Your side of town..

The Aguinaldo shrine - Situated in Kawit, Cavite. It is the home of Philippines' first President of the republic, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo. This is also the place where the first Philippine flag was raised, during 1898.
@raijin (10345)
Philippines
September 14, 2007 11:11am CST
I was inspired while a television show which promotes some of the best places in the world and even here in the Philippines, that showcases their distinct culture, traditions and history. Aside from the most famous landmarks and sceneries, what can you offer or showcase to people that they would try visiting or eating if ever they tour in your side of town? So if you're to promote your place or town for tourism, what do you think best describes it and what is the most unique food your town offers? As for my town, aside from Cavite as being one of the historical place in the Philippines and being the cradle of revolution, it also offers the best and fresh seafoods. Seafoods like oysters and mussels, or the crispy "tahong" (mussel) chips that we have been promoting and started producing. Cavite is also known for one of the places that has unregistered or "loose" firearms, that's why we also have the trademark of "Cavite" etched in a carbine rifle.
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@cmsk2005 (1770)
• United States
14 Sep 07
well, where I am now its a city of Scotland so its very popular for its landscape and Highlands and Islands surrounded, its on the beach and it has a great fish and chips dish you won't forget ever if you have once. In this city, the speciality is all buildings and roads are made of granite and so the cisy i called granide city and it looks so beautiful and different as all the houses and buildings everything having the same color of granite and it glows in sunshine, so its very unique. well, the histry and landscape of Scotland is very famous and popular so that is the rest of the part. Its a total ideal spot for tourist
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
14 Sep 07
Wow, I can picture it already on my mind! It must be a really wonderful place to live at, because I only get to see Scotland on movies and television shows!;) I am fond of seeing natural landscapes, as I can imagine the scenes from Lord the Rings, The Highlander and Jurassic Park!;)
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
14 Sep 07
I love the Huighlands areas that I've seen on TV shows and travel brochures. Looks like a great place to visit/live as well. Granite has that awesome look when the sunsets upon it. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
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@betta88 (37)
• Italy
15 Sep 07
hi! i live in naples and to promote my city i can tell about us pizza! who don't know us pizza? isn'y it the speciality of naples? but there are many other product which rappresentin my city such as the coffee, the best place where it is done is naples; the fish food, we have great breeding of fish and crustaceans which arrived all days on us table. isn't it the best food?
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
15 Sep 07
Naples is famous for their pizzas and seafood, I've learned about through travel shows!;) We also have our very own coffee here, that we consider as the strongest of all coffees!;)
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@GardenGerty (161010)
• United States
15 Sep 07
I think beef is especially good in Kansas, as well as many wheat products. I do not know that I would necessarily rate my town over another. We do have a shop that has developed its own muffin mixes and pancake mixes from local flour, and also makes home made ice cream. There is a local meat cutter that has very high quality meat, and serves "picnic style" meals, that is barbecued or smoked meat sandwiches, with side dishes like baked beans or four bean salad or potato salad. We are still a primarily agricultural community, and those are the hearty types of foods that are produced here. Buffalo is also a meat you can get locally.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
15 Sep 07
That's good, I would love to experience country-style of living. Fresh foods are good tasting, I think I'd go for buffalo meat for a try. Well those muffins must really be tempting to taste, I'd go for it anytime of the day as wel as wheats!;0
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
14 Sep 07
I am in a northern suburb of Minneapolis Minnesota USA. Minneapolis is loaded with many nightclubs in what's known as the "Warehouse District." It's of course the area that years ago was all warehouses. they nhave been changed into bars/nightclubs and the such. That is geared more towards the younger adults. Minneapolis is also known for =being an art type city. We have quite a few museums that are nationally known. One I did a discussion on long ago. It's called The Guthrie Theatre. They have art displays and mostly plays including Broadway plays. Downtown also has a couple theatres that have Broadway plays and musical acts etc all the time. Minneapolis is a very nice city with a varied cultural population. We have just about every country represented in outr population as well. We also have the Mississippi River running through the city in the downtown area. Many things along the river banks as far as asrt, activities and festivals throughout the year. The Mississippi River starts up in Northern Minnesota s well. That's a big tourist attraction as well. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
14 Sep 07
