paoay, ilocos norte







What a nice way to end the year with images of Paoay Church. It is called in the Lonely Planet guide book as an earthquake baroque style. The walls are really massive and thick. So it is not surprising that it is being called earthquake proof. It is unfortunate that when we got there, the church was closed so we did not get to see the inside. There was an interesting rumor of the departure of the Marcos in 1986. Supposedly, he agreed to leave Malacanang because he thought he was going to Paoay. I wonder if he did not notice how much longer the flight was taking. It only takes an hour to fly from Manila to Laoag. On the other hand it takes much much longer to fly from Manila to Hawaii.

I hope all of you out there, all my friends are enjoying yourselves. I wish you all a very happy and prosperous 2006! I bid goodbye all the nice memories that I have of 2005.

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