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		<title>Comment on Matter of Taste (the Filipino Culture from a Foreigner&#8217;s Perspective) by payatstephen</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/matter-of-taste-the-filipino-culture-from-a-foreigners-perspective/#comment-844</link>
		<dc:creator>payatstephen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I personally found Matthew Sutheland&#039;s blog extremely humorous.I shed tears belly laughing.It is meant to be humorous not lambasting.I am a &quot;foreigner&quot;-an Ibang tao?- (an Ethnic Hungarian who now lives in Australia)married to a Pinay.I&#039;ve spent a lot of time in the Phils on at least 9 occasions.Everything he writes rings true to me too.I&#039;ve tried everything Mr. Sutherland mentions ( and does not- fried crickets-which I loved,BBQd chicken feet,necks and heads) except Balut and the (probably the non-existant) Kalderetang Aso.I too do not like Ube in any form.It&#039;s all a matter of taste as is with any other Cuisine.Even my wife didn&#039;t know what Soup # 5 was (she&#039;s from Floridablanca,Pamp).My own God child&#039;s name is Chall Eigener (named after a ship upon which my Bro-in-Law worked)I never knew my youngest sister-in-laws (Luzviminda)&#039;name of origin/meanig.I too always thought it very odd of my wife aadding an &quot;h&quot; people&#039;s names as in Dhel-Del- short for Rodelia and etc.One of my Nephew-in-Law&#039;s name still puzzles me..it is Nazarene and is commonly called &quot;Drix&quot;.Most bewildering to me is the fact that as a &quot;foreigner&quot;  in the spousal family I am treated exactly as a foreigner eventhough I love them all  as much as my own and in some of the family matters I have much more expertise and/or experience and yet my good advice is always ignored.At times it makes me feel that I am being taken for a &quot;ride&quot;-even by my wife who is the one always to remind me &quot;donate&quot;something for the electricity,the water,washing powder you name it I need to &quot;donate&quot;eventhough WE always go out to buy ALL the food supplies and etc.Some of the places the &quot;relos&quot;are better off financially than I.Whilest, in for eg in Hungary my distant and very distant relatives treat us like Guests of honour and always put forth their very best available in everyway without an expectation of any &quot;donation&quot;.We are always treated as guests of honour wether they live in Germany,Austria,Serbia,Argentina,Canada,South Africa,Denmark,Sweden,India and elsewhere-both my large Paternal and Maternal relatives have migrated far and wide in the last 100 years.Even In Khazakhstan strangers have treated me as a guest of honour sitting next to the head of the family at the table.The treatment I received was ovedrwhelming-with no expectations of &quot;donations&quot; nor gifts.My parents love and treat my wife as they do my only sister and my sister treats and loves her as a anothersister  we never had....So does Filipino hospitality come at a cost regardless of wether you are related (by law) and well to do or not-as in my case.I might need a lifetime to understand the Filipino culture.Since meeting my wife I think of the Phils as my second home but the treatment I receive is wearing me dowm.I love the people,the food and the Country.I abhore the poverty but I cannot even help those in my Spousal family,let alone others.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I personally found Matthew Sutheland&#8217;s blog extremely humorous.I shed tears belly laughing.It is meant to be humorous not lambasting.I am a &#8220;foreigner&#8221;-an Ibang tao?- (an Ethnic Hungarian who now lives in Australia)married to a Pinay.I&#8217;ve spent a lot of time in the Phils on at least 9 occasions.Everything he writes rings true to me too.I&#8217;ve tried everything Mr. Sutherland mentions ( and does not- fried crickets-which I loved,BBQd chicken feet,necks and heads) except Balut and the (probably the non-existant) Kalderetang Aso.I too do not like Ube in any form.It&#8217;s all a matter of taste as is with any other Cuisine.Even my wife didn&#8217;t know what Soup # 5 was (she&#8217;s from Floridablanca,Pamp).My own God child&#8217;s name is Chall Eigener (named after a ship upon which my Bro-in-Law worked)I never knew my youngest sister-in-laws (Luzviminda)&#8217;name of origin/meanig.I too always thought it very odd of my wife aadding an &#8220;h&#8221; people&#8217;s names as in Dhel-Del- short for Rodelia and etc.One of my Nephew-in-Law&#8217;s name still puzzles me..it is Nazarene and is commonly called &#8220;Drix&#8221;.Most bewildering to me is the fact that as a &#8220;foreigner&#8221;  in the spousal family I am treated exactly as a foreigner eventhough I love them all  as much as my own and in some of the family matters I have much more expertise and/or experience and yet my good advice is always ignored.At times it makes me feel that I am being taken for a &#8220;ride&#8221;-even by my wife who is the one always to remind me &#8220;donate&#8221;something for the electricity,the water,washing powder you name it I need to &#8220;donate&#8221;eventhough WE always go out to buy ALL the food supplies and etc.Some of the places the &#8220;relos&#8221;are better off financially than