All Saint's Day 2006






  


All Saint's Day


November 1, 2006

I heard mass at the National Shrine of Perpetual Help in Baclaran where I also bought some orchids and anthurium bouquets for this evening's All Saints' Day Observance.

Since, I was planning to stay in Tabon cemetery in the evening, I paid my respects to relatives in Wakas cemetery that morning.


Lolo Mading and Lola Onie, parents of our mother.

A Pieta overlooking our maternal grandparents...

De la Cruzes, first degree relatives of our mother...

Lola Anchang and Ti Didi, lola and mother of Irene, our cousin.

I just met Arby Basa and his wife, who offered wonderful memories of our parents...

As I was headed back home to change, I met Mrs. Almario, a neighbor of ours in Tabon.

Kuya Rey and one of my godsons Seth drive us to the Tabon Cemetery to help start cleaning the area...

I was pleasantly surprised to see that the flower arrangements had already been set...
So I started to light some candles... as did Lorraine and Donna...
Some of Lorraine's future-in-laws who did a wonderful job with the flowers... Kitty, one of Marissa's friends, gave us a buzz...
Ti Merlie and her husband visit our parents...
Later, we visit her father, Lolo Elo...
Toting and Donna were at Ti Dely's when I visited... Lolo Sinoy and Lola Enciang, Lola Vi, Lolo Pepe, Uncle Zosing and others visited...
Ti Delia, Ti Lisa and their families.
After taking lunch at home, we head back to the cemetery on a motorized tricycle, a mode of transportation unique to the Philippines.
Heavy rains earlier in the day did not deter people from visiting their departed loved ones.



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Updated : November 11, 2006