by the rocks pt. ii

by the rocks pt. i

neighbor walk

neighbor walk

Spot the shih tzu :)

neighbor walk

My Mum took Kimi for a walk, while I tailed them and took photos along the way. Flowers, some greens, the first light of the golden hour, kids studying -- this is how it is on a Sunday afternoon in my hometown. It's easy to take something for granted when you are so used to it, and have lived with it all your life, but it is only when I started taking photos around Cavite that I got to sincerely appreciate the random, little and detailed things that it has. There's beauty everywhere, indeed.

GOLDEN HOUR AT SAMONTE PARK

One Sunday morning. I woke up, slung my camera on shoulder, hopped on a bike and made my way to Samonte Park. This is what greeted me good morning at 7AM.

Posting sunny photos (sort of) because it has been stormy and cloudy for the last four days. Glenda (the typhoon) came with very strong winds, we had power blackout until last night.

Sending light to you wherever you are, dear reader :)

LYDIA

All taken at Lydia's Pancitan, a local restaurant in Cavite City that offers a variety of Filipino dishes. I remember them having an order/take-out type of service in the beginning, as they were really known for their delicious pancit. They did this for years, and eventually when the whole town patronized the food, it was not a surprise when they ventured into a full-blown restaurant type.

Some of my favorites would have to be their Lechon Kawali, Chopsuey and Pinakbet. These are accumulated photos over the time I get to visit their place. Ironically, I get to remember taking photos of the food long after I chomped on them all, so no photos haha. Interiors are as simple as can be, but I don't mind at all when they put the extra effort on making my food THAT good!

WALK

Saturday classes eat up half of my weekend, so I'm glad I'm done with it! Today's our Town Fiesta, but chose to stay at home to make up for slouching and watching TV series. So far from our traditional way of celebrating the fiesta when I was younger. Back then, my grandma would always lead the family in cooking ube (purple yam) on the eve of fiesta. And on the day itself, we'd all gather at her house, eat all kinds of Filipino dishes, play, watch TV, talk, laugh and joke around each other. It's like Christmas minus the gift-giving. And just before the sun goes down, we'd walk to Samonte Park to check out the tiangge, it was always fun and the highlight of the day!

Was able to visit the tiangge a few weeks ago this year, but didn't get to take much photos inside. Just some snaps along Samonte Park and bought street food at the back :)

STALE AND DRY

A SPLASH OF COLOR

SAMONTE PARK IN FILM