A Promdi Blogger's musings on the Philippines, Filipino Life & Culture
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I never thought I’d find uhong (wild mushroom) while cleaning my backyard. There’s only one mature and another sukol (young mushroom). I know it’s edible because back in Iloilo we have them from the farm or sometimes buy them from the farmers and mushroom gatherers.
The rainy season is usually the time when wild mushrooms germinate. [...]
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We woke up the next day from the chirping of the birds. It was all you could hear and the lapping of the waves at the shore. Had we slept at Typhoon Beach Camp, Tatay Ruben told us that we would be woken by a pair of White-Breasted Sea Eagle that’s nesting [...]
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The bus ride from Bacolod City was four hours but nobody complained. The three of us have been waiting for this chance to visit Danjugan Island for quite some time now and the Araw ng Kagitingan Holiday gave us the right opportunity.
Imelda of Next Stop Negros Tours told us to ask the Ceres [...]
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The sugar barons of Negros Occidental lived in an era long forgotten. They lived in mansions in the middle of sugar plantations, attended by their servants and money seem to be overflowing. It is a life that most of us can only dream of. Thanks to Imelda Tinsay of Next Stop Negros [...]
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For Catholics here in the Philippines, we look forward to the pre-dawn masses which is celebrated starting today up to Christmas. The tradition of Simbang Gabi or Misa de Gallo began in Spanish times, when farm workers wanted to have Mass very early before they go to work. It is said that if you complete [...]
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It’s Halloween again. A lot of spooky things seem to happen on Halloween and a lot of scary creatures come out at night like ghosts and our favorite mythical figure, the aswang. Of course these are just stories. Or aren’t they?
When you grow up in the province, you hear a lot of folklore stories and [...]
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It’s been a week since MassKara Festival but some of us still talk about it. Aside from the usual street dancing competition, which in my opinion gets more colorful every year, there were new events launched. Most notable was the Ipanema Drum Dance which really made Lacson St. the place to be on MassKara nights.
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It seems the promdis are no longer ashamed to be called a promdi. While it used to have negative connotations, probinsyanos nowadays are no longer afraid of the label and are proud of their roots. And thanks to the Promdi Chef, the whole world will be acquainted with our delectable cuisine.
I happen to discover The [...]
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The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land. ~G.K. Chesterton
It has been my practice for almost five years now to go somewhere I’ve never been to. That way, I’ll be able to know more about [...]
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