I.Whilest, in for eg in Hungary my distant and very distant relatives treat us like Guests of honour and always put forth their very best available in everyway without an expectation of any &#8220;donation&#8221;.We are always treated as guests of honour wether they live in Germany,Austria,Serbia,Argentina,Canada,South Africa,Denmark,Sweden,India and elsewhere-both my large Paternal and Maternal relatives have migrated far and wide in the last 100 years.Even In Khazakhstan strangers have treated me as a guest of honour sitting next to the head of the family at the table.The treatment I received was ovedrwhelming-with no expectations of &#8220;donations&#8221; nor gifts.My parents love and treat my wife as they do my only sister and my sister treats and loves her as a anothersister  we never had&#8230;.So does Filipino hospitality come at a cost regardless of wether you are related (by law) and well to do or not-as in my case.I might need a lifetime to understand the Filipino culture.Since meeting my wife I think of the Phils as my second home but the treatment I receive is wearing me dowm.I love the people,the food and the Country.I abhore the poverty but I cannot even help those in my Spousal family,let alone others.</p>
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		<title>Comment on SM Mall of Asia, now the 2nd Biggest Mall in the World by paz</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/sm-mall-of-asia-now-the-2nd-biggest-mall-in-the-world/#comment-842</link>
		<dc:creator>paz</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:50:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>is it expensive?,couze i will go there next month</description>
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		<title>Comment on Top 10 Most Ridiculous British Laws by Stuart</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/top-10-most-ridiculous-british-laws/#comment-837</link>
		<dc:creator>Stuart</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 10:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What the ffuuucckk :P!? it&#039;s legal to kill?

&quot;10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (two percent)&quot;

*starts bow &amp; arrow shop in city of York within the ancient city walls*</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What the ffuuucckk <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_razz.gif' alt=':P' class='wp-smiley' /> !? it&#8217;s legal to kill?</p>
<p>&#8220;10. In the city of York it is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow (two percent)&#8221;</p>
<p>*starts bow &amp; arrow shop in city of York within the ancient city walls*</p>
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		<title>Comment on Eggs will raise your cholesterol, and other myths by Alexwebmaster</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/07/20/eggs-will-raise-your-cholesterol-and-other-myths/#comment-835</link>
		<dc:creator>Alexwebmaster</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hello webmaster 
I would like to share with you a link to your site 
write me here preonrelt@mail.ru</description>
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I would like to share with you a link to your site<br />
write me here <a href="mailto:preonrelt@mail.ru">preonrelt@mail.ru</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on SM Mall of Asia, now the 2nd Biggest Mall in the World by Thor</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/sm-mall-of-asia-now-the-2nd-biggest-mall-in-the-world/#comment-834</link>
		<dc:creator>Thor</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Been there - Done that :)
Awsome place but not a place to go if you are in hurry. Tired to walk there :)
I did go to greenhills mall first time to day and that is I think the best mall ever I have gone to. Smart, cool, like giant flea market but clean and nice. Love it</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Been there &#8211; Done that <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
Awsome place but not a place to go if you are in hurry. Tired to walk there <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /><br />
I did go to greenhills mall first time to day and that is I think the best mall ever I have gone to. Smart, cool, like giant flea market but clean and nice. Love it</p>
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		<title>Comment on Bad Kisser or Bad Breath? by Rishadh</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/bad-kisser-or-bad-breath/#comment-828</link>
		<dc:creator>Rishadh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i want more about kissss.</description>
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		<title>Comment on Matter of Taste (the Filipino Culture from a Foreigner&#8217;s Perspective) by wcoastbo</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/matter-of-taste-the-filipino-culture-from-a-foreigners-perspective/#comment-827</link>
		<dc:creator>wcoastbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As others have already mentioned, kudos to Mr. Sutherland.  Great observations and well written.   I have seen this same article in several of the Pinoy forums I belong to.  It&#039;s posted in these forums because the high majority of Filipinos enjoyed the article.

