Philippine Travel Notes

Unplanned, but praised just the same. Bow! I thought about this ' Boljoon Fly By ' as a bonus to my companion. Our purpose was only for her to "experience" the " whale shark watching" in Oslob - and we were done. When she asked what's in Boljoon? I said culture and fantastic views, naghahanap ka eh! Back of my mind, I knew our friends who are 'coming soon' would love this place. Boljoon Municipal Hall A little over 10 minutes from Oslob's Aragones St. , we already got off the bus... There. At that pedestrian crossing - right in front of the Boljoon Municipal Hall . That is where the bus stopped. We had to cross the hi-way and walk farther for that shot! Oks lang, because we were actually heading this way (behind camera). Just like the Oslob municipal hall , it is also named the binisaya way: Balay Lungsod . That means Town Hall . Ah similarly too, it's already cramped for today's LGU needs. That adjacent buildi...

This message is by one of the framed pictures inside the Boljoon Church in Cebu, Here’s my attempt to translate it… "You are still too young, boy, and you’re already a thief. You will surely be dropped by the Lord to the fire that is Hell. Your angel has been noting down your deeds. [You stole] even the money at the Sto. Nino retablo[?] You are such a wretched kid, you are eating [with] and spending stolen money. Are you not afraid of the Holy Judgment of God? You will surely weep and your teeth will drop when you fall to hell"... Or something like that. First time I saw this kind of message inside a church and I think its very disturbing – at whatever angle or point of view I look at this. Quite a discussion topic actually. Oh well, a very bad sign of our times…