Duman Festival 2012 Schedule

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 KAPAMPANGAN theater arts group or the “Arti.Sta Rita” will host the 11th Duman Festival on December 1, 2012, highlighting duman, local delicacy, in front of the Sta. Rita de Cascia Parish Church. Andy Alviz and his group Arti.StaRita started the festival in 2002, which originated from the long-standing tradition of pounding and winnowing unripe glutinous rice (lacatan) and turning it into a light pale gold or green delicacy called “duman.” The festival features alfresco dining in front of the Sta. Rita Church patio where rows of delicacy stalls would sell various pastries and native dishes of the town namely sansrival, masa podridu, mamon and mamon tostado with duman being the major highlight. Sta. Rita town is known as a pastry town with a strong...

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Bicycle Diaries: My First Bicycle

Dad brought us bicycles last week. Saan kaya ako mapapadpad nito?  We brought them in Bamban Tarlac. Malapit lang. Sa boundary ng Tarlac at Pampanga. Paglagpas ng Xevera.... medyo malapit na... nakalimutan ko ang pangalan ng store...pero nasa tapat nya ang Burger Machine. Napakaraming bike. Malulula ka. Di ka makakapili ng mabuti. Mura kasi ang tinda nila kaya kami napadpad doon. Itong folding bike na binili ni daddy ay Php 1,900.00 lang. Compare dun sa nakita ko sa mall na 6,500 napakalaking mura. Sa may San Fernando (P) may bilihan din ng Japan surplus na bike. Mas mahal nga lang ng halos doble. So far... maganda naman ang takbo ng bike. Maayos ang speed (shimano) at may bonus pa akong basket! Next, I'm planning to make a t-shirt...

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Food Finds: Trappist Dried Mango

When I went to Iloilo to attend the wedding of a friend... we had the chance to tour around Iloilo City. We were suppose to go to Guimaras but the weather didn't permit us. As we bought some pasalubongs I was choosing which brand of dried mangoes to buy. then I saw this Trappist Monastic Products. I wondered if this was delicious because of the price. Most dried mangoes I bought at local stores here cost around P35-P50 per pack. But this Trappist brand cost around P100. So I bought 2 packs. Pagdating sa bahay, I gave the 1 to my mom. When I tasted it...oh! heaven... That was the best dried mango I ever tasted. Napakalaking pagsisisi.....bakit hindi ako bumili ng marami... bakit kasi walang free taste doon sa store na binilhan namin...bakit...

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Kapitolyo: Pampanga Provincial Capitol

Being a lakwatsera...I'm planning to visit the 80 provinces of the Philippines before I reach the age of 40. So far... I'm already 30 and i already visited 23 provinces, but since I'm not blogging yet wala akong documentation. Now I will visit again the 23 provinces just to capture the beautiful spots and experience again the local culture. Some of my friends, when they travel...they take souvenir with them like t-shirts or keychain... some take pictures of the local church. I plan to collect pictures.... pictures of landmarks, churches, local people, local foods and delicacies, hotels, restaurants and the Provincial Capitol and Municipal or City Hall. This series of posts is titled KAPITOLYO, with pictures of the Provincial Capitol, the...

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