Edited on Canva with my screenshots of calendar on my phone.
In a snap I didn't even realize that it's already September, 9th month of the year. The time ran so fast that the eight months for this year was already consumed and we may think and look back, what are the things we did for the last eight months of our journey. For sure there's a ton of memories to be remembered and some of them are not that good but we are still thankful for everything, right?
Now that the first month of the ber months is already in the calendar, what are the things you remember when you realized that it's already September. You can share it by joining the weekly challenge by Hiveph here.
As for me and for my family, we see joy, hope and unity. You may wonder why and it's because it's in our blood already as a Filipino who celebrates the event we called Christmas. In the records Philippines got the longest celebration of it and many tourist all over the world visits us for that but as you know things are not the same as before and it's just sad thinking about it so don't think lol.
I'm just kidding here because I know you are stressed na with all the things going on around in our life for the past years. Smile even if life hits us hard. Upang hindi maagang tumanda ika nga.
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My family and I see joy when the month is already last in ber. During this first month of ber I can see already a lot of decorations on the streets in town even here in our barangay. But what I really remembered was the when I'm still studying and this time hits the calendar, our teacher will require us to bring man made stars with vibrant colors and it serves as decorations in our room. The biggest lantern you will bring the higher the grade haha galawan.
Together with my father and my late grandpa, we will cut some bamboos to make one. Then we will buy some colored plastics, the one used to pack yemas. Craving some of it already and who does not diba.
While we assembled the lantern I can see the wide smile from my parents and grandparents, from my little cousins also because it's really fun to make your own project, a lantern. It can be complicated if you really don't know how to do it but grandpa really know it making it as a piece of cake for him. I was amazed by that and I think cool of him. Missed him already by the way.
When we will go to town we can see gigantic lanterns hanging around the the highway and it is filled with christmas lights for it to glow at night. We use that as an opportunity to take some memorable pictures with the fam. By looking at those shining lanterns at night, it reallg brings unexplainable joy inside of me and to my family. I know it because when they see one they are very alive and their eyes are overflowing with joy.
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We also see hope when ber months comes. Why? It's because when we see those lanterns and christmas decorations in our homes or on streets it just my family an inspiration to live this life to the fullest and it give us hope that everyday is a new day wherein we can strive better. We see hope despite the things that made us bleed.
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We also see unity when ber months comes for it unites our family once more when we celebrates events such as fiestas on October here in our place and Christmas on December. I know that there's a lot but those two is the most significant why my family goes here. Even if they are far away they will still make time for it in order for them to see my late grandpa and grandma.
Also when ber months comes we expect a lot of typhoons to hit the Philippines just like now there were already two typhoons if I'm not mistaken that hits the northern part of the country which damaged the crops of farmers and the houses ofcourse.
During this time we see the overflowing unity coming from over the country and even internationally to provide help to the victims of typhoons. We are known for that one, Bayanihan of the people. Which we joined hands in every times that life strikes us with all it gots.
Those are the things I see when ber months come and there's more to it.
Such as when ber months hits I expect the weather to be cold and it will always rain every afternoon or even the whole day but as I can see now it's not. It's feels like that it's still summer. It makes me sweat a lot making me wants to bath every hour lol.
Usually this month of september I wear already those thick jackets and using my umbrellas to go out. I just don't know if it will happen now because I can't see it.
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All in all when ber months come all I can think is that Christmas already begin. Colorful lanterns are out together with those chritmas lights combined with those songs.
A reminder, no matter what happens enjoy life because it has so much to offer.
Thank you for reading this.
