The Pasalubong concept: thoughtfulness in travel
Posted by happysteps on 26 Oct 2007 | Tagged as: Musings & Stories |
“Saan ang pasalubong ko?”
The phrase above, roughly translated to English, means “Where’s my pasalubong?” This is the usual question most Filipinos would ask you, either teasingly or demandingly, once they know you’ve been recently on a trip.
Pasalubong is part of the Filipino culture and means a token or a gift you hand over to your friends and loved ones upon arriving home - whether you came from a grand vacation in Europe or a 3-day business affair in Subic. It could be a famous food or delicacy of the place you visited or one of their native handcrafted souvenirs. Other usual pasalubongs are chocolates, clothing especially T-shirts, key chains, bags, baseball caps and all sorts of interesting keepsakes.
The pasalubong is a travelers’ thoughtful way of cheering up family and friends when visiting them. It’s also a way of bringing home a part of the journey to those left behind.
January 17th, 2008 at 1:52 am
[...] If you have your own vehicle and need to use it in Cebu, then loading it on an inter-island vessel is the best option. It’s really convenient especially if you’re traveling in groups, or if you plan to transport some stuff or go on a shopping spree. Using a bigger vehicle such as a van is more practical too since you have additional space to accommodate the items you bought and there’s the added comfort of bringing more trip essentials like food, plates, glasses, and necessary utensils, pillows, and of course your loads of pasalubong. [...]
January 17th, 2008 at 2:20 am
[...] province prides itself with its own local delicacies and handicrafts which are perfect ideas for pasalubongs. For instance, you have those handcrafted wooden sculptures, hand-woven sweaters and shawls, fresh [...]
April 16th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
[...] bags and accessories. We got a nice travel handcarry bag for Mom. Sorry we haven’t bought any pasalubongs for the guys, it was hard finding some nice Iloilo shirts on display and time was running out. [...]
April 24th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
[...] The past few days, we were also in the malls buying stuff to bring with us especially the pasalubongs. Oh well, even if it was a weekday, SM Bacolod was packed with many shoppers. I commented about [...]
July 31st, 2008 at 1:51 pm
[...] halfway packing with my bags (I still have one last pasalubong to buy later)… please pray that I’ll have a safe and happy trip. See you in [...]
October 18th, 2008 at 10:04 am
[...] On our way to the Brandenburg Gate we passed by the Berlin Store souvenir shop to buy some pasalubongs. [...]