Mommy Pehpot, Author at Mommy Pehpot

Holy Week Schedule 2012

Holy Week is one of the most anticipated week here in the country. For Catholics, it means a week of renewing faith and celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. To some, it means long vacation and a time to relax and be with their family.

Today marks the start of Lent Season, Ash Wednesday (February 22, 2012). Jesus spent 40 days fasting before his public ministry begins and during this time he endured temptations. Ash Wednesday signifies the start of the 40 day fasting and praying.

April 1, 2012 is Palm Sunday. It is a celebration that depicts the entrance of Jesus Christ at Jerusalem. When I was a kid, I always look forward to this day as a day before Palm Sunday we would be busy making our Palaspas (made from young coconut leaves).

TRIVIA: do you know where the ash used during Ash Wednesday came from? from last year’s palaspas! How do I know that? because the parish at my Lola’s province used to ask for our old Palaspas a few days before Ash Wednesday 🙂

April 2, 2012 is Holy Monday and April 3 is Holy Tuesday.

April 4, 2012 is Holy Wednesday

April 5, 2012 is Maundy Thrusday

April 6, 2012 is Good Friday

April 7, 2012 is Black Saturday and April 8, 2012 is Easter Sunday

I always look forward to Holy Week, not just because of the long Holiday but I just love this season. Brings back a lot of memories and make me still for a little while. In terms of photography, it is my dream to publish a photo book (and also get challenge coin, design inspired by one of the icon during the Holy Week procession) about Pinoy’s celebration of Holy Week.

Manny Pacquiao says NO to Mining. When will you?

This one of the video that made me respect Manny Pacquio.. sure he is the world’s most celebrated boxer (next to Ali).. but I am not a boxing fan.. sure he is a congressman, but I detest politicians.. and then he said No to RH bill a few months ago..

but when I saw this video.. he just became my hero. He is a man who has principle and to give a stand to an issue as controversial as this, makes me a Pacman fan.

Well aside from the boxing champ, more than 5.2 million of Filipinos said NO TO MINING IN PALAWAN. When will you?

Join the battle cry and make your voices heard—loud and clear—in support of a national rally to protect our environment. Spread the word and play a key role in the evolution of consciousness of our people by urging more Filipinos to say NO to MINING in Palawan and other fragile island ecosystems.

Let’s own the battle and help in reaching the target of 10M signature by Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012. We have to make a stand and deliver a strong message to our government. NO TO MINNING IN PALAWAN!

(more mining related articles coming soon)

Artworks With Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils

Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencils is a art tool that is very close to my heart. It was in 2003 when my husband bought a set for me. It was expensive but more than that, the thought the he supports my hobby was overwhelming. And now that I am having another love affair with arts and crafts, this watercolour pencil is a must have.

Faber-Castell Watercolour Pencil is a color pencil that you can use to color your art works and turn it into a watercolor painting! It’s cool right? You start with a pencil color but you end up with a water color artworks. It can be bought in 12, 16 and 24 pencils set. The one I bought is the 24 Watecolour pencil sets which 300+ PhP at National Bookstore.

Earlier today, we had an art session and I let the boys experience the magic of Faber-Castell. I outlined a scene of their choice. Mico wants a man fishing while Mahat opted for a man looking out on his farm. I used Faber-Castell Colouring Pens (yes I love most FC products) and here’s the result of our Artsy Saturday:

Oh! I forgot to take a shot of the their art works when it was in pencil color phase….this was after they colored it with watercolour pencil then finished it using a wet brush.

Our next art session will include drawing using pencil and some techniques on shading, to make their drawing look real 🙂 Oh I hope my boys will turn better than me on the art department 🙂