Nagsisiiman/Nagtutulagan on Mar 11, 2010 in History Landmarks Places of Worship Sanchez Mira relics Nagsisiiman nagtutulagan Ruins While I was doing the series on Sanchez Mira early this year, scouring the web for any information about the place already available at the time, I came upon a website (http://cagayannorth.com) that mentions of a place called “Pata” (which, as th...
I’m On BluPrint on Oct 5, 2009 in Events Landmarks About three months ago, Ms. Carren Jao left a comment on my About page asking permission to use one of the photos in my Sto. Domingo Church post for a small section on BluPrint magazine. She informed me that although she was unsure if my photo will i...
A Day To Remember on Sep 26, 2009 in Events History Streets I opened my eyes to a dim puplish blue sky. I moved my eyes to the digital clock on the wall above the window beside me... 5:26. I sat up and saw the horizon glowing a pale blue and yellowish light. Cirrus clouds dotted an otherwise clear and pale...
July 22, 2009 Solar Eclipse on Jul 22, 2009 in Events philippines quezon city solar eclipse July 22 2009 It was a busy morning for me. My wife had to leave the house very early for a job interview and requested for me to wait for my son to be picked up by the school service before I leave. Because of that, I was only able to leave the house at around 8:...
Church of the Holy Sacrifice on Jul 9, 2009 in Architecture Places of Worship Church of the Holy Sacrifice Diliman University of the Philippines I don’t know how true the story is, but I’ve heard that the Church of the Holy Sacrifice (located at the University of the Philippines campus in Diliman) is the first project of Leandro V. Locsin to be built during his career. Locsin was...
A House Now Gone on Jun 29, 2009 in Sanchez Mira In my first ever post on Sanchez Mira, I posted this photo to show what some houses in Sanchez Mira look like. If I had taken this photo earlier (by just a few months) from the very same spot where I took it, it would’ve shown an entirely diffe...
The Windmills of Bangui, Ilocos Norte on Jun 23, 2009 in Ilocos Norte Bangui Windmills Last December, my family and my in-laws went on a two-day tour of Ilocos Norte, visiting places like Paoay, Currimao, Batac, among many others. Neither did I think nor imagine, at any time prior to that trip, that I would see what I would later consi...
Baguio City on May 21, 2009 in Baguio City City of Flowers City of Pines philippines Summer Capital of the Philippines Baguio City will be celebrating its Centennial this coming September 1st (2009). It was on that day a hundred years ago when Baguio was declared a chartered city. Famous for its strawberries, fresh flowers, vegetables, pine trees, and cool climate, B...
Balik-SM Building Pasalubong Center (Sanchez Mira) – An Update on Apr 16, 2009 in Sanchez Mira The hut that used to house Miss Nanang’s eatery is not going to be demolished after all, instead, it was just modified and is now being used as a fire station. Miss Nanang’s eatery is now situated across the street from the United Methodist Churc...
Balik-SM Building Pasalubong Center (Sanchez Mira) - An Update on Apr 16, 2009 in Sanchez Mira The hut that used to house Miss Nanang’s eatery is not going to be demolished after all, instead, it was just modified and is now being used as a fire station. Miss Nanang’s eatery is now situated across the street from the United Methodist Churc...
