WELCOME TO GAPAN CITY

I have been working more than a hundred kilometers away from home for so long. Although I regularly visit my loved ones, there are times—and they’re quite often—when I yearn for home especially when there’s so much stress in the workplace and the pressures of life seem to drive me crazy.

The last time I went to Gapan City for a brief sojourn and to unwind, I brought my digital camera with me and took photographs of the downtown area and other places I found interesting to visit. I thought it would be useful to have pictures of my hometown in Olongapo so as to lessen the effect of homesickness once it strikes me.

Let’s take a walk…

La Virgen Divina Pastora, Patroness of Gapan City

and the province of Nueva Ecija

Downtown Gapan (Tinio St., Sto. Nino)

Junction of Cagayan Valley Road and Olongapo-Gapan Road

Bucana (San Vicente)

Tinio Street, San Vicente

Downtown Gapan (San Vicente)

A portion of Tinio St., San Vicente (in front of

Gapan South Central School)

Tinio Street (Gapan City's main thoroughfare)

The almost-complete two-storey Gapan City Public Market

Tinio Street in front of Public Market

A building opposite Jollibee

San Viente near Public Market

Jollibee in front of the city plaza

The Three Kings Parish Church

Church's interior

La Virgen Divina Pastora National Shrine

Divina Pastora College

Delos Reyes Street leading to the Church

A slice of Vigan

The city plaza

Henry Lowee, my nephew, standing in front of our house

Our neighbors in the subdivision

Walter Mart Mall on National Highway in Bayanihan

Walter Mart's interior

Walter Mart Mall

Goddy (2nd from left, standing) with former classmate Mayor Eto Natividad

(center, seated beside Mrs. Natividad) & other classmates at a reunion

The Penaranda River separating Gapan City from

the adjacent San Leonardo town

THE "RIGHT NOW" TAG

Ron of In My Own Words, my (and Vanity’s Child’s) favorite blogger, gave me a tag (again!). But I thank him for this as this makes me feel wanted. I am not done with our Department’s Project Procurement Management Plan yet but he must be missing me and wants me back in Blogosphere right away. So, here I am.

The basic premise is this – answers should all be “at the current moment.”

Let’s do this.

1. Where is your cellphone - on top of my desk


2. Your hair - short


3. Your father - in Heaven and in my heart


4. Your favorite thing - watching VINCENT BUENO on videos


5. Your dream last night - I did not dream last night


6. Your favorite drink - hot chocolate


7. Your dream goal - meet, hug (and kiss!), and thank VINCENT BUENO


8. The room you are in - my office


9. Your fear - I fear God; I fear losing God


10. Where do you want to be in 6 years - Gapan City, blogging


11. Muffins - like 'em


12. One of your wish list items - house and lot for everyone that I love


13. Where you grew up - Gapan City, Nueva Ecija, Philippines


14. The last thing you did - sat down on this chair I am sitting right now


15. What are you wearing - a smile (just a sweet smile!)


16. Your TV - Samsung 21" and Panasonic 14"


17. Your pets - don't have any


18. Your computer - I have no computer


19. Your life - checkered, colorful, controversial


20. Your mood - pleasant


21. Missing someone - mother


22. Your car - I have no car


23. Your favorite store - Jeleebee in Olongapo City


24. Your summer - I'd like to unwind


25. Your favorite color - yellow


26. When was the last time you laughed - last night


27. When was the last time you cried - can't recall


28. Last person who emailed you - the very outspoken Nida Arganoza


29. Your favorite food - rice and sinigang na bangus


30. A place you would rather be right now - Vienna, Austria (just because VINCENT BUENO lives there)

I would like to pass this tag to 5 of my favorite bloggers, namely:

1) RhonB of Pin(k)oy
2) Joel Lumen of The Daily Grind
3) Ren Calago of In My Journey
4) Ruthinian of Nagging Thoughts
5) Roy of The Struggling Blogger dot com