It’s this time of the year once again when my city is alive with colors, songs, and other attractions. Yes, October is MassKara Festival in Bacolod City, the capital of the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. But what is it all about and how did it all start? Read my post Behind MassKara’s Smile for …
A burst of color painted on container vans fill the backdrop of Retro KTV. Would you believe that these giant containers have videoke rooms in them. This is a new hangout place in Marketplace East, near the Bacolod City Government Center. The commercial compound is a booming location composed of restaurants that offer some of …
Whenever I mention Homesite to my friends, they often attach Byron’s Back Ribs to it. My sister told me a number of times that a cousin once treated her there. What’s special about the place is that it is just a small rounded corner tucked inside a residential area. Plus, many of my friends, both …
People in Bacolod and travelers going to this city for Masskara will have a grander time this festival season because Funatix, the first Edutainment company in Iloilo, has come to our shores to bring fun, education and entertainment to greater heights. Recently opened in SM City Bacolod, Funatix offers programs that create an interactive environment …
L’Fisher Hotel lies in the heart of Bacolod City and it is no doubt that most travelers who come to my city pick this as their home away from home. Others hold their special event here especially that their La Proa Ballroom can accommodate gatherings to as much as 1,500 people and can be converted …
Read more “Buffet Feast at Ripples Restaurant of L’Fisher Hotel”
As the sun painted the horizon in vibrant hues of gold and crimson, casting a mesmerizing glow upon the rippling waves, a sense of anticipation filled the air. The ferry sliced through the crystal-clear waters, its bow carving a path toward an ethereal destination. The mere sight of Lakawon Island, a tropical paradise tucked away …
Read more “First-time in Lakawon Island: Tales from an Idyllic Retreat”
Instead of me going away and traveling to faraway places, I toured a friend who spent her five-day vacation in my home province in Negros Occidental, Philippines. It was already more than two years since I moved back home and I have somehow become familiar of various routes from one point of my city to …
Read more “Five Days Around these Negros Occidental cities: Bacolod, Silay and Talisay”
When I moved back to Bacolod City, one of the persons I came to know was Jojo Vito, the man behind the Jojo Vito Designs Gallery, whom I met through the Negrense Blogging Society, Inc. (NBSI). Since I was away for two decades from my hometown, I have become clueless on what’s popular, where to …
If Bacolod City is known for something, apart from Masskara Festival and the smiling people, it is its good food that can be enjoyed in many great dining places that dot the metropolis. [UPDATE 2023: The restaurant has closed and is no longer in operation in this location.] A new foodie attraction is the Marketplace, …
Seldom does a food court stall captures my fancy. I’d often resort to eating in food courts when I am pressed for time, low on budget, or spending meal time with a big number of group. Unless there is a particular stall that serves food with superb taste then I’d probably frequent the food court …
I can still vividly remember my Film 101 class when I was still in the University of Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. I always looked forward to Fridays when we would watch a movie in school or in the mall theaters. Our teacher also required us to watch a movie or two outside of the …
Nowadays, getting married takes a lot of time and effort. More and more things are being considered. And one very vital detail is the wedding venue. There are those who travel to places just to have their dream wedding. With the Wedding and Event Planners Organization of Negros (WEPON), getting married in Bacolod City and …
Bantay Lasang (literally means forest guards) volunteers, a name given to those who patrol the forests of Negros Occidental, Philippines, eagerly waited at the Camalanda-an National High School in Cauayan for us to arrive. I joined the officers and executives of the Foundation for the Philippine Environment (FPE), Globe Telecoms, and the Ecological and Agricultural …
Let me divert from my usual post and share with you what other things I have busied myself recently. When my alma mater, La Consolacion College-Bacolod (LCC-B) approached me to teach Advanced Marketing subject for its Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP), I immediately gave my affirmative. The program is for adults who …
For quite sometime now, I have been looking towards the east, from the Philippine perspective, hoping I would someday explore the territories just beyond my country. After my New Zealand trip, my curiosity of such territories was piqued when I encountered people from the Pacific Islands. Guam, Palau, Micronesia, and their neighboring destinations came to …