Lepanto National High School Graduation 2012 (part 3)

After the graduation ceremony, everyone goes home to eat with the family and to entertain their own visitors. However it is also our culture to go around houses of the graduates to partake some of their food that they prepared. I would say it is a culture that has been passed down to many generations. I think this has started during my grandparents time. hahaha

 Its fun to see my kin as well as it is fun to see these kids grow up. It is also wonderful to see everyone laughing together, teasing, and telling stories. Catching up is really momentous.

 We have an extended family. Everyone, lives in the neighborhood and so its easier to call everyone during this time of the year.

 Since graduation for us is almost an all night activity. We again gathered the following morning to have our breakfast. This usually happens.

 So the other family members who didn't make it through the night could still catch up and so the fun continues.

Lepanto National High School Graduation 2012 (part 2)

When everyone is actually busy cooking. (Thanks Mom, Jan, Auntie Leah, etc) They actually continued cooking while I went to take some pictures of my sister during the commencement exercise.

 During the commencement exercise I suddenly remember my high school graduation day. Its pretty intense and exciting. I suddenly missed those days when I was just like these kids. hahaha

 I still remember before, the access to the automatic filmed camera's are really expensive and so there are only few people who has the privileged to actually capture those special moments. Nowadays, Digital cameras are actually almost everywhere and it is relatively affordable and sometimes you don't even have to print those photo's because you can edit and add some color or effects virtually.

 So in special occasion like this everyone can have those smiles so genuine to be captured and circulated virtually. It is very easy to be downloaded and transferred.

 So, my sister, my cousins and I had so much fun taking pictures without worrying about running out of film. We just worry if the camera runs out of battery.

My sister and Mrs Palod

 We run take pictures from all side of the hall and stage. We actually didn't care as long as we could take photo.

 How I wish we had this technology before.LOL

Even my grand ma strike a pose even though she is already tired. I think she loves it. Its her grand daughters graduation day anyway.