Picking Strawberries in La Trinidad Baguio

June 15, 2009.  The cool weather of Baguio is the good place in the Philippines to grow Strawberries.  This is the 5th times I been in Baguio and so far I never missed to take with me fresh or processed product of Baguio.

La Trinidad in Baguio is the place were you would find the strawberry farm.  Not too far away from the city.  I had the chance again to look around and finally took photos from the farm together with my friends who are also busy taking their own shots. Buyers can pick directly from the farm and then will going to measure by kilos. I remember the time we been there its 60.00 pesos per kilo of strawberry.  You could also choose to pack it by box or baskets.  La Trinidad Farm also offers strawberry wines and other products for pasalubong.

Wawa Dam Montalban, Rizal

May 17, 2009.  Wawa Dam Montalban, Rizal.  Almost three years, still fresh into my mind the cool water and breathtaking dam of Wawa.

Mt. Batulao, Nasugbu Batangas

The cool majestic Mt. Batulao will relieve your hours of trekking once you get on the summit. It was April 13-14, 2008 when me and my two friends planned to climb the cliff of Mt. Batulao in Nasugbu Batangas.   

Visita Iglesia 2009

Many of our fellow Catholic Filipinos would probably practice one of the country’s unique Holy Week traditions: The Visita Iglesia. Visita Iglesia is a Spanish term which roughly means church visit.


According to tradition, Visita Iglesia is normally done on the night of Holy Thursday. But there is also no specific rule which prohibits anyone from doing it at anytime of the year. The passed-on tradition, furthermore dictates that in doing the Visita Iglesia one should visit seven churches. In each of the churches that you visit, one should reflect on one of the seven last words of Jesus Christ and do some prayer.

Avilon Zoo: MONTALBAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK

The Avalon Zoo in Rizal.  Day tour trip would be great enough to enjoy with your family, school trip and friends looking for nice fun bonding. It was last May 2009 when my friends invited me to come with them for a change of taking new photos collection in our bucket.

The Avilon Montalban Zoological Park is located at San Isidro, Montalban, Province of Rizal.

MONTALBAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK is a 7.5 hectare property which contains beautifully landscaped pocket gardens, four man-made lagoons, and more than 3,000 animals belonging to over 500 species.

The park opened to the public in the year 2003. The construction of the zoo began nine years ago, simultaneous with the acquisition of animals to be put on display. Most animals are from Asia, and Papua New Guinea.

Binondo Manila

Binondo is an enclave in Manila  primarily populated by ethnic Chinese living in the Philippines. It is the oldest Chinatown in the world, established in 1594. Historically, this was where the Spanish permitted converted sangleys, their indigenous Filipino wives, and their mixed-race descendants, the mestiza de sangley or Chinese mestizos, to reside. Similarly, Parían, an area near Intramuros, was where the Spanish first restricted unconverted Chinese immigrants. They allowed sangley settlement at Parían because it was within the range of Intramuros' cannons, and they felt they could control any uprising from the labourers.

 

Intramuros Manila: San Agusting Church, Capturing the Heritage of Filipino Culture

Intramuros Manila.  Looking back the remains of oldest street of Manila.  It was 2001 then when I first stepped to St. Agustin Church.  My friend together with her nun foster guardian showed to me the religious history of church during Spaniards time.  Its like church museum collected in different part of the Philippines and some were brought by Spanish priests in the country.  The time we went back, some relics were closed for public tour.