3 posts tagged “philippines”
A few years ago, I found this dirty ugly kitten on the street who was meowing like crazy, probably hungry out of his wits. I adopted him and named him Mang-mang. He’s now a grown up cat who has a live-in partner (lives with us). I named her Keng-keng. Filipinos have a fondness for repeating syllables and turning them into names. Also, I admit I don’t have the talent when it comes to naming my pets hehe...
Mang-mang and Keng-keng just had a child who’s scrawny but looks cute nonetheless – I named him Ting-ting. She likes sleeping outdoors on top of anything she can reach. Silly cat!
Here are their photos. From the left to right: Keng-keng (she loves to sit on my lap), Mang-mang (super lazy, always sleeping) and the scrawnily cute Ting-ting.
I had a dog once but she was run over by a car when she
suddenly ran outside our gate. I went home from school and she was lying dead
on our doorstep. A neighbor found her on the street. I was seven years old then
and it was such a sad traumatic experience. From then on I decided to have cats
as pets instead.
Cats are more independent, more agile. My friend’s cat fell
from the 8th floor of her condo and walked away without any broken
bones. It takes less effort to take care of cats. We once went off to vacation for
one week and forgot to leave food for our cats – well they were still alive
when we returned. I wondered what they managed to eat. Then we heard complains
from our neighbors that pieces of their fried fish vanished from
their tables. Our cats stole them lol!
I just got home from watching the World Pyro Olympics. Its one of the most amazing things to watch this year - with the year just beginning.
We headed out to the Palisades at the Mall of Asia but upon seeing the sea of people walking in EDSA, as if it was People Power all over again, we retreated and decided to watch the fireworks at Baywalk instead. There you can still watch the fireworks from afar. The sound is delayed for about less than a second but hey there are fewer people there and going home is easier. And so we waited and finally it started.
Baywalk is a very busy place with the bands playing and children running around. Countless groups of students were there and, of course, the families with their pots of food as their "baon". Imagine the noise generated by these people, also add the vehicles that endlessly honked their horns. Baywalk afterall is in Roxas Boulevard, one of the main roads in Manila.
Then suddenly the fireworks started.
All you can hear are the oohs and aahs of the people. Children watched in amazement. Adults stared in wonderment. Ah the wonder of fireworks! The joy it brings cannot be explained. I will not be surprised if it can unify the Opposition and Administration parties haha!
And me - I felt like I was a child again as I stared with my mouth wide open. Its as if all my adult responsibilities took off and exploded with them fireworks haha! A wonderful feeling, I tell you.
I have two blogs that I've been keeping for about three years. Pinoy Pan de Sal is where I post my almost everyday me. Litratista is a photoblog. I also have a Flickr account which turned pro (thanks to Bern) and expired (thanks to me). The issue is I want to bring these three all together in one place. Like bringing together the cow, the pig and the chicken in one farmhouse so it won't be a hassle to feed them.
Today, I found VOX.
This is one of the good things I found before this year ends. I'm still exploring the features but so far I think they are great. Its a new farm... uhrm... home worth moving to. and I think I'm gonna like it here.
