weekend at home

My home is in Tagum city. Not so popular destination for the people in the Luzon area, i must admit. Even for some Minadanaoans. But definitely known in the whole Region 11. Why, because of gold . It was known as the Gold city back in the early 1990's.

From time to time, im sure, we miss our hometown. When we are already stressed out from our daily activities in the city. And what you want is to escape from reality to forget who and what you are, and just become an ordinary person even for one day.

I practically grew up there, i spent my elementary education in a school ran by RVM sisters, and my secondary education in the only all-boys school, which at that time ran by Dominican fathers (of UST/Letran). Basically i was molded by an ultra-conservative educators.

I have never been home for the past seven months. For me that seems ages ago. I usually go home for a visit every two months when I take advantage of bimonthly meeting of our sub-society organization in Mindanao and proceed for a few hours of re-acquainting with my family, friends, home, gardens, shoes store, and the environs of one of my favourite cities in the whole wide world-Tagum.

Everytime i go home, i observed a city bustling with new developments....it has one of the best roads, best marketplace, best church (we had new and larger cathedral which boasts of having the largest rosary in the country)a cleaner and more spacious public cemetery, a new cafe along Apokon known as Miko's Brew. McDonalds was standing since December right in front of our city hall..And i guess there are more additional attractions and improvements i haven't mentioned... But to sum it all, Tagum is a promising city and it can rival some of the best cities in the country in terms of cleanliness, and people who remained hardworking and peace-loving, and ready to face the years ahead. And i'm proud because it is my hometown.