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MALELDO: The re-enactment of Christ’s crucifixion

March 22nd, 2008 · 5 Comments

Warning: some might find the following images gory or violent, please exit the page if you’re sensitive to these kinds on images. - The Author
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I’ve been wanting to witness this event since 2005, the re-enactment of of Christ’s crucifixion which is happening every Good Friday in [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Festivals · Photo Ops · Photography · Religion & Culture

Palm Sunday

March 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Today is Palm Sunday, that only mean that the Holy Week has officially started. I took some photo of the Palaspas maker on the way home from my nephew’s graduation rite.

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Daily Rants · Personal · Religion & Culture

Laguna Loop Photo EB Part 2: Liliw Church

March 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

After being soaked in the rain in Majayjay, the next stop was in Liliw in time for lunch, Liliw is known for her footwear industry, old Spanish era houses & her beautiful church.

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Tags: Photo Ops · Photography · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture

January 9, 2008 - Quiapo, Manila

January 9th, 2008 · 9 Comments

Para sa hindi nakaka-alam, pyesta ngayon ng Quiapo, para sa mga deboto, ito ang pinakamahalagang araw. Para naman maiba, parang behind the scene ang drama ng mga pictures na ipo-post ko dito, para sa mga picture ng actual na prusisyon, click mo na lang dito.
Maaga akong dumating sa Quiapo, bandang alas-10 nasa Lawton na [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Photography · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture · Street Life

Kamusta naman ang Pasko ko sa Pinas

December 26th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Year 2001 nang huli akong magpasko dito sa Pinas, anim na Pasko rin ang itinigil ko sa Kaharian ng Saudi Arabia, actually, walo kung isasama yung pasko ng 1999 at 2000. Medyo nakakapanibago ang atmosphere, noon kasi sa TV ko na lang nakikita ang magagandang palamuti sa kalye, mga masasayang bata at syempre ang [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Daily Rants · Holidays · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture

Ninong na naman ako!

December 3rd, 2007 · 8 Comments

Napahagalpak ako ng tawa sa natanggap kong text kahapon:

Punta k s sundayd2
bnyag ng baby ko
ninong ka.
Sender:
Maria
+63920xxxxxxx
Ang lakas ng loob na kunin akong ninong!
Nagulat lang ako, medyo matagal na ring walang kumuha sa akin bilang ninong, si Pareng Deks ang huling kumuha sa akin noong 2005, buong Klasmeyts1 yata ang nag-ninong kay Theo. Pero sa [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Friends · Religion & Culture

Aba! Pasko na pala!

December 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Unang Pasko ko ngayon sa Pinas after 5 years. Huling pasko ko dito ay noong 2001 pa, tulad ngayon, nagpahinga rin ako sa pagta-trabaho abroad. Noong isang taon ko pa gustong makapag-celebrate ng pasko dito, pero sa mga nakabasa ng mga entry ko last year, siguro naramdaman n’yo na rin kung gaano ako [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Holidays · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture

ECC @ 105

October 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments

It was 105 years ago when the seed of Evangelical Christianism was brought to Bacoor, an American Missionary named Rev. James Rogers started the building of the Church in Bacoor. That’s how the church came to be.

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Tags: Personal · Religion & Culture

It’s Christmas time again

September 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Groggy pa ako nang mag-text si Ed, he wants us to visit the Bridal Fair at PICC.
Groggy kasi ako dahil galing ako sa isang shoot last Saturday at almost 1AM na naman ako naka-uwi sa bahay. Debut ang kinunan ko sa Cavite City, hassle kasi umuulan at nabasa ang camera ko, sana lang wag [...]

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Tags: Customs & Traditions · Daily Rants · Personal · Pilipinas · Religion & Culture

good friday procession

April 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments

hindi na naman natupad ang pangarap kong makarating sa san pedro cutud sa pampanga, medyo kinapos ng budget kaya t’yaga na muna ako sa mga lokal na tradisyon sa pag-alala sa mahal na araw. minabuti kong magkuha na lang ng isang prosesyon malapit lang dito sa amin.

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