Word of the Day: Pagkain

The word of the day is Pagkain, which means food in Tagalog.

The Barrel Man has to stop eating so much pagkain. I barely fit into my barrel anymore =(

Check out this recent pic of me in Aspen. I need to go on an all-lumpia diet soon. I'm starting to rock the double chin!

Want to Learn Some Filipino History?

Let NU Barkada teach you! The opening scene is the best part hahaha.

"You're not a PUTI GIRL" hahaha... Oh, Royce.

check it out!!

Yummy!

The flier for the BUFSA event on Friday was just released. Come have some lumpia and watch a movie!

Blast From the Past: Krystal Balagot's Sweet 16

Omggggg. I just came across this video of BUFSA's Krystal Balagot lipsynching to "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" from her sweet 16! LOL. Barrel Man loves you Krystal.

My favorite part is the scene where she's in the open field spinning, with her arms outstretched, while lipsynching her heart out to the song. aw! hahaha

Want to Chill with the Cast of "The Chestnut Hills" and Enjoy Some Splendid FIlipino Dishes?

This Friday, PSBC will be hosting the Friends and Family Banquet! Been away from home for too long and longing for some delish lumpia, pancit, and some LECHON. Well, come hang out with the cast of the Chestnut Hills and enjoy some greeeaat Filipino food with the comfort of family AND friends. The best part of it all?! It's FREE!! I heard there's gonna be music and dahncing! This event is part of the PSBC Culture Show weekend.. oh la laaa. For more info on the event check the bottom of the page!

Jolie Turns Down Visit to the Philippines

Today, the Philippine Star is reporting that actress and UN Ambassador , Angelina Jolie, turned down an invitation by militant Kilusang Magbubukid to visit poverty stricken refugees that were displaced by military operations in the PI. By inviting Jolie, they hoped to bring worldwide awareness to the troubling situation. Jolie's agent, Geyer Kosinski, responded to the invitation by simply stating that she was not available the time. Carl Ala, a KMP information officer, will continue to send invitations out to Jolie in hopes that she will eventually join the effort.

here's an excerpt from the article detailing the troubling situation in the Philippines:

"Citing the report of human rights group Karapatan in Southern Tagalog, Ramos said that in Quezon province alone, more than 9,000 children have been displaced from their homes. Ramos claimed they were forced to evacuate because of the military abuses that include threats, harassment and torture. The military had allegedly summoned the parents of the children three times a month reportedly for interrogation and torture"

wat a betch. do it Angelina! forget movies.. help the Philippines!

to learn more about the situation with the refugees and to read the rest of the article click here:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=107209

Pinoy Palooza was Amazing!

Last night I had the opportunity to check out BUFSA's Pinoy Palooza at BU Central and it was SUCH an amazing show. The show started with a performance by the beautful and talented, Alfa Garcia who performed many new songs as well as some of her old songs as well. Alfa was kind enough to dedicate her song "Home to Me" to Marissa Cuevas who was having a rough week. Alfa provided witty transitions between each song and performed with an inspiring confidence. Following Alfa's performance was an awesome performance by Matt Sia. One of my favorite performances of the night, was the peformance by Danny Katz who started his set with a very entertaining medley of 80's/early 90's cartoon theme songs such as the Ducktales theme song and the Smirfs theme song. Following Dan Katz was a performance by Jay Legaspi, who nervously introduced himself to the crowd of 60-70 people. Jay was wonderful as always and sang his usual songs such as the crowd favorite "T-Shirt and Sweats". The night ended with a perfomance by BUFSA's own Matthew Pereyra who breezed through his set. He seemed pretty nervous as well and forgot the lyrics to a few of his songs.. but he did an awesome job nonetheless.

I was lucky enough to catch up with Matthew Pereyra after the concert to ask him about his performance. He told me that he had a good time performing on stage and that he felt that his performance was "sweeet'. i love u matty.

enjoyed Pinoy Palooza?

all of the performers last night have a myspace so you can listen to their songs over and over again.. check em out!

Alfa Garcia: http://www.myspace.com/alfa

Matt Sia: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25905672

Danny Katz: http://www.myspace.com/dannykatz

Jay Legaspi:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=12101511

Matt Pereyra:http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=23087443

BUFSA Goes Ice Skating!

BUFSA's Danelle Cometa and Krystal Balagot were spotted at FSA's Ice Skating Event on January 20th at Agganis Arena in Boston University.

my sources at the event tell me that Alex Razon, Recreations Coordinator of FSA, couldn't balance on his skates and had to be helped around the rink the WHOLE TIME by Danelle and Krystal HAHAH. good job A-Raz!

Vanessa Hudgens Talks About Being Filipino

it's so rare nowadays to find Filipino Americans in the Entertainment industry. and those who actually make it.. don't usually acknowledge their nationality. It's so good to see young Filipino-American artists on the rise. Here's an excerpt from an interview Vanessa had with the popular Filipino newspaper, the Inquirer:

Can you share your thoughts about your Filipino heritage?
I am so proud of my heritage. I love being a Filipina. There aren’t very many Filipino girls in the industry. So being able to stand up and be that girl makes me proud. My mother is so proud. She grew up in Manila. I don’t even think she knows it’s doing that well over there. I’d love to make it over there sometime. Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to visit.

Do you speak Tagalog?
Oh, not really. My mom tried to teach me when I was younger. I am not that great at languages. I really want to learn, though.

When do you think you will visit the Philippines?
I think whenever I have a good second to do nothing and just go where I want. I have been talking about it forever and it never materializes. Hopefully, soon. I can’t wait to see the Philippines.

What did your mom tell you about the Philippines? And in what ways are you Filipino?
She told me several stories about where she used to live. She has 11 brothers and sisters so she had a big family. I love Filipino food. I love halo-halo, pancit and adobo. I am such a Filipino—I eat rice every day (laughter).

Barrel Man loves the Hudge!!

read the rest of the article after the jump: http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=81617

Kamayan 2007 Featured in Northeastern News

I recently came across a wonderful article online about Kamayan 2007 that was written back in November, a few days after the show. It features qoutes from our favorite friends from NU Barkada. Here's an excerpt from that article:

"After months of preparation, Kamayan was very rewarding, said Mia Roque, a sophomore business major and another dance coordinator for NU Barkada. "I was in tears before we went on, because we've spent so much time together preparing this," she said. "A lot of people came out who didn't know about us. You can tell that the community at Northeastern is very strong."

Students at the event said they enjoyed the combination of entertainment."I thought that was really cool," said Rachel White, a junior sociology major. "I liked all the dancing, but I also thought that the [D1TV] videos fit very well."

Kamayan 2007.. oh, the memories. DTV Kamayan 2007 was definitly an amazing experience for all involved. if you're still interested in buying one of those awesome DTV shirts, I'm hearing that they're still available.. just see a D1 E-board member!

read the rest of the article after the jump:
http://media.www.nu-news.com/media/storage/paper600/news/2007/11/19/TheInside/Celebration.Of.Filipino.Culture.Unites.Boston.Colleges-3109349.shtml