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My wife has been asking me to visit Vigan ilocos Sur in order to see the old heritage houses there and those beautiful places in Ilocos. I told her it’s really far, and that maybe I could bring her to Silay City instead of Vigan.

I remember when we were having our hospital duty at Silay General Hospital during my college nursing days at Colegio de San Agustin – Bacolod, we had to wake up early because Manong will leave at 6 am. He was our driver for almost three years of hospital duties for both morning and night duties where we had to attend almost more than 10 birth deliveries a night back then.

Of these moments, what I will never forget was when we were having our last duty in Silay. Manong toured us for free in all of those old houses in Silay. He served as our tourist guide. This houses were densely concentrated and you can easily walk from one to the other. Some remain in private hands with the people living there quite literally living in the past. These may be closed to the public, but there are many that are open and a stroll around the city will bring you face to face with history.

Worthy of note was the home of rich and famous people before like Victor Gaston, son of a French sugar baron who settled in the Philippines. Bernardino Jalandoni who built a museum in 1908, Vicente Conlu Montelibano’s house, Maria Ledesma Golez’ house which has been converted to the Silay branch of RCBC bank, while the Angel Araneta Ledesma house, also known as the “Green House”, is currently used as the Silay culture and tourism offices. and Kapitan Mariano Montelibano Lacson’s house.

I also remember Manong brought us to the known haunted house in Silay. I don’t if it’s true though. Neverthless, I wish I could bring my family also in Silay someday.

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Philippines is a “wow” country as one couldn’t help but really say this comment at the very first site of the archipelago. I would like to invite everybody not only Filipinos but all people around the world. There is no place like Philippines. Let us bring three places from the Philippines to get nominated in the New Seven Wonders of the World record. The three places in the Philippines  nominated are Chocolate Hills of Bohol, Mount Mayon Volcano of Bicol and Tubbataha Reef of Palawan. As of today, Chocolate Hills of Bohol garnered the 13 slots so with your help we could bring the beauty of the Philippines by placing the three places. After voting the site will send you letters to your applied email address, just don’t forget to confirm.

Chocolate Hills  is composed of around 1,268 perfectly cone-shaped hills of about the same size, spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi). They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, This is the reason why it is called Chocolate Hills.

 The Chocolate Hills is famous tourist attraction of Bohol. It is in the Philippine Tourism Authority’s list of tourist destinations in the Philippines and it has been declared the country’s third National Geological Monument and proposed for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage

You can also nominate places that you feel go beyond the eyes of millions of people. Here, but you have to set up official supporting committee.

New 7 Wonders of the World were announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 and history was made! This inaugural worldwide vote also produced the first-ever Global Memory and a new set of 7 Human Virtues.

I was searching for some old pictures of Makati Business area where Ayala and Makati Avenue where located to have a post entry on my blog about what it looks like before that what is Makati Business District today. But it happen I saw this bunch of old pictures taken in a year 1945 where an American tank rumbles down Rizal Avenue towards Azcarraga. It was posted by TheCameraReturns titled : Nostalgic Fool in one of the forums. I tried to find out the identity of the postie to give him due credit, but since I am not yet a member of that forum site, I don’t have the permissions to view members profile. According to his post “The wartime objective may have been Old Bilibid Prison, where American Prisoners-of-War were being kept. Thankfully, the second  house from the left still stands.” 

That  location turned out to be the intersection of Rizal Avenue and Mayhaligue. Its was  C.M.Recto present day, another picture taken just 3 blocks away from Azcarraga. The wartime objective may have been Old Bilibid Prison, where American Prisoners-of-War were being kept. And you know what, in another picture the second house from the left still stands. For more than 60 years, I don’t know when the new pictures were taken.

But this is how camera and photo creations are so important. They can keep the memory of the past, so that it could be use in the future.

I discovered one form of art. Actually the name was taken from a commercial trademark but it is related to photography. Forgive me on this but I am not sure whether my definition of this is correct. I was just writing this post as a person who loves photography. I just want also to explore this world which is related to photography and it is called Lomography.

It is actually the commercial trademark of Lomographische AG from Austria for products related to photography. I have seen this episode on TV and was fascinated by those photograph results from this kind of camera. Since I enjoy discovering photography, I hope to be able to give it to you someday.

According to Wikipedia, lomography emphasizes casual snapshot photography. Characteristics such as over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure, blurring, “happy accidents,” and alternative film processing are often considered part of the “lomographic technique.” Users are encouraged to take a lighthearted approach to their photography and use these techniques to document everyday life, as the Lomo LC-A’s small size, simple controls, and ability to shoot in low light encourages candid photography and photo reportage

Here are some sites for those who also heard it for the first time. In these sites, you will be able to visualize what are those photos that are related or called or result of lomography.

1. http://www.lomography.com/
2. http://www.lomomanila.ph/

No. 5, 1948 is an abstract painting by Jackson Pollock, Pollock is an American painter known for his abstract expressionist movement. The painting was originally owned by Samuel Irving Newhouse and displayed at the Museum of Modern Art and then sold to David Geffen and then allegedly to David Martinez in 2006. Painting price $142.7m

I also love painting. I remember that once, I participated in painting and drawing contests during my elementary and high school years. I even won over all during a poster making contest when I was second year high school. The contest was part of a campaign against drug abuse. The poster making contest was participated by other students from first year to fourth year. I remember the contest name and theme of my entry was “Drug is Death”. It’s been memorable because it was judged by two popular persons in the field of painting and arts. They are Nunelucio Alvarado and Toti Yap.

However, people who know me will agree that I am an inhibited type of person and I never pursued my talent in painting even if I was offered by the two judge to continue my studies and practice in drawing and painting. I was glad they even offered me to join other prestigious painting and drawing contests. They even talked to my grandparents to help push me into it.