Posts Tagged Pampanga
The “Unknown” Clark Cemetery and Death March Marker
Posted by Fred in Places to Go, To See on February 7, 2010
“One often meets his destiny on the road he takes to avoid it.” Read the rest of this entry »
Clearwater Country Club (Clarkfield, Pampanga)
Posted by Fred in Places to Go, Where to Stay on May 11, 2008
Clear waters are normal in the province way back then. A stream ran beside our old house, for instance. With clear and clean water, we could wash plates in that stream if we choose to. It was not too deep so we could go fishing and take a swim. It’s now gone, killed by overpopulation and pollution. No, not just the fish, but the stream itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Halo-Halo Haven: Razon’s
The Filipino word “halo” means “mix” in English, so if we’re to be literal about it, “halo-halo” means “mix-mix”. But just like the interplay of the fully separate and completely distinguishable ingredients of halo-halo, it’s hardly possible to be literal about this food. The final product — the halo-halo — is way more than the sum of all its ingredients. It’s like carbon to diamond. Read the rest of this entry »
Montevista Villas (Mimosa Leisure Estate, Clarkfield, Pampanga)
Posted by Fred in Places to Go, Where to Stay on March 23, 2008
There was plenty of space to park and move around, maybe because we got there when the rest of those who spent their Holy Week vacation are on their way back to Metro Manila. The place, with huge trees generously dotting the entire landscape, is a welcome breather from the suffocating pollution in Metro Manila. Brown leaves of Mahogany, occasionally punctuated by twirling seeds, fall to the ground, sometimes gently hitting the windshield as you drive by. This is summer in Montevista Villas (Mimosa Leisure Estate, Clarkfield, Pampanga). Read the rest of this entry »
Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta
I didn’t know that there’s a hot air balloon fiesta in the Philippines. When we first learned about the balloon festival in 2007, with photos taken during the Philippine Hot Air Balloon Fiesta held on 8-11 February 2007 at Clarkfield, Pampanga. Update: This year, 2009, we came to see the balloons for ourselves. Click here for more photos.
Giant Lanterns of San Fernando, Pampanga
It’s a spectacle you should not miss! A showcase of Filipino ingenuity, San Fernando’s giant lanterns never fail to bedazzle the crowd! Watch twelve barangays battle it out with their 18-foot lanterns, each with at least 5,000 light bulbs, on December 16 (this was posted way back in 2006), Saturday, 7 p.m. at SM City Pampanga, City of San Fernando. Check out a previous entry on the festival here. Read the rest of this entry »
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