Summer Time

I always looked forward to summer time. I love the weather during this time because it is the time when families get together for reunions, road trips to the beach, and a vacation in the province. In my younger years, my sister and I used to spend summer at Acop or at Daclan, Bokod.

At Acop, we stayed at our Lolo Pablo’s(Fernando) place. Our aunties and uncles near our age were our playmates. We used to climb pine trees and mullberry trees and made it our "bahay-bahayan".We played with those plastic dish and cook wares, which we filled with gumamela and weeds we can find to serve as our "play food". We also went to gather those wild berries on a hill where the Municipal Hall stands. There were a few houses back then unlike now. We also took rides on our candle waxed wooden boards to slide on the slopes of the hill. We had so much fun playing outside. Just like in Acop, we did similar activities when we were at Daclan. You can call us "batang Yagit" with our dust covered legs and feet. We loved the freedom that summer time gave us.

During summer time, we didn’t only have play time. We were also made to do our share of the house chores. We cleaned the house, washed dishes, and even cleaned the backyard full of weeds. After helping with the chores, we are given the time to play nintendo. We only played nintendo when the weather doesn’t permit us to play outside. However, there were times when we still played outside even when it rained, we would do some car washing and at the same time wash our clothes.

 Those were the days…

With my work, I am going to spend my summer time inside the office. I only have weekends to enjoy the summer time with my family. The Holy week is also approaching and I am thinking of going home to Daclan to enjoy the mountain breeze while visiting our loved ones. It’s nice to be away from our computers sometimes, because staying infront of our computers only makes us work— which I am guilty of especially when I bring home work. I spend most of my time finishing tasks given to me so that I can have time to do other lined-up tasks.

But then again, I should give all my time to my family when I am not at work. They are precious and lost time cannot be brought back. I’m planning to bring my family back to my dad’s home town to enjoy the short summer break and I hope it will be another time for my children to get to know their lolos, lolas, aunties, uncles and cousins.

Strawberry Festival 2008

The Municipality of LaTrinidad will celebrating the Strawberry Festival from March 14 to 24, 2008. Activities include a filmshowing of a documentary on the "Biggest Starwaberry Cake" that was included in the Guinness World Book of Records, an Agri-Trade fair, parade and on the spot contests.

The festival activities will take place at the newly built covered court and park beside the Municipal Hall. Come one, come all and join the FUN.