Posts tagged philippines | Culture Making

2 November 2009

from "Mixed Nuts," by HappySlip Productions, 17 November 2006

Christine Gambito is an excessively talented and enterprising individual. Her HappySlip Productions, named for a mispronunciation of "half slip" she inherited from her Filipino mother, have made her an online celebrity, with 70 million YouTube views. She writes, acts out all the parts (based on her own family members), and produces her videos, which affectionately embody the Filipino-American experience. This is one of my favorites.

re: cultural worlds, entertainment, media, philippines

Christy:

7 October 2009

"Wedding Preparations, Davao City, Philippines," photo by Ryan Anson, The New Breed of Documentary Photographers, 2 October 2009

I love the warmth of this photo, and the way it somehow makes its considerable action (the figures almost read like multiple exposures of a single, very active woman) nonetheless conveys a strong sense of peace and stillness, the pause and deep breath one takes before stepping out into a momentous event. The photographer writes: "I shot this image in early 2004 during a wedding near Davao City where a small Muslim minority group called the Kalagan people live amidst millions of Catholic residents. I was initially surprised that the bride let me in the changing room to spend time with she and her relatives as they applied the finishing touches to her dress and make-up. However, like many Filipinos in this region, Joanna and her family welcomed me as a guest and allowed me to photograph them in a very intimate environment."

re: asia, color, cultural worlds, marriage, philippines, photography

Nate:

21 September 2009

Of course all these lists of "50 best things" are, even at their best, arbitrary and hyperbolic. But they're also fun—clearly scratching some itch in the collective mind of reader and writer. In the case of food/travel lists like this one, they really can be a treat.

re: asia, cultural worlds, england, europe, food and drink, lists, philippines, turkey

Nate:

from "The 50 best foods in the world and where to eat them," by Killian Fox, The Observer, 13 September 2009 :: via kottke.org

20. Best place to buy: Olive oil
Turkish embassy electrical supplies, London

The most unlikely olive oil vendor in the world? At his electrical supply shop in London’s Clerkenwell, Mehmet Murat sells wonderful, intensely fruity oil from his family’s olive groves in Cyprus and south-west Turkey. Now he imports more than a 1,000 litres per year. His lemon-flavoured oil is good enough to drink on its own.

76 Compton Street, London EC1, 020 7251 4721,www.planet mem.com

26. Best place to eat: Filipino cuisine
Lighthouse Restaurant, Cebu, Philippines

“The Lighthouse in Cebu in the Philippines is my favourite restaurant. We always eat bulalo (beef stew), banana heart salad, adobo (marinaded meat), baked oysters, pancit noodles, lechon de leche (suckling pig) and, to drink, green mango juice – my daughter is addicted to it! The staff are so friendly and welcoming. The chef has been there for more than 20 years, so the food is very consistent.”

Gaisano Country Mall, Banilad, Cebu city, Philippines, 0063 32 231 2478