Comments on: Upo Helmet

By: Manila Streetwalker

Manila Streetwalker — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:42:37 +0000

I think this is called TABUNGAO in Ilokano (as told to me by that elderly lady) whom I got the for, she was, apparently, one of the last few makers of this craft. I got myself one and have often wondered where and when it was actually used for. Can anyone enlighten me on this?

By: bea

bea — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:32:31 +0000

lucky you! i had to endure the 4-hour wait. and what did we get in return? one-piece jollibee fried chicken meal!!! i can’t wait for the RANT!!

By: kikay

kikay — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:27:59 +0000

Looks like the same “helmet” Rob Schneider wore when his home was featured on MTV Cribs.

Check out this link:
https://www.mtv.com/photos/?fid=1507428

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:41:19 +0000

bea, HAHAHA! Yup that was me. I was going to ignore the fiasco, but I guess I have to write a RANT about it now that a reader saw me in a crazed mode… If you saw me throw a minor wangot at the Cebu Pacific counter then disappear, it was because I managed to get myself onto the full PAL flight which was on TIME and I have to spend several thousand more to get full price tickets. I got to Manila BEFORE my CP flight was supposed to arrive orignally, not 4 hours later! Post coming up…

By: bea

bea — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:25:03 +0000

Hi MM!! Was it you in Mactan Airport yesterday? PAL and CP flights were both delayed. Major bummer! i had to wait for 4 hours to get back to Manila. Anyway, i really enjoy reading your posts. More to come . . . =)

By: Queen B

Queen B — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 03:46:15 +0000

Hi! This reminds me of the belen we have when we were growing up… it looks like the hat you pictured but our belen is whole and there’s a semi-circle cut on one side, inside is a cardboard picture of the nativity scene and on the ‘floor’ are straws and cotton… behind the cardboard is a small light. i remember we use to put in small toys inside to witness the birth of Christ. :D hmmmmm… i wonder where it is now…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:46:05 +0000

CecileJ, thank you, thank you… at this point I need a full time proofreader and editor to keep things up to snuff! :)

By: CecileJ

CecileJ — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:35:15 +0000

MM, not to be nitpicky, but…there’s another “helments” word in the second sentence! It’s the proofreader in me…

By: brenda

brenda — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:00:48 +0000

MM, since you’re a Cebuano, and I have been here for almost 3 yrs now, so correct me if I’m wrong but I haven’t seen an elongated upo here in Cebu City. I love ginisang upo and I remember on my first few months here I always see these rounded upo and I was wondering what it is. when I asked a Manang in the mercado she said its “kalabasa” (squash). I said if its kalabasa why is it green, and pointed to a nearby yellow squash. She said the yellow one is called “puwa na kalabasa” (red squash) and the green one is the “kalabasa”. Anyway, when she cut it open to show me the inside, I told here its called “upo”. So I bought one and made some ginisang upo and it tasted the same.

By: Maria Clara

Maria Clara — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:41:46 +0000

First time Iâ€™ve seen upo like this.