00:00This Chinese New Year, a Feng Shui expert has an idea
00:04about the luckiest food this year of the wood snake.
00:08That's what Vell Custodio has in mind.
00:12Thousands of customers are lining up in this shop in Binondo, Manila.
00:16Some Chinese delicacies like Hopia and Tikoy are popular here,
00:20especially during Chinese New Year.
00:22During Chinese New Year, this is the beginning of the year,
00:26you want to do and eat the things you want to enhance
00:30or you want to be lucky for the whole year.
00:33Although Hopia and Tikoy is a food of Chinese culture,
00:37after many years, it is now included in the Filipino taste.
00:42We say that Hopia and Tikoy,
00:44especially Hopia, it's more Filipino than Chinese now.
00:48If you can see, most of the flavors here in the Philippines
00:51are very Filipino-influenced.
00:53Ube, Pandan, and many more.
00:57Right now, our newest flavor is Sisig.
00:59But why do Filipinos still like the said food?
01:04Tikoy can signify a beautiful and harmonious community.
01:08Whether it's a couple, family members, or coworkers or clients,
01:12it's important to give Tikoy.
01:14For Jerick, it's not just luck that matters.
01:18As we remember, our luck is the time we spend with our family and friends,
01:24the time we say we have at least something to eat every day.
01:28And of course, the most important of all,
01:30even if you're the luckiest person in the world,
01:33you need to have perseverance and faith in God.
01:36Vel Custodio, for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
