Simballay Festival 2017

Sirens bellowed as the police mobile led the motorcade to celebrate the "23rd" Simballay Festival" in Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province. Motorcycles and cars joined the activity as they are witnessed by their beloved community. Children smiling with joy yelling "Simballay!" pointing to those things as if they can't hold up their excitement and childish thoughts. Though I am not a Nabunturanon, I can feel the happiness there is in a proud Nabunturanon individual. It is in their culture and in their hearts that will blossom especially every Christmas season.

As I wander throughout Nabunturan, streets were filled with beautifully constructed cottages with its different concepts from the participating barangays of the municipality. Fruits are displayed showing how bountiful Nabunturan is. Lights are lightened as they twinkly showing their beautiful colors, brightening the street.

Drums played their beats making the music more alive as the performers danced gracefully with their festive and colorful costumes. The festival lasted for a week making it memorable for the Nabunturanons and the visitors. It is a great pleasure to be with and be one of them to celebrate the festival.

December 1st

It was a sunny and a calm morning when I woke up in the first day of the last month of the year. I came down the stairs and saw the breakfast my mother prepared for me. My parents are already in their work and sessions so I had my breakfast alone. As I wonder, I suddenly remember that December first is Parents' day. I realized that I didn't greet my parents before they leave.

As I enter the school's gymnasium, a big crowd welcomes me. I saw students looking for their parents, teachers facilitating the program and parents enjoying their day. My parents can't come along with me because they are busy and I understand.

 I saw my classmates in the pathway laughing and chatting, and I've also noticed that they also had no parents with them. Later on we decided to go to our classmate's house and hang there. We made the whole afternoon a bonding time, we played games and stuffs, and made ourselves relaxed

I got home around 7 in the evening and I saw my parents already lying down in the bed. Tired, exhausted and deeply slept. I decided to greet them the next morning so I had my dinner and get myself ready to sleep.

December 1st ended..