Good Evening!
So... Apparently, today was a very multi-cultural-celebration day here in New York City. Part of Fifth Avenue was devoted to the Salute To Israel Day. The East Meadow of Central Park was devoted to Japan Day. (I really wish I had remembered that one and had headed there for a bit.) And it was also Philippine Independence Day here today too.
I did end up heading down to Madison Square Park for the Filipino "festivities" which was basically a big block party. By the time I got there, many of the vendors and booths had already packed up, but there were still a couple of tables in it for the long haul. -And the entertainment on the mainstage was still going on... which brought back memories of my father's karaoke ventures.
I was almost tempted by some of the food, but with only three vendors left, they were all quite mobbed, and they all seemed to be trying to make sure they had enough for everyone. There was one restaurant that had set up some steam tables, alas, it looked like most of their food had been sitting there all day, so I passed.
*I was also handed a copy of one of the local Filipino newspapers. Interestingly enough, most of the articles in the paper were about the "Myth" of Philippine Independence, along with a couple of other articles about how New York City's Philippine Independence Day was more about "National Conglomerates" and not Filipino Culture.
