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"Pinoys at Heart. Phuket Extreme, Sarap Nation and Beauty Queens!"
Episode on September 4, 2010 Saturday 9:00 PM Pinoys At Heart 
While a lot of Filipinos dream of going to other countries, there are also foreigners who love Filipino culture. Meet Americans Tory Chapman and James Cowdin --- who had a taste of being taxi drivers, jeepney drivers, and even soy drink (taho) vendors! Meanwhile, author Rafe Bartholomew wrote a book about Filipinos penchant for the game basketball. Jordanian Mahmoud Asfor on the other hand built a giant monument to honor our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, in Nueva Ecija. And half-Slovakian/half-American Saffron Bushong did not only fell in love with our country, she also married a Filipino! Phuket Xtreme 
In the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Thailand , we met the Mah Songs --- natives who have a unique and shocking practice. After praying and performing rituals that invite spirits to possess their bodies, they believe that this will numb the pain brought by blades which they use for extremely painful body piercings! Sarap Nation! 
Good food can be found anytime, anywhere, when you are in the Philippines . That is why in Nueva Ecija, they serve Gising-Gising --- made from mixed vegetables garnished with shrimp, squid, and pepper! There is also the mouth-watering Kapit Rolls from Tarlac and the tasty rice cake or puto in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Grab a bite of the tempting Sinantol from Quezon, and the famous Tawilis fish from Taal Lake ! 25 Years Of Jessica Soho: Beauty Queens 
With the victory of Maria Venus Raj in the 2010 Miss Universe, people became interested again with our beauty queens. In the past years, Jessica Soho has interviewed some of the most talked-about beauty queens in our country --- Gloria Diaz, Margie Moran, and Miriam Quiambao. She was even able to interview 1993 Miss Universe Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico during her latest visit in the Philippines.
Pinoys At Heart Habang marami sa ating mga Pinoy ang nangangarap mangibang-bansa, marami ring mga dayuhan ang nagmamahal sa kultura nating mga Pilipino. Katulad na lang ng mga Amerikanong sina Tory Chapman at James Cowdin --- nag-drive ng taxi, jeep at nagbenta pa ng taho! Nandyan din ang author na si Rafe Bartholomew --- na gumawa pa ng libro tungkol sa basketball dito sa Pilipinas. Ang Jordanian naman na si Mahmoud Asfor, nagpatayo pa ng higanteng rebulto ng pambansang bayani na si Dr. Jose Rizal sa Nueva Ecija. Si Saffron Bushong naman, isang half-Slovakian at half-American, na-in love, hindi lang sa ganda ng ating bansa, kung hindi sa isa ring Pinoy! Phuket Xtreme Taon-taon, isinasagawa sa Thailand ang Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Dito namin nakilala ang mga Mah Song o mga katutubong nagsasagawa ng isang kahindik-hindik na ritwal. Nagdarasal muna sila para imbitahin ang mga espiritung sumapi sa kanilang katawan. Sa ganitong paraan daw kasi, hindi nila mararamdaman ang sakit ng mga patalim na isinasaksak at itinutusok nila sa kanilang mga katawan! Sarap Nation! Saan mang lupalop ng Pilipinas ka mapadpad, tiyak may matutuklasan kang pagkain na kakaiba. Sa Nueva Ecija, mabubuhay raw ang iyong dugo sa Gising-Gising, gawa sa pinaghalu-halong gulay na sinahugan ng hipon, pusit at sili! Mapapakapit ka rin daw sa sarap ng Kapit Rolls ng Tarlac, at sa malinamnam na puto ng Calasiao, Pangasinan. Sa dakong Quezon naman, gaganahan ka sa Sinantol --- masarap na kumbinasyon ng gata at santol! Ang isdang tawilis naman sa Taal Lake , binabalot sa dahon ng saging, saka pakukuluan upang mas lalo itong maging malinamnam!
While a lot of Filipinos dream of going to other countries, there are also foreigners who love Filipino culture. Meet Americans Tory Chapman and James Cowdin --- who had a taste of being taxi drivers, jeepney drivers, and even soy drink (taho) vendors! Meanwhile, author Rafe Bartholomew wrote a book about Filipinos penchant for the game basketball. Jordanian Mahmoud Asfor on the other hand built a giant monument to honor our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, in Nueva Ecija. And half-Slovakian/half-American Saffron Bushong did not only fell in love with our country, she also married a Filipino! Phuket Xtreme 
In the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Thailand , we met the Mah Songs --- natives who have a unique and shocking practice. After praying and performing rituals that invite spirits to possess their bodies, they believe that this will numb the pain brought by blades which they use for extremely painful body piercings! Sarap Nation! 
Good food can be found anytime, anywhere, when you are in the Philippines . That is why in Nueva Ecija, they serve Gising-Gising --- made from mixed vegetables garnished with shrimp, squid, and pepper! There is also the mouth-watering Kapit Rolls from Tarlac and the tasty rice cake or puto in Calasiao, Pangasinan. Grab a bite of the tempting Sinantol from Quezon, and the famous Tawilis fish from Taal Lake ! 25 Years Of Jessica Soho: Beauty Queens 
With the victory of Maria Venus Raj in the 2010 Miss Universe, people became interested again with our beauty queens. In the past years, Jessica Soho has interviewed some of the most talked-about beauty queens in our country --- Gloria Diaz, Margie Moran, and Miriam Quiambao. She was even able to interview 1993 Miss Universe Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico during her latest visit in the Philippines. Pinoys At Heart Habang marami sa ating mga Pinoy ang nangangarap mangibang-bansa, marami ring mga dayuhan ang nagmamahal sa kultura nating mga Pilipino. Katulad na lang ng mga Amerikanong sina Tory Chapman at James Cowdin --- nag-drive ng taxi, jeep at nagbenta pa ng taho! Nandyan din ang author na si Rafe Bartholomew --- na gumawa pa ng libro tungkol sa basketball dito sa Pilipinas. Ang Jordanian naman na si Mahmoud Asfor, nagpatayo pa ng higanteng rebulto ng pambansang bayani na si Dr. Jose Rizal sa Nueva Ecija. Si Saffron Bushong naman, isang half-Slovakian at half-American, na-in love, hindi lang sa ganda ng ating bansa, kung hindi sa isa ring Pinoy! Phuket Xtreme Taon-taon, isinasagawa sa Thailand ang Phuket Vegetarian Festival. Dito namin nakilala ang mga Mah Song o mga katutubong nagsasagawa ng isang kahindik-hindik na ritwal. Nagdarasal muna sila para imbitahin ang mga espiritung sumapi sa kanilang katawan. Sa ganitong paraan daw kasi, hindi nila mararamdaman ang sakit ng mga patalim na isinasaksak at itinutusok nila sa kanilang mga katawan! Sarap Nation! Saan mang lupalop ng Pilipinas ka mapadpad, tiyak may matutuklasan kang pagkain na kakaiba. Sa Nueva Ecija, mabubuhay raw ang iyong dugo sa Gising-Gising, gawa sa pinaghalu-halong gulay na sinahugan ng hipon, pusit at sili! Mapapakapit ka rin daw sa sarap ng Kapit Rolls ng Tarlac, at sa malinamnam na puto ng Calasiao, Pangasinan. Sa dakong Quezon naman, gaganahan ka sa Sinantol --- masarap na kumbinasyon ng gata at santol! Ang isdang tawilis naman sa Taal Lake , binabalot sa dahon ng saging, saka pakukuluan upang mas lalo itong maging malinamnam!
