Sa Juan

aha! i remember i used to study near San Juan. but i never experienced being wet that time cause luckily i have no classes during that because it's holiday. how come you are getting wet and why do you do there? where are you going? it's also the manila day that's why it's holiday. i just happen to see those people on tv while they are throwing water to those jeepneys.sometimes there were people who really make sure those were on jeepneys would get wet,hehe

hi mspitot, hmmm here in cebu,we dont celebrate san juan except going to beach as much as you do in manila, i bet in the television news this evening, we can see news people are throwing out waters in the streets. and others get mad and others are on the go, because for others its one way of a celebration for the feast. I havent notice that today is sa juan, beaches are high tide today, its nice to go there now..

I have heard of water sport, but this is the first time I learn't from you about water festival. Happy San Juan, here at India there is a festival called HOLI, on which day colored watered will be thrown on each other.

I have my share of getting wet today. I got wet on my way home. at least I a am a bit luckier today for I got wet when I was going home, not when I was just going to the office or school.

i've never experienced that. i guess it's because i don't live anywhere near the san juan area. i read on one of your comments that some people here in cavite do it too, but i've never heard of it here in cavite where i practically grew up. i've always seen it in the news though. it looks fun, but i guess when you're the one getting drenched, it wouldn't be too fun for you. and i didn't know that they use water form floods.

I am not against to this tradition but I think it is more reasonable especially in metro manila not to waste water because of the water shortage in the metro.And not all people enjoy getting wet going to work.do you? i think no one else does, right?

this was a tradition that was celebrate by our fellow filipino for years. i had never experienced it to get wet during san juan day. i think that it is not a good idea to throw some water on the passengers especially to those who work and those who go to school.

We celebrate it here in Bukidnon (Mindanao) too. Rainy season use to start as early as June here and we use to go out and get wet in the rain then get a pail of rain water and splash it on each other. There were also a couple of times when we also splash at vehicles that pass by. But the passengers don't really get wet because it seems like the drivers had anticipated it and they have closed the windows of the multicabs. There was also a time when we were about to splash water at a truck, then passengers behind it splash us with water first. We were so surprise but we were all laughing about it especially the truck passengers because they put a bit of mud in their water. Those were the old days, but now it seems that nobody realize that it's the feast day of San Juan. It's so hot and I don't notice the people celebrating it either. I guess people are just being practical because our water supply is not anymore as abundant as it use to be.

ah yess, the feast of san juan. Good thing I never went there, especially during his feast day. I do want to try it though. I think it's fun, not if i'm on my way to the office though! haha. How do they eat there? the food'll get wet?

Here in cavite the feast of San Juan is also celebrated. My sister said to me that people get wet in some of location here. I decided to wake up early and go to office eary to not get wet. I also advice my wife to bring extra shirt so that if she get wet, she have an extra shirt to wear.

Yeah...the feast of San Juan or St John the Baptist is celebrated in the Philippines annually during June 24... almost everyone visits the beach or river.. every wants to get wet.. people throws water pouches to other people to commemorate the celebration