“Imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we appreciate each other’s differences; one in which we are all equal but definitely not the same.” – Barbara Streisand Lipa City Fiesta will not be complete without …
Read More »Ang Tiangge at mga Eksena sa Kalye ng Lipa Kapag Malapit na ang Fiesta
Kahapon, dahil walang kuryente, nagawi kami sa Lipa (ang normal na gawain kapag brownout at ayaw naming maburo sa bahay). Unang stop bago kami mag-segue sa Ms. Eco Gay pageant night sa SM City Lipa ay sa tiangge. Taon-taon, sumisikip ang mga kalye sa town proper ilang linggo bago ang …
Read More »How to Get Good Vibes (and the Effects of Spreading it)
It must have been the good laugh last night and the uninterrupted sleep I had (plus a few notes on an early conversation with an important person, haha) that good vibes welcomed my otherwise lazy morning. The best thing about waking up on the right side of the bed and …
Read More »Have You Heard of Batangueno Inventors Gregorio Zara and Maria Orosa?
Article contributed by Ken Michael Escamillas Perhaps we know Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, and Benjamin Franklin as world-renown inventors. But did you know that Batangas boasts of famous inventors, too? Yes. And we should be proud of them. Batanguenos are also brilliant thinkers of new things which …
Read More »It’s More Fun in the Philippines: Memes from and for Batangas
So it’s a yes for the Philippines’ new tourism slogan. DOT is pushing through with implementing the campaign despite the (again) copycat issue pertaining to Switzerland’s “It’s More fun in Switzerland” from 1951. Countless of memes and comical slogans for local destinations in the country are spreading around various websites …
Read More »Batangas City & Lipa City Fiesta (Schedule of Activities)
Ang buwan ng Enero ay napaka-abalang buwan dito sa lalawigan ng Batangas. Matapos ang Pasko, Bagong Taon, iba’t ibang okasyon at selebrasyon, heto naman ang sunod-sunod na fiestahan at syempra kasunod na rin niyan ang kabi-kabilang kumbidahan sa iba’t ibang activities na magaganap. Mula sa Mataasnakahoy noong Jan. 3, Malvar …
Read More »Bayad Center Partnered with Batelec II
Photo Release from Astra Media Communications Aiming to have a reliable collection service provider and to provide its customers convenient and accessible avenues for bills payment transactions at the start of the year, Batangas II Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Batelec II) sealed a partnership agreement with CIS Bayad Center, Inc. (CBCI) …
Read More »Hulaan Kung Sino/Ano/Saan Ito sa Batangas?
Sa halos tatlong taon na pagbabahagi namin sa inyo ng mga kwento mula sa iba’t ibang sulok ng Batangas, libo-libong litrato na rin ang inyong kinalkal (haha) sa aming mga albums. Tingnan natin kung matatandaan nyo ang mga distorted images na ito. Hulaan kung sino/ano/alin/saan ito sa Batangas? Saan? Sino? …
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