ArchitectureSightings#4: BICOL │ Our Lady of Penafrancia Church

Our Lady of Penafrancia Church Our Lady of Penafrancia Church was also visted in our Naga city tour last July 2011 that made me more realize how people there love their religious heritage. We've been to Metropolitan Cathedral and headed to this particular church where temperature then was totally hot. Our city tour guide said that  hand painted ceilings and fine architectural design are well preserved for Ina's devotees and...

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ArchitectureSightings#5: BICOL │ Naga Plaza

Naga city plaza. From Naga city airport, we were fetched by on-time hotel accommodation staffs , unfortunately plane arrival was the other way around, we noticed this plaza right away in the center of the busy streets, surrounded by different establishments, St. Francis de Assisi church and in front our hotel, 'New Crown'. Tablet below the statues for the fifteen Martyrs of Bicol. The place was good, no beggars and little children...

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PostcardPosts#1: BICOL │ "Ina" Our Lady Of Penafrancia

Our Lady of Penafrancia when you peep into the whole. Because of so many miracles of "Ina", Our Lady Of Penafrancia documented, feast done every year were huge and special due to her devotees. Luckily, we were able to touch her gold plated stand and her miraculous pure gold mantaeu (original). They say that it wasn't the original image, a replica. Stories tell that because of its ivory hand and face and gold mantaeu (worn in the replica), several...

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VacationBlahs#9: CARAMOAN│BIKAL PORT

Bikal port Bikal port is one of the ports in Caramoan which is main way to outrigger boats for hire that bring tourists to different islands and cave destinations. We started our journey to our Caramoan Island hopping upon arriving this port . We spent a several minutes because our tour guide, Kuya Joseph, was  fixing something. First we went to a sari-sari store near the port and he had conversation with a man who's the owner of the...

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HikingBlahs#6: TIPS │ Limatic Prevention Tips

Limatik looking for its perfect spot to sip, too bad for him, he's on the wrong place, hehe. Limatiks are leeches, small worm-like creatures residing at most rain forest areas.These parasitic creatures suck blood on their preys to live through sensing vibrations around them and hitch to make their plans...blood, blood, blood. Evidences and experiences show that prevention from limatik bites is not necessary, but for female like me,...

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HikingBlahs#8: BATANGAS │ (Mt. Gulugod Baboy+Mt. Talamitam Part 2) MT. TALAMITAM: Beautiful Batangas Day Hike

Sun was setting from the slopes of the Mt. Talamitam. Hiking two mountains in one day was really a challenge. So after hiking Mt. Gulugod Baboy, we went to our next stop, Mt. Talamitam at Nasugbu Batangas. Several months ago, I noticed this mountain viewed from Kaytitinga I, Alfonso Cavite, I already started mountain climbing that time, and asked my BF, a kinda resident there if it's possible to climb that "unknown mountain" for me back then....

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HikingBlahs#7: BATANGAS │ (Mt. Gulugod Baboy+Mt. Talamitam Part 1) MT. GULUGOD BABOY: The Easiest Climb, Perfect for Novice Climber

Mt. Talamitam. After searching on web for an easy and Batangas area mountain for our first day hike, I finally found Mt. Gulugod Baboy at Mabini Batangas. Gulugod ng baboy, "Pig's spine" is how they describe this mountain and I kept on imagining how or on what angle this description would really be obvious. Because it's our first day hike and first time for just the two of us to climb, me and my bf, we decided to bring car for an easier and...

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