All Saint's Day '08
We watched the movie Body of Lies today. Donna thought it had too much dialogue. I liked it. There was this British actor named Mark Strong who played the Jordanian Chief of Intelligence, he was a pretty cool character.
Lately the weather has been really weird, to say the least. The rainy season is supposed to have been over and yet, it's been raining on and off for the past few days, except today, by the way.
I woke up this morning at around 8, looked out the window and discovered a cloudy sky. I thought Indo and I could walk since the sun's not out but first I had to check my eMail. After a few minutes on line, the sun started to come out, so much for Indo and I walking. So I just walked around the house which has been my habit first thing in the morning, checking out a couple of my euphorbia plants which Indo has made his piss spots to see if they've survived another day.
I was dismayed to see my first chico fruit on the ground. It's been picked on by birds. I didn't realize it's ready for picking and the birds had the first go at it I guess. Bummer!
This will be a problem because I can't tell when these fruits are ready to be picked. Anyway...
Like I said it's been raining off and on for the last few days and it was the same way yesterday morning November 1st, All Saint's Day. My sister-in-law Leda and her family left their place in Muntinglupa early in the morning and were on their way here when it started to rain. The rain looked like one of those ones that's not really hard but sort of steady, the kind that'll last a while. Donna and I went to the major intersection on McArthur Highway to pick up rice and some badly needed groceries. Talk about the Sindalan intersection, this place has virtually exploded into becoming a full fledged town within the last few years or so. In the past, if I'm on a jeepney going from San Fernando to Angeles, I blink once and I'll probably miss the place. But now all kinds of business has sprouted in the area; banks, restaurants, subdivisions (with very nice homes, I have to admit), Videoke bars, a couple of fairly good sized grocery stores and there's even a small wet market selling fresh meat and fish. It has its own elementary and high school. Farther inland, there's a memorial park and an entrance to the one of two freeways around here, the NLEx (North Luzon Expressway). Progress, I guess.
A couple of days ago, we went to my cousin Gil's place in Dau, Mabalacat to pay Imang Glo, one of the two surviving sisters of my mother, a visit. When we got there he said she's at his sister Rowena's house here in Sindalan.
Leda and family arrived a little before lunch. Sister Gay bought a bunch of fried lumpia, Capampangan kilawin (or kilayin) and some chicharon. After lunch, as per routine, Donna and Leda played kuwaho while we settled in the music room for some Karaoke and DVD's.
We left the house (the sky has cleared up!) a little after three to hear mass by Archbishop Aniceto (Apu Cetu) Paciano at the little chapel in the old San Fernando town cemetery. They suggested we park in Del Pilar in front of sister Gay's house and walk the kilometer or so to the cemetery.
After the mass, guess who we saw exiting out of the cemetery? Imang Glo! Finally we found her. After talking with her a bit, we hurriedly bid goodbye because the crowd was threatening to swallow our companions and they're the ones who know the location of my mother-in-law's grave.
When we got there, we lit some candles, laid down the flowers, prayed the rosary and ate our snacks.
Then we left for Good Shepherd Memorial Park to light candles on my parents' graves. I dropped everyone off by the gate and I parked at nearby Gemsville Subdivision. They were charging P30 parking fee at the guard house. There was quite a long ways to walk back to the Good Shepherd for me. I didn't see any of our relatives when we got there. Kong Naring's kids have already left. I text'd them I was parking but it took me a while and they couldn't wait.
We lit the candles and said our prayers then we went and visited Donna's Aunties' graves, lit candles and prayed. We've had enough of the All Saint's Day crowd for the night and we headed home, got some KFC on the way. We had dinner, then Donna and Leda resumed their kwaho session and we started watching Exorcism of Emily Rose. I guess I fell asleep because Donna woke me up a bit later and said that Leda and family are leaving and it's time for us to drop everyone off.
Lately the weather has been really weird, to say the least. The rainy season is supposed to have been over and yet, it's been raining on and off for the past few days, except today, by the way.
I woke up this morning at around 8, looked out the window and discovered a cloudy sky. I thought Indo and I could walk since the sun's not out but first I had to check my eMail. After a few minutes on line, the sun started to come out, so much for Indo and I walking. So I just walked around the house which has been my habit first thing in the morning, checking out a couple of my euphorbia plants which Indo has made his piss spots to see if they've survived another day.
I was dismayed to see my first chico fruit on the ground. It's been picked on by birds. I didn't realize it's ready for picking and the birds had the first go at it I guess. Bummer!
This will be a problem because I can't tell when these fruits are ready to be picked. Anyway...
Like I said it's been raining off and on for the last few days and it was the same way yesterday morning November 1st, All Saint's Day. My sister-in-law Leda and her family left their place in Muntinglupa early in the morning and were on their way here when it started to rain. The rain looked like one of those ones that's not really hard but sort of steady, the kind that'll last a while. Donna and I went to the major intersection on McArthur Highway to pick up rice and some badly needed groceries. Talk about the Sindalan intersection, this place has virtually exploded into becoming a full fledged town within the last few years or so. In the past, if I'm on a jeepney going from San Fernando to Angeles, I blink once and I'll probably miss the place. But now all kinds of business has sprouted in the area; banks, restaurants, subdivisions (with very nice homes, I have to admit), Videoke bars, a couple of fairly good sized grocery stores and there's even a small wet market selling fresh meat and fish. It has its own elementary and high school. Farther inland, there's a memorial park and an entrance to the one of two freeways around here, the NLEx (North Luzon Expressway). Progress, I guess.
A couple of days ago, we went to my cousin Gil's place in Dau, Mabalacat to pay Imang Glo, one of the two surviving sisters of my mother, a visit. When we got there he said she's at his sister Rowena's house here in Sindalan.
Leda and family arrived a little before lunch. Sister Gay bought a bunch of fried lumpia, Capampangan kilawin (or kilayin) and some chicharon. After lunch, as per routine, Donna and Leda played kuwaho while we settled in the music room for some Karaoke and DVD's.
We left the house (the sky has cleared up!) a little after three to hear mass by Archbishop Aniceto (Apu Cetu) Paciano at the little chapel in the old San Fernando town cemetery. They suggested we park in Del Pilar in front of sister Gay's house and walk the kilometer or so to the cemetery.
After the mass, guess who we saw exiting out of the cemetery? Imang Glo! Finally we found her. After talking with her a bit, we hurriedly bid goodbye because the crowd was threatening to swallow our companions and they're the ones who know the location of my mother-in-law's grave.
When we got there, we lit some candles, laid down the flowers, prayed the rosary and ate our snacks.
Then we left for Good Shepherd Memorial Park to light candles on my parents' graves. I dropped everyone off by the gate and I parked at nearby Gemsville Subdivision. They were charging P30 parking fee at the guard house. There was quite a long ways to walk back to the Good Shepherd for me. I didn't see any of our relatives when we got there. Kong Naring's kids have already left. I text'd them I was parking but it took me a while and they couldn't wait.
We lit the candles and said our prayers then we went and visited Donna's Aunties' graves, lit candles and prayed. We've had enough of the All Saint's Day crowd for the night and we headed home, got some KFC on the way. We had dinner, then Donna and Leda resumed their kwaho session and we started watching Exorcism of Emily Rose. I guess I fell asleep because Donna woke me up a bit later and said that Leda and family are leaving and it's time for us to drop everyone off.
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