shrine of sto. cristo de longos
the first two markers indicate the place where a deaf-mute chinese laborer found an effigy of the holy christ of longos in a well a little over 200 years ago. he was said to be miraculously healed from his affliction. the effigy is now in binondo church where more miracles are attributed to it.
the first two markers indicate the place where a deaf-mute chinese laborer found an effigy of the holy christ of longos in a well a little over 200 years ago. he was said to be miraculously healed from his affliction. the effigy is now in binondo church where more miracles are attributed to it.
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the description on this one is more concise.
the door where the second marker is placed (left side). behind it are stacks of crates, boxes and sacks. (smells musty, too.)don't you just love old houses? i do. the older, the better. and in the san nicolas district of binondo, a lot of prewar houses have survived the test of time. but looking at them today, i don't think they will last any longer, with the wear and tear of the natural elements and of course, human neglect.
a bahay na bato that has seen better days :-(
another house that's crying out to be restored. i'm just glad my lola's house is well preserved, from the roof to the capiz windows to the very floor we walk on, unlike this one. :-( if i have a lot of money, i'll fund the restoration myself, house by house.
derelict house sandwich, anyone?
this marks the spot on san fernando st. where teodora alonzo, the mother of our national hero, jose rizal, once lived. i say spot because the house is gone and this is the only marker left to let the people know where famous people from the past lived. just like the door at sto. cristo de longos (3rd picture) behind the big green gate here is a vacant lot stocked with lots of crates and boxes and... a growling dog. come to think of it, juan juna's house, as well as the marker, are now nonexistent in another part of this district.i know i should be proud of this place no matter what state it's in, but it makes me sad at the fact that it is slowly falling into more ruin, if not total oblivion. i mean, where's our sense of history? culture? nationality? i don't claim to be an expert on this, but then again, maybe even by just restoring some of the remaining old houses, we'd be able to recover a bit more of our national pride. (and tourists won't just go to vigan to see the wonderfully restored ancestral houses there when we have our own share of them right in our city.)
note: thanks to snglguy for the pics =)
note: thanks to snglguy for the pics =)
Grabeh ano? The walking tour in that part of Binondo just shows how much value is placed on this country's history... all for the sake of progress. Speaking of historical marker, ang kawawa yung kay Juan Luna. Di na malaman kung saan napunta yung marker niya...
ReplyDeleteHi, Carlotta. Touched din naman ako sa post mong ito. Ganoon din ang feeling once I visited the place. "Sana kung may pera ako, ako na lang gagastos sa restoration nito." Iyon talaga nasa isip ko.
ReplyDeleteSana if these historical structures were not only neglected in the past, di na sana tayo pupuntang Vigan para lang tumingin kung what it is to be living in the past...
Sana nakakasama ako sa adventure mong ito :D
Itong government natin wala man lang ma-spend for the restoration of these places. Kailangan pa talaga ng grant from foreign countries (like Vigan na funded ng Spain) para lang ma-restore. Such a pity at nakakapanghinayang talaga.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and dodong, kung may pera lang ako, ako na sana nagrestore nyan. Di kaya pwede na yung taxes na binabayad ko eh dyan na lang mapunta?
sabi ko nga kay single, kung me dictionary ang gobyerno natin, di natin makikita roon ang restoration. sayang talaga.
ReplyDeletei didnt know this part of binondo! thanks for sharing
ReplyDeletei loveeee old houses too, actually i love anything old :)
its too sad to see a part of our history deteriorating :( ... yeah if only we have a fund, why dont we put up an org and ask for donations! :)
All I know about Binondo is that Chinese live there. That's all. Dami palang historical relevance ang place.
ReplyDeleterudy: honga eh, tho parang me nakita nga akong white square na lined with dust na mukhang me nakalagay na marker dun nun na katanggal lang. baka yun yung marker nya dapat. =)
ReplyDeletedodongflores: nakapanghihinayang nga ano? noon pa nung naglalakad naman ako sa r. hidalgo dami ring mga bahay in the same state. isa pa yun na dapat irestore.
sige ba, next time sama ka. =)
lawstude: hmm, that's a good idea! kung pwede nga lang i-specify kung san natin gustong magamit yung taxes natin ano? =)
zherwin: ang tanong me dictionary nga ba sila? hehehe. =)
pusa: i think meron nang org for that, heritage conservation society. pero gaya nga ng sinabi ni lawstude, kung pwede nga lang iderecho natin ang ating taxes sa restoration. who knows, marami pa palang me gusto ng ganun. =)
Di ba yung church dun yung San Loenzo Ruiz Basilica? o nanaginip lang ako, para kasing sa Binondo yun. =)
ReplyDeleteBahay na bato; what does that mean ... Bato is stone, right?
