Gala Pinoy Redux

So 2010′s ended just like that. Sometimes time goes by so quickly that we’re left with little time to examine everything that happened in the past.

Fellow Travelers

With some of the Pinoy Travel Bloggers.

While I won’t spill my guts here, let me just say that it’s good to be travelling again. I’ve finally been able to travel to places that I haven’t been to before such as Iloilo and Bacolod, and returned to some of my favorite places like Baguio and Cebu.

Plus, it’s also great to meet new people along the road like Erick, Estan, Joel, Bernie, Nina, Chyng, Gael, James, Melo, Marky, the Sole Sisters, Ivan H., Ivan D., , Claire R., Claire A., Angel, Josiah, Cai, Fung, and the others. Pardon me if I’ve forgotten your name. I’ve got a pretty bad memory.
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“Hindi ko na kailangan / Umalis na sa ‘king harapaaaaaaaaaaaan…”

For a moment, I thought I slept in the middle of a videoke singing competition. It’s early in the morning and our neighbors are already belting out the Philippines’ guilty pleasure: Luha by the band called Aegis.

I try to shake off sleep and then I realize that it’s Christmas eve.

Welcome to the Christmas in the Philippines.
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Have you ever wondered where Santa Claus gets his elves? I wondered about the same thing too. That is, until I saw this sign…

Heheh. So much for my lousy humor. Have a merry Christmas everyone! :)

After our trip to Iloilo, we then headed to Bacolod City. While this is already my second time to set my foot on Negros Island (check out this related post on the 4 things I wish I knew before going to Dumaguete), the trip to Bacolod was my first time to visit the region of Negros Occidental.

Check out this blog in the coming days as I chronicle my trip to Bacolod. I’ll also be posting the links here as I go.

• VIDEO: Life and Death – Butterflies at the Butterfly Garden, Mambukal Resort, Bacolod
• Talisay City’s ‘The Ruins’: Of Sugar Barons, Love, and More Sugar-Related Stories

Thanks and til next!

Note: You could also watch the video in HD by clicking on this link.

Thoughts Behind the Movie:

Life and death. The circle of life. These things haven’t been more apparent than when we visited the Mambukal Resort in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.

One of the resort’s attractions was the Butterfly Garden, where you could see, well, butterflies. I’ve been to a similar one that is closer to home at the Butterfly Farm in Marikina. However, the trip to Mambukal helped me see butterflies in a new light.

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