Archive for March, 2007

Wow! Philippines!!

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 all the Tourism-related videos that been upload in Youtube. And here are some of my finds:


WOW Philippines campaign, seen as CNN International

Festival Music

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 you have an mp3 (or in any digital format) of any festival music, you can share it here by sending it to enrico.dee at byahilo.com. Full Credits to those who submitted the file.

Tea Eggs

tea eggs

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 of the egg.

If the pan de sal and galunggong serves as the econominc indicator in the Philippines. The tea eggs, are also used as a price index in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Mainland China. These hard boiled delight is usually boiled in tea leaves, with salt, pepper, soy sauce sugar and a whole lot more of spices. One of the best tasting tea eggs in Binondo can be found in Shin Ton Yon eatery.

Dumplings, anyone?

Kutsay Dumplings

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 color) and pork dumplings.

And where in Manila can you get the best dumplings? Where else but in the country’s Chinatown: Bonindo.

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