Thursday, July 20, 2006

HAPPY TRIP 4: Bohol

Nagsalubong kilay ko in exasperation when I found the door to BQ Mall in Tagbilaran blocked by people – all standing motionless – and I couldn’t get in. I was in a hurry because I was supposed to meet a friend and I was running late.

I was bewildered why people were standing still. They were not talking. They were not moving. I was getting more impatient every second that passed and they wouldn’t let me through.

And then I heard the Church bells ringing and realized it was six o’clock in the evening.

Angelus.

It is truly heartening to note that Bol-anons still pretty much retain traditional practices and beliefs despite the onslaught of modernism and tourism.

TAGBILARAN CATHEDRAL BQ MALL
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14 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

nice.. here in davao, lahat ng tao humihinto pati na rin ang mga jeep. Nuon lang iyon.. *sigh*

It's nice to know that the old tradition of stopping for a while to pray the angelus still retains.

nice blog. =)

7/21/06, 11:43 AM  
Blogger Miki said...

salamat ryan! good to see you here. dugay na pod ko nga wa ga-update sa ako blog. na-busy man gud.

7/21/06, 1:49 PM  
Blogger kendi 'ching said...

that tradition still exists in cebu. even in our school's hospital, all the staff and patients stop every 6am or 6pm to pray the angelus.

nwei, i miss bohol. i love bohol. i wanna go back to bohol. paslide-slide sa bukid ni lolo. hahay. bohol... my other home.

7/21/06, 5:29 PM  
Blogger Miki said...

hi kends!

long time...
binago mo blog mo?

7/21/06, 7:53 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

wow.. the last time i actually experienced that was during grade school, in our catholic school.. and that was 5 years ago.

nagbago na ba talaga tayo?

nice blog ;)

7/21/06, 10:43 PM  
Blogger Miki said...

hi didi!

quite a perky blog you have
i had fun reading you

7/22/06, 12:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

ei. guess ur ryt. not all pipol hav 20/20 vision. =) salamat po. can i link u?

7/22/06, 1:52 PM  
Blogger kendi 'ching said...

yep, binago ko lang ung layout.

ui, pasalubong beh. kalamay de arbor ug peanut kisses. hehe. i miss bohol jud.

7/22/06, 6:25 PM  
Blogger Miki said...

hi ryan,

please do. no prob with linking me. i haven't learned how to link blogs yet (i am a certified techno-retard, heheh) although i tried before, following the instructions. but it did not work, i don't know why.

7/23/06, 10:55 AM  
Blogger Miki said...

hi kends,

nagulat lang ako when i opened your blog. i thought i was in another person's site, heheh. guess i was still expecting to see the blue layout with the butterfly.

7/23/06, 10:56 AM  
Blogger Miki said...

ey! RYAN and KENDI!

sorry i was slow on the kuan
nyahahahaha!!!

7/23/06, 10:26 PM  
Blogger kendi 'ching said...

long time to visit eh?

hehe. got tired of blue kc. and wanna live up to the url of my blog. i am barefoot.

kuan? haha. blame ryan for all of those blogposts on kuan.

8/19/06, 4:22 PM  
Blogger kendi 'ching said...

yeah kuya miki, i added a few lines sa new post ko. the explanation is there. sowi i can't spill everything. but more or less, it's there. just check it out. thanks.

and yeah, i only saved a few blogposts. huhuhu

8/28/06, 6:17 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where did you find it? Interesting read » »

4/26/07, 4:30 AM  

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