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New Year Fireworks 4Dec 31, 2007 This family video is the closest to how we used to celebrate the New Year when I was young(er). It’s complete with the fountains (I love those!), jumping, torotot, screaming, and fireworks going off in the background … Tagged: general philippine culture |
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New Year tradition: of polka-dots and coinsDec 31, 2007 Filipinos consider the round shape to bring luck for the New Year. Perhaps because it’s the shape of money/coin. Here are some of the Filipino traditions of bringing prosperity into the new year. Wear your polka … Tagged: general philippine culture |
Dec 31, 2007
Don’t try this at home! Tags: Philippines, new year, Philippine fireworks, new year fireworks
Tagged: general philippine culture
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US $1.5 billion: How expensive a Filipino Christmas isDec 30, 2007 A whopping P63 billion pesos (US$1.5B)!!! That’s how much Filipinos spent this Christmas season on gifts and food. Including an average remittance figure that overseas workers send for Christmas spending, that total … Tagged: economy business and politics, general philippine culture |
Dec 30, 2007
More fireworks, this time at the SM Mall of Asia last year: Tags: Philippine New Year, Philippines, new year fireworks
Tagged: general philippine culture
Dec 29, 2007
There’s nothing like New Year’s Day celebrations in the Philippines! It’s a firework free-for-all, with fountains, rockets, and even paper horns joining in to make NOISE! For these last few days of 2007, I will treat …
Tagged: general philippine culture
Dec 29, 2007
Answers to December 17, Monday’s riddles. Hope you got everything correct! 1. Dala mo dala ka, dala ka ng iyong dala. (you carry it, it carries you; what you carry, carries you.) - sapatos (shoes) 2. Walang gulong …
Tagged: language and history
Dec 27, 2007
I found this news to be a bit weird. PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, was planning to bring inflatable sex dolls to the Philippines for use in one of their campaigns. The dolls were confiscated by …
Tagged: news and events
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Treasure hunting to be regulatedDec 27, 2007 Most of us have heard of Yamashita’s treasure, which is supposed to be buried in various spots all over the Philippines. Whether one believes the stories or not, tales of treasure hunts, especially successful ones … Tagged: news and events, economy business and politics, general philippine culture |
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Pinoy Blog of the Week: SLIADec 27, 2007 Zarah Grace Gagatiga is the blogger behind School Librarian in Action (SLIA). She’s a “School Librarian. Teacher. Storyteller. Writer. Reading & Literacy Advocate”. There aren’t a lot of Pinoy blogs and bloggers … Tagged: blogs and websites, education and religion |