Recently I promised to post photographs of the Maria Lani farms and production facilities. Unfortunately the weather has not allowed me to make the journey to Pangasinan, so my apologies for the delay.
For those of you that have not been to The Philippines; I have to tell you that the rain here is different to any rain I have ever encountered before. It is not like that wimpish drizzle we get in the UK. The rain here really hurts. This is the MMA of rain.
It has been raining now for what seems like weeks, and is probably ..............weeks. There have been tropical storms, followed by gales, followed by more tropical storms. Just occasionally it stops long enough to lull people into a false sense of security, and they venture out. Just as they are far enough from cover to make a soaking unavoidable, the heavens open again.
Whilst Filipinos, with their typical fortitude and indomitable spirit, just go about their daily business; foreigners like me whinge and moan. I don't actually know why I do it. I guess it is just part of being English.....and being an idiot.
Right, now to the important part of the post. Forget the photographs for a minute, they will follow very soon. You will be extremely pleased to hear that Tita Beth's Sari Sari Store and Cinema was not washed away this week. Tita Beth's Store, where I buy my San Mig Light for only 22 pesos, (with 2 pesos back on the bottle), has a habit of floating off down the road after a particularly severe storm. Luckily Beth has found an ingenious solution, by tying the store to the church next door, which is a much more stable and solid building.
The picture above is from my old blog. It is of a church in Samar, which is flooded for many weeks of the year. Getting their feet wet does not prevent the congregation from attending church every Sunday.
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