Just got this from a site and its heartwarming reading the article.
more details can be found here.
The Cebu Guitar Festival is a gathering of over thirty homegrown, Manila-based and expatriate musicians donating their time and talents in the spirit of camaraderie and love for music. Now on its 2nd year, the event will take place at the Outpost on the evenings of November 27 – 29.
November 27 will highlight acoustic guitar and jazz music and will showcase the talents of Junx Muana and Jonathan Tijano of Hardwood, Scott & Rio, Ang Mga Kabit ni Mrs. Montero, Edgar Nacua, Tito Quijano, Prudence Salutillo, Jake Carvajal, Lui Castillo, Ruth and Juress and classical guitarist Joel Oporto.
Blues & Rock is the theme for Friday, November 28, and featured guitarists will be Henry Tradio, Randy Pages and Arnold "anot" Ang of 40, Edz of the Abyss, Vince Russo, Sam Codilla, Lloyd Escario, Lawrence Ostrea of Pandora, Manny Amador, Archie Uy, William Manuz of Island Joe and Carlo Borromeo and Manila guitarist Noli Aurillo, a veteran of bands such as Coco Jam, Skarlet and Asin
Saturday the 29th will feature Classic Rock and Heavy Metal, and will have the all-star jam with guitarists from all three nights as well as guest Manila musician Sammy Asuncion of SPY and Pinikpikan. Performers for the evening will include, Maki Vaño, Dondon Luche of Hastang, Benjie Rigor, Dave Gonzales, Jon Vistal of Postmortem, Paul Cañada of CDMC, Wilson Yu of Still, Jimik Sacro and Cattski Espina, Randy Pages, Anot, Henri Tradio of 40, Jon Vistal, Jaan Quijano, Ian Zafra of Shiela & the Insects, Franklin Veloso of Powerspoons, Mel Santiago of A2Z, Arciemon of Jr. Kilat.
The 2nd Annual Cebu Guitar Festival is presented by Dream Happy Productions with the support of CALLTEK, JIM BEAM, The Outpost, Sunstar, Bite Magazine, Graphicstar, BT 105.9 Monster Radio, RCTV, Marco Polo Plaza, Laguna Catering and Commissary Center, ABTECH Machineries, Soundballoon, Habagat, Nominated Freight International Services.
For inquiries, one may contact Arnold Ang at 09285209932 or send an e-mail to blueanot@gmail.com.
Female empowerment is embraced more today than any other time in world history. And in the global push for gender equality in everything from business to politics, education to health, it's Europe that has made the greatest strides to close the so-called gender gap.
Countries in the top 10 include Iceland (80%), New Zealand (79%), the Philippines (76%), Denmark (75%) and the Netherlands (74%). The U.K. ranked 13th (74%), while Canada ranked 31st (71%), hurt by poor showings in educational attainment and political empowerment.
more here Forbes - Best Countries for Women
Cebu City bests 50 other cities in the world, even China's Shanghai and Beijing as the new Global Outsourcing destination!
Cebu City in the Philippines was ranked No. 1 on the Top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities list, followed by the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Beijing at second and third places, respectively.
Of the top 50 destinations polled, more than half, or 19 cities, are from Asia, while the rest, comprising 13 cities, are from Central and Eastern Europe.
According to the survey released Monday by IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing (BPO) media company Global Services and investment advisory firm Tholons, choosing the right city has become "more important" than choosing the country when setting up an outsourcing center.
More here: Asia dominates global outsourcing list - ZDNet Asia
Milk lovers!
