tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post2398534813654775078..comments2024-03-28T07:46:02.709-04:00Comments on SOS Aloha Book Reviews and More: Aloha to Bethanne Strasser and LETTERS FROM HOME Kim in Baltimorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16335590022753325700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-81656817068053642682013-12-04T00:51:33.221-05:002013-12-04T00:51:33.221-05:00Every Oct the church by my house has a Fall Festiv...Every Oct the church by my house has a Fall Festival and I got to it every year (twice) so that I can get my Filipino food plate. It is all so yummy. Linda McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14696725014931280501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-30929214718834157432013-12-03T21:41:26.962-05:002013-12-03T21:41:26.962-05:00Not a lotNot a lotbn100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-57376998356230507962013-12-03T21:35:00.525-05:002013-12-03T21:35:00.525-05:00What a place to live, ya? typhoons, volcanoes, ear...What a place to live, ya? typhoons, volcanoes, earthquakes... I have a story that is partially set there. I'm finishing it now... not sure how to work the typhoon into the story.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256853329068994102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-59065552307869315952013-12-03T13:57:36.502-05:002013-12-03T13:57:36.502-05:00I don't know a lot but I did have an acquainta...I don't know a lot but I did have an acquaintance who was born there but she moved here soon after. I remember tasting a rice and bean dish that she said was from there.catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-5127882264063595602013-12-03T12:04:58.483-05:002013-12-03T12:04:58.483-05:00Wonderful, Dorothy! If you're son is at all in...Wonderful, Dorothy! If you're son is at all interested, there is a good page here, on the history following the Spanish American War. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/philippine-independence-declared The US recognized the Philippines indepedence in 1946. :D I love the History Channel. ;)<br />Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256853329068994102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-20461166682677226662013-12-03T08:33:49.091-05:002013-12-03T08:33:49.091-05:00I had a friend who almost moved to the Philippines...I had a friend who almost moved to the Philippines before the volcano destroyed the US air base. I also like lumpia!<br /><br />I second Kim's thank you to Bethanne for her family's service!<br /><br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-20039692229252498742013-12-03T08:32:48.112-05:002013-12-03T08:32:48.112-05:00My son is studying the Spanish American War in sch...My son is studying the Spanish American War in school. So I know now that the Philippines became a US territory after the war. <br /><br />Congrats to Bethanne on her new book!<br /><br />DorothyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-62155212643305294392013-12-03T07:25:44.671-05:002013-12-03T07:25:44.671-05:00I met a Filipina while I was there and she was won...I met a Filipina while I was there and she was wonderful. I remember her name but have lost track of her since. We wrote back and forth for a year or two... and then life. You know. :( So hard to keep up those relationships. Her name was Honey Barba.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256853329068994102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-67764266660459510142013-12-03T07:24:10.265-05:002013-12-03T07:24:10.265-05:00The food was amazing! :DThe food was amazing! :DBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256853329068994102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-7138252509556929512013-12-02T23:18:02.039-05:002013-12-02T23:18:02.039-05:00I have an online friend who lives in the Philippin...I have an online friend who lives in the Philippines. She's told me about turon - like a banana eggroll that's fried.<br /><br />My hubby also has a co-worker who's from the Philippines and whenever she brings in her homemade food to work she sends a plate home for me since she knows I'm a fan. ;)<br /><br />Marcy ShulerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-33604865072728651812013-12-02T22:03:18.161-05:002013-12-02T22:03:18.161-05:00The only thing that I know about the Philippines, ...The only thing that I know about the Philippines, is the helper that my son had when he was working in Hong Kong a few years ago. She was a lovely girl, and she still stays in touch with me through Facebook. She calls me "Nana".Diane D - Floridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257503725180545601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8575273532904617281.post-1898731528260701312013-12-02T21:07:56.894-05:002013-12-02T21:07:56.894-05:00*mwah* Thank you so much for having me on your blo...*mwah* Thank you so much for having me on your blog!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00256853329068994102noreply@blogger.com