Growing up on the farm we used to celebrate Christmas with the whole family, I mean my parents, my siblings that’s not yet married at that time, my siblings with their family, my aunt that lives near our house, my cousins and some of our tenants. My dad would have one pig butchered during Christmas eve morning for the Noche Buena later. My parents and close family members will cook lots of different dishes and my mom and my aunt cooked snack foods. Few days before Christmas we draw names for our exchange gifts. The exchange gifts will occur at 12 midnight on Christmas eve. We all opened our gifts together. Honestly we just have a gift … [Read more...]

Another year passed, again to celebrate the Christmas season. I just do not feel the season yet. I guess, I was too busy with our move that I didn’t think about Christmas time again. If not that I saw the Christmas tree that is  lighting Victoria Plaza Mall and some other areas here in Davao that the trees are up I would not have thought about it. I guess I stayed too much inside our house that I just did not notice anything anymore. Just didn’t feel the coldness in the air I guess too. Hmm, I have to think about of what to give to the kids for Christmas this year. A few days ago a friend of mine from Cebu came here for a visit … [Read more...]