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FEROZZA DELIA C. SIMBULAN paper for HUM II field trips

2009-34384 September 3, 2010

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Henry Miller one said t!at one"s destination is ne#er a plae b$t a ne% %ay of seein&

t!in&s' Indeed, %e tra#el in p$rs$it of ($st merely seein& )ne%* plaes b$t e#ery (o$rney !as a

seret destination of %!i! t!e tra#eler is $na%are'

In my ase as an ordinary U+ st$dent, I !a#e ne#er &one o$tside t!e o$ntry, not e#en o$t

of $on' I !a#e al%ays been satisfied of t!e t!in&s aro$nd me in t!e $s$al plaes I &o' B$t

some!o%, t!ro$&! t!e o$rse of time, I !a#e s$ddenly de#eloped a passion of &oin& to ne%

plaes and diso#erin& ne% t!in&s' B$t most espeially, I !a#e learned to appreiate t!e t!in&s I

ne#er t!o$&!t I %o$ld e#er diso#er if I !ad not been tra#ellin& to ne% plaes' .ne t!in& I #al$e

and appreiate t!e most no% is !o% ri! and ample /ilipino $lt$re is'

ratef$l I am t!at I !a#e been able to &o %it! t!e H$manities II lass to n&ono, ial

and in +ail and +aete a&$na' es, a normal st$dent %o$ld say it %as f$n and tirin&, memorable

and %ort!%!ile b$t I say as a U+ st$dent, it %as more t!an t!ose' It is more on %!at made t!e

trips %ort!y of t!e time, t!e effort, t!e money5more t!an ($st t!e e6periene b$t rat!er

e6periene %it! lessons and appreiation'

It is one t!in& to say t!at a st$dent $nderstands a lesson in H$manities lass b$t it is

anot!er to at$ally see and e6periene first!and t!e fr$its and t!e samples of t!e let$re' nd t!e

trips %ere a%esome #en$es for learnin&'

7$rin& t!e first trip, for !o$rs, I %as trein& t!e bo$ntif$l land of n&ono, ial %it!

not!in& else in mind b$t to en(oy %!ate#er plans %e !a#e for t!e rest of t!e day lie #isitin&

m$se$ms, play some instr$ments as %e %ere told and of o$rse b$y food and )pasal$bon&s'* I



did not e6pet t!at I %ill be sinerely amaed by t!e t!in&s I learned in t!is alaimed )*rts

o%n of t!e +!ilippines'

/irst stop %as t!e Blano"s /amily M$se$m' !e Blanos as I !a#e leaned is a family of

painters from t!e fat!er, do%n to t!e yo$n&est !ild' It is $ite impressi#e t!at t!ese /ilipinos are

really talented b$t not only t!at, t!eir %ors are s!o%ased not only !ere in t!e o$ntry b$t as

%ell as in ot!er o$ntries' o t!in t!at 9 members of t!e family !a#in& t!e same passion for

paintin& in $nbelie#able onsiderin& t!at t!eir %ors !a#e different styles, stroes, and s$b(ets'

lenn Blano lies paintin& nat$re and landsapes, as :oel is to refletions in %ater'

Mi!ael lo#es doin& portraits espeially of !is family %!ile ;oy en(oys doin& flo%ers bein&

dainty and pretty' ;an Blano perfeted doin& feat!ers and ay d%ells in Mot!er and <!ild-

t!emed paintin&s' !e yo$n&est, +eter +a$l, is t!e fa#orite s$b(et of t!e family, b$t !e, !imself,

lo#es paintin& !is pets' !ese Blano siblin&s !a#e different styles and distint !osen s$b(ets

and e6pertise b$t t!e ommon t!in& abo$t t!em is t!at t!ey learned from t!e master, t!eir o%n

fat!er, ;ose Blano' =#en !is %ife, orin&, %!o %as a tea!er, %as infl$ened to paint as %ell at

t!e a&e of 40' It is really ne#er too late to learn ne% t!in&s espeially if yo$ !a#e de#eloped

&en$ine passion for it'

=a! of t!em !as t!eir o%n part in t!e &allery and I notied !o% remarable t!eir %ors

are' :ot only in t!e sense t!at t!ey mimi professional effort b$t also t!eir s$b(et matters and

t!eir t!emes are t!ose t!at e#ery /ilipino an be pro$d of and t!at e#ery /ilipino an laim t!eir

o%n ri! $lt$re t!at forms o$r i#iliation' !ey depited e#eryday senes of $nity and (obs of

ommon /ilipinos at t!eir best potential'

>e also sa% a mini oo and &arden %!ere t!e Blano family $sed to play' >e too

pit$res %it! t!e paintin&s and t!e masots and &iant effi&ies for t!e famo$s HI:=S



