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Sagada

May 23, '07 10:48 AM
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St. Theodore's Hospital
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Sagada Lemon Pie
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Rectory Backyard

Tanolong Treasures
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Pastel Mountain Rice Paddies

Tanolong Rice Terraces

Chicken Idyll

Oldest Woman in Town

Preen

Country Ride with a Pig
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Goats Spell
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Sagada's Anglican Church

The Limestone 'Palace'

A Red House in Sagada
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Majestic Wild Sayote

Phantom Jeepney

Indigenouous Architecture

Dream Souvenir

Middling Tower

Sagada Women Farmers

Blue Symphony

Tags: philippines, cordillera, sagada, travel, heritage promotions, igorot, indigena

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ginapai wrote on May 23, '07

nice photo! (^_^)

boxyz wrote on May 23, '07

ganda!

hendrixsanchez wrote on May 24, '07

very nice house. :-)

shane100281 wrote on May 25, '07

...memapteng!...san po u kinuha?

baguiowriter wrote on May 25, '07, edited on May 25, '07

That is the Sagayo family old house in Sagada, Mountain Province. I took the photo in January 2007.

I got to enter that house in 1997 during a family New Year's party. It had a very ancient ambience -- the walls (probably made of pinewood) were very dark because of the smoke from the earthen stove within the house. This also made the house warm and very cozy.

More than anything else, there was so much warmth among the family members and the people attending the occasion.

The memory of that night amidst Sagada's freezing weather made one of my warmest New Year's eves ever.

bonifcacio wrote on May 25, '07

good work, nice ...

baguiowriter wrote on Jun 6, '07, edited on Jun 8, '07

This is my favorite photo because of its simplicity.
Moreover, I like the windows that look like eyes. The house has a distinct face.

baguiowriter wrote on Jul 17, '07

Knock on wood, as they say.

sheryllene wrote on Aug 5, '07

Fantastic pics :) I've always wanted to go to Sagada... Hopefully I can go there by this year :)

baguiowriter wrote on Aug 5, '07

Sagada is a must-see, esp. if you are from the Cordillera.

baguiowriter wrote on Sep 1, '07

The scary is a fact of life among mountain dwellers, a state of things that is compensated by that "certain high" of living in "high" places I guess.

uluruminambulate wrote on Sep 3, '07

Hiya, Chit! I love this picture. I look forward to visiting Sagada next time I'm back home.

baguiowriter wrote on Sep 3, '07

Hi Gladys and Pancho! Baguio misses your LEGATO Books and Music Shop. Hope you could retire here.

pegazevedo wrote on Sep 8, '07

Nice photos, congratulations !

liveinparadise wrote on Sep 17, '07

Ahh! Reminds me of my visit gto Banaue and Hungduan! Top load talaga ako doon! God bless!

jdrlmca wrote on Sep 22, '07

Great pictures ! May video documentary ba or podcasts on these indigenouous architecture, the rice terraces, the red house in Sagada, and maybe some folktales or stories as told to this oldest woman in town by her parents and grandparents ? If you make one, please let me know. Masarap kasing pakinggan ang mga taong nag ku kwento eh, lalo na siguro iyong mga kwento ni lola, the oldest woman in town.

baguiowriter wrote on Sep 22, '07

Jo, I haven't heard of any docus about those things. Maybe, it's about time "those in the know" should be doing it now -- before the oldies go away.

ricmaniquis wrote on Nov 28, '07

wow ang ganda.

grevy525 wrote on Nov 28, '07

Nice Shot!

victor1017 wrote on Nov 28, '07

that's one place i musn't miss when i get home.

porschegobas wrote on Nov 28, '07

this is fantastic....can't wait to visit there again!

helgapataki wrote on Nov 28, '07

ganda. parang stained glass =)

paxuntalan wrote on Nov 29, '07

is this near Fidlisan?

dawinsanity wrote on Nov 29, '07

Wow this is very nice! Ganda ng reflections sa fields.

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 29, '07

Dios ti ag-ngina everyone.

I took this shot by the roadside on the way to Bangaan, Sagada. It overlooks Sitio Tanolong and the hills hiding the Big Falls from my view.

2ynotmi wrote on Nov 29, '07

beautiful capture. one of my regret is not able to see this beauty in person. thanks for the picture, it more than makes up for it...

tibok wrote on Nov 30, '07

wow!

coeur2 wrote on Dec 1, '07

ah so we've got one in Sagada! very nice...

