Here are some of the scheduled tours being prepared by Nature Awareness and Conservation Club Inc. Please email them or call them for your desired tours:
May 12 - Villa Escudero in Tiaong Quezon
May 15 - Pahiyas Festival in Quezon
May 19 - Mt. Makiling in Laguna
May 26-27 - Anawangin Campers' Cove in Zambales
June 9-11 - Vigan/Pagudpud in Ilocos
- Puerto Galera in Mindoro
They are also preparing a tour to Holy Land from October 7-19.
Please contact Philippines' tourism industry's renowned tour guide Ms. Violeta Imperial at http://philecotourism.wordpress.com and 09155101600 or you could leave a message here and text me 09163333180 for more details.
lakadkarin
your easy-to-tag-along "co-walker"
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
PAHIYAS TOUR 2012
For those of you who would like to witness and enjoy the Pahiyas Festival in Quezon, there's a tour that Nature Awareness and Conservation Club Inc. is organizing. Please read their invitation below.
NATURE AWARENESS &
CONSERVATION CLUB, Inc.
RELAX – REWIND – REFLECT – RENEW –
REDUCE – REUSE - RECYCLE
http://philecotourism.wordpress.com/ www.mothernatureasia.multiply.com
8061720 / 09155101600 /
09322439478 #18 Pioneer St., Moonwalk
Vill., Las Pinas City, Philippines
PAHIYAS “Festival of Harvest and
Blessings”
May 15, 2012 Tuesday
The Pahiyas Festival is held in honor of San Isidro Labrador, the
patron saint of farmers. It is an annual observation in thanksgiving for
abundant harvests. Quezon folk decorate their homes with the choicest produce;
they string fruits and vegetables together and make the “kiping,” the
traditional Pahiyas décor of many colors. These are leaf-shaped wafers of rice
makeup and looks like Spanish tacos; these are used to liven up halls and
walls, and more craftily turned into arangya (chandeliers) that lighten up the
town on fiesta night itself.
The literal meaning of “pahiyas” is actually decorating houses
with kiping and vegetables. Aside from this, however, fruits, ropes and straw
hats are also utilized. The decorating frenzy starts sometime before the actual
fiesta, and the air is abuzz with healthy, friendly competition over who will
have the best ornamented house that year. Whoever does gets a reward from the
local government.
Other things to try out while there are the pancit hab-hab (which
is eaten off banana leaves), the Lucban longganisa, the kiping that's actually
edible and is said to be best dipped in vinegar. Also, visit the Lucban Church
and put on some straw hats
Itinerary
Lucban, Liliw and Nagkarlan
4am : ETD Manila
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Mcdo Quezon Ave
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Petron Boni Ave (South Bound)
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Makati Buendia (Mcdonalds SM Hypermart)
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Alabang Town Center Mcdonalds
9 am ETA in Lucban Photo Offs,
Hear the Mass, Check out local sales
Visit the Kamay
ni Jesus, Check out pansit habhab (pax account)
12 nn Lunch
1 pm Pasabog Sa Liliw
3 pm Nagkarlan Underground
Cemetery
4 pm : ETD Manil
Ensogo Selling Price P1,600/pax
·
Aircon Tourist Bus
·
Healthy Buffet Lunch,
·
Halo Halo in Liliw w cheez
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Service of the Tour Shepherds
·
And wholesome fun
NOT INCLUDED: Breakfast, AM Snack, Tricycle around Lucban, Tip to
the Tour Directors and Bus Driver.
NOTES
:
1.
First
Come First Served Book and Buy Reservation (seats will be very limited)
2. 3
dozen of lucban longaniza, broas, cassava cakes, will be raffled off to each
bus after the trip, kaya ang saya
saya!!!
3. Reservation
is non refundable but transferable to others
Pick Up Points (please indicate where)
1. Mcdo Quezon Ave cor Edsa near Quezon Ave MRT
2. Petron Boni cor Edsa near Boni Ave MRT
3. Mcdo SM Hypermart Buendia near Buendia MRT
4. Mcdo Ayala Town Center
We will issue you the trip voucher after your reply
Thank you, Carpe Diem and GOD
Bless
Violet C. Imperial
6978729
(9am to 5pm Only) 09155101600 /
09322439478
EMAIL:
mother_nature888@nacci888.org
http://mothernatureasia.multiply.com
Skype:
MotherNatureAsia and Twitter: Mothernature888
My Life is GOD’s Gift to Me, what I do with it, is my Gift to HIM.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
BUDGET ECO TOURS IN APRIL
Planning for your next teambuilding or family vacation? Why not make it more meaningful and worthwhile by incorporating ecological and environmental activities?