The list, officially referred to as DOH-BFAD Health Advisory No. 2008-009, Partial List of Milk and Milk products Tested for the Presence of Melamine of products deemed melamine-free are as follows:
- Anchor Lite Milk
- Anlene High Calcium Low Fat Milk U.H.T. (recombined)
- Bear Brand Instant
- Chichok Milk Chocolate
- Farmland Skim Milk
- Jinwei Drink
- Jolly Cow Pure Fresh Milk
- Kiddie Soya Milk Egg Delight
- Lactogen 1 DHA Infant Formula
- M&M's Milk Chocolate Candies
- M&M's Peanut Chocolate Candies
- Milk Boy
- Nestogen 2 DHA Follow-up Formula
- Nestogen 3 DHA Follow-up Formula
- Nido 3+ Prebio with DHA
- Nido Full Cream Milk Powder
- Nido Junior
- No-Sugar Chocolate of Isomaltooligosaccharide (Cocoa ButterSubstitute)
- Nutri Express Milk Drink
- PURA UHT Fresh Milk
- Snickers Fresh Roasted in Caramel & Soft Nougat in Thick MilkChocolate
- Vitasoy Soya Bean Milk
- Wahaha Orange
- Wahaha Yellow
- Want-Want Milk Drink (Red Can)
- Windmill Skim Milk Powder
- Yinlu Milk Peanut
- Yogee Yoghurt Flavor Milk Drink
The Sinulog is an annual festival held on the third Sunday of January in Cebu City, Philippines. The festival honors the child Jesus, known as the Santo Niño, patron of the city of Cebu. It is a dance ritual that commemorates the Filipino people's pagan past and their acceptance of Christianity.
The festival features a street parade with participants in bright-colored costumes dancing to the rhythm of drums, trumpets, and native gongs.
Being the largest event of Cebu province, Sinulog festival is also tagged as one of the most colorful festivals in Asia today. The Sinulog celebration traditionally lasts for nine days, culminating on the final day with the Sinulog Grand Parade. The day before the parade, the Fluvial Procession is held at dawn with the Santo Niño carried on a pump boat from Mandaue City to Cebu City, decked with hundreds of flowers and candles. The procession ends at the Basilica where a re-enactment of the Christianizing of Cebu is performed. In the afternoon, a more solemn procession takes place along the major streets of the city, which last for hours due to large crowd participating in the event.
Below are the upcoming Sinulog tentative schedule of activities
January 9, 2009 (Friday)
Sinulog 2009 Kick off / Launching (Sinulog Through the Years photo exhibit at Ayala Center Cebu, SM City Cebu and the Mactan-Cebu International Airport)
- 2pm - Solemn Mass (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
- 3pm - Launching Parade (from the Basilica del Sto. Niño to the Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
- 7pm - Opening and Launching Program featuring the Mandaue City Children’s Choir, Dancesports Team Cebu, and Dance Troupes from participating schools and universities in Cebu (Fuente Osmeña)
January 10, 2009 (Saturday)
Sinulog sa Kabataan - Lalawigan (Sinulog of the children of Cebu Province)
- 1pm - Parade of Participants (from the Cebu Provincial Capitol to the Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
- 2pm - Event Proper: Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan (Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
- 4:30pm - Awarding of Winners (Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
- 7pm - Cultural Show by the Department of Education, Cebu Province (Fuente Osmeña)
- 9:30pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
January 11, 2009 (Sunday)
Sinulog sa Kabataan - Dakbayan (Sinulog of the children of Cebu City)
- 1pm - Parade of Participants (from the Plaza Independencia to the Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
- 2pm - Event Proper: Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan (Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
- 4:30pm - Awarding of Winners (Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
- 7pm - Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
- 9:30pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
January 12, 2009 (Monday)
- 7:30pm - Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
- 9:30pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
January 13, 2009 (Tuesday)
- 7:30pm - Cultural Show (Fuente Osmeña)
- 9:30pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
January 14, 2009 (Wednesday)
- 9am - Airport Welcome for Balikbayan Flights (Mactan-Cebu International Airport)
- 7:30pm - Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
- 9:30pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
