Yesterday is Kakainis Day!
To all Chinese coming from China: Before you complain on the tradition of the Chinese here in the Philippines, always look and review yours first.
Different races have different cultures and traditions, and so with people of the same race but different place.
To all those who might not understand especially to the Filipino readers of this very controversial topic of mine. Here is a very good example. The Philippines is divided into many regions and within those regions are still divided into more. We have the Tagalog, Ilocanos, taga-Bagiuo, etc etc etc..... All of them are called Filipinos or Pinoys. All of the same race, but have different cultures, traditions and even language.
On weddings, Filipinos have this wedding dance wherein the guests pins 100, 500, 1,000 Peso bills to the gown or barong of the newly weds. That's one tradition you wouldn't find in other races.
The Chinese here in the Philippines have these two red lamps that should be hanged on the ceiling of the newly weds' room and must be switched on. They say that this gives the newly weds a child. I'm not sure of when it can be switched off.
Well, it's okay to comment on our belief regarding the lamps. You can also have a little laugh about it. But, don't complain! Here is my story of what happened yesterday...
I, Nelson, his parents, the parents, aunt and older sister of the bride went to the house of the newly weds. Their house is okay. It's a three-storey apartment. The newly weds lives on the 3rd floor (with bathroom) but their room is smaller compare to the room on the 2nd floor (without bathroom). This is same case with me and Nelson.
There are some who COMPLAINS WHILE FROWNING that they should transfer to the 2nd floor. And then so on and so on with the complaining of different things. What gets me mad is one woman, not yet old, COMPLAINS that the Chinese here in the Philippines has so many traditions. This is not the first time I've heard them complaining on the Tsinoys. They are complaining about the two lamps. They need to play with the traditions of the Chinese in Philippines because the groom is not from China.
First of all, if they would like to complain and make comments while frowning, can't they wait for me to disappear first on the room? I am the only Tsinoy who had heard the complain. The groom is outside the room talking to the other guys.
Funny but the Chinese from China are weird. They have this tradition of putting the bride on a joke. After the celebration, they would go to the place of the bride and would ask the bride to do what they want. Example, they would ask the bride to dance or sing (of whatever they want you to dance or sing). They can ask her to get them this things and that. Those I've mentioned may not be very harassing. That is because I forgot those harassing situations.
Another is that those born on the year of the dragon would intentionally lay down on the bed of the newly weds. He would not get up until you give them money. AGAIN MONEY IS INVOLVED HAHAHA.... (If I were the bride, I would really would not let him get up my bed. Let him sleep there until he's tired of making fun of me.)
Then on wedding receptions, they would always come late for about an hour or so. Actually, they would arrived one hour late. That's their normal time on receptions, but that's one big problem that the Chinese here needs to face. I heard one says that on China, food would be served even if not all people are around. If only half have arrived, they would still serve the food. The other half can still eat the other food being served when they arrive.
See, who has the weirder belief, culture and tradition. And where can you see people calling relatives from around the world to donate money because the "house" or "garden" would be rebuilt. Actually that's okay with me. That "house" might be very important to them. The "house" I think is something like the home of the old old old old grandparents or ancients, I don't know. But what's bugging me is that even those who has no money needs to participate in the contribution. That's what happened to us with Nelson. We both have no money at that time because we are getting married and he has to pay he's ACR (and another two ACR of other people just because some China man don't care for the sake of others!!!). At the end, he donated. We get sad and I am very upset.
I hated them so much! I hope this hate would one day turn into love. Ayyyyy corny!
Different races have different cultures and traditions, and so with people of the same race but different place.
To all those who might not understand especially to the Filipino readers of this very controversial topic of mine. Here is a very good example. The Philippines is divided into many regions and within those regions are still divided into more. We have the Tagalog, Ilocanos, taga-Bagiuo, etc etc etc..... All of them are called Filipinos or Pinoys. All of the same race, but have different cultures, traditions and even language.
On weddings, Filipinos have this wedding dance wherein the guests pins 100, 500, 1,000 Peso bills to the gown or barong of the newly weds. That's one tradition you wouldn't find in other races.
The Chinese here in the Philippines have these two red lamps that should be hanged on the ceiling of the newly weds' room and must be switched on. They say that this gives the newly weds a child. I'm not sure of when it can be switched off.
Well, it's okay to comment on our belief regarding the lamps. You can also have a little laugh about it. But, don't complain! Here is my story of what happened yesterday...
I, Nelson, his parents, the parents, aunt and older sister of the bride went to the house of the newly weds. Their house is okay. It's a three-storey apartment. The newly weds lives on the 3rd floor (with bathroom) but their room is smaller compare to the room on the 2nd floor (without bathroom). This is same case with me and Nelson.
There are some who COMPLAINS WHILE FROWNING that they should transfer to the 2nd floor. And then so on and so on with the complaining of different things. What gets me mad is one woman, not yet old, COMPLAINS that the Chinese here in the Philippines has so many traditions. This is not the first time I've heard them complaining on the Tsinoys. They are complaining about the two lamps. They need to play with the traditions of the Chinese in Philippines because the groom is not from China.
First of all, if they would like to complain and make comments while frowning, can't they wait for me to disappear first on the room? I am the only Tsinoy who had heard the complain. The groom is outside the room talking to the other guys.
Funny but the Chinese from China are weird. They have this tradition of putting the bride on a joke. After the celebration, they would go to the place of the bride and would ask the bride to do what they want. Example, they would ask the bride to dance or sing (of whatever they want you to dance or sing). They can ask her to get them this things and that. Those I've mentioned may not be very harassing. That is because I forgot those harassing situations.
Another is that those born on the year of the dragon would intentionally lay down on the bed of the newly weds. He would not get up until you give them money. AGAIN MONEY IS INVOLVED HAHAHA.... (If I were the bride, I would really would not let him get up my bed. Let him sleep there until he's tired of making fun of me.)
Then on wedding receptions, they would always come late for about an hour or so. Actually, they would arrived one hour late. That's their normal time on receptions, but that's one big problem that the Chinese here needs to face. I heard one says that on China, food would be served even if not all people are around. If only half have arrived, they would still serve the food. The other half can still eat the other food being served when they arrive.
See, who has the weirder belief, culture and tradition. And where can you see people calling relatives from around the world to donate money because the "house" or "garden" would be rebuilt. Actually that's okay with me. That "house" might be very important to them. The "house" I think is something like the home of the old old old old grandparents or ancients, I don't know. But what's bugging me is that even those who has no money needs to participate in the contribution. That's what happened to us with Nelson. We both have no money at that time because we are getting married and he has to pay he's ACR (and another two ACR of other people just because some China man don't care for the sake of others!!!). At the end, he donated. We get sad and I am very upset.
I hated them so much! I hope this hate would one day turn into love. Ayyyyy corny!
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