Occurred on October 1, 2017 / Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Info from Licensor: "I started this annual ritual in 2007 (usually done during my birth month of September) with 2 labuyo pods in a glass of water. I was 55 years old then. A few years before, I started experiencing difficulty in driving at night and occasional blurred vision during day time. A deteriorating condition of my eyes which I hoped to stop or even reverse if I could. I gradually increased the number every year until it reached 10 labuyo pods 4 years ago. I think 10 is a good number because the heat is optimized, at least for me. It is a continuing experiment and I don't know when and how it will end. I'm now 65 and so far, in my view, the experiment has worked good for my eyes. Although all the doctors and ophthalmologists that I have talked with have advised me to stop doing it."