Of Sunrises

This is my comfort in my affliction: for your word has revived me." Psalms 119:50  In every places that I go, I always look forward to watch the sunrise and the sunset if i have the chance to. And here are some of my collections of the sunrises : Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, Cebu Santa Fe, Bantayan…

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Bacolod City: The Heritage Walkabout: The Ruins:Part VI

A Romanesque, Italian design made in the 1900s. With roof details obliviously depicting a captain of the ship who was known to be the father of Maria Braga. With all the glorious attributes of the house, came a sad

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Bacolod City: The Heritage Walkabout: The house of "Tana Dicang" Part V

The front view of the ancestral house of the Lizares Family Next stop was the ancestral house of the Lizares Family, one of the most powerful sugar lords in Bacolod City. This well maintained ancestral house is located 20 mins away from the heart of the city. It is also famously known as the house o…

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Bacolod City: The Heritage Walkabout: Hofileña's Museum: Part IV

Not on a usual day you will get a chance to meet a very sensational and an incredible man. And I am very lucky to be able to meet him in person. He is the modern Jose Rizal- like in this 20th century. Amazed by his intelligence and his love for arts and literature, this 81 year old gentleman, Mr. R…

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Bacolod City: The Heritage Walkabout: Silay City: Part III

The next destination is "Silay City" where June 12 marks their independence  from the spaniards. We were caught up in the middle of the parade and the street dance as they are show casing the legend of their city- Silay. While inside the coaster, Miss Grace, one of our tour guide shared to…

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Bacolod City: The Heritage Walkabout: The Cartwheel Chapel: Part II

Bacolod City- The Heritage Walkabout: The Cartwheel Chapel: Part 2  The next stop of the tour is the Cartwheel Chapel of the Gastons. Built by Msgr. Guillermo Gaston. It is found in the interior part of their hacienda in Manapla, Negros Occidental. A fishnet formed with an irregular shingles design m…

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Bacolod City: The Heritage Walkabout : Peñalosa Farm:Part 1

"Huwag maging dayuhan sa sariling bayan." The quote that strucked me and urged me to go out of my comfort zone and explore my own country, my own history and my own heritage. I was given a chance to join a heritage tour in Bacolod for a day last June 12, 2015. Consists of twenty people from…

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