I saw this inside the jeepney when I was paying my fare. The otherside says Cubao, since the jeepney was travelling the Montalban-Cubao route. Aside from their speed and breaking traffic rules, jeepneys are also notorious for posting bawdy lines usually relating to paying of fares or innuendos about the driver’s skills. It was the first time I saw such a sign.
While I was in Cebu, my friends and I ate at Larsian. It’s a very popular barbecue place since I was child. However, eating there requires a cast-iron stomach because it is not quite hygienic. I wanted to eat barbecue and puso that’s why my friends brought me there. Puso is rice cooked inside weaved coconut leaves. It is makes eating rice very easy if you don’t have a spoon or fork.
Larsian is styled like a food court with all the stalls selling grilled food so you can just imagine how smoky it is. When you enter the opening, you’ll be greeted by barkers calling out for you to eat at their stalls. There are long tables in front the stalls so all the customers will share the long table with each other. The first step is to choose a food stall then choose the food you want to order. Menu usually consists of barbecued chicken parts and chicken entrails like liver, heart, intestines, etc. and same with the pork. Grilled fish and squid are also available. The seller shall cook or heat the food that you’ve chosen then serve it to you in a plate wrapped in plastic. You’ll also be given plates wrapped in plastic. In lieu of spoon and fork, you’ll be given plastic to wrap your hand in so that you can eat with your hands. The plastic comes in handy because there is washbowl or sink available for you to wash your hands. I enjoyed the dinner very much even though I smelled like barbecue after.
In order to complete my Cebu food trip, we proceeded to the nearest Orange Brutus place to order mango shake. Orange Brutus was also very popular (and only?) fastfood place when I was still in elementary and high school, before the advent of Jollibee and McDonalds. It was known for its mango shake and sausages. I think that it’s only their mango shake that still remained true to my memories.
What the protesters did:
Mabubuo ba kaya ulit ang Korea? Magiging isang bansa na kaya ulit sila at magkatagpo ang mga pamilyang nagkahiwalay dahil sa digmaan ng Hilaga at Silangang Korea? Ito ang mithiin ng lahat ng mga Koreano.
(Will Korea become one nation? Will the two Koreas divided by war become one country again so that the families who were broken apart be united again? Unification of North and South Korea is the Korean dream.)
Napansin ko na ang mga matatanda dito sa Korea at maging sa Tsina ay maliliksi at masigla. Dito sa Korea, mahilig silang nakagrupo na lumalabas at gumagala. Nakikita ko silang kontodo porma para sa hiking at umaakyat sila sa mga bundok na nakapalibot sa Seoul. Minsan may dala-dala silang magagarang kamera at kumukuha ng mga litrato sa mga parke. Sa Tsina naman, nakakatuwang makita ang mga matatanda na nakagrupo sa mga parke at nagsasayawan o kumakante o di kaya tumutugtug ng mga katutubong instrumentong pangmusika. Sana sa pagtanda ko, ako ay magiging kasing sigla nila at kasing bibo.
(I noticed that the senior citizens here in Korea and even in China are very lively and active. Here in Korea, they go out in groups. I see them wearing complete hiking uniforms and climb the different mountains surrounding Seoul. Sometimes I even see them with professional-looking cameras and taking pictures in the parks. In China, on the otherhand, it’s fun to see groups of senior citizens dancing, singing or playing ethnic instruments in the parks. I hope that when I grow old I’ll be having as much fun as they have.)
Ang misyon ng simbahan at ng bawat Kristyano ay ipalaganap at isabuhay ang mga pangaral ni Kristo.
(The mission of the Church and all Christians is to spread and live out Christ’s message.)
Na ang sinaunang Olympics ay ginanap sa Greece noong walong siglo BC hanggang limang siglo AD. Samantala, ang Olympics na alam natin ngayon ay nagsimula nung 1894 nung binuo ni Baron Pierre de Coubertin ang International Olympic Committee (IOC). Nagkaroon ng unang palaro ang modern Olympics sa Athens noong 1896.
Ginanap sa Seoul, Korea ang ika-dalawampu’t apat na palaro habang sa Beijing, China naman ang ika-dalawampu’t siyam na palaro.
(The Ancient Olympics were held in Greece during the 8th century BC until the 5th Century AD. On the other hand, the modern Olympics started in 1894 when Baron Pierre de Coubertin established the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The first modern Olympic games were held in Athens in 1896.
The 24th Oympic games were held in Seoul, Korea while the China hosted the 29th Olympic games in Beijing.)
-Wikipedia-
Nakakatuwa sa Beijing kasi nakikita mo ang mga tao na naglalaro sa mga parke. Hindi lang ang mga bata kundi pati mga magulang nila at mga may edad na ay tuwang tuwa sa paglalaro ng sipa at pagpapalipad ng saranggola. Pagnakikita mo silang naglalaro akala mo ang dadali-daling gawin pero pag ginawa mo na, mahirap pala.
(In the parks in Beijing, it is enjoyable to see people playing. Not only the children but also their parents and even older people look happy kicking an object with feathers and flying kites. When you see them playing, you’ll think that it is very easing to do but when you try it out, it’s quite difficult to do.)
Ito ang victory celebration ng aming soccer team nung kami ang naging kampyon sa laro sa Sports Day ng aming paaralan. Tuwang tuwa kami dahil ang soccer ang pinakaimportante laro nung araw na yun. Ngunit umpisa lang pala ng panalo namin yung soccer. Kami din ang nanalo sa relay at tug of war kaya ang pangkat namin ang tinanghal na pangkalahatang kampyon.
(This was the victory celebration of our soccer team when we won the match during our school’s Sports Day. We were very glad to win the match because the soccer game was deemed as the highlight of the day. However, it turned out that it was just the beginning of our winning streak. We went on to win the relay and the tug of war, thus we were declared the overall champion.)
Napansin ko na hindi sabaysabay namulaklak ang mga bulaklak dito sa aming kapaligiran. May ibang mga klase na sa umpisa pa lang ng tagsibol ay pinakita na ang kanilang kagandahan. Meron din namang iba, gaya nitong nasa litrato, na naguumpisa pa lang mamulaklak habang pawala naman yung ibang mga bulaklak sa kapaligiran.
(I noticed that flowers do not blossom simultaneously in our campus. There are some flowers that blossom when spring is just starting. Others, like this one in the photo, just start to flower while others are already fading.)
