My home's reminder

Truly, "home is where the heart is".

I love the smell of the smoke from the burning wood and dried leaves. it reminds me of the early days when mango trees are changing their mature leaves on one windy afternoon and we need to rake all the leaves for a better and cleaner surrounding. My father was at the roof sweeping the leaves down, while mama is patiently sweeping under the tree. i am busily ransacking the garden, making holes and planting vietnam rose/eight oclock rose on the plot.

I love to see green things. our house is colored green, and it refreshes my eyes everytime i set my eyes to it. but well, i also dreamed of making it larger, better, airier, and lovelier to live in, someday.

I love to see santan plants. it was planted infront our house that borders it from the road.

I love eating with bagoong (fish sauce). Most of our viand in our home are cooked with bagoong. also, green unripe mature carabao mangoes are dipped in bagoong and shared in the family.

I love eating ripe mangoes! yum! it is the favorite dessert in our home.

i love sleeping in a cool kawayan bed. it reminds me of the bright nights with moons shining above the sky, and my father and we, the children lay on the kawayan bed (papag) while papa was telling a funny boy that thinks the mudhole was a mound and that the mound was a mudhole.

I love the fresh air and the field. it reminds me of the lovely moments wherein our family pack up unto the field and ate together, sort of a picnic. i miss those times.

I love to see mango and guava trees. it reminds me of the climbing of these trees while reaching high for the prized fruit! i also remember the time when papa and mama will get some guava fruits infront our house, then put it in a plastic bag. i will bring it at school, and exchange it for a food, a paper, or anything that will help me survive school.

I love the buri hats. i experienced and learned lot of things through making, and selling buri hats.

I love Johnson's baby powder, safeguard white soap, hapee toothpaste, and champion detergent. i uses all those products until now, and it is a great reminder of home.

 There are many things that reminds me of home. These are just some and until now, I love everything that reminds me of my home.