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Maingay na tinugtog ang gyobanggo isa sa mga uri ng buk (drum o tambol) ng Korea para pasimulan ang okasyon o seremonya para sa pagtatanghal para sa pagkilala sa ambag ni Kim Satgat sa literatura ng Korea. Mula sa wikipedia: Korean drums play an important part in traditional Korean music, ranging from folk music to royal court music . There are a wide variety of shapes and sizes, for use both in accompanying other instruments and in special drumming performances. In the traditional Korean classification of instruments, drums are grouped with the hyeokbu , or instruments made with leather. During the Joseon period, many types of drums were used for the royal court music, including the janggu , jwago , yonggo , gyobanggo , jingo , jeolgo , nogo , and others. Among these, the janggu was also used for folk music, and later became the most commonly used drum used in Korean music. PAANYAYA Muli paanyaya para sa 2010 PEBA International Photo Contest: http://www.facebook...

Unang LP Entry sa taong 2010... Tahimik, nagpapahinga at panandaliang nakaidlip si Zel Kim sa tabi ng malamig at banayad na umaagos na sapa ng Hwaseong Fortress mula sa mahaba at mataas na akyatan noong ikatlong Photowalk ng Filipino Photographers in South Korea ( FILIPOS ) nitong  nakalipas na Linggo 17 ng Oktubre. Siya ang kaunahang miyembro na Pilipinang nakapag-asawa ng Koreano dahil karamihan sa mga kasapi ay mga Pilipinong migrtanteng mangagagawang o di kaya mag-aaral.   Inaanyayahan ang mga Pilipino mahilig sa photography na nasa Korea na sumapi sa FILIPOS. Paanyaya pa rin para sa patimpalak ng Philippine Expats/OFW Blog Awards ( PEBA ) Photo Contest. Ang mga detalye ay matatagpuan sa link na ito sa Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/peterahon?v=wall&ref=notif&notif_t=share_wall_create#!/notes/peba-inc-pinoy-expatsofw-blog-awards/peba-2010-international-photo-contest-entry-submission-until-nov-30/126735520713316 Sali po kayo!

Kagabi nanood ako ng concert para sa selebrasyon ng 60th Anniversary ng Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Humanga ako sa mga bulag na nag-perform ng drums. Bagamat hindi sila nakakakita matalas naman ang kanilang kakayahan tumugtog ng drums. Subalit gawa ng kanilang kapansanan hindi nila nararanasan na tumangkilik ng ibang bagay tulad ng ganda ng isang larawan o kaya malasin at danasin ang kapayapaan dulot ng magandang tanawin. Kung kaya't malaking pasalamat nating mga litratista na kaya nating tangkilikin ang magagandang bagay o kaya i-capture ang mga larawan na nagdudulot sa atin ng kasiyahan.

From wikipedia : At about 7:30 local time on December 7, 2007 (2230 UTC on 6 December 2007), a crane barge owned by Samsung Heavy Industries being towed by a tug collided with the anchored Hong Kong registered crude carrier Hebei Spirit (Chinese: 河北精神號), carrying 260,000 tonnes (290,000 short tons) of crude oil. The incident occurred near the Port of Daesan on the Yellow Sea coast of Taean County. The barge was floating free after the cable linking it to the tug snapped in the rough seas. Although no casualties were reported, the collision punctured three of the five tanks aboard the Hebei Spirit and resulted in the leaking of some 10,800 tonnes (11,900 short tons) of oil.[4][5] The remaining oil from the damaged tanks was pumped into the undamaged tanks and the holes were sealed.[6][7] The spill occurred near Mallipo Beach (in Taean County), considered one of South Korea's most beautiful and popular beaches.[8] The region affected by the spill is home to one of Asia's largest ...

Wow this picture was taken exactly a year ago. My good friend Tracey brought me along to one of the small islands in Wando for swimming with another friend Stew. I did enjoy the beach with its cold water and not so hot sun. Beach scenes are definitely interesting (hehehe) and this boy enjoying his watermelon-looking beach ball is refreshing sight. Check out this couple: and this mermaid too... good friends Tracey and Stew I definitely miss Tracey for all those exciting travels and trips. Comes weekend I hope to go and see the beach again this summer for the Mud Festival in Shinan. Below is a short excerpt from Wando County website: Wando County consists of 200 large and small islands having ancient mystery, and it is the first-class clean sea area in Korea. Wando County provides abundant marine products including ear shell, laver, bundle, kelp and flatfish, which is the most delicious and high-quality in nation. Jang Bo-go, the Great ...

