Ligñon Hill and Mayon Volcano

Mae posted some new photos at her page in Facebook which brings back memories when we visited my family in the Philippines. It was summer time and we hiked on this hill, I felt bad for my kids and husband because the heat of the sun was too much for them.   On top of this hill, you could see the majestic Mayon Volcano and there is a zipline that my daughter  wanted to try but her height did not qualify for  the ride.  Ligñon Hill is located in the province of Albay.

On the other  side, the photos below somehow  healed my homesickness.  These were taken in our place in Donsol Sorsogon. 

 I miss  seeing boats passes by and watching the sunset.  Sorry for the low quality of the photos, these were taken by a cell phone.

Below are some of the photos during our vacation taken at Ligñon Hill.  See the Mayon Volcano at the background?

Those sandy part  in the last photo is where the lava  flowed during the last major eruption.  Mayon Volcano is  a very active one.  Here is  a photo of the volcano when it's erupting.

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Cheering Squad

I am so glad that  sister is feeling better now.  She is back to work and  school.  As you can see, she's goofing around the camera already.

She tagged me the photos of their performance during their  school's  Intramurals.  She participated in a cheering squad for the College of Education department.  This reminds me of myself as I  have participated in the same activity when I was in my senior year.  I remember the priests telling me "What's got in to you?"  Maybe because I have never participated into that kind of activity during my early years in college.   But I thought that it would be fun to  try it and I did!

These photos were taken in  the school's gymnasium which I think  was safer than where we did ours.  We  performed at the quadrangle and if you fall, it would hurt as it was concrete.  Gladly, we finished the performance without any injuries lol.  Oh, it's fun to reminisce good memories.

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Hospitalized

My sister's boss texted me yesterday informing me that my sister is sick.  She was hospitalized  due to a high fever, she caught some type of  bacterial infection.  My Mom went to the place where my sister is so she could take care of her  for a while.    She's out of the hospital now and recuperating.  Oh boy,  the month of February is a hard one for me.  My son  and sister got sick.  

I grabbed these photos at my sister's Facebook page once again.  It's my main source of the photos that I am posting in her blog.  She and her friends at the President's office of the school where they are assigned as student assistants.  I am so glad that her boss, who is a dear friend of mine is  a great person.

I hope and pray that  my sister, my son, and all the ailing people out there will soon find relief and get well.

Pearl Earring

When my sister first enrolled in college, she did not have two front teeth. She got used to smiling like this because she did not want people to see her toothless front hehehe.

I like your Pearl Earring Nene!

  But anyhow, my husband is very generous and he gave my sister money to have dentures. 

 She has complete set of teeth now but she still smiles the same lol.

English words in Tagalog
>Ear is "tainga"
>Earring is Hikaw

Dalagang Pilipina

When I am feeling a little down and missing my family back home, I usually browse my sister's Facebook page and look through her pictures. It somehow relieves me from being homesick. I saw these photos and a flashback of memory immediately surge my mind. These were taken at our place. I miss the ocean, the food, the people.. Oh gosh I better stop before I cry lol. 

For non-Filipino readers, if you are wondering what "Dalagang Pilipina" means, it is "Young Filipina Woman".  Teenager Girl is called Dalagita.

Charcoal Sketch

Found these charcoal sketch effect that my sister created in a photo software online.  I find it hard to believe that  my youngest sister is fully grown now.  She was just a kid when I left 8 years ago.

The second photo is also  cropped online using a photomania  tools.  Ain't those cubic design neat?

The photo was taken at her cubicle in the school's President's Office.

Lastly, a big shout out  of happy  birthday to our  dearest Mom, the best mother in the whole world!

Thank you for raising good children.  We can never repay  your sacrifices in order to raise us well.  We love and miss you so much!  Happy 60th birthday Ma!

Happy New Year

Hello everyone, Zilreen Mae here.  I finally got to go online and make this short post.  I have been busy with my studies and duty at work so my  time is really limited.  Thanks  to my sister for updating this blog often.  

Happy New Year to all and I hope that I could log in and check  this blog more often.  I do appreciate all your comments, I read them all with smile.