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The CITY of LOVE (Food Trip)

When it comes to eating food, Filipinos just can’t say “No”

Filipinos are the likeliest to admit that “lack of willpower” in refusing good food is the top cause for being fat, compared to other countries that blame other factors. Pity the dieter who swears off all fried foods for health-related reasons; not only does she cross out the most delicious constituents of any menu, she excludes herself from the best parts of the Filipino food experience, too.
If you're Pinoy, you're likely to start your morning with something fried and continue in like fashion throughout the day. We take comfort in food that's been seared in oil, whether it's a tocino and egg at sunrise or sizzling sisig post-five-thirsty over beer with friends. It's all very natural to any Filipino, at least until heart disease catches up with us.
Fried food has made life easier, and improved the culinary experience overall. The next time you bite into that kentekoy or start your day with tosilog, say a silent word of thanks to the unnamed cook who first put raw food and hot oil together. Frying is something to celebrate… even if your cardiologist thinks otherwise.
 http://thepinoy.net/pinoys-cant-resist-food-survey/
http://ph.news.yahoo.com/blogs/timpla/pinoys-fried-foods-075527508.html

SEX AND GENDER ACROSS CULTURES

In nature, male and female are distinct. She-elephants are gregarious, he-elephants solitary. Male zebra finches are loquacious - the females mute. Female green spoon worms are 200,000 times larger than their male mates. These striking differences are biological - yet they lead to differentiation in social roles and skill acquisition.

 

Men also mature later, die earlier, are more susceptible to infections and most types of cancer, are more likely to be dyslexic, to suffer from a host of mental health disorders, such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and to commit suicide.

 

The scrutiny of borderline cases of human sexuality - notably the transgendered or intersexed - can yield clues as to the distribution and relative weights of biological, social, and psychological determinants of gender identity formation. http://samvak.tripod.com/sexgender.html

 

SEXUALITY AND GENDER -  What Religion has to do?

•  Americans tend to be polarized between social and religious conservatives and liberals/progressives.
• Non-Christian religions differ little from Christians on matters of sexual orientation.
• Conservatives from all religions tend to agree with each other: that only opposite-gender sexual behavior is moral, and then only between a man and a woman who are married to each other.
• Religious liberals are also largely in agreement among themselves, and tend to value sexual behavior as acceptable if it is consensual, low risk for pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease (STD) transmission. and perhaps within a committed relationship. 
• Those of no religious affiliation -- Agnostics, Atheists, Free Thinkers, Humanists, -- tend to hold beliefs similar to those of religious liberals. 
• Almost all groups disapprove of sexual behavior that is non-consensual, manipulative, forced, or unsafe. However, there are some profoundly misogynistic religious traditions that require women to submit to being raped by their husband.
  
  http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_sex.htm

  

Meet My World

 Mae Han Shin, 18 years old from Korea: "Korea has Four seasons: Summer, winter, autumn and spring. I think you have noticed also that we have different high fashions.When it comes to foods, Korean dishes are not really that different from some western foods but when most of the people think of Korean food, they think of kimchi. Taekwondo is our national sport but we're also fund of playing Football, Soccer and Baseball. One of our Public holidays there is Chuseok it is a celebration of  the good harvest, it is also a Family get together. For our worldview, I think most of the people see Koreans as movie stars but we respect white men."

Darek, 38 years old from Warsaw, Poland: "Poland is a big country, the temperature there is very cold sometimes it reaches below 16degrees which causes death of some people there. Poland belongs to a European community but no need to have VISA when you go there. 99% of the Polish citizens are Catholics, The Polish Culture is very much centered on the family, Polish people are very defensive about their homes and their lives. Socializing is usually done in the home rather than the café, restaurant or bar. We also have four seasons but during summer our hot water is still cold."

Money from Trash

Garbage as seen by people is dirty. Filthy and stinks. But some make a living out of our dirt.

Kpop Invasion

Youth from all over Asia have been inspired by Korean music throughout the last decades. Kpop music has become more famous than anyone would have thought about it, that’s why no wonder a lot of Filipinos nowadays are so engrossed with Korean pop songs and dramas. From soap operas, restaurants to beauty products, Korean culture has won the Filipinos’ hearts.  Maybe this was begun with the export of TV Korean Dramas. Who could forget Koreanovelas like the Endless Love series, Lovers in Paris, Full House and Stairway to Heaven? Also Thanks to YouTube, Korean cable TV and music download, that’s one of the reason also why Filipinos are exposed to Korea’s finest singers and groups. As a Kpop follower somehow, I came up with a list of Kpop singers and groups many Filipinos are familiar with and will hear from in the future.

2NE1 — With Sandara Park (known as the Pambansang Krung-Krung) as one of its members, the group is fast becoming popular in the country thanks to songs such as Lollipop, Fire and I Don’t Care.

Rain — Known to Filipino audience as Justin of the hit romantic-comedy Full House, Rain is Korea’s latest export in the international entertainment industry.

