On looking forward to something...
Last saturday a dear friend of mine went to the states for good. I never thought she would really because we both have the same idealism for our country but somehow I am happy she did because there is so much to see beyond the waters of the Philippines and leaving the country does not mean we stop being Filipinos right? She told me she will make her country proud and I bet she would. Anyway I am going to miss her a lot. There are only a few people who can really understand me so its quite difficult to let go of them. Some got married, others joined their families abroad and some... well they just fade away. Well, this kababayan will be back hopefully after 6 months to visit us, so that is something to look forward to next year. (But if circumstances will not allow it, I'll still be here Droppy, and maybe I'll see you there. ~wink. Mabuhay ka!!)
Just got back from our nature trip... Ah yes, Baguio... the place to be... Found out that starbucks in Baguio is better than in Manila hmmm or maybe its the ambiance. But Benguet and Kalinga Coffee are better (Try Garcia's located at Maharlika Market). Of course we also had some food trips. Camp John Hay on my mind, nice pine trees, flowers galore, cool sunset... You know what's funny about us Filipinos? Well In Baguio I saw so many beautiful weavings (Narda's and Mine's view), knitted sweaters and shirts, silver jewelry, exotic flowers, fresh veggies from Cordillera, so on and so forth... But nobody seems to really appreciate it. These are Filipino made pare, try buying it instead of those cheap imported goods. By the way there are also numerous native jams you can buy made by your fellow Pinoys (ube jam on my mind! Mabuhay ang Good shepherd and when you buy from them you help send Cordillera children to school). So what makes us different from koreans, Japanese and Chinese? Well even if they are in foreign countries or in their own country they buy their own goods. So next time Juan and Juana buy Filipino goods, it makes sense! That reminds me I need to go back to Baguio to buy that Buloy (I have a smaller version, his name is Butanting) and that cool Rain Maker and that and that and that... Already looking forward to my next Baguio trip...
Last saturday a dear friend of mine went to the states for good. I never thought she would really because we both have the same idealism for our country but somehow I am happy she did because there is so much to see beyond the waters of the Philippines and leaving the country does not mean we stop being Filipinos right? She told me she will make her country proud and I bet she would. Anyway I am going to miss her a lot. There are only a few people who can really understand me so its quite difficult to let go of them. Some got married, others joined their families abroad and some... well they just fade away. Well, this kababayan will be back hopefully after 6 months to visit us, so that is something to look forward to next year. (But if circumstances will not allow it, I'll still be here Droppy, and maybe I'll see you there. ~wink. Mabuhay ka!!)
Just got back from our nature trip... Ah yes, Baguio... the place to be... Found out that starbucks in Baguio is better than in Manila hmmm or maybe its the ambiance. But Benguet and Kalinga Coffee are better (Try Garcia's located at Maharlika Market). Of course we also had some food trips. Camp John Hay on my mind, nice pine trees, flowers galore, cool sunset... You know what's funny about us Filipinos? Well In Baguio I saw so many beautiful weavings (Narda's and Mine's view), knitted sweaters and shirts, silver jewelry, exotic flowers, fresh veggies from Cordillera, so on and so forth... But nobody seems to really appreciate it. These are Filipino made pare, try buying it instead of those cheap imported goods. By the way there are also numerous native jams you can buy made by your fellow Pinoys (ube jam on my mind! Mabuhay ang Good shepherd and when you buy from them you help send Cordillera children to school). So what makes us different from koreans, Japanese and Chinese? Well even if they are in foreign countries or in their own country they buy their own goods. So next time Juan and Juana buy Filipino goods, it makes sense! That reminds me I need to go back to Baguio to buy that Buloy (I have a smaller version, his name is Butanting) and that cool Rain Maker and that and that and that... Already looking forward to my next Baguio trip...
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