http://casaveneracion.com/christmas-ham-and-ragnarok/ The Sassy Lawyer & Pinoy Cook on food, family and home. Thu, 24 May 2012 02:26:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://casaveneracion.com/christmas-ham-and-ragnarok/comment-page-1/#comment-44600 promking Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:45:52 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=11502#comment-44600 In paintings.. God looks like Zeus. In paintings.. God looks like Zeus.

]]> http://casaveneracion.com/christmas-ham-and-ragnarok/comment-page-1/#comment-44592 Miguk Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:35:58 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=11502#comment-44592 Your posts are always a delight. It was the Romans who had their Sun God holiday of the 25th of December, so what better way to win over the superpower of the day that to make it the Son of God's birthday? Your posts are always a delight. It was the Romans who had their Sun God holiday of the 25th of December, so what better way to win over the superpower of the day that to make it the Son of God’s birthday?

]]> http://casaveneracion.com/christmas-ham-and-ragnarok/comment-page-1/#comment-44589 chris Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:28:19 +0000 http://houseonahill.net/?p=11502#comment-44589 The posts on charity, barangay captains, and tradition (girls not commuting alone) reminds me of the movie "Grandpa is Dead" directed by Soxie H. Topacio. This was the Philippine entry in our city's international film festival. The movie was off-putting at first (loud wailing women) but the director was trying to say something about tradition and culture. My understanding is that in Filipino culture you look to your neighbors for charity and the barangay captain oversees the welfare system in their area. I liked how the transvestite brother was considered "disgraceful" when his siblings had their own hidden disgraceful behaviours like adultery. The "disgraceful" brother also has the nerve to question all the traditions they had to go through to honor the dead. The posts on charity, barangay captains, and tradition (girls not commuting alone) reminds me of the movie “Grandpa is Dead” directed by Soxie H. Topacio. This was the Philippine entry in our city’s international film festival. The movie was off-putting at first (loud wailing women) but the director was trying to say something about tradition and culture. My understanding is that in Filipino culture you look to your neighbors for charity and the barangay captain oversees the welfare system in their area. I liked how the transvestite brother was considered “disgraceful” when his siblings had their own hidden disgraceful behaviours like adultery. The “disgraceful” brother also has the nerve to question all the traditions they had to go through to honor the dead.

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