Foods Everywhere
By ARIES1973
@ARIES1973 (11426)
Legaspi, Philippines
August 24, 2012 11:11pm CST
Yesterday was a special holiday in the municipality as they were celebrating the town fiesta. What is so special with the day? Well, aside from the fact that we do not have work, there are also lots of invitations from our friends who live within the area. I still went to the office early because it's so hot in the boarding house and I can not concentrate with my work. After an hour, my supervisor came in and asked me where are my group mates, so I told him they are still at the boarding house. He asked me to tell them to come to the office immediately as we are going to visit some friends. Here we go again! Foods! I mean lots of foods! We spent the day visiting our friends' houses. Trying out every food that they offered. I was so full. This is what I like most about fiesta!
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18 responses
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
25 Aug 12
hi Aries,
i am also tasted star hotel food yesterday, i have attended a dealer conferance at star hotel in our place, the company provided with accommodation for the day,so i kept one pair of clothes and join the hotel,there i have seen lot o f veg and non veg items in the hotel , i am first time seeing that much varieties of foods in a hotel and night also they served with cocktail dinner,have a nice day.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Congratulations yugasini! Thank you for sharing this experience with us. BTW, was the conference about the health products?
@yugasini (12893)
• Secunderabad, India
25 Aug 12
hi aries,
thanks for the response, have a nice day.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
28 Apr 13
that is true,during fiesta every house will prepare food and dishes in their house,every time you go to other house you will see many different foods,sometimes during this day my neighborhood will give or share their cooked food to everyone.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
28 Apr 13
Hi asliah!
I have posted this discussion when I was still in another place during my training. I miss those times. But I think May is the start of Fiesta celebrations. Hoping to receive invitation for Fiesta this coming month.
Thank you for sharing!
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
25 Aug 12
you must ideally relish the opportunity and i presume you have tasted all the varieties with delicious and wonderful taste.i like fiesta and carnvial very much
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Thank you for the response natliegleb! Have a nice day!
@wangzhe4251995 (32)
• Singapore
25 Aug 12
Great, I just like this kind of holidays. Holidays with people giving your food and you can thus have a great time eating the food while enjoying the holiday. Hope I can also have the chance of having the same holiday as you had.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
This occasion is associated with our religion wangzhe. Of course if you come to our place you could also experience the same. It's more fun...in the Philippines.
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
26 Aug 12
Shows how dedicated you are with your work, and I hope your supervisor sees that. I hope it was delicious food you had, and you enjoyed yourself as well. We dont usually have any celebrations like that such Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving really.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
26 Aug 12
Yes, part of the training. But a very enjoyable experience. The occasion is a part of our religion. Feast day of Saint Bartholomew. Thank you for sharing ricki!
@jemmarespinosa (225)
• Philippines
25 Aug 12
hi!
that's great! I love to eat. I enjoy eating out with friends' houses. I would love to have a fiesta everyday!
You are blessed!
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Hi jemmar! It's really an enjoyable experience of going to every household to dine with friends. Thank you for sharing!
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
25 Aug 12
Fiestas have been intorduce by the spaniards. If I am not mistaken, it was a way of making filipionos forget the oppression and hardship done by the spaniards way back then so they have offered fiestas so people will drink, enjoy and had fund and somehow forget the problem. They device a way to link the celebration in honor of a saint. However, now that we are no longer under the Spanish regime, we still celebrate the fiesta and of course in honor of a saint, to show our devotions, thanks and appreciations for the blessing given as for the blessings to come. Truly indeed fiestas will give you opportunities to enjoy a lot of food and different activities.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Yes you are right jpso. It is part of the Catholic tradition. Thank you for sharing!
@cagampan1991 (364)
• Philippines
25 Aug 12
Foods are everywhere especially here in the Philippines. Everywhere you go there are lots of restaurants and fast foods scattered around side by side. That's why its hard to choose where to eat. Our fiesta here also in the Philippines is like that. There are so many delicious foods served around our neighbors house, and we got the chance to be invited. We also invite our neighbors for them to try what we have prepared for the fiesta.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
It was one of the most memorable days that we had in this place of assignment. The people from this place are really very kind and accommodating. Delicious food is just a bonus. Thank you for sharing your thought about this matter. Have a nice day!
@yanzalong (18987)
• Indonesia
25 Aug 12
Was that one day celebration? Has it anything to do with religion? I am just curious about it. On August 19th this month we also held a celebration. The same as you told me about. There were lots of foods. We visited many relatives and friends.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Yes yanzalong. It is the feast day of a Saint. St. Bartholomew.
@ladyhemingway (965)
• Philippines
25 Aug 12
Town fiestas are one of the best festivities here in the Phlippines because it does not only celebrates tradition and beliefs, rather, it showcases different dishes which people can enjoy. I myself love to go attending town fiestas because I want to take part with the culture and I want to try different food from different town.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Yes that's true ladyhemingway. Well, it's another experience for all of us and we love it! Have a nice day!
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
25 Aug 12
Hi friend, good to hear about this fiesta, hope you enjoyed a lot with this special holiday, this kind of unexpected things always gives more pleasure to us and we cherish them forever
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Hi friend! We really enjoyed this kind of event. I am still hopeful that we will have a nice stay in this place. Thank you for sharing!
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
25 Aug 12
This is what I would enjoy most. I love foods in events and especially trying new foods. I would be trying a lot of them. It sounds like a surprise to you so that is also a bit fun. I hope you had fun with your friends an co-workers at this time!
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Yes echo! we all had fun and full. Oh well, this is one of a kind experience in this place. Thanks for sharing!
@shengjie331 (45)
• China
25 Aug 12
I am glad you can shase your joyful festival with us.Iam not familiar about your fiesta,but i can feel you have a happy holiday as there are lots of variously delicious food.Hope I have a chance to experience your festival,fiesta.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Oh yes shengjie. This is a religious event. You can always visit the Philippines.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Yes, freedang! Everyone is so happy! This is an awaited event for the people of this town and they are really preparing for this. Have a nice day!
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
25 Aug 12
Town fiestas are usually celebrated with lots of food.And people so enjoy it. Imagine they can it for free and that is in an eat all you can basis. Every house no matter how humble it maybe has foods on the table and not just few but lots and various. It is a day when people don't mind if they spend their hard-earned money for food. Well this is very true especially in provinces. But come to think of it. Why be so lavished just for a town fiesta. Why spend that much money? I can't really see the logic. Times are hard and yet we spend that much in one day?
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Actually, in the place where I came from, the people are not so fond of preparing foods for this occasion. Although we also have our own feast day, yet it is not as extravagant as what I've experienced in here. Thanks for sharing salonga!
@sweetyethot (1737)
• China
25 Aug 12
holiday with foods! I like that kind of holiday best!
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
Hello sweetyethot! Everyone loves this holiday! We are so happy roaming around the town. This is actually the town fiesta. This town had 30 barangays and we don't know how many more fiestas will be coming on our stay here. thank you for sharing!
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
25 Aug 12
oh wow that is a LOT of food, its been quite a time now since we celebrated a fiesta..we rarely do it now as we are on a budget and it is tiring to have all those people at home and the cleaning afterwards is something i do not like.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
25 Aug 12
We are presently in a not so remote town and the people here are really preparing something fro this special occasion. It has been a part of the tradition.