/esti#al' It %as definitely one a%esome e6periene b$t %!at really str$ me t!e most is t!e

essene of bein& /ilipinos of t!e Blanos' es, t!ey %ere already famo$s !a#in& t!eir paintin&s

s!o%n in ne%spapers, !a#in& t!e family feat$red in ? and ma&aines, !a#in& t!eir splendid

%ors e6!ibited aro$nd t!e %orld b$t still, t!ey !$mbly aept !onor and &ratit$de %it! p$re

!earts' !eir paintin&s s!o% %!at bein& a /ilipino really is' It reflets on t!eir %ors-- from t!e

fis!ermen, t!e farmers, families, a&ri$lt$re, li#eli!ood, to t!eir nei&!bors as t!e s$b(ets of t!eir

paintin&s-- b$t most espeially, it reflets on t!e painters t!emsel#es' !ey inspire ea! ot!er,

$nited by t!e po%er to dream and by t!eir &en$ine passion for arts' !ey are !$mble, talented,

and dri#en to !elp ot!ers t!ro$&! t!eir ontrib$tion in t!e field of arts' !ey e#en donate some

paintin&s to !$r!es on %!i! t!e family !ad %ored really !ard on' In t!eir o%n little %ays

t!ey are pratiin& /ilipino #al$es and at t!e same time inspirin& ot!ers, s$! as me in t!e

%onderf$l $lt$re t!at /ilipinos pro$dly !a#e'

oo bad %e %ere not able to %itness and e6plore <arlos )Boton&* /raniso"s %ors and

$io San +edro"s as %ell, t%o :ational rtists %!o reside in n&onon' !eir %ors %o$ld !a#e

stirred $s too'

:e6t destination %as .r#ille iamson"s !a#en' S$rprisin&ly, it %as ($st near from %!ere

%e first ame' So, t!at"s %!y t!at to%n %as onsidered rt <apital of +!ilippines bea$se art

&alleries are e#ery%!ere@

I an personally say t!at t!is &$y is a%esome@ He really inspired me in ontin$in& to

p$rs$e my lo#e for arts' I realied t!ro$&! !im t!at art is not somet!in& t!at yo$ really t!in

abo$t #ery !ard as if it %as yo$r (ob' It is one of t!ose t!in&s t!at ($st !appen ($st as lon& as yo$

!a#e t!e passion and yo$ !a#e !eart into it' s I !a#e learned from !im, one of !is %ors %as

a%arded in t!e S=:' He no% speialies in abstrat paintin&s masterin& a ne% te!ni$e of



te6t$res' I also sa% in !is &allery !is dra%in& and set!es of n$de %omen, danin& people in

<<+ %!ere !e $sed to %rite m$si for, !ildren %earin& t!eir prieless smiles'

.ne of t!e t!in&s t!at amaed me as %ell, is t!at in t!e enter of !is &allery lies a f$ll-

band e$ipment omplete %it! different &$itars5eletri or ao$sti, bass, dr$ms, !imes,

piano, and a ban&in& so$nd system t!at maes it all %or perfetly' nd most espeially, !e an

play t!em all' !is #ersatile artist inspired me to li#e life %ell and p$rs$e %!at yo$ really %ant it

life' I also realied from !im t!e #al$e of somet!in& yo$ !a#e %ored on' >!en !e %as ased if

!e %o$ld be %illin& to sell !is art%ors, !e a&reed b$t not to e#ery %or' He !ad left to mention

some of !is %ors t!at are of #al$e to !im lie !is first art%or a%arded t!at bro$&!t !im

inspiration to do more' He emp!asied t!at %!en someone bo$&!t a piee of art from !im, !e

%o$ld not spend t!e money to b$y l$6$ries s$! as p!one, laptops or spend it on ot!er te!ies

b$t rat!er it %ill be better to in#est on ne% paintin& materials' In t!at %ay, more money and

s$ess %ill ome'

enerally, !is %ors are modern-inspired' He also !a#e !is paintin&s in !is &allery and

most of !is %ors $se modern te!ni$es and I lo#e !o% I an personally relate t!em to o$r

modern i#iliation and $lt$re as /ilipinos %!o no% li#e in t!e 21st ent$ry %!o lies m$si and

ontemporary art'

By noon, %e !ad l$n! at t!is plae alled Bala%-bala% esta$rant and allery' !is

plae ser#ed $s %it! &ood food and to be able to en(oy t!e atmosp!ere, %e ordered )nilasin& na

palaa*@ &allery %as sit$ated $pstairs and %e deided to e6plore t!em' !ere %ere s$lpt$res

and mass lie !e ast S$pper and t!e lie' I realied t!at e#ery in! of t!is to%n really

onfirms t!eir artsy people and $lt$re'



fter t!at, %e %ent t!ro$&! a a#e-lie t$nnel and %aled t!ro$&! some steep stairs and

before $s, %e sa% t!e n&ono +etro&lyp! in t!e mo$ntainside of n&ono and Binan&onan in

front of imma$late senery of &reen trees and fields' !is %as fo$nd by Boton& /raniso

