanalo daw ang aking cellphone number ng P950,000 at bahay at lupa pa sa Camelia Subdivision, kasama daw sa Handog-Pabahay sa OFW ni Sen. Manny Villar.
Nagtaka naman ako dahil, hindi ako OFW. Pinadala ko sa information officer ni Villar na si Jan Mata ang text at sinabi kong kukulektahin ko na ang aking panalo.
Tinawagan ako ni Jan. Sabi niya, kung mamimigay si Villar ng lupa’t bahay at ganung kalaking pera, hihingi na rin siya.
Nagpalabas tuloy sila nitong babala na huwag maniwala sa nanloloko na text dahil walang ganung raffle draw o contest:
“The Villar Foundation warns the public about text scams that continue to circulate that use its name. The foundation does not have any ongoing raffle draws/contests nor does it have a cash assistance program. Please ignore any text messages claiming you have won in such, because those are certainly scams.”
Ingat.
the best place to shop is at 999 shopping mall in binondo/divisoria. they have just opened the new spacious Mall B.
Kailangan talagang lakas ng loob kung gusto mong pumunta sa Divisoria ngayon. At dapat maaga pa. Kapag inabutan ka ng ng tanghali, patagilid na ang lakad mo habang nagsa-shopping. Pero talagang mura.
I went to Baclaran last week, I bought the items I needed (dusters for our neighbors and friends in the province) at the first stall I saw them. Ang sikip din. But they were good buys. Mas mura kaysa kung sa SM ako bumili.
The first time we went Christmas shopping in Divisoria, I vowed never to return again. Everything was cheap, of course. But it’s not for me. The jeans we bought for gifting, we had to inspect each and every sewing machine track. A lot of the garments were low quality they were probably export rejects.
We bought a few watches and wall clocks we were so frustrated that by the time we were home not a pair would have the same time. Pwedeng ipangkarera yung relos na matutulin. We don’t know if any of those we gave away found a proud wall to hang on. Those we kept didn’t even live beyond a year.
My poor son bought an Adidas Pro Model counterfeit it was so poorly made it didn’t survive the first day it was worn while raining. It was almost still brand new but when it got wet, the shoes disintegrated into 9 pieces each. I assume the adhesive used was water soluble if any at all.
The only item that is still working after 3 years are the local-made chaser LED lights I used for this year’s Xmas tree. All the Chinese products were disposable and risky. Luckily, we sold the Hug brand DVD player to my wife’s officemate. It worked fine for only 3 months. Hug is a popular DVD brand DON’T BUY IT.
All in all I would not recommend buying any of the Chinese products in Divisoria sold in wholesale. Many of those are trash-valued my friends in Customs say are sold P20 per kilo whatever product it is. They are smuggled in container vans because they will not pass DTI testing. You are actually buying Chinese garbage.
my idea of gift giving is usually giving Cash or gift card to the recipient favourite shopping shop and choose the gift for himself/herself…for the kids, ask their moms want they really, really want from Santa and fulfill their fantasies..
ako nga ilang beses nang nakatanggap ng SMS saying nanalo daw ako ng less than a million pesos.
tinatawagan ko ‘yung mga kung sinong tukmol na mga abogado pa daw sila at DTI undersecretaries pa kuno pero hindi nangagsisisagot.
‘yung iba panahon pa ni ngoyang!
pinoy talaga. manang mana sa mga pinagmanahan kung kalokohan at panloloko ang pag-uusapan!
How come there’s nothing about the RH bill (or any related topics) on this blog? I have visited a few times and nothing on one of the most important issue in the land. is the writer a former beata or catolico cerrado, (just asking)?