Foot and Fire

*** Not exactly as picturesque as old churches in the Philippines, St. Anthony Church is a modern church painted in cool pastel pink said to be established after many Indians in Kuala Lumpur started to be converted as Roman Catholics in the late 19th century. They have sermons in English and Tamil. This Church has a pretty updated website too.  *** *** *** *** *** *** Since we stayed at  Jalan Pudu Street, my solemate and dedicated churchgoer Arlene and I traced the street only to realize that our hotel is on one end and this street called Jalan Robertson is on the opposite end of Jalan Pudu. This Jalan Robertson is a short street with the Church as dead end. There are many constructions around the church when we were there this April 2014, which might keep the church out of sight by the time you are looking for this church. Well, my tip is, just look for Jalan Pudu which has a train station... ***

The facade of Quiapo Church. It was a friday and there were many church goers who content themselves with the big screen outside the church where they can view the priest leading the mass. Quiapo Church has graced many films and tv episodes. The church is known when the feast of the Black Nazarene every January 9 is celebrated. ***  The Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (canonically known as Saint John the Baptist Parish and informally asQuiapo Church) is a prominent Roman Catholic Latin-rite basilica located in the District of Quiapo in the City of Manila,Philippines. The church is famous as the shrine of the Black Nazarene, a dark statue of Jesus Christ which many faithful claim to have miraculous powers. The parish belongs to the Archdiocese of Manila and its current rector is Rev. Msgr. José Clemente Ignacio.* *** *** *** *** Source: Wikipedia on Quiapo Church

A welcome to Taytay, a municipality of Palawan, ala Hollywood style.We stopped by this place just after the yearly town fiesta called Passingatan (Our host explained that it is named so because of the shimmering rays of the sun, hence loosely translated as Shimmering or Shining) and we missed the street dancing competition called Paguetekan sa Dalan (Crowding the Road). *** A quick early morning walk and visit to the Fort of Sta Isabel. *** Sta Monica Church, Taytay, Palawan *** The closer image of Sta. Monica in the face of the church. *** A photo of a remarkable structure of a commercial building... *** The name of the building. *** Paguetekan sa Dalan... *** Feeling the fiesta vibe *** Pasingatan 2013 *** Our host family. The lady is from Antique while the gentleman is from Palawan. ***