Fong Wei Wu

 

 

        There’s a restaurant in Banawe, Quezon City that we’ve been dying to try for two years now, and it’s none other than Fong We Wu. For two years, we’d always pass by the restaurant but never got a chance to eat there because of the limited parking space. So when we heard that it had been awarded “Michelin Guide Selected” for 2026, my husband and I went as soon as we were available.

 

When: November 24, 2025

Where: Fong Wei Wu, Banawe, Quezon City

  

What we ate:

• Seaweeds with egg soup
• Taiwanese sausage
• Hong ma
• Stewed eggs
• Shrimp with eggs
• Salted fried chicken 
  
  
  
  
  
   

  
  
   
   
   
   
  My husband and I went there at 3:30 in the afternoon. The restaurant was full, but we were seated right away, and the food was served promptly. If you’re into Taiwanese cuisine, this is the right restaurant for you. Eating here took me back to Taipei, Taiwan for the fourth time. Out of everything we ordered, my favorites were the Taiwanese sausage and the salted fried chicken.
   
  The question is, will we come back? Of course—yes! We actually returned two weeks later for takeout.

NEW BLOG SEGMENT: TODAY'S IN REVIEW

     Yes, you've read it. 

          Its a new blog segment entitled, Today's In Review. Where I will review my current interest such as new books, items, food, TV series or Kdramas and many more! 

        Stay tuned!

 

    Love, Gela. :)

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Hello readers!

    Hello dear readers, :)

 

        After being on hiatus for 5 years, I have decided to resume my blogging (yay!). If you're wondering why was I on hiatus, here's why.. 

        It started way before 2017, back when I started working and then my mother died in 2014, I seem to lost my drive to do anything I want or became passionate about. I was so preoccupied with work that I forgot how to draw, how to write, my love for reading, and even play the guitar. For the past 8 years, I was busy with work. Do you imagine what I did during the pandemic? Yes, I worked my ass off. When Covid-19 Pandemic started, I was living in our hospital for 4 months due to lockdowns. So many things happen in those 2 years which I will soon share in my blog.

        I remember starting this blog when I was in third year of High School (2004) and being an introvert and having a small circle of friends, blogging helped me cope with school. Blogging helped me express my feelings and what goes on inside my brain. I was able to post a few D-I-Ys and book review. 

         Now, I want to continue what I love. After finishing my 6 month hospital training, I have been reading books with the help of my kindle (I subscribed to Kindle Unlimited and Audible), I enjoy watching anime and korean dramas 😄. I am currently learning how to play the piano and hopefully will be able to share with all of you my current interests. :)

 

 P.s. If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message. :)

Love, Gela. 

UPDATE!!!

Hi everyone! :)

It's been a while since the last time I updated this blog. My last post was almost two years ago. I am still working as a cardiovascular nurse at a level 3 government hospital and I am currently assigned at the Emergency Department. Due to busy schedules at work and limited time I am sorry that I wasn't able to update it often. But since I bought a new laptop, I will try to post new articles just like before. 

Please keep on reading! xoxo

Deep Fried Oreos

Deep Fried Oreos has been one of my favorite desserts. Who wouldn't want oreos and pancakes combined in a dessert? I've searched the internet for the easiest and highly recommended recipe for making deep fried oreos. And I found a recipe from Allrecipes.com (http://m.allrecipes.com/recipe/166081/deep-fried-oreos/)

Since I have the other ingredients at home, I asked my brother to go to the grocery to buy a pancake mix and milk. Here in the Philippines, there are different kinds of pancake mix but I recommend using Maya hotcake mix. Since I was kid, I remember my Mama cooking pancakes using Maya hotcake mix and topping it off with condensed milk. It was the best! 

For the milk, I used Alaska Evaporada (It was the only available) but any milk will do. I read on the reviews that can use water instead of milk and it will still taste the same. Since it was my first time, I used milk just to be sure. Remember that 1 cup is equals to 250cc or ml. I mixed all the ingredients together until no lumps is visible. I pre-heated the oil in low heat just to prevent burning or over cooking the mixture. Make sure to remove the oreos once its golden brown. 

Afterwards, place it in a plate with tissue to help remove the excess oils. 