January 15, 2009 (Thursday)
- 9am - Airport Welcome for Balikbayan Flights (Mactan-Cebu International Airport)
- 7pm - Miss Cebu Coronation Night (Cebu City Waterfront Hotel and Casino)
- 7:30pm - Cultural Shows (Fuente Osmeña)
- 9pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
January 16, 2009 (Friday)
Visual Merchandising Contest (Department Stores and Malls in Cebu)
- 7:30pm - Cultural Shows by the Department of Education, Cebu City (Fuente Osmeña)
- 7:30pm - Handumanan “The Concert” (SM City Cebu)
- 8pm - Balik Cebu Welcome Party for Balikbayans and Guests (Ayala Center Cebu)
- 9pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
January 17, 2009 (Saturday)
- 6am - Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño together with Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mactan Channel; starting point: Ouano Wharf, Mandaue City)
- 9am - Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon (Basilica del Sto. Niño)
- 2pm - Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Sto. Niño)
- 6:30pm - Sinulog Festival Queen 2009 (Cebu City Sports Center)
- 7pm - Street Party (Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia)
- 8pm - Kasadya Nite Mardi Gras (Ayala Center Cebu hallways; culmination at the South Surface Parking Area)
January 18, 2009 (Sunday)
Sinulog 2009 Grand Parade
- 9am - Sinulog 2009 Grand Parade Carousel Kick Off
- 7pm - Grand Fireworks Display (Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana and Plaza Independencia)
- 7:30pm - Concert by Street Party Bands (Fuente Osmeña)
- 8pm - Grand Fireworks Display sponsored by the Mitsumi Group of Companies (Ayala Football Grounds)
January 19, 2009 (Monday)
- 1pm - Awarding Ceremonies (Cebu City Sports Center a.k.a. Abellana)
January 31, 2009 (Saturday)
- 1pm - Awarding Ceremonies for the winners of the Sinulog 2009 Photo Contest and Sinulog 2009 Video Documentary Contest
Febuary 1-10, 2009 (Sunday to Tuesday)
- Photo Exhibits: “The Winning Photos taken during Sinulog 2009? (SM City Cebu)
Above stated schedules are still tentative.
An email from a friend caught my attention. This regards to the a certain blog that is aiming(i guess, for i haven't read all the entries he had) to put Cebu down. Too bad Cebu's not that easy to burry. Mga bagsik gud ta! And since TingogCebu is aiming to give voice and a place for fellow Cebuanos to provide our viewpoints on issues and matters like this, i want to share to you readers out there the blog i'm talking about - tagalasang.wordpress.com/
If you are a Cebuano, i challenge and ask you for your Tingog on this!
Over a thousand Filipinos arrive in Dubai every month. And why not?
Literally, the sun shines here all year round; prosperity is in the air; and it's a place where people have reasons to dream of waking up in the morning as millionaires or with kilos of gold on their lap!
Yun nga lang, habang hindi pa nangyayari yun, iba ang nakikita ng maraming Pinoy pagdilat nila sa umaga --- kurtina!
Betcha by golly wow! Paano ko ie-explain to fascinated Pinoys back home our living condition here!
Noong una akala ko isolated cases. But with the skyrocketing apartment rents in this City of Gold , such conditions are becoming the norm.
Sideways...sidestep sidestep...
Hindi yan dance step. That's the latest move ngayon sa mga sharing flats. Sa sobrang liit ng space, patagilid ang galaw. Kaya minsan, mga ka-flatmates, hindi na magkakitaan. "Hoy, where have you been, ba? Hindi ka na umuuwi sa flat!" Kasi nga lagi silang naka-sideview!
Warning: Smoking is dangerous to your room.
Hindi health reasons ang dahilan bakit bawal magyosi, no! Ang styrofoam kuya!
Yes, naunahan ng Pinoy ang IKEA sa innovation na yan --- Yes, styrofoam walls, styrofoam doors, styrofoam room. Di ba nga naman, styrofoam keeps you fresh! Para kang gulay, o kaya ice candy. Pero siguro mas feel mo minsan na 'tuna' ka, o di kaya 'sirena' kung feel mong si Claudine ka.
"Ate, di ba fire hazard yan?" "Anong fire ka dyan? Rent ang mas nakakamatay dito!"
"Illegal ang partions sa Dubai . At least ang styrofoam, pag nagkahulihan, mabilis sa baklasan. Gets mo?!!!" "Yes, Ate."
Therefore, 'no smoking': ang sirena baka maging daing!
Burj Al 'Cupboards'
Hindi lang Emaar Properties ang may 'K' na magtayo ng skyscrapers? Haven't we heard, the Philippines is a major supplier of architects in Dubai ? In other words, nasa dugo natin yan! Kaya ba ng Arabong gumawa ng rooms out of cupboards, luggages and shoe boxes?
