2012 has been so-far-so-good. This is a very late post and though it is, here are my hours before 2012. 12/30/2011 – 9:00h Woke up from a good long sleep. Decided to go back to bed. 12/30/2011 – 11:00h Babe hasn’t called. Watching The Devil Wears Prada. Felt a tinge of liberation for Andrea Sachs [...]
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48H To 2012
Posted by The Urban Nomad on January 6, 2012
http://theurbanomad.wordpress.com/2012/01/06/48h-to-2012/
Lola Masing: A Tribute in Dance
Comfort n. /ˈkʌm.fət/ – to make someone feel better or relieved. Women n. /ˈwʊm.ən/ – an adult female being. Comfort Women n. /ˈkʌm.fət ˈwʊm.ən/ – A woman forced to serve as a prostitute for Japanese servicemen during the World War II. * * * During the second World War, many Filipino women have suffered and [...]
Posted by The Urban Nomad on June 24, 2011
http://theurbanomad.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/lola-masing-a-tribute-in-dance/
Garden in the Sky
Last May 13, 2011 marked the opening of the Tam-awan International Arts Festival held in Baguio City. The event was managed by the Chanum Foundation led by Mr. Chit Asignacion. Being at the artists’ village, as what Tam-awan is fondly called, gave a different vibe not only for me but for the rest of the [...]
Posted by The Urban Nomad on June 13, 2011
http://theurbanomad.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/garden-in-the-sky/
Administrative Philanthropy
For most of us Filipinos, he is the First Commonwealth President and the Father of Philippine Independence. It was also under his term that the Filipinization of the Supreme Court was achieved. He is none other than the late former President Manuel Luis Quezon, second president of the Republic of the Philippines. Today, most people [...]
Posted by The Urban Nomad on March 31, 2011
http://theurbanomad.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/administrative-philanthropy/
The 36th International Bamboo Organ Festival
THE BAMBOO ORGAN This unique and historic instrument is rightly called “the only Bamboo Organ in the World” since most of its pipes are made of Bamboo. The total number of pipes is 1,031: 902 are made of bamboo, 129 of metal (these are the 122 horizontal trumpets in front, plus the 7 small pipes [...]
Posted by The Urban Nomad on February 18, 2011
http://theurbanomad.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/the-36th-international-bamboo-organ-festival/
Banaue Rice Terraces: Preserving the Heritage
BANAUE RICE TERRACES (Hagdan-hagdang Palayan ng Banaue) considered to be the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’, is located in Banaue, Ifugao approximately 5000 feet above sea level and about 10,000 kilometers of mountain slopes. [photo taken last September 2010] * * * * * After attending the widely-celebrated Bakle Festival, Gani and I took a [...]
Posted by The Urban Nomad on February 5, 2011
http://theurbanomad.wordpress.com/2011/02/05/the-banaue-rice-terraces-preserving-the-heritage/
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