(Sorry! Just got to taste it! 😅)

Once the excess oils has been removed. Top it of with Powdered sugar or Confectioner's sugar. I recommend adding ice cream of your choice once served to add sweetness. ☺️ 

Made with Love ❤️

After mama died, I have been trying to get back on track and I'm thankful that someone has been helping me out for the past months.. Bit by bit I've been doing what I loved and this is one of them.. I made this small pouch for someone special. (I hope he'll like it) ☺️

How I did it: 

I crochet a small pouch using single stitches for the first row until the third to the last row. Then I did two rows of double crochet before I fastened it off. For the blue handle, I also did 30 single crochet for 3 rows then made 2 single stitches then chained 5 stitches for the button hole then made single crochet until the end of the row. I, then did 2 rows of single crochet before i fastened it off. I sewed all of them together (with the button). 

I hope that I'll be able to do all my favorite things to do. 🙏

Crochet proj: Bear

It has been almost 4 years since I started to knit and crochet. The first ever I knitted was a coin purse which I gave to my then boyfriend. As the years passed by, I was able to crochet different patterns. One of my best work is a 'Bear'. Which I also made as a birthday gift for my then boyfriend. I searched the internet for the easiest pattern. Luckily, I was able to find one and able to finish it in just a nick of time. But sadly, the link I got isn't working anymore so I'm just going to post an unfinished 'Teddy Bear' (because I forgot to take a picture when I was done making it, lazy me)

As you can see, my 'Teddy Bear' is undone, but I assure you I completed it (lol). Here are the materials that I used:

•  Yarn #3
•  three different colors of your choice. In here, I got a red for the body, green for the bow and black for the eyes. I brought it in our local crafts store. You will also need a thin thread with the same color of the yarn you'll use on the bears body.

•  Needle
• I used a Size 3/0-5/0 crochet needle and a small thread needle to sew the body together.

• Synthetic fiber
• You will need polyester staple fibers to fill the insides of the bear or you could just put excess yarns to fill the teddy bear.

•  Patience
• You will need lots of it. For a beginner like me, you need to study and watch clips from the internet of different patterns. You will encounter different steps that you're not familiar with. 

The first thing I did was crochet the head and body, I crocheted  two sides, both for the front and back and I crochet 8 small rectangles for the arms and legs. For the extremities, I sewed 2 rectangles and filled it with polyester staple fibers/excess yarns. For the ears, I remembered crocheting 4 half-circled shaped ears. I also remembered sewing the arms, legs and ears to one of the sides of the body(back). Remember, you need not to fill the ears with polyester staple fibers. After sewing the arms and legs, you can now sew the other side of the body(front), fill it with polyester staple fibers up until you've sewed and closed the head of the bear. For the bow, there are different techniques and patterns in crocheting a bow, I used the green yarn because it's the only available color in my stocks. For the eyes, I crocheted 2 small black circles.

I hope I gave you an idea on how to crochet a teddy bear. If you want to suggest DIY's feel free to leave a message on my Contact Me page or tweet me @cestmoiGelaRyes. :)


For other patterns please visit the site: Crochet Pattern Central.

The Fault in our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It took me a long time to finish reading the book. It's the first time for me to read a book that tackles the disease that has no cure. Hazel Grace, a teenager that battles cancer since God knows when. Hazel meets Augustus Waters, who suffers from osteosarcoma and meeting him changed Hazel for good.

In the first chapter, Patrick asked Augustus how he feels and Augustus answered, "I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend". When I started reading the book, I also felt how Gus felt. The intelligence and humor of Hazel and Gus is very refreshing for a teenager battling cancer. Their conversations are very witty and entertaining. Their addiction to the book, An Imperial Affliction brought them to Amsterdam to meet the author, Van Houten. Meeting the author wasn't the most pleasant experience but their stay in Amsterdam is for sure a memorable one. Before they went home, Gus told Hazel about the cancer. It was one of the most heart-wrenching scene from the book. It is where everything started to go downhill. The last letter of Gus made me sob and such a cliffhanger. Though the story is about Hazel it is Gus who molded the story. The fault in our stars is like a roller coaster ride. It will make you laugh, cry, feel hopeless, and makes you fall in love. Hats off to John Green for writing The Fault in our stars and making us feel like we're in a roller coaster. Can't wait for the movie.



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What have I been doing?

Hi guys!

So, I've been away for a while. I've been busy with work and got no time to post new stuffs. I'm sorry for making you all wait for my new post.

So, what have I been doing lately?

• Well, I'm obviously busy with my duties as a nurse. I work 12 hours per shift and caring for at least 6-8 private patients in our hospital both medical and cardiac cases.

