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POI 02x09: C.O.D.

I don’t have a ton to say about this one. It was fine! Here’s 5 things!

1. Harold’s gorgeous pink-with-other-pastel check shirt.

2. Carter: His GPS logs? Which I’m sure you obtained by submitting an official request to the TLC.

GIF by @gallifreyan-detective Original

This was very funny, and the looks on both their faces are amazing, but as a former civil servant responsible for public records law compliance, I did cringe.

3. John’s face when Fermín is taking about the American dream. 😢

4. 💕💕BEAR!💕💕

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My dog also runs into my legs when playing fetch! Sadly she does not understand Dutch and would probably lick a bad guy rather than attack them.

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5. John: You’re a baseball reference machine, Finch. You should get out more. Take in a game once in a while.

Harold: Who says I don’t?

You can try to tell me that this was not John trying to ask Harold on a date, but also yes it was.

Side note: Harold asks Carter how her date was and says it sounded like it went well … and like I know it was meant to get a laugh but in-universe are we supposed to think that Harold is monitoring Carter’s personal life but they don’t know what’s going on with Fusco? Or is there a twist coming with that? (*she asked rhetorically, not really looking for spoilers*) I have a Fusco rant locked and loaded but I’m saving it in case canon does not go in the direction I’m expecting.

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Christmas Traditions

25 December 2020

Tradities — Traditions — Tradisyon —

in The Philippines starts very early. Literally, on the first day of September, you will already hear Gary V’s “Pasko na Sinta ko” or José Mari Chan’s “Christmas in our Hearts” belting their songs on the radios and in the malls.

First let me tell you some facts about my country. We were a colony of the Spanish from 16th-19th century. We were liberated from Spanish rule on June 12, 1898. Then the Americans came from 1898 to 1946. We were finally independent as a nation on July 4, 1946.

Since our country is a mix of Spanish and American culture we celebrate the season in a unique way. It is not clear why Christmas celebrations start so early in the country as it hasn’t always been this way. But we loved it anyway and we passed it on through generations.

Now let me walk you down the culture scene of my favorite holiday of the year ... All the wonderful, magical and nostalgic memoirs of CHRISTMAS!

Simbang Gabi / Misa de Gallo

Traditionally, the feast starts with the nine-day novena called Simbang Gabi (dawn mass) or Misa de Gallo – literally called Rooster Mass from 16th - 24th December, when a midnight mass is held.

I miss these foods... Puto Bumbong, Bibingka and in the middle Palitaw! This photo was taken from one of my visits to Via Mare!

Christmas On Display

One of my fondest childhood memory was going to Araneta Center to visit “Christmas On Display”. Every year, COD Department Store staged this narrative and themed spectacle. A grand display of life-size moving mannequins, with colorful lights and flashy ornaments. It’s WONDERFUL & MAGICAL ...

Christmas Lights

On every street, mall ... practically everywhere. There’s one street in my hometown of Mandaluyong where virtually every house is turned into a milkyway of fairy lights!

GIFT-GIVING

This is one of the best things I’ve learned from my half-sister Ate Luz. She makes everyone feel happy, thrilled and excited with every gift opened on this day. She’s a living Mrs Santa Claus!

My Ate inspired me to be generous and to do something special for everyone. I remember when I was in college, I used to save my school allowances and buy gifts to all my nieces and nephews. Then I will wrap it all up myself. For me the true meaning of gift giving isn’t extravagance, it’s sentimentality.

Foto credit: my husband took the photo with some of my wrapped gifts this year ...

FAMILY

The one thing I truly miss now is getting together as a family to celebrate the feast and commemorate the birth of Christ.

Since last year my father is living in Batangas with my brother and his partner Arnie. The family went to visit them on the 20th of December this year!

CHRISTMAS

Don’t forget ... that “The gift of Jesus is good news for everyone. No matter where on earth you call home, Jesus’ birth is God’s offer of love and peace to you. And all who find new life in Christ, from every tribe and language and people and nation will one day celebrate God’s glory forever and ever (Revelation 5:9)”.

Tradisyon

Are meant to be personal ... It’s building memories for your family. And what you do in your household is up to you and no one else’s business.

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【Redraw ✕ #PersonofInterest Rewatch】 ↳season 2, episode 09 · C.O.D.

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THE BRIDE CAME C.O.D. (1941). Bette Davis and James Cagney star in William Keighley’s rom com of a pilot who kidnaps a tycoon’s daughter.