Monthly Archives: October 2010
Monastery of the Transfiguration: A Quiet Retreat
“Peace to all who enter.” This is the sign that greets you at the entrance of the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Benedictine monks in [..]
Pine Hills Hotel, Malaybalay, Bukidnon
When we were looking for a nice place to stay in Malaybalay, only one hotel was highly recommended: Pine Hills Hotel. It is, after all, the [..]
Brunch with the Monks of Malaybalay
When we planned this trip to Malaybalay early on, we were not exactly sure how it will turn out. It was good timing because we were able [..]
Monastery of the Transfiguration Church: Inspiring
One (of the several) highlights of our stay in Malaybalay was celebrating a solemn sunday mass with the Benedictine Monks in the magnificent Transfiguration Monastery Church set [..]
The Del Monte Clubhouse: Best Steak in Bukidnon?
We (our travel barkada of seven) were on our way to Malaybalay, Bukidnon to witness firsthand the annual Kaamulan Festival. We arrived in Cagayan de Oro from [..]
Malaybalay’s Kaamulan Festival
It was our first time in Bukidnon – as special guests of our friend Dra. Leila Santiago-Flores. We flew from Manila to Cagayan de Oro City [..]
MassKara 2010: The Non-smiling Masks
The MassKara Festival is suppose to display the smiling faces of the people of Bacolod despite the hard times they underwent with the subsequent decline of the sugar [..]
The Happy Faces of MassKara 2010
These are people behind the masks … Behind all those colorful and elaborately designed masks are the young people of Negros Occidental (usually, high [..]
The Masks of MassKara 2010
Since we were in Bacolod only for a few hours, we were not able to visit the MassKara Village 2010 at the Robinson’s Place Bacolod to [..]