Contra Mestre Parabolica and the students of Escola Capoeira Grupo Senzala – Bacolod at Mandala Centering Place are excitedly anticipating the month of August as they welcome the visit of another Mestre of Capoeira all the way from France. Mestre Banana and his family are coming for a visit and will surely share and teach […]
Remembering the Summer We Discovered Capoeira in Bacolod
As summer of 2013 turned into a summer of many discoveries, it was in this summer too that we discovered Capoeira. I once saw this in a local cable show and told myself, this is such a unique way of dancing and making music. I also notice that there was a bit of martial art […]
Feed the Hungry: Continuing to Pay It Forward
I have known Feed the Hungry projects since college days because my Aunt, Solita Magahum Wakefield heads their gift giving projects here in the Philippines. And as always, Bacolod is part of their itinerary. Bacolod City is close to my Aunt or to us family “Tita Tata”, because she grew up here, in Tangub near […]