Phrasie's Day
Above (L-R): Te Chuy's floral arrangement. She used flowers found around the house; A shot of my mother's cottage; A bubbling cauldron of potatoes and meat; Lumpia shanghai waiting their turn in the pan.
Below (L-R): Te Chuy cooking biko; Sakura asked for her picture to be taken; Golden lumpia, cooked and ready for the hungry.
The sun shone bright on Sunday morning. This date is special, as it's my brother Phrasie's birthday. Although he is already gone, our family holds his memory close to our hearts. Imalech and I went down from our tropical jungle home and visited Phrasie's grave at Dumaguete Memorial Park. We stayed for a while and chatted with the grave's keeper. Then, we drove back to the mountain to prepare for the day's planned menu.
We shared a meal with a few of our neighbors and young friends, who very generously helped me prepare the food for all of us. The day ended with biker friends coming over and watching Imalech do his jumps on the dirt ramps.
We walked back home from the dirt ramps under the silver light of the half moon.