LakadKaRin with Nature Awareness and Conservation Club Inc., now offers you the following "BUDGET ECO TOURS" for April:
LakadKaRin with Nature Awareness and Conservation Club Inc., now offers you the following "BUDGET ECO TOURS" for April:
April 21 to 22 Mt. Pulag Fun Fun Fun Climb
P 3888/pax inclusive of round trip transfers, tent accommodations, full camp meals, climb fee, environment fee, trek guide, camp managers and lots of wholesome fun.
April 28 to 30 Banawe Nature Awareness Environment Camp
Organized by Conserving For Tomorrow Foundation Inc
Camp Fee P 3000 inc of Camp Accommodation, all meals, round trip fare and Banawe Tours
April 28 to 30 Donsol Whale Watching w Bulusan National Park & Best of Legaspi Tour
P 7,499/pax till end of April 15 and P7,999 till April 24 Tuesday
Inclusive of Round trip Aircon Bus, 3days/2nights Aircon Rm Quad Sharing, 3 Breakfast, 1 Seafood dinner, Whale watching interaction, Firefly Interaction and more surprises.
April 28 to 30 Vigan Laoag and Pagudpud
P 5,499/pax till end of April 15 and P5,999 till April 24 Tuesday
Inclusive of Round trip Aircon Bus, 3days/2nights Aircon Rm Quad Sharing, 3 Breakfast, Giant Empanada Snack, 3 Fulldays of Ilocandia Tour, Entrance Fees and surprises
April 28 to 30 Banawe SAGADA Singles Fun Adventure
P 3,999/pax till April 15; P4,250/pax till April 25
Inclusive of Round Trip Aircon Bus, 3days/2nights Aircon Quad Sharing, 3 Breakfast, 2 Fulldays of Tour, Private Service Jeep Around Cordillera and wholesome group dynamics during the night.
FREE ENVIRONMENT AWARENESS wholesome games & CONSERVATION PROJECT Workshop FOR GROUP of 20pax & up, during or after your exclusive outing.
Nature Awareness and Conservation Club, Inc (NACCI) is a non-stock, non-profit NGO dedicated to pursuing "responsible tourism" by organizing eco tours that create nature and environmental awareness at the same time help provide sustainable supplementary jobs for locals in in the rural area which will encourage them more to care, nurture and protect their place's natural gifts as well as their culture and community. Eco Tours involve immersion, dynamic games and proactive conservation activities like mangrove tree planting, adopt-a-turtle, reforestation to name a few, as well as buying local and environment-friendly products. Violet Imperial - http://philecotourism.wordpress.com
INQUIRY Procedure
· Please Fill up the blanks below and email to lyndanao@yahoo.com Earliest possible to get your travel goal well organized.
· Company/Group: _______________________
Contact Person :___________________________
Land Line _____________________
Cellphone :____________________
Email Address:____________________
Target EcoTour/Location: _______________
Target Date of Travel :_________________
Number of Participants: _______________
Incomplete information will not be entertained
· Payment can be made thru Metrobank Timog (Acct.# 0983098147196 - Armelinda O. Danao)
· First come First Served/Book and Buy/PAY Reservation which is non- refundable, non-rebookable, but transferable to chance passengers.
· First come First Served/Book and Buy/PAY Reservation which is non- refundable, non-rebookable, but transferable to chance passengers.
· scan the deposit slip and email it to lyndanao@yahoo.com so we can email back the trip voucher, detailed trip info and official receipt.
FOR INQUIRIES, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME AT: +639163333180 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +639163333180 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Thank you, Carpe Diem and GOD Bless
Thank you, Carpe Diem and GOD Bless
My Life is GOD’s Gift to Me, what I do with it, is my Gift to HIM.
GOD BLESS ALL OUR TRAVELS IN LIFE!
GOD BLESS ALL OUR TRAVELS IN LIFE!
