pinoy ukay ukay in Holland

Pinoy ukay ukay lives on in the Netherlands.

Last December, the four Pinoy students from the old batch graduated from ISS, and returned home to the Philippines. Before leaving however, they took part in the age old tradition of pamana (inheritance passing) and ukay-ukay (not entirely sure what the direct translation is... but it has come to mean, old clothes given or sold for uber cheap prices). And so I've managed to inherit some nice sweaters (which came all the way from 2 batches ago, Tutay and Amanda), a CD rack, a photo display dingie and loads of school supplies.

Bayanihan (solidarity) is an integral trait of Filipino communities, circles and other social connections. It warms my heart to experience it as well among the Filipino students here at ISS. Come December, it will be our turn to pass on nuggets of wisdom and ukay-ukay, and I just hope we give justice to the spirit of Bayanihan.

Salamat Agnes, Cates, Rommel at Jason!