Meanwhile in Manila...
Dec. 23rd, 2018 11:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ms_minervaAt the extended family Christmas party I converted my cousins to shipping Scorbus and Ginny/Luna (Linny? Guna??). And they were already Wolfstar shippers! I'll count tonight as a win.
On a related note, I'm always pleasantly surprised by how LGBT-friendly the current generation of kids and teenagers is. The state of the world often seems dire, but whenever I talk to young people I'm filled with hope for the future.
Christmas in the Philippines is supposed to be lit. I've been invited to family parties for the next few days from all of the different branches (and some I can't even go to because they conflict with each other!). People start getting ready for Christmas in September--that's when all the stores started decorating and playing Christmas music! I've heard fireworks going off at night for a while. I'm living in a pretty Westernized area, but I've still seen some really beautiful parols, traditional Filipino Christmas lanterns. If I have time later this week maybe I'll do a write-up on Christmas here.
Merry Christmas! Maligayang Pasko!
On a related note, I'm always pleasantly surprised by how LGBT-friendly the current generation of kids and teenagers is. The state of the world often seems dire, but whenever I talk to young people I'm filled with hope for the future.
Christmas in the Philippines is supposed to be lit. I've been invited to family parties for the next few days from all of the different branches (and some I can't even go to because they conflict with each other!). People start getting ready for Christmas in September--that's when all the stores started decorating and playing Christmas music! I've heard fireworks going off at night for a while. I'm living in a pretty Westernized area, but I've still seen some really beautiful parols, traditional Filipino Christmas lanterns. If I have time later this week maybe I'll do a write-up on Christmas here.
Merry Christmas! Maligayang Pasko!
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Date: 2018-12-23 09:01 pm (UTC)And wow, Christmas in the Phillipines sounds intense.
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Date: 2018-12-24 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-12-23 09:21 pm (UTC)But Christmas in the Philippines sounds like a lot of fun!
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Date: 2018-12-24 04:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-12-23 11:40 pm (UTC)"how LGBT-friendly the current generation of kids and teenagers is" This always does my heart good to hear about things like this.
Wow, that sounds wild. I'd love to learn about a Filipino Christmas.
Merry Christmas!
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Date: 2018-12-24 04:42 am (UTC)