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Ermita by Night, Ermita by Day
Story written 28 July 2008
Karlo Samson revisits his childhood home, and finds that home has disappeared.
Minimum Size, Maximum Sound
Gear written 1 July 2008
Finally, travel speakers that fit in your pocket and fill up a room with sound.
XM-I's X-MINIMAX capsule speakers
Each pod pops open to reveal bass resonator.
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Sta Rita Overhead
Sta Rita surfs the crowd for a tense twenty minutes before she is carried into the church.
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Lights Out
Just before the fireworks start.
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Flowers, Fireworks and Elbows
During the slamdance that is the Batalla festival, many devotees wear rubber slippers over their elbows to minimize mosh pit injury.
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Frenzied Worship
The mix of folk superstition and the catholic faith results in a curious hybrid.
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Devotees of Sta Rita
Raising their hands to honor their patron saint.
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Slamdancing with Sta Rita: The Batalla Festival of Macabebe, Pampanga
Story written 25 June 2008
Folk superstition meets the Catholic religion in this cultural mashup of rowdy religiosity.
Karlo Samson has been a member since 11 June 2008 and goes by didipusrex.
Currently in Manila.
I am Karlo N.B. Samson, tech magazine editor by trade but frequent contributor to local travel magazine Asian Traveler. I dabble in digital photography and my photos have been used to accompany some of my articles. When I'm not writing or editing, I can be found playing with my cat Boris or doing chores with my wife and travel companion Lala.
You can also find Karlo at didipusrex.multiply.com.
