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Date registered: October 24, 2009

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  1. Taal Basilica and Our Lady of Caysasay, Taal Batangas — April 7, 2012
  2. Church of San Jose, San Jose Batangas — April 7, 2012
  3. Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart (MCSH) — April 5, 2012
  4. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Lipa City — April 4, 2012
  5. Road Trip Baguio – Day 3 — March 5, 2012

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Apr
07

Taal Basilica and Our Lady of Caysasay, Taal Batangas

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Basilica of St. Martin de Tours or better known as Taal Basilica is considered as Asia’s biggest Catholic Church.    The facade will tell you that it’s really an old church. According to wowbatangas.com In 1570, Martin de Goiti and Juan de Salcedo, two Spanish generals explored the coast of Batangas on their way to …

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Apr
07

Church of San Jose, San Jose Batangas

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For our 3rd stop, we went to see San Jose Church in San Jose, Batangas. This church was built by the Augustinian friar Fr. Manuel Blanco in 1812.   The facade is already restored but…    when you go inside, it is very noticeable that this is an old church because of the artwork and intricate …

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Apr
05

Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart (MCSH)

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Not far away from Mt. Carmel, we went to Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart, Lipa. This was founded by Bishop Alfredo Florentin Verzosa and Madre Laura Latorre Mendoza in 1920. More of this story can be found on their website. We had a short talk about their history, took our lunch in their pantry and a short tour …

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Apr
04

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Lipa City

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Every lenten season, my mom-in-law joins the pilgrimage done by the Philippine Heart center staff and this would be my first time to join them. Our first stop is Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lipa, City. I thought that this is Mary Mediatrix of All Grace but as I was browsing the web, I …

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Mar
05

Road Trip Baguio – Day 3

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Our family woke up at 5am on our last day in Baguio. We’re supposed to take our breakfast at Choco-late Batirol, Camp John Hay but it was closed. We ended up at ….Everything Nice The Cake Shop and Cafe also in Camp John Hay. They have Manila prices but great food. I forgot the name …

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Feb
29

Road Trip Baguio – Day 2 (Part 2)

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Continuing our Baguio trip, we headed straight to The Mansion which is the official summer residence of the President of the Philippines. Unfortunately, we can’t take a photo of the place, not even the gate because PNOY was there! So we went to Wright Park which is just across The Mansion. While our other friends are …

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Feb
22

Road Trip Baguio – Day 2 (Part 1)

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Our tour on day 2 started out late  so we were only able to go to the strawberry farm, Tam-awan village, Mine’s View and Camp John Hay. But I will first post our trip to strawberry farm and Tam-awan Village. I love these shots from Sir Ronnie! It’s actually my first time to go to …

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Feb
20

Road Trip Baguio – Day 1

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It was a long weekend last January 21 – 23, 2012 and our family was scheduled to have a vacation with some office friends at Baguio! Unfortunately, I have a big order of cupcakes and cake on that day so we have to deliver it first before we could start our road trip! It was …

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Jan
31

Wicked Food at Wicked Kitchen

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We were along Katipunan when our tummies began to grumble. We stopped over at Petron beside the gate of La Vista, Katipunan and thought of eating at Chowking. But our feet brought us up to Wicked Kitchen as their tarp caught our attention. We ordered broccoli & cheese chowder (Php99) which is a creamy yummy soup! We …

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Jan
12

4 Fingers Crispy Chicken in the Philippines

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Following my post about Bon Chon Chicken, here’s another fast food chain that offers the same thing, Korean Styled . They started at Singapore, Indonesia, India and now 4 Fingers Crispy Chicken is here in the Philippines! Learning from our mistake in ordering from Bon Chon chicken, I got myself the 2pc. drumstick with rice …

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