COLOR IT CHRISTMAS: THE UNIFIED WAY

UNIFIED refers to a big cooperative that renders engineering services in a little town called Polomolok.  And since it's into engineering, it features the coop's trade services every year-end  in a grand showcase: an ultimate Christmas display that so woowws everybody.  Its headquarters’  frontage has now become an object of excitement come -ber months.  Just a month ago it was fully covered with tarp, signaling that work was on-going and, of course, how it would  look like was being kept a secret from everyone.  And when all the work is done and the time is right, there is the Unveiling which has also become ceremonious.  The powers-that-be in the-only-tiny-Philippine-town-that's-in-the-map-of-the-US are invited to grace the unveiling and lighting ceremony.

This year's theme.

People flock to the Unified frontage to enjoy the display and pose for pictures.

        

The traditional Belen
will always be present.  
It's a very Filipino tradition.

Snow and snowman and an American shop. 
 Our concept of Christmas is never without these. Commercialism or colonialism?

Wonderful Tonight.  ColorfulAttractions 
for kids from 9-92.

A ferris' wheel and a carousel.

The town that the pineapple built is never complete sans the pineapple. Only Unified can outdo its own creativity, as is shown in this delightful pineapple carousel.

More snapshots from Unified's display:

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The Color Of Christmas

Red and green have always been associated with Christmas.  They have been the traditional hues for the Yule season.  For many years past my home had been decked with bells and balls and hollies, mistletoes  and  wreaths  accented with these colors, with a touch of gold and silver here and there. Later on I added blue.  In fact, last Christmas, my smaller Christmas tree was decked with blue and silver stuff.  A neighbor of mine commented on it, rather "disapprovingly."  Blue is sad and never a color for Christmas, said she.  But who cares, I wanted it blue.  And my Christmas was not at all sad.  My Christmas was  gay. 

This year I was feeling a bit more daring.  Dare to be different.  So my Christmas tree is again non-traditional. But I kept it gay, anyway.  As a matter of  fact, very gay.  Take a look!

My femme Christmas tree.

Gay bells.

I don't know about you, but I think my tree is muy magnifico.  Well, I also thought this year was for me, so I'll use the motif of my own choice.  As in my own.  With no one else taken into consideration.  Because if I did, I'd end up with the usual colors again, i.e. politically-correct-according-to-men. Anyway, this tree is technically mine.  Hubby bought it for me to cheer me up after an accident some years back.  Because prior to that, he knew I was yearning for a taller tree to put up in the lanai.  

When my  youngest son came home from school and chanced upon me putting the finishing touches on the tree, I asked him what he thought of it, and he said ... it's ... nice ......but ... it's ...... PINK!!! Please don't do this on the other tree upstairs.   (Hahaha, oh, well, boys will be boys.)  

Have a gay...err...merry Christmas, everyone!