Monday, December 29, 2008

Filipino Children

December 29, 2008: The faces of Filipino children are beautiful. Here are a few examples...okay, lots of examples. But they are all so cute it was hard to pick out just a few.

Meet my friend Mariah. I met her at the Naga Stake YM/YW Christmas Presentations. We became instant best friends! We had great fun even if she couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak Tagalog. I wanted to pack Mariah in my suitcase and bring her home!





This is Maraih's cousin. At four he is already a wiz at playing games on the cell phone.

This little girl was a RIOT! She was dancing and clapping and having a blast at the Naga Stake Activity.

We met this little girl in the post office. She wouldn't smile for Terri no matter what we did.




Filipino style scooter.


These girls were so excited to get their picture taken and thrilled to see themselves on my camera.

These guys were a hoot! They kept saying "Hey Joe!"


This is Danielle. She is Rosemary's daughter and quite the favorite at the Mission Home.


This little boy is Tess and Sandy Lopez's nephew Gab. He was so cute!


Imagine some strange white woman sticking her head out the car window and taking your picture. No wonder she's hugging her dad so tight!



These kids were out gathering bananas. The girl is holding a banana heart.

It's hard to get them to smile. This was one of the few smiles we got.


I know you can't see his face, but this kid was great! He was busy at his task of cutting bamboo with this huge long knife. I was amazed he didn't cut off a toe in the process.


Sometimes the kids are a little shy to start with.


But, once we started taking pictures of one kid, all the others would come out to have their picture taken.


Don't you just love her expression?



Or how about his? This is Bo Bo. We met him at the Mayon Rest House when he and his friends tried to sell us some fruit.





This is Bo Bo's friend.



This little girl was getting the family's water for the day.



These were children at the airport when we arrived.




This video is sideways, but it's a fun clip of kids trying to say "Amy Elizabeth Erminetrude Annie."


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