Another annual Philippine overdose come and gone… Once a year I take a step into food stands, dirt, hot sunshine, and wrestling for a chair. Once a year I visit Philfest in Tampa to load up on all things Filipino! Compared to other Asian festivals throughout Florida, I’ve always thought of Philfest as a festival…
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SAYAW – AKO AND IKAW
Dance… me and you… Ang Akin Kwento… Our Story For one night, the culture of the Philippines invaded the University of Central Florida through a flood of movement and food. The university’s annual event, Sayaw (Tagalog for “dance”), was organized by its Filipino Student Association and featured the motions of the islands. Two hosts took…
ENTERING THE DISNEY WORLD- HOLLYWOOD STYLE
Finally, I have fulfilled an aching part of me that wanted to go to a theme park… … and the location couldn’t have been better. I bow down and kiss the feet of the Disney marketing guru who decided that Florida residents could spend four days in the four Florida Disney parks for less than…
BAM! WHAM! KICK!– I CHEERED
Half-naked sweaty guys throwing each other to the floor… sexy waitresses delivering alcohol… hundreds of people yelling… food wrappers everywhere. How did I stumble into a Jonas Brothers concert? Just kidding. I was at Tampa’s Real Fighting Championships— a testosterone-driven event where mixed martial artists (local and alien) gathered to take down their opponents. Honestly, I’m pretty…
