Vigan- Laoag-Pagudpod Roadtrip Series I Day 1 (Part II)

Known as Vigan House, Crisologo House, Mansion , and the Vigan National Museum Branch. We arrived at the museum roughly 9:30am. It's about 10 - 20 mins. from the Pagburnayan.  Upon entering, I noticed an old woman who uses a small megaphone. She's the one who gives a brief history of Crisologo family and their contribution to the country . She is the caretaker and she also instructs visitors where to go next in the mansion. She said, "meron po tayo donation box malapit sa pintuan, donation lang po...", which is fine to all of...

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Happy Mother's Mama! You are the only one....

Dear Mama, Hindi ko alam panu uumpisahan ang drama.Chos! Hindi ko rin alam kailan pa yung last letter naming tatlo sayo. I can’t even remember, the occasion either. Pero alam ko at hindi ko malilimutan na araw mo today.  Siyempre HAPPY MOTHER’s DAY Mama!  Pag sumasapit ang ganitong okasyon sa Pinas, lam ko hindi namin pinapalagpas na I greet ka o si Papa ng HMD o HFD. Kahit simpleng bati lang, halik lang o may kasama pang regalo. Hindi namin nalilimutan. Gift? hehe.. Meron akong pinapakinggan sa radio tuwing umaga. At nung...

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Vigan-Laoag-Pagudpod Roadtrip Series I Day 1 (Part 1)

Cobblestone streets, unique landscape, oriental building designs and ancestral houses are some of the amusing setting in VIGAN, the capital of the province of Ilocos Sur.   We arrived at Vigan @ exactly 12:30am. It was the longest road trip I've ever experienced with cousins.  We were 9 plus the 2 drivers who drove all the way from Manila up North of the country. Tataya ko lahat ng sweldo ko, pustahan lahat kami namaga at nangapal ang pwet sa kakaupo oh! Sinong hinde?! We left Manila around 5pm {Friday} and reached Vigan...

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