Artists / Wood Carvers Capital in Luzon: Welcome to Paete, Laguna

Paete is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines.  It was founded in 1580 by Spanish friars Juan de Plasencia and Diego de Oropesa of the Franciscan Order. It is believed that the earliest inhabitants were of Malay lineage, coming all the way from Borneo in their swift and sturdy boats called "Balangay".

Now, what makes Paete special?

It's a place where you can find a lot of artists and craftsmen. Check it out!

What Happened to Rizal Park?

I have been one of those people who love to stay at Rizal Park every Sunday till the wee hours of Monday, joining some of my friends on some trivia contest or watching the evening debates near the chess plaza.

It’s been like that for almost 12 years, but last night…

I was surprised when park guards started to tell everyone to go home because the park will close – WHAT? So our Public Park will now close every 12AM and will open at 4AM.

The security gave us different reasons:  Security, peace and order... but I don't think the public will buy those reasons.

A lot of people go to the park since it is the safest place around Manila, especially if you are looking for a place to spend the morning. If you have no money to spend… uh, let say to pay for 3 hours in a motel and you don't want to travel by early morning (1AM to 4AM) and was stuck on the streets, the best place to go is Rizal Park. This is a refuge.

Senior citizens also love to stay in the Park. Here they talk, drink coffee till 5AM.

But now that there is this order of closing the park, well... I'm gonna miss all those night folks.

What's the commotion? Luneta debaters, park securities and police discussing the sudden closure of the park. Picture courtesy of Philip Reyes.

Justice Must Be Serve!

Yung nagyaring sunog sa Valenzuela City... ano na nga ba? It was a warehouse of rubber slippers and 72 poor souls were trapped and was burned to crisp when the warehouse caught fire on May 13.

3 cute hoglets

Well... For some good news.

My hedgehog just gave birth. She got 3 cute hoglets.

They never make films like they used to. My take on Minsan, May Isang Puso.

 "Ang problema, hindi tinatakasan."

Just watched Minsan, May Isang Puso on Cinema One. The story was nice... for a change. 

It's Free For The Whole Month of May

In celebration of May as National Heritage Month, the National Museum is offering free admission throughout the entire month.

Proclamation No. 439 s. 2003 established May as National Heritage Month, in recognition of its being "by traditions the month when most fiestas, festivals, and other indigenous activities are celebrated throughout the Philippines" and "in the spirit of giving emphasis to the symbol of May as the month of traditional festivities and the month of the people’s participation in the preservation of tangible and intangible heritage as part of the life of a nation."

It's stupid. Nuff said.

HISTORY CHANNELS' IN SEARCH FOR ALIENS IS THE DUMBEST, STUPID, BULLSHIT SHOW I EVER SAW IN CABLE TV. YOU HAVE TO BE THE MOST GULLIBLE PERSON IN THIS PLANET TO BELIEVE ALL THOSE SHIT! 

I HOPE RATIONAL PEOPLE WILL STAND UP AND DEMAND THAT THIS TV STATION BE CLOSED!

I also wish they just throw Giorgios A. Tsoukalos in outer space.