SMILE

Filipinos manage to wear smiles on their faces, despite of the problems they encounter or they may encounter. They are aware that life can never be absolutely happy. It can never be perfectly made. It will always have its twists and turns. Ups and downs as well. It will make them strong and have faith. Sometimes it makes them cry but it will make them stand and learn that no matter how difficult it is, there will always be many reasons to live and SMILE.

BAYANIHAN

The origin of the term bayanihan can be traced from a 
common tradition in Philippines towns where community members volunteer to help a family move to a new place by volunteering to transport the house to a specific location. The process involves literally carrying the house to its new location. This is done by putting bamboo poles forming a strong frame to lift the stilts from the ground and carrying the whole house with the men positioned at the ends of each pole.(wikipedia)

Hindi pwedeng puro reklamo. Hindi pwedeng puro kontra.

(pagodkanaba.blogspot.com)

PINAY'S BEAUTY

I was thinking what will be my next article in my blog. After an hour of thinking (yah… an hour), I decided to compose an article about Filipinas who joined an international pageant.

My attention was caught by these two paragraphs (from epilipinas.com): "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. But when an international beauty pageant crowned someone the winner, we better believe it that she's the fairest of them all.

I'm proud many Filipinas won an international beauty pageant. No doubt they are beautiful and talented as well. 

 (google.com)

FOOD LOVERS...

 

 TRADITIONAL PINOY ADOBO

 LECHON BABOY

 DINUGUAN WITH PUTO

 PANCIT

 LECHE FLAN

FRESH LUMPIA

Filipinos are food lovers. No doubt about that...

FAMILY-ORIENTED INDIVIDUALS...

Filipinos are known as very loving and caring individuals. They work hard for them. They always find time to show how much their loved ones mean to them although they are very busy. They organize reunions just to be with them despite of their very busy schedules. They are fun of taking pictures and videos of their loved ones.

They feel happy and blessed every time they see their families. Their families are their treasures.

 

T .G.I.F

Early evening yesterday, I was thinking what will be my next article for my blog. After an hour of thinking, I remembered that I had this book entitled, "Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ang mga Pinoy?" by Bob Ong. One of the questions there was -as I remembered it well- Are you proud of being a Filipino?

I hurriedly got my phone and started texting my friends if they are proud of being a Pinoy and their reasons why they said so. All of them said yes with their reasons- Filipinos are intelligent, hardworking, creative, resourceful, loving, caring, talented, and hospitable and a lot more. The next thing I did was I asked them the question, "Don't you like other nationalities?" I gave options for them to choose. I used nationalities whose cultures and races are well-defined and picture of real wealthiest. Obviously, I was trying to convince them to change their answers. After patiently waiting for their responses, well to my surprise, only two of them change their answers (taksil lol). Again, I asked, "Why???" As I read their responses, it made me smile. Without any doubt, I am proud of being a Pinoy.

Filipinos are known for being hospitable. It is frequently seen during fiestas and other celebrations. They entertain their visitors very well. They lend their best mats, utensils etc. for their guests to use. 

Filipinos are also well-known for their bravery and for being hardworking. A good example of which are those domestic helpers who work abroad just to sustain the needs of their families. It shows how brave they are because the fact that they don't know what awaits them in foreign countries didn't hinder them to give what is best for their families.

Aside from it, Filipinos always wear a smile on their faces even they encounter a lot of struggles.

If I will be given a chance to choose a nationality in my next life, I will proudly say that I want to be a Filipino once more.

Thanked God I am a Filipino. 

"Tahoooooô!"

TAHO is a Philippine snack food made of fresh soft/silken tofu, arnibal and pearl sago. It is a street food sold by ambulant vendors.

In Baguio, there is also a strawberry variety of taho, wherein strawberry syrup is used instead of arnibal. Other varieties are in chocolate and buko pandan flavor.

Most magtataho carry plastic cups for their product, often in two sizes (though vendors in residential communities tend to use their customers' cups and price their product accordingly). Using a wide, shallow metal sandok or scoop, they skim the surface of the bean curd and toss out any excess water, subsequently scooping the bean curd itself into a cup. Then, using a long, thin metal ladle, they scoop sago or tapioca "pearls" and arnibal into the cup, loosely mixing it in.

Tahô is enjoyed either with a spoon, sipping it with a straw, or by simply slurping it straight from the cup. Though traditionally served warm, cold varieties exist in supermarkets and in food stalls in cafeterias which have the bean curd in a solid, unbroken state. These pre-packed cups tend to contain a firmer tofu which need to be broken up and is sold either with a plastic spoon or a wooden popsicle stick.

 

reference: wikipedia, the free encyclopedia