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 1, '07

coeur2 said

ah so we've got one in Sagada! very nice...

The Tanolong Rice Terraces is not very popular, Madam. But there are many other such spots in Sagada alone. Sagada remains a mantra to many travelers around the world. Its beauty is incomparable.

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 1, '07, edited on Dec 2, '07

helgapataki said

ganda. parang stained glass =)

I love the way you see it. Looking at it as if it were "stained glass" brings me to poetic heights. Such sensibility. Thanks.

williefaylona wrote on Dec 1, '07

I still remember Sagada´s " SLEEPING CLOUDS" each time I open my Window before the sun rise at Julia´s Place many years ago...the place is Mystical!

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 2, '07, edited on Dec 2, '07

williefaylona said

I still remember Sagada´s " SLEEPING CLOUDS" each time I open my Window before the sun rise at Julia´s Place many years ago...the place is Mystical!

Another poet in you Williefaylona.

So, you call the low-flying clouds during the wee hours of dawn that way... "Sleeping Clouds." Yes, such type of clouds are uplifiting to see upon waking up to them in the morning up in the mountains.

Sometimes due to their sheer size over a valley or village, I liken them to sleeping crocodiles -- hence, I love to call them "Crocodile Clouds."

billbilig wrote on Dec 4, '07, edited on Dec 4, '07

is this near Fidlisan?

Yup. You pass by Tanulong before you reach Pidlisan.

Great picture Chi :-)

macutayderrick wrote on Dec 6, '07

Dios ni kamo ngamin! Majestic shot! It shows how beautiful Sagad and the mountain ranges really are. And it shows God's work and how it speaks to us in different ways. Happy Birthday!

jpbonaobra wrote on Dec 10, '07

ang galing naman panalo!!!

grevy525 wrote on Jan 10

Yummy! By the way, how long does it take to go to Baguio from Sagada through Halsema? I have always used the road from Banaue....

baguiowriter wrote on Jan 10

grevy525 said

Yummy! By the way, how long does it take to go to Baguio from Sagada through Halsema? I have always used the road from Banaue....

Six hours at the most, but there are now aircon buses (2 trips a day, Cable Bus Line w/ terminal near St Luke's in Quezon City) that go directly from Manila to Bontoc. The Halsema route though is more scenic than the Nueva Ecija-Viscaya road.

shane100281 wrote on Jan 10, edited on Jan 10

ginutom tuloy ako dun ah...it's been a lifelong dream to visit Sagada and evrything that it is famous of...but up to now it's still a dream;-)

carinokmg wrote on Jan 10, edited on Jan 10

I decide to take a break from work (starting 2008 soooo busy!) and surfed into your site.
Ayna. Your photo and write up left me hungry and craving for lemon pie!
Agbilin ak man!

ruditabora wrote on Jan 10

your photo is now archival; they tore down the right wing to build an extension.

carinokmg wrote on Jan 10

ruditabora said

your photo is now archival; they tore down the right wing to build an extension.

sayang. there goes a part of history flying............

ruditabora wrote on Jan 10

now you got me drooling!

chinito2k6 wrote on Jan 10

hi mam chi, it's been a while since ur last photo...it's nice to see photos from sagada, it makes want to go there this summer :) nice photo

chinito2k6 wrote on Jan 10

kaka gutom hehehe fav ko pa naman e2

verabear wrote on Jan 11

waah it looks sooo yummy! they were out of lemon pie when we went to the coop for some, the last time we were up there :( I only got to taste the pineapple bread (if i remember it right), and I so loved it.

louesc wrote on Jan 11

is that commercial or homemade? wheeee kakagutom...

jackcarino wrote on Jan 12

ruditabora said

your photo is now archival; they tore down the right wing to build an extension.

That's sad. Heritage Conservation, it seems, has not yet made any dent in the consciousness of the Cordillerans. I wonder how this vintage edifice would look like after the retouching.

jackcarino wrote on Jan 12

louesc said

is that commercial or homemade? wheeee kakagutom...

Chi gets her supply from her best friend's neighbor in Bangaan.
Rev. Moreno Tuguinay and his wife Julie are her usual hosts. It's done with a lot more love in that lovely barrio than anywhere else.

baguiowriter wrote on Jan 20

But commercializing it quantity-wise would probably kick it down. Miss the Frenchman's bread, too. Akia?

baguiowriter wrote on Jan 23

carinokmg said

sayang. there goes a part of history flying............

Bye, bye vintage landmark? Bye, bye Sagada?