Dati sa airport lang bida ang mga luggages, ngayon multi-purpose na: dividers na rin sila --- para ang isang kwarto maging lima !
Pampataas sila sa mga cupboards kasama ng mga shoe boxes na pinaka-antenna.
Siyempre, the taller the better --- you keep your neighbor's eyes away.
Now Showing
Pagpasok ko ng flat, akala ko sinehan, ang daming kurtina. Mga kuarto pala. Pero ang cute, cinematic!!! Parang barangay, complete with eskinitas. Kada bukas ng telon, parang movie --- sari-saring life. May natutulog, may nag-eemote, may nka-curlers, may nakasimangot. Sa panlimang kurtina, may nag-totong-its, sa pang-anim, may naggugupit.
Ang gandang movie, di ba? "Ang Pinoy sa Likod ng Kurtina!"
Paraisong Kurtina
Ayyy! Our Paraisong Kurtina. It can make you laugh, it can make you cry.
Be proud of our Paraisong Kurtina. It exists because we'd rather send our money home than spend more for our comfort. Within its walls, lies our desire for a little privacy, our groans, our tears, our dreams, our struggle for some little savings. My curtain says a lot. It says, "I have saved again, inay; I'll be able to send money next month."
Dream mo pa bang pumunta ng Dubai ????
Mag isip-isip... .
by
Juan dela Cruz
Cant wait to view the contents of this one. Hopefully, another Cebu produkto to be proud of!
The term sutukil is a humorous derivation from three Cebuano words: sugba, tuwa, kilaw -- which are three ways of preparing food, particularly seafood like fish. If we talk about fish, sugba means to broil fish over hot charcoal; tuwa means to cook fish in boiling water together with some spices and seasoning; kilaw means to prepare fish raw but immersing it in very sour vinegar together with spices like onions, garlic and pepper.
Eating places that offer seafood in these three various ways are called sutukil restaurants or carenderias. In Lapulapu City, the most famous place for treating friends to sutukil is the barangay (village) of Mactan (same name as the island), near the boundary of another village, Punta Engaño. The sutukil restaurants in barangay Mactan are just across the memorial circle containing the Magellan shrine and the monument of Lapulapu.
People from all over Metro Cebu and a number of foreign tourists are frequently seen in this place to enjoy the rich variety of seafood available in over a dozen sutukil restaurants clustered here.
The Philippines is a land of dramatic contrasts.
Here is a land in which a few are spectacularly rich whilst the masses remain abjectly poor.
Here is a land where freedom and its blessings are a reality for the minority and an illusion for the many.
Here is a land consecrated to democracy but run by an entrenched plutocracy.
Here is a land of privilege and rank - a republic dedicated to equality but mired in an archaic system of caste.
Its government is financially almost bankrupt, its state agencies are ridden with debts and honeycombed with graft, its industries in pathetic distress. There is no organised, no methodical overall economic planning, but only haphazard attempts to modernize, confused by a multiplicity of cravings and desires.
So, Filipinos are depressed and dispirited… without purpose and without discipline… sapped of confidence, hope and will.
The fault is mainly theirs. They profess love of country but love themselves, individually, more.
Ninoy Aquino. July 1968.
Lechón (Tagalog: Litson and Cebuano: Inasal) is the Spanish word for suckling pig. In the Philippines, it connotes a whole roasted pig, lechón baboy. Chicken and beef, are also popular. The process of lechón involves the whole pig/piglet, chicken, or cattle/calf being slowly roasted over charcoal.
Lechón is often cooked during national festivities (known as fiestas), the holiday season, and other special occasions such as weddings, graduations, birthdays and baptisms, or family get-togethers. The lechón is usually the highlight and the most popular dish of these events. It is usually served with a liver-based sauce. However, in some cases, it may be served Chinese style with steamed buns and a sweet plum sauce.
Another version of lechón, called lechón kawali, involves boiling then frying pieces of pork.
Leftover lechón in the Philippines is easily recycled into another delectable dish, called Paksiw na Lechon. Paksiw na Lechon involves cooking the left-over Lechon by boiling it in vinegar making the meat moist and the skin very soft.
