rainy season has a lot of to tell of my childhood, although i have to admit that rainy season makes me sad and i do not want this time of the year at hindi ko alam kung bakit.... pero aminado din ako na halos ang saya ng aking kabataan ay nagaganap tuwing sasapit ang tag-ulan. what unfolds during my rainy season...well madami...paliligo sa ulan, pagtatampisaw sa putik na nilinang ng araro at kalabaw at ang pamimingwit ng palakang totoo, we would call those frogs that can be eaten as palakang totoo and palakang araneta, those frogs that are not edible and the skin are rough, sila yung lumalaki kapag hinampas hampas mo sa likod.
they say that the first rain in the rainy season is helpful to those that suffers from "bungang araw", nakagagaling daw. i would remember escaping from the eyes of my mom just to bathe in the rain, tatapat sa alulod ng bahay kung saan ipon at malakas ang tulo ng tubig ulan. my parents are proud farmers, we have a small parcel of land dedicated to sowing rice crops, excited ako kapag taniman season because i get to experience how it was to be a farmer and a child at the same time, nakikitanim sa mga bihasang manananim at buong layang nagtatampisaw sa putikan, i enjoy listening to the "hagoks" of the rice planters, the purpose of the "hagok" is to make the planters move at the same time and makes them plant fast and in full motion, for me its entertaining.
another thing that excites me during rainy season is the pamimingwit ng palaka. it would start with making the "pamingwit", small, tiny wooden pole(usually a kawayan) with a string (usually a used string of a feed mill sack) attached to the other end of the pole with the length of the string from your feet up to the shoulder. kapag may pamingwit na, handa nang gumawa ng pa'in. nuong panahon namin ang ginagawa naming pa'in ay mga malalaki at matatabang bulate sa aming likuran na inaagusan ng dumi ng aming mga alagang baboy, its also a gift to spot a good spot in the backyard to find an area where there are a lot of "bulate". tuwang tuwa kami ng aking mga kalaro kapag sa isang arungkal pa lang ng lupa ay lilitaw na ang mga nagtatabaang bulate, nagkikinsot at wari nagsasabing wag mo akong gawing pa'in.
kukuha kami ng lumang walis tingting, kukuha kami nang isang dulo nito at gagawing karayom upang tuhugin ang mga bulate, 3 to 5 worms would make a good pa'in. syempre kung may pamingwit na, dapat may salok, usually made of fish net or small sack that would contain the catched frogs. pamimingwit ng palaka is so exciting, its a process, its pure joy in the heart...
there was one time, i was in a pamimingwit session, i was so excited because my pamingwit is so heavy and its moving, i thought i had a good catch, a bull frog for that matter, only to find out that its a "bubuli" (a relative of the lizards), inubos ang pa-in ko at nabali pa ang pamingwit ko....i need to make another...
nevertheless, i would love all children to experience this joy, i want my future children to experience these things, because it will give them joy that cannot be bought or borrowed from someone....its a once in a lifetime scenario that should not be missed, that should not be edited, that should not be deleted....its a pure joy.....dalisay na kaligayahan sa isang simpleng batang may simpleng kamusmusan...
ikaw anung kwento mo...
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