Often enough, the back story is as exciting as the one published on the pages of the magazine. Take this one, for example. Because B wanted to come out with a fiesta story for May, we had to find one last February. The hunt, which had us surfing the Net, calling up DOT people, and texting friends, eventually produced one solid lead: a fiesta in some obscure barangay in Pampanga. This came from my good friend R, who got it from her stylist F at Piandre, who hails from there.
And so we went. Because the town was pretty out there, we could not book any kind of accommodation in advance. I thought, "Well, we'll just wing it. I'm sure we can find something." In truth, I didn't exactly know where we were going. I just had the name of the barangay and the name of the stylist's sister-in-law. That was it! Not exactly the ingredients of a good story, I know, but I love not knowing what's going to happen next!
Well, we made it. We met F and her family, saw a pig being slaughtered, walked with a marching band, watched an amateur singing contest, went to a tupada, and ended up sleeping at F's house quite soundly. They were truly so generous, and I could not thank them enough.
Here, some pictures from that adventure.
Went to the slaughter house first thing in the morning; what a way to start the day!
The amigas of Lola C, chopping kilos and kilos of pork. No, not the one you just saw in the tricycle.
Balloons and all sorts of favors
It's fiesta the whole year round for this band; they get invited to march in towns all over the country.
What would a fiesta be without a muse...
... and loads of food!
Check out the May issue of Yummy for the whole story :)
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