Pasko 2009

pasko 2009 at pcfi
Celebrate Christmas with the Philippine Cultural Foundation, Inc. at the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center on Sunday, December 13, 2009 from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM. For only $3.00 per person (and free for children 7 and under). At this event, one gets to experience the Christmas holiday, Philippine style.
“Pasko”, meaning “Christmas” in Filipino, is perhaps the most celebrated of all the Philippine holidays. Religious in nature, “Pasko” is marked by “Misa de Gallo” (Rooster Mass), a nine-day morning mass starting on the 16th of December, culminating in a Midnight Mass on the 24th. Although religious in function, these masses are accompanied by festivals, parties, gift-giving, and of course, shopping. Continue Reading »
November 18, 2009 | Posted by Nhick Ramiro Pacis
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One of the usual jokes that I tell most of my Filipino acquaintances is about this guy who, on his drive back home one late night, encounters an old man on a wheelchair at an intersection. At the next light, the old man is there again, looking at him with evil eyes and a twisted smile. Still being there after several lights, the guy becomes so scared he hurriedly speeds up until he gets home. He wearily looks around for any signs of the old man and then starts heading for his door. But then, in the darkness as he nears the door, a cold, sweaty hand grips his shoulder and behind him is the old man on the wheelchair, with eyes so fiery, mouth so slimy with drool and breathing so heavily as he says, “That was awesome, man! Let’s race again sometime!”
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