Where is Matt right now?
DECEMBER 23, 2011 - Today I'm learning to dive at Fun and Sun Dive and Travel on Malapascua, Philippines (http://bit.ly/vAoQjP). In three days, we be swimming with thresher sharks. Merry Christmas to me :)
The Wang Yeh boat burning festival occurs once every three years. Disease spreading ghosts, or Wang Yeh, are lead onto the boats by priests and mediums. The boat, sitting atop a mountain of ghost money (money burned by locals for the benefit of their dead ancestors) is then burned, sending the spirits back to their world, hopefully taking their plagues with them. This year, I believe, there was a special focus on H1N1 (the Swine Flu).
DECEMBER 23, 2011 - Today I'm learning to dive at Fun and Sun Dive and Travel on Malapascua, Philippines (http://bit.ly/vAoQjP). In three days, we be swimming with thresher sharks. Merry Christmas to me :)
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7 Comments
Steve
26 Oct 2009 11:10 pm
Hmm. Looks good, where are the rest of the photos?
Jiyo… I am with you on the next excursion!
Tailaowai
08 Nov 2009 10:11 am
Thanks! Those were great shots! I’ve seen you name around, and now I’ll look for more high-quality stuff from you!
Cheers!
Matt Gibson
08 Nov 2009 09:11 pm
Thanks Tailaowai. If you’d like to see some more great photography, come down to ImageiNation II this weekend http://www.matt-gibson.org/2009/10/imageination-ii-november-14th-29th/
Tracy Chen
18 Jan 2010 01:01 am
Hey Matt,I have moved to dong gang for months.
I was on the festivel too but i didnt go to the burning boat because it’s too crowded.
My dad’s office and home are near the temple.so bad I didnt know you yet!
Anyway, you took great shots.
Matt Gibson
20 Jan 2010 02:01 am
Thanks Tracy. That’s too bad. It would have been nice to have known somebody there. But, I wouldn’t have been much fun. I was running around like a crazy man trying to shoot everything. You can read an article I wrote about it here: http://highway11.net/index.php/en/society/culture/142-a-good-old-fashioned-boat-burning
hcg scam
15 May 2011 11:05 pm
Hmm it appears like your blog ate my first comment (it was extremely long) so I guess I’ll just sum it up what I had written and say, I’m thoroughly enjoying your blog. I too am an aspiring blog writer but I’m still new to the whole thing. Do you have any tips and hints for inexperienced blog writers? I’d genuinely appreciate it.
Matt Gibson
(@Twitter) 16 May 2011 11:05 am
Too bad about the comment. I would have liked to have read it. I'm glad you like my blog. I do have some advice for new bloggers. I actually summarized it in an article the I wrote here: http://www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/work/shortterm/articles/building-a-travel-blog-getting-started.shtml