The Place I Will Always Remember ...

"There are places I'll remember

all my life though some have changed

some forever not for better

some have gone and some remain

All these places had their moments

with lovers and friends I still can recall

some are dead  and some are living

in my life I've loved them all"

I was born in Naga City, Went to my first school there when I was 4 years old, celebrated my birthdays there, had my first holy communion and graduated elementary. i spent my high school in a different place and left naga for quite some time. when i came back after a few years, a lot has changed.

i never really thought naga would changed as much as this. More people are coming in from different places and are living here, so more and more buildings and establishments are being put up. there's so much to look at now than there was before.

when i was younger, i remembered that naga city was such a peaceful place, especially at night. only few are seen roaming around the streets. I know because every night my family and i would always spend our time walking our way to centro to eat our favorite bulastog and drink gulaman. and while we're walking we would eat mani that we always buy from the vendor near the former banko filipino. Also, when the skater rink at the plaza rizal was still not occupied by street food vendors my sister and i would play there. I'd have my roller blades and skate board with me and my sister has her bike. when we're already tired we'd race our way home leaving our dad walking home on his own.

every sunday's we would hear mass at the naga cathedral church, i never really liked going to church cause i don't understand what the priest are saying, but i'd go anyway cause i feel obliged by my parents. so like a good little girl, i'd sit beside my parents and pretend as if i'm participating even though deep inside i'm dying to go out and play with the other kids.

after mass, we eat at jollibee, the one by the corner in front of plaza quezon, if im correct that was the only one at that time, now you'll see jollibee in every corner (as well as mcdo). and after that, we'd go and watch movies at the bichara theatre, one of the most well-known theaters in the city  back then (until the Sm city naga had been established). tickets cost 45 pesos only, very cheap as compared to how much it cost nowadays.  at that rate you can already get to see two movies, one after the other and you can watch it as many times as you lke without having the cinema staff asking that you already have to go out.

on some days, when i have nothing to do, its very relaxing to just go out and wander the streets. same as during night time, still you wont often times see a lot of people. maybe because the population isn't as big as it is now. 

there are still a lot of changes in naga city that i can not anymore mention here. and i know as the years go by, there will still be a lot of them to come. I just hope that the things i love in this place will still stay the same. :)