The Heritage Houses of Silay City

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February 17th 2011

Published: February 21st 2011

This. Is. More. Than. Just. A. Wedding. Friends from all over are flying in for this wedding. College and high school friends from way back, who remained friends for all of 40 years. (Does that tell you how old I am?) Many of us stayed in the same dormitory for a time long enough to make sisters out of us. A time when we partied well into the morning, donned the shortest skirts and the tig... Read Full Entry

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liliram

Retired early, but still active. Very involved in celebrating life! I love traveling because I always come back with less cobwebs in my mind. It is as if I empty my mind of all clutter upon departure, and fill it with many happy memories upon arrival. I also like the idea that life is so focused on the present, and my senses are all playing to listen, feel , see, smell and taste everything novel or not so new. The fact that I only have to choose from a limited wardrobe, or use the same pair of shoes throughout my holiday , or work and survive on a single budget make life so much simpler. ... full info

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old house

old bldg

The Whole Gang. Circa 1971

The "Girls" Now

We all met to attend the wedding of a friend's daughter. Here, we had a picnic in Don Salvador and enjoyed the breeze and the food.

Moi at Far Right

Oh yes, that is moi. Farthest right. Dig that pose? Lol

And this is US now. :)

We're missing some dear friends here. But we were many enough to enjoy endless chatter and laughter.

We were so happy then. Still are now.

You guessed right. That's me. On the right.

Same belles, much older now.

40 years after. No cake. That's an ashtray. :))

Mother of the Bride

It was her birthday then, as it is now.

Same 3 Belles. Two Missing in Pic

40 years after. Ashtray, not birthday cake. Ha ha ha

All Present For the Wedding Party

Just Married!

21st February 2011

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

What a fun blog entry and a very interesting place to visit, some wonderful photos and the then & now ones are really good.

21st February 2011

AnnaAdventuring
Anna Louise

Love those then and now pictures! Time moves on, great friends remain the same.

21st February 2011

The Travel Camel
Shane Dallas

Love the way you weave nostalgia with prevent events.

21st February 2011

Abe Johnson
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Really Marvelous
These are wonderful photos liliram! They celebrate the beauty of the philipino culture and it's people. The architecture is really something and you and your peers all look so marvelous some 40 years on. Kudos to you

22nd February 2011

liliram
liliram

Thanks for your comments!
Glad you enjoyed this blog. This is one trip I truly truly enjoyed, meeting old friends and all. The friendship alone is reason to celebrate!

22nd February 2011

Aries and Rinka
Aristeo Rinka Lucea

Heard so many amazing stories about Bacolod. Very nice blog tita Lili, hope to visit this place too.

24th February 2011

Chris and Nikki
Chris

I always look forward to your blogs and this is another great one.

1st March 2011

fateundermined
hana badando

I love how you fuse together personal experience and history...makes a great back story. Are all those houses in Bacolod? I'll be there next week and a visit to these heritage houses is a good addition to my itinerary. I'll look for that ibos and puto lanson. First time to hear about these delicacies (more familiar with piayaya and that yummy butterscotch).

19th April 2011

cathy
non-member comment

the owners
the owners of this house are the Jalandoni's...one of the not-so-distant-relatives of the Hofilena.

15th December 2012

David
non-member comment

Enjoyed reading your blog
Hi, I enjoyed reading your blog. I especially liked the storyline you have weaved in, and the pretty photos of ancestral houses. I liked it so much, I have added a link to it on my own Heritage Silay blog. http://heritagesilay.blogspot.com (See the \"further reading\" page.) Do drop into my blog, saunter around, read a paragraph or two, see the photos and if you like, you can write a comment too. Hope to visit Silay again, and see some more houses that you have described in your blog. David

19th February 2013

Inna
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Just curious. I am also from Silay. I recognized the church in your picture. That's the parish of San Diego. Is your friend an old Silaynon? Thank you

19th February 2013

liliram
liliram

yes, ina
Yup, that's the San Diego Church and my friend is from Silay. Belongs to the Gamboa family. Was there for her youngest daughter's wedding.

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