A Day before Christmas

Yipee! Today is December 24. It’s one day before Christmas. Here in the Philippines, we’re celebrating a important day for every Filipino in the country and around the globe which is called “Noche Buena“.

Noche Buena, often translated as “Good Night“, is a Spanish word referring to the night of Christmas Eve. Custom in Spain, the Philippines and Latin America dictates a traditional dinner with the family on this night.

In our country, Noche Buena usually comes after the entire family has attended a late evening mass. Often on the table are: lechón, pancit, fried chicken, lumpia, rice, adobo, among others for the main course; desserts include halo-halo, bibingka, rice cakes, puto bumbong, ice cream, pastries and cakes; drinks include soda, wine, beer, juice, and goat milk.

Since we’re talking about a day before Christmas.. Let me share to you a movie animation what just I watched ago, “The Flight Before Christmas“

The Flight Before Christmas is a movie about Niko, a reindeer boy in Lapland, who has heard that his father is one of the famous flying reindeers of Santa Claus. Niko dreams of being able to fly. His friend and mentor Julius, a squirrel, tries to keep an eye on the boy. One day Niko overhears how a pack of wolves plans to go to Santa’s place on Korva-fjell and eat all the reindeers there. Niko and Julius have a near escape from the dreadful pack and are joined by Vilma, the beautiful weasel. Chased by the wolves and their leader, the gruel Black Wolf, the three manage to get to the top of the mountain, where Santa resides. The Flying reindeer squad does not believe Nikos tale about the wolves nor that he is the son of one of them. But when the wolves finally arrive, Niko proves that he is fearless and therefore able to fly. Niko meets his proud father. The wolves are beaten and Santa leaves for his big ride on Christmas eve. He invites Niko into his troops of flying reindeers, but he refuses. Family and friends comes first.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

Pinoy Quote Jokes

Here are some of the collections of Pinoy Quote Jokes I read on the web…

Be ready to Laugh out loud Pinoys!

“oo na, maganda na ang kutis mo! Ikaw kaya dito sa pwesto ko. Tingnan ko lang kung hindi ka magkutis matanda! Hmp!” ~ bayag

“Subukan mo kaya na kalimutan na ako at wag ng puntahan. Di naman sa pagyayabang. Lalapit ka pa rin sa akin.” ~ inodoro

“Sana naisip mo lahat ng sakripisyo ko! Hindi ako panakip butas!” ~ panty

“Hindi lahat ng malakas, ‘Superhero'” ~putok

“Hindi lahat ng walang shorts ay bastos!” ~Winnie the Pooh

“Hindi lahat ng labi masarap halikan” ~Diego

“Hindi lahat ng dugo pwedeng i-donate! Okey?” ~regla

“Hindi lahat ng macho may bigote” ~ Vina Morales

“Sana brief na lang ako!” ~ Rustom Padilla

“Kung ginalingan mo ang pagsupsop habang matigas pa ako, hindi ka malalagkitan o magkakatulo! Mabagal kang kumilos! Mabagal ka! Mabagaaaal!!!!” ~ ice candy

“Pano tayo makakabuo kung hindi ako papatong sayo?!” ~ LEGO

“Hindi lahat ng maasim ay Vitamin C…” ~ Kili-kili

“Pilitin mo man na alisin ako sa buhay mo …. Babalik at babalik ako.” ~ Libag

“Ginagawa ko naman lahat para sumaya ka … Mahirap ba talagang makuntento sa isa? Bakit palipat-lipat ka?” ~ TV

“Tigilan mo na nga ang pangangalabit mo! Bibilugin mo na naman ako!” ~ Kulangot

“Bakit mo ba pilit akong mawala sa iyong landas? Oo, pasaway ako kung minsan at tanggap ko. Pero pagkatapos mo akong iluwal ay ganon na lang?” ~ tae sa bowl

“Hala! Sige! Magpakasasa ka! Alam ko namang katawan ko lang ang habol niyo!” ~ Hipon

“Pinapaikot mo lang ako. Nagsasawa na ako. Mabuti pang patayin mo na lang ako.” -electric fan

