Kuya Andrew, Migs, Dom, and I met up this afternoon to visit Museo Dabawenyo. It has been formally inaugurated but i has been open to the public for quite some time. The first floor is home to Indigenous Peoples' Gallery and the Moro Peoples' Gallery where artifacts and photos of the 5 Davao tribes are showcased. It also showcased the colorful arts, culture, and way of living of the people of Davao. The Moro Peoples' gallery was set against a nice mural by the Fine Arts students of a local college. The mural shows an idyllic beach side community in Davao. In the second floor is the Memorabilia Gallery which houses artifacts and information from various points of Davao City's history. My favorite part of the museum was the Nanay Soling Duterte Hall Modern Art Gallery. It contained interesting pieces of art that portrayed the different facets of Davao life and celebrated the tri-people culture of Davao. Tri-people pertains to the three groups of Davaoeños which have been living and working harmoniously: the Indigenous Peoples, the Christians, and the Muslims. The gallery also contained my favorite piece in the gallery, a very colorful, eye-catching, piece of art called Sarimanok: It…
Year: 2008
The Ford GT
I don't drive... errr... but I went to the GoodYear Media Forum coz I was once an F1 fan and I used to cover and help organize drag races and car shows. PLUS, A FORD GT WOULD BE ON DISPLAY! And there it was... unveiled before our very eyes, on the Ballroom of the Marco Polo hotel, a Ford GT (one of only 2,00pimped with a set of GoodYear tires, only 14 inches from the ground... It was beautiful! The Ford GT was a delight to see. Would have loved it more if it were in another color though. :P Photos taken by Brian Bonguyan using a Canon Ixus 70 and by Ria using an N95.
Healthy Tuna Recipe
(without photos) Here's a simple Tuna Recipe for those who are on a diet. This is dedicated to my friend Poyt Ingredients: 1 can tuna in water (NOT BRINE or oil, drain) half a can of mushrooms half a clove of medium-sized garlic, chopped 5 - 10 basil leaves, chpped (depending on how much you love basil) 1 Tbsp Japanese soy sauce 1 tsp Balsamic Vinegar Salt and Pepper Olive Oil Procedure: Heat some olive oil in a sauce over medium heat. Saute the garlic. Do not burn or toast. Add the mushrooms and saute. Add the tuna. Saute. Season with the soy sauce and vinegar. Cook for 5 - 10 minutes while occasionally stirring. Add more soy say and vinegar if necessary. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to serving plate. Some notes: This recipe does not work with other types of vinegar. Fresh basil is preferred over dried basil. Extra virgin olive oil is healthier than Virgin Olive Oil. Japanese soy sauce is Kikoman. :P Tbsp = Tablespoon; tsp = teaspoon; 3 tsps = 1 Tbsp Happy dieting eating! :)
Halo-Halo
Halo-halo is a Filipino dessert concoction composed of various preserved fruits, and other sweet ingredients topped with crushed ice, milk, and ice cream. The ice cream flavor is usually ube (yam). Ever since a crushed ice store opened near our subdivision, my aunts would include a make your own halo-halo station in our family gatherings. There was one during our Fathers' Day dinner. I had Sweetened Bananas, Kaong, Nata de Coco, Langka, Ube, and Sago in mine. I topped it with liberal amounts of corn flakes, some crushed ice, evaporated milk, and one scoop of ube ice cream. My other cousins had their own variations... Why did I blog about this? Coz it's hot today and I want some halo-halo again!!!
1980s Cartoons Nostalgia
I found this nifty YouTube video with 1980s cartoons... Hay! I miss my childhood! My favorite was Ghostbusters and I begged my Mommy to buy me a Marshmallow Man action figure and got one from "Santa Claus" one Christmas! :D
A Photograph
After I blogged that I don't have a photo of my dad, my aunt digged up her albums and tried to look for one Christmas photo of me and my family, and the dollhouse my dad made for me and my sister. That's the photo above. I thought it would make me happy. For a time, it did (like for five minutes). But as I looked at it last night, it made me cry. I cried for more than an hour and I hated myself for it. It seemed like I was stuck in a bad melodramatic movie. Nonetheless, I'm kinda glad I now have a proof that I did have a dad, and a doll house. BTW, I was a cute kid, no? Guess which one I am. And guess which one is my cousin who threw a tantrum to be included in our family's uber exclusive, once in a lifetime family photo. :D (Note: The doll house is in actual photo but not on this one because this is just a photo of the photo. :P)