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Taal Basilica and Our Lady of Caysasay, Taal Batangas

grace — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 11:13:14 +0000

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 …

Church of San Jose, San Jose Batangas

grace — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:37:33 +0000

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 …

Missionary Catechists of the Sacred Heart (MCSH)

grace — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 01:20:32 +0000

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 …

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, Lipa City

grace — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:41:39 +0000

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 …

Road Trip Baguio – Day 3

grace — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:21:14 +0000

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 …

Road Trip Baguio – Day 2 (Part 2)

grace — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:59:18 +0000

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 …

Road Trip Baguio – Day 2 (Part 1)

grace — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:54:42 +0000

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 …

Road Trip Baguio – Day 1

grace — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:21:12 +0000

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 …

Fresh Catch Isdaan at Gerona, Tarlac

grace — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:06:52 +0000

It’s been a busy week for us last holiday. Oct. 31, we went to visit my mom at Himlayang Pilipino together with my two sister-in-laws, hubby and daughter. Right after lunch, our family went to Laguna to visit my mom-in-law’s dead relatives. The next day (Nov.1), we hit the road again to visit my father-in-law’s …

Longganisa Sorpresa, Sky Garden

grace — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:00:01 +0000

While we were eating at Army Navy, I can’t help but notice this resto, Longganisa Sorpresa. I’m a longganisa lover ever since I was a kid because my dad’s uncle used to sell home made Vigan longganisa. I remember when my dad/helper used to prepare a dozen Vigan longganisa just for me! YUMMY! Out of curiosity, …