I just have to think of a title for this post. Something melancholic, something catchy for the sake of my late post for this trip needed in my history requirement.
I am very forgetful, fortunately I checked the photos' properties and it said that these were taken last October 17. So it was a Wednesday, two days before its deadline. I went to the City of San Juan to witness the grandeur of this historical shrine (which I haven't known maybe because I was not paying attention on the day it was reported because I was the next reporter after the one who was reporting that topic)
If you didn't know, San Juan (previously San Juan del Monte) holds in it the Pinaglabanan Shrine. Little history review: After the death of the three martyr priests, GomBurZa, the exile of our Philippine National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal and the tearing of cedulas in the cry of the Pugadlawin. Came the Battle of Pinaglabanan.
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| "Spirit of Pinaglabanan" (1974) |
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| Sculpture done by noted sculptor Eduardo Castrillo |
I did some adjustments to the camera on some of the photos thus it looked a little better and alive, pumo-photography.
Whilst everybody else went to the Supreme Court or National Library in Manila by groups. I went alone to San Juan via bus. Actually I didn't bother the others to accompany me, but you know being such a girl I was feeling lonely though I know I wasn't chic enough lol I hate my thoughts. really. Somehow I got weird-ed out because I couldn't see the shrine even if I was following those landmarks and asking random people of its whereabouts.
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| My inability to follow directions. |
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| This lane has the flag's evolution of the old secret society, Katipunan (KKK) |
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| Like, I crossed this wide lane for like 8 times zomg |
If ever you want to see the place too it's in the left side of this photo. Then you will see San Juan's City Hall.
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| City Hall: Under Construction |
Another reason why I got lost because the place has an on-going construction so I thought the whole shrine was also under renovation. I feel so stupid. It was only the big city hall, okay. And the shrine is intact sorry.
You have to walk straight, through the city hall and on the other side of it you'd find the target.
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| You will find this. (Love this shot) |
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| See, other view (city hall) |
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| Walk of humiliation, lol |
Back to the shrine. It was so damn hot, of course, it was 12 in the afternoon plus I stayed for an hour. I had to walk alone the long stretch from that column with three stars to reach the sculpture while everybody else was on the other sides. It was real skin torture too (explains why I look so burnt until now).
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| Closer look |
On August 3o, Andres Bonifacio and
his best friend, Emilio Jacinto, fought the first battle of the Philippine
Revolution. Leading an army of eight hundred men, they attacked a gunpowder
house in San Juan del Monte (now San Juan, Metro Manila). Today the place is
called Pinaglabanan, meaning battlefield. (Medina, 1992)
This caused Bonifacio a serious defeat at the hands of
about one hundred guardia civil manning the depot.
The shrine’s centerpiece is an evocative monument, its
elongated figures portray the heroism of Katipuneros who fought and died in
this battlefield. (National Historical
Commission of the Philippines)
And that tops my research paper/half of my finals. Yay. I am so ecstatic to get a 1.75 in History from a mercurial and meticulous professor who also works as a head in one of the departments in the Malacanang, just saying. I blabber a lot.
Now for photo spam tee-hee\
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| Oh, glare! (Sheldon's tone) |
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| Chillaxxxxx |
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| Hi there, you flying thing |
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| I missed laughing and being shout at during CAT in high school |
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| I just felt snapping on this |
Then I came back..
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| CEA |
Long post x
Shout out to @Arma Morillo, i so love you >:D<
