“The Sinulog festival is one of the grandest and most colorful festivals in the Philippines with a very rich history. The main festival is held each year on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City to honor the Santo Niño, or the child Jesus, who used to be the patron saint of the whole province of Cebu.” —The Official Website of the Upcoming and Most Awaited Sinulog Festival in Cebu City
Photo credits: 1st Runner Up - Overall (2011) by Aldo Nelbert Banaynal
MassKara Festival
Bacolod City, Negros OccidentalThe MassKara Festival is the biggest annual event that reflects the Bacoleños love for fun and gaiety. Coinciding with Bacolod City’s charter day celebration, the festival features sports competitions, cultural programs, carnivals, beauty contest and a long Mardi grasstyle costumed and masked street dancers.
So as I am here at home I am collecting as many old photos as possible… I’ve been staring at these old pictures of my parents for so long. It’s so crazy seeing pictures of them so young. I think I’ve figured out which features I inherited from which parent.
Bone structure: Mother
Skin tone: Mother
Massive forehead: Father
Wavy unruly hair: Father
Eyebrows: Father
Now here are the ones I got stuck on..
Mouth I’m guessing is more of my my dad’s, or maybe a grandparent on my dad’s side. (I really want to collect pictures from my dad’s side, but I’m doubtful of how successful I’ll really be.)
Nose: My nose doesn’t look like my mom’s..kind of like a more petite version of my dad’s but his nose has more of a defined bridge as mine. At least it seems like it. Speaking of my flat nose!! (lol) When I was little my dad would pinch it and as I would whine he would tell me he was trying to make it pointier.
And eyes…definitely do not have my mom’s eyes. Maybe my dad’s again? I’m looking at my grandmother’s picture more closely, but the shape isn’t quite the same.
This has been really fun. My next task is scanning in my baby pictures!
