Flores de Mayo

FLORES DE MAYO (Flowers of May)
Festival Location: Philippines
Article Title: ‘Santacruzan’ - The Queen of May
by: © Ruby Bayan 2003
Stop and smell the roses. During the month of May, in the tropical islands of the Philippines (where my roots are), we don’t have to stop — the fragrance of flowers floats in the air.
When the rains [...]

mayo uno

May 1st, Labor Day. Isa sa mga holiday na hindi mausog usog ni GMA, kasama na dito ang pasko at bagong taon at pati na birthday ko. Ewan ko ba kung bakit kailangan pang ilipat ang mga okasyon, narong paagahin o kaya iusog paatras ng damuhong hindi maintindihan. Pero teka muna ano nga ba para [...]

Edsa 1 - people power

A defining moment for filipinos or just a footnote in history? I could barely recall the accounts that led to these events for I was a youngster then. So I searched the net for edsa revolt and voila here is my version of edsa revolution or a sum of stories pics. Much have been said [...]