Barely two months to go and Cebu City will once again host the annual Sinulog Festival 2009. Hundreds of dancers, many of them from as far as Mindanao will be performing during the Sinulog Festival 2009 Grand Mardi Gras Parade.
But will all this pomp and pageantry, one man will be missing this grand spectacle. The father of Cebu City himself.
The Makati Grand Parade on Ayala Avenue this Friday, May 9, will be a virtual sensory feast resembling the acclaimed Rio Carnival in Brazil, as it will showcase various festivals, including the world-famous Dinagyang Festival of Iloilo City, and floats creatively designed to depict this year’s parade theme, “International Festival.”
Covering Aliwan Fiesta is an adventure in itself. I arrived early at the Quirino Grandstand at around thirty minutes past noon. The sweltering heat of the midday sun is just so unbearable. Upon arriving at the assembly area, I hurried myself to the cafeteria right in front of the Manila Ocean Park for a quick cold refreshment. I had a glassful of icy cold ripe mango shake. Minutes later Nina arrived and she too ordered mango shake.