Blue Jays fans across Toronto are feverishly cheering on the team’s World Series run, filling bars, watch parties and even Rogers Centre during away games – but the love for Canada’s team extends far beyond this country’s borders.

International fans have also been basking in the excitement of the Jays’ run, though in markedly different time zones.

One of those watching games in the light of the morning instead of under the glow of Rogers Centre’s lights is Xylk Lorena, a designer from the Philippines who created a Blue Jays tarp that garnered international reaction online.

“The tarp is a very Filipino medium to express one’s excitement,” he said. “I love two things and it's being Filipino and my love for the six.”

According to Lorena, Filipino tarps are a popular and cheap way to congr

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