Bacolod City: The Colors, Sounds and Rhythm of MassKara Festival

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October 25th 2013

Published: November 3rd 2013

MassKara Festival 2013 Held every 3rd week of October, Bacolod City stands true to its slogan "City of Smiles". As many schools and barangays (local political units) within the city dance and sway to the beat with streetdancers wearing smiling masks and make an already festive occasion more carnival-ish. I brought my family here on this October weekend, with hopes that adult and teen tastes will... Read Full Entry

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liliram

Retired early, but still active. Very involved in celebrating life! I love traveling because I always come back with less cobwebs in my mind. It is as if I empty my mind of all clutter upon departure, and fill it with many happy memories upon arrival. I also like the idea that life is so focused on the present, and my senses are all playing to listen, feel , see, smell and taste everything novel or not so new. The fact that I only have to choose from a limited wardrobe, or use the same pair of shoes throughout my holiday , or work and survive on a single budget make life so much simpler. ... full info

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Hamming it up with the Champ!

Enrico, the famous blogger behing "Byahilo" , and his group (Barangay 16) won in the Barangay category. Congrats, Enrico!

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That famous Chicken BBQ

They call it Inasal. Chicken Inasal. Yum.

Bar21

That's the name of the dining place. They've run out of the traditional Bacolod dishes by the time we got there but..... Good for us, we ordered the other specialties like this delish squid dish with black rice.

Laswa, a soupy veggie dish.

Love this.... a very Ilonggo dish, all veggies.

Scallops

Salad with mango dressing

Grilled Pork Cutlets

Grilled Asojos

Pitaw

It doesn't look much but these beef flakes tasted really good with rice!

3rd November 2013

D MJ Binkley
Dave and Merry Jo Binkley

A fantastic festival
Amazing photos, colorful costumes and great dancing. Great blog.

3rd November 2013

liliram
liliram

Thanks MJ and Dave
Hi ya. Been remiss for sometime. Must admit I'm growing lazy too. :-(

3rd November 2013

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

looks great
wish we could have been there, so much colour & happiness

3rd November 2013

liliram
liliram

Heading back....
May well be an annual pilgrimage. Brought my fam and the kids, particularly, loved it!

3rd November 2013

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Extraordinary
No more vibrant colours I've seen anywhere. What extraordinary splurges of vivid dress and vibe. Amazing pics Lili.

3rd November 2013

liliram
liliram

And the people....
Rubbed off on everyone. Loved the vibe, indeed.

4th November 2013

John
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Brought out the best pix, happy colours to my eyes.

4th November 2013

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Wow!
Music, dance, colorful costumes, smiling faces, great food and your family--a perfect holiday! What a great place to put on a festival to dispel past pains--brilliant!

5th November 2013

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

So much colour and movement!
Love the sound of this festival Lili. Lots of fantastic photos, and I love the 'behind the scenes - unmasked' photos.

12th November 2013

Grey haired nomads
David & Janice The grey-haired-nomads

Thinking of all those wonderful people in the Philippines
We're all so saddened by the recent news of devastation in the islands and our thoughts are with you. Your wondeful pictures tell another story. David

15th November 2013

liliram
liliram

ThAnks
Went to the MassKara Festival a week before the typhoon hit the islands in central Philippines. Oh, I couldn't even bear to watch the news. Such tragedy. And so soon after an earthquake of 7.2 which left many of our heritage churches in rubbles. Thank you for your thoughts, your concern. Pray with me for my country and countrymen.

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