What have I been reading lately?

• I'm currently reading "Fault in our stars" by John Green. 

What have I been listening to lately?

•  I'm addicted listening to Snow Patrol, Boyce Avenue, and Taylor Swift. :)

What have I been watching lately?

• White Collar, Man vs. Food :)

Am I in love with someone?

• Sadly, no. I'm still hang up on my previous relationship.. I know :(

 What am I planning to write next?

• My brother and I just made a home-cooked cheesy pork burgers. It tastes superb! Will be posting it soon :)

So, that's about it! got more questions? feel free to leave me a message :)

My Top 5 of 2012

I've been willing to publish this post on new year's eve but had a minor writer's block. The first title I thought of was 'My top 7 moments of 2012', now that I've thought about it, the title and the content don't fit. So, I kept thinking of things, people or live events that made an impact on me last year. Here are my top 5 of 2012

Top 5: Matt Bomer

Matt Bomer

 Yes, It's none other than Neal Caffrey, himself. For the past year, I've been a huuuge fan of Matt Bomer. He's the lead con-man in the series, White Collar which is back for their 4th season on January 22, 2013 on USA Network. What made me a fan? We all know that he's freaking handsome, he is also one of the most promising actor today. The 35 year-old, actor is a father of 3 adorable children with his significant other, Simon Halls (sorry, ladies!). Regardless of his orientation, Matt Bomer is able to deliver what his character needed. He starred in TV series, Chuck, Traveler, and Tru Calling; and movies, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, In Time, and Magic Mike. He is currently the fan favorite for the character, Christian Grey of best selling trilogy by EL James, Fifty Shades of Grey. With my addiction, I've created a tumblr account solely dedicated to Matt Bomer. We already have 2,306 followers and almost 70,000 pageviews. If you have the time, please visit our page, EverythingMattBomer and also follow our twitter account, @EveryMattBomer.

Top 4: Heartbreak

credits: WeheartIt.com

This year, I experienced my most painful heartbreak. (will not put into details.) But after the heartbreak, it made me much more wiser and mature. I was able to see new things in a new perspective and made me realize that I can do more. Now, I am very much happy, stronger and independent though sometimes I miss the thought of being in love, I can manage on my own. :)

Top 3: Books

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/business/2009/05/library.jpg

 Yes! Books, books, and books! This year have been all about books! I rekindled my love with books during the time when I was heartbroken. At that time, the only thing I was doing to help me cope is by reading books. I can read a 600 pages book in 2 days and a trilogy in roughly 4 days and I instantly jump to the next book I see. I highly recommend this to people who have nothing to do, instead of watching the television all day of playing lousy online games, try reading a book. It's one of the most productive thing you can do in a day. It can even enhance your memory and vocabulary. If you want me to recommend a book for you, we can be friends at Goodreads.com (Gela Reyes on Goodreads).

Top 2: Mama

with my mama dearest :)

Since 2010, my mama has been fighting cancer. She was diagnosed to have Endometrial Cancer last October 2012. We've been fighting cancer for more than 2 years now. Recently my mama has been experiencing back pains which opted us to seek consult. Chest x-ray was done which showed small nodules in her lungs. After undergoing Chest CT scan and bone scan, result revealed the nodules had multiplied in her lungs and was also in the pleural space and the cancer has already reached her bones. She's now on oral chemotherapy and pain meds.

I am very proud of my mama. Even though it seems like the whole world is on her shoulders, she's not giving up. We are still fighting and we will do everything to defeat cancer. If you're reading this.. Please pray for her.

Top 1: Nurse on Duty

Me at work :)

On September 2012, I landed on my dream job, I am finally a staff nurse of the Philippine Heart Center. I waited for more than 2 years; 2 years and 11 months to be exact, I was hired as a staff nurse. :) I passed my application as staff nurse last October 2009 and immediately had my HR interview and clinical exam. 2010, my mama got sick and I took care of my mama so I wasn't able to follow up my application. On May 2012, I had my panel interview with head nurses and a one-on-one interview with our chief nurse. Thank God I passed the interviews. The experience was one of the most nerve-wrecking thing i've every undergone. It took almost 4 months 'till I started working there and I have no regrets declining an offer also as a staff nurse in another specialty hospital.

