Good day read-friends! What are you up to today? I browsed my old phone's gallery in search of a photo that I want to post in participation of a facebook contest. I felt nostalgic while browsing through old photos and I thought of copying those file into the phone that I'm using right now.
Today, I'm going to share some of those including the stories behind it. This might seem a photo blog.
This photo was taken during the last family get- together we had in my mother's side. We had an early dinner by the sea and so we got a chance to take a photo with the sunset with my cousins. The little girl in the right passed away years after this reunion.
I have a lot of cousins from my mother's side. Most of them were still young during this time. As a result, everytime we would all be gathered in one place, it will be filled with laughter and cries. Because after the little children get excited by the presence of each other, you will find them fighting over a toy or a candy.
Everything is great when we talk about reunion except the unending noise and commotion from the little children plus the lectures of the adult. I always look foward to reunions when I was younger but I hated the idea now because the last time I checked my aunt commented on the way I dress and even have the guts to compare me with my cousin. It would be fine with me if she did it without ke knowing but she did it with all of the family member present.
Don't get me wrong I would love to see them all again and spend some good time with them but I don't want to feel bad and humiliated again. Maybe I would just send some food over next time and I would just be glad to see photos of them on facebook.
This view is from the third floor of our boarding house back in college. We used to spend our free time at the rooftop and in the afternoon, we would likely be blessed with this kind of view.
Our boarding house is located by the street so every noon we would head to the rooftop to get some fresh air and observe the different kinds of people that pass by the street. From our view above, we could clearly see where everyone is heading too.
The photo above reminds me to always look at the cloud's silver lining. No matter how often life throws challenges, always choose to look at the brighter side of life.
I took this photo using my Samsung J1 Mini phone. I was astonished that a phone as cheap as that could capture a breath-taking moment. This was taken near a friend's house by the sea. We thought of visiting the wake of our friend's mother during this time. She was the only child left at home and so she was really devastated that she lost her mom to cancer. But you will never see sadness in her face that time because she knew it will happen. She was glad that we were there by her side eventhough we don't have much comforting words for her.
Her mother's time has set and she thought it was beautiful like the sunset. Serene and calm yet breath-takingly beautiful. She added that that is how her mom wants to die.
To this day, my friend already has her own family and she is also a wonderful mother that does everything to make sure every needs of her child will be meet.
We seldom communicate but if we have chance we would pick up from where we left. Our low maintenance friendship is something I'm thankful of.
Those are few of the photos that got me nostalgic today. I got some more here and I would like to share this some time.
Meanwhile, enjoy the rest of the day and have a blissful Sunday read-friends. I hope we all have done what we are meaning to do today and that we also spend some time to slow down, relax and take a nap.
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September 26, 2021
1:54 p.m.|sunday
Murakamii.7
Ang ganda nung photo with the sunset as background llus the jumpshot. Anyhow, ganun naman eh. Hindi na natin maiiwasan yung toxic traits of other people most especially our relatives. Hay naku, nakarami din ako niyan. Masama na kung masama pero minsan sinasagot ko. Merong instance kasi na may reunion kasi may umuwi na kamag-anak from Canada. So syempre doon sa isang house ng kamag-anak nagstay kaya doon lahat kami nagpunta. Eh di pa aircon sila tito at tita syempre ayaw nila mainitan ang mga galing ibang bansa. Yung pinsan ko na galing Canada sabi malamig daw sa room nung tinanong ng tito ko kumusta tulog. Kaso ako naman sabi ko hindi naman malamig. Pero totoo hindi naman malamig sinagot ako ng tito ko na "paano balot ng taba yang katawan mo kaya di ka nilalamig". Basag trip. Gusto ko magmura nun kaso galang na lang sa nakakatanda. Sabi ko ay pasensya na kasi sanay kasi ako sa bahay na lagi naka-aircon. Boom! Pahiya ang tito ko na nagbubukas lang ng aircon kapag ganun na may dumadating na balikbayan. Pero bad trip na bad trip talaga ako noon. Alam ko meron din isa pang nangyari siyang tito ko din. Same issue dahil mataba ako. Nagpantig talaga tenga. Simula noon di ko na siya pinapansin. Basta yung hindi niya magawa sa mga anak niya na papangaralan at papagalitan, sa akin niya ginagawa. 😡