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What is “Barrio Siete”? This is an alternative collective blog by a group of bloggers who talk the talk, and walk the walk of its target audience — the socio-economic group who do not use pretentious and intellectual language that can not be gr
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Pasko sa Amerika part 2
Simbang Gabi 2009 One of my favorite festivities growing up in the Philippines is the Simbang Gabi (Misa de Gallo or Advent Pre-Dawn Mass), a nine-day day novena leading up to the Christmas Eve Mass representing Mary’s wait for the birth of Jes...
The Day After Christmas
The following phone conversation took place on December 25, 2004, Christmas Day. Nanay Luisa (Novaliches, Philippines): Hello anak? Tracy (Phuket, Thailand): Hello Nay, Merry Christmas po! Nanay Luisa: Tracy anak, Merry Christmas din sa’yo. Kamusta...
Dear Papa Jesus
Happy Birthday! OMG, how old Ka na nga ba, gosh, You’re so old na noh. You are like forever years old. Kamusta Ka naman diyan? Well, if You ask me, I had a wonderful year salamat sa’Yo. So far, so good and kahit na struggling sa buhay at leas...
LSS: Star ng Pasko
Litraks harbat here. Okay fine! Hindi nga ako kapamilya, pero in fairness, ayos itong christmas song nila. I must admit, this song plays the whole day sa aking kelvinator laptop. Hahahha. O siya tama na muna ang barilan, saksakan, batuhan at basagan ...
While Turtle Island was sold, another family moved to a remote island to guard it
Yes, while Turtle Island was sold, another family moved to a remote island to guard it. Read about it here: He moved his family to a 1-hectare remote island to guard the island Viewed 3716 times by 461 viewers...
Are you in touch with what’s going on in Copenhagen?
Are you in touch with the issues in Copenhagen? YOU SHOULD. It’s called Ondoy and Peping. Who knows, maybe Mayon Volcano? Or what about losing Cebu to climate change because it will sink and be gone forever? Do something! Kahit man lang mag-tap...
Beauty of the fury: Mayon Volcano
In today’s Inquirer headline. Many thanks to these guys behind the Legazpi City Facebook! I have experienced Mayon Volcano’s eruption a number of times in the past. I remember, I was still living inside the Aquinas dormitory when it star...
Mayon Volcano Alert Level 3
In its 8Pm Bulletin on December 14, 2009, PHIVOLCS-DOST raised the alert status of Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level3. This means that magma is close to the crater and hazadous explosive eruption is imminent. Source: Legazpi City Faceb...
Balik probinsya
I saw this picture on GMA News TV. A mother, clutching her two kids. Obviously, they’re homeless. As you can see from the caption, the cop was telling the mother to avail of DSWD’s Back to the province assistance for street dwellers. Back...
The American Turkeys
Every fourth Thursday of November, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day tocommemorate the first big feast between the European settlers, called the Pilgrims, and the Native American tribe that helped and taught them how to farm, hunt, and survive th...
Dear Ate Charing: Letters from Readers
Here in Barrio Siete, we come across different kinds of readers from all walks of life. Contributing articles through email is one aspect where readers can share their stories about their respective lives or experiences. Pero dapat matuto ka rin maki...
Manny Pacquiao, Krista Ranillo, Jinkee Pacquiao and the lynching of Coconuter
Did you hear the latest buzz? Well, it’s about a trilogy. Ok, maybe not. Allegedly, it’s about Manny Pacquiao, Krista Ranillo, Jinkee Pacquiao and a blogger called Coconuter. Gosh he’s cute! I wanna buy him a sellphone! Grrr! Ok. Su...
A look at Legazpi City
Galit ako senyong lahat! Kung makapag-lamierda kayo, naubos nyo na bulalakaw sa Pilipinas but none of you have been to Legazpi! Grrr! Yong iba dyan goes on a weekend in Hongkong or mag wander in Palawan or mag sagwan in CDO or mag soroy soroy sa Cebu...
Modes of transport sa Barrio Siete
I fell in love nga sa Ozamis City when I saw some pictures yesterday. Kaya tuloy when I was googling and oggling for pictures of Ozamis City me mga iba pa akong nakita. Naging curious lang ako. While browsing the net, I happen to saw these pictures. ...