The past year has been full of ups and downs and with every challenges, I learned, became wiser and faces each day with a brighter look in life. This year, I decided to make an oath to myself that'll try to start spending less and saving more for me and my family. To obey my parents and to love my family more than I could love anyone. To try to live a healthy lifestyle and not to fall for just words but let their actions speak for themselves. And lastly, to remain vigilant in giving care to my patients who depends on us nurses to help them recover from sickness.

We may never know what the future holds for us, we only need to take a step at a time and reflect on our lives. :)

Its Christmas time!

Christmas is finally here! Here is a photo of me at the Hello Kitty mini village at the Sm north Edsa The Block. What's your Christmas wish? :)

The Fine Art of Truth or Dare

by Melissa Jensen

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Others described this book as 'Pretty in Pink' meets 'Anna and the french kiss'. The description itself made me want to read the book. Well, we all loved the book, 'Anna and the french kiss' but the story of The Fine Art of Truth or Dare is nowhere near it.

The first few chapters were okay. Along the way, the story became boring and I started flipping pages and only read the interesting parts of the book, I don't even remember how the story ended.

I'm sure there are lots of other readers who'll love this book. I'm just really not into the story so I'm giving this book: 2-2.5 stars.



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Cook Oyakodon at home

 
I've been a huge fan of Japanese foods. My favorite Japanese food includes ramen, sushi and oyakudon. The first time I got to eat an Oyakodon was when my mama was admitted in the hospital. My brother introduced me to a Japanese resto, Maguro Sushi Bar and Restaurant. It is located in Matalino St, along East Avenue, Quezon city.

Kuya and I decided to make our very own version of oyakodon. We've searched the internet for the easiest recipe and where you could find the ingredients on your own home. Alas! we found this recipe from Visual Recipe: Oyakodon Recipe by Godsmullet. Here's the step by step and my inputs in  bold italics

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 Chicken Thighs
• 4 to 5 Green Beans (optional)
• 1 small1 small Yellow Onion (sliced into thin strips)
• Ginger to taste (minced)
• Garlic to taste (finely chopped)
• 2 Eggs (beaten)
• 1/2 cup Dashi or Chicken Stock (I used the chicken stock)
• 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce (we used 4 Tbsp)
• 2 Tbsp Mirin (optional)
• 1 Tbsp Sugar (we used 5 Tbsp)
• Green Onion for garnish (optional)

Note:
 In our version of Oyakodon, we didn't put any green beans.  For the chicken stock, we used Knorr chicken cubes and dissolved 1 cube is 3 cups of boiling water. For the Mirin, since its not available. The taste will be just the same with or without it.

STEP 1:


You can pretty much add to it what you please, like mushrooms, snow peas, green beans, etc. I have some green beans that are going to turn in a few days so I'm going to use that in here. Skin and chop the chicken into bite-sized pieces. You should be able to pull the skin off with relative ease, and then cut around the bone.

(as the author wrote, you could put any thing you want, but my brother and I decided to put less to preserve the taste.)

 

 STEP 2:

Saute the onion, garlic, beans, and shallot, and ginger in the dashi for about 5 minutes.

(Instead of dashi, we used chicken stock a.k.a Knorr chicken cubes.)








 STEP 3:


Add the chicken. About mid-way through cooking the chicken mix the Soy Sauce, mirin, and sugar, and slowly add 1/2 of it too the chicken. BTW, if you want a more yellowy-oyakodon, use a light soy sauce instead and water down the stock a tad (otherwise it'd be too salty). I'm using standard dark soy here.

(for the soy sauce, we used the Coconut brand fermented soy sauce)



 STEP 4:



Once the chicken is cooked, check the flavor and add more of the soy sauce mixture if it needs it. If you prefer a more thicker sauce, add about a Tbsp of flour or 1/2 Tbsp of corn starch and let it simmer for 5 minutes while stiring it constantly. Slowly drizzle the beaten eggs on top of the chicken. Let it cook until the eggs start to harden. Flip the Oyakodon onto a bowl of hot rice - follow the recipe for sticky rice on the first page, however, don't cool it off and don't add the vinegar-sugar mixture to it. The heat of the rice should finish cooking the eggs. Garnish and serve.

 If it's too salty, try adding more sugar. It is too sweet, add a little soy sauce. Adjust it on how it will suit your taste. :) Once you've tried it. Make sure to let me kow how it goes and leave a feedback! :D

 Photo and picture credits to: VisualRecipes.com


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EverythingMattBomer

Some of you may not know that I'm a HUGE Matt Bomer fan. ohyesIam! 

