An Asian Mermaid Lost In Transition
Who would’ve believe that it’s already my 6th Christmas in Suriname? WOW. Like how did it happened so fast. 😀
This year is actually the first time we’re going to celebrate Noche Buena. Unlike the normal eating and sleeping on Christmas Eve, I decided to make it out of this world. I put extra effort on this because it’s Nikolaj’s first Christmas, so it’s really special for us.
It’s the time of the year again when the Greenheart trees in Suriname turn to yellow and shower their petals on the ground, making it a bed of flowers. This happens usually around August to November, a sign that the dry season has come.
The Philippine Independence Day also known as Araw ng Kalayaan is celebrated every 12th of June, but the Filipino Community in Suriname decided to celebrate it two days earlier (June 10) because the date falls on a Sunday when most of the Filipino workers are free.
For Filipinos who gave birth in Suriname, there are two ways to apply for a Report of Birth: Send the requirements to the Philippine Embassy in Brasilia or wait for the embassy to conduct an outreach program in Suriname and apply for it personally.
After two years of being married to my Dutch husband (and after receiving our Report of Marriage documents), I finally decided to change my surname to his. It wasn’t really a top-priority to change my last name, but I did it anyway thinking it would be a lot easier to apply for my son’s passport and stay permit if both his parents
I welcomed June with a full tummy and an extra weight. Ugh. My week started with two birthdays, two anniversary celebrations and one we-dont-have-salary-yet-so-we-are-going-to-cook-lechon kind of party! The last one is funny because it’s true! It’s one of the best thing I like being Filipino. Even if we don’t have any money, we still find a reason and a way to celebrate and bond with friends. 😀
JUNE 1: WADE’S BIRTHDAY AT SCHOOL
We celebrated it in his school along with his classmates. I made a separate post about it here since it’s Nikolaj’s first children’s party.
JUNE 2: THE LECHON PARTY
A combination of Wade’s birthday, Cailey’s 13th month birthday, Angelica&James’ anniversary and Ella&John’s anniversary. And yes, we didn’t have salary yet, but we were able to eat lechon!
JUNE 3: RADJIN’S BIRTHDAY
This is not a Filipino party, but some of the visitors are Filipinos. 😀 This is the first time I attended a Hindustan birthday celebration. They have this tradition of popping three balloons filled with confetti on top of the celebrant’s head.
JUNE 6: ANGELICA AND JAMES’ ANNIVERSARY
Also called as the Papancit party with lechon paksiw. Filipinos always know how to make use of the leftover lechon. 😉
JUNE 7: ELLA AND JOHN’S ANNIVERSARY
A.K.A. the Batchoy party. We need to find a way to make use of the leftover lechon!
I just hope it’s easy to lose the weight I gained this week. 😛
AMENITIES:
FOOD: 4/5
SERVICE: 4/5
AMBIENCE: 5/5
LOCATION: Commissarisroblesweg No. 10, Paramaribo, Suriname
OPENING HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday, 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm
CONTACT NO: +597 453788
AMENITIES:
FOOD: 4/5
SERVICE: 5/5
AMBIENCE: 5/5
LOCATION: Hoek Bindastraat 69, Paramaribo, Suriname
OPENING HOURS: Monday to Thursday, 7:00 am to 12:00 am; Friday and Saturday, 7:00 am to 2:00 am; Sunday, 4:00 pm to 12:00 am
CONTACT NO: +597 530490
“WHAT ARE MUISJES?” I asked my Dutch husband wondering why one of his relatives sent us a box.
“It’s a Dutch topping made of sugar coated anise seeds. In the Netherlands, people eat muisjes on top of a beschuit when a baby is born. Blue is for boys and pink for girls.”
Nikolaj attended his first children’s party!
Yesterday was the 3rd birthday of my friend’s son, Wade and he celebrated it in his school. We were invited along with my other mommy/daddy friends and their kids. It was so cute hearing his classmates sing a birthday song for him… in Dutch. 😀
Though Nikolaj cannot play with other children yet, it was still nice that he was able to experience his first children’s party.
He was also given a birthday treat, but the Mermommy was the one who enjoyed it!
