Felt "bitin" from last year's Gabii sa Kabilin? Not able to visit the other heritage sites you want to see last year. Friday (May 31) is your chance to visit them. But there are even more participating sites including some in Mandaue and Lapu Lapu City so that you'll have more to visit now and in the following years.
Anyway, do not forget the Gabii sa Kabilin 2013 is not about museums only. Natural heritage will also be featured through an exhibit of native tree species in Casa Gorordo for example. Cebu has its own native tree species that needs to be preserved.
The Gabii sa Kabilin also offers a gastronomic experience. In Casa Gorordo for example, they will show food recipes from the Gorordos like the humba and bihon. Cebu City Museum will also offer various dishes.
Expect also cultural performances in the different venues.
When you go around the different destinations for Gabii sa Kabilin, it would be nice to reflect on our past. This is what I learned among other things when I attended a workshop for documenting, reporting or writing about heritage initiated by the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Incorporated (RAFI) last May 25. (Thanks RAFI and to the speakers!)
Be curious. For example, did you know that some of our schools in Cebu were used as Japanese garrisons, stockade or headquarters? When you eat a delicacy, ask yourself how this was made. When you ride the tartanilla, imagine how where they made or how transportation was in the past. Let us give a silent salute to our local heroes as we visit some of the museums. These heroes were not as popular as their Luzon counterparts but tghe Gabii sa Kabilin is the chance to know more about them. These heroes and personalities are the names behind many of our streets even.
For a guide on the destinations for Gabii sa Kabilin, you can visit http://rafi.org.ph/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/gabii-sa-kabilin_final_05152013.pdf
Tickets are available at the participating destinations and also at the Casa Gorordo Museum.
Thank you Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Incorporated (RAFI) for bringing Gabii sa Kabilin.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Appreciating our Past and the Little Things: Reflections on the Gabii sa Kabilin
May 25, Gabii sa Kabilin 2012.
I was running all evening as a participant of the QR Code Hunt, an "Amazing Race-like" competition. With smartphone in hand, I took pictures of every designated heritage site and uploaded each with my tweet using the #gabiisakabilin proudly showing to the world the Cebuano's rich heritage.
It was nice and interesting to note that most of the teams were composed of young people. The youth were rediscovering the old using the new, acquainting themselves with the past, using technology.
As sweat was falling down my face during the race, it dawned on me that educating the community about their heritage was like the race I was running. We were trying to catch up with time before it was too late.
In a period where the youth seem to care more of what is trending in twitter than their heritage, it is important to act right away to reintroduce the community to their heritage and culture. The Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) did just that thanks to the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and its partners. The GSK is a good avenue for the Cebuanos to acquaint themselves with their rich past.
Aside from museum pieces and old newspaper clippings, the event showcased Cebuano food, song and dance, art pieces, and way of life all in a single night.
In one stop, I got the chance to try for myself how a poso (hanging rice) is being made. It was difficult for me to completely weave one poso wrapper.
In another stop at the Cebu City Museum, I got to see some beautiful paintings:
In the Halad Museum, I got to sing lines from the famous song "Matud Nila".
On the way to Fort San Pedro, I was able to re-experience riding the tartanilla. Not everyone gets to experience riding it nowadays.
I got to taste Cebuano food -- the bibingkas, the masareals, the lechon, etc.
GSK made me appreciate our heritage as well as the little things that we often ignore but are actually important. GSK made me recall my childhood.
So yes, now with GSK, I got to appreciate the poso which costs less than 5 pesos...Who would think making it requires considerable skill?
GSK made me appreciate our predecessors. Without them where would Cebuano society be?
GSK made me appreciate groups which try to preserve our Cebuano identity and heritage.
GSK will be a bigger event next year so that each participating institution should really coordinate with RAFI and come up way ahead of the GSK, their planned schedule outlining the activities in their respective venues so that visitors will be able to plan ahead their itinerary.
Maybe RAFI should consider also making GSK a whole day event maybe converting it into an "Adlaw sa Kabilin" (ASK) because the event has become so huge already and people would like to take time visiting each site.
This is an official entry to the 2012 Gabii sa Kabilin Blogging Contest.
I was running all evening as a participant of the QR Code Hunt, an "Amazing Race-like" competition. With smartphone in hand, I took pictures of every designated heritage site and uploaded each with my tweet using the #gabiisakabilin proudly showing to the world the Cebuano's rich heritage.
It was nice and interesting to note that most of the teams were composed of young people. The youth were rediscovering the old using the new, acquainting themselves with the past, using technology.
As sweat was falling down my face during the race, it dawned on me that educating the community about their heritage was like the race I was running. We were trying to catch up with time before it was too late.
In a period where the youth seem to care more of what is trending in twitter than their heritage, it is important to act right away to reintroduce the community to their heritage and culture. The Gabii sa Kabilin (GSK) did just that thanks to the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (RAFI) and its partners. The GSK is a good avenue for the Cebuanos to acquaint themselves with their rich past.
Aside from museum pieces and old newspaper clippings, the event showcased Cebuano food, song and dance, art pieces, and way of life all in a single night.
In one stop, I got the chance to try for myself how a poso (hanging rice) is being made. It was difficult for me to completely weave one poso wrapper.
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| My QR Code Hunt teammate with one of the featured paintings |
On the way to Fort San Pedro, I was able to re-experience riding the tartanilla. Not everyone gets to experience riding it nowadays.
I got to taste Cebuano food -- the bibingkas, the masareals, the lechon, etc.
GSK made me appreciate our heritage as well as the little things that we often ignore but are actually important. GSK made me recall my childhood.
So yes, now with GSK, I got to appreciate the poso which costs less than 5 pesos...Who would think making it requires considerable skill?
GSK made me appreciate our predecessors. Without them where would Cebuano society be?
GSK made me appreciate groups which try to preserve our Cebuano identity and heritage.
GSK will be a bigger event next year so that each participating institution should really coordinate with RAFI and come up way ahead of the GSK, their planned schedule outlining the activities in their respective venues so that visitors will be able to plan ahead their itinerary.
Maybe RAFI should consider also making GSK a whole day event maybe converting it into an "Adlaw sa Kabilin" (ASK) because the event has become so huge already and people would like to take time visiting each site.
This is an official entry to the 2012 Gabii sa Kabilin Blogging Contest.
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