 It all started after watching an episode of White Collar of USA Network and I was instantly in love with him. I've even made a tumblr account for him. So, If you have a tumblr and a Matt Bomer fan. Please follow, EverythingMattBomer

We also have a twitter account. 
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Don't forget to follow us! :)

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Hello readers,

For those who are wondering why some of my posts are missing. I've deleted some of my previous post due to some personal reasons. I've also edited some posts and remove certain parts which includes my past relationship. Hope you guys understand. ;)

anyways, I've been busy recently so I haven't had any recent post lately. Well, I've got a job (yey!). It's my dream job. So, I'm giving all my time focusing on my new job. I haven't also finished and written any book reviews too. But don't worry. I'll be posting it soon. :) 

You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

by Sarra Manning

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I read the book in two days and two sleepless nights. The story is good and somehow realistic. Neve wasn't the typical female lead. She wasn't the slim, long-legged and perfectly looking type of lady that you always read on other novels. Well, she thinks she isn't. She always see herself as fat which made her feel inferior than others. Max is a sweetheart. Though having a habit of sleeping around which changed in the end. He was very kind and understanding of Neve's insecurities and weight issues. He even agreed to their pancake relationship to help Neve in time for the return of William. William, whom Neve loved since college or she thought she did.



Note:

This Review is also posted on Goodreads.com.

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Trying to post via email. :)

Abrahamn Lincoln : Vampire Hunter

By Seth Grahame-Smith

I decided to read the book first before watching the movie. I'm not really familiar with Abraham Lincoln and into vampire stories but the title got my attention. I enjoyed reading the book. This is the my first book of Seth Grahame-Smith. He also wrote, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.

I like how the author incorporated fiction with history. How the author started the story with store owner and Henry's friendship.During the writing of the manuscript, I thought it was a bit fast and I remembered that there was a scene where Henry brought the store owner to a place with they did not tell where and what happened. Somehow, It just started with the story of Abrahamn Lincoln, when he was a kid. While reading the book, I must say that I got teary-eyed in some scenes. I felt what Abrahamn felt at that moment and that's a good thing. For me, It means that the book is good.

In the end of the story, I felt the author left out a few information. He didn't include why Henry choose the owner of the store to write the manuscript and the purpose of it. It just ended when Abraham was killed. But nonetheless I enjoyed the story.

off-topic:

I'm a bit disappointed with the movie. :( The book was so good. I felt that movie butchered the book. The story was off. Some of the important characters and scenes that shaped Abrahamn in the book was nowhere to be seen in the movie.

The Lost Hero (Heroes of Olympus Series #1)

 By Rick Riordan

After the success of Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, I had high hopes for this new book series of Rick Riordan; Heroes of Olympus. As expected, Rick Riordan never fail to amaze me with his exceptional writing skills.

Heros of Olympus first book, the Lost Hero started with new set of characters; Jason (son of Jupiter/Zeus), Leo (son of Hepeastus), and Piper (daughter of Aphrodite). Jason, woke up in a school bus holding a girl's hand, his girlfriend, Piper and with his friend Leo. But the problem is, Jason can not even remember anything from his past, not even Piper. As the tour pushed through, The three got their first glimpse of who they really are. They got to fight a Venti (wind spirits?) and they got away with Coach Hegde (a satyr). When the pick-up team (Annabeth & Will) got to Skyline. They were expecting an answer to Percy's disappeance (yes, Percy is missing) but what they got is the three new demigods. They all went to Camp Hafl Blood and the rest is for you to find out *winks*

If you're expecting Percy in the first book. Don't get you're hopes up because now, I'll tell you won't any Percy in this book. He'll appear on the second book, The Son of Neptune. So, you have to read the Lost Hero first to be able to understand the Son of Neptune.


I'm giving this book:  4 out 5 Stars.

Author's Note:

Yes, as you can see. This is my first published book review here in my blogger account. This review is also posted in my Goodreads.com account. I've been addicted in reading books for a while now. It started last month, around June 2012. So far, I've read 16 books in a month, some of it I've already read twice, some maybe thrice already. I'll be posting more of my reviews in my future posts. Xxx :)

My National Museum Adventures!