That's good to hear GrandPa, I am also interested in going to musems. But unfortunately, we don't have one that is near to our place. Mississippi River is famous all over the world, it's good to know that you are near it!;) We also have some special activities here, like festivals held on river deltas!;)
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@fab315 (1231)
• Philippines
15 Sep 07
Hello! I'm from General Santos City, Philippines. It is situated in the southern part of the country, in the province of South Cotabato. It is nicknamed as the "Tuna Capital of the Philippines" and is the leading producer of sashimi grade tuna. Aside from tuna, our city also offers different fruits, like pineapple, bananas..etc. When you are in General Santos City, the must-eats are Tuna and Opah (Dayana), which come served as the exciting Sutukil:Sugba (charcoal-boiled in special sauce, dipped in the requisite Toyomansi), Tula (soup in ginger, onion, lemon grass, pechay and tomatoes) and Kinilaw [my hubby's fave!] (fresh cuts in vinegar, shallots, cucumber and pepper. Every February, the city celebrates "Kalilangan" festival, and every September "Tuna Festival" is being celebrated. Hope you'll include Gensan in your next itenirary when you go to Philippines. *smile* ciao! =)
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
15 Sep 07
I believe that GenSan is the the WORLD's largest exporter of tuna, because lots of country do get their tunas coming from the Philippines!;) Also, I believe that you have two famous boxers from that place, one was Rolando Navarette (who is now poor and sort of mentally-unstable) and the People's Champ -Manny Pacquiao!;) My mother's province is in Aklan, they also celebrate one of the biggest festivals every January -which is the famous "Ati-atihan" festival!;) BTW I also love kinilaw, because the fish used there are simply fresh and tasty..
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
16 Sep 07
Yep, Manny's participation in the last local elections somehow affected his credibility. He was just used by politicians as a puppet, for the administration to put a good competitor for the opposition's bet -which was Cong. Darlene Antonino-Custodio.
@fab315 (1231)
• Philippines
16 Sep 07
LOL! i've completely forgotten to mention our famous boxers...well, you're right about Rolando Navarette, what a waste of talent, only him to be blame. Manny Pacquiao, i'm proud of him, of his achievements as a boxer especially 'coz he's from GenSan! but I don't like him outside the ring...especially his wife..*wehehe* intrique!!! and I dislike him most when he ran for congress! what an idiot! *hihihi* ooppss! ciao! =)
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@gigades (35)
• Indonesia
14 Sep 07
Surabaya, the heroic city of Indonesia. city of heroes, is famous of the Heroic Monument "Tugu Pahlawan" it is called in Indonesian. But Surabaya is a hot city. it's not recommended to you to wear jacket here :). About the food Surabaya have "Rujak Cingur" as its unique food. Try it, and you'll like it
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
14 Sep 07
Interesting place you have there, so can you explain what "Rujak Cingur" is a little more? As for the weather, I am used to it since I am from the Philippines!;)
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
15 Sep 07
so what with your tahong raijin?? i dont like them. LOL *peace* i am from Los Banos and i know you can guess what our town is famous for. ^__^ Buko Pie! yummy, delicious, sweet buko pie which even me, who is supposed to be "sawa" already, cant get enough of it. LOL and of course there are those hot springs which can relieve stress. and there's Mt. Maria Makiling which has became a popular place to hike, where you can find a great spot (peak 2) and see an overview of laguna lake, and.. gosh i forgot what it is called! y'know.. yung amoy asupre? LOL i havent been there for quite a while now.. and there's UP Los Banos, IRRI, PCMARRD and a lot of other scientific and educational institutions which are popular nationwide. ^__^ tara na sa Los Banos! the science and nature city! LOL
@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
15 Sep 07
Yep, heard everything about los baños and the origin of it's name. The foods, I am familiar with it too along with those other delicacies you've mentioned!;) Aside from tahong (mussels), we also have the best place to enjoy the typical filipino refreshment (halo-halo) in Digman, Bacoor. We also have schools here such as San Sebastian in Cavite City and Philippine Christian University in Dasmariñas. Not to forget, the world's most smallest volcano -which is the Taal Volcano.
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
17 Sep 07
Yes, it is in Tagaytay. Half of it is part of cavite, and the other is Batangas. Just take Tagaytay Highlands for example, the most exclusive country club in the whole Philippines.
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@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
17 Sep 07
hey... taal volcano is in batangas! does cavite own a part of it??
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@cici6880 (656)
• China
16 Sep 07
I wish i could be there to have a view of your town!It is so interesting in your description.The food I want to say is dumpling I think it's so delicious and it's the most unique food in China.I think you can have a try!
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
16 Sep 07
We have chinese influences here, we have the oldest Chinatown here in Manila. We are used of those dumplings, noodles and also congees!;)