Dinagsa 2012

This 2012, Cadiz City celebrated its 38th Dinagsa Festival in honor of its patron Sto. Nino de Cadiz from January 22 to 29, with various activities being staged. It is a week long celebration with the rhythmic beating of drums. 

Dinagsa refers to the Hiligaynon word "dagsa" which means to come in groups. Performers are painted in black or covered with black soot portraying an "ati" performing rituals and dancing in celebration of the feast of Sto. Nino.

One of the most unique activities in the festival is the Lamhitanay Festival on January 30, where people roaming around the streets smother and wipes paint among each other.  The Lamhitanay Festival adds more color to the festival and the people.

This is where people (visitors or residents) in Cadiz city roam around the streets to smother and wipes paint to each other. (So prepare to get dirty as saying "no" or getting angry at them is sort of an insult, giving a bad vibe to the festivity.) If you don't like it, better stay at home. 

My friends and I had a really good time during Dinagsa festival. Everyone was covered with different colors of paint. Everyone looks very messy and dirty but this is not something we experience often, so we just enjoyed the festivities!

 

Till the next Dinagsa Festival! ☺

Beware of “Disable or Remove Facebook Timeline” Scams! They're just Lies!

Beware of “Disable or Remove Facebook Timeline” Scams! Unfortunately, there is no way to change your Profile back after you upgraded it to Facebook Timeline. You can't remove it once you try it. 

Being aware of this despair, scammers are taking advantage of it by posting scam messages on Facebook indicating how one can disable or remove the Facebook Timeline completely. 

There are clear evidences that indicate that there will be no way to go back to the old Profile on one of its Help Center pages.

“We’re rolling out the new profile to everyone slowly. If you don’t see it yet and would like to upgrade early, click here. You will not be able to switch back to the old design after upgrading.”

On another page, Facebook addressed this issue more specifically:

“How do I go back to the older version of my profile?

Once you switch to the new version of your profile, you cannot return to the previous version. Upon switching, you will have the option to take a brief tour of the new profile so you can easily locate your favorite features and learn about the new profile features that are available.”

So, there is no way to take it off. You are stuck with the timeline format from now on, and everyone else is being converted to timeline anyways until Facebook decides to implement a new layout again.  Therefore, the best option you have is to get used to it.