Fish Be With You

What will a Pinoy airshow like without tiangge (bazaars) and in this year's Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, the stall that sells miniature hot air balloons and fabric fishes is king. People find the balloons (starting from Php120) as the definitive souvenirs.

Fish Cubes

Sutukil (sugba, tuwa, kilaw) market and restaurants near Lapu-Lapu Shrine in Mactan, Cebu never fails to baffle most Manila residents with the freshest sea bounty laid out for personal pickings. It's not so much of the variety -- because there's always Manila's SM Hypermarket in Mall of Asia or the neighboring Seaside restaurants -- but the fresh fishes' bright, rainbow colors. The colors will just blow you away -- it's like shooting with the almost extinct Velvia in this pixel age.