Much Ado Over
We spent our time in the road in the past week. From Manila to Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, to Banaue, Ifugao to Sta. Maria, Isabela, then on and off to Solano and Bayombong and Bambang, all in Nueva Vizcaya, we had our fill of butt flattening field trips. It is a family bonding thing. On tow were my 2 nephews and 1 niece, my mother, my brother,sister and brother-in-law.
We just arrived from our trip in Sta. Maria, Isabela, that is about 45-min ride to Tuguegarao, Cagayan Valley. This is our first time to reach that part in the island of Luzon and despite the warning that it is a hang out of the Reds, we do not care. Besides, tragedy hits people at the most unexpected places and I believe it will not happen to us in Sta. Maria.
I have been to places all over the archipelago but I am in love with the rolling hills and pasture land this part of Isabela. I intend to put up my ranch in those hills and pasture lands and just imagine the cows grazing in those bends and the horses breed in the corners and the piggery on the side. I will be riding a white horse ala white castle..hehe. Tuguegarao is just an hour and half plane ride from Metro Manila or a good 10 hours travel on land.
Another good choice to raise cows and horses or put up a rest house would be Buda, Davao City. It is the summer capital of Davao, very much like Tagaytay or Baguio but better.:)
Anyway, in the next day in the good new year of 2009, we will be off to Bagiuo City, if God will. My cute 3-year old nephew JC John has been mumbling about us having about 10 houses..hehe. The reason is that in his three year lifetime,he has moved from one place to another and has lived in more than 10 houses, that is to count, ancestral homes in the provinces, lodgings in the suburbs or humble abodes of our hosts and hostesses, not to mention, his very own family transferred residence in about three times the past three years.hehe
It would be hard to explain to him that we’re really a family of gypsys. hehe
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