“Times and seasons change… But my love for you will live forever. I will love and respect you all my life”. - Aldrin

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ITS MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES  -dotofficialavp-

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NICOLE SCHERZINGER, A Filipino Champion

Nicole Scherzinger was born on June 29, 1978 in Honolulu Hawaii to a Filipino father who comes from the Batanes Island, Philippines. She grew up in a Louisville, Kentucky. Her ethnic background is: Half-Filipino, a quarter Russian, and a quarter Hawaiian. 

She was a former member of teen pop group “Eden’s Crush”  and also a member of the Pussycat Dolls. 

related link:  http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0970122/bio

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IT’S MORE FUN IN TAYABAS,QUEZON PHILIPPINES PART 4 of 4

 IT’S MORE FUN IN TAYABAS, QUEZON PHILIPPINES PART 3 of 4

Budin is a baked cassava (also known as tapioca) with eggs, coconut, sugar and margarine topped with cheese. The cassava cakes in Kalye Budin look the same and almost taste the same. Budin has a pudding-like consistency — some are chewy, others are melt-in-the mouth — and sweet. It is a favorite appetizer, snack or dessert in this town.

Related links: 

http://www.mangotours.com/philippines.html

http://monstermango.blogspot.com/2011…

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/…

http://ginaidea.wordpress.com/2010/03…

credit to Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak

IT’S MORE FUN IN TAYABAS, QUEZON PHILIPPINES PART 2 of 4

Graceland Estates and Country Club is a place where the best moments in life are celebrated and made with a wide variety of first-class facilities and attractions for members and guests of all ages and interests. What makes Graceland distinct is how it is able to integrate man-made developments to enhance one’s experience with nature. In fact the entire property was designed on the mandate that imposing decades-old trees will be preserved and that more trees and flowering plants would be added in strategic spots to further green what is already an impressive nature-inspired paradise.

Related links:

http://www.mangotours.com/philippines.html

http://www.graceland-tayabas.com/

credit to Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak

The Season of Festivals is celebrated on the merry month of May.  One extravagant festivals that everyone is excited to see is the Pahiyas Festival in Quezon, Province, which is celebrated on the 15th of May. Quezon, formerly known as Tayabas, is the second largest province in the Southern Tagalog region. The Pahiyas festival is celebrated in honor of San Isidro Labrador,  the patron saint of farmers.  The festival is simultaneously celebrated in the towns of Tayabas and Sariaya.  Nevertheless, people go to the nearest town, Lucban Quezon,  because of its extravagant preparations which by tradition started during the 16th century as a way of thanksgiving for the people’s bountiful harvest.  -artesdelasfilipinas-

Related links: http://www.mangotours.com/philippines.html

http://www.thepinaysolobackpacker.com/2013/05/06/pahiyas-festival-2013-schedule/

http://outoftownblog.com/pahiyas-festival-2013-schedule-of-activities/

We have lunch at Kamayan sa Palaisdaan before heading to the festivities proper. Kamayan sa Palaisdaan is a native restaurant that serves mostly seafood.  

One of their specialties is Sinugno (Grilled Tilapia cooked in coconut milk, grilled liempo,  seafood kare-kare. They also have Lucban longganisa, and pancit habhab.

Kamayan Sa Palaisdaan:  http://www.kamayansapalaisdaan.com.ph/

http://www.foodspotting.com/find/best/Kamayan-sa-Palaisdaan/in/The-World

We also passed by in one of the tourist spots in Quezon, the Kamay ni Hesus, devotees eagerly climb the 300 plus steps passing by the Station of the Cross, Adam & Eve, and a replica of Noah’s Ark.

Kamay NI Hesus in Lucban, Quezon Philippines

http://www.thepinaywanderer.com/2012/09/kamay-ni-Hesus-shrine-lucban.html

http://www.interaksyon.com/lifestyle/holy-week-journeys-kamay-ni-hesus-in-lucban-offers-fresh-air-hope-of-healing

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KAMAY NI HESUS IN LUCBAN, QUEZON, PHILIPPINES’ SACRED PARADISE

At the heart of Lucban, Quezon resides a peaceful and sacred garden called Kamay ni Hesus. This 5-hectare garden will make you experience heaven on earth with its cool, bright and solemn atmosphere. A sublime structure is the gigantic statue of Jesus standing at the top of the towering shrine along the highway towards Kamay ni Hesus.

Lucban, Quezon is a popular pilgrimage site. Pilgrims and ordinary people from different places come and visit the place not only for its beautiful and sacred garden but also because of its church where miraculous healing masses are celebrated.

Every healing mass is filled with faith and love. The church’s healing priest, Fr. Joey Faller, is testament to the devotion of the faith of the shrine’s pilgrims.

Before climbing the towering shine of Kamay ni Hesus, stroll around the sacred garden first so that when you reach the top, you will be able to compare the view from below. The garden has a very interesting theme, since it doesn’t just make people appreciate the place’s beauty, but, it also wants its visitors to understand the story it tells. The garden is home to parables of the Old Testament, bringing visitors to places like the Garden of Eden, where the fist man Adam and his wife Eve lived after God created them to the famous Ark of Noah.

