Summer is almost done here in the Philippines. So incoming students are busy preparing, whether they are new freshman or a  senior, heading back to school signals a time of transition: new classes, new teachers, new schedules, and a new social scene. Dread it or love it, you got to go to school. Getting back to the school routine and adjusting to new workloads takes some getting used to after a long summer break. Meeting new people or getting reacquainted with classmates can feel overwhelming. Many stores here started to have back to school promo for their school supplies. In this time, people would really grab every opportunity to buy … [Read more...]

Today is considered to be one of the most special Day for all the Mothers around the world. Let us make their day special by giving them love. This is the best time to give thanks or say thank you to our beautiful mothers for all the things they have done for us. Especially for taking care of us everyday. All Mothers’ deserve to be loved and respected. Because being a Mother is really not an easy job. To all the mommies around the world, HAPPY MOTHER”s DAY! … [Read more...]

Over the last weekend, me and my 3 other cousins headed to Kidapawan City to visit our relatives and for a vacation too. We left Davao City around 1:30 PM Friday. We rode a bus (although we can take van). It took us more or less 3 and a half hour before we reach our destination. I was a bit exhausted because I wasn’t expecting that long travel to Kidapawan City. When we reached the City, we need to take tricycle in going to my Aunt’s place but since it’s just walking distance, we just walked. We happened to passed by at my former College School. I saw a lot of difference since 8 years ago. I wish that the new head will come … [Read more...]

Mother’s Day is on May 13 this year.  Have you already think of the best gift to give to your beloved Mother since Mother’s Day is approaching? Well if not, I would recommend our Bouquet of mums. It is one of the common flower chosen to give as a present to the our most caring mothers’ anywhere in the world. Why Mums? Well of course it is because the name already says itself. But if you would like to give it a classic twist, we also have Gerbera and Mums which includes Gerbera of course! Gerbera is a flower that is from the Sunflower family and native to South America and Tropical Asia. I hope it helps you decide on what … [Read more...]

Flores de Mayo and Santacruzan are two of  the most colorful religious-cultural  Filipino Festivals  that the Catholic and Aglipayan celebrate annually every month of May. It is a month-long flower Festival celebrated in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary. When I was young I remembered the children in our neighborhood in my village. They used to gathered colorful flowers in order to offer to Blessed Mary. Some were making nice bouquet. I don’t quiet understand that time what they were doing. All I know that before the end of that month there was a coronation. I was excited to watch that event because most of my girl friends were … [Read more...]

Remembering our parents is very important and saying thank you to them is a usual thing to do for all the things they’ve done to us. Especially for giving us the never ending love and care. Usually people only remember or says thank you to their mother when it is “Mother’s Day.”  We do not even almost recognize the everyday effort they made for us. So maybe that is why mostly we get back to them every Mother’s Day by giving them gifts and other stuff. The most common thing to give to mothers is flowers. Simply because that is what we think that could make them smile and feel happy and blessed that we remember … [Read more...]

Life in the farm is quite peaceful. Compared to city life, there’s no traffic at all.  You can see that carabao (water buffaloes) are the primary means of transportation in the farm. But here in the Philippines, we use the horses too. Living in the farm  can’t give you much stress to deal with. A lot of advantages you can gain too.  One of these is the fresh air you can breath. You don’t need air conditioning.  You can eat  fresh fruits and vegetables anytime too. Raising hogs, livestock (for your daily consumption), cattle and goats are too easy in the farm.You can plant rice, corn, cotton, coconut as a source of your … [Read more...]

Last Friday, Uncle treat me a coffee at Starbucks in SM. I was very excited because that would be my first time having coffee in Starbucks. But after ordering, I was a little disappointed because I think that the coffee that my Uncle brewed at the house was a lot more better than their coffee. It made me think that maybe people are really into it because is both famous and international. The best thing there is the WiFi. Anyway, I had a good time and a new experience. … [Read more...]

The fiesta or festival is part  of Filipino culture. Through good times and bad times, the fiesta must go on. Each city and barrio or village  has at least one local festival of its own, usually on the feast of its patron saint, so that there is always a fiesta going on somewhere in the country. City fiesta or festival is the grandest of all fiesta. Colorful parade, spectacular celebrations, even the celebrities will come and of course the big political figure from nearby and other cities will come too just to grace the occasions . Some notable festivals are: Sinulog Festival, Dinagyang, Ati-Atihan, Flores de Mayo, Kadayawan sa Dabaw, … [Read more...]

We can already really feel the heat of summer here in the Philippines.  Some people already went to their hometown places especially those students that are studying away from home,  while some are gone for vacation somewhere else. But for sure, majority of the Filipinos are hanging out on the beach since its already hot here in the Philippines. If you are planning on having fun like camping, swimming etc.,  food and snacks should always be present. Talking about snacks,  WowPhilippines has a great variety of snacks that are perfect to bring for picnics. Just a reminder, remember to bring the most needed things when planning for an … [Read more...]