Barrio Weekend Chizmaks Vol. 1 Series 1
Image via Wikipedia Natapos nanaman ang isang buwan at eto na ang Nobyembre. Saang sementeryo party ba kayo pupunta mga ka barrio? Sarap alalahanin ang araw ng patay sa Pinas! Pero di natin pag uusap ang mga patay sa entry na ito. Halina’t silip...
A look at Ozamis City: public malls, changing the palengke landscape
How much do you know ba about Ozamis City? From the air: It’s interesting dahil most of us could talk about Paris, Rome, Montreal, Budapest, London or Dubai, yet I am so guilty, ni hindi ko nga alam kung saan tong Ozamis City. Aminin! Kahit ka...
Old TV Commercials
Photo credits here. I remember my old Barrio days na kung saan nakikinuod ako ng TV or Betamax sa kapitbahay. Tuwang tuwa ako noon kapag may TV – madaming napapanuod na palabas katulad ng cartoons at drama and of course, mga oldies commercial n...
Typhoon Santi now out in the China Sea
I’m not a weather forecaster, but just like everyone, I have been monitoring the map on the Weather Channel and it looked like the storm Santi, just passed by Luzon. In fact, the reddish part of the storm actually became smaller. I hear this mo...
Signal Number 2 in Metro Manila: Typhoon Santi
Click the picture for an update: The Weather Channel From the Inquirer Aside from Metro Manila, the provinces of Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Ecija, Bulacan, Tarlac, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Lubang Island, Quezon, Camar...
Urban planning
Do you know where this island is located?! Medyo nasita ako ni Anthony Bayarong of Subic Times on those Gordon pictures na nadekwat ko sa Facebook , which I forgot to put some proper credits (sorry po talaga Anthony!), and so, I went back to faceboo...
Mino vs. Pumpkin
The geese are flying south. The leaves are turning yellow, orange, and red. The cold wind is picking up. The rain is starting to pour. And my arthritis is acting up. Fall is here. So off we go to the pumpkin patches to pick just the right...
Confession of a teenage dramatistang bading
Image via Wikipedia I have a confession to make. Opo, kuya, ate. Isang pagtatapat mga ka-barrio. Hindi ito tungkol sa aking pagkatao dahil matagal ko nag ipinagtapat sa inyo na hindi ako isang tao. Sa mga hindi pa nakakaalam, isa po akong “diyos...
Balancing Our Personal Biases
Photo Credits: Balancing Act We are creatures of habit. Instinctively, we always look for patterns and signs. We tend to believe that everything is interconnected and that all events happen for a reason. Our deep curiosity on things around us, despit...
Discrimination is everywhere even in the Philippines
Discrimination is everywhere even in the Philippines or should we say even between Filipinos?! There were two (2) news articles yesterday on CNN that brought back memories. When my brother-in-law bought his first house in Philadelphia, our white neig...
Holy Kamote: Baby Miraculously Survives After Going Under a Train!
Di ako makapaniwala na nangyari ito. Laglag ang panga ko sa video na ito. Here’s the clip: Amazingly, kahit napunta sa ilalim ng train ang six-month old baby boy na ito, himalang nakaligtas siya with nothing more than a bump on his head. Nakal...
An Extraordinary Life: Exclusive Interview with Efren Peñaflorida
I thought it was going to be another one of those ordinary days. The Autumn season was slowly showing it’s pretty reds, oranges and faded greens and my window pane next to the study had a rhythmic beat from the steady Fall drizzle. As my ch...
Lead me back to the old town
A walk through Vigan…? Not really… Do you still remember how the houses of your ancestors looks like? I was lucky enough to be born in the ‘80s since I had the opportunity to witness and experienced the beauty of those Old Spanish inspi...
ARE WE GOOD OR FEELING GOOD?
By: Carlos “Charlie” Contreras Mississauga , Ontario , Canada I am just a newcomer in Canada and I noticed it is common to be asked by someone…”how are you?” And many would say…”OH I AM GOOD!” In other countries such as the Philippi...
Bingo: National Past Time ng mga PINOY(?)
Bingo is a game of chance played with randomly drawn numbers which players match against numbers that have been pre-printed on 5×5 matrices. The matrices may be printed on paper, card stock or electronically represented and are referred to as &#...
Ely’s Philippine Imports: New Orleans Filipino Store, meeting place of Pinoys
In New Orleans, I was on a hunt. Hunting for a Filipino store. That hunt would bring me to Slidell, Louisiana. Across the bridge, across the lake, on a very rainy day. I’m sorry, I lost my camera so I don’t have a picture of this Filipino...
