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Coconut, "the tree of life", figures prominently in the life of the city. So much so that we have an annual Coconut Festival which is different from the annual fiesta. In both occassions, lambanog is often served and enjoyed. Sometimes, even when we don't have anything to celebrate and there is no special occassion, we still drink this wonderful organic wine.
Making lambanog begins with the coconut tree. Just like most fruit-bearing trees, coconut flowers turn into coconut fruit. Lambanog making trees never produce fruit, because it is the sap from the coconut flower that is the crucial ingredient for this unique coconut wine.
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Read more... [Lambanog (Coconut Wine)]
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 15:33 |
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The fiesta is celebrated in a week-long event with street dancing and general merry-making thru the wee hours of the night. This video was taken in January of 2007. The main street - Rizal Avenue, was hardly passable except for a few motorbikes, and even then their riders had to duck-walk their bikes on many portions of the street as the crowds were particularly plentiful that night. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 September 2008 10:39 |
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Read more... [San Pablo Street Scene During Fiesta Week]
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Thursday, 18 September 2008 10:36 |
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Does anyone know the real/official name of that delicious ulam we call "kulawo"? I'd also like to challenge you to share your recipe for this amazingly zesty and healthy dish, in English please!
Here's my version using eggplants instead of the heart of banana: |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 September 2008 13:58 |
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Read more... [Cooking Kulawo (Eggplant in Grilled Coconut Cream) [Unfinished]]
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Wednesday, 17 September 2008 08:38 |
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Tumunog ang kampana sa munting Kapilya ng isang nayon sa bayan ng Paete, lalawigan ng Laguna. Napabalikwas si Manuel at masuyong ginising ang nahihimbing na kabiyak. "Gising na Edna, at tayo'y mahuhuli sa misa." Marahang nagmulat ng mga mata ang babae, kumurap-kurap at nang mabalingan ng tingin ang asawa ay napangiti.
Mabilis na gumayak ang mag-asawa upang magsimba sa misang minsan sa isang buwan idinaraos sa kanilang nayon ng kura paroko ng bayan. Hindi nagtagal at ang mag-asawa ay kasama na sa pulutong ng mga taga-nayong patungo sa Kapilya. Magkatabing lumuhod sa isang sulok ang magkabiyak at taimtim na nananalangin. "Diyos ko," and marahang panalangin ni Edna, "Patnubayan mo po kami sa aming pamumuhay, nawa's huwag magbago ang pagmamahal sa akin ni Manuel." Si Manuel naman ay taimtim ding dumadalangin sa kaligtasan ng asawa, na alam niyang nagtataglay sa sinapupunan ng unang binhi ng kanilang pag-iibigan. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 08:46 |
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Read more... [Alamat ng Lanzones]
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A great man once said, "Be a lotus." Which means, no matter how ugly, how evil, and how sinful everyone around you might become, do not allow yourself to be stained. A lotus remains beautiful even as it lingers in the filthy waters of the pond. Don't be contaminated, do not be influenced by worthless means, remain radiant among the shadows of darkness. Be a lotus. It has to start with one, to fill the pond with more.
