negros museum

cameras are not allowed ... so B and I settled for the museum's majestic pillars.


Location: Old Provincial Capitol Building, Bacolod City 6100, Negros Occidental, Philippines

Museum is open from 9:00AM to 6:00PM, Mondays to Saturdays



When B and I visited around lunch time, we were told that we need to wait at around 1:30PM. It was worth the wait because we were lucky to have the services of the head museum guide, Raymond Alunan. He had so much to share about the history of the people of Negros. Be keen and try to jot down the trivias.

On a personal note, these are some of what not to be missed:
>> m. montelibano's textile collection featuring clothes and fabrics with intricate designs, coming from different parts of the world ... negros museum is temporarily housing 1/4 of her collection but these will be moved to la salle's museum.
>> listening to an old player ... "i love you but i don't like you"
>> m. montelibano's famous toy collection ... coming from more than 60 countries ... you'll be introduced to nene and totoy.



Musuem Entrance Fee:
>> General Admission: Php50
>> Senior Citizen: PhP40
>> Student/Children: PhP20

If you want to visit on a Sunday:
>> Need to set an appointment
>> Entrance Fee: PhP100

For tour booking and inquiries, you may contact:
The Negros Musuem
Tel. No: (034)4334764, (034)7085080, (034)4319451
Email Address: negros_museum96@yahoo.com
Websites:
http://www.negrosmuseum.freewebspace.com/
http://negrosmuseum.multiply.com

NOTE: if you want to take pictures inside the museum, you need to send a letter to their office, asking for permission at least one week before you plan to have your visit.

balay negrense

sharing some of the pictures B and i took when we visited negros occidental last month.

BALAY NEGRENSE - Don Victor F. Gaston Ancestral House

Address: 5 de Noviembre St. Silay City, Negros Occidental
Contact Number: (63) 34-52263



Entrance Fee:
>> Adult: PhP40
>> Negros Resident: PhP40
>> Senior Citizen: PhP35
>> Students with ID: PhP20
>> Children: PhP20

These amounts would help in restoring and maintaining the museum's collections.





How to Get Here:
>> From Robinson's Bacolod City, B and i rode a passenger jeepney bound for Silay City. We told the driver and his assistant that we are going to Balay Negrense and to drop us off somewhere near the place. Don't worry you won't get lost. Once you see you enter Silay City, watch out for the El Ideal Bakery (on your left), Oxy Bakery (on your right), Silay Public Plaza (on your right), these signal that you need to alight from the jeepney and start walking.

>> Balay Negrense cannot be seen from the main road (one straight highway from Bacolod). If I'm not mistaken it is just two (2) blocks away from the highway, relatively a short walk, roughly a five (5) minute walk.

Fare: Less than PhP15 per person from Robinson's Bacolod (can't remember if it's exactly PhP13). Travel Time is around 15-20 minutes.

chin swee cave temple

**how to get to chinswee:

once you're in genting highlands, there's a FREE shuttle in one of the hotels there...i think the bus can be found across the parking lot fronting genting hotel ... just ask from the hotel's staff.

the bus ride is around 10-20 minutes, winding down the mountain's slope. during our visit, it was very foggy ... we even experienced occasional rain showers.


sharing some of the pictures during our visit last october 2008.

**TAN SRI LIM GOH TONG Hall Marker**

**Happy Buddha**


**GOH TONG Hall Door**

**Paintings and Carvings**


**Journey to Enlightenment**



**Donation Box**

pasig river cruise: structures

some of the structures on the riverbank.

*Manila's Post Office Building*


*Guadalupe's Housing Project*


*Tanks at Seaoil Depot*


*Tower Cranes going to URC Area*


*Noah's Sugar Refinery*


*Old ... Worn Out Building*


*Escolta Station*


*FEATI University*


*Cardinal Sin's Village*


*Isetann Department Store*

pasig river cruise: bridges

London Bridge Is falling down,
Falling down, Falling down.
London Bridge Is falling down,
My fair lady.






