Turmeric Tea

Green Fire, Charcoal Briquette, Tabogon, Cebu

Hand painted textile crafts, Dumanjug, Cebu

Proud owner of the company

contact info and products made

shawls

tablecloths

Vanishing Cebuano Traditional Folk Crafts

Why do we have to preserve Traditional Folk Crafts?

For the following reasons:

To preserve dying local traditions,

To support artisans,

To build communities,

To promote cultural interchange and awareness,

And most of all:
To fight against global monoculture.

bamboo hat weaving

sacred art carving

A Bisaya Vegetarian Breakfast

This is what I had for breakfast..

Avocado, papaya and mangoes

In the past,

I hated eating avocados,

I had to eat it with lots of condensed milk...

After being reborn as a bisaya vegetarian,

I can eat it raw, 

with a toppping of lemonsito, olive oil, and salt...
Thanks to Pritilata of Ananda Marga Germany,
for the delicious dressing idea...

Lami kaayo...

Sal Malaki, Filipino Tenor

Sal

Sal with his Cebuano fans 

Fans of Sal with  Prof. Pizaro and daughter Ria and Sal

Sal Malaki,

Filipino tenor

of the Los Angeles Opera,

performed in Cebu last week.

One of the cool things

about living in Cebu,

is that we have many opportunities

to see different kinds of cultural presentations.

A few weeks before,

the Redemptorist fathers

were plugging the show.

I am not familiar with opera music,

as I equate it with

Josh Groban and other pop/classical singers.

But then,

when I heard that Sal Malaki

was coming to Cebu,

I had to go.

My nephew met him

and watched him perform with the LA Opera,

and was so inspired by his singing.

So, my entire platoon went

to witness Sal's performance.

Wow!!!

He not only has such a great voice...

He is also a superb and  a very playful performer...

Sure, he can sing

Italian operas...

But, I just love how he teaches us

about our local traditions,

through our funny folk songs...

What I like the most about him,

is how he proudly sings Filipino folk songs,

in different dialects....

Filipino, Waray, Pampangeño, Bicol, Cebuano...

One of the funny folk songs...

Nag-adto ako sa sapa (by the brook)...

nagrosaryo ang mga paka... (frogs praying the rosary)...

Ha ha ha..

Pastilan Mang Gid!!!

Daghang Salamat Sal!

For reminding us that we can be proud of our Filipino Culture...

More Bisaya Vegetarian Dishes

More easy to prepare vegetarian dishes...

Mashed sweet potatoes

Tofu mixed veggies

steamed tomato kangkong in soy kalamansi

cabbage vegetable lumpia in taro(gabi) soy sauce

chicharo in tomato sauce

wheat tortilla with hummus

crab sticks romaine salad in avocado/mango dressing

sweet potato salad in tofu mayonnaise

coco utan bisaya

carrots and bean sprouts with shredded crab sticks

potato salad in tofu mayonnaise

steamed chicharo with jicama