bisita iglesia at batangas

Holy Week or the Lenten Season is just a few days away and most Filipino Catholics are already planning the annual Bisita Iglesia or Visita Iglesia (Church Visit) - which involves visiting several Churches at which the faithful would pray the Stations of the Cross.

Two years ago, me and my cousins visited 14 churches all over Batangas for the Bisita Iglesia, you may want to visit the churches, cause each of those churches have their own story to tell... you can view my post here and you can follow our bisita iglesia itenerary

Station 1: Sta Teresita Church - Sta. Teresita, Batangas
Station 2: Parokya ng Immaculada Concepcion, Mahal na Poong Krus - Bauan, Batangas
Station 3: San Pascual
Station 4: Basilika Menor ng Immaculada Concepcion
Station 5: Archdiocesan Glorious Cross - Batangas
Station 6: San Jose Church - Batangas
Station 7: San Vicente Ferrer - Banay Banay, Batangas
Station 8: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church - Lipa, Batangas
Station 9: Lipa Cathedral, San Sebastian - Lipa, Batangas
Station 10: San Isidro Labrador - Cuenca, Batangas
Station 11: Mahal na Poon krus - Alitagtag, Batangas
Station 12: Taal Church, basilica of saint martin de tours, Taal Batangas
Station 13: San Roque - Lemery, Batangas
Station 14: Caleruega - Nasugbu, Batangas

pacquiao beats clottey

Manny Pacquiao once again proven that he's the best boxing champion that ever live :)

Though i must add that Clottey didnt really gave him a good fight but we all knew that he'll just be Manny's 'toy' in the boxing ring.  Still congratulation manny, and thank you for making manila traffic free and crime free :D even for just a day

coin divers

if you think these kids are out there in that small banca having some fun, then you are wrong... these poor kids are out there waiting for some coins... yes, coins that will be thrown their way from the ship's passengers that was slowly starting to fill up when i took this shot.  passenger's will throw coins and these kids will dive into the water to get those precious coins... for more pictures, please click here

Location: Calapan Port, Mindoro.  

innocence

lost

i know i promised to keep up with this blog and post again everyday but i have been busy and somewhat lost in the urban jungle and the recesses of my mind... hope to come back soon

love

 

"Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two." -St. Augustine

glass

seeing through the looking glass...

solitary

panutsa

Panutsa or panocha is a sweet treat that looks like a flat disk of crystallized dark brown sugar that is studded with peanuts. Typical "pasalubong" from southern tagalog provinces. so you like this one? as for me - i lurve it! :D

pamilihang bayan

typical pamilihang bayan or local market scene