The Resting Place

Martes, Disyembre 6, 2011

Undas 2011: The Calambe

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All Saint's Day or Todos Los Santos or Undas in the vernacular is one of most celebrated holidays in the Philippines. Some people thin...
Miyerkules, Agosto 31, 2011

Filipino Custom on Death, Loss and Grieving

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Once a Filipino dies, it is traditional to hold a wake. Deceased men are dressed in the traditional barong tagalong while women are dressed ...

Sagada Hanging Coffins and Lumiang Burial Caves

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How about carving your own coffin? In present times, it is very unusual. We have ready-made coffins, funeral homes, life insurance and soci...

Underground Cemetery - Nagcarlan, Laguna

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The underground cemetery of Nagcarlan, Laguna is one of the items in my "must-see list". It's quite unusual for tourists to vi...
Martes, Agosto 30, 2011

Clark Veteran's Cemetery (Angeles City, Pampanga)

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Yesterday, I accompanied a special someone to Bruno’s – the more masculine version of our usual and traditional salon. He had a his hair cu...
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Monette Hermosa
Cemetery, catacomb, crypt, churchyard, city of dead, funerary ground, grave, graveyard, marble town, memorial park, mortuary, necropolis, city of dead, potter’s field, God’s acre, eternal home, final resting place. Even as a little girl, I have this fascination for cemeteries. I would visit a graveyard near our school, bring some flowers and place the bouquet in some random plot, utter a prayer for the soul of whoever was buried there and go home. Even though I didn’t know a single soul – no pun intended, in the said cemetery, I would still do it over and over again. Don’t get me wrong, I can’t say that I am not afraid of ghosts, the fact is I am. But for some reason, I can find peace in my day-time visits to the graveyard. Some people may find this blog a little creepy or eccentric even. But for me, there are a lot of lessons to be learned from the stories of the “departed ones”. If only the dead can speak.
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