Foot and Fire

Coolness. Mountain. Resort. Nature. Falls. These are only some of the one-word description I can give to Pata-an Mountain Resort located at Bago City, Negros Occidental. It is just a farther drive to PNOC and a little farther from Kipot Falls of Bago City. It features a free-falling falls with water-rushing sounds from the creek. A group of four can stay in overnight in a room for P800/night. For daytime trippers, a P500/day hut can be rented. The use of swimming pool has a P40/pax charge while bathing in the falls is free of charge. One can also use the dirty kitchen for cooking and grilling. And of course, the cold spring water from the falls is free flowing.  *** The green plains and mini-rice terraces along the way. *** A wonderful bloom. This is a kind of flower that abound most mountains of Negros Occidental. *** My parents behind the yellow blooms. *** My father and my nephew in front of big and tall bamboos. *** P...

TWO DAYS IN PUERTO PRINCESA We had a City Tour in Puerto Princesa and experienced the Firefly watching in Iwahig to cap the day. We started the tour in the Japanese-donated Crocodile Farming Institute, then headed to Rancho Zipline Adventure to inhale some farm air and have some pastoral view. From there, we headed to the Baker's Hill, a bakeshop popular for its Hopia. After grabbing some pasalubong, we had a quick round of the garden and had a good time there. After Baker's Hill, we went to two pasalubong centers. From there, we went to Plaza Cuartel located just across the Immaculate Conception Cathedral and had the chance to get inside despite it was dark already. Thanks to the kind caretaker who also explained the marker to us. Plaza Cuartel is the site where American prisoners-of-war during WWII was burned by the Japanese. One survivor, made a sculpture immortalizing the pain and sorrow of the war experience. After Plaza Cuartel, we went to...