A pet?

I saw this in a farm house in Scotland, when I walked up the stairs. I really thought it was real. Then after a second glance I realised it was not. But it looked cute enough to cuddle. It was just a decoration but a nice one.

LP: Makapal (Thick)

Ang hirap mag-isip kung ano ang dapat kong ilagay sa tema ngayong linggo. Naisip ko nga ang makapal na suot ko noong nasa Scotland ako dahil sa malamig na panahon. Dapat makapal ang nakabalot sa katawan, tulad ng nasa litrato. (It was a bit difficult to think of what photo to put here according to the theme this week. I thought of the thick clothes I wore when I was in Scotland coz it was very cold. One really had to wear thick clothing, just like in the photo above).

Naisip ko rin na ngayong bagong taon marami ang naghahangad na makapal ang pitaka. Na dapat daw punong-puno ito ng pera upang sa buong taon hindi mawawalan ng pera sa pitaka. Heto naman ang litrato ng makapal na pitaka. Ngunit hindi naman lahat ng laman nito ay pera. Merong mga cards ng kung ano-ano at mga litrato ng mga mahal sa buhay at may mga resibo rin. (I also thought that during this new year, many people wish to have a thick wallet. They said when the new year comes, your wallet should be full of money so that you will not run out of cash for the whole year. Here is a picture of a thick wallet. Yet it does not contain only money. There are cards of many kinds as well as photos of loved ones and some receipts.)


Naisip ko ring magsulat tungkol sa mga makakapal na mukha kaya lang hindi kasya dito ang mga litrato nila. :) (I also thought of writing about people who have 'thick faces' but then the space here would not be enough for all their photos).

Marami pang mga makakapal na kwento doon sa litratong pinoy. Halika at tingnan natin kung ano ang sinulat ng mga ibang pinoy. (There are many more stories about thickness there at litratong pinoy. Come on and see what others have written there.)

Happy new year!

Litratong Pinoy: Snow

Gaano ba kayo ka-excited na makakita, makahawak o makatikim ng snow? Yelo ang tawag nito sa Pilipinas. Hindi ko lang alam kung may specific na salita para sa snow doon. Lahat tayo na nasa mainit na parte ng mundo ay nananaginip na balang araw makaranas tayo ng taglamig na may yelo sa ibang bansa. Noong ako ay nasa Scotland, naranasan ko ito. Excited ako noon na mahawakan at matikman (kunyari) ang puting-puti na yelo na parang bula ng perla. Kaya nga ito ang ginamit natin noon sa christmas tree na magkakaroon ng epek ng snow. Kaya ayan...lumabas talaga ako at nagposing para makuhanan ng litrato. Napakaromantic minsan ang nararamdaman or naiisip natin tungkol sa snow. Kaya lang kung iisipin natin ang hirap ng paglinis ng yelo sa paligid upang tayo ay makalakad ng mabuti, at hindi matumba o madulas, nawawala ang karamdaman na ito. Buti na lang at hindi nagtagal masyado ang snow noong buwan ng Marso na 'yon dahil mga isang linggo lang at natunaw na kaagad.

Mabuti naman at naging tema ng Litratong Pinoy ang "excited/eksayted" sa ngayon. Malapit na ang Pasko at Bagong Taon kaya maraming dapat pagka-eksaytan.

How excited are you to see, hold or taste snow? We call it "yelo" in the Philippines. I do not know for sure whether there is a specific word for snow there. All of us who are in the tropics dream that someday we can experience winter with snow in other countries. When I was in Scotland, I was able to experience this. I was so excited that time to touch or taste (pretending only) the snow which was so white similar to Perla soap suds. That's why we used to use this in our christmas trees to simulate a snowy scene. So there...I really went out and posed infront of the camera just to have a picture with the snow. Sometimes we feel and think that having snow is romantic. But then when we think of the difficulty of cleaning up the snow around us so we can walk safely, to avoid falling or slipping, it is not romantic anymore! It was good that time in March that it took only a week before it melted.

It's good that Litratong Pinoy chose this theme "excited" during this time. Christmas and the New Year holidays are approaching and there are so many things we can be excited about.