Judging for Belenismo 2011

This is the first time I went to Belenismo as a judge. All the other four years I came as a guest since it always coincides with my Mom’s birthday. But this year since Mom celebrated elsewhere, I was able to go!

I joined the bus with all the other judges – Johnny, Ding, Carlo, Mike, Isa, and the three Dayrit sisters – Christine, Michelle and my friend Yvonne with her daughter Carin. This group has been doing it every year for the past 5 years and I was happy to join them. My friend Yvonne put it so well, she said it was not only a judging or to see the belens but a pilgrimage as well in honor of Baby Jesus

The Judges – Cito Beltran, Ces Drilon, Yvonne and Christine Dayrit, Rica de Jesus and Johnny Go

Ding Mercado, Michelle Dayrit and Jiji Sanares

with Tita Isabel Cojuangco and Isa

We left Manila at 230pm and arrived at around 5pm at the Museo for the Belen Dioramas. As everyone said, it gets better every year. The Belens are beautiful works of art. Even if they are small, a lot of hardwork and thought is put into each and every Belen. It’s a tribute to Jesus in celebration of his birth