Undas 2011

Because it was a long weekend in the Philippines, due to November 1 and 2 being on a Monday and Tuesday, my parents decided to spend the weekend at our summer house 2 hours south from the city in Tagaytay. The weather was crisp and pleasant, but it was really cold at night. The sky was also low, that visibility was low as well. 

you can even still see the city from our lanai

We only decided to head back to the city on the last day of the Days of the Dead, which was awhile ago (I'm writing to you at midnight), as we knew the crowds in the cemeteries and traffic on the streets would swell down during this day, which proved to be true. My parents did their thing, ancestor worship, while I did my own version. 

this is my lolo's grave. in Filipino, we call our grandfathers 'lolo'
he's my dad's dad

Aside from giving him flowers and lighting him candles, since my lolo loved eating french fries from Jollibee, a Filipino fastfood chain, we decided to give him some.

And me, I just lay/sat on the grass feeling the earth move and enjoying the quiet of the cemetery.