Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
THE LEGEND OF PANSIT ACCORDING TO MICHAEL L. TAN
May fave writers from the Philippine Daily Inquirer are Al Mendoza, Conrad De Quiros, Frank Cimatu, and Michael L. Tan.
Al and Conrad because I love their prose. Frank because he is Frank. And Michael because I learn much from the rich historical backgrounds of his essays. Like the following history of pansit in his essay on the evolution of to-go food in the Philippines that was published in the 20 March 2011 issue of the Sunday Inquirer Magazine:
... that the first recorded take-out food was illustrated in 1847-era prints attributed to a Honorato Lozano titled "Carinderia" and "Pancitero".
... that the term pancit did not originally refer to noodles but from the Hookkien Chinese pien sit which meant ready-made food.
... that the Chinese vendors then monopolized the herbal drugs and pancitero businesses.
... that pancit eventually evolved to mean a particular type of noodle including mami which means noodles with meat (although I prefer the version of meaning Ma's noodle or mami for which Ma Mon Luk became famous).
So that's Pansit 101 for us.
Al and Conrad because I love their prose. Frank because he is Frank. And Michael because I learn much from the rich historical backgrounds of his essays. Like the following history of pansit in his essay on the evolution of to-go food in the Philippines that was published in the 20 March 2011 issue of the Sunday Inquirer Magazine:
... that the first recorded take-out food was illustrated in 1847-era prints attributed to a Honorato Lozano titled "Carinderia" and "Pancitero".
... that the term pancit did not originally refer to noodles but from the Hookkien Chinese pien sit which meant ready-made food.
... that the Chinese vendors then monopolized the herbal drugs and pancitero businesses.
... that pancit eventually evolved to mean a particular type of noodle including mami which means noodles with meat (although I prefer the version of meaning Ma's noodle or mami for which Ma Mon Luk became famous).
So that's Pansit 101 for us.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
PRUSISYON
Hindi ako relihiyosong tao pero nanniniwala ako sa Dakilang Lumikha ng Sanlibutan.
Medyo allergic ako sa mga simbahan.
Wala akong bilib sa mga rebulto (lalo na sa mga paring pedophile at mahilig sa tsuktsakan).
'Yung pagsama ko sa prusisyon ni San Jose ay mas pagbibigay sa kahilingan ng isang kaibigan.
At bago nga naganap 'yun ay nag-anak muna ako ng binyag at naaya sa harapang Emperador Lights.
Alas singko ng hapon nag-umpisa ang prusisyon.
Ang ruta: simbahan, boundary, riverside, pantok, kabilang baryo, sentro, looban, simbahan.
Nagpaltos ang palad ko sa paghila ng karosa pero magaan ang pakiramdam at mahimbing ang naging pagtulog pagkatapos ng prusisyon...
TALABABA: Ang larawan sa itaas ay ang simbahan ng Lian sa Batangas.
Medyo allergic ako sa mga simbahan.
Wala akong bilib sa mga rebulto (lalo na sa mga paring pedophile at mahilig sa tsuktsakan).
'Yung pagsama ko sa prusisyon ni San Jose ay mas pagbibigay sa kahilingan ng isang kaibigan.
At bago nga naganap 'yun ay nag-anak muna ako ng binyag at naaya sa harapang Emperador Lights.
Alas singko ng hapon nag-umpisa ang prusisyon.
Ang ruta: simbahan, boundary, riverside, pantok, kabilang baryo, sentro, looban, simbahan.
Nagpaltos ang palad ko sa paghila ng karosa pero magaan ang pakiramdam at mahimbing ang naging pagtulog pagkatapos ng prusisyon...
TALABABA: Ang larawan sa itaas ay ang simbahan ng Lian sa Batangas.
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