Mula sa website ng Camus ( http://www.camus.fr/main.asp ) Sa Pilipinas sikat ang Fundador bilang brandy subalit may ibat-ibang klase at grado ito. At syempre kaakibat ng grado ay ang presyo. Malimit na iniinom ang brandy matapos ang kainan - panghimagas na inumin kumbaga. Samantalang ang iba pang alak tulad ng whisky ay karaniwang iniinom bago kumain. At syempre ang mga wines (red/white) ay partner ng main dish at depende sa klase ng karne (red/white). Sa mga pinoy na lasengero anumang inumin mapa-whisky man o brandy ay tinutumba kahit sa anumang pagkakataon at okasyon. Sosyal na inumin ang wine. At hindi papahuli ang mga katutubong inumin tulad ng lambanog, basi, etc. sa mga probinsiya. Beer lalo na ang inumin hinding-hindi mawawala sa anumang inumang pinoy. Tagay na ! Mula sa e-how ( http://www.ehow.com/how_2139692_buy-good-brandy.html ) Brandy is simply a wine that has been distilled to the point at which its alcohol level has reached 40 to 60 percent of its total volume. Origina...

Luntiang Salad In Korea vegetarian reastaurants or Chaesik Buffets are gaining prominence because of the Mad Cow issue. Korean government insisted to import beef from the US in exchange of exporting freely its cars and other electronic products under the FTA (Free Trade Agreement). Some see the issue not necessarily of mad cow perse but a culmination of different issues against the government neglect to hear to the voice of the people. Unlike the previous administration branded as leftist, the current government of Lee Myung Bak is very conservative. People are beginning to see him as a CEO of Korea's businesses more than a leader. So he revamped members of his first cabinet and had shelved the controversial Grand Canal Plan (a river network connecting Seoul to Busan that will cut across the country), a success claimed by green or environmental groups. So green... people are now discovering green vegetables more than ever. Korean diet has plenty of fresh vegetables, like when t...

UPDATED: 15 July 2007 12:02 PM (Note: image above is from the button of linked in yahoo group) http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/LinkedinBloggers/ I signed up lately to LinkedIn Bloggers at yahoogroups and posted this topic, blog hazard to the group. I received very construcitve and informative feedback. Since I don't have persmission to quote the exchanges there. Those who are interested to join - provided you have linkedin account I encourage you to join the group and learn from professional bloggers. Here's the group description: Group Description: LinkedIn Bloggers is a forum for discussing how blogging and related technologies, such as podcasting, video blogging (vlogging)and wikis can support members' professional networking using LinkedIn. I recently received what I call blog hazard:nasty comments more than a blog criticism. After all they neglected to see and read the intent of the blog entry for which they commented on. But learning from John Chow , I thought of b...

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia    A Balikbayan Box A balikbayan box (literally returnee's box) is a cardboard box containing novelty items brought by or sent by a Filipino who is returning to the Philippines from a foreign country.[1] These boxes contain non-perishable food items, canned goods, other food items, toiletries, household and kitchen stuffs, time saving devices, computer parts, electronics, toys, designer clothing, personal items, and hard-to-find items in the Philippines.[2] In 2006, I wrote a blog entry about balikbayan box with this link: http://peterahon.blogspot.com/2006/04/balikbayan-box.html Okey, my apologies for the non-Filipino readers but jokes are best delivered by the language and medium of the speaker and  audience could very well relate with. I believe most Filipinos have read this email that circulated few years back. I tried looking for this email in my mailbox but unsuccesful so I found it on the web instead, from this link: http://www.geocities...

