Christmas in Osmena rotunda
Hala, pasko na diay!? (Oh my, It already is Christmas!?) Now say this with a gasp, “Hala, pasko na diay!?”
Yesterday being the first day of December, the giant Christmas tree was lighted and all about Osmena rotunda was awash with lights. From afar, life-size faceless angels are blowing trumpets in midair. Reindeers were caught at the middle of their leap at the foot of the tree, making it look like a carousel.
Circling the rotunda are commercial establishments, hotels, and a casino. And scampering about them are children of soiled, lumpy shirts and naked from waist down. Their parents with matted hair sleep at the doors of fast-food chains.
Osmena rotunda is a place that never runs out of ironies. If you let your imagination run wild, somehow a pawnshop company splurging on decors… [Read more...]
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