Every year in the weeks before Christmas a parade is organised around the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon-City. Two years ago we happened to see this parade by accident because we were just visiting Cubao to do some shopping. See something about it HERE. Last year we didn’t have time but this year we...
MERI KRISMAS EBRIWAN, That’s what I read on a shop window in Ali Mall in Cubao today. Of course this text was made this way intentionally because Filipinos know how to write Merry Christmas Everyone properly. I find it funny, that’s why I took a picture to show you this. Near by Ali Mall...
Starting September,the Philippines is already thinking of the Christmas holidays and the coming Christmas season. Slowly you see malls getting decorated, playing Christmas songs and even on TV every news channel is announcing ‘how many days it still is until Christmas’. hardware stores in malls and department stores are displaying all their latest Christmas...
Today is September 1. The first day of the months with -ber in the name. In the Philippines we call them the ber-months, which means that slowly houses and shops and malls shall be decorated with Christmas displays and lots of Christmas decorations, blinking lights and so on. When people meet they wish each...
As you know Christmas is the most important holyday in the Philippines. As early as September people start decorating their houses, shops and malls start playing Christmas songs and starting decorating their windows and stores for the upcoming event. Those people who have visited the Philippines, or live in this country know that Christmas decoration...
Every year lots of people have to think what color they will choose to decorate the TREE. In the Philippines many people do not have a Christmas tree and do not have to think about it, simply because they cannot afford to have one, or they live in such small houses that there is...
Christmas time in the Philippines starts the moment there is an R in the month. That means the moment it is September you will find a large variety of Christmas decoration in stores, malls and on markets. In stores, malls and other public places they are having Christmas songs played through the speaker systems....
Today we were in Cubao. One of the Universities of Manila was organizing a parade for Christmas. And a Christmas parade without Santa is not done. The University of Modern Arts (the said organzing university) hired a real Santa and his wife to go in the parade. But when I took their picture, Share...
Tropical countries usually have only two seasons: the wet season and the dry season. The Philippines has also different seasons. Many people are laughing about it and say there are 3 seasons: the rainy season, the hot season, and the very hot season. Some people might say that the typhoon season is number 4....
It’s Christmas time. In colder countries this means snow and cold weather. Not in the Philippines. It’s warm as always with temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius every day and lots of sun. Yet I spotted a snow man in the street in Marikina. “How is that possible?”, would you ask. Share and Enjoy
There is an R in the month. That means the Philippines starts preparing for Christmas. When you enter shopping malls, you can see the well-lighted Christmas trees and other decor in display. Stores are changing their selection with lots of Christmas items. Some stores are playing “Silent Nights” already and are “dreaming of a...
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