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PAHIYAS FESTIVAL- LUCBAN QUEZON PROVINCE
Published: May 25th 2012Asia » Philippines » Quezon » Lucban
May 25th 2012
Lucban celebrates the Pahiyas Festival every 15 May in honour of the patron saint of farmers, St Isidore the Labourer. This festival showcases a street of houses which are adorned with fruits, vegetables, agricultural products, handicrafts andkiping, a rice-made decoration, which afterwards can be eaten grilled or fried. The houses are judged and the best one is proclaimed the winner. Every year, tourists roam the municipality to witness the decoration of houses... read more
Mount Cristobal Climb. - the devils mountain
Published: March 10th 2012Asia » Philippines » Quezon » Dolores
February 25th 2012
Mount cristobal. Ang bundok na may karugtong na caption, “the devils mountain”. Madalas natin sya mapanuod sa tv. Maraming beses narin nagpabalik balik ang media sa bundok na to. Anu nga ba ang meron? Mumu. Madaming mumu. Yan ang impression na binigay ng media sa kanilang mga shows. Ganyan din naman ang mga kwentong naririnig mo sa mga kaibigan, tropa, tatay, tito, kuya, ate, nanay, kapitbahay, kainuman, at kahit na sino pa. Pero laging kalakip ang word na “SABI NILA”. Ano nga ba ang meron dito? Anong hiwaga ang taglay ng kinatatakutang Mount Cristobal. Paghahanda. Nung sineset palang ang pag akyat sa bundok na to madaming gusto umakyat. Siguro di pa nila alam ang mga rumors dito. O baka di nila napanuod ung palabas na un sa channel seven. Ewan ko lang pag napanuod mo. O ... read more
February 15th 2012
Pahiyas It's a Filipino word for "decor". And in Lucban Quezon, this is a very important event that people are looking forward to. Lucky me I had the chance to witness this event last May 15, 2009. I've always heard stories about the Pahiyas festival and how grand the celebration is but only until 2009 did I experienced this event. Tropang PG traveled to Lucena on the dawn of May 15. It was just a 3-hour drive fromPasay. Upon reaching the Lucena Grand Terminal, we boarded a jeep going to Lucban. With all our backpacks, everyone is excited to witness the decorations along the streets. As soon as we reached the place, we looked for a nearby restaurant where we can have our breakfast. We tried the lucban longanisa – quite good but nothing special ... read more
Padre Burgos in Quezon province
Published: November 17th 2011Asia » Philippines » Quezon » Padre BurgosNovember 17th 2011
After a few trips to island of Palawan wherein we incurred expensive travel airline fares and at times high-priced accomodations, we thought of exploring other places which resemble the natural beauty of Palawan. For us, beauty lies in rock formations, sea and greenery. Hopping from one island to another is also a priority. Who would have thought that we can find such place in the first town of Bondoc Peninsula called Padre Burgos? The most important thing, it doesn’t cost a lot because you travel by land. See my LOOSE PHOTO ALBUM; VIDEO OF ISLAND HOPPING AT MAG-ASAWANG BAGOCINA ISLETS; PHOTO ALBUM WITH MUSIC TRANSPORTATION AND DIRECTION The road going to Padre Burgos is well-maintain... read more
October 23rd 2011
Hello again! So here is my new weekly blog for the week of October 17th-23rd, 2011. Enjoy! Monday through Friday at the office wasn’t too crazy or exciting. I conducted further analysis into the distributors that we should be looking into selling our fertilizer to, followed up with the Mayor about possibly arranging a program to collect chicken manure around the city (to be used in mixing with our fertilizer, essentially allowing us to double our production output), and worked a little more on logo and slogan ideas. The slogans my super-creative mind was able to come up with? I can’t really reveal them as we are not sure which one (if any) we will go with. One that I’m for sure ruling out though is: “Worm pooh, perfect for you!” Trying to find words that ... read more
October 16th 2011
Well another week has gone by and I am starting to get a little more settled in my new home. Since the last post I’ve been fairly busy. Last Sunday, after wishing Thanksgiving to many of my closest friends and lovely girlfriend via Skype, Pablo’s brother’s family was nice enough to invite me over to their house no more than a kilometre away from where I am staying. This was my first time walking through the streets and little communities during daylight with everyone out and about. So with Gillien (pronounced “gilly-en”), his wife, and his daughter “Princess” I walked around his part of the community. Highlights of that visit: they had goat that had just given birth to a baby goat a couple months back (very cute), I ate coconut fresh from one of their ... read more
October 8th 2011
So I am now in my new home for 6 months! The blog here says I am in Lucena, but really I am in a town called Candelaria (it does not give that option in the location selection). I am sorry that it has been so long since I have last posted, everything has been a whirlwind of craziness in which I have simply tried to keep up. It was very upsetting saying good bye to all of the awesome people I have come to love at home in Ontario. The Farewell Surprise Party that was thrown for me came as a pleasant and complete shock to me. Being accompanied to the airport by some of my best friends, family, and girlfriend (as promised, shout outs to Cam, Rachel, Sheena, Alyssa, Mom, and Annie) who stayed ... read more
July 17th 2011
Finding a falls that’s not in the internet is difficult. Finding a falls with a given wrong direction is even more difficult. But lo and behold, here comes my ever resilient landscape photography group, CL11, we found what the universe conspired us not to. Hehehe! Well, not exactly the universe… Just some people. Yes, some people. Anyway, we got there. Safe. Marveled at its beauty. Took photos. Got back. Still safe. That’s what mattered. Malicboy Falls, also known for some locals as Pulong Giting Falls, is within the Municipality of Pagbilao, Province of Quezon. Since my CL11 group had the entire day to wait for the sunset, we decided to go and find this falls and shoot it. Click here to continue reading this entry: http://www.byahengbarok.com/2010/12/19/malicboy-falls-pagbilao-quezon/... read more
May 18th 2011
Deeper into the province of Quezon is this quaint coconut farming town of Sariaya. Just a 3 hour drive south of Manila, the town sits practically at the foot of the mystical Mount Banahaw. Many ancestral houses still stand today, thanks to the descendants of the wealthy and prominent families who owned them. The Coconut Barons of Sariaya Back in those days, "hacienderos" referred to the plantation owners, the aristocrats, the landed gentry. While Silay and other towns in Negros had their sugar barons, the town of Sariaya in Quezon was the territory of the coconut tycoons. In both locales, the heirloom houses stand as testaments to a glorious and rich past. The affluence of those pre-war days was manifested in the grandeur of the many Art Deco houses of this small town which were mercifully ... read more
May 16th 2011
Every May 15th, the residents of Lucban, Quezon celebrate the Pahiyas (meaning "decor") Festival in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers. Thin rice wafers locally called "kiping" are made in varying colors and shaped like leaves to decorate the facades of houses along with farm harvests such as tomatoes, stringbeans, pineapples, cucumbers, sayote, coconuts, ferns, as well as agriculture-based products such as ropes, hats, bags, etc. Kipings come in festive colors like yellow, pink, red, orange and green. Creativity flourishes in this part of the country, especially during this one-day festival celebration in thanksgiving for bountiful harvests. Amazing how local folks are able to create chandeliers called 'aranyas' made of kiping and how one's family endeavor to work together to showcase the f... read more
