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It was Monday at around 2pm when a good friend (Roice) texted me that we will be meeting and visit the national museum to see the famous Juan Luna's painting - the Spolarium. However, I learnt that the museum is closed on a Monday (opens during Tuesdays to Sundays only) thus we have decided to try something different but still to experience a traditonal and cultural - related activity. Join us in our 8-hour pure walkathon tour in the city of Manila! We met at the Rizal park/Luneta park where you can find the world's famous Rizal's sculpture but because of the unhealthy heat of the sun we decided to walk on the shady part of the park until tadaahh - the tour started! Our first stop was still the National Museum, I mean just outside the museum! Haha. The beautiful structure of the building really amazed us and the "Balangay" just in front of the building was nostalgic. Balangay is a wooden boat used by our ancestors long time ago in which the word Barangay

Pototan, Iloilo's Municipal hall. Pototan is a first class municipality in the Province of Iloilo in the Philippines. It is known nationwide as the Christmas Capital of Visayas and annually celebrates IWAG FESTIVAL which is scheduled every December 16. The Plaza Lagoon. This transforms to a beautiful Christmas Masterpiece every December - IWAG Festival where nightly shows and celebrations happen. IWAG means LIGHT, a celebration of music, lights and Christmas gatherings offered as thanksgiving in welcoming a brighter new year. The Skating Rink. Pototanons, young and old gather here every afternoon for skating fun experiences! Pototan is also known as the Rice Granary of Western Visayas in the Philippines because it became the leading supplier of rice in the region. Many years before, the Municipality also started PARAYAN FESTIVAL (Parayan means Rice fields) to celebrate the bountiful harvest of RICE. However, due to political conflicts and lack of support from th

Everyday of their lives, they spend most of their time in bus terminals to sell peanuts, boiled quail eggs, fish crackers, bottled water and the like. I bought a plastic of peanut for 10 pesos and a bottled water for 15 pesos. The 25 pesos I gave him meant a lot to him. The extreme heat of the sun is nothing for him.  I  admire these people because they are doing it for a very significant reason. Their little income gives their family joy and hopes to continue life no matter what. Some are raising a family, some are helping their parents, some have no choice but to do so because of lack of education and it is very hard for them to compete in the field of employment. I salute them because of the simple joys they bring to the commuters and travelers. I hope that they will be blessed with a healthier body as they continue their journey in life. :)