“Alam mo ba wala akong ibang hinangad kundi ang mapalapit sayo. Pero patuloy ang pag-iwas mo.” -ipis

“Hala! Sige magpakasasa ka! Alam ko namang katawan ko lang ang habol mo.” -hipon

“Ayoko na! Pag nagmamahal ako lagi na lang maraming tao ang nagagalit! Wala ba akong karapatang magmahal?!?” -gasolina

“Hindi lahat ng green ay masustansya.” -plema

“Hindi ko hinahangad na ipagmalaki mo na ako’y sayo. Ayoko ko lang naman na sa harap ng maraming tao ganun mo na lang ako itanggi.” –utot

“Sawang sawa na ako palagi nalang akong pinagpapasa-pasahan, pagod na pagod na ako.” -bola

“You never know what you have till you lose it. And once you lose it, you can never get it back.” -snatcher

“Hindi lahat ng pink, KIKAY!” -majinboo

“Ginawa ko naman lahat para sumaya ka. Mahirap ba talagang makontento sa isa? Bakit palipat-lipat ka?” -TV

“Hindi lahat ng maasim may Vitamin C.” –kili kili

“Sige, batihin mo ako. Sigeee. BATEEEEEE!!!!!!!!” –omelette

Pilitin mo man na alisin ako sa buhay mo, babalik at babalik ako! –libag

“Wag mo na akong bilugin.” –kulangot

“Paano tayo makakabuo kung hindi ako papatong sa iyo?” –lego

“Hindi lahat ng dugo pwedeng idonate” -regla

“Hindi lahat ng pwet nasa likod.” – keanna reeves

“Tandaan mo na minsan kelangan tayo saktan at ibaon ng iba para malaman natin ang ating silbi, tsaka natin maiisip, mahalaga pala tayo.” – pako

“Alam kong may gusto ka sa akin. pasimple ka. Bakit di mo pa ako seryosohin? Pero bago ang lahat, gusto ko alam mo na hindi ako easy-to-get.” – 1.0 classcard

“Bakit ba kelangan pang sterilized and needle sa lethal injection?” – leo echagaray

Pila-pila lang. Walang tulakan! Lahat tayo makakalabas.” – tae

“Paano nga ba naman makakalabas ang usok kung ang chimineya ay barado ng dumi at niyebe, ipalinis ito ngayon din.” – miss minchin

“Hindi mo alam. Malay mo. Ewan mo. Sawang-sawa na ako! Isa lang naman ang pakiusap ko sayo eh. Sagutin mo ako ng matino.” – test paper

“Wala naman akong ginagawa sa kanya. hindi na nga ako gumagalaw dito. Ako na yung natapakan siya pa ang galit.” – tae

“Halika, bigyan mo pa ako ng init. Kailangan kong pumutok para ako’y iyong matiman at ika’y masasarapan. Ayan na! Puputok na! humanda ka!” – popcorn

“I admit. Marami na akong pinadapa! Pinagapang! Nahulog sa kanal! Pinag-away! Nasaktan! Pero anong magagawa ko? Eh sa kayo ang naglalaway sa akin. Im sorry.” – red horse

“Work is the greatest thing in the world. So i always save some of it for tomorrow!” – juan tamad

“You can cry all you want. You can always blame me! You said i wasn’t fair, that you just want life to be better. But remember, IT’S ALL YOUR FAULT! You stabbed me with a knife!” – sibuyas

“Inaruga n’yo ako, pinakain at pinalaki! lahat ibinigay n’yo sa akin, tapos ipagpapalit n’yo lang ako sa pera?!” – hinanakit ng baboy sa buong mundo

“Hindi malutong yung french fries sa Jollibee. Hindi lutong-luto yung chickenjoy, at walang lasa ang burger! Ban Jollibee!” – ronald mcdonald

“Alam ko maramin akong tanong sayo, pero nagtatanong lang naman ako, Sana wag mo ako murahin patalikod pag di mo masagot mga tanong ko… ” –test paper

