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Published: 2006-12-16 05:32:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 3966; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 59
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Description gift art for the suman is a sweet soft chewey stick dish from the philippines. it's essentially made from glutinous rice, wrapped in leaves (the variations depend on which leaves are used), and steamed. they're about 6 or so inches in length (and not as big as those in the image). they're normally served topped with sugar and coconut snow, or a sweet white sauce made from coconut milk. i guess the sauce is in the bottle thing on her head. she's depicted flying in a bilao, a winnowing tray. this mode of flight's attributed to several shaman groups here (none of which i can identify at the moment). i read somewhere that some african witches were also belived to use winnowing trays and baskets as magical flying vehicles. probly has something to do with convergent anthropological schiz. or something. anyway, more attempts at christmas-y stuff.

also, check out 's gallery. he has a christmas suman deviation which inspired me to make this one.

(the title's inspired by the username of a livejournal friend, whose nick is Celestialsiomai. )
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Comments: 104

MTerrenal [2007-01-31 03:37:52 +0000 UTC]

Nicey! iba talaga gawa mo! I love this! great work!

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blue-fusion In reply to MTerrenal [2007-02-27 07:03:05 +0000 UTC]

siempre ngayon ko lang nabasa tong comment na to. lol thanks

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flaccidoutrage [2007-01-24 10:57:53 +0000 UTC]

suman, magaling, di ka pa rin natitinag

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blue-fusion In reply to flaccidoutrage [2007-01-24 20:55:00 +0000 UTC]

nabuhay ka!

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tsubibo [2006-12-21 02:20:21 +0000 UTC]

gata ba yung sauce? hehe niyog lang saka asukal yung nakikita kong nilalagay e

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blue-fusion In reply to tsubibo [2006-12-21 09:21:10 +0000 UTC]

masarap din yung niyog saka asukal. hindi gata e. latik ba yun tawag dun? basta malagkit na white na matamis na sauce. ay. parang bastos. WAHAHAHA

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tsubibo In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-21 10:54:01 +0000 UTC]

hindi naman latik yung tawag sa iniisip mo e HAHAHAHA!

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tishybaby [2006-12-20 07:03:13 +0000 UTC]

astig naman!

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blue-fusion In reply to tishybaby [2006-12-20 07:11:43 +0000 UTC]

salamat

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Raidor [2006-12-19 18:58:04 +0000 UTC]

astig! this is a cool concept! visually "delicious"...hehe

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blue-fusion In reply to Raidor [2006-12-19 22:58:58 +0000 UTC]

thanks much. i guess christmas brings out the more eclectic side of my art. hehe

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bernce [2006-12-19 07:30:35 +0000 UTC]

akala ko yummy... yummy naman pala tlaaga.

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bernce In reply to bernce [2007-01-03 05:15:31 +0000 UTC]

teehee

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bernce In reply to bernce [2006-12-19 09:05:07 +0000 UTC]

hehehe... una kong insip pagkain... hehehehe ... gutom na ako... promise.

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blue-fusion In reply to bernce [2006-12-19 09:49:15 +0000 UTC]

hala *hpynotic suggestion* kailangang maghanap ka ng suman at iwui sa bahay...

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bernce In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-20 08:48:28 +0000 UTC]

ulk!!!! uuummm... actually... mmmmm

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blue-fusion In reply to bernce [2006-12-20 08:51:20 +0000 UTC]

oi pala condolences sa pagkamatay ng meebo sa office nyo. nasubukan mo na ba yun trillian? (tama ba? basta yun gamit ni mikki)

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bernce In reply to blue-fusion [2007-01-03 05:06:26 +0000 UTC]

hhhhhmmmm... tirllian? hehehehehehehe...

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blue-fusion In reply to bernce [2006-12-19 09:03:05 +0000 UTC]

hahaha natawa lang ako sa comment na to.

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deboahan [2006-12-19 01:47:00 +0000 UTC]

Laking suman niyan ah! Gawa sa ginto?!

lolz, astig! Unang tingin palang, blue-fusion na blue-fusion agad. XD Dami niyo po alam sa culture natin ah. Galing! Nagiguilty tuloy ako.

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blue-fusion In reply to deboahan [2006-12-19 09:04:22 +0000 UTC]

gawa sa hinabing liwanag. o diba. hehehe ayos lang yan kokonti lang din alam ko sa pinoy stuff, pinaghahalo-halo ko lang sila kaya siguro muka madami. saka there's always google para tulungan ako maghanap ng iba pa info in it.

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jedski [2006-12-17 07:08:09 +0000 UTC]

grabe well presented ^^

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blue-fusion In reply to jedski [2006-12-17 07:41:39 +0000 UTC]

uy salamat

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nahumreigh [2006-12-17 02:54:22 +0000 UTC]

really impressive.. very nice coloring... pero dabest yung concept ^^

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blue-fusion In reply to nahumreigh [2006-12-17 03:10:43 +0000 UTC]

salamat sa comment!

