2010 Masskara Festival in Bacolod

Unknown October 19, 2010

The Philippines is revelled with festivals all-year long. With each having its own unique theme providing different kinds of experiences. One of the most popular is Masskara festival, which is held every month of October for three weeks in the "city of smiles" Bacolod City.

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The Ruins in Talisay City – Built for the Romantics

Unknown October 19, 2010

We all deal and react differently when one is beset with a loss of a love one. Having our hearts torn by separation from someone we love deeply produces a sudden urge that unleashes a series of actions that bursts our inner rage into the world. In my case–I go with a few friends at Mogwai in Cubao X and just drink myself to half death. A son of a politician, after a fight with his celebrity girlfriend opted to fly to Hong Kong to have a a drug binge trip–well, we all knew how that one turned out.

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Mambukal Waterfalls | Negros Occidental

Unknown October 19, 2010

After a night of booze filled merry making in the streets of Bacolod, we took a side trip the next day to Mambukal Mountain resort located at Minoyan, Murcia near the foot of scenic Mount Kanlaon. We left early at about 9 AM, went straight to Libertad market and had a quick breakfast at "mabuhay kape", a simple coffee shop that serves perfect native coffee at only 10 pesos per cup.

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Silay's Heritage District & the Balay Negrense

Unknown October 19, 2010

During the Masskara Festival in Bacolod, I also went an a sidetrip to Mambukal, nearby Silay and the Ruins as well.

While on the way to Silay-Bacolod airport, my friend Dee accompanied me to Silay City, which is known for its well preserved heritage district that boasts of numerous ancestral houses which the National Historical Institute has declared as national landmarks. Among these houses was the "Balay Negrense" a sprawling house built in 1897 by sugar baron Don Victor Fernandez Gaston.