Parol, The Filipino Christmas Lantern

October 23rd, 2006 with 7,489 views

christmas parol
Christmas shopping comes early in the Philippines. Roadside vendors start selling their Parols or Christmas Lantern already. One can have a choice of first generation till the fourth generation lanterns in any of these vendors. Christmas in the Philippines is never complete without the Christmas parol. It is a timeless tradition. No wonder there is a proliferation of Christmas lantern vendors on an October day.

View photos of Christmas Lanterns in various sizes and designs. These lanterns are really pretty.

Merry Christmas! Here is playlist for Christmas songs.

Release your Anger

October 22nd, 2006 with 216 views

release your anger
There is this place in Gerona, Tarlac called Isdaan Floating Resto-Park. Aside from the quaint filipino theme of the park, there is a “Taksiyapo Wall” where you can release your anger by throwing a plate at the wall. You can choose a mug or a working TV set. But the TV set will cost you 1000 pesos. The mug is 15 pesos. It’s quite funny

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SM Mall of Asia Halloween Fun

October 18th, 2006 with 1,350 views

halloween
Shopping on a weekday at the SM Mall of Asia is such a breeze. The last time I visited SM Mall of Asia was on June 7. A Halloween booth sits on the second floor of the south wing. Aren’t the kids lucky these days? I had to sew a witches’ costume for my 2 girls because Halloween wasn’t a trend in the early nineties. View more photos of SM Mall of Asia Halloween

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