Cheers from the beautiful City of Naga in the Bicol Region, Philippines!
Almost the Year of the Dragon.
I will have my moon cake (tikoy as it is locally known) soon
The reason why we have tasty moon cakes during the New Year is because it is round (which symbolizes wholeness, as well as the months, i.e. moons, of the year); it’s sweet (for a sweet year ahead); and it’s sticky (for a family that sticks together).
We also jump as high as we can as the clock strikes 12 on New Year, so we’d grow taller.
We collect 12 different kinds of sweet round fruits for our Media Noche (New Year midnight dinner) to symbolize the 12 months of the year.
happy new yearrrr! I’m going to a party, but I won’t be getting drunk because I did that last night and I’m running a mile race New Year’s morning. The time to beat is 4:56, but that’s not happening. I’ll be lucky if I run sub 6:00. Anyway, y’all have a good night.
There was puking, but not on my part. My dad challenged my sister’s boyfriend, G., for the right to keep his last name if he marries my sister. So if my dad beat him in the race then G. would have to take on my family’s last name, but if G. finished ahead of my dad then he could keep his last name. Now, as far as I know, G. and my sister aren’t ready to get married or anything, so it was all kind of a joke. But my sister’s boyfriend was determined to win. It was pretty close, he basically drafted off of my dad for most of the race and kicked it into overdrive in the final stretch to outpace my dad at the finish. They both ended up running about a 6 minute mile, with G. only a second or two ahead of my dad. For the following 30 minutes after the race though, G. was hunched over, pale-faced, and puking. lol. But I guess it was worth it? I ran a 6:30, which isn’t bad considering my lack of fitness right now, and I felt pretty good when it was over.
but I guess you can go crazy on the celebrations huh? 