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Manila, July 10. Sixteen buses carrying five hundred delegates were in the convoy. Ten were to go to Calamba, the boyhood home and shrine to Dr. Jose Rizal and six to Kawit. Bus Six never made it to Kawit, the hometown of General Emilio Aguinaldo.
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It only illustrated to me how transnational (to borrow a fancy word), migratory people we Filipinos are. Throughout the trip, I met a wide range of people with a strong, shared interest in our heritage. I was delightfully surprised with my impressive fellow travelers, and counted myself very lucky to be on such an experience especially with these compatriots.
Read MoreEverything about this place -- the calm and quiet, the water, the moonlight, the fireflies -- tipped my mind over, poured out my cares and spilled away the needless worries, and emptied me so completely that good things could find their way inside my heart again.
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A post on the famous Muslim Filipino dance, that works for a tie-in on Eid al-Fitr, right? Maybe.
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These gifts - they're called 'pasalubong,' loosely translated to 'souvenir': Something delicious to share from faraway with your welcoming hosts or with friends and family back home.
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Complete this sentence: "Give me your tired, your poor,..."
Read MoreSnippet of a Facebook chat with my friend, Ravi, who stays real with the travel advice about India.
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It's damn near the kitchen sink of delicious things you can find in the PI.
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Can I ask some fun-loving Filipino or Filipino American parents, in the spirit of tomorrow's April Fools' Day, to please hide a lavender- or pink-dyed balut in their Easter egg hunts today?
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Layovers can be kind of like the travel version of the amuse bouche, just a little taste of something good to whet your appetite, arouse your interest and wonder what lovely ingredients and methods could have elicited such a good reaction.
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I feel like a kid again, and isn't that the right way to feel on New Years?
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In the spirit of the cold, Christmas-y season, I'd like to share one of my favorite Filipino late-evening snacks: ginataan bilo-bilo, or coconut milk and rice flour balls - a sweet, hot dessert-y soup perfect for when the mercury dips low.
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It's late October and many of my friends are buying their fake blood and zombie costumes and pulling out their Michael Jackson's Thriller long-format tracks. But here in the Philippines, we're already looking forward to Christmas. And, BIBINGKA!
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Filipinos or Filipino food lovers: Share your opinions, thoughts, recommendations and memories of Street Food Sa Atin!
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