I hate to say this, and I&#039;m generalizing and will get flak, but the only folks that are offended are Filipinos who were born in the Philippines and migrated when they were very young.  Why? After many years of assimilation into their new culture, an article like this makes them feel different and inferior all over again.  Yes, it boils down to insecurity.

Those that enjoyed &quot;Matter of Taste&quot; are not superior in any way, but we are able to laugh at ourselves and have embraced filipino culture for what it is and what it has become.  Every culture is unique and has its own exotic traits.  Filipinos have migrated to many parts of the world, probably more than any other ethnic group.  In every part of the world where you find Pinoys, you&#039;ll find a sub-culture that&#039;s unique from the others and from the original.  Given how dispersed the filipino diaspora is, it bodes well for our culture that each new country we &quot;conquer&quot; and assimilate with, that &quot;pancit&quot; and &quot;balut&quot; are universally recognized by locals of the host country.  Pinoy culture is very strong and will continue to thrive throughout the world, even if there are a few that would rather &quot;turn their backs&quot; to our uniqueness.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As others have already mentioned, kudos to Mr. Sutherland.  Great observations and well written.   I have seen this same article in several of the Pinoy forums I belong to.  It&#8217;s posted in these forums because the high majority of Filipinos enjoyed the article.</p>
<p>I hate to say this, and I&#8217;m generalizing and will get flak, but the only folks that are offended are Filipinos who were born in the Philippines and migrated when they were very young.  Why? After many years of assimilation into their new culture, an article like this makes them feel different and inferior all over again.  Yes, it boils down to insecurity.</p>
<p>Those that enjoyed &#8220;Matter of Taste&#8221; are not superior in any way, but we are able to laugh at ourselves and have embraced filipino culture for what it is and what it has become.  Every culture is unique and has its own exotic traits.  Filipinos have migrated to many parts of the world, probably more than any other ethnic group.  In every part of the world where you find Pinoys, you&#8217;ll find a sub-culture that&#8217;s unique from the others and from the original.  Given how dispersed the filipino diaspora is, it bodes well for our culture that each new country we &#8220;conquer&#8221; and assimilate with, that &#8220;pancit&#8221; and &#8220;balut&#8221; are universally recognized by locals of the host country.  Pinoy culture is very strong and will continue to thrive throughout the world, even if there are a few that would rather &#8220;turn their backs&#8221; to our uniqueness.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Matter of Taste (the Filipino Culture from a Foreigner&#8217;s Perspective) by jb</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/matter-of-taste-the-filipino-culture-from-a-foreigners-perspective/#comment-825</link>
		<dc:creator>jb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>pag tsure oi!!!</description>
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		<title>Comment on Matter of Taste (the Filipino Culture from a Foreigner&#8217;s Perspective) by Chrisgon</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/matter-of-taste-the-filipino-culture-from-a-foreigners-perspective/#comment-824</link>
		<dc:creator>Chrisgon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hello, my friend from work forwarded Mr. Sutherland’s articles on our email and i found his articles true, they are absolutely not offensive and i can see that he&#039;s quite enjoying his stay here in the Philippines, we should give it to Mr. Sutherland that he&#039;s jus trying to make a nice observation on the things/events he encountered here. This article mainly points out the exceptional culture the Filipinos have, it may be strange for him because he’s a foreigner yet he delivered it suitably to let other culture recognize the Filipino culture as distinct, exotic and as we say first class, this would prove to other people out there trying to attack the Filipinos for not having our original culture as I have read that we Filipinos are actually borrowing or copying cultures from other countries.

