El Centro

This is where I used to hang out with friends, with club members and with co-teachers. This is located at the heart of Iligan City near Jollibee fast food chain, Iligan City Post office, Crown Stationery, Fuji Foto Lab, the Supermarket and other business establishments. This is one of the busiest area during night time. People stand by and have a cold drink, chat and unwind. Usually, after a long day of work or having a club activity, we pass by this area (aside from the BBQ place and karaoke bar) to asses our work. I will surely visit El Centro again soon.

Iligan City's IPAG

"Integrated Performing Arts Guild (IPAG) is a leading Philippine dance and theatre company whose world-acclaimed productions integrate the dance, music, and arts traditions of the South where it is based." It is the resident theatre company of the MSU-Iligan Institute of Technology and the dancers are students and alumni of Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology. They have represented the Philippines in over 100 cities worldwide, and will continue to represent the country in coming world tours. The video above was Ipag's performance before they headed to US for their US Tour.

It was a dream of mine to become one of the dancers. I even tried to join the audition but due to my hectic schedule when I was a sophomore of MSU-IIT, I backed out and never had the chance to show my dancing skills. But my classmates were accepted and became dancers. They even danced abroad. My co-teacher's husband and younger sister are dancers too. They are the first group of IPAG dancers. Also, a student of mine in MSU-IIT has also joined IPAG. I am so proud of them. They continue to entertain people from all over the world with our popular Philippine folk dances. More power to IPAG!

Timoga Spring Pools

This is one of the things I miss in Iligan City, the Timoga Spring Pools in Timoga, Buruun. Timoga Pools is owned by an Iliganon family. They have more than 3 water parks with its own name. There is Holiday Pool, MiMars Pool, Main Pool (I think this is the first pool created), Dela Mar which has 16 feet deep pool and the biggest one, and Spring Pool. I might have forgotten the other names because it has been a year and a half now since I last visited it. We always go to Holiday pool because they close late around 10 pm. There are no over night stay but they close later than the other water parks. But if we are with students, we go to Dela Mar because they have a huge pool there for everybody to enjoy. The entrance fee before was 50php, I don't know now. Above is a video of Dela Mar pool. We were having a victory party with our students. Oh I really miss it!

City of Water Falls

Iligan City is my hometown in Philippines. It used to be called as the Industrialized City of the South due to the number of industrial plants that our city has. The shut down of the few companies has affected the city. Maybe that was why the name has been changed to The City of Water falls. The city is blessed with beautiful and gigantic waterfalls. We have more than 10 waterfalls and I have visited 6 falls already. You should see the Maria Cristina falls, Tinago Falls or Hidden Falls, Dalipuga Falls and more. The falls have become the main tourist spots and it has been popular to visitors.

From Philippines To USA

Welcome to my new site! It would be my pleasure to write about my homeland, Philippines and my new home, USA. ANything that I know of and I have learned from both countries and maybe in the future, from other countries. Come in and explore with me the different lands that God has created and the people who are unique in different ways. I thank God for the wonders that He has shared with us and the good things that life has offered to us. Let's live life to the fullest and experience the best things that our lands are full of.