ChaMike's 2nd Anniversary offering in Bacolod: ChaMike Heritage Tour at the Ancestral Houses in Silay
Go back in time and relive ancient Spanish culture and history by visiting three of the ancestral museum houses in Silay City: Balay Negrense, Hofilena Heritage House and Bernandino Jalandoni Ancestral House
ChaMike Heritage Tour: BERNARDINO JALANDONI ANCESTRAL HOUSE
Also called the Pink House that epitomizes typical nipa hut houses but only bigger, it is just along the street of Rizal so it is just easy to locate.
Owned by Mr & Mrs Antonio J. Montinola, second to the eldest son of Angeles Jalandoni Montinola, the only daughter of Don Bernardino Jalandoni and Ysabel Ledesma-Jalandoni. It was eventually turned over to the Silay Heritage Foundation, Inc. as a venue for educational and cultural activities of Silay. Their daughter had a huge liking to the color pink which was also the reason why this house had a peculiar pink color exterior.
Hofilena Museum is the only museum in Silay that is still being inhabited and the first house that was opened to the public as a museum in 1962.
The owner of this place is Ramon Hofilena a direct descendant of Manuel Severino Hofilena. Their family is composed of artists in different genres. This house/museum is rich in ancient stories that speak about the city and Hofilena family plus a wide collection of paintings by famous Filipino Artists.
The most well-known house among all the ancestral houses in Silay. Famous for its concrete and brown wooden exterior, the Balay Negrense stands tall amidst the neighboring houses in Silay City.
Owned by Victor Fernandez Gaston, eldest son of a prominent sugar baron, the Balay Negrense was built in the year 1897 and was abandoned in the mid-1970's until it was repaired and furnished by concerned parties including the government. The Balay Negrense was inaugurated on October 6, 1990.
ChaMike's 2nd Anniversary offering in Bacolod: Eat desserts at Calea, El Ideal and Felicia's
El Ideal, Felicia's & Calea
Not only known for their Chicken Inasal but also for their desserts because Bacolod is called The Sugar City of the Philippines for its sugarcane plantations.
ChaMike's 2nd Anniversary offering in Bacolod: Eat an authentic Chicken Inasal
r-l: chicken thigh at Chicken House, Chicken Deli, Country Chicken at Aida's
Chicken Inasal is a tasty grilled chicken dish originated in Bacolod. The main reason why I want to go to Bacolod is to try out their famous Chicken Inasal.Because I'm eager to know why people say that the Chicken Inasal in Bacolod is different & better than the Inasal we normally eat. So Mike & I tried out three most famous Chicken Inasal restaurants in the city...
ChaMike's 2nd Anniversary offering in The Land of Smiles!
Provincial Capitol of Occidental Mindoro
Bacolod is the capital province of Negros Occidental which is located at the Visayas group of islands. Well known for their Chicken Inasal, iconic Ruins & Ancestral Houses.
Mike and I along with other Junior MasterChef staff were invited at the grand opening of JMC Grand Winner, Kyle Imao's snack booth with the name KYLE'S LAB at The Mind Museum last Saturday.
Parasailing in Boracay was part of my travel wish list but since I had no plans yet to go to Bora, I figured why not try it while I was in Puerto Galera. (Plus the fee is 50% cheaper in Puerto Galera than in Boracay)
