Welcome to the SherwinM Podcast. A podcast about the adventures of being Filipino American. I am your host Sherwin.
Updates
- I’ve started creating videos on Youtube again. Please check them out https://youtube.com/user/w1n78
- Simplecast, the host provider for this podcast has recently changed how they handle URLs for the episodes. Before it was as easy as podcast.sherwinm.com/episode-number. Now it’s something different. From my understanding, it’s to prepare for the new Apple iOS11 and how it handles RSS feeds for podcasting. If you subscribe to my podcast, no need to worry as the show notes are part of the episode. Otherwise, just check the Facebook page https://facebook.com/sherwinmpodcast or follow me on Twitter or Instagram or send me a message.
Ber Months
It is mid-September at the time of this recording. In the Philippines, we have started the “Ber” months. This means everyone who celebrates Christmas has started preparing for it. From decorations, singing carols, and getting into the spirit.
A decoration that is widely seen throughout the country is parol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parol. It is a star-shaped Christmas lantern. Parol is derived from the Spanish word farol, which means lantern. It is made out of bamboo and paper. You should Google images and check them out. They are quite beautiful. I guess you can consider them to be similar to wreaths.
In the US, we don’t get in that mood until Black Friday – the day after Thanksgiving. We do something similar throughout the year. Preparing for holidays such as Independence Day, Halloween, and Christmas. But not that early.
The show notes of this episode can be found at http://podcast.sherwinm.com.