How things have changed

Many of this blog’s visitors are outside the Philippines, accessing the blog perhaps as a way to touch base with a place they perhaps used to visit or call home. This blog entry is dedicated to their — and our — early memories of this place.
People living in this part of Quezon City up to [...]

Barangay elections 2007

Things have been quite busy in my part of the world the last few months. So today, while enjoying some down time, I surfed the Internet for information about the October 29 barangay/sangguniang kabataan elections.
I was very surprised to come across this article from Journal Online that names Barangay Holy Spirit as one of the [...]

Crime prevention

by Isabel
We’ve heard of the “Akyat-Bahay Gang,” the “Salisi Gang,” and more recently, the “Laptop Gang.”
We’ve heard and read horror stories in the papers or circulated through email of cellphones snatched, bags slashed, or homes broken into.
It is shocking enough to hear of such stories — more so if they happen to friends [...]

Australian youth at OLRC

by Isabel
A few weeks ago, we welcomed six Australian youth to Don Enrique Heights with a hearty breakfast at Our Lady of Remedies Chapel.
At the time, it wasn’t clear to me why they were here, but yesterday I had the chance to sit down with three of them — Lisa Campbell, Daniel Foster, and [...]

Erratum: of roads and repairs

by Isabel
In my post last week, I said that the repair of the gutter along Holy Spirit Drive had been completed. Apparently, only one phase of the work had been completed, as this time it is the right-most side (going towards Don Enrique Heights) being repaired.
Hopefully, the work gets finished soon.

Of roads and repairs

by Isabel
The rainy season is upon us, and with it, cooler weather at last. But the rains when combined with road repair or construction can be a sure recipe for traffic — or worse, for accidents.
Luckily, our area is not bogged with road repair or construction at this time. At least, not anymore. The repair [...]

Filling the community with music

by Isabel
When my sisters and I joined the DEH youth choir years ago, the choir was led by two brothers — Pip (who I recently learned has passed away, bless him) and Ikel Gadi.
The brothers told stories and made us laugh, but they both loved music and were talented musicians as well (Pip played [...]

Election Day

Voting in Barangay Holy Spirit was generally peaceful. Luckily this is not — and probably never will be — an election hotspot. Aside from the lack of monobloc chairs and ballot secrecy folders, everything seemed to be order.
In the Philippines, you can tell which building is a voting precinct because of the concentration of [...]

Elections 2007

by Isabel

It’s looking a lot like fiesta season, but it’s not. It’s election season — nearing its frenzied end. What else would explain the posters and tarp banners of all colors, sizes, and shapes along Holy Spirit Drive?

With barely two weeks to go before the elections, do you know who your candidates are?
Until last [...]

Mapping the community

by Isabel
When you’re new to a place, sometimes you’ll need a map to find your way around. But when you’ve lived there for some time, you know the place well enough to have your own internal map. You’d know the shortcuts, for example. You’d also know that to get to where you want to go, [...]