So I shall say to Mr. Sutherland, good job sir, and to the people who find this article offensive, please find it in your heart to understand and “read between the lines” the message this article is trying to assert. Keep on writing about “us” sir.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hello, my friend from work forwarded Mr. Sutherland’s articles on our email and i found his articles true, they are absolutely not offensive and i can see that he&#8217;s quite enjoying his stay here in the Philippines, we should give it to Mr. Sutherland that he&#8217;s jus trying to make a nice observation on the things/events he encountered here. This article mainly points out the exceptional culture the Filipinos have, it may be strange for him because he’s a foreigner yet he delivered it suitably to let other culture recognize the Filipino culture as distinct, exotic and as we say first class, this would prove to other people out there trying to attack the Filipinos for not having our original culture as I have read that we Filipinos are actually borrowing or copying cultures from other countries.</p>
<p>So I shall say to Mr. Sutherland, good job sir, and to the people who find this article offensive, please find it in your heart to understand and “read between the lines” the message this article is trying to assert. Keep on writing about “us” sir.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Matter of Taste (the Filipino Culture from a Foreigner&#8217;s Perspective) by Dan</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/matter-of-taste-the-filipino-culture-from-a-foreigners-perspective/#comment-822</link>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For Mr. Matthew Sutherland, I commend you for an excellent writing!  that is what writers all about. they write everything they see, feel, smell, etc. ...I am a Filipino American , and I dont take that as offensive nor as an insults to the pilipinoculture  because everything was true.. its a CUTURE THING. I believe some culture in the philippines may not be socially accepted in other countries, and that is normal.  there may also have a british culture or other countries that is not socially accepted in the philippines.  and that&#039;s the way it is.   
i used to eat balot when I was in PI, but I don&#039;t think I can do it again just as what i normally do before. ..
to anyone who has not tried balut, try it.  it tastes good, after all!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For Mr. Matthew Sutherland, I commend you for an excellent writing!  that is what writers all about. they write everything they see, feel, smell, etc. &#8230;I am a Filipino American , and I dont take that as offensive nor as an insults to the pilipinoculture  because everything was true.. its a CUTURE THING. I believe some culture in the philippines may not be socially accepted in other countries, and that is normal.  there may also have a british culture or other countries that is not socially accepted in the philippines.  and that&#8217;s the way it is.<br />
i used to eat balot when I was in PI, but I don&#8217;t think I can do it again just as what i normally do before. ..<br />
to anyone who has not tried balut, try it.  it tastes good, after all!</p>
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		<title>Comment on SM Mall of Asia, now the 2nd Biggest Mall in the World by you are ambitious.</title>
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		<dc:creator>you are ambitious.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Deejay tourist haven!.....I think philippine&#039;s tourism is lagging as compared to its SEA neighbors....Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and even to Laos in the near future....so before you say anything, please make a short research....

And I think aside from malls, manila has few things to offer to foreigners. I can say that because I&#039;m a traveler in the region. So before anybody can react on this, please make sure you had already experienced traveling outside your country..OK...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Deejay tourist haven!&#8230;..I think philippine&#8217;s tourism is lagging as compared to its SEA neighbors&#8230;.Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia and even to Laos in the near future&#8230;.so before you say anything, please make a short research&#8230;.</p>
<p>And I think aside from malls, manila has few things to offer to foreigners. I can say that because I&#8217;m a traveler in the region. So before anybody can react on this, please make sure you had already experienced traveling outside your country..OK&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Comment on Bad Kisser or Bad Breath? by Amelia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Amelia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>DEFINITELY prefer bad kisser.  Because bad breath is nasty and makes me wanna hurl.  If they&#039;re a bad kisser I&#039;ll just teach them. :] Not like I haven&#039;t done it before!  :D</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>DEFINITELY prefer bad kisser.  Because bad breath is nasty and makes me wanna hurl.  If they&#8217;re a bad kisser I&#8217;ll just teach them. :] Not like I haven&#8217;t done it before!  <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on Bad Kisser or Bad Breath? by vahid</title>
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		<dc:creator>vahid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I  LOVE    HOT   KISSSSSSS</description>
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		<title>Comment on Does Madonna Deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? by Eric M.</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/does-madonna-deserve-to-be-inducted-in-rock-roll-hall-of-fame/#comment-817</link>
		<dc:creator>Eric M.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>An interesting question. The floodgates have been opened by many that have been recently been inducted. Madonna, Run DMC, Leonard Cohen are all very questionable as are many others. That these &quot;artists&quot; were inducted ahead of Link Wray, Genesis, The Stooges, Dick Dale, The Sonics, Davie Allan etc. should seriously bring the nominating process into question. Perhaps the nominating committee needs to have what is/was Rock and Roll redefined for them. Soon it will be more of an honor to not be inducted than it is to be inducted!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An interesting question. The floodgates have been opened by many that have been recently been inducted. Madonna, Run DMC, Leonard Cohen are all very questionable as are many others. That these &#8220;artists&#8221; were inducted ahead of Link Wray, Genesis, The Stooges, Dick Dale, The Sonics, Davie Allan etc. should seriously bring the nominating process into question. Perhaps the nominating committee needs to have what is/was Rock and Roll redefined for them. Soon it will be more of an honor to not be inducted than it is to be inducted!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Matter of Taste (the Filipino Culture from a Foreigner&#8217;s Perspective) by steve</title>
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		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hi hammed.
