2019 Manggahan Festival’s Fabulous Foam Party
“Foam party?” I wondered out loud, “I thought that was one of the bands playing tonight.” Negatory, good buddy. A foam party, a good Canadian friend informed me, was a….
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Manggahan Festival 2019 Legendary Latin Dance
Saturday May 11, 2019 marked the official beginning of the 2019 Manggahan Festival. It’s Guimaras’ biggest blast. My asawa and two nieces and a nephew accompanied me to the annual….
Manggahan Festival 2019 Guimaras’ Mind-blowing Mango Mash
This past Saturday, May 11, 2019 marked the official beginning of the 2019 Manggahan Festival. It’s Guimaras’ biggest party. Above all, this was the 10th celebration of the sweetest mangoes….
Guimaras Central School Mr & Ms United Nations
Guimaras Central School Mr & Ms United Nations. A few weeks ago I posted an article about our niece, JalAmiel. Our youngest niece in Guimaras was competing for the title of….
DenDen’s 18 Candles Celebration Conclusion
While in a previous post, I wrote about “DenDen’s 18 Candles Celebration” This post deals with the celebration’s conclusion. “18 Candles” is the traditional Filipino coming-of-age ceremony for a young….
Dateline Philippines: Itchy Worm Attack/Remedy
Dateline Philippines: Itchy Worm Attack/Remedy. The following is a true account that occurred to my asawa (spouse) recently. (Photo credit: MiKheila’s SuperMom)
Tansyong, Best Thin-Crust Pizza in Guimaras
After a good juicy burger, a tasty palate-pleasing pizza is #2 on my favorite foods list. Since retiring to the Philippines over nine years ago, I’ve been hard-pressed to find….
Crusty Old Expat’s Iloilo Festive Walk Mall Review
Crusty Old Expat’s Iloilo Festive Walk Mall Review Megaworld launched their 1st “lifestyle mall” in Western Visayas, the Festive Walk Mall, in Iloilo on Saturday, June 30th, 2018. This is….
Rechargeable Fans & Light Bulbs Battle Brownouts
Guimelco, our local “service” provider for electricity secured a 100 million loan last year to completely refurbish the aging electrical grid in Guimaras. The project was to be completed by….
Sandwich Rocks Manggahan 2018
It was the 25th Silver Anniversary Celebration of the sweetest mangoes in the world. The annual festival, held in the island province of Guimaras, came to a close last Tuesday,….
Lively Latin Dancers, Manggahan Festival Guimaras
I couldn’t dance my way out of a rice sack riddled with holes. “Lively Latin Dancers, Manggahan Festival Guimaras” is a post that solely exists because of The Sainted Patient….