Metro Manila is getting really hotter and hotter. With the recorded high temperature in the past few days, it seems that there is no place to hide and no place to feel cold except in the malls where air conditioning is available. Take last last weekend for example. We went to Sierra Madre mountain range somewhere in the eastern side of the metro in the hope that we could feel the Baguio-like temperature but instead, my cousin got sun burn as it was not spared from the terrible heat.

I wish we could have a trip outside the country praying that some day we could have things like Orlando timeshare at least we could have discounted trip every time we travel.

orlando

My cousin from the province visited us for a couple of days here in Metro Manila and they were able to experience the heavy traffic in almost all part of the metro during Friday. The also witness the irresponsible driving of some buses, jeepneys and motorcycles drivers. According to them this is not the place to live. This is also due to the fact that they live in a place considered in some surveys and magazines articles as the best place to live in Negros Occidental.

Aside from those road side accidents, we were also able to pass by my cousin who also drives and she told me that she can’t drive here in Metro Manila unless she has auto insurance quote first.

It is summer time now in the Philippines and temperature is raised to more than 37 degrees. Sometimes it can be dangerous not only to our skin but also because of the possibility of heat stroke. Last Sunday I brought my cousin to Sierra Madre resort where I thought we could have a cool place but instead it caused her sun burn on her neck area. Just an advise to those who have plan to go swimming in the country beach resort: make sure to use only trusted brands of sun screens or sun block and also to drink much liquid.

How I wish we could have out of the country trips during this period at least maybe in some places where we will use heated mattress pads . Not like this were aside from the El Nino phenomenon causing too much heat we were experiencing and rotating brown outs too which added to hotter temperature inside the house.

Sierra Madre Mountain Range

As the election campaigns are at their full blast and printing of election posters and paraphernalia are now o-going, Anilox roll cleaner is now in use to cope with the mess. We are hoping that politicians will police themselves in using their posters to avoid cluttering the surrounding and ensure that our country still have its positive impressions as tourism destination.

Today as we were on our way to Sierra Madre with our Belgian friend, we wanted him to see some of the beautiful places in Rizal, but along with these are politicians’ banners and posters all over the place. You could find them in electric posts, road side rails and some are nailed on the trees and some on road signs. The last time we visited Belgium was during their national parliament election also. You could not see any poster anywhere except in those designated posters area.

I love to see places with important historical background attached to it. Lately we happened to pass by the Rizal Park in the city of Manila and I noticed that my son was  happy that he saw Rizal’s monument whereas before, he would only see it in school, books and internet photos. That’s why I promised him that after my DSLR camera is fixed, I will bring him to some places and monuments he once saw in pictures.

I remember having let him ride in some vintage tank located in Lingayen Pangasinan, and am also able to bring him there since he loves planes. He also likes air museum in Clark. I love to visit someday the General Douglas Mc Arthur monument in Leyte holding his famous tobacco and not just an electronic cigarette.

How I wish the government will put importance to historical places and landmarks in the country as this could help our tourism industry. I hope that they could value the historical buildings and former tourist destinations in the country. Hopefully future politicians will also have the urge to include this in this platform.

I once said that if I’d have a chance to visit Bacolod again, I will not let my vacation pass without visiting one of my favorite and memorable places to eat during my college years and even after graduation.

When it comes to fresh sea foods and newly cooked foods, Pala-Pala is one of the places in Bacolod that you will really miss.

Pala-pala is like Dampa here in Metro Manila where you can market fresh fish and sea foods and have it cooked the way you liked but what nice in Bacolod Pala-pala is that the prices of fish are comparable to the wet markets unlike here in Metro Manila. I think there’s an additional cost in some fish displayed.

That’s why we decided to have our college reunion last December in Pala-pala before settling to the house of one of our batchmates. We reunited again in Pala-pala with all the finest foods in Negros. I gained weight during my visit that’s why I am now on a diets for quick weight loss.

During our visit in my wife’s hometown in Kabankalan City after her so many years, we realized that we hardly know the place anymore. We didn’t even have an idea where to have our lunch. Since her favorite restaurant before was full at that time, we decided to find new restaurant in town until we got to bump into Chicken Ati Atihan. It’s a bahay kubo restaurant that serves Filipino dishes.

Since we missed locally prepared barbecue we ordered chicken inasal which came with unlimited rice. That maybe made Mang Inasal to lower their price in some cities there in the province because of this. With your 75 pesos you could have chicken inasal and unlimited rice that’s why we local people will still patronized this. This is especially those who came from the metro or even just have a vacation from jobs in philly pa I am sure they will still love to have their lunch or dinner here.