Yana with a baseball. Robert Fulghum's All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten; in its utter simplicity yet full of wisdom. Indeed what we become as an adult is the dynamics and process of our childhood. Although most of us never stop learning but our childhood will definitely have a strong influence of the kind of person we become. And one of the quality time that I spend with my 'kins (pamangkin - nieces and nephews) is playtime. Art is one of the fascinating activities that a child should be encouraged to engaged with. For them to appreciate colors, wonder at the magic of their creation ( so they ought to be affirmed) and just simply exercising their motor skills to use brush and mix colors. Yana doing water color. Siblings Ayen, Yana and Vjay with water color. Ball games is definitely fun. Games of their creation a lot better for their creativity. Let them run, let them sweat, allow them sunshine, get dirtied, create game rules, role play, negotiate, quar...

Si G. Cecilio Gamit Rahon Sr. karga si Amon-ra. Larawan ng aking tatay, lolo ni Amon-ra. Candid shot, dahil natuwa akong magkukuha ng mga larawan habang abala ang lahat. Ang okasyon ng larawang ito ay ang double birthday celebration ng itay ni Amon-ra (kapatid kong si Raymond E. Rahon) at ni Ayen, anak nina Ryan at Vjoy na nagbakasyon mula sa US, kaya't naging Bienvenida na rin para sa kanilang mag-asawa at gayundin sa akin. Si tatay, isang katangian niya na hanga kaming lahat ay ang pagiging hardworking, tipikal na Ilocano, masipag at matiyaga. Isa rin siya sa laging nagpapangaral sa amin na dapat marunong makisama, nagsimulang maging international seaman noong 1970's, ang katangiang ito ang nakatulong sa kaniyang igpawan ang hirap at lungkot ng buhay sa laot. At tulad niya, kaming mga anak na karamihan OFW malaking bagay talaga kung marunong kang makisama lalo na sa mga taong iba ang kultura. Mula sa pagiging mekaniko (automotive) nagsikap si tatay na matuto s...

(Larawan kuha sa Plaza ng siyudad ng Maynila) 110 (isang daat sampung) Taong Anibersaryo ng Kalayaan ng Pilipinas. Sadya nga bang malaya ang bansa. Bakit maraming batang gusgusin at palaboy sa lansangan habang humihitit ng rugby? Bakit marami pa rin mga pulubi ang namamalimos sa kalsada? Bakit tinangay ng mama ang bag ng kawawang aleng namimili ng gamit ng kaniyang anak para sa darating na pasukan? Bakit mausok at lubak-lubak ang mga kalsadang madungis? Maraming bakit? Maraming tanong? Dapat nga bang magbunyi? Malaya ako at tunay na may kalayaan kung sa aking mga pagtatanong ay may malinaw na kasagutan lalo na ang pamahalaan na maibsan ang pagdarahop at pagkaduhagi ng taong bayan. Malaya ka ba Pilipino, malaya ba ang mahal mong Inang Bayan?

Larawan kuha sa Villa Escudero. Dati-rati ang binata kapag gustong lumigaw, dadalaw o bibisita sa bahay ng kaniyag dilag at manghaharana. Sa panahon ngayon magvivideoke na lang sila sa mall. Kapag nagustuhan ng dalaga ang binata (at gayundin ng kaniyang magulang) tuloy sa simbahan para sa kanilang pag-iisang dibdib. Lahat sisigaw : Mabuhay ang bagong kasal ! At sila'y makahigop ng mainit na sabaw. (A foto taken at Villa Escudero. Before when a gentleman wants to win the heart of a lady, he would visit and serenade her at her house. These days they would just go to a mall or videoke bars. When the lady likes the guy (and that of her parents as well) what follows is a church wedding. Everyone would shout: Long live the newly wed! So everyone will get a chance to "sip a hot soup" [Filipino idiom referring to marriage]). As a young boy growing up in the 70's and 80's I have fond memories of those wedding I attended in our province in Ilocos Norte. I plan to write le...

