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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Magayon Festival

The Magayon Festival is a festival held every year in May as a as with the legend of Mayon Volcano. The holiday is derived from the name which means beautiful is beautiful in Tagalog. This celebration is also in honor of Nuestra Señora de la Porteria, the patron of Daraga. It is a legendary, historic and religious festival aims to revive the culture and people of Daraga, Albay.

The Magayon Festival is celebrated to commemorate the citizens of Daraga the legend of mountain Mayon. The legend tells the story of the love of a beautiful girl who named Magayon Daragang from Army or Kabikolan, before the separation of the Philippines on the island of Asia.

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Manila International Auto Show 2016

MIAS held every year in the month of April, the show is held at the World Trade Center in Metro Manila. It is an annual venue for car buyers to take a closer look at the latest models and perfect event for car enthusiasts and players in the automobile sector to gather in Philippines.

The highlight of the event has to be the display of different cars, ranging from brand new ones, to hybrid ones aimed at conserving the environment as well as futuristic cars that embrace different concepts. Be sure to look out for your favorite automotive brands that will grace the event.

Monday, February 29, 2016

What is Chopsuey?

Chop suey is a Chinese dish of mixed vegetables. In Chinese, the two characters for chop suey are pronounced "tsa sui" in Mandarin or in Cantonese "shap sui," meaning "mixed small bits" or "odds and ends." As a culinary term, shap sui refers to a kind of stew made of many different ingredients mixed together.

Shap sui probably first came to the United States with the waves of Chinese immigrants drawn to the California gold fields. Most came from the South China coast’s Pearl River Delta and particularly the town of Toishan. In the 1870s, the Chinese were pushed from the American West by racial violence, migrating to cities like Philadelphia, Boston, and New York. There Americans first noticed a dish called "chow-chop-suey."