A Music Review: Philippine Geography by Yoyoy Villame

A Music Review: Philippine Geography by Yoyoy Villame

Biography

Name: Roman Tesorio

Screen Name: Yoyoy Villame

Birth Date: November 18, 1932

Died: May 18, 2007

Place of Birth: Calape, Bohol

Affiliations: singer, Composer, Lyricist and Comedian

The song Philippine Geography by singer composer Yoyoy Villame is one of my favorite novelty music. Like any other Yoyoy Villame song it has a catchy tune that anyone who would hear the song will surely hum and sway.

Most words of the song is composed of the 77 major islands, provinces, cities, municipalities and towns in the Philippines that is arranged from north to south. Any students who would memorize the song will have no problem in their Philippine History Subject.

The song can be easily memorized if you where familiar of the places in the Philippines from north to south but if you are not then maybe it is time to familiarize the places of the pearl of the orient seas with the aid of the Philippine geography Song.

The complete lyrics of the song can be found below

Philippines Has A Great History
according To Our Geography
manila Is The Capital City
that Is Known From The Other Country
metro Manila, Quezon City
caloocan, Pasay, Makati
marikina, Pasig, Sapote,
malabon, Las Pinas, Paranaque

from The North Batanes, Aparri
ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte
isabela, Cagay-An Valley
mountain Province, La Union, Baguio City
nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya
tarlac, Pangasinan, Pampanga
zambales, Bataan, Abra,
bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Laguna

now Lets Go To The Southern Luzon
camarines Norte, Quezon
albay, Camarines Sur
catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon

and We Add Three Islands More
mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon
then Down To Visayan Shore
the Most Tamis Sugar, Coconut And Corn.

ay Yeah,Yeah,..................
cebu, Mactan, Mandaue
ay Yeah,Yeah,..................
bohol, Samar, Leyte
ay Yeah,Yeah,..................
iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, Antique
palawan, Negros, Bacolod
city Or Dumaguete

now Lets Go To The Land Of Promise
the Land Of Mindanao
bukidnon, Zamboanga, Misamis
mambahao, Butuan, Agusan, Surigao
cagayan De Oro, Iligan, Ozamis
and The Three Provinces Of Davao
davao Sur, Oriental, Del Norte
cotabato, Lanao, Sulu, Tawi Tawi

ay Yeah,Yeah,.................. Philippines Has A Great History
ay Yeah,Yeah,.................. Manila Is The Capital City
ay Yeah,Yeah,.................. All Tourists Are Invited To See
according To Our Geography Philippines Is A Beautiful Country

A Book Review: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Who does not know Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? I believe most people does, especially those bookworms. For the benefit of those who do not know Arthur Conan Doyle, well he is just the only person who created one of the most wise and known fiction hero detectives Sherlock Holmes. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes are the first short stories about the famous detective Sherlock Holmes.

As mentioned above Sherlock Holmes is a fictional character and one of my favorite. He is an intelligent consulting detective that is based in London. What I like about detective Holmes is his sharp practical and logical reasoning and the ability to take any disguise and his deep knowledge in forensic science

To all book and novel lovers who passionately like detective stories and are fund of solving cases then The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is what you are looking for. I am sure that ladies would love Holmes because of his spectacular skills and sense of humor.

I can describe Holmes as a loyal friend in which by any means ready to attack just to defend a friend. His being hardheaded does not make him any stubborn but it makes him look manlier. He is every woman’s dream a man who can protect and can give fortress to any fragile woman.

The book is really well written that all cases are unique with each other yet not a separate story from other Holmes adventure books. This is the book in which when you start reading you do not want it to let go and it is as if that you are inside the story.

Arthur Conan Doyle has created a world in which you will regret if you cannot have a glimpse of it. 

Sudoku

Sudoku is one of the games I say I play best. To those who do not know what Sudoku is then it is a number placement game which aims to fill a 9x9 grid with digits. Each column and row of the 3x3 sub-grids that composed the grids or boxes must contain the digits from 1 – 9 uniquely. Do not worry because the puzzle setter already provides a partially completed grid and all you have to do is indicate what digit must be filled in a certain box.