Lechon Cebu is a very popular variety of the dish.
The typical Filipino method of roasting involves placing the pig on a spit and baking it on charcoals while wiping the skin with a brush made out of leaves drenched in water and the pig's own fat. This makes the skin "pop" and eventually crunchy.
The pig had always been the center of communal feasts in pre-Hispanic Philippines, and "Lechon" is the normal manner it is prepared, from the remote part of the country where no Westernerners ever seen to the lowland Christianized Filipinos. But only lowland Christians use the word lechon to describe it.
Yummy!
A nice email forwarded by a friend to me and is quite worth of your time reading. Here it is:
Dear Friends,
Here is a good article sent by Dr. Arsenio Martin of Fort Arthur , Texas ..
Enjoy reading.
THE DIFFERENCE
The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country:
This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt , that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor.
On the other hand, Canada , Australia & New Zealand , that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich.
The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.
Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an
immense floating factory, importing raw materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.
Another example is Switzerland , which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate in the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality! It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor, which made it the world's strongest, safest place.
Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference.
Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.
What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture & flawed tradition.
On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life.
- 1. Ethics, as a basic principle.
- 2. Integrity.
- 3. Responsibility.
- 4. Respect to the laws & rules.
- 5. Respect to the rights of other citizens.
- 6. Work loving.
- 7. Strive for savings & investment.
- 8. Will of super action.
- 9. Punctuality.
- 10. and of course...Discipline
The Philippines is not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us. In fact, we are supposedly rich in natural resources.
We are poor because we lack the correct attitude. We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies.
If you do not forward this message nothing will happen to you. Your pet will not die, you will not be fired, you will not have bad luck for seven years, and also, you will not get sick or go hungry.
But those may happen because of your lack of discipline & laziness, your love for intrigue and politics, your indifference to saving for the future, your stubborn attitude.
If you love your country, let this message circulate so that many Filipinos could reflect about this, & CHANGE, ACT!
Knock knock fellow Cebuano's!!!!!
Cebuanos and tourists alike now have a new lifestyle destination to trot to with PASEO, Cebu’s First Night Market & Food and Entertainment Center in one. It is located at F. Cabahug, Street, Mabolo, Cebu City within close proximity to call centers, hotels, schools and other business establishments. Whether for shopping, dining, entertainment or to while away the time with family and friends, this 6,000 square meter, one stop hotspot features a myriad of food and shopping stalls that is sure to enthrall visitors of all ages and tastes.
[Paseo is an epitomy of the Cebu way of life. Shop, dine, lounge, entertain and party with huge thrills, great deals, good bargains, all in good company.Paseo is open daily and is located at F. Cabahug St., Mabolo, Cebu City. The Nine Yards Night Market, Cebu’s first year round bazaar is open daily from 2 p.m. – 12 midnight and even later on weekends. The Food and Entertainment Center is open from 6 p.m. onwards. Shop. Dine. Lounge. Entertain. Party. Live life. Live Cebu! Only at PASEO. ]
source : paseo.com
Puso (hanging rice) is a dish originating from the province of Cebu in the Philippines, a local form of the Ketupat found in other parts of the Malay world. It consists of rice wrapped in coco leaves which is then boiled. It is served by slicing the coco leaves in half exposing the rice. Puso rice pieces are strung together and servers just cut them off and slice them in half for serving, hence the term “hanging rice.”
Local stories passed down through the generations have attributed the creation of this style of rice preparation to the Cebuano seafarers' need to keep cooked rice from spoiling during long sea voyages. The coco leaves used in wrapping the rice are always shaped into a triangular form and stored hanging in bunches in the open air. The shape of the package facilitates moisture to drip away from the cooked rice while the coco leaves allow the rice to be aerated and at the same time prevent flies and insects from touching it.
Puso, according to a Cebu Normal University(CNU) professor, had been once considered food for the gods, before Spain colonized the Philippines and introduced Christianity. The professor, however, said this ritualistic preparation of puso as divine offering is virtually non-existent today.
