Sinulog Festival 2006 Tentative Schedule of Activities

The Sinulog Foundation has released the tentative schedule of activities for the upcoming Sinulog 2006 festival. I know that all Cebuanos, whether currently here in Cebu or abroad would be very much interested in this. Pit Senyor!

The photos interspersed between the schedules are my pictures from the Sinulog 2005 Mardi Gras Parade. For more of my Sinulog pics, click this.

I am planning on taking pictures of the Sinulog 2005 Fluvial Procession at the Mactan Channel, the Solemn Procession through the streets of Colon, and of course the Grand Mardi Gras. Below, I made the fonts bold for these activities.



FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2006
2:00 PM - Solemn Mass at the Basilica del Sto. Niño sponsored
by Sinulog Foundation, Inc.
7:00 PM - Opening and Launching Program at the Fuente Osmeña Circle.
8:00 PM - Opening & Launching Program at the Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM – Street Party, Band Concert at the Fuente Osmeña Circle



SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2006
Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Lalawigan
1:00 PM - Parade of Participants from Capitol to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM - Competition Proper - Sinulog sa Barangay - CCSC
4:30 PM - Awarding of Winners
7:30 PM - Cultural Show, Dep-Ed, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Cultural Show, LGU, Cluster I, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM - Street Party Band Concert, Fuente Osmeña Circle



SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, 2006
Sinulog sa Kabataan sa Dakbayan
1:00 PM - Parade of Participants from Plaza Independencia to Cebu City Sports Center
2:00 PM - Competition Proper - Sinulog sa Kabataan
4:30 PM - Awarding Ceremonies
7:30 PM - Cultural Show, Dep-Ed, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Cultural Show, LGU, Cluster I, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM - Street Party Band Concert, Fuente Osmeña Circle



MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2006
7:30 PM - Cultural Show, Dep-Ed, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Cultural Show, LGU, Cluster I, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM - Street Party Band Concert, Fuente Osmeña

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2006
7:30 PM – Cultural Show, Dep-Ed, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Cultural Show, LGU, Cluster I, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM - Street Party Band Concert, Fuente Osmeña



WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2006
7:30 PM – Cultural Show, Dep-Ed, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Cultural Show, LGU, Cluster I, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM - Street Party Band Concert, Fuente Osmeña Circle

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2006
January 12– 16, 2004 Devotee Tent City at Plaza Independencia
7:30 PM – Cultural Show, Dep-Ed, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Cultural Show, LGU, Cluster I, Plaza Independencia
Ms. Cebu 2003 (Waterfront Hotel)
9:00 PM - Street Party Band, Fuente Osmeña Circle



FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2006
7:30 PM – Cultural Show, Dep-Ed, Cebu Division, Fuente Osmeña Circle
Cultural Show, LGU, Cluster I, Plaza Independencia
9:00 PM – Street Party Band, Fuente Osmeña Circle

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 2006
6:00 AM - Fluvial Procession of the Miraculous Image of Señor Santo Niño from Mandaue City to Cebu City passing the port Lapulapu City.
9:00 AM - Re-enactment of the Baptism of Queen Juana & Rajah Humabon at the Basilica del Santo Niño Pilgrim Center.
2:00 PM - Solemn Procession of the Miraculous Image of Señor Santo Niño.
6:30 PM – Search for Sinulog Festival Queen at Fuente Osmeña
7:30 PM - Band Concert at the Fuente Osmeña and Plaza Independencia



SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 2006
7:00 AM - Assembly of Contingents, Carousel Parade Route.
10:00 AM - Start of Sinulog Grand Parade.
6:00 PM – “Best of Cebu” Variety Show at the Cebu City Sports Center
7:30 PM - Fireworks Display at the Fuente Osmeña Grand Stage
7:45 PM – Street Party at the Fuente Osmeña Circle and Plaza Independencia

MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2006
1:00 PM - Awarding Ceremonies & Repeat Performance of Winners
at the Cebu City Sports Center

Phenolphthalein and Fluorescein

It was a whirlwind of lecture and laboratory classes today. The sophomore Chemistry majors prepared phenolphthalein and flourescein in class. I have always liked this experiment because of the lovely colors on the products. The students get excited by it all, too.

Resurrected Shoes and a Dead Earthworm

As I was looking at my collection of shoes to find a pair that would coordinate well with my outfit, I chanced upon this old pair which has served me well for the 3 months I was in Tokyo on a research fellowship. It has been two years since I wore these shoes and I chose to wear it since I found it to be a good combination with my brown halter blouse and cardigan.


The dead earthworm was attacked by ants! - a garage shot...

So what did I accomplish today?
1. I delivered my lecture.
2. I got my Pag-ibig check which will be deposited to my bank account this Thursday.
3. I paid my VISA card bills.
4. Not an accomplishment, but I got my 13th month pay! Yey!

Oh, and Pancit gave me a bottle of white wine as Christmas gift. Thanks, Pancit!

Brownies and Checking Papers...

I have no classes on Mondays. With too much time on my hands, I baked a batch of chocolate fudge brownies and enjoyed it at tea time. My favorite tea of the moment is Houji-cha or roasted green tea. I love how it offsets the bittersweetness of the brownies.

As written in the New World Tea website:

Despite its brown appearance, this roasted green tea is still considered a green tea. Houjicha's (pronounced HO-jee-cha) exquisite smoky and roasted flavor is a perfect combination for almost any kind of food and contains less caffeine than other green teas. To insure the utmost freshness, our Japanese green teas are grown, picked, processed and vacuum-packaged at a single location, before being shipped to the United States. When you open your tin it will smell as if it were just picked from Japanese tea fields - you will be surprised by how fresh this tea is!

Then at almost 4 p.m., I started to work on checking the exam papers of my Organic Chemistry class. But as it is with me, I dozed off after about 10 minutes and woke up at 7 p.m. Bad teacher! :p



Oh, by the way! I also faxed Louis Vuitton Manila about the availability of a few bags in their collection. I have made a list of bags that I would choose from. Right now, I am veering on an Epi Alma in Mandarin. I also called them to ask if it is in stock. They said that there was one available, but they are not sure if it would not be sold by December 28 since this style and color is now in demand. Howell, I still have other styles on my list...


From the christmas 2005 catalog Louis Vuitton sent me... I want this one but in Mandarin yellow.

Rest Day, A Book, and Bananas

Sunday is my rest day. As much as possible, I just want to enjoy a day of leisure, read some books, and eat well. Although I was already awake by 9am, it was only at past noon when I sat down for a late breakfast, which consisted of yoghurt and left-over pizza. This breakfast stretched to more than one hour because I was engrossed on a book while eating.



Entitled "On Food and Cooking" by Harold McGee, this book is a culinary classic and a masterpiece that any food lover should own. It completely describes the source of our food, the organic and inorganic compounds that they are made of, and how cooking results in a chemical transformation that makes them palatable and delicious. Here is an interesting excerpt:

Bananas develop a meltingly smooth consistency, and a distinctive aroma due primarily to amyl acetate and other esters, and green, floral, and clove (eugenol) notes. Banana acidity also increases during ripening, and sometimes twofold, so the flavor becomes more full in several dimensions...

McGee may write well about bananas, but I eat them better:


Banana-Q, one of the best foods in the world. Devoured for merienda.