March 2012, Albert and I decided to visit the National Museum, a month before his flight. We've always planned to go there but due to our different schedules our plans never pushed through. After 5 months, we we're able to make time for this field trip. yaaaay! :)

 

credits: Google Maps

To start it off, first we need to know the location and find out how to get there. If you're going to commute your way to the museum, I advise that you take the LRT and get off at the UN Ave station. The museum is in between the Central Terminal and UN Avenue station. From there, you will see the Manila City Hall and walk in that direction. You'll pass by a children's playground and a relief map of the Philippines. The National Museum of the Philippines is located in P. Burgos Drive, Rizal Park, Manila. The National Art Gallery is currently undergoing renovations so entrance fee is FREE until renovations are completed. 

According to the NM official website, The National Art Gallery was originally designed as the public library by Ralph Harrington Doane. In 1918, the construction begun and was suspended for several times due to lack of funds. Later on, the building was decided to be used by the legislature. Revisions of the plan was done by Juan Arellano. The building was inaugurated on July 16, 1926. costing only four million pesos. In the mid-1996 the Senate of the Philippines moved out of the building. In 2003, the renovation started to transform it into National Art Gallery of the national Museum.

Sergio Osmena by Guillermo Tolentino

 Before entering the museum, you'll see two sculptures done by the artist Guillermo Tolentino. They are the heroic monuments of Manuel Quezon, former Senate President; and Sergio Osmena, former Speaker of the House.

There are different rooms/halls inside the museum. Each caters to different artists, artifacts and historical pieces. One of my favorite room is the Hall of Masters 

 According to the NM official website, the Hall of Masters, "This room is dedicated to the 19th-century Filipino painters Juan Luna and Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo who achieved prominence at the 1884 Madrid Exposition. Luna's Spoliarium received one of the three gold medals and Hidalgo's Virgenes Cristianas Expuestas al Populacho (Christian Virgins Presented to the Populace) received one of the fourteen silver medals" 

My panoramic view of the Hall of Masters (Spolarium, not included.)

Another favorite of mine is the Amorsolo Gallery. According to Kilay-diwa.com, "Fernando C. Amorsolo, named National Artist in Painting in 1972, was the first Filipino to ever be given that distinction. He was also called the “Grand Old Man of Philippine Art” at the inauguration of the Manila Hilton’s art center, where his paintings were exhibited, on January 23, 1969. His works covered a wide range of subjects, but he was best known for his idealized female images of the dalagang Filipina. He also painted scenes of traditional Filipino customs, fiestas and occupations, and series of historical paintings on pre-Colonial and Spanish Colonization scenes. He preferred to paint in natural light and developed the backlighting technique, which became his trademark. "

My panoramic view of the Amorsolo Gallery.

Other galleries includes the Arellano room, dedicated to the prolific-painter Juan Arellano, who is also one the architects of the building. The Beloved Land, "This room introduces the scope of the history of art in the Philippines through a timeline." (Nat'l Museum website, 2011). The Vessels of Faith, "This room presents the various expressions of Philippine spirituality." (Nat'l Museum website, 2011). The Hall of National Artists for the Visual Arts, "This room is dedicated to the visual artists who have been named National Artists by the government." (Nat'l Museum website, 2011). The Freedom Yearned For, "This room expresses the theme of struggle of Filipinos against colonialism and the forms of oppression that persist to this day." (Nat'l Museum website, 2011).

I won't be posting pictures of the other galleries because I want you, readers to visit the Museum and see it you own eyes and hopefully be able to learn from it. Anyways, We weren't able to tour the whole art gallery and see the other art pieces due to renovations. Some of the hallways are also closed due to the constructions inside the building. After we finished the National Art Gallery, we went to our next destination, The Museum of the Filipino People.

The Museum of the Filipino People

Across the National Art Gallery building is The Museum of the Filipino People. It houses the Anthropology and Archaeology division. The Museum of the Filipino People houses different exhibits. From the origin of the islands of the Philippines up to the arrival of the Spaniards. The building formerly housed the Department of Finance. Here are a few of my pictures inside the museum.

Paintings from different artists

From the burial jars

A replica of the San Diego

 

Re-enactment of how the relics/artifacts were acquired  from the San Diego

 

Paintings from different artists

 

To be able to see them up close, please visit the National Museum Art Gallery and the Museum of the Filipino People. Entrance fees varies from 30 pesos to 100 pesos. Both museum are open from Tuesdays to Sundays. From 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Admissions is FREE on Sundays.






Author's Notes: 

Am sorry that I wasn't able to finish this blogpost on time. Its been overdue for a month because I am currently having a writers block (yep, poor me :c ).