Foot and Fire

Cinco de Noviembre or Negros Day is a commemoration of the Negros Revolution in 1898. It is now observed every November 5 as a special non-working holiday in the province through the enactment of Republic Act No. 6709 signed on February 10, 1989 during the incumbency of President Corazon Aquino. Wikipedia entries narrate that: " The Negros Revolution, now commemorated and popularly known as Al Cinco de Noviembre or Negros Day, was a political movement that in 1898 created a government in Negros Island in the Philippines, informally ending Spanish control of the island and resulting in a government run by the Negrense natives, at least for that part of the archipelago and for a relatively short period. The newly established Negros Republic would last for approximately three months. American forces landed on the island unopposed on February 2, 1899, ending the island's independence." "  It has been stipulated that the Spanish civil and religious authoritie...

Aside from the lusciously green trees, varieties of flowers and plants, and the eternally flowing spring water, Buenos Aires Resort of Bago City in Negros Occidental offers their olympic-sized swimming pool, three kiddie pools with one situated by the pool for the adults. The resort can accommodate many guests at a time in the huts by the pools and many air-conditioned hillside and poolside overnight accommodation. While one is in the resort, one can truly feel that the trees in the hillside cast cooling shade while the flowers and various plants add colors to the surroundings. What is more to expect is that some huts are located by the cascading creek waters and the sound is refreshing and so timely if one is there for the Holy Week as it gives one a reason to commune with nature and the Creator, just like we did. One of the things I enjoyed most was drinking in the cold spring water coming from the hose leading to the pool. Yes, all faucet water is drinkable and is all spring w...