Pista Senyor postscript

The Sinulog Foundation is looking for a bigger venue for next year’s show. The Grandstand burst at the seams with 60,000 people when it’s supposed to be good for only 16,000. “Try Araneta Coliseum,” says a reader.

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Even Araneta Coliseum can’t hold 60,000 spectators. “Try CICC,” says another reader, covering her mouth as she laughs at her own try at humor.

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Either this reader hasn’t been to the CICC or she just wants to see Tom O die laughing. Or his hayblad rising.

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A Pista Senyor guest from a city in Northern Mindanao was heard complaining about the unwashed spoons and forks in a carinderia. That’s where they serve food dirt cheap.

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It rained during the Pista Senyor procession but that did not stop the two million or so devotees from taking part. One senior citizen (a woman) was heard saying: “Dili man asin ang atong debosyon sa Senyor.”

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The same senior citizen said: “Gitestingan lang ta sa Senyor asa kutob ang atong debosyon Niya.” And the Cebuanos passed the test with flying colors. No reference to the umbrellas that came in different colors.

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News reporters — print and broadcast — still call the Basilica del Sto. Niño “menore.” It’s no longer a minor basilica. It’s now a full-fledged basilica.

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One radio reporter when asked where he was situated during the procession, told the anchor: “Nia ko’s duol sa menore.” The basilica was gone.

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E-mail from Randy Alegre, a Cebuano in Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.: “I like your Text Views column. Kudos to the staffer handling it ... The texted views, coming from readers, are expressed in a manner that hits the nail on the head ... No holds barred ... Many of the texters have humor and wit ... I suggest you give bigger space to the column. Thank you.”

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