I myself played my first Sudoku in a newspaper. I found a used news paper and I saw a box with a mark above stating Sudoku. I was amused by the puzzle because this is a number puzzle and I am used to solve word puzzles. Luckily at that moment my uncle has arrived and he taught me how to play Sudoku and that is the start of my passion to Sudoku. After a month I bought a Sudoku puzzle book with a hundred puzzles in it and just solved it for five days that is how I’m addicted with the game. My only problem with a book puzzle Sudoku is that it is an additional bulk of the things in my bag and I can’t solve games when I am riding in a public vehicle or even a private car.

I am glad to know that now the new eBook reader Kindle has a Sudoku puzzle installed in the reader. As you see it is now that handy playing Sudoku and if you need to relax after reading then playing Sudoku is the best game you can play. You will for sure enjoy and exercise.

Sudoku Trivia

Sudoku is said to be one of the most effective mental game. It is considered as one of the most memory enhancer game.

Kalamay

Kalamay or Calamay is one of the sweetest delicacies in the Philippines.  A lot of part in the country is making the common delicacy that is made of sugar, vanilla, coconut milk, sticky rice and can be added also with peanuts.


The provinces making the sweet delicacy has been claiming that the kalamay is originated from their place but the most common known kalamay makers are the Boholano’s. Kalamay in Bohol came from the various town of the province but the taste of kalamay from Jagna Bohol is the best. Its sweet sticky taste is best savored if paired with bread and of course a cold soft drinks or water.

Below are the ingredients and the steps in making a Kalamay

Ingredients

10 liters of water

10 kilos of white sugar

2 gantas of malagkit (sticky rice)

20 pieces of coconut

Procedures in making a Kalamay

-          Soak the malagkit overnight

-          Grate the coconuts

-          Extract coconut milk from the grated coconut first with 5 liters of water then next with 3 liters of water

-          Pour the malagkit into the first coconut milk extract and grind the mixture

-          Mix the sugar with the second coconut milk extract and boil to make a latik

-          Pour the ground malagkit into the boiling latik

-          Stir the mixture for 4 hours or until the mixture becomes very sticky

-          Put the mixture into half of the coconut shell

-          Cool for 3 hours

-          Cover with the other half of the shell

As mentioned above the kalamay is packed inside a smooth coconut shell and sealed with a red tape. 

The kalamay when exposed to great sunlight decreases shelf life so make sure that the shell is intact and 

no holes around it.

In Jagna the kalamay can be bought 35 pesos per piece or can be bought 3 pieces for 100 pesos. There are 

also now kalamay that is placed in plastic canister round-shaped white Tupperware that is sold for around 

40-50 pesos.

The Calamay also is best served especially if you are doing your past time activities like reading your

favorite novel The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

Chocolate Hills

Have you heard of an unusual geological formation? Yes you have read it right a geological formation. What I am talking here are thousands of land formed hills that is spread over a 50 square kilometers land.

Chocolate Hills in Bohol

One of the best tourist destinations in the Philippines is found in the small island of Bohol and called the Chocolate hills. This is composed of 1,776 hills that is scattered in three towns in the interior part of Bohol, the towns namely Sagbayan, Batuan and Carmen wherein the tourism development is based in Sagbayan “Sagbayan Peak” and Carmen “The Chocolate hills”. They are so called the chocolate hills because the green grass that covers the hills turns into brown during the summer or dry season.

Chocolate Hills Recognition

The chocolate hills have been declared as the Philippines 3^rd National Geological Monument and once belong to the 7 wonders of the world and are proposed to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Chocolate Hills Philippines

The hill which is a coned shaped or dome shaped is made up of limestone covered with grass. It is estimated to be at least 1, 268 individual mounds to about 1, 776 mounds. The height of the hills differs from 98 – 160 ft. with the largest being 390 ft.

The chocolate hills have been declared as a geological monument and are covered under the National Integrated Protected Areas System in which being headed by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. This means that quarrying and mining activities are prohibited in the towns of Sagbayan, Batuan and Carmen where the Chocolate hills are situated.