Last Saturday, I flew into Cebu with Eric and Melo to participate in the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo. This is a festival of festivals — contingents from all around Cebu are converging in the big city to show off to the rest of the province what their town’s festival is like.

Here’s a very short video clip, a tiny sampling of the contingent’s street dancing perfomances during the Pasigarbo sa Sugbo. I was anticipating that I’d be taking a lot of photos and videos for this trip, so I bought an extra 2GB SD card. Unfortunately, my foresight didn’t extend to my camera’s battery — it died shortly after the contingents started dancing their way from Mandaue City Hall to the CICC.

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I’m a wuss. After only four performances, I chickened out and left the Aliw Theatre, where the Aliwan Fiesta 2008 contingents were performing for the judges and the public. In my defense, I barely had an hour of sleep, I was at the Quirino Grandstand by 1:30pm, took photos under the midday sun for an hour or two. Then, when it started raining, we quickly hopped into a cab to take us to Aliw Theater. It was pouring when we got there and neither one of us had an umbrella so we had to dash from the cab and through a huge puddle of water.

After passing the rain and the time inside Star City, Eric and I headed out to the press box, eagerly waiting for the first contingent’s arrival. Because of the sudden downpour, the first performers didn’t arrive until almost three hours later. I was sleep deprived, my clothes are wet and I’m exhausted.

But I managed to take this short video clip of the Pamulinawen festival’s performance.

More photos from the Aliwan Fiesta 2008 coming up tomorrow! Here are my rather colorful updates while I was at the Aliw Theatre via Twitter:

evilmartian: inulan ang aliwan. Here in front of aliw theatre, waiting for the performers about 5 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: This is so tagal ha. Running on an hour’s sleep. I feel so soggy. about 5 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: There’s no way i’m going to the cs party. I need a long soak in the bath. Ugh. about 5 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: First contingent already at Vito Cruz. They’re taking too long *grumpy* about 5 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: NNNNGGGGHHHH about 5 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: opening dance: teeny boppers dancing ala vilma santos complete with half baked cos and high heels about 4 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: 8pm. They’re just turning into the ccp complex. Will i be able to finish all 24 performances? about 4 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: ay nalalaglag ang tube dress nya. Tsk, i dnt think i got that in the video about 4 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: Pyrolympics? More like lightning- lympics about 4 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: finally starting. Yay! I want to go home now. about 4 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: san ka nakakita ng mangingisda na kumekembot? about 4 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: bah, dnt introduce the judges anymore. I want to watch the kalintad of maguindanao! about 3 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: wat the fuck?! There’s no way out! about 3 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: gave up after 4 contingents. Waiting for a cab, seeing parts of the pyrolympics from a distance about 3 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: driving along roxas, groups are still parading from quirino grandstand about 3 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: A lot of cars hav parked on the inner lane and are just watching about 3 hours ago from phtwitters
evilmartian: we’re in front of rajah sulaiman, and hav just passed the last contingent about 3 hours ago from phtwitters

Yes, I’m high maintenance :P

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