“hindi imo ako kayang lunurin!!! bwahahaha!” -palitaw

“ang yabang mo pinagtatawanan mo ako? samantalang dati gustong gusto mo ako…” -Nokia 5110

“Kung makapalo ka, parang anak mo ako ah?!” -ipis

“Sa lahat ng pupuntahan mo lagi mo akong sinasama. Pag papasok ka ng bahay, ako ang unang hinahanap mo. Pero pag tayong dalawa nalang ang magkasama sa bahay, hindi mo na ako pinapansin.”– susi ng bahay

“hindi lahat ng hinog ay matamis.” – nana

“maihahalintulad ako sa aso na maaaring maging kaibigan mo o magdudulot sayo sa kapahamakan”– pera

“bakit mo inuubos ang pabango ko sa pader o sa kahoy lang, walang kwenta! Gamitin mo naman ako sa katawan mo”-–> baygon insect killer

“pangalan ko’y nakakadiri ngunit patuloy mo pa rin akong hinahaplos-haplos at hinahawakan, bakit kaya?”—> mouse

hindi lahat ng nginunguya eh nilulunok –bubble gum

hindi lahat ng kabayo apat ang paa – diego

bago mo ako isubo, sipsipin mo muna ang katas ko, tanggalin ang buhok sa aking katawan–damhin ang aking kasarapan. – Mais

“kainin mo na ako ngayon, ang matamis kong laman isagad mo na hanggang buto ko, kanin mo na rin….ahh sige pa…. yan may lumabas nang kulay pink mula sa kalooban ko”-–> Strawberry na kinakain

“nahihilo ako waaa” –cd na nsa loob ng CPU

“ipasok mo na…. yan sige ipasok mo pa yan aus! Ngayon naman ilabas mo na sige pa tapos ulitin mong ipasok tapos labas… pasok ahh sarap” – tela ng cross stitch

“kung mahal mo nga ako, yakapin mo ko” – sabi ng cactus

“Plakaplatik plik plak pak papak pakpik ptik kitikakkaktik kiktiki tikak plak plakakik plak pak papaki pipak pakpik.” -watusi

“Grabe! Biruin mo, P15,000daw hot oil lang! P150,000 ang rebonding! Sobra naman yang David’s na yan! Hmpf!” – Rapunzel

“Bawal tumawid dito. Nakamamatay.” -MMDA

“Hindi ko kailanman intensyon ang lumayo,lumipad…at mawala…Kaya wag mo sana akong bitawan.” -lobo

“hindi masarap ang ketchup!” -mang tomas

“Hindi lahat ng babaeng my long black shiny hair ay kinagigiliwan!” -sadako

“hindi lahat ng nagfafoundation at lipstick ay bading!!” -Ronald McDonald

“Ako lang ang nag padugo ng ilong ni Manny Pacquiao! Wahahahahah!” -English

” .” –pipi

Philippine Alcoholic Beverages

I. INTRODUCTION: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

A. Etymology

According to Wikipedia, there is a popular theory found in many dictionaries about where does the word alcohol originated. It is said that the word alcohol was derived from the Arabic word لكحل = ALKHL = al-kuhul. Alkuhul is the original name of a very finely powdered antimony sulfide that was used as an antiseptic and eyeliner during the older times. This powder is prepared through the sublimation of natural mineral stibnite in a closed vessel. According to this theory, the meaning of alkuhul would have been first extended to distilled substances in general, and then narrowed to ethanol.

However, the derivation is suspicious since the current Arabic word لكحل = ALKHL does not derive from alkuhul. The Qu`ran verse 37:47 uses the word الغول = ALGhWL = al-ghawl which properly means, “spirit or demon”. This derivation would, of course, be consistent with the use of “spirit” or “spirit of wine” as synonymous of “alcohol” in most Western languages.

B. History

A colorless liquid nutrient that is usually prepared through the fermentation of different fruits, sugar or different cereals like grains and rice in the help of yeast is called alcohol.

Drinking alcoholic beverages is said to be the one of the oldest traditions around the world. Based on history, alcohol is the first chemical invented by man that make differences to the conditions of our body and mind.

