Blogalicious: a philippine photo odyssey

I wasnt sure if i really wanted to shoot the festival, since that whole MILF invading the town of Kauswagan happend a little more than month before Kasadya Festival the but what the heck.. the festival was for St. Michael the Archangel and Protector!

To the last minute I was debating if I was going to shoot at the ampitheater since security was tight but seeing all the military around i decided to go on and shoot the festival knowing well that we were protected and safe. The Festival had only 6 contigents, probably because the other towns shyed away because of the security risk the festival posed.

The Festival started late, we wondering why there was not much people at the venue then realized that security was even tighter that each person had to undergo scrutiny at the gate. After the crown slowly trickled in, the festival was on its way.. 10am and the heat was intense.. but i was a lot of fun!

Here are the festival photos and a video slideshow of what happened at the Kasadya Festival.

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SM Mall of Asia is organizing the Grand Festival of Lights featuring a parade of floats beginning November 29, every Saturday of December (except the 27th) and on Christmas Day, as part of the SM Mall of Asia’s Christmas Wonderworld theme in celebration of the yuletide season.
It is during this peak season that the mall can easily command about one million weekend customer foot traffic boasting of demographics from all walks of life and additional of one million during the special holidays. The Grand Festival of Lights is a wonderful opportunity to promote your brand and/or product.
What will happen during the Grand Festival of Lights?
Themed floats covered in dazzling lights begin to parade accompanied by performers in full whimsical costumes, singing and dancing in an orchestrated unison. The floats will converge in the Seaside Boulevard by the Choir Christmas Tree, a tree made up of chorale performers singing popular Christmas carols. The night will end with a spectacular pyromusical display in sync with the lights and sounds of our magical fountain.

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