A Trip down Memory Lane

My daughter astrid send me this wedding picture of my eldest sister in the late 60's. I suddenly remembered my parents being together in a family affair. Though, we were born out of wedlock, my father is a responsible man. My eldest sister got married at the age of 18 and my mother really decided not to attend her wedding.

My mother was disappointed because she wanted my sister to finish first her studies. On the day of the wedding, my mother was still at home while the guests and the whole entourage were already in the church. Thanks to the convincing power of a relative, the wedding pushed through as planned.

A Sudden Storm

The other day, we were surprised that after a sunny morning, it became dark at midday. Then suddenly, heavy rains with small ice and strong winds hit our area. It lasted for about 20 minutes and after the sudden storm, many trees fell on the street and even on cars.

For a while there's no telephone connection and satellite TV, but it restored after some minutes. We were really surprised and its the first time that water enter our winter garden. Our garbage bin is also now full because of the collected leaves after the storm.

Our Lady of Manaoag

Last week, Our Lady of Manaoag also a title given to our blessed Virgin, visited my grandson's school, Mater Ecclesiae. She is the patroness of the sick, the helpless and the needy.

The statue of Our Lady of Manaoag purportedly has a long history of miraculous and pious events that are duplicated in the murals all over the church. This is done so that the events will never be forgotten. Devotees, coming from all over the globe, have various reasons for visiting the place among which are pleas for health restoration, good voyage, or better fate.

The statue of Our Lady of Manaoag is considered to be priceless because of the great identity it brings to the province of Pangasinan, but more interestingly because of its jeweled crown.

An Afternoon with Friends

Because of our on-going house construction, we're going to send more balikbayan boxes filled with house stuff. I run out of package tape so i decided to drive to the city to buy at least ten rolls.

While browsing around, i saw some friends and spend some time with them.

We have some kind of food trip, we started at mcdonalds, then to turkish restaurant and ended up at palazzo, an ice cream parlor in the heart of the city.

Mallorca Getaway

It's really a dream come true for my german brother here to have a summer spanish getaway. His newfound haven is located in mallorca,spain, just 3 hours away from Germany.

His property had a common swimming pool with sunny terraces and direct sea access. It
is also fully furnished.

The well-kept landscaped garden of this peaceful property will make you feel you have reached paradise.

The area gives an amazing views over the open seas and the coast

A Rainy Floh Markt

I really forgot that there is a scheduled flea market today, otherwise, i could have bring my pangga (my car) for my shopping. While waiting for my best friends in the city, i browsed around markplatz hoping that i can find something rare for our new house.

I was dissapointed because there are only few stalls there because of the bad weather. But i was able to find something for our kitchen, a small porcelain coffee set. And my camera capture the lady walking with her left hand reaching her behind.

The Overseas Workers

On our return flight back to Germany, i noticed the increasing number of overseas filipino workers leaving our country to try their luck to work in a foreign land. The exodus includes skilled workers taking unskilled work with only one thing in mind, to support the family back home.

With the present global crisis, remittances from OFW's influence the country's economic growth. They make a lot of sacrifice to provide for the needs of their families.