ReplyDeleteRock on, Lotts!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. Yung pera kc ng gobyerno.. haay.. no comment na lng.
Wow... these are some great pics. It is starting to decay but I guess nothing lasts forever. :(
ReplyDeleteAlas, it seems they are slowly replaced by concrete houses...most wooden houses are already in such a state of decay that you will not be able to renovate them... besides... you can't find the right wood for the repairs... (due to the illegal logging).
ReplyDeleteSad, very sad indeed!
coldman: naku, di ko masyado sigurado ang buong pangalan pero andun nga sa loob si lorenzo ruiz... ang alam ko lang kasi na pangalan nya ay binondo church e.. hihihi
ReplyDeletekyels: you got the meaning right. =) bahay na bato is a house in which the ground floor is made of stone while the second floor is made of wood. it's made that way so that it would withstand earthquakes. my lola's house is also a bahay na bato. =)
kris jasper: oh well... *sigh* i guess ganun talaga not unless they change.. =)
rochelle: that's the sad thing but maybe they'll last a little longer with care. =)
sidney: i know, but for the remaining houses i'm sure the people can still do something about it. =)
i do love old houses.. lalo na pag napre2serve sya, makikita mo ung ganda o kung paano mga dating bahay noon araw and ung heritage natin... alam ko meron pang mga bahay na bato i think sa batanes..once na feature ni jessica soho kse un, dhil sa movie n batanes.. :)
ReplyDeleteThis was amazing - very nice treasures and how well you've captured them - thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThere are of course a lot of old wooden buildings in Norway too and not all that well preserved :-(
Btw: Thanks for your visit and nice comments. Diane and I wish you A Merry Christmas too!
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dhez: yup meron nga din dun. sobrang ganda ano? gusto ko ngang pumuntang batanes eh! =)
ReplyDeleterennyba: you're welcome. =) i didn't know that there are old wooden houses in norway that aren't that well preserved too.. even so, they can still tell lots of stories if they can talk. ^^ Merry Christmas! =)
marami sa dimasalang naold houses kaso mga pyesa na lang na "kinahoy" sa lumang bahay...di ko nakita yang marker ng bahay ng nanay ni rizal a...mabisita nga ulisan nicolas...anloague name ng isang street dyan dati saka para kang nakatira sa time ng Noli at Fili :P
ReplyDeletetutubi: katabi lang nung marker yung gate.. hmm, sama mo naman ako pag punta ka dun :D
ReplyDeletesama nyo rin ako carlotta at tutubi pag pumunta kayo plssss hehehe
ReplyDeleteemail nyo ko heyokity@yahoo.com
carlotta,
ReplyDeletethe thing with restoring old historical houses, etc. is that it has to be economically worthwhile for the owner.
for ex., if i owned an old decrepit house which Jose Rizal happened to live in two centuries ago, and had the chance to demolish it and build a sparkling new commercial building in its place, its a no-brainer right? Unless the amount of money i make from tourists (in the form of entrance fees) and/or government subsidy can compensate for my foregone income from its alternative use (as commercial bldg.).
this is not being callous and insensitive to history....its reality [shrug]. ganun talaga...
which is why when i read the newspapers and see all these conservationists frothing in the mouth and demanding why oh why old buildings / landmarks are being demolished, well....never mind.
They would be better served by focusing their energies on getting private corporations / sponsors to donate funds, since its a given that the government will never put much priority on these things.
on this chirpy note, merry christmas!
peter
pusa: sige email kita.. sana nabasa din ito ni tutubi kasi gusto ko rin sumama hehe =)
ReplyDeletepeter: lol.. frothing in the mouth.. i could just imagine it hehe. i know what you mean. if the gov't has given them importance, they would have restored them a long time ago diba? and the owners would have had benefited greatly from it kaso nga hindi nangyari. kaya nga kung bilyonarya nga lang ako i'd fund the restoration myself. =)
merry christmas to you too! =)
GOOD DAY! pls help me nmn po. san po may bahay na bato n may setback pa (front,rear,right,left) kc kaylangan po namin sa design. kailangan kc mapipicturan ng buo at maaus. at kailangan din masukatan pra sa major plate namin for adaptive reuse. location po ung malapit d2 sa manila. tnx tnx tnx. sana po may makatulong. salamat sa blog. hihihi
ReplyDelete-aron Architecture student Adamson University.