2,500 white towels, 3,500 cups of ice cold filtered drinking water, 5 sacks of tube ice, 2,000+ freshly baked assorted bread from two panaderias. Eto ang aming panata taon-taon. Siguro naka sampung taon na kami, medyo lampas pa. My husband keeps track of the logistics by saving the numbers in his cellphone kung ilan ito ilan yun. Every year after the procession we recap and make suggestions. But we’ll forget about it. Life goes on at its usual fast pace and the next thing we know, it’s Byernes Santo again. My husband would say “nasa notes ko na nga ba yan!”
There was a long queue at the ice plant selling tube ice. The procession had started when our men arrived carrying the 5 sacks of tube ice one by one.
Malinis itong mga plastic containers, puro bago, kabibili lang ni Edmund para lagyan ng inumin at yelo.
We bought 1,000 pieces of bread from one panaderia but they ran out. I sent the two maids to go to another bakery near the public market to buy 1,000 pieces more. Next year siguro dagdagan namin.
It was so hot on that day and syempre uhaw na uhaw yung mga tao, at gutom na rin.
This’ the most sought after white towel. Others collect it. If it touches any part of the body of the dead Jesus, it is believed to help cure a person’s illness, drive away bad spirits, or make you feel better when you’re feeling low. If you are not a believer, you can use it at least to wipe your perspiration off. Kung hindi ka naniniwala sa mga pamahiin, pwedeng gamiting pampahid ng pawis. Meron kaming nakita na ilang pirasong bimpo na puno ng pangalan ng kandidato. Etong akin merong pangalan din pero maliit lang at hindi ako kandidato at walang ka-balak-balak. Meron isang lalaki sabi sa akin “iboboto kita!”