Based on Old Testament, alcoholic beverages originated thtough fermentation of different saps. It gives pleasant taste and may also make a person to be sleepy whenever a person drink.

Also, according to the historical records, drinking alcoholic beverages in Europe became widespread because of the Roman and Greeks conquerors that are well-known grape planters and drinkers. The Romans and Greeks carried the custom of planting grapes and drinking alcoholic beverages and spread it to their different territories. Aside from grapes, there are also different sources of alcohols in the early times. Some of them are meads coming from honeys in the beehive, palmera sap, fruits, grains and milk coming from a female horse or mare.

As time goes by, fermentation of different fruit saps and meads became well known to the countries in the east like, China and Japan. However, whisky or sometimes called “water of life” became popular to the different countries in Europe during the Middle Ages.

The making of alcoholic beverages continues to spread to the different parts of the world (see Table 1.1 Appendix). It also reached the Philippines. Alcoholic beverages were also made to the different parts of the archipelago and were given different name according to the region or provinces it was made.

II. KINDS OF ALCOHOL

According to Wikipedia, in chemistry, alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom, which in turn is bound to other hydrogen and/or carbon atoms. The general formula for a simple acyclic alcohol is CnH2n+1OH. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/alcohol.htm)

In general usage, alcohol refers almost always to ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, and often to any beverage that contains ethanol. This sense underlies the term alcoholism. As a drug, ethanol is known to have a depressing effect that decreases the responses of the central nervous system. Other forms of alcohol are usually described with a clarifying adjective, as in isopropyl alcohol or by the suffix -ol, as in isopropanol.

A. Methyl Alcohol

Methanol, also known as methyl alcohol or wood alcohol, is a chemical compound with chemical formula CH3OH. It is the simplest alcohol, and is a light, volatile, colourless, flammable, poisonous liquid with a very faint odor. It is used as an antifreeze, solvent, fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/methanol.htm)

Methyl alcohol is a poisonous substance that is why it is not applicable in making alcoholic beverage. It is usually used in different industries as denetured and in medicinal purpose as disinfectant.

B. Ethyl Alcohol

Ethyl Alcohol is the alcohol that is usually found in different alcoholic beverages. Ethyl Alcohol is sometimes called ethanol. Its molecular formula looks like this.

H
H₃ C – C – O – H
H

In this structure, C is carbon, H is hydrogen, O is oxygen and the hyphens are the chemical bonds between the atoms. The OH (O-H) group on the molecule is what gives it the specific chemical properties of an alcohol.

You will not find pure alcohol in most drinks; drinking pure alcohol can be deadly because it only takes a few ounces of pure alcohol to quickly raise the blood alcohol level into the danger zone. For various types of beverages, the ethanol concentration (by volume) is as follows:

· Beer = 4 to 6 percent (average of about 4.5 percent)

· Wine = 7 to 15 percent (average of about 11 percent)

· Champagne = 8 to 14 percent (average of about 12 percent)

· Distilled spirits (e.g. rum, gin, vodka, whiskey) = 40 to 95 percent

(http://howstuffworks.com/ethylalcohol.htm) (see appendix table 2.1)

Most of the typical spirits purchased in liquor stores are 40 percent alcohol. Some highly concentrated forms of rum and whisky (75 to 90 percent) can be purchased in liquor stores. Some highly concentrated forms of whiskey (i.e. moonshine) can be made and/or purchased illegally.

III. INTRODUCTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN THE PHILIPPINES

A. Filipino Customs In Relation To Alcohol

The use of alcohol in the early times is the same as today regardless of the problems of drinking too much alcohol. Drinking alcoholic beverages became the center of every community’s works. It is used as a part of a ceremony, a custom or a part of a ritual for example, the mass of the Catholics, services of the Protestant and different religious activities such as the religious ceremonies of Aetas and many more. It is also used in celebrating different occasions like, baptism, matrimony, graduation, promotion on work, thanksgiving, fiestas or festivals and also occasion in remembering departed love ones.  READ MORE>>>