Every Thought Everyday

  Christmas Celebration and Decoration in a Small Rural Town Back in December 28, 2014, I wrote an article about Christmas in Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines. The link to it doesn't work anymore, as it is a very old article and it has no visitors. I wanted to repost it here. The original link is https://hubpages.com/holidays/we-found-christmas-in-calumpit under the pen name Tanara Lee. Children of Calumpit town in the Philippines light candles for Virgin Mary's statue The land of true love is still keeping faithfully the Christian traditions passed down to them by the Spanish priests in the year 1572, when they first docked in the town. One can see the joy in the faces of the people as they sing through masses and hear words of sheer love flowing from the mouth of their parochial priest. And although Christmas may not originally have been a Christian tradition, it was Christianity that introduced it to the people of this town, and they do celebrate it as very zealous Christians...

  The Manuel-Lumba Family in Ningnangan Funside Apalit for My Mother's Birthday The birthday celebration of my mother last September 22, 2022 was held in Ningnangan Funside Apalit in Barangay Colgante, along the road towards Macabebe, Pampanga. My mother, Nina Lumba, while waiting for the food to be served at Ningnangan Funside Apalit The Food at Ningnangan Funside Apalit was delicious Ningnangan Funside Apalit Ningnangan Funside Apalit

  The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, a fountain seen from a bridge outside of the campus The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas: I envy the people who study here. It is the oldest university in Asia, and being that, it has honed a lot of important people in our history. Its former students include former Bulacan Governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado, former President Diosdado Macapagal, and our national hero, Dr. José Rizal. It is also the alma mater of the only prime minister of Spain with Filipino blood, Marcelo de Azcárraga Palmero. In this photo is a fountain in the university seen from the outside of the university.

  Olongapo City, Zambales, Philippines (Photographed by: Kristian Harvey Lumba) The City of Olongapo  is a 1st class  highly urbanized city  in the  Central Luzon  region of the  Philippines . Located in the  province  of  Zambales  but governed independently from the province. (Wikipedia) It is adjacent to Bataan in the south, Pampanga in the West, and Pangasinan in the north. It is not connected by road to our province of Pampanga, from where it is accessible through a route from Lubao, Pampanga, traversing Dinalupihan, Bataan, before finally arriving at Olongapo City, Zambales. Himno ng Olongapo Lungsod na mapayapa Lungsod na marangal Sa Perlas ng Silangan Bayani ang mamamayan Malasakit sa bayan sa puso’y nagnunulay Ipinagbubunyi Olongapo aming bayan Kapwa tao at bolunterismo Lungsod na makulay Maykapal laging gabay Sama sama bawat oras tungo sa pag-unlad Olongapo ang bayan ika’y aming katulad Kapwa tao at bolunterismo Lungsod...

SM Clark decorations        SM Clark is located inside Angeles City, Pampanga near Mabalacat City in the same province. It is a most spacious mall, collosal in the architecture. A lot of Americans and other foreign nationals visit there, as it is located in a traditional territory for the Americans, being the location of the then Clark military base that housed US troops, and as it is located near Clark International Airport.

  McDonald's Apalit, Pampanga, Philippines     You can now dine outside at McDonald's Apalit in Pampanga, Philippines. Though as we can see, the people of Apalit prefer to eat inside in the air conditioned portion of McDo, if all the seats inside are taken, they might as well eat outside, especially at night with no burning sun, while the cool night breeze blows and under the magical lights installed by McDo.     McDo is surely a big restaurant with a big name. And people are trully enthusiastic about their famous meals made available in Apalit.

  SM Pampanga Christmas Park. November 25, 2021 Children run around and play and people sit to relax in a Christmas park inside SM Pampanga in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines. People take photos of the towering Christmas trees in the Christmas capital of the Philippines, San Fernando City. The decorations are clearly present and the spirit of Christmas is everywhere.