“Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty – they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.” ~Martin Buxbaum
Old Bagobos in the highlands of Tudaya, Davao del Sur
Old bagobo woman | Jojie Alcantara
I met these people separately in the highlands of Kapatagan, Davao del Sur. Lola (our dialect for grandma, or respectful term for old woman) is an old Bagobo tribeswoman whose amiable character and sweet smile makes you want to hug her all the time. She agreed to pose for me inside her small and simple house.
Old Bagobo man | Jojie Alcantara
Lolo is an old mestizo I discovered sitting outside his home with a cane. He lives near a school. He has this quiet air of authority and dignity as he watched me approached him cautiously. Only then did he smile when I asked for a photo.
Etched on their faces are tales of youth lived well and beautifully. Such is the human spirit of growing old. Time grows gentle with them as they become old, wise and wistful.
The Scene Stealer 
Aren’t you gonna send these for competitions??? especially the first one. Fantastic world and definitely award winning.
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I end up being invited to judge around here! LOL. I did submit the old woman as an entry in an online. It won twice. 🙂 A Filipino artist also made a painting of it, it was nice.
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Wow! Congratulations!! I am so shy to even make that suggestion. Thank you for sharing your achievements. Happy to know that you are already there. 🙂
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Not quite. When you reach “there”, it becomes “here”. “There” is more elusive, always not within reach. Therefore, I am not “there” yet. LOL.
I think I had too much coffee this morning to wax philosophically. A thank you would have been enough. So, thank you. 🙂
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What you said is true. But it’s still good to cut some coffee. 🙂
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btw, love your ads. 🙂
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Thank you! I’m so happy you love them. The effort to create an ad is 20 times harder than creating a dish. 🙂
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You know what’s funny, Dan? I’ve had three TV commercials that are about food and cooking. But I think I will save that for a blog post and tag you because you will find it sort of hilarious. Glad I remembered now. It should be a fun anecdote to tell. 🙂
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looking forward to it 🙂
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Ma’am , I’m so happy seeing those very nice shots….. Esp. those pics of Lola Ines and her sis Lola Indaman…..(pictured at the top)…. You did not only made me proud but also to our Tribe in general…;) tnx
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Thank you for visiting my blog. Kindly give my warm hugs to the lolas, I have lots of readers telling me how beautiful they are. Hope to visit your tribak community once again.
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Welcome..
~> yeah, I will when I’m back uplands.. 🙂
..looking forward to that..
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