Bacolod Government Offices

Capitol Park and Lagoon, Bacolod City

Sculpture on the main entrance of the lagoon

The Capitol Park and Lagoon is a provincial park located in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental..One of the features of the park is a sculpture depicting a carabao (Water Buffalo) being pulled by a woman. The lagoon's figures were made by Italian sculpture Francesco Riccardo Monti who also executed the sculptures of the Metropolitan Manila Theater and the University of the Philippines - Visayas Iloilo campus. Guillermo Tolentino also contributed as a sculptor of the figures.There are several popular activities in the park. These include jogging, aerobics, school dance rehearsals, promenaders, Arnis and martial arts practitioners and the feeding of the tilapias of the lagoon.

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Bye Iloilo - Hello Bacolod (Best Chicken Inasal)

Supercat bound for Bacolod

It's hard to say goodbye to a place that has not yet so much been explored by myself. There are still so many beautiful sites that I could have visited but my time doesn't permit me to go to that places. But  this Iloilo-Negros journey is not yet over, later I will be arriving at the City of Smile - Bacolod.  I arrived at the ferry terminal in Iloilo around 2.45 P.M to catch a 3.15 schedule for a Supercat trip but the original plan was spoiled again. I wasn't able to bought a regular fare for Supercat which was P 183.00 (student discount), so the cheap ass me looks for a cheaper alternative and found out that Weesam Express (Iloilo - Bacolod) has an ongoing promotion. They have their last trip promotion which will cost you P 160.00 (limited seats available). Then, I have to wait for the 5.30 P.M schedule. I am now reorganizing my itinerary because the primary plan for that afternoon is to head for The Ruins after I arrived at BREDCO at around 4.00 P.M.

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Molo Church (Day 3 of Iloilo-Bacolod Escapade)

Molo Parish Church, Molo, Iloilo City, Philippines

The church, which is dedicated to Santa Ana, the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary, has larger than life images of female saints lined in two rows (eight on each side) inside the church, each standing on a pedestal attached to a massive stone pillar and under the Gothic style canopy. - www.thenewstoday.info


One thing I love in visiting Iloilo is their old structure that dates back from the Spanish Era. I have been dying to see a Gothic Renaissance inspired architecture which back then I only knew that it can only be found on European countries. But I was surprised that it can also be found here in the Philippines. 

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Lizares Mansion ( Day 3 of Iloilo-Bacolod Escapade)

Once a Haunted Mansion, Now one of Iloilo's Tourist Attraction

   

      This is my first destination for my last day in Iloilo. I opted to visit Iloilo's old structure then a friend brought me to her alma mater which is the Angelicum School. She gave me a little bit of history of the school

which are the ff :

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Dinagyang Festival 2011 ( Day 2)

Finally, I will experience Dinagyang Festival for the first time. The weather that time was good so I packed up my camera and other things needed for the whole day & night event.

08:00 - Start of the long trek from Gaisano City all the way to Freedom Grandstand where the participating tribes or groups will be performing but luck was not with us since there was already a large crowd at the area so the only choice was to find another spot to observe the tribes dancing.

Here are some of the scene that happened during that day..

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Iloilo Via Canlaon ( Day 1)

This is my first solo backpacking and my first travel for the year 2011. I don't know what came to my mind but when Sinulog 2011 Festival ended, I felt like"bitin" so I decided up to do backpacking Negros-Panay and attend the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo. Then my preparation to do backpacking began ( 6 days prior to Dinagyang Festival). I texted my friend in Iloilo to help me find a transient room in the city but the transient room, apartelle, hostel are fully booked because of the Dinagyang Festival. Now, my excitement turns into disappointment but still there's no stopping now.Part of the plan that if I can't find a room, I will stay overnight at Mcdo or on a Bus Terminal. I decided to depart Friday morning, but there came another news i had to do a job interview on Friday afternoon.

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New Year, Old Blog

Finally, my first post for the year 2011 and also first on this blog. My new year's resolution for this year is to update this blog once in a while.

My Top 3 Memorable Shots of 2010

Pontifical Mass, Sinulog 2010, Cebu City, Philippines

After falling in line for 4 hours for the “Hawk sa Niño”, we immediately proceed to the Pilgrimage Area of Basilica Minore del Santo Niño hoping that we could still attend the Pontifical Mass. As early as 2:00 A.M. of the Sinulog Day itself, devotees gather around the Pilgrimage Area to get a comfortable seat. This is the first time I attend the mass itself which I can remember, for the past years I skip the Pontifical Mass because of the long lines of “Hawk sa Niño” but this time, we were early.hehehe.

What makes it memorable? This is the first time I shoot Sinulog with a decent camera and document the 9 Day Novena Mass and the Pontifical Mass ( which is one of my dreams ).

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Wild Dolphins of Pamilacan Is. Bohol, Philippines

After spending my last 3 summers attending summer classes, finally an out of town trip together with my college classmates which culminates college life. This is also the first time i brought my camera for a vacation and on an island.

What make this shot memorable? This is my first time seeing wild dolphins up close ( 2-3 feet away) and they are awesome.

Tinuy-an Falls, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur, Philippines

Again, this trip has many firsts. First time I join a Photo Safari ( means that this trip is all about photo documenting ), I was invited by Mr. Dexter Bongo around June to join him on his photo safari documenting Tinuy-an Falls but i declined and then around September, I changed my mind and found myself that i was shooting with one who i looked up to in Travel Photography. First time to go to the SouthEastern part of Mindanao. First time to shoot a waterfall.

What make this shot memorable? after getting this shot, i almost drowned my camera by stepping on one of the holes in the riverbank. Luckily, the camera is still alive..:)

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