The Heartstrings of an Angel

it’s been so buzy last week..

tuesday,20th of december05……we set off for ilocos.. we planned to stay in vigan so that’s our first stop. when we reached the house, we rested for an hour then drove to the town proper. we stopped for Crisologo museum,a former house of Bingbong Crisologo.There, i had the time exploring an ancestral house. inside, you could see old furnitures,pictures,and even old cars. in their garage you could see a calesa.caritella,calesing and an old car where the former governor was ambushed.(i’ll post the image here,) ..then we head off to chavit singson’s place.there, i was able to play with a baby tiger(which doesn’t look like a baby).i’ll also post the pic here. i also got the chance to ride on a calesing.and touched a large tiger, a monkey,an iguana,a pony and fishballs.yeah,they’re delicious and hot..

wednesday,21st of dec05….we went to pagudpud.it took time b4 we reach the place. it’s about 102km from vigan.on the way, i ate lots of tinubong(a pudding cooked inside a bamboo; can be bought at 4bamboosticks for php100; ultimately time-worthy due to the uneasiness in opening). i was hoping i could bring some to home but poor me, i wasn’t able due to the time. it’s raining when we got there.but good thing the sun came out just when we wore our swimsuits.well,not exactly the swimsuit thing.i wore a bright orange tank top and a floral-printed shorts that reaches an inch or two above my knees………..the current is high.the waves keep on hitting us hardly.so all we did is swim in the shores and oftenly on the sand.but we had time snoozing on the cottage after a tiring day.

thursday,22nd of dec05………….this is the most unforgettable day.on our way to vigan, we stopped by on a lighthouse. i forgot the name but what happened is worth remembering. it’s raining mildly but the wind can carry me off to the account of its hard-blowing status.it’s really cold up there!!we went up on a slippery, narrow stairs that would lead to the topmost part.what added to my freezing is my fear as i stare at the broken window. the wind blows hardly that i almost slipped off the window.good thing, i balanced myself. we just took a few shots then went back down. in the picture you’ll see me just with my dad bcoz my sibz are freezing back on the floor before the place we’re in..

still thursday,…….we went to a museum in ilocos which displays ilokano things..then we headed to Batac where marcos museum is. i went first in the gallery displaying Marcos’s pictures and facts about the family. then at 12:30pm i got the chance to see our former president Ferdinand Marcos lying inside a glass prism.it’s cold inside the place and also dark.only his body is lighted.there he is with 7 layers of wax all-over his body. it doesn’t look like an actual body of a former pres.it looks more of just wax………..then we went to heritage hotel&resort to just see our knees shaking bcoz of the coldness that we feel. one embarassing moment happened there: my bro and i were about to change to dry clothes but the crs’ bulbs are off. then i catched my bro looking at the slides.before i knew it, i was there on the topmost part of the structure(where the highest slide is), changing into dry clothes. good thing, no one else is there but us, so i had the chance of doing the unsung moment.ssshhh…

friday,23rd of dec05…….the last day to see the sunrise and sunset in vigan. we went to Burgos museum whgich is also his house.there, i saw the original Noli Me Tangere…then, we headed to the market in vigan’s town proper to buy souvenirs. i bought a lot of keychains:flip-flops and guitars. after buying the things we want,me and my sibs went for a walk to enjoy the sunset.a lot of ilokano guys and girls greeted me as they pass. some says iloveyou to me which is pretty weird but i took it as a friendly gesture.snooze.

saturday,24th dec05…..it’s time to leave. we left at exactly 1:55am. we stopped for the bibingka i craved for. we reached home at 12:30pm.then at 7pm we went to dasma to celebrate noche buena with our relatives in my dad’s side.i didnt feel th spirit of Christmas.actually, im sad the entire time. i only had fun when my we took pics..sigh