A Glimpse on Filipino Life & Culture Through Life in The Philippine Provinces.
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Our geographic location has a big influence in our culture. We are in the Pacific Ring of Fire and also in the Typhoon Belt. At least 20 typhoons visit the country in a year and we have 22 active volcanoes. Just imagine the chances that we will be hit by a natural calamity every year. [...]
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had a little Promdi Poll last year asking my readers what they think is the ultimate sign of Promdi-ness. The choices were:
Using panghilod when taking a bath
Using tabo when taking a bacth
Leaving shoes/slippers at the doorstep
Using hands when eating
The panghilod won the poll as the ultimate sign of promdiness and in my opinion, most true-blue [...]
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Merry Christmas! It’s unique in Filipino culture that as early as September when the “ber” months starts, the Christmas spirit is already felt. Starting this month, you will already hear Christmas songs being played on the radio. The breeze will be a little colder, the mood a little jollier.
We Pinoys celebrate Christmas the longest. At [...]
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When I was a kid, most of my playmates are my cousins since we live in a family compound adjacent to the family compound of relatives. That’s how it is in the Philippine provinces, everybody’s related to a certain degree. Among playmates, there were only two of us who are girls so that explain why [...]
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