kumsta ka na frenz.
let me start by saying that i dont think hammed is being offensive towards filipino&#039;s and filipina&#039;s alike.
Ok 3 years ago i was in phills and like hammed i also found some customs there strange, but then we would cos of the differences in our countries.
For instance;i would never ride on top of a jeepney but for filipinos its a natural thing.I prefer to take the bus...lol.at least i wont fall off.
As for the foods;well im the adventurous type and would try anything.I made a point of telling my chaperone that if order something then she was not to tell me wht i have ordered until after i hd tried it...Likee balut,which i ordered from a street vendor who ask if i wanted natural or hard boiled...I opted for natural.Of course at this point i dont know what is inside and im asuming it much like the quails eggs which alot of pinoy&#039;s and pinay&#039;s seemed to be enjoying.You can imagine my surprise when i see the day old duck in the egg dressed in its summer down,but like i say im adventurous and there fore went ahead and ate it.Yes there were crunchy parts which (and hammed will get this) i curiously enough pictured in my mind as digestive biscuits.....lol. It did not stop me though and many times in my spell there i had this dish/egg again.
The other bit of food i tried with out first knowing what it was...came on a stick and was pretty much star shaped and again i went into the unknown;and again it was soft and also crunchy.after consuming this delightful creature which was cooked in what i can only describe as KFC batter was i informed that it was a whole fruitbat (pANIKI)  which aside from the crunchy bones tasted good..again i had another of these in my spell there.
A for meal in restaraunts; well there was 1 which was my prefered dish if on the menu..This was Sisig which i learned to cook nd surprised my pinoy and pinay friends here in Scotland with...1 of whom is a chef in a rather wel know establishment here.Other dished included palabok and a great favourite i also took to Scotland with me...GREENSHELL SOUP.....masarap..
I also had a great craving for lanzones And if walking in the jungle behind the fishing village in a heat that im not acustomed to and made me sweat profusely;then i would drink coconut milk from the coconut and beleive this or not..it did actually quell my sweating.
In the fishing village i learned how to cook many dishes all containing fish and again i have become adapt at throwing together a rather tasty fish soup.
I very much enjoyed my time there and some day i plan to go back.It is a lovely/beautiful country and the people i met were all very friendly and i made some good friends out of it..
Hammed; where in britain in a shop would you expect to walk in and 20 minutes later there is a party in your honour which last for 6 or 7 hours.....I think you will agree with me.....KNOWHERE !
So to my friends there in pinas i say salamat for making my stay so enjoyable and to hammed i say...go on give the balut a try..If you try the balut then next time im there i will ride the top of a jeepney.
take care hammed.
