All roads lead to the 2007 Phil Blog Awards
Posted on March 30, 2007 - Filed Under Events | 9 Comments
Tomorrow, history will unfold as the country’s best bloggers will be honored at the 2007 Philippine Blog Awards.
There are twelve awards to be handed out for the main category tomorrow night. These are the Best Personal Blog, Technology, Travel, Entertainment, Home & Living, Socio-Polotical, News and Media, Business and Entrepreneur, Sports and Recreation, Fashion [...]
Disrespecting our past
Posted on March 29, 2007 - Filed Under Heritage Watch | 3 Comments
This marker rests at the foot of the Tobacco Monopoly Monument in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.
The Tobacco Monopoly Monument is a significant reminder to Ilocanos as well as to other Filipinos, that once in our history, the Ilocano people were forced to plant nothing, but tobacco. The monument was built as a sign of [...]
Aliwan Fiesta 2007 Contingents
Posted on March 27, 2007 - Filed Under News | 14 Comments
The organizers of the 2007 Aliwan Fiesta has finally released the list of contingents for this year’s edition. There are new festivals to look out for, and some old familiar ones who has been dominating this festival since it started. As usual, the list may still change. I also do not see on the [...]
Read More..>>Celebrating a decade of travel
Posted on March 27, 2007 - Filed Under Random Thoughts | 3 Comments
It seems like it was just yesterday. It was in 1997, when my passion for travelling actually started. It all begun in January of 1997, when I asked my mom to allow me to go to Iloilo to witness the Dinagyang Festival for the very first time. I bargained that I won’t be having [...]
Read More..>>Wow! Philippines!!
Posted on March 26, 2007 - Filed Under Video | 1 Comment
Today’s Monday. The start of the week. But my office work will not commence until 8PM Manila time (+8GMT). I have been working at night for the last two weeks already. That’s one of the reasons why I am unable to get out of Manila more often. So what I did today is browse through [...]
Read More..>>Festival Music
Posted on March 25, 2007 - Filed Under Festivals | 10 Comments
I have tried to upload the music from the various Philippine Festivals. Currently, I have the 1989, 2005 and 2006 Official Streetdance Music of the Bacolod Masskara Festival, The fiesta music from Iloilo City, and the Sinulog Beat from Cebu. I will also try to upload the music from the Pasalamat Festival Drumbeaters soon.
If [...]
Tea Eggs
Posted on March 24, 2007 - Filed Under Food trip | 5 Comments
One of the weirdest foods that I have ever tasted in Binondo is the tea egg. Tea Egg is actually a hard boiled chicken egg, that is boiled again in a concoction of tea and spices. The egg may taste a bit odd at first, but later on, you will get savor the unique taste [...]
Read More..>>Dumplings, anyone?
Posted on March 23, 2007 - Filed Under Food trip | 6 Comments
Admittedly, dumplings is one of my favorite foods. I could even finish several pieces of this bite-sized goodies instantly. Dumplings is a Chinese goodie, which is typically made of meat or vegetable wrapped in a thin dough. Dumplings are perfectly eaten with a warm cup of tea.The photo above shows the kutchay (greenish in [...]
Read More..>>
