Fiesta Filipina

Pinoys in the Bay Area celebrated Filipino Independence Day by staging Fiesta Filipina--a gathering of kabayans and Filipino talent for food, fun, and singing.

Pinoys everywhere like to eat, sing, and dance, and get discounted phone service to call the Philippines.

Eating pancit, BBQ, dinuguan, and adobong manok is always a good experience. It was a sunny day and we indulged in the expensive sago't gulaman for $4. (Yun pala may refill--"kung maganda ang kalooban," said the owner. For dessert, we all shared a halo-halo for $3.

If you want to lean how to make adobong manok (and learn how to speak in Tagalog, too), watch this:



Let's take a moment to ravish in our freedom. . .

County Fair

Reminiscent of Charlotte's Web and Babe, the Movie, here are some photos of the Contra Costa County Fair. Food, farm animals and fun rides were the biggest draws, with about 60,000 people over the weekend.

Such is the charm of the East Bay, where just a couple of miles down from large malls and new villages are olive, apricot, and peach farms.

Read the whole article HERE.