At around 5 PM, the doorbell started to ring continuously for about 3 times. "Hi!" "Are you here for the International Night?"" Yes." And the newly-arrived would be ushered into the kitchen for the first part of the Philippine International Night: the cooking demonstration.
Ate Endy was Cook/Presenter for the evening. The menu for the activity were the all-time favorites: Pancit Canton (which was especially requested by Cris after she tasted it last year in the Tacloban Service Project), Chicken and Pork Adobo, Green Mango Salad with Sauteed Shrimp Paste (or
bagoong), Fish Crackers with Vinegar and Garlic Dip and of course...Halo-Halo for dessert! Cris, Maggie, Amy, another Maggie and Wendy took turns slicing the carrots and the cabbage while Angie deveined the shrimps. Jenny lined the baskets with banana leaves and Susy helped out with the halo-halo ingredients...all 7 of them! Just below, we see Cris peeling the green mangoes and Wendy anxiously waiting for her turn.
We took time preparing the dishes,there was little time left for the cultural get-together. Dayenne prepared a presentation about the Philippines. We also watched a promotional music video hightlighting the different scenic spots of the Philippines with famous Philippine artists singing in the background. Peggy brought this video with her after her vacation in Manila. We had such a great time...see you all again in our next International Night!