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Matayog ang lipad ng saranggola ni Pepe Matayog ang pangarap ng matandang bingi Hinuli ang ibon, pinagsuot ng pantalon Tinali ng pisi, hindi na nagsinturon Dumaan ang jeepney at gumuhit pa sa kalye Mauling ang iniwang hindi na tinabi Nay...nay...nay...nay... (Awit ni Celeste Legaspi) This photo was taken last 5th of May, Children's Day of Korea, it was a holiday so the park was teeming with children and their parents. It was windy so kites made their presence on the sky. But it was the adults (their dad) who enjoyed flying kite the most, it was them who controlled the kite's thread to keep it afloat. So some of the kids were protesting to have the chance to play with the the kite. I am so glad to find this video from You Tube since it is children related as well. The music was performed by a children's choir (kids of Overseas Filipino Workers) based in Jeddah, KSA. Read the comments made by the owner of the video. I hope that these children understand and appreciate ...

Diwata ng Tubig sa Siyudad Sa bagong paraiso mo sa siyudad Ay gubat ng mga matatayog na gusali Usok ng sasakyan iyong nilalanghap Ang malamyos na huni ng mga ibon at kulisap Ngayo’y busina at harurot ang kapalit. Sa saliw ng buga at buhos ng fountain Ika’y nasilayan… nagkukubli sa tabing ng tubig. Urban Water Nymph Your new paradise is the city In a forest of tall buildings Breathing fume of vehicles Where the harmony of birds and insects Are now cacophony of beeps and vrooms In the melody of sputter and pour of the fountain I beheld… an apparition, hiding in a curtain of water. (This photo was originally posted with this link: http://peterahon.blogspot.com/2008/04/eunjin-urban-fairy.html )

nagliwanag... nagliyab... tulad ng puno sa gitna ng disyerto 'di masunog ang pagmamahal ng Inang Birhen patuloy na mag-aalab, magliliyab... kasamaan lamang ang matutupok, sa mga kahinaan ng mga anak na marurupok. pag-alabin at pagtibayin ang pananampalataya... siya nawa. (Larawan ng Groto ng Mahal na Birhen sa isang kumbento sa Gwangju, ROK. Epekto ng matagal na exposure sa liwanag mula sa malayong posisyon ng camera).

Ito ang aking pangalawang entry para sa Litratong Pinoy. Ang monumento ay alay sa lahat ng mga bayani ng May 18, 1980 Demokratikong Pag-aaklas ng Gwangju na kialala sa bansag na 518. Ang monumentong ito ay matatagpuan sa Parke ng 518 sa Gwangju, Korea. Sumasagisag ang monumento sa isang ina na buhat ang namatay na anak na nag-alay ng kaniyang buhay para sa demokrasya, kapayapaan at karapatang pantao. Sa likod ng monumento ay mga pangalan ng iba pang mamayan na nag-buwis ng kanilang buhay para sa kanilang Inang Bayan. Ang 518 ay mahalaga sa kasaysayan ng Korea na nagbunsod ng demokratisasyon o kalayaan mula sa batas militar at diktadurang pamamahala. Sa kasalukuyan ang Gwangju ay pinatatanyag bilang isang mahalagang lugar ng demokratisasyon sa Asya. Ngayong buwan ng Mayo muling gugunitain ng May 18 Memorial Foundation ang ika-28 Anibersaryo ng 1980 Demokratikong Pag-aaklas ng Gwangju. (This is my second entry to Litratong Pinoy. This monument is dedicated to all the heroes of the May 1...

Here is my entry to Litratong Pinoy, it is a group of Filipino photo enthusiasts. To join the group applicants should submit a photo corresponding to a particular theme. I thought I could submit just any photo but a theme should be observed. Good thing with the hundreds of fotos I have taken I have stock of fotos to use to join them. Below is my entry and its Filipino description and my own English translation, trying to create prose, hehehe… Describing the foto, I just thought it destroys the relevance for which the foto should speak for itself. Well, am obedient and should follow the application rule. Nababalot sa hiwaga ang kaniyang katahimikan, maingay ang sa pagbuga ng tubig ang fountain, gayon din kaya kaingay ang mga bagay-bagay na bumabagabag sa kaniyang isipan... Lungkot ang sumisira sa kaniyang kariktan talikwas sa ganda at kulay ng mga bulaklak na dapat lalo pang nagpapatingkad ng saya sa panahon ng tag-sibol. Bakit ka malungkot Eunjin? (Her silence is shrouded in myster...