day 589 - rice harvest

this is typical of rice harvesting scene in the olden days in the philippines. families and neighbours help each other in harvesting their rice fields, and it is a chance to share stories (i.e., gossips) and partake of food. again, this is a photo of a repro hanging on the wall of a filipino restaurant.

day 588 - bibingka!

that's filipino rice cake, a delicacy made especially during the Christmas season in the philippines. this is a picture of a repro hanging on the walls of a filipino restaurant.

the bibingka is baked upside down on a clay pot/oven. it is usually baked on the spot, at little kiosks that dot the churchyards during midnight masses leading up to Christmas eve. it is usually served with freshly grated coconut meat and butter, and either a hot tea or hot chocolate to fully savour the taste of this delicious cake.

day 161 - knock-off

this is a framed print hanging on the walls of a filipino restaurant in scarborough. it is a knock-off from an original work of one of the Philippines' great painters. the scene depicted here is a post-rice-harvest activity. it used to be like in the picture in the olden days. when tractors and plastics and other "modern" thingies invaded even the rural farms in that country, the scenario had dramatically changed. makes one long for the good old days.