Burgos, Pangasinan Weekend (Part I)

Jun27-28, 2009

I was lucky to be invited by a friend to visit his hometown of Burgos, Pangasinan around the last week of June. I already had plans of visiting Burgos after I saw his multiply album feauturing Cabongaoan Beach, a local unspoiled white sand beach. Then one Friday evening, he just invited to me to visit Burgos the coming weekend and we will be leaving at around 2am the following day, Saturday. I made my decision to go with him just two hours before we left Manila.

We decided to meet in a convenience store in Cubao at around 1:30am.

We then proceeded to Victory Liner and boarded the bus headed to Alaminos City. The bus to be used for the trip was an ordinary bus but I had no problems with that since it was early morning and the weather wouldn't be that of a hassle. I had a hard time sleeping during this trip because I was really curious to the route that we would take since this would be my first time to visit Pangasinan's western part. There were a few naps but eventually I would wake up and just view the unfamiliar landscapes. The view became more interesting and got me more excited when I saw the sea. We just caught a glimpse of Lingayen Gulf as we passed through the town of Sual Pangasinan. It was around 7am when we arrived in Alaminos City. Atlast, I set foot on Western Pangasinan's soil. From the bus terminal, we had a short walk towards a waiting jeepney that would take us to Burgos. It took us another 30minutes or so to get to the quiet town of Burgos.

Here is a slideshow of our weekend trip in Burgos, Pangasinan.

Part II of my Burgos, Pangasinan Weekend in my next post.Ü

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Salamat at Paalam Tita Cory

Dalawang araw na ang nakakalipas nang sumakabilang buhay na ang dating Pangulo ng Pilipinas na si Cory Aquino. May lampas isang taon niyang nilabanan ang sakit na colon cancer bago siya magapi nito noong Sabado ng madaling araw, Agosto 1, taong 2009. Totoo nga ang kasabihang natututuhan mo lang lalong pahalagahan ang isang tao kapag wala na ito. Nakilala ko lang si Presidente Aquino bilang lola ng dating kong kaklaseng si Jiggy (panganay na apo ni Cory). Sinasabing siya ang nagbalik ng demokrasya sa Pilipinas nang siya ang maging Presidente mula sa ating mga guro’t mga aklat. At sa lahat ng pagpaparangal at pagkilala sa kanya sa mga programa sa telebisyon noong mga nakaraang araw, lalo kong naintindihan ang kahalagahan ng isang Cory Aquino sa bansang Pilipinas.

Siya ang tumayo at lumaban sa diktaturya. Isipin mo na lang kung ano ang mangyayari kung hindi sya tumakbo bilang presidente laban kay Marcos. At pagkatapos nyang maluklok bilang pangulo, nasa kanya na ang lahat ng kapangyarihan at gawin ang mga gusto niyang gawin dahil sa kasalukuyan noong 1973 Constitution ngunit sinimulan na niyang baguhin ang Konstitusyon ng Pilipinas na gamit natin hanggang ngayon. At nang magtatapos ang termino niya noong 1992, malugod siyang bumaba sa pagka-pangulo sa kabila ng pag-uudyok ng ilan na tumakbo ulit dahil naluklok naman siya sa pagka-pangulo dahil sa People Power Revolution. Dalawa ito sa konkretong bagay na nalaman ko noong mga nakaraang araw na nagpatunay kung bakit siya kinikilala bilang Ina ng Demokrasya sa Pilipinas.

Bahagi ako ng bagong henerasyon ng mga Pilipinong tumatamasa sa kalayaan at demokrasya. Utang ko at utang nating lahat ito unang babaeng president ng Pilipinas at Asya. Ang naging Ina sa buong bansa.

Salamat sa paalala. Hindi kami makakalimot.

Salamat at Paalam Tita Cory.

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