A typical Negrense living somewhere in Dumaguete to make a living.
I grew up in Negros Oriental and the place has become my place of refuge where everything can happen.
I travel from time to time but I always go back to where my heart is - Negros Oriental.
Feel free to view and read some contents and discover how Negros Oriental can be a different experience unlike others.
Thanks,
Vir Antonio P. Silva
Sunday is a typical day for me. I go to church, wash the clothes, hang with some church friends and spend most of the time watching DVD marathons.
Although Sundays can also be exciting! (Like today!)
We celebated the 10th birthday of my cousin in a newly owned beach lot somewhere in Dauin and it was hot and exciting!
Although the area still needs some developing one thing stands pretty sure in Negros Oriental - their beaches are clean and enticing.
Ask any local and they can share to you some of the famous beaches in Negros Oriental. Although these beaches are sometimes far away from Metro Dumaguete area, the hustle of going there is worthed!
As soon as I get the pics uploaded, I’ll share to you the beach view of the site.
Thanks!
Yesterday was the opening of the long awaited provincewide celebration in Oriental Negros - The Buglasan Festival!
This event showcase the different variety of products, people and traditions of the Negros towns and cities. Unfortunately, I was not able to visit the Sidlakang Negros because of work I was able to listen to chit chats of friends having the place engulfed with people from all walks of life seeing the opening of the festival.
How it all started
“In olden times the island of Negros was referred to as Buglas, after the tall reeds that predominated. A map said to have been drawn by Diego Lope Povedano dated 1572 shows an island named BUGLAS INSULIS.
The crewmen of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, while anchored in Bohol in 1572, reconnoitered Buglas and encountered dark-skinned natives. They renamed the island NEGROS. In 1981 Foundation University and the Balikatan sa Kaunlaran of Negros Oriental, upon consultations with Bayanihan founder-choreographer Lucresia Reyes-Urtula, organized an activity that would choose the performing group to represent the province in the National Folk Arts Festival of Mrs. Imelda Marcos. The activity was called “Buglasan” in memory of the island’s beginnings, its early cultural character
Buglasan was dormant for many years until 1990, when it was revived as part of Negros Oriental’s centennial as a province. Buglasan was applied to the entire celebration. It has since evolved into a “Festival of Festivals,” bringing together the finest street dancing contingents of Negros Oriental’s twenty established festivals for a day of competitions…”
This Year’s Event
So, what’s in store for this year?
Alt hough I am not sure if I can always visit Sidlakang Negros and take peak of the grandeur of the activities, I’d go for some of the activities that might interest someone like me for some reasons.
Here are some events I’d take time to watch if I’m free -
Oct 18:
Lutong Garbo sa Sidlakang Negros - nothing beats a hungry stomach than tasting native delicacies from town to town! Don’t waste your time eating fasfood meals during this event because you’d surely miss the food the province has to offer. Of course, who wouldn’t miss the “budbod” of Tanjay which has been known by it’s equisite tasted of boiled rice in coconut milk.
Balak and Balitw Competitions - I don’t know what balitw is but I know “balak” is the traditional way how guys court the ladies before. This gives us a glimpse of how in oldent times text messaging and chat is not an esssential part of a relationship. Just a note, words from our mouth still does the magic to change someones heart.
Oct 20:
Live Band Competition - This is a good avenue of rising talents in Negros Oriental as well as showcase the love of the arts and music for this generation. Although I wouldn’t recommend the older ones to attend, why not try out the night and jam with the gang and be “young at heart”.
Oct 21:
Buglasan Rap - I wonder how this event will come out… But ey, with rap music rising in the Philipines music scene, an activity like this opens up to a lot of opportunities.
Oct 22:
International Students Night - Check this out! I dont remember this event last year… Hopefully this activity opens the eyes of both local and international students of Dumaguete being a University town not just because of the area being filled with schools but that they belowng to a school where education is a main priority.
Oct 24:
Festival of Festivals Show Down & Festival of Festivals Streetdance - these 2 goes hand in hand. WItness the color and arts of the Negrenses as they showcase their town’s traditional dances ( not sure though…) and artistry in the streets of Dumaguete City.
Oct 25:
Cheerdance Compeditions - I’ll go to this activity because some of my friends are in the competition.
Oct 26:
Outstanding Oriental Negrense Awards
Chinese Pyrotechnics Exhibition
The last two I guess are an opportunity to see the beautiful fireworks as a closing remark of a long celebration and thanksgiving. And presenting the awards to outstanding awards is an oportunity to showcase not just beauty and grandeur of Negros but also a place where outstanding people live and dwell.
What are you waiting for?
Be here or be square! This is an event you cant miss and an opportunity to travel in Negros with an exciting event going on. I tell you, coming over here is and will never be a waste of time,effort and money!
Special thanks to the following sites -
http://www.negor.gov.ph/
www.skyscrapercity.com
To many of us, Negros Oriental has been a place to live, grow and work. It’s a place of rest to many metropolitan people and tourists. People who travels in this part of town are catered, welcomed and accomodated by local people whose hospitality is a good attribute.
The province itself takes pride in a variety of tourist spots and rest, being blessed with nature and the laid back atmosphere allowing both young and old move here for serenity and peace.
Negrenses also has a lot to say about politics and culture and anything that the world revolves on to these days. With this in mind, I hope this blog will allow me to share Negros Oriental in glimpse and pieces as I continue to live,work and have fun in this part of civilization.
So, What’s with the blog?
I am a Negrense with a lot of blogging in his mind.
I wanted to share anything under the sun in this side of town and what a better avenue than have a blog about it! Considering with a lot of things going on in Negros I plan to make this blog all about news, opinions, travel and the buzz and huzz of living in the province of Oriental Negros.
The BLOG is entirely an avenue of myself and my opinions and some other stuff I’d learn from time to time about what is going on the province where I live and breathe.
Hope you’ll enjoy this blog as I’ll enjoy making posts for this one!!!
