Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Lost in all those tapes...

With the recent whirl of scandals and sensational stories emanating from Manila was the recent celebration of Independence Day here in Hong Kong.

The big event was on Sunday itself when the Philippine Consulate in HK, along with some Filipino companies (SMART, Solar Resources, etc.) held a big whole day program for the Filipino community in Chater Garden, in the heart of Central. The program started with a parade of the various Community Organizations in their native/regional costumes, followed by a cultural program of the various dances/songs in the various regions in the Philippines, followed by entertainment from the UST Action Singers Alumni Ensemble (which is pretty much a mouthful) giving some Pinoy songs, Broadway Hits and some Jazz, then ending with a local Filipina singer. But what would a Fiesta like day be without raffle prizes? Even if the sun was hot, and the weather was really stiffling, it was nice to forget the problems besetting your country even for one day, just to celebrate and remember the ideals of our forebears 107 years ago.

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