Yeah, it's hours later and it'll be "Babam ~~ babam~~ time", here and am posting?!
Yes, I'm looking forward to welcoming the 2018 so am now wearing something with pockets and polka dots filled with bitCOINS (lol) to welcome it with a Bam! Okay.. you know am JK right? Lol.
If you think greeting the New Year's Eve finished with fruits, coins and polka dots in my country, you're so wrong. Kids would have probably jumped their highest on their beds in the Philippines last night because it's already 2018 in the East isn't it?
What is this another BS am writing about, ya' asked? When I was young I was made to jump my highest on New Years Eve for the very simple reason that doing so would make me grow taller. Don't ask me why cause I forgot to ask my folks why when I was a kid. I just did as I was told .
I started doing that when I was three. As soon as the clock strikes 24:00 I remember stretching my hands to be pulled up and down on both hands when I was three. I guess I was brainwashed pretty early (shys).
Year after year, I did that diligently, without even asking whether our clock's time is on time or advance or late.
The scene at home back then was ... before midnight, every kid in the living room's staring at the clock. Probably seconds before 12 on my digital watch, we'll start jumping up and down and the better if you do that from the table top or any surface higher than the floor, cause the higher, the taller you'd grow they said. Don't forget, I have to do that while letting the coins jingle in my pockets.
I remember doing this till I was 16 because why? Petite is cute but tall is tall and everyone wants to be tall or chances are you get teased; "pandak" meaning "shawty". I did it till 16 cause another brainwashing was done to us being told that you stop growing at 16.
Did it work? I'm still 5'2 and my youngest sister's probably not even 5 feet so be my guest (wink). Anyhow, it was fun and still fun to recall!
You a Pinoy? Shout out in the comment if you'd dare admit that you made your kids do this hours ago and that your parents made you do this as well on New Year's Eve and 15% flag if you insist it did make you grow taller.
Well, that flag part is a joke. I wish you all a Blessed 2018! Cheers!
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may it bring the same to you!
Thank you for posting @englishtchrivy.
These drawings of the flower girls are too sweet. Yes....their polka-dot frocks bring fond memories of yesterdays gone by.......sweet.
Very interesting story mon ami.....with a moral perhaps.....tell the little ones the truth....they will grow up someday....right? ^__^
Thank you for your support.
Wishing you all the best.....Happy New Year!
thanks mon ami!
yes.. better tell the kids the truth indeed!
This year we are going to flood our home with Filipino traditions, well actually two, dresses with polka dots for my granddaughter and pockets loaded with cryptocurrencies and now to jump out of the chair so that it rises very high, except the barons at home, they are all short, These traditions will come very well.
Thank you again for sharing these beautiful traditions.
I wish you all a heart that you will receive a great year 2018, full of health, happiness and well-being. dear friend @englishtchrivy
oh no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
please don't make me regret that I posted all about them cause you're going to do them now
arghhh ~~~
thank you for the best wishes and have a great New Year!
thanks for happy new year.
You can start it up again only now you can say you are jumping for joy at the dawning of the new year!!
And I concur with that comment that says 5'2'' is a cute height!! ;O)
wahahahah
chico I tried the monkey bar it doesn't work
I suspect it was the lack of sleep during the misa de gallo that kept me cute lol
jahahahaha
5'2' is such a cute height!
It is!
am glad I got over 5 hahahaha
cheers chico
go easy on the beers :)
Very interesting story...... hehehehe
I don't believe when you grow up pass 16yrs celebrating as kids should stop hehehehe.... Me still celebrating like undie 20.
Like yesterday I ate lots of mixed food it was as if undie 10 when we at church immediately Rev'd say "Happy New Year" come see joy and happiness in the face of everyone.. my Muslim brothers and sisters and fellow Christians joyously together I jumped up and hot fat came out lol.. a guys said your body praise God I bursted to laughed and run outside coz the smell might not palatable to people smell due to the mixed chop chop I ate hehehehe.
good story happy new year
what did you do last night if you won't mind me asking
#socurious hahah
Another tradition i've not heard of.
BTW, I think one of the center tag has a missing < .
The one after
already 2018 in the East isn't it?oh yes! now I see it
thanks for pointing me at it :)
You're welcome
Those are indeed some cool things you have done that it seems in your young age ,those are indeed beautiful .I would have liked to do that if I would have heard about that ;)
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year.. :)
likewise!