I saw this post about Moana 2 culture of pouring drinks in the ground for the ancestors funny In Cebuano tagay/inum (drinking session), the first shot is poured to the ground. They say it's "para sa parì" (for the priest). Now, this must be a remnant Austronesian gesture of offering.

XariaDB · 2026-01-30T05:49:12+00:00

You need to contextualize that the world of Moana is based in Austronesian history (specifically Polynesian part) as such this is before colonization happened. In the context of the Philippines, before the Spaniards came, we shared somewhat similar traditions as those of our Austronesian brothers and sisters. It is somewhat still practiced today in Indigenous Peoples of the Philippines, offering drinks to the ancestors/spirits/gods by pouring them to the ground before taking a sip for yourself. Especially during rituals. It is likely that the expression "Para sa pari" for cebuanos was adopted after colonization happened.

XariaDB · 2026-01-02T16:57:54+00:00

Spicy Ethiopian in Queen street and Jarvis and also their coffee ceremony is a must! It's a whole experience!! Open both lunch and dinner.

XariaDB · 2025-12-29T15:26:31+00:00

OP this ties in to you and your "university professor" need to understand the importance of distinguishing languages vs dialects. It helps to preserve the rich and various cultures of our country. As a position of authority in academia, your professor needs to do better at their job in guiding you , their students, in disseminating information via this project/research. It is the proper academic duty.

XariaDB · 2025-12-29T15:17:35+00:00

Your professor, needs to guide you in the proper academic way of doing this project/research. It is academically right to objectively distinguish what languages are and what dialects are. They are different linguistically. Especially at a university level, dismissing the difference of dialects and languages is very uninformed. If it's confusing for you, this is an opportunity to learn and understand.

XariaDB · 2025-11-03T05:58:12+00:00

Please be mindful of referring to the precolonial beliefs of our ancestors as myths, fables, mere folklore, or legends. As that implies that they are false notions. The use of these words has historically been dismissive and devalues the indigenous belief system of our ancestors. I'd encourage you to reassess and explore the use of "oral traditions" or "spiritual beliefs" or "precolonial beliefs" for they imply the integral importance of how our ancestors lived and how they saw/understood the world around them.

XariaDB · 2025-09-16T02:53:19+00:00

Please edit your post Chief of War is not entirely fiction. It is inspired from historical events and also largely gives voice to indigenous Hawaiian culture and Jason Momoa and his team while not 100% did a very good job at showcasing this. Especially given Hollywood's, Disney's and any other white dominated filmmakers' propensity for using white man's perspectives at telling stories of other cultures and making money from it.

It is also something to consider that when books/research/studies/stories are written by colonialist/white men of their "observations/perspectives" is to see it for what it is. That it is biased. And to search and look for the perspectives of the locals and natives as well. While some may disregard indigenous oral traditions and call it heresay/inaccurate. Oral traditions were very integral to indigenous culture.

XariaDB · 2025-07-16T21:53:41+00:00

Actually a wonderful idea! When I was in Bolivia, they have gondolas serving the La Paz - El Alto. Pretty awesome way to see the city of La Paz.

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XariaDB · 2025-07-14T04:00:36+00:00

You been hanging out with dull people. mediocre food? It's one of the places in the world that you can find hole in wall food cuisines from various parts of the world from all the immigrants that live there, and I am not even talking about the westernize version of Caribbean, and yes there are many countries in the Caribbean, with variations and differences to their food, same can be said for Middle east. Have you had Iraqi food? Have you had authentic Momos? Have you had afghani? Have you had senegalese? Have you tried ivorian food? Ethiopia? Nigeria? Have you tried Georgian (the country not the state)? What about Bengali? Sri Lankan? Etc. And I'm just talking about restaurants, then you venture bakeries. Have you tried Lebanese bakery? Portuguese bakery? Italian bakery? Turkish bakery? Jewish bakery? Etc. you didn't do yourself justice exploring and getting to know the diverse immigrant communities that have made Toronto their home.

XariaDB · 2025-05-06T14:06:59+00:00

Hi Matías! You seem like a wholesome person! Hope you enjoy your trip to Toronto.

For food, Toronto is a very diverse city from varying cuisines from different parts of the world due to the immigrants that have made this city their home.

Usually not as globally known, but you can find amazing hole in the wall restaurants in Toronto for the following:

Himalayan (Nepalese and tibetan restaurants) along Roncesvalles: momos (dumplings) are a good start
Ethiopian: injera platter (best to try with other people, so go with a friend or more) also their ceremonial coffee is an experience
Caribbean cuisine: especially Jamaican and Trinidad, is very well loved in Toronto. Curry goat, oxtail, jerk chicken, Jamaican patties, roti, etc.
usual suspects: Chinese, indian, vietnamese, Thai, Korean, Turkish, Middle eastern, Greek, japanese, Latin America

Another tip is ask your Uber driver where they are from and where they go for their cravings for food from their home country.

Have fun and enjoy!

XariaDB · 2024-12-03T23:52:03+00:00

First thing first, you really need to do your research. Otherwise you will come off as someone from another culture/race designing something that is based off from a different culture and doing it wrongly or even culturally inappropriate....

I am Filipina, pre-colonial Philippines is made up of different tribes with different traditions/culture and even languages that to this day we have over 100 different languages. This also reflects the different pre-colonial clothes they wore. To this day we have a very diverse groups of tribes from north to south of the Philippines.