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LORDofDREAMS [2006-12-17 02:23:55 +0000 UTC]



it never stops

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blue-fusion In reply to LORDofDREAMS [2006-12-17 03:08:11 +0000 UTC]

what never stops? time's unidirectional arrow? the vibrating of superstrings?

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LORDofDREAMS In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-17 03:13:13 +0000 UTC]

You impressing the hell out of your watchers

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blue-fusion In reply to LORDofDREAMS [2006-12-17 03:16:08 +0000 UTC]

or my erratic insomnia attacks. ugh.

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LORDofDREAMS In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-17 03:22:28 +0000 UTC]

and the list goes on

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tonyong [2006-12-17 01:08:42 +0000 UTC]

Oh yess! Nakakagutom na ito! Malakas din impact nito sa akin. Lalo na yung lumilipad siya sa isang bilao at yung description mo tungkol sa mga shamanist groups dito sa Filipinas na gumagmit nun.

Tsaka parang galing sa panaginip uli gawa mo. May designs na geometric, maganda rin pagkakulay niya!

(Tsaka salamat pala sa pag-mention sa akin din )

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blue-fusion In reply to tonyong [2006-12-17 03:07:38 +0000 UTC]

salamat sa comment! ayaw ko naman kasi gamitin yun movie na inday sa balitaw as reference. mas safe na yun meron mga shamans na sumasakay sa bilao. hehe

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tonyong In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-18 04:27:15 +0000 UTC]

Walang anuman

Ayan...Dami mo talagang alam sa Filipino movies. At dun sa nakasakay sa bilao, mas unique pa kasing tingnan ang ganun.

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blue-fusion In reply to tonyong [2006-12-18 18:15:43 +0000 UTC]

hindi mo na ba naalala yun? manood ka sa cinema one baka maabutan mo one time. si maricel soriano yun star nun movie. feeling ko pag nakita mo na maaalala mo sya...

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tonyong In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-20 02:14:13 +0000 UTC]

Tingnan ko sa Cinema One. Bakasyon na kasi ako ngayon.

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Taclobanon [2006-12-16 20:29:54 +0000 UTC]

haha kakatawa talaga ako sa mga pangalan ng devs mo.

sarap ng suman lalo na kung me latik. common sa amin yung food na yan as a local delicacy, pero favorite ko talaga is yung binagol. hmmm... cosmic binagol?

by the way, speaking of witches na sumasakay sa mga tray, basket, etc., check out Baba Yaga. 'Di siya African.. Slavic ata... pero cauldron yung sinasakyan niya... bahay niya may chicken feet pa heh heh.

by the way, nabasa mo na ba yung American Gods ni Neil Gaiman...? Gaiman fanatic ka rin ba?

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blue-fusion In reply to Taclobanon [2006-12-16 20:54:28 +0000 UTC]

salamat. parang i vaguely remember binagol. itong klase suman nadrowing ko kasi madami ganito sa antipolo. pero gusto ko suman yun rare na chewey na minty (rare daw kasi bihira na yun halaman na gamit to flavour it), tanong ko sa mom ko pangalan.

i can't claim to be a gaiman fan kahit gusto ko man bilin yun buo sandman set (kasi wala ako pera. huhu), but i've read american gods. parang di ko matandaan si baba yaga dun. yun 3 polish ladies lang yun parang slavic na natatandaan ko. gusto ko pagkakadepict sa moira dun (yun rocker chick). too bad liit lang role nya.pati si horus (tama ba? can't seem to recall. basta yun mag young man).

yun winnowing basket meron talaga african witches na ganun yun gamit, pero iba pa si baba yaga (russian daw sabi ng nagcomment ). at, parang bastos ang pangalan nya pag pinoy ang nagbabasa...

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Taclobanon In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-16 21:10:21 +0000 UTC]

heh heh. yeah i remember now, russian nga. di rin ako sure kung nasa american gods siya, pero if im not mistaken she was one of slavic women na binisita nila odin at shadow.

binasa ko lahat yung sandman comics pero sa computer lang (dowloaded lang kasi wala ring pera pambili ng tpbs). pero di rin ako sure kun nandon siya, marami na kasing books at comics and nabasa ko na feature si baba yaga: hellboy, fables, etc. nalilito na ako. pinkamaganda ko talga yung version ni mike mignola in terms visual design..

by the way, neil gaiman fan ako, pero as long as myth-based yung sinusulat niya o kaya mga deconstructions...

anyway, will look forward to the next installment of your pinoy myth cum delicacy series. hmmm. parang sagwa nag pakingan yung 'cum' ngayon... i hate you, internet!

