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just playing around trying to colour with the pencil tool. the boy's holding a parol, a traditional Filipino christmas lantern made of bamboo and paper whose inspiration roots from the Star of Bethlehem in the nativity story. (there are even gigantic lantern festivals in a region here where they'd showcase parols a couple of meters high). the boy's uniform is inspired by the school uniform of the Ateneo de Manila during the 1800s. Pamaskong Anyaya (a Christmas Invitation), is actually the title of a very wonderfully dynamic Filipino song (more info here: [link] ).

the Christmas Season here starts rather early, with some people beginning their decorating on Septembers, and malls playing Christmas music as early as that. it's a wonderful season here, with streets decorated with gaudy paper decor, and there is the wafting scent of banana leaf or bamboo-baked/steamed sweektcake (bibingka and puto bumbung). obviously I can't wait for Christmas.

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just playing around trying to colour with the pencil tool. the boy's holding a parol, a traditional Filipino christmas lantern made of bamboo and paper whose inspiration roots from the Star of Bethlehem in the nativity story. (there are even gigantic lantern festivals in a region here where they'd showcase parols a couple of meters high). the boy's uniform is inspired by the school uniform of the Ateneo de Manila during the 1800s. Pamaskong Anyaya (a Christmas Invitation), is actually the title of a very wonderfully dynamic Filipino song (more info here: [link] ).

the Christmas Season here starts rather early, with some people beginning their decorating on Septembers, and malls playing Christmas music as early as that. it's a wonderful season here, with streets decorated with gaudy paper decor, and there is the wafting scent of banana leaf or bamboo-baked/steamed sweektcake (bibingka and puto bumbung). obviously I can't wait for Christmas.