My brightest star

I spent a quiet birthday dinner with my family at the mountaintop restaurant, Chateau de Busay. Nearing dusk, as the stars began to appear sluggishly, my daughter remarked "Ma, didn't you say that Lolo Papang is the brightest star in the sky?". I silently nodded turning my gaze upward when she said "There he is Ma, greeting you a happy birthday!". There indeed was my brightest star gazing lovingly at me. Thanks Pang, I so miss you...

highway & other bliss

After our lengthy trip to Iloilo in December last year, we took the long route again back to Cebu via Negros on the 2nd day of January this year. It was exhausting yet memorable; the experience was akin to little snapshots stored forever in our memory. It was heartwarming to stumble upon some local scenic treasures - the Don Salvador Benedicto eco tourism highway, the patch of rice terraces, and the thrilling drive uphill (and downhill) the newly completed San Carlos coastal highway. It was one helluva adventure we would so gladly go through again. We managed to take some real snapshots by the way :)

At the Don Salvador Benedicto Eco Tourism Highway. We stopped to smell the scent of pines and admire the greens under the looming gray skies.

Bacolod stop at the Coke memorabilia - CCBPI Bacolod Plant

the majestic Angelicum School at night - Iloilo, Dec. 2007