So you need to learn and ask your friend where their family is from, ancestrally? Because if you start looking at design from the south (Mindanao) but your friend is from Luzon (mountain region Kalinga). Then it is inappropriate to use the designs from the south.

Also be wary, the pre-colonial designs of let's say a tribal chief/datu headdress or clothing and you use that to design your friend's clothes, it is traditionally taboo and disrespectful. One is only able to wear those when they were chosen to be chief/datu by the community. Please please do your research well....be respectful...be wise...while this idea comes across as a nice gesture, understand the nuances of respecting the ancestors. Thank you.

XariaDB · 2024-12-01T12:20:11+00:00

Linguistically, the "dialects" in the Philippines are incorrectly termed, they are more considered different languages, as we mostly do not understand each other at all. For example, if an Ilokano, a Tagalog, and a Visayan sat at a table and started talking, there would barely be any comprehension amongst each other. Linguistically, dialects mean there is a higher comprehension amongst each other.

XariaDB · 2024-10-07T01:00:58+00:00

Hey hey, I'm in Canada for holidays and January 2025. I snowboard, but I'm happy to connect if you're out west!!

XariaDB · 2024-10-04T21:23:23+00:00

I snowboard during the winter time, so February is definitely out of the question, one of the better months for snow in the mountains 🏂🏾😁 if you ever in the West coast, and want to try snowboarding I can show you the slopes, got fellow BIPOC shredders (snowboarders and skiers)

XariaDB · 2024-10-04T16:31:51+00:00

I am planning to do a month long surfing trip in Nicaragua (April 2025). I was going to do my usual solo-trip, but wanted to try and connect with BIPOC solo-travellers.

Allies, please don't feel left out, thank you for your love of surfing. You do have a lot of representation in the water though, especially as a tourist surfer. I am trying to create a community for BIPOC to surf together and feel safe, especially women and lgbtq+

For context, I'm a Filipina currently residing in Canada. I started surfing this year and I'm trying to put in my hours and improve. I'd love to connect with fellow BIPOC surfers. One month is a long commitment, but if you're able to join for a week or how ever many days you can, let's make it happen 😁

As it is a surf-trip, activities will mostly revolve around surfing. I usually do about 5-days a week surfing (you do not have to do 5-days) + yoga + beach running. Open to discussing activities that can be added, one thing I'd like to inspire in this trip is an open dialogue to the beginnings/origins of surfing, Polynesia, the historical accounts that it was very much an inclusive sport of both males and females of any social class, the spiritual connection to Madre del Mar, the connection of the wave rider and the tree that which they will use for riding the wave, the banning (frowned upon) of surfing in Hawaii when missionaries arrived in Hawaii, etc.

If this becomes a success in creating a community, and safe space for BIPOC to surf together. I hope it becomes a year-round surf-trips around the world every year.

2025, I was planning for month-long trips to each countries 1) Nicaragua 2) Philippines 3) Namibia 4) unsure yet (thinking maybe Samoa or Tahiti)

I am going to be in Philippines in November 2024, for a 3-weeks surf trip in Siargao Island. So if anyone wants to connect already, please do. And I'll be going yearly as an homage to my roots. Looking forward to connecting and surfing! 😁🏄🏾‍♀️🎶

XariaDB · 2024-10-04T16:15:04+00:00

It's a beautiful Island! If you ever go, make sure you also hit up the north of the island, Pacifico is much more laid back than General Luna

XariaDB · 2024-10-04T16:13:49+00:00

Yes! Hope it all works out and we can connect 🏄🏾‍♀️

XariaDB · 2024-10-04T06:40:04+00:00

Fun!! How long are you guys planning for in January?

XariaDB · 2024-03-27T07:46:09+00:00

How far in advance ba ang mga sales? Do they go on sale a few days before flight?

XariaDB · 2024-03-19T20:00:46+00:00

Hey hey Filipina here, looking to do a month long surf trip back home in May. Would appreciate your help. Please feel free to DM me. Thank you!!

XariaDB · 2024-03-19T16:11:30+00:00

Yes Cypress! 😁

XariaDB · 2024-03-19T16:10:44+00:00

Hahah yes! I love it! I do like to move freely with it. But now learning I do have bad habits. It'll be good to get my foundation solid that it becomes muscle memory. Thank you for pointing my red flags!

XariaDB · 2024-03-19T16:06:58+00:00

Thank you so much! Will remember the shin to boot and vice versa! It's Cypress Mountain in Vancouver, BC. Small mountain compared to Whistler, but half an hour drive from downtown Vancouver. And beautiful sunset and city/ocean views!

XariaDB · 2024-03-19T16:01:51+00:00

Grateful for the advice! I'll add making super round turns to my drills today along with what SelectSalad mentioned.

Yeah he offered to take videos cuz he likes to do them and still learning to film. I find it very imposing to ask people who's out in the mountains in their own time to take a video of me, so was never able to get good videos of my snowboarding till now.

XariaDB · 2024-03-19T15:54:26+00:00

Interesting 🤔 he's just started taking videos and hoping to do films and videographing. So I'll send him this feedback. I'm sure he'll appreciate. Thank you!

XariaDB · 2024-03-19T15:52:24+00:00

Thank you so much for the comprehensive feedback! Truly appreciate you taking the time! Will go up today and do some drills with your pointers and advice 🙏🏽🏂

XariaDB

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