Christmas Shutterbug

Taysan, Batangas was as quiet as it can be nitong Christmas. Ultimong pasko ay mangilan-ngilan lang ang makikita mong taong naglalakad sa kalsada. The only festive noise was coming from our clan's property dahil non-stop ang karaoke naming mga magpipinsan. Bagay na ginagawa na namin talaga annually kaya wala namang reklamo sa mga kapitbahay. We spent our Christmas with the usual program and dinner na template na ata namin taon-taon pagsapit ng dilim. Prior to that, the rest of the day is spent either natutulog or nagvivideoke.

Gusto ko namang mabago ang routine kaya after lunch nagmuni-muni muna ako mag-isa around the vicinity with my digicam. Nag-biking ako sa marami streets na hinde ko pa napupuntahan. At napagtanto kong marami rin palang picturesque frames ang makukuha mo sa mga mundane objects and sceneries na kadalasan eh dinadaan-daanan lang. Here are some of the beauties I've seen.


Wild Blooms. Well, assume lang na mga ligaw na bulalak. Am sure may mga pangalan rin yan but most of them eh nakita ko lang na tumutubo kung saan-saan including sa tabi ng kalsada at sa puno ng saging.

Hanggang nagyun natutuwa pa rin ako sa ganitong uri ng compilation. Most of these textures were taken from the Town Plaza and the Town Church, Our Lady of Mercy Parish. Walking distance lang samin kasi yung Plaza Mayor. The town itself was patterned grid layout - typical of the Spanish Period's quadricula.

Old Houses. Less elaborate compared to the ones you'd see in Vigan but nevertheless reminiscent of the earlier Bahay-na-Bato. The ground floors are made of stone, upper floors are done in wood construction but the roofing is already made up of corrugated galvanized iron sheets (yero). I've seen some na nasa state of deterioration na but that is what makes it so appealing.