I love Christmas that sometimes in the middle of the year I hit on Youtube and watched Pinoy Christmas videos and carols, those moments never fail to embrace me with warmth as I listen to the songs and watch very Filipino Christmas sceneries. I am not sure when I will ever get tired of Christmas,…
Monito Monita Christmas Gift Giving Tradition sa Paskong Pinoy!
Sing this with me to the tune of the Monito / Monita Song. Hope you know the melody of this popular and unique Christmas gift giving tradition and exchanging song that is very popular among Filipinos. Here is the lyrics for this special song:
I love my Monito (Monita) Yes I Do!
I love my Monito (Monita ) Yes I Do!
I love my Monito (Monita ) yes I Do!
I love my Monito (Monita ) but I won’t tell you!!!
Brings back memories noh? hehehe I remembered we sang this during exchanging gift or Kris Kringle portion
Cheap Cebu City Tour for Budget Travelers
This is my reply to Penfires visitor Andrea on how to get to Cebu tourist spots by jeepney. I’ve again decided to make this a separate blogpost coz my response I’m afraid is so long hehheheh. This might help you too if you are bound for Cebu and you want to explore the city on…
Mactan and Cebu Guitars: Factories,Prices and Options
A few months ago I bought a standard guitar from MaxandBoyed Guitar Store along M.L. Quezon Highway. It’s where you can also find Guitar Master, World Class Guitars and more shops, it’s also the most accessible place to get your Cebu guitar as it’s along the main highway and you can see these guitar stores…
Top 10 Reasons to Shop at SM Savemore Markets
I’ve been frequenting SM Savemore Market – Mactan a lot to shop for our grocery that I have already forgotten the reasons why I do the grocery shopping in there in the first place; it has become a sort of default action. Good thing I was reminded of 10 reasons why grocery shopping at any SM…
Not Like Ours, Ghosts and Little Children
When I was young, one of the most effective ways an adult make little children follow rules is to scare them into discipline by conjuring up mythical creatures, scary ghosts and stories of “Not Like Ours”. Before “He Who Must Not Be Named” became vogue, thanks to Harry Potter, our Filipino elders have been using…
Cebu’s Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House and Museum: Cebu Heritage Walk Tour #3
The heir to the Yap – San Diego Ancestral House has some big dreams to make this colonial residential house a truly Cebuano and Filipino Heritage Site.
Yap San Diego Ancestral House and Museum: Heritage Site
The Old Parian District where this ancestral house is located used to be community where the Chinese merchants, Filipino entrepreneurs and generally where the wealthier Cebuanos lived during the Spanish era. Original residents here can typically trace Chinese ancestry in their lineage. Lots of the old houses and structures in Parian have been lost with the progress of years but it’s a great thing that the Yap – San