Rizal Day Frog

Just in time for Rizal day, I stumbled upon not-so long ago photos when Betong and I went to the "mini Rizal Park" right here in the heart of Kapitolyo a few months back. It's actually the Municipal of the province of Rizal and it's located in Pasig. Well, it still makes sense because Pasig used to be a part of Rizal until it became a city way back in who-knows-when.

I'd like to commemorate Dr. Jose Rizal with this simple remembrance of going to his monument amidst the forever-busy main roads of Shaw Boulevard. At the same time, Betong and I found our childhood in the green grass and tall bushes of the forgotten park. We sooo loved the railings. I remember, I never learned to balance-walk on those railings. I didn't want to fall flat on my face, unlike Betong who had a taste of almost all kinds of injury as a kid. He got run over by a tricycle, fell off a tree, fell of their 35-step stone staircase, and then some more. He's a walking accident. Now that i've mentioned those, I think now I know why he seems a little shaken most of the time.

In this park, everybody's free to do cartwheels, tumbling, running and eating. No rules, or not so much.

Anyway, going back to commemorating, as I was saying, I took some shots of Betong with our beloved Dr. Jose Rizal's monument. This landmark was actually one of our many favorite playgrounds. We'd play hide and seek and go round and round in circles by the statue, not knowing that we were only chasing after ourselves. The bushes around the Monument, was and it still is a very popular hiding place for the Indays and Dodongs trying to relieve themselves. Hahaha! Ok, ok. Maybe just trying kiss and hug, but what's with all the moaning and groaning?

In lazy afternoons, kids and kids at heart would bring their bikes, some bring their dogs along, some would drive in their cars just to get a breath of fresh air after a long day of carbon dioxide overdose. As for me, my favorite part is when the orange light lamp posts turns on when the sky turns pruple after the sun sets behind the buildings across the green lawn. I just love it. It makes me love this place even more. Even after all the buildings around, even after all the LTO fixers have baricaded the entrance to ask all incoming vehicles "Sir, renew?", even after all the crazy, and I mean real crazy people as in the "taong grasa" type have been scattering all over the park in the most unexpected time. After all, this used to be our playground.

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