When our buddy’s not traveling on foot he hangs out with his bright hijo, Joaquin, in their artsy and eclectic home decorated with paintings and wood craft they managed to haul in their years of traveling — on foot. We first met (all three of us) in an Ambeth Ocampo seminar not too long ago — some 6 years […]
Category: Morong Rizal
Morong Moro Its surprising how provinicial some towns are even if they’re just a few kilometers away from the capital. Morong in Rizal is one such town. I came to see the town to visit its famed San Geronimo church but ended up wandering around for awhile. The entire province was once called the province […]
Stone Art but No Petroglyphs I don’t even know why I’m writing an entry for this one because I never found what I was looking for but I was glad in a way that I didn’t. Why? Because the Angono Petroglyph, being inaccessible means that its protected from our fickle and playful friends. I know […]
When I visited a friend blogger in San Mateo after the Ondoy floods I was told that Montalban is just two rides away. I thought it would be great idea to go there then, if ever I wander around the area. Coming from South Metro, the trip to Montalban is a long one. I’m not […]
The image of the Virgen de Aránzazu of San Mateo is one enduring remnant of Basque influence in the country. The Agustinos who was with the Legazpi expedition, a predominantly Basque contingent, created the first church in San Mateo but it was the Jesuits who brought the image of our Lady of Aranzazu in the […]
Yesterday, I went to Morong (Rizal) to visit a friend, popular blogger Traveler on foot. Though we were also victims of the recent floods, theirs was something else. I lived in Manila all my life but I’ve never seen floods reach rooftops, scenes that you expect to see in the province not in a modern […]
Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buenviaje, originally uploaded by Arnaldos’ shutter. My recent visit to the Antipolo church has brought back one of my fondness memory of mahal na araw rituals – the lenghty hike from our residence in Makati to its hilly footway. A spiritual cleansing through physical distress. I’ve only done it […]
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