Photo-A-Week #26: An Attractive Village

This Filipino village is not a tourist attraction at all. Nevertheless, it has its attractive areas. There, you can feel how close they are with one another. They leave their front doors wide open, as if to welcome you inside. If you have a chance to walk around the neighbourhood, they will definitely say hello to you, greet you with smiles, and happily let you take pictures of them.

In this picture, a mother is sending her children and her neighbour's to school on a tricycle. What is beautiful is not only the scenery, but the love of the mother, the friendship between the children, and the mutual support of the neighbours. These are the qualities that make this village so charming.

菲律賓的鄉村，不是什麼旅遊名勝，卻有他吸引的地方，你會感到關係親切，近距離了解民生，家家戶戶門閘大開，好像把你歡迎進去。事實在早晨走一圈，碰到的人，微笑打招呼，甚至搭訕幾句，讓你替他們拍照。

看這一個情景，媽媽，、孩子、自己的和鄰舍的，三輪車，在早晨的日光下，一起上學去，美麗的不單是景，而是情，親子之情，孩子們之間的友愛，守望相助的鄰里，實在吸引。

- Violin

Photo-A-Week #25: A Simple Life

Life was simple in the Filipino village. I got up early in the morning, walked around the neighbourhood, greeted with the villagers, and chatted briefly with them. Although I only stayed for a couple days, I did not feel that we were strangers. Instead, we were like neighbours.

They rose early to sweep the floor, do laundry, cook rice, send the children to school, pick some vegetables from the field, buy meat from the market… I enjoyed seeing their smiles. They tell us that a pleasant life does not need to have a lot of possessions. Their simplicity makes them beautiful.

菲律賓的鄉村，生活仍是簡樸。早起走一圈，看到村民的生活點滴，打個招呼，閒聊幾句，相當親切，雖然只停留一、兩天，但沒有陌生感，很有鄰居的感覺。

清早起來，打掃，洗衣，煑飯，送孩子們上學，田間摘點菜，市場買些肉。歡喜看見他們的笑容，不用有太多的擁有，生活可以愉快，這是他們的可愛。

- Violin