And to all filipino&#039;s and flipina&#039;s alike i say ingat ka na</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi hammed.<br />
kumsta ka na frenz.<br />
let me start by saying that i dont think hammed is being offensive towards filipino&#8217;s and filipina&#8217;s alike.<br />
Ok 3 years ago i was in phills and like hammed i also found some customs there strange, but then we would cos of the differences in our countries.<br />
For instance;i would never ride on top of a jeepney but for filipinos its a natural thing.I prefer to take the bus&#8230;lol.at least i wont fall off.<br />
As for the foods;well im the adventurous type and would try anything.I made a point of telling my chaperone that if order something then she was not to tell me wht i have ordered until after i hd tried it&#8230;Likee balut,which i ordered from a street vendor who ask if i wanted natural or hard boiled&#8230;I opted for natural.Of course at this point i dont know what is inside and im asuming it much like the quails eggs which alot of pinoy&#8217;s and pinay&#8217;s seemed to be enjoying.You can imagine my surprise when i see the day old duck in the egg dressed in its summer down,but like i say im adventurous and there fore went ahead and ate it.Yes there were crunchy parts which (and hammed will get this) i curiously enough pictured in my mind as digestive biscuits&#8230;..lol. It did not stop me though and many times in my spell there i had this dish/egg again.<br />
The other bit of food i tried with out first knowing what it was&#8230;came on a stick and was pretty much star shaped and again i went into the unknown;and again it was soft and also crunchy.after consuming this delightful creature which was cooked in what i can only describe as KFC batter was i informed that it was a whole fruitbat (pANIKI)  which aside from the crunchy bones tasted good..again i had another of these in my spell there.<br />
A for meal in restaraunts; well there was 1 which was my prefered dish if on the menu..This was Sisig which i learned to cook nd surprised my pinoy and pinay friends here in Scotland with&#8230;1 of whom is a chef in a rather wel know establishment here.Other dished included palabok and a great favourite i also took to Scotland with me&#8230;GREENSHELL SOUP&#8230;..masarap..<br />
I also had a great craving for lanzones And if walking in the jungle behind the fishing village in a heat that im not acustomed to and made me sweat profusely;then i would drink coconut milk from the coconut and beleive this or not..it did actually quell my sweating.<br />
In the fishing village i learned how to cook many dishes all containing fish and again i have become adapt at throwing together a rather tasty fish soup.<br />
I very much enjoyed my time there and some day i plan to go back.It is a lovely/beautiful country and the people i met were all very friendly and i made some good friends out of it..<br />
Hammed; where in britain in a shop would you expect to walk in and 20 minutes later there is a party in your honour which last for 6 or 7 hours&#8230;..I think you will agree with me&#8230;..KNOWHERE !<br />
So to my friends there in pinas i say salamat for making my stay so enjoyable and to hammed i say&#8230;go on give the balut a try..If you try the balut then next time im there i will ride the top of a jeepney.<br />
take care hammed.<br />
And to all filipino&#8217;s and flipina&#8217;s alike i say ingat ka na</p>
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		<title>Comment on SM Mall of Asia, now the 2nd Biggest Mall in the World by nell</title>
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		<dc:creator>nell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>SM City North Edsa has just eclipsed the size of this mall w/ the opening of its massive Annex</description>
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		<title>Comment on Pinoy News by coffee</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/pinoy-news/#comment-814</link>
		<dc:creator>coffee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>everybody appreciates a well planned party... with synchronized dancing of course</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>everybody appreciates a well planned party&#8230; with synchronized dancing of course</p>
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		<title>Comment on SM Mall of Asia, now the 2nd Biggest Mall in the World by deejay</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2008/01/30/sm-mall-of-asia-now-the-2nd-biggest-mall-in-the-world/#comment-813</link>
		<dc:creator>deejay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>not only we have the best malls in the world...but the best tourist haven!</description>
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		<title>Comment on SM Mall of Asia, now the 2nd Biggest Mall in the World by lanTot</title>
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		<dc:creator>lanTot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>he said biggest swimming pool?.. lol its not a pool its a bay at the back of the mall. thats not a swimming pool. 

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>he said biggest swimming pool?.. lol its not a pool its a bay at the back of the mall. thats not a swimming pool. </p>
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		<title>Comment on Matter of Taste (the Filipino Culture from a Foreigner&#8217;s Perspective) by lanTot</title>
		<link>http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/07/21/matter-of-taste-the-filipino-culture-from-a-foreigners-perspective/#comment-807</link>
		<dc:creator>lanTot</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Balut is my favorite food here in the philippines. it taste good compare to a roasted chicken....

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Balut is my favorite food here in the philippines. it taste good compare to a roasted chicken&#8230;.</p>
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