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blue-fusion In reply to Taclobanon [2006-12-16 22:10:26 +0000 UTC]

i googled the rendition you just said. shet. ayos. and i find that she kinda looks like a frog-person. (at sana tama yun version na nakita ko). yun depiction sa kanya reminds me of mebuyan talaga (yun goddess of the underworld natin na nakaupo sa dikdikan ng rice na ganun din shape). ang nagustuhan ko sa dun sa american gods, yun human and modern treatment sa kanila (pati yun temperament nun characters), saka yun subtlety nun "magic," yun hindi puro flashy fantasy effects. sana lang may ganito din sa pinoy myths.

anyway, maraming salamat uli sa fav.

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Taclobanon In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-17 07:12:04 +0000 UTC]

no probs.

and, of course, 'di style ni neil gaiman ang gamitin yung house-with-chicken-feet ni baba yaga unless as a symbol, or maybe as parang psychedelic o transcendental experience, tulad ng sa carnival ride (roller coaster ba yon) na sinakyan nina odin and co.

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blue-fusion In reply to Taclobanon [2006-12-17 18:05:29 +0000 UTC]

yeah, and maganda kinalabasan dahil sa subtlety. although of course yun flashy fireworks fantasy effects din naman can work for novels, basta nasa tama lugar.

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Taclobanon In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-18 00:36:33 +0000 UTC]

yeah tama. depende rin sa author na nagdadala. si gaiman kasi me pagka gloomy ang dating so maganda sa kanya ung subtle ang approach. kay S. King siguro, pwede... o kay Clive Barker... naku naalala ko tuloy na wala na akong oras magbasa ng libro ngayon...

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blue-fusion In reply to Taclobanon [2006-12-18 17:48:57 +0000 UTC]

ako naman wala pera pambili. huhuhu

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Taclobanon In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-19 02:25:12 +0000 UTC]

ako rin... nagdodownload nalang ako ngayon ng pirated ebooks at comics. minsan nalang akong magkaroon ng paperbound talaga... kung may nagbibigay lang.

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blue-fusion In reply to Taclobanon [2006-12-19 08:58:54 +0000 UTC]

mahirap kasi basahin for me ebooks, kasi mas comfy ako magbasa ng nakahiga ng patagilid. lol diba sa tacloban ka? sayang kasi meron ayos na natio branch dito na may extensive off-priced section. nakakabili ako dati ng mga hard-bound terry pratchet books na yung price ay half ng paperbacks sa fully booked, among other wonderful things. may nabili pa ako vintage copy ng restaurant at the end of the universe.

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Taclobanon In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-19 19:17:50 +0000 UTC]

yan ang wala sa amin! mga second-hand books na mura... naku kung me terry pratchet lang sana dito binili ko na... pero meron akon mga ebooks niya, including yung work nila ni Neil Gaiman... ung Good Omens... nakakatawa... sometimes nagtyatyaga talaga akong magbasa ng ebooks lalo ng kung nasa office ako... heh heh

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blue-fusion In reply to Taclobanon [2006-12-19 22:41:44 +0000 UTC]

yeah nakakatawa yun works nya tapos chock-full of parodies pa hehe. gusto ko magsimula ng collection kasi iilan pa lang books ko nya, pero since nasimulan ko na hard-bound, parang umaatake yun pagiging obsessive-compulsive ko at dapat hard-bound na din yun subsequent purchases ko. at ang mahirap nga lang sa mga off-priced, or second-hand bookstores, hindi constant yung stock ng stuff. try mo print saka bind yung ebooks, iba pa din kasi yung pagiging tangible ng actual book e. AND there's that added pleasure of designing a dust jacket for it. siempre balak ko din to gawi. ehehe

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Taclobanon In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-19 23:21:45 +0000 UTC]

kaya nge, mas maganda pa rin yung actual book... sana nga me laser printer ako mabilis kasi magprint. at mas mura pa per page kung titingnan. so far ung mga prinprint ko lang e yung mga art books ko na dinownload sa net. nagseselfstudy kasi ako.

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blue-fusion In reply to Taclobanon [2006-12-19 23:24:02 +0000 UTC]

shet. san makakadownload ng art books? kailangan ko talaga ng pag-aaral sa action poses, perspective... actually, major overhaul ata kailangan ko. ehehe

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Taclobanon In reply to blue-fusion [2006-12-19 23:33:43 +0000 UTC]

sa torrents sites.. heh heh... gaano kabilis yung connection mo? i can send you some (ung mga less than 10mb)... meron din akon mga comics na howto? pero i have to do it sa office kasi dsl don. dito sa bahay dialup lang ako.

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