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September 19,2023

Entry 2 (Patron)

A TALE OF FAITH AND FABLE

According to Shelby Parlade the Padul-Ong Festival in Borongan, Eastern Samar is both a celebration of the Our Lady of the Nativity

In coastal towns—and therefore, surf towns—different parts are often named after waves and shipwrecks. Along the coast of Eastern Samar, Borongan City has Sabang, Locso-On, and Baybay, but the only place named after a figure is Punta Maria: a small fishing village where a story older than surfing begins.

Today, Borongan’s Padul-Ong Festival is an homage to the Blessed Virgin Mary and how her patroness was brought to the city. As the story goes, a mysterious woman boarded a vessel from the port of Portugal in 1718, and remained inside her cabin throughout the trip, forgotten by the crew. As the boat entered Philippine territory, the waters turned rough in every direction. Only when they faced westward of the archipelago, towards the island of Samar, did their sailing become smooth.

Upon docking on the shores of Guintaguican—modern-day Punta Maria—the captain found that their mysterious passenger had disappeared. All she had left behind was her cargo, a beautiful image of Our Lady of the Nativity: a veiled Saint Anne seated and holding Mary as a child in her arms, a divergence from the Madonna and Child.

On September 7 of each year, the city re-enacts this inexplicable pilgrimage: The Padul-Ong begins at two in the morning at the small chapel in Punta Maria, an hour away from the city proper. The roosters are still asleep, and only the nearby residents can be heard praying in rhythmic veneration. Under strings of banderitas, the figure of the Blessed Virgin of the Nativity patiently sits outside on a bed of flowers atop a mobile platform.

And here's my experience during the fiesta,I got a chance to hang out with some of my former classmates at baybay boulevard. We talked about random stuff and yes we eat, eat, and eat.

Second, I watched "Tuklas", it was fun.

Third I attended the Mass.

And here's some "ganap" during the fiesta that I don't know how it works, but here are some photographs I saw on the internet.

Padul-ong Festival

ESNCHS The Courier, (2023 )

Civic Parade

ESNCHS The Courier (2023)

Reference:

•Shelby, P (2014, February) A Tale of Fate and Fable

•ESNCHS The Courier (2023, September 7) 𝙇𝙊𝙊𝙆: In honor of Boronganon's patron saint, the Blessed Virgin Mary, participants mirthfully danced to the lively rhythm as the annual Padul-ong Festival progressed, today, September 7. Facebook, https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Dgkd16VjZFStd7EfPYHih7DcMr5VHgq9ZsUDwxCEKQZPsGnfyk5tUYddAMKruU3Tl&id=100064148312506&mibextid=Nif5oz

•ESNCHS The Courier (2023, September 6) 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙉𝙊𝙒: Various government organizations of Borongan City partook in the 2023 Civic Parade today, September 6, in line with the celebration of the upcoming city fiesta. Facebook, https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0SeEBWtU3WShqnCwmPdHJRZiEkrQqJUtoGnh9hshmibBpHKBvbEe6iMpZSBmL8pAYl&id=100064148312506&mibextid=Nif5oz

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September 18,2023

Me, Myself and I

Entry 1

Hey, hi it's me Eirene, and I enjoy exploring my own world. I enjoy long solo rides (sort of "me time"). I also enjoy taking pictures of the sunset, flowers, scenery, and so on. Yes, I enjoy nature.

My home town has the biggest part of who I am right now. It is my comfort place; it's where I make core memories with my loved ones. When I was in elementary school, I was very excited about my new things (bag, notebook, paper, pencil, crayons, etc.). Fun times on the playground, playing games like hide and seek, the monkey bar (lol), and many more. I learned how to write in cursive (achievement koat dati haha) and master multiplication tables (yana, ayaw ko nalang mag talk). And the friendship bracelet with my best friend. And when high school came (NNHS), I met new friends, new teachers, and a new chapter of myself. And things fluttered my mind when I transferred to school at ESNCHS, adjusting to a new routine (waking up at 4:30 am para dire ma late). The environment was very new; I got culture shock (🤏han first week) And then, thank God, I met a new circle of friends/study buddies. We got to cram (an hour before the deadline), study,study,study (LOL), and hang out with them in  lunch after class (ha baybay,chillspot, Mcdo,savemore damo pa). Yes, I'm out of my comfort zone now and gaining confidence. Lastly, we graduated with the excitement of complete cap and gown, ceremonies, diploma presentations, and a blessing that I got the academic achievement I've been praying for. Yeah that's my happy, full-fledged, hard, and chaotic academic life from elementary to senior high school.

Lastly here I am still unsure about starting a new chapter of my life, which can be both fascinating and exhausting. It's like starting a book with a blank page and not knowing what is going to happen after.

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