Sunday, April 8, 2012
VISITA IGLESIA IN METRO MANILA
Visita Iglesia is a tradition of Pinoy Catholics usually during Maundy Thursday when they go to churches to pray and reflect on the Fourteen Stations of the Cross. There are a lot of ways on how to do this. Most go to fourteen churches, pray and reflect one station per church, and since the churches are few blocks away from each other, people go on foot. Others prefer only seven churches, two stations though on each church. Many decide to visit only one church and just do all the stations in it. Usually it's in Grotto in Novaliches where there are life-size statues of the Stations, or the most popular is the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage in Antipolo, Rizal which is the Pilgrimage City about 55 kilometers east of Metro Manila. You will see scores of pilgrims from all over the country traversing Ortigas Avenue or Marcos and Sumulong highways on foot. It is the "Alay Lakad". Company booths line both sides of the highways, giving away free fans, face towels, bottled water and even t-shirts. It's their way of "giving back" to the people while promoting their firms at the same time.
This year I did the Visita Iglesia with my co-Singles For Christ and here are some of our captured moments:
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All the images in all the churches like this one in Our Lady of Loretto were veiled in violet signifying mourning and that there were no saints prior to the Lord's offering of His ultimate sacrifice.
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Colored copies of the Stations of the Cross were framed with violet scarves and mounted outside of the churches to accommodate more devotees.
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After visiting San Beda Chapel, normally people proceed to St. Jude Archdiocesan Shrine in J.P. Laurel street just a block away. St. Jude is famous for being the "patron saint of the impossible".
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Most pilgrims come with their families or in groups. |
Straight ahead is our eighth church, St. Michael and the Archangels Shrine popularly known as San Miguel Church beside Malacanang Palace. It is the church to go to for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
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The Bible recorded St. Michael's name four times while the Q'uoran mentions him only once. He is one of the principal angels and the one who defended the good angels from their enemies.
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At the courtyard this tarpaulin caught our eyes. It lists the things that we should pray for aside from our own intentions. Toppping the list are our country and the President.
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Another eye-catcher were these decades of the mysteries of the Holy Rosary in silver cross frames. They make the convent's exterior walls look more glorious!
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I always visit San Miguel Church but it was the only time I noticed there is a "sunken altar in a cave" at the far end of the courtyard.
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That is St. Michael's statue. |
Going to our ninth church, we saw what could be the country's oldest fire station proudly standing and still functioning to this day.
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The interiors are equally magnificent. |
Within its premises is Saint Rita Collge run by the Agustinian Recollect sisters. That is where I studied from Grades 1-3.
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All sorts of street foods were being hawked outside the churches |
Those are fried calamari on sticks! Yum! |
.... and the shells on the stone wall at the entrance where people could throw coins at after making a wish.
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Makeshift altars representing the Stations are a common sight in every barangay during Holy Week.
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This underpass was over crowded because it led to the most famous church in the country - the Basilica of the Black Nazarene or Quiapo Church in the City of Manila.
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Some Stations of the Cross are carved wood or sculpted metal like this one in Quiapo Church where we prayed the Eleventh Station.
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The open Blessed Sacrament of Quiapo was bedecked with flowers as a lot of flower shops surround the place.
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That is the famous Black Nazarene statue venerated by millions of devotees. The lights were dimmed but the spotlight was on the image. It looked like a stage at the same time dramatic.
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Aside from the spotlighted statue, they had also projected a picture of the Blessed Sacrament on a big screen.
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The Blessed Sacrament of Christ The King |
Along the path to our fourteenth and last church, we saw this showroom of beautifully-crafted sets of furniture, we couldn't resist posing by the windows.
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Typical convent's altar - nuns' pews are separated from the worshippers' by a gate
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And after that tiring yet very meaningful sacrifice, we had dinner together.
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Luckily, there was a "mass confession" then. Fifteen priests from the Diocese of Rizal were on hand to absolve sins. I took that opportunity and felt light and good after.
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The adoration altar was in an open room inside the main church which usually serve as a chapel for baptism. |
Thought these were black candles but they were dark blue and when I asked what does the color symbolize, the woman just said it's up to the pilgrim. |
The caroza or the coffin where the Santo Entiero will be laid and paraded around the town after the Seven Last Words which is the highlight of Good Friday. |
Huge tarpaulin of some scenes from the movie The Passion of the Christ were mounted outside and served as the Stations of the Cross. |
Your visit to the Pilgrimage City would not be complete if you don't take home its famous crunchy kasuy or cashew nuts.... |
...and its delicious, fresh and soft suman |
Then there was on-the-spot silkscreening of religious photos courtesy of Mr. Edgar and his team of artists. They do bulk orders, just contact him at 09398188361 or 09075803246. |
And of course on Channel 13, another favorite program during Holy Week, the Shalom Recollection by the fierce yet very funny Rev. Fr. Archie Guiriba at the Araneta Coliseum. |
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