Super Junior —They are considered the largest boyband with 13 members. They are one of the many Korean groups to go beyond singing and dancing with many of its members involved in acting and other activities such as anime voice recording. Although they have three albums, it was their third album Sorry, Sorry that brought them commercial success.

Wonder Girls — Filipinos by now could not stop singing the group’s hit song Nobody. With its catchy tune and ’60s theme music video.

Girls Generation — Composed of nine female members, fans often refer them as SNSD which is short for the group’s Korean name So Nyeo Shi Dae or So Nyuh Shi Dae. Like other groups, the members of Girls Generation are trained in various aspects of the performing arts.

With the continued craving for anything Korean, Filipinos will continue to hear and see more Kpop artists in the coming years. It’s nice to know that many foreigners are opting to live here. I just hope that as Filipinos, we too, have that kind of impact on foreign countries. It would be nice to see that foreigners singing our songs, watching our dramas, speaking tagalog, or cooking our dishes.

                                                                                                                                                                             

HAVING THEM AROUND

Every people in this world has their own set of friends. who doesn't have one? I think nobody. Because nobody is an island. Having friends is like having a second family or having a brothers and sisters or whatever you may call it. When you feel sad and lonely, whom do you run to? in times of troubles and trials in your life you can always lean on them. with them around you feel great. me, i always feel comfortable with my friends. i can share my secrets and feelings with them. real BFF's accept you as what you are and what you ARE NOT. 

memories with friends is unforgettable. we must treasure every part of it. because memories are the only treasures that we have that cannot be taken by somebody. even if we are distance apart from them we can still feel their presence by having memories with them. lets thank God for giving us friends that we can lean on in better or worst.

The Gift of Giving

Have you been so selfish in your life? Of course you did. I did. We did.

Nowadays, people have been so materialistic and greedy. Doing everything to acquire their material aspirations. Possessing more of what is reasonable. Living in seclusion just because you don't want to share is very tiring and lonely.




 I was acting selfishly before and not wanting to share. Protecting and keeping what's mine. Then there's one thing I learned from my mother. Her endless giving. In my own view, why would I give? Greedy, right? It took me a long time before I realized how lucky I am for what I have and learning to give than to receive.


As I experience sharing every Christmas, the feeling was amazing. It was wonderful to have shared even a little to those in need. It made me appreciate more of what I have and being thankful for what I received. Over pouring blessings must also be shared as a way of giving back to what we received. Let us give not just during Christmas but all-yearlong.

As we share, we help people and we spread love. May we continue to spread the love of God through sharing. Let's impart what we have to those in need and surely He will give back not just in hundred folds but in thousand folds.

Precious Moments!

What is Christmas? well it is the time we are celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Well it is indeed an overwhelming event! but why is that not everyone understand the real meaning of Christmas? For some it is the time/month that they are gonna have a lot of money! Time of nonstop party! and time for ceasefire! We cant blame them right? it's their culture. I've experienced different ways of celebrating Christmas. Last year i think was the most memorable Christmas i had, because i was in Singapore and i never celebrated it the way it should be because i have no time or i am having duty. It was memorable because that taught me a lot of things. First was i realized that i should be grateful to have an overseas father that cares for our future, I experienced what he is experiencing and i find it very hard and sad being away from us just to give us a quality life. Secondly it reminded me that even though you are away from your family there are people that will make you feel that you are not alone! And lastly i really felt the essence of Christmas even though i don't have bunch of presents and foods as long as i GAVE THANKS AND PRAISE to HIM everything will be alright! Yeah last year i ONLY prayed to GOD and it is Indeed a special Christmas! Now that i am back my Christmas is far different than last year because i had my family and friends beside me! If my Christmas before is a little bit off, now it was fun. I have attended back to back to back Christmas party and it was all splendid. My closest friends have our very first complete attendance Christmas party at afriques smallville, it was a fun filled dinner, really we doesn't care if we are making so much noise as long as were happy.As saying goes if you are with your friends you are not aware of others. Indeed right. we also have of sp. It was so damn crazy we are best friends for four years already but we never failed to surprise each and everyone. Our classroom also had our Class Christmas party! it was a traditional Christmas party because we had some crazy and funny games that all of us enjoyed (but our 2nd year party was better) we also have the traditional 50 pesos worth of gift hahahaah and it all sum up as FUN! And of course our family Christmas party, among all the Christmas party we had before this year's the bomb! all of my tita had fun my cousin from New Zealand went home and most especially we are Happy that's the bottom line there!  Lastly our Christmas celebration (family) i was just a little bit disappointed because we we were expecting that my father will be with us this Christmas but he wasn't able to go home but its okay. we surprised our mother with a gift. It was a simple  gift from us because we want to make her happy. I also gave my sister and my brother a perfume. But in spite of all the party i am disappointed because we were not be able to go church. And that Frustrates me so much because in Singapore i was able to attend a mass during Christmas. I am very sad because of that! But still i will try to be more faithful to HIM. So to end this up the real meaning of Christmas is not about having extravagant gifts, a lot of foods and the celebration but we should be reminded that we should treasure every moments we have with our LOVED ones because Jesus loves us and He wants us to share and give love! okay