Read my mind. Open my mind.
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5 / 5 / 2012 @ 00:38


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Philippines The Island of Gifted Musicians I scanned this from the back cover of virtuoso organist Lucy Guzman’s 1973 album “Sounds from Space Volume 1”, released internationally by Space Sound Records, Quezon City.  Special thanks to Sir Chen Wen Hua for providing this long-playing record. From Jonathan Bautista’s Facebook account

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24 / 4 / 2012 @ 17:27


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ObraRivera ‘Anito’ Those who inhabit the invisible worlds Ang anito o idolo ay isang tao o bagay na hinahangaan o sinasamba. Maaari rin itong anumang bagay na sinasamba sa halip na ang tunay na Diyos. Sa mga kapanahunan sa Bibliya, kalimitang mga istatwa ng hindi totoong mga diyos ang mga anito. Maaaring yari ang mga idolong ito sa kahoy, bato, o metal.

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10 / 4 / 2012 @ 10:03


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I <3 Manila

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29 / 3 / 2012 @ 12:26


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Ang kubing o jaw’s harp ay katutubong instrumentong Pilipino na yari sa kawayang may mga sukat na 7 pulgada pahaba, 1/2 pulgada ang lawak at 1/8 pulgada kakapal. Tinutugtog ito sa pamamagitan ng pag-ipit nito sa pagitan ng mga labi at pag-pitas ng dulo nito. Ang bibig ay nagsisilbing resonator, at maaaring mabago ang tunog sa pamamagitan ng pagmanipula sa hugis ng bibig. Ginagamit ang kubing sa iba-ibang lugar sa Pilipinas at kadalasan bilang gamit pang-komunika at panligaw. Tinatawag din itong kulibaw sa Isabela, kuribaw sa Cagayan, kubing sa mga taga-Maguindanao, kobing sa mga Maranao, at kulaing sa mga Tausug.

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19 / 2 / 2012 @ 18:35


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ObraRivera 20 ‘Agimat or bertud or anting-anting’Agimat or bertud or anting-anting, is a Filipino word for amulet or charm. Although stereotyped as a cross, a flat, round or triangular golden pendant accompanying a necklace or a necklace-like item, it is also depicted as an enchanted stone that came from the sky or from the heart of a banana tree at midnight (mutya). In relation to the latter, it is usually ingested. It is usually accompanied by a small book of magic incantations which must be read during Good Friday or a certain special date to attain the amulet’s full power and benefit. An agimat could also be in the form of a clothing with magic words inscribed on it, or even in the form of edible enchanted mud (in Tagalog, mud is putik). Other methods of obtaining an agimat is by getting the liquid that is drained from an exhumed body of an unbaptized child or aborted fetus or offering food and drinks to the spirits in a cemetery during midnight of Holy Wednesday or Holy Thursday. Most of the amulets bear Latin inscriptions into it, and most of the places these Agimat are sold near churches or on its courtyard or in the market near the church, like in Quiapo district in Manila. Filipino fighters also wore anting-anting to battle against the Spaniards and the Americans. Anting-anting is also a Filipino system of magic and sorcery with special use of the above mentioned talismans, amulets and charms. It is part of a wider South-East Asian tradition of tribal jewelry, as “gantung” in Indonesian/Malay means “hanging”, and “anting-anting” in Javanese means “ear pendant”. Earliest reports of anting-anting are from the records of Spanish priests in the early colonial period. Pardo de Tavera defines the anting-anting as “an amulet, of super natural power, that saves lives.” With the Christianization of the Philippines, anting-anting appropriated the forms of the new religion, and incorporated as well the esoteric symbolisms of Freemasonry. An Islamic version of anting-anting exists in the Southern Muslim islandsIn Filipino films, the wearer of the agimat gains superhuman strength, invisibility, heightened senses, self-healing and elemental powers. With it, the person can also be able to shoot or fire lightning via hands, or generate electricity throughout one’s body. The person can also perform telekinesis, stop a live bullet, can have premonitions, morphing abilities, camouflage abilities like a chameleon, can have extreme good luck, invincibility or miracle curative powers. In his Filipino films, the actor Ramon Revilla, Sr., as Nardong Putik, was depicted to have protection from bullets and slash wounds, provided he eats a certain special mud.Source

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19 / 2 / 2012 @ 16:13


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ObraRivera 19 ‘Eskrimador’ Eskrima (also known as Arnis) and in the West sometimes as Kali) is the umbrella term for the traditional martial arts of the Philippines, which emphasize weapon-based fighting with sticks, knives and other bladed weapons, and various improvised weapons. It also includes hand-to-hand combat and weapon disarming techniques. Source

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8 / 1 / 2012 @ 21:28

Yung logo ng it’s more fun in the Philippines eh hindi lang mukhang banig.

Ang kulay nito ay mukha ding banderitas, vinta at sarimanok.

Ayus na ayus ang logo para sa akin. I don’t expect too much kasi pagdating sa disenyo para sa turismo. Ang importante kasi ay kung anong maio-offer natin sa turista at kung anong yaman ang mayroon ang ating munting bayan.



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7 / 1 / 2012 @ 00:21
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Mabuhay Philippines!

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ObraRivera 09 ‘Kalabaw, Kalabaw, sa putikan ay nakasawsaw.’ on Flickr. “Kalabaw, Kalabaw, sa putikang mababaw ay nakasawsaw. Habang nakalublob, may hinanakit at lungkot na dala-dala sa loob. Tila kinalimutan, ng kaibigan sa sakahan. Dating kasa-kasama sa hirap ng pagsasaka.  Kalabaw, Kalabaw, sa putikan ay nakasawsaw. Kasa-kasama ngayon ang kaibigang langaw. Na nakapatong sa ibabaw.”