I wake up in the morning to my kitten snowball laying on me.
Then, I head over to visit my cousin next door. I stop and play abit with my nephew, Allen.
Allen watches a bit of TV while I try to get Redd to smile for my camera. (Fortunately, he smiles!)
I head afew streets over to visit my dad's side. There's my cousin Louie by the gate. Oddly, he's telling me to "rock on."
There's Tito Domeng with my morning hello!
Hey Dais! Look at your god-son, he's huge now!
Sunday is also laundry day for Ate Brenda. Hehe! Sorry Ate, I know you wanted me to delete this pic!
When the tag on any garment says "MADE IN THE PHILIPPINES"
it just might have come from my aunt's little living room.
Sure globalization gave them a job, but globalization also ensure they get paid very little for it.
Their peice work takes them hours to complete, but costs their employers pennies.
Little Tsum-Tsum's never seen a digicam before. He's getting a kick out of seeing himself on the LCD screen.
Siesta time for the kids.
Here's my god-daughter, Leigh, and little Isen sleeping on a "banig."
Our Family dog, Negro, yearning for a walk.
Memories of my wonderful Grandma, Nanay.
She was a very religious woman. Her religious relics still remain in the corner of the house where she used to pray.
Today, my aunt prays in that same corner.
The water has since gone dry, and this pump only brings up air.
I remember watching my Dad help them lay the pipe back in 1996.
I also remember helping my cousins pump their water for their daily bath.
"THANKS BE TO GOD"
My Grandma had my cousin write that above the entrance door when she was 7. My cousin is now 21 and my beloved Grandma has since passed on.
I hope when I return again and again that same welcome sign will be there.
My Grandma loved her first born son (my dad) so much.
Unfortunately, circumstances never let them (and us) be together. So, she got to know us through pictures; which she lovingly had framed, laminated, and mounted on the walls. When she died and my sister and I finally got to see her, we were amazed to see those very pictures. It hit us just how much she loved us.
A tranquil scene by the ocean in Angono. If you look off into the distance, you can see Manila (and all its smog).
A fisherman's shack not too far away from the shore.
Some street children loving all the attention.
"ATE KUNIN MO KAMI! (Big sister take our picture!)"
That was my Sunday.