"Puso" has continued to be popular in the Philippines due to the large number of open-air eateries serving grilled chicken and pork meals. Customers of these establishments often worry about the cleanliness of the food being prepared hence the popularity of "puso" where the rice remains untouched by human hands after being cooked.
Cebu City, the Queen City of the South, shares memories that will surely interest people. It started from a sleepy fishing village in 1521. Magellan arrived and planted the wooden cross, which became Cebu’s first symbol of Christianity. The said cross is now located at the upper Magallanes, a street named after Fernando de Magallanes. He was intrepid Portuguese explorer who made the great voyage of exploration under the flag of Spain.
In April 3, 1898, General Leon Kilat of Bacong, Negros Oriental, organized a revolution against the Spanish colonialism. The Spaniards then decided to build a shelter for themselves. It was Miguel Lopez de Legazpi who insists on building a fort, which is now famous for being the oldest and smallest fort in the country, the Fort San Pedro.
However, on December 1898, the Americans beat the Spanish fleet during the war of Manila Bay. And the fort fell into the native Cebuanos’ hands. With the American reign in full force in 1901, the Senate Pro Tempore, late President Sergio Osmena Sr. and the Congressman and majority floor leader in the House of Representatives, late Senate Manuel Briones took action for Philippine Independence.
One of the most unforgettable moment in Cebuano history is the granting of charter by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 58 on February 24, 1937. The late Senator Vicente Rama helped as the author and sponsor of the bill. Elpidio Quirino, as the representative of Manuel Quezon, appointed the mayor and board members of Cebu City.
Due to Cebu City’s extensive population and strategic location, it became the principal Japanese base after their landing on April 10,1942. Finally, on March 1945, Cebu felt freedom when American liberation landed in Talisay town. In full circle, Liberation restored law and order and established the Philippine Civil Affairs Unit (PCAU) in the city.
In April 1965, Cebuanos focused on Christianity, Don Legaspi and Fray Urdaneta ordered to build the San Augustine Church, which is now called the Basilica Minore del Santo Nino, in honor of the first miraculous image of Señior Santo Nino.
Cebu, which was formerly called as Sugbu, Zebu, Zubu, Sebu, Sibuy and others by merchants, from a sleeping fishing village, is now one of the most productive cities in the Philippines. And now that’s something we are certainly proud of!
source : cebucity.gov.ph
It is a salted dried fish that is best paired with hot rice and dipped in vinegar. Others prefer a mixture of vinegar and crushed chili peppers with a dash of salt. Others might want to add a little bit more of spices to enhance the flavor. Onions, garlics, ginger are some of the favorites. However it is done, the tastiness of danggit is magnified ten times when there's vinegar around. But with or without it, people still find them a very tasty treat for any meal at any time of day and at any physical condition - that is to say, whether one is hungry or not.
Dubbed as a poor man's food like any other types of dried fish, rich and poor alike love to eat this typical Cebuano delicacy. For the ultimate danggit experience, eat with your bare hands. Eating in bare hands is a Filipino way of showing humility. But setting humility aside, spoon and fork provides little assistance when eating danggit. If at all, it only makes the eating experience difficult. Setting aside man-made utensils is setting aside everything else just to enjoy a good meal of a bunch of good ol' danggit.
source : cebucentral.com
They call it swipe. Some holiday shopping, buying new gadgets, a few nice restaurant dines and a goodie-summer escapades and vacations ( ug daghan pa! ) will rack up the credit card debt quickly. Item sales encourages pinoys ( specially young Cebuanos ) to draw their shiny tiny rectangle badges called credit cards, swipe it and after a month an additional not-good-to-look-at-amount stacked the list of the previous bills. and to those who are not cardholders, a group of unhelpful credit card agents are aiming at you. You guys should be careful, especially those who are working at BPO's like call centers for these card agents lure outside your offices ( i could sense some looking for prospects near I1 building at IT Park lahug ). And to those with these shiny badges, we are not aware of our payment habit that sometimes we are just paying only to prolong the utang not actually putting an end to it. Paying only the minimum actually increases its interest ( i think..sensya na peoples coz i ain't good at computations regarding payment-interest-payments, peace! ). Solution? Pay bills on time ( pasubrahe sad ang payment sa minimum ). Use cash instead of flashing your swipes. Best is don't spend too much! Discipline would best fix this problem. Some young professionals tend to spend too much that at the end of the day, they (including me, you reader and uban pa!) spend too much even greater than their daily income. We need to work this out or else we'll end up BROKE!
Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack they say.
I just received a very funny sms on a conversation between a little girl and his dad and i wanna show this to all you readers. Here it is:
A little girl walks up to her dad one morning asking "dad,where does poo came from?". The father was surprised dat his three-year old thought of such complex question. "You know how we just ate breakfast?", said the father. "Yes," nodded the little girl. "Well, the food goes into our tummies and our bodies take all the good stuff. Whatever is left comes out of our bottoms when we go to the toilet and thats POO." The little girl looked shocked, her eyes watery and was about to cry as she asked..."and Tigger?"
For those who doesnt knew Pooh, here's how he looked like -> here.
Ever experience a very rude "konduktor" among public jeepneys? Some of these so-called "driver assistants" ( locally called konduktor, yaw nalang mo palag if i tagged them as driver assistants ) doesnt treat passengers as their very customers. They keep on calling additional passengers even if the loading capacity of the jeepney is already full. Some even would forced us to compressed not thinking what agony the heat plus the traffic brings to their passengers. Scenarios like these even encourages pickpocketers to take advantage over our belongings. Apart from these two miseries, there are also some passengers that would really insists riding even if only half of their butts were able to seat. Then comes the driver thats so much in a hurry that you might notice they already stepped on gas even if the passenger hasnt taken his/her seat yet. Sometimes these drivers that think every five-step-distant of each road is a jeepney stop. Too buggy when you're in a hurry and following a fully loaded jeepney suddenly stops without even giving signals. So dont be amazed if your driving from highway to P.del Rosario when sometimes youll get scratched when your near Cebu City South Bus Terminal.
But still we are thankful to these hardworking individuals that they are still providing us transpo needs despite the too hot or too cold weather and with the tight competitions among themselves. To those good drivers and konduktors, i salute you! To those that were not so goodie, uhm salamats sad..hahaha...
To lax myself from a tiresome programming works, i do some surfings ( usually friendster, forums sites, news). I came to a site that aside from teaching you vocabulary, you are also helping UN feed the hungry. The site is called Free Rice. Free Rice lets you build your English vocabulary, and while doing so, you are donating grains of rice to the United Nations to help stop world hunger ( UN might consider poor Pinas someday huhuhuh, hopefully not). The donation of rice is made possible by the unobtrusive ads that line the bottom of the screen. So fellow Cebuano's, have a break for a minute or two with your Friendster thing. Visit Free Rice!
WARNING: This game may make you smarter. It may improve your speaking, writing, thinking, grades and job performance.
This morning, while eating breakfast, i couldn't imagine what would Cebu be next year or ten years from now. Aside from the traffic which bugs me during my travel from home to office, theres this Rice Scarcity problem almost every mother is aware of ( since sila man ang mag cge ug ingun ayaw usiki ang kan-on ky mahal na ang rice ). I couldn't count how many Cebuano's ( or Filipinos ) are suffering on this one, but im pretty sure lots dont have enough rice to cook in their kaldero's. Ngano nihit man ang rice karun? Ive read a blog regarding how Japan pursues farming. I'm really quite impressed how a super-techie-cool-rich country still values farming. Inside an unused bank vault under one of Tokyo's busiest bank districts is a square kilometer of subterranean farm growing rice and providing part-time jobs to dozens of jobless youth who'd rather be farming part-time than working for a big company that will own them forever. See!, grabe ka payter ang mga Hapon! They called the facility Pasona O2, built as a training facility for kids who might want to consider agriculture as a career alternative. Cebuano's what do you think? Lots of abandoned sites nga niturok sa Cebu provinces (even at city proper) are good sites for farming. But ang Cebu ky mura na man ug factory ug nurses gud, tsk tsk tsk. Universities too don't invest much on agriculture stuffs, mas nahan silag mag mass production ug mga nurses. Come on Cebu, come to think of it! Ay ayaw lang diay ug think, do something about it!
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