Holiday Cheer: John Arcilla
JOHN Arcilla’s dogs eat pancit and dress up in holiday costumes.
During birth anniversaries and the holiday season, my staff and I usually cook special food for my pets: nine Toy Poodles, one Siberian Husky and a half-breed Belgian Malinois. They love apples and pears and, would you believe, pancit and Pinoy spaghetti! We dress them up in holiday getups, too. My aunts and friends in the United States frequently send packages of dog food and colorful costumes.
In the New Year, we herd them inside the bathroom. They get stressed-out by all the firecrackers.
Our tree this year is very conservative. Our theme smacks of colonial mentality: white Christmas! Every year, we take out the tree, décor, ornaments, Santa Claus and the reindeer—all from the US—out of the boxes in storage. Bayani San Diego Jr.
