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In our last getaway, it was trekking to Mt. Taal and we were astounded with what our country can offer foreign and local tourists. Which somehow made us think of how was Philippines years ago when we were not so free to travel & take vacations within our own country. So, we decided to refresh our knowledge in history and took chances for a day tour at Corregidor, where huge portion of our history happened. It was one Monday morning of Dec. 12, 2011. We woke up early and went straight to Sun Cruises office to try our luck as chance passengers/participants for their day tour in the Island of Corregidor. Luckily, chances granted for all six (6) of us. Although, we only got the sun deck, non-air seats, but it was a refreshing ride nonetheless. So, we paid for Php 2,064.00 each, boarded the ferry and got excited for another good times with friends in a not so familiar territory. It took almost two hours for us to arrive at the island. As we stepped in and as we saw its front view,...

Still in Bacolod, now on our afternoon of the second day... After a full inasal lunch in Manukan Country, then a few buys in SM Bacolod, we called our taxi driver contact (by the way he was so kind and helpful and if you want his contact details, PM me) and agreed to a Php 600.00 whole afternoon going around the city and neighboring cities. First stop, Bacolod's Museum. It got us thinking, Mom actually blurted it out to us, that we have been visiting museums of the places we went to, but we haven't been to Davao's own museum. We answered, maybe we should set a schedule and visit it one of these days... That was November last year (2010), but until now, we haven't gone to the place since. :D We were greeted and welcomed by our tour guide, and mentioned the rules (where taking pictures are and not allowed). The museum was a collection of Bacolod's colorful history. We were in awe, as he mentioned the personalities who came from or who's ancestors are from Bac...