JCBulatao Photography.

It's Holy Week 2008. Maundy Thursday. The day that we engage in our annual tradition, Visita Iglesia. We visited several churches, mostly in the Manila area. Wasn't able to take photos at the Morning Breeze church though as it was closed and we stayed outside for prayer. Here are some photos. 2nd church: Our Lady of Grace a very wide church inside Maia and her tatay a sleeping man. Espiritu Santo, 3rd church the church as viewed from inside... a group of penitent visitors More pictures to follow.

W e stayed in Baguio from Friday afternoon until sometime after lunch on Monday. One of the last places we visited, was SM Baguio, the City's newest tourist attraction. Due to its interestingly different architecture (no real roof, just tenting), it's not advisable to visit it when it's raining. rain comes in SM View deck random Photo Look out! Creepy Jids. S ome last pics from inside Atenara . The old stuffed deer head... ... the replacement! Jackass-o-lope!! O n the way home, we passed by Isdaan in Tarlac for dinner. Hard to miss even at night. They give you free fish, if you can cross... ...this bridge. Jonathan crosses Sankilo Bridge. Crossing ponds that are 6 to 9 feet deep. A victorious crosser with parents. Rolly, Bless, James and Me. Tacsiyapo : Pick, pay, shout and throw. Release your anger.

O ne of the places we visited during our third day in Baguio was way up in the mountains, at about 7500 feet above sea level if not more. We found out about the Fire mummies in Timbac, Benguet from Nico, one of the partners managing Atenara House who was also our guide for the trip. He had found out about it through TV ( Discovery Channel or NatGeo itself) and not from this article as I originally thought , but had discovered a shorter route than what the NatGeo group had taken, at least relative to where we were staying. Thanks to Nico and our cousin Lawin's 4x4 extrail, what would've been a 10 hour trip up the mountain along rugged terrain and down to the caves, was reduced to a 3 hour drive and 30 minute hike down to the site. Along the way I got somewhat car sick, which forced us to take some rest stops along the winding road to the top, and some photo-ops. Trip to the fire-mummies Idyllic view at the Saddle... ...The non-idyllic view... Jids hugs The Highest Point Making...

A family trip to Baguio to celebrate our Aunt and Uncle's 25th wedding anniversary provided some down time, and opportunity for us to re-explore some of the country's Summer Capital. The trip there took about 7 hours plus plus out of the day, and on the way we passed by and stopped at some old photo-op locations. The first stop was at the Luisita complex, where we ate late lunch at The Pancake House/Dencio's combo resto. The old train close to the local Starbucks provided for entertaining, tourist-y photos. That would be my brother, Jonathan. Our second stop, of which I have no photos was at the last gasoline stations before going up Kennon road. Not a notable part of the story, just a gas-up and pee-break. Just thought I'd mention it for continuity. Our third stop before entering Baguio proper was at the Lion's head on Kennon Road, currently repainted as such. Along with the rest of my family, I remembered the bygone days when it was just carved out of stone and i...