Halloween 2007

Here are some pictures I took with my cam fone last night at Avenue Square's Halloween Costume Party. A lot of kids in mystical, creepy and mythical garb were there going trick-or-treating. I'm starting to think that Halloween is beginning to rub on me. Last year it was in a former workplace with older co-workers. This year it's at Av Square. Next year, what will my Halloween be like?

Fiesta 2007...and more

September is Peñafrancia month in Naga City, in CamSur Province and in the rest of the Bikolano communities all over the world. The festivities usually open with the Traslacion (transfer of Ina's image from the Basilica Minore to her temporary 9-day abode at the Naga Met Cathedral) while the Fluvial Procession caps the feast. It's a ten-day celebration that showcases the best of Naga & Bikol; its tourists, devotees, food, funfare, parades, pageants, trade shows, exhibits, contests, and eveything that depicts "An Maogmang Lugar".

One note-worthy spectacle is the Wonderful World of Dolphins with the Sea Lions plus an Aqua Park at the LCC Mall. For a minimal fee (Php 400 VIP reserved & Php 250 regular), you get the chance to see 2 pairs each of dolphins & sea lions - frolic, do tricks and provide enchantment even for a limited time. It's been said that these exotic mammals came from Subic. There are three shows per day so that the intense heat of the sun will not do that much harm to these animals. Also, a lot of dolphin stuff and souvenirs are yours for the taking inside LCC.

At the Plaza Rizal, a huge smorgasboard of clothes, mobiles, shoes, glassware, food, trinkets, native products and dvds are being peddled. Get your best haggling on ready mode. Wear the most comfy attire/shoes. Bring more than enough cash or if you can handle it, stay within your budget.

All over Naga & Bikol, schools are gearing up for the various competitions (civic and military parade), while beauteous Bicolanas are looking forward to being crowned as one of the fairest in the Region. Concerts, dances, mall shows, live bands and other music-related trippings are also being offered.

This year's feast marks the collaborative efforts of the Archdiocese of Caceres and congregration as it gears up for the Tricentenary Celebration of the Bikolanos Devotion to Ina, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia. After almost 300 years of undying love, piety, fervor and faithfulness. Ina will always be "solace" to the Nagueños & Bikolanos, wherever they may be.