Dunes
Gone to Ilocos Norte. Sitio Remedios by the sea in Currimao. The Paoay sand dunes where the Panday movies were shot. Frizzling sunshine. Fabulous handwoven fabrics. The refrigerated mausoleum of Ferdinand Marcos. The cornick of wonders. Churches churches churches. Juan Luna’s house. Pinakbet pizza at Herencia. Why is a dish of talong and itlog called puki-puki? Tumba festival of altars for the dead. I’m staying in a heritage house rebuilt in Sitio Remedios. It’s supposed to be haunted but I think I scared the ghosts away.
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
November 2nd, 2007 at 20:12
Wow…
I’ve always loved the northern part.
It is a chichacorn (cornick) empire.
Any ilocano word/s you learned?
(ay ayaten ka, manang… nagpintas kan…for instance haha!)
And good thing, you stayed away from bagnet…
November 3rd, 2007 at 15:54
Puki-puki has always been my favourite Ilocano dish. I’ve always wondered too why the peculiar name but whenever I attempt to ask my GI (as in Genuine Ilocano) Mamang (as in grandma), she’d always “Sshh” me and snap, “Just eat it. It’s good for you!” So far, it hasn’t had any effects on me and I’ve grown up ( I hope!) to be a fine, you man. Thanks to my Mamang!
November 21st, 2007 at 19:08
cool you’ve been here. how i wish i saw you or something… bagnet is yummy you know. uhmmm uhmmm agsubli ka ditoy wen? hahah. i think you didnt get that, did you? (come back here, okay?) ;)