Thursday, April 5, 2007

Housemates Lead Pabasa


Big Brother wanted the housemates to feel the solemnity of the Holy Week, hence, he instructed the housemates to lead a Pabasa. Wendy received the details of the task which she relayed to the other housemates. According to Kuya, there will an instructor who will teach a couple of housemates the tune of the Pabasa. After the two have mastered the Pabasa, two other housemates will follow to learn the tune. The housemates will take turns in doing the Pabasa which will be heard outside the PBB house where there will be visitors until the end of the Holy Week.

The housemates were strictly advised to do the Pabasa seriously because there will be visitors outside the house who will be listening. Big Brother stressed that the task must be done in commemmoration of Christ's holy passion. This was quite a challenge for the housemates as most of them were unfamiliar with the said Filipino Holy Week tradition. The housemates formed the pairs who will take turns. Mickey and Robert were originally paired, but the others figured that it would be difficult for these two foreign-born guys to learn some of the profound Filipino words in the Pabasa. Mickey insisted that he won't have a problem doing the Pabasa with Robert as he was very willing to learn, but the rest were decided that it would be better if Mickey and Robert will do the reading with a partner who is fluent in Filipino.
While waiting for Kuya's signal for the Pabasa, the housemates carried on with the painting of the Easter eggs. The boys, on the other hand, took care of grating the coconut shells, the meat of which will be used in making ginatan, bico, and suman. These native Filipino dishes will be served to the people who will attend the Pabasa in the PBB house. Let's just all hope that the housemates will do well in this task. Tune in to the live stream of Pinoy Big Brother Season 2 on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Black Saturday for the latest happenings inside the house.

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