I know, I know. You do not have to go to Batad to see awesome rice terraces. But if you are staying the night in Banaue anyway, go to Batad even if it kills you. The rice terraces in Batad are among five inscribed clusters that have been declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. The four others are: the Nagacadan terrace cluster in the municipality of Kiangan; Hungduan terrace cluster, the central Mayoyao terrace cluster and the Bangaan terrace cluster in Banaue.
Friday, April 10, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Of aswangs and sigbins
In a recent exchange of emails with my sisters, two of them mentioned
this “aswang”, a label they had given
a grey-haired woman who used to own the huts on a beach which our family frequented
during our childhood days. I was amazed that I did not share this memory. I
certainly remembered the woman, but not that we had ever thought she was an aswang.
Manananggal by hydeist17 (www.deviantart.com/art/ manananggal-87318427) |
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Valentine memories
Last Valentine’s Day, hubby and I repressed the urge to go out and celebrate. We decided that we finally had enough of being stuck in traffic to get to our restaurant of choice for Valentine’s Day.
Though I had been determined to ignore Valentine’s Day, I had been stricken with guilt the night before, when hubby came home late after being stuck for hours in Makati traffic, with a bouquet of Ecuadorian roses for me, and three pretty long-stemmed roses for our 11-year-old. If my busy, harassed significant other could go sappy, so could I.
Though I had been determined to ignore Valentine’s Day, I had been stricken with guilt the night before, when hubby came home late after being stuck for hours in Makati traffic, with a bouquet of Ecuadorian roses for me, and three pretty long-stemmed roses for our 11-year-old. If my busy, harassed significant other could go sappy, so could I.
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