My Little D-An Playing with Tapulous

My Little D-An Playing with iPad Game Tapulous! TAP TAP REVENGE TOUR IS THE NEWEST GAME FROM THE CREATORS OF THE #1 MOBILE MUSIC GAME. PLAY SONGS FROM TODAY’S HOTTEST ARTISTS! ...

Vigan City and Raniag Twilight Festival

Vigan City enhances the culture of Halloween through this radiantfestivity called Raniag Festival.  This event is a way of bringingfamilies together and celebrating the timeless culture duringHalloween.Here were the much awaited events:Raniag Floral ParadeIt's a grand parade of illuminated floats. The floats represented atheme of either Halloween or magic which included fictional and urbanlegendary characters.  The event was celebrated on the 26th ofOctober.What made this event special...

Ilocos Norte and Semana Ti Ar-aria Festival

Semana Ti Ar-aria Festival is already on its third year ofcelebration. This spooktacular event is a Halloween bash celebrationfrom October 23rd to  November 2nd.Haunting the Mystery Behind ArtworkOctober 23rdHistorical celebration of the artwork of Juan Luna started thefestival. To unveil the mystery behind the famous artworks will openthe awareness and interest of the public especially the youth.October 24thJuan Luna Day -An exhibit of Juan Luna's artworksfollowed at Juan Luna Shrine in Badoc,...

Vigan City and Culinary Adventure

Food adventurers, be ready with the must-taste Vigan cuisine.Once you reach the heart of the city, you don't have to go far to findthe famous comfort food of Vigan. Right at the Plaza Burgos, foodstalls are lined along to offer a great culinary experience.Vigan Empanada. It is a Spanish influenced food, a stuffed bread orpastry that may be fried or baked. What makes the Vigan Empanadadifferent is that it has a very thin crust and it is fried rather thanbaked making it crispy, it's more similar...

Vigan City and It's Heritage

The City of Vigan is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur. It isa World Heritage Site famous of its cobblestone street, Orientalbuilding designs with European  architecture influence.How the City got its name?The area of the City was originally a  settlement of Chinese traders.During the Spanish Era, the Chinese called the area as Bee  Gan whichmeans Beautiful Shore. But the Spanish Conquistador spelled theChinese name to Vigan.A more common story says that the name of the...

Kuditdit in Ilocano Kitchen

Kuditdit is more commonly called tree ear fungus or bracket fungus. Itis only available during the rainy reasons.  Its abundance is expectedearly in the morning after a late-afternoon or early-eveningthunderstorm.The most preferred Kuditdit are the  native  or wild ones growing onrotting trees. There are some commercially grown Kuditdit, such asabalone or oyster mushrooms.Nowadays, wild Kuditdit has become rare thus it has become pricey inthe market. But there is still a great demand...

Uong in Ilocano Kitchen

Uong pronounced as u-ong is an edible wild  mushroom. There aredifferent kinds of uong such as uong ti bunton, and uong ngamannagadu. Uong ti bunton,  those that grows on an anthill, which iscalled bunton in Iloko. Uong nga mannagadu, are believed that itsgrowth are induced by lightning on a late stormy afternoon and growsfast overnight, that they are available for picking early in themorning.This mushroom is popular among Ilocos but is somewhat pricey becauseits seasonal. It can be...