London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, Falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady.

Take a key and lock her up,
Lock her up, Lock her up.
Take a key and lock her up,
My fair lady.




How will we build it up,
Build it up, Build it up,
How will we build it up,
My fair lady?

Build it up with gold and silver,
gold and silver, gold and silver.
Build it up with gold and silver,
My fair lady.



Gold and silver I have none,
I have none, I have none.
Gold and silver I have none,
My fair lady.

Build it up with pins and needles,
pins and needles, pins and needles.
Build it up with pins and needles,
My fair lady.



Pins and needles bend and break,
Bend and break, Bend and break.
Pins and needles bend and break,
My fair lady.

Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, Wood and clay.
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.



Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, Wash away.
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.

Build it up with stone so strong,
Stone so strong, Stone so strong.
Build it up with stone so strong,
My fair lady.



Stone so strong will last so long,
Last so long, Last so long.
Stone so strong will last so long,
My fair lady.

* from wikipedia

pasig river cruise: boats and ferries

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.




how many versions of this famous nursery rhyme do you know?



*Alternate Version:
Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream
Merrily merrily merrily merrily
Up and down the stream

Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream
If you see a waterfall
Don't forget to scream

Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the river
If you see a polar bear
Don't forget to shiver

Row, row, row the boat
Gently to the shore
If you see a lion
Don't forget to roar

Row, row, row the boat
Gently in the bath
If you see a spider
Don't forget to laugh

Row, row, row the boat
Gently as can be
'Cause if you're not careful
You'll fall into the sea!

Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the lake
Don't stand up and rock the boat
That's a big mistake!

Row, row, row the boat
Gently down the stream
Throw your teachers overboard
And listen to them scream!

Rock, rock, rock your boat
Gently down the stream
Watch out, give a shout,
Into the water you go!

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the stream. or Underneath the stream."
Ha! Ha! Fool'd ya all!
I'm a submarine.

Row, row, row your boat,
Gently down the brook.
If you catch a little fish,
Let it off the hook.



*King Friday XIII's version as shown on Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood:
Propel, propel, propel your craft,
Unforcefully down the liquid solution.
Ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically, ecstatically,
Existence is merely an illusion.



*Don Music from Sesame Street Version:
Drive, drive, drive your car,
Gently down the street.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a treat.



*Mr. Bean in Bean (film) Version:
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
If you see a crocodile,
Don't forget to scream.
Argh!



*Lit.George in Blackadder goes Forth Version:
Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the stream.
Belts off, Trousers down,
Isn't life a scream.
HEY!





*from wikipedia

pasig river cruise: ferry stations

i have been bugging B about trying this pasig river "cruise" for months. we even searched for the exact location of the HULO ferry station since this is the nearest station to us ... and has been mentioned on several blogs that i have read as a good starting point for this trip ... unfortunately, B was not available for this trip :(


straight from work, my colleague and i boarded a taxi and asked the driver to bring us to the ferry station.

note: be careful. i would say that there are two types of stations. one is associated with the pasig ferries and the other one is for those small wooden boats meant to carry passengers crossing from one side of the river to the other. don't worry here are some pictures of the stations so you have an idea how they would look like.


most of the stations have the same facade ... if i'm not mistaken except for quiapo (see picture below) and bambang station (floating station) ... i'm not sure about kalawaan and intramuros ... we were suppose to go to kalawaan but we ended at bambang so we could catch the next ferry.



there are comfort rooms inside the stations. picture taking is not allowed inside though.

some stations issue tickets that are bar coded while others issue a stub-like. however, both would display the amount and station where you're bounded to.

we took the following trips:

• hulo-bambang (24-jan-09),
  
• bambang-escolta (24-jan-09)
• escolta-bambang (25-jan-09).

for ferry schedules and fare matrix, click here.