Post Masskara Party

This is the continuation of my party adventure in Bacolod City for its Masskara Festival...the night after the hghlights of the Masskara festival...we have just sit and drink until we're drunk!! HAHAHAHA....

It's really nice to party with your friends....nothing can be worth more...

Masskara Festival Street Party!!!

Masskara festival had been know for its great street party in Lacson street...flowing with beer, foods and party people, the streets are flooded with party people who mingles with each other making it all better....

It's a great time for hunk searching and partying...

Masskara Fever!!!!

Masskara truly is the seat of the festival of smiles as we ventured into the streets to find the most colourful masks to the most unique designs....

Bacolod has also proven true to its name of the City of SMiles as the people are more than willing to assist us in our adventures....

OktoberFest in Iloilo

Oktoberfest fever has arrived!!!

Oktoberfest is actually an offshoot of Oktoberfest in Germany where the original Beer was made. This year, San Miguel Corporation, as they usually do, hosted Oktoberfest here in the Philippines and it simultaneuosly kicked off with a grand SMB Oktoberfest party in different locations throughout the country being Iloilo as one of them.

Last October 5, 2008, Oktoberfest has arrived in Iloilo and a grand party in the Iloilo Capitol Grounds signaled the start of a month long celebration of fun, party and a whole lot of Beer!!! Aside from December, this is one my favorite month of the year as you may observe that I am a party animal!!! Hehehe...I really love to party and drink and drink and drink!!! Whoah, hang over alert...Heheheh

The party continues in Iloilo simultaneous with a food fest conveniently located in Delgado Street along the stretch between Iznart and Valeria Streets, that's between Amigo Hotel Building and Mary Mart Mall.

My friends and I went to the party last night and boy!! It was a blast!!! The food is great, people are fun and what else? Beer...beer and more beer!!!

Masskara Festival On The Go

My friend and I are planning to go to Bacolod City this October 17-19 to join in the celebration of the Masskara Festival. Since this will be my first time to attend the said celebration, I felt that it's just but fitting to know more about the festival because as of the moment all I know about it is that it is celebrated in Bacolod City during October and that Masskara literally means Mask in english and the city is called the city of smiles...Besides all of that - zilch, zero, no more...Hehehe

So far, here's what I have came up:

The word Masskara actually has a double meaning. It is a combination of the word "Mass" meaning 'many' or 'the people' and "Kara", the Spanish word for 'face'. Masskara then literally means 'Mass of faces' of which they made these faces smiling to synchronize with the city's popular name as the 'City of Smiles'. For the Ilongos, the local dialect, 'maskara' also means 'mask' which gave rise to the use of giant colorful masks during the festival which dancers use during the street dances of the festival.

The festival is now celebrating its 28th anniversary since its first celebration on 1981.

The festival welcomes thousands of tourists every year as local Bacolenos and Bacolodnons treats guests with friendly locals, delectable treats and delicacies, beautiful sceneries and enjoyable hang outs throughout the city....

Wow that was a blast!! Makes me excited even more...

By the way, the celebration is not only on the 18th and 19th which features the highlights of the festival but the city actually is celebrating from October 1st until the 19th of October