Filipino’s Life Style
By:Nikkie A. Canlas
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A Southeast Asian
country in the Western Pacific is composed of more than 7,000 islands. This
Asian Country is well known for its glamorous tourist spots. To give a hint, this country was colonized by
the Spaniards for almost 333 years and has been treated like a lower class
people who suffered a lot but still managed to overcome despite those obstacles
that happened to them. To introduce this country, numbers of people are almost 102,250,133 of its population in 2016 and
this country is the Philippines with its capital Manila. However, after
the darkness sides of this country, Philippines went undergo large of changes. Did
you know that, the Philippines were the first country in Southeast Asia to gain
independence after World War II, in 1946 and this country is the second largest
archipelago in the world is made up of 7,107 islands located in the South China
Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and the Luzon Strait. Lastly, the
Philippine capital city of Manila was named after the white-flowered mangrove
plant; it is a tree with white, star-shaped flowers but yields dark blue dye,
which is why in other countries it is called the Indigo tree.
As mentioned earlier
this country’s large population of Filipino living in the Philippines, to make this communication media more
interesting, did you also know that Filipino used to smile in every challenges
that they have to face? That’s one of the greatest characteristics of
them not giving up in a single obstacle track that can make them down. Philippines
were invaded by different countries namely, Japan, Spain, and America. Basically,
different cultures were adopted by the Filipinos that made their life style more
different kicking the world into amusement of goals.
In historical aspect,
Philippines also recognizes heroes who went against the rules of the colonizers
such as Jose Rizal, Andres Bonifacio, Emilio Aguildo and many more heroes who
sacrificed their lives for the mother land where they were born as pure
Filipinos. To elaborate, a book turns
its pages, history cannot be erase in the mind and heart of Filipinos because it’s
a key to honor every events that
happened from the past of their co-Filipinos who also offered their lives for
freedom. In additional, these heroes enlighten peoples mind to make a step to
make a gate to open a new invention history for them.
Who are Filipinos? How do they exist? Filipinos are fun of
doing exciting activities, eating traditional foods, being religious, negative
and positive doings inside the continent of the Philippines. Have you ever try
using your hand while eating some dry dishes? Well, Filipinos used their hands
when the menus are deep fried or grilled such as tuyo, hinahaw na bangus, pritong
tilapia and many more. As they eat these foods, they also have sauce where
they deep these fried and grilled dishes like toyo na may suka, bagoong, alamang and toyong na may kalamansi. Isn’t yummy to try it? Aside from these
foods, there are street foods. Street foods prepared or cooked food sold by
vendors in a street or other public location. Barbecue, Bananaque, kamoteque, fish ball, kickyam, kwek kwek, isaw ng baboy/manok and many more to taste and eat. Wanna try these street foods? I swear that you
will like this once you visit the Philippines.
What dishes does tourist like about Filipino foods? Filipino
foods are commonly made of natural ingredients, such as sinigang na baboy with
its ingredients of pork, sitaw, okra and
sampalok. This dish is one of the
best dishes that Filipinos prepare for events or for simple lunch or dinner.
Adobo is one of the most famous menus of Filipinos for tourist because of its
delicious mixture of soy sauce and vinegar. But sometimes, adodo used to be
sweet when cooked. Filipinos used to cook this, one of the country’s special tee
to present for any occasions because Filipinos really like adobo for meals.
Vegetables? Pinakbet is one of an Ilocano dishes basically Pangasinan. Pinakbet is consist of ampalaya, egg plant, string beans,
squash, ginger, okra and bagoong that makes the dish perfect
enough with its yummy and delicious smell that can make everyone hungry and
wanted to eat it once it is ready for servings. To add, balut is one of the
best selling eggs in the Philippines from the hen. Balut is an egg that
contains chick and its soup that taste delectable.
Bawal Umihe dito, Bawal
tumawid dito may namatay na dito at bawal magbaba at magsakay dito. Are these words familiar to you? Can you see these words
being posted around the Cities of Philippines? Well if you see these statements,
welcome to Philippines. We say that rules are rules to be followed but make it
different, everything is an art inside this country. Warnings are to be stated
but to be ignored. How creative right? Another, did you know that Filipinos do
have their power mentally? Have you tried using your hands to stop those vehicles
passing by as you were crossing the street? How crazy right? Have you to try to
excuse yourself by bowing as you make the gestures of staring at those people
around you while your both hands are together? How funny right?
As I pure blooded Filipino, I can formally state that we are
united in one mind and heart as go with the flow of obstacles and as we applied
our cultures/traditions to succeed as we reach our goals for a new generation of
beginning.
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