Don’t forget to eat enough food before wandering around the garden of Kamay ni Hesus especially if you are planning to climb up its almost 300-step divine shrine. They have a canteen located inside Kamay ni Hesus compound where visitors are welcome to eat. The canteen serves Lucban’s famous and delicious pancit habhab and other  dishes such as sisig, chopsuey, fried chicken, fried lapu-lapu and many others.

http://blog.mangotours.com/2010/06/lucban-quezons-sacred-paradise-kamay-ni.html

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IT’S MORE FUN IN TAYABAS,QUEZON PHILIPPINES PART 1 of 4

The Province of Quezon  has two well known churches:  The Minor Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, a Roman Catholic basilica located in Tayabas, Quezon and the largest Catholic church in the Province of Quezon,  and the church of Saint Louis of Toulouse in Lucban.

About Quezon Province: http://www.islandsproperties.com/places/quezon.htm

Mango Tours: http://www.mangotours.com/philippines.html

Other Links:

http://mastermemei.blogspot.com/2013/05/when-in-quezon-province.html

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Philippines/Province_of_Quezon/Things_To_Do-Province_of_Quezon-TG-C-1.html

Graceland States and Country Club:   http://graceland-tayabas.com/

Kamayan Sa Palaisdaan, City of Tayabas, Quezon:

http://foodstyling-manila.com/blog/2011/quezon-adventure-tayabas-basilica-and-kamayan-sa-palaisdaan 

Buddy’s Pancit Lucban:   http://www.buddyspancitlucban.com.ph/branches/

Kamay Ni Hesus Healing Center: 

http://philippinetravelogue.com/2011/05/kamay-ni-hesus-healing-center-lucban/

credit to Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak

“Kamayan Sa Palaisdaan” (or Eating With Bare Hands In A Fish Ponds)

is located at foot of mystical Mt. Banahaw in Sitio Lanzonesan, Brgy. Dapdap, along the Tayabas-Lucban provincial road  in Tayabas, Quezon PHILIPPINES. The place is really like a fish pond with few floating Nipa Huts in the center. Since it is a fishpond, bamboos were used as bridges where visitors passed by to reach the place of their choice.

In 2010, Kamayan Sa Palaisdaan was awarded The Best Hotel in District 1 of Quezon Province.

For more info, pls click this link: http://www.kamayansapalaisdaan.com.ph/

Mango Tours Philippines : http://www.mangotours.com/philippines.html 

Tayabas Friendsters: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRUtj-frlSw&context=C425d0edADvjVQa1PpcFNGfvD68JL6YpvGREDcQXN1AjR-NcKF1X4=

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Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon PHILIPPINES

Pahiyas  Festival is a colorful feast celebrated every 15th of May by the people of Lucban, Quezon in honor of San Isidro Labrador. It is the farmers’ thanksgiving for a bountiful harvest with a grand display of colorful rice wafers, fruits, vegetables, and handicrafts adorning every house in the town. The festival’s name comes from the Filipino terms hiyas (jewel) and pahiyas (precious offering). This feast is an ancient farmers’ harvest celebration that dates back to the 16th century .  The highlight of the festival is a procession along the streets of the image of San Isidro Labrador, to ensure the people’s bountiful harvest in the coming seasons. The procession features a pair of giant papier mâché figures of a farmer and his wife. This is followed by the image of the patron saint and his wife Sta. Maria de la Cabeza, who carries a basket with triangulo biscuits, which are given to the children during the procession. This culminates with generous sharing of food among the townspeople.

All the locals’ houses are decorated with agricultural harvest (fruits, vegetables, rice grains, rice stalks, flowers, and ferns) and colorful rice wafers, called kiping. These thin wafers made from rice dough are usually arranged into two or three layers of chandeliers called aranya. The locals use different kinds of leaves to add flavor and color to the kiping. They also produce varieties of tastes and textures by using different ingredients such as kabal, coffee, talisay (umbrella tree), cocoa, and banaba leaves. YAHOO! PHILIPPINES / wikipilipinas

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Lucban, Quezon PHILIPPINES is Known for Authentic Pancit Habhab

Lucban is famous for its annual Pahiyas Festival,  which is held every 15th of May in honour of St Isidore the laborer the Farmer. When it comes to food, the Pancit Habhab has been synonymous with this province. Tourists are willing to travel to this place so they can partake of this wonderful, local specialty food.

Pancit Habhab is a local delicacy of sautéed noodles mixed with chopped pork, shrimps and vegetables. Mixed with just the right amount of onion and garlic, and you already have a complete and filling meal. What adds excitement to eating Pancit Habhab is the fact that it is eaten without using any utensils of any kind. To truly enjoy the noodles, it is placed on a rectangular banana leaf and eat it using your mouth. Hence you must be careful as not to spill some on your clothes. It is recommended that Pancit Habhab should be sprinkled with some vinegar to enhance its taste.viaBandila

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