Today we had a family reunion in Cainta, the home of one of our Tito. It’s been a very very long time since I’ve been there. I remember when we were kids, everytime after Christmas all the Decena family would gather in that place, eat share stories while all the kids play around. And most importantly recieve our pamaskos.
I can’t remember the last time I went there. My Tito Nemie, who originally owns the house now lives in the US with his family. My Tito Jun along with Tita Pacing are now here in the Philippines and all of us had a gathering there.
What was quite funny though is that this time there were more elderly here and they are very “Makulit”. I was able to take some videos and photos of the event. There only a few of us younger guys now, and a lot has changed in the house (no more toys of course). But those antique decorations (like the pic above) are still there, nothing much has changed in it’s arrangement through the years. The event took most of the day. I imagine the mid-elderlies had fun with their talks on politics, what ever happened to their families and everything under the sun. It was nice to see them all enjoying their selves.
Ferdz Decena is an award-winning travel photographer, writer and blogger. His works has found print in publications such as Singapore Airlines’s Silver Kris, Philippine Airlines’ Mabuhay, Cebu Pacific’s Smile and Seair InFlight. He has also lent his expertise to various organizations like the Oceana Philippines, Lopez Group Foundation, Save the Children and World Vision, contributing quality images for their marketing materials.
