The Hidden Face of the Philippines
I came across this article from http://www.goodnewspilipinas.com/ written by an American who married a Los Baños-born lady. A few snippets below:
Of family, he writes:
“When I think of the Philippines, I see large extended families that live happily together in small places. I think of large families that remain not only physically close, but emotionally close as well.”
Of food:
“I think of the smell of fried garlic, fried fish, and fried daing (small dried fish) wafting from the kitchen. I think of the smell of fried garlic, fried fish, and fried daing (small dried fish) wafting from the neighbor’s kitchen. (Both because of the close proximity of the homes and because of the hospitality where one is welcomed and expected in the neighbor’s home.)”
Of Los Baños:
“I think of the warm smiles, courtesy, cheerful bantering, and “Hey Joe!s” of children and locals as I walk through Los Baños.”
- Excerpts from “The Hidden Face of the Philippines” by Bob Kemerait.
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Tip: Don’t forget your passport when you travel out of the country!
Stumble It!
September 13th, 2006 at 2:47 am
Greetings- Actually, my wife, Pam, was not born in Los Banos,but in Quezon City. However, she grew up in Los Banos attending Makiling and Rural and considers Los Banos home. Many of her family members still live there. Pam gradauted with degrees in horticulture from UPLB. MAraming salamat po- Bob Kemerait
September 13th, 2006 at 2:49 am
I’m sorry for the mistake and thanks for bearing with me.
October 5th, 2006 at 7:00 pm
Hey Bob! Le Tuwo (good morning – at least over here it is morning) from Kosrae Island, Micronesia! I didn’t know of “The Hidden Face…….” until i got to this blog. So it was quite a pleasant surprise….Galing galing mo! Please say Hi to Pam and the kids. Hope to see you on your next visit to LB (if it is in Dec or May).
To the moderator: it was cool to run across this posting….Bob’s wife is my hortsoc batchmate……thanks for making this blog… a great way to keep in touch for young and not so young UPLB people around the world. Keep blogging! L