!imself and t!is s!o%ased t!e different ar#in&s of t!e tribes settlin& in t!is a#ern' It is said to

be t!e oldest, no%n art ar#in&s fo$nd in a#es in t!e +!ilippines %it! 12A en&ra#in&s of

!$man and animal fi&$res in sti forms b$t d$e to arelessness and #andalism of #isitors, some

ro ar#in&s !a#e disappeared' )Symbolisms and fi&$res are $sed to on#ey %!at o$r anestors

t!in and feel as part of t!eir e#eryday life' <ar#in& t!ose symbols %as also t!eir means of

reordin& t!eir data and ati#ities in t!eir li#es s$! as t!e elebration of birt!, feast and deat!'

!ro$&! t!e years, t!e a#emen may !a#e mi&rated from one plae to anot!er' B$t st$dies !a#e

s!o%n t!at intermarria&es too plae %it! ot!er tribesmen t!at res$lted to t!e e6!an&e of

different sills and abilities' It !as also beome a ma(or fator as to %!y a n$mber of ind$stries

ran&in& from miro- otta&e to lar&e sale and !ea#y man$fat$rin& ind$stries are proliferatin&

in t!e area'* !e petro&lyp! is indeed a national treas$re t!at /ilipinos s!o$ld be pro$d of

bea$se it s!o%s !o% o$r $lt$re and i#iliation started'

ra#el is more t!an t!e seein& of si&!ts it is a !an&e t!at &oes on, deep and

permanent, in t!e ideas of li#in&' !e t!in&s I !a#e learned from t!e first trip &oes on $ntil t!e

seond one' !is time %e %ent to a&$na' In +ail and +aete' Before doin& so, %e first passed by

Moron&, ial and sa% t!e Spanis!-era St' ;erome"s +aris! <!$r!' n alaimed $lt$ral ion,

edifie of <!ristian fait! and radle of ar!itet$ral !erita&e %it! its asto$ndin& belfry and

details on its %alls t!at s!o%s its style and p!oto&eni faCade, :ational <$lt$ral reas$re for its

$ni$e )tropial baro$e* ar!itet$re ' !e !$r! !as a t!ree storey faCade and an ota&onal



bell to%er topped by a ross' It %as said t!at t!e b$llet !oles fo$nd alon& t!e side%als aro$nd

t!e !$r! are mementos of t!e fi&!t bet%een Datip$neros and Spaniards'

Some !$r!es t!at %ere #isited in a&$na are <!$r! of San +edro lantara and

<!$r! of Santia&o postol %!o e$ally !a#e plaes on t!e !istory of t!e +!ilippines for !a#in&

t!e best altars and ra#in&s on %alls and of o$rse, !istori #al$e' !ese !$r!es also s!o% in

t!eir interior and e6terior layo$ts and bl$eprint t!e infl$ene of !istory and ot!er o$ntries in

t!em as %ell as distint feat$res lie t!e roodile by t!e posts and some altars and ar#in&s'

tra#eler %it!o$t obser#ation is lie a bird %it!o$t %in&s as Mosli Saadi said soas m$!

as I o$ld I remember all t!e t!in&s I sa% and one paintin& in <!$r! of Santia&o postol, a

portrait of St' <!ristop!er' It amaed me %!en I fo$nd t%o pit$res side by side' .ne of %!i! is

nati#e-looin& %!ile t!e ot!er one is =$ropean' It %as t!en relayed to $s t!e story of !o% it %as

ori&inally painted as a /ilipino <ristobal b$t t!e friar ref$sed and deided to !a#e anot!er made'

!e striin& retablos %it! intriate ar#in& %ere reation of Bartolome +alatino in <!$r! of San

+edro lantara' I learned !o% t!ese str$t$res manifest t!e li#es of /ilipino before and !o% it

ontin$es to s!ape $s today'

lot of plaes %ere still #isited lie t!is !o$se %!ere a o$ple of %oodar#ers

demonstrated !o% to mae b$tterflies, flo%ers, fans from a sin&le piee of %ood' >e ame

aross a %oman in !er !o$se %!o e6!ibited !er sills for paper ma!e and reated an animal o$t

of sraps of ne%spaper' !ese simple artists made me realie t!at art an be a form of li#in&

espeially t!at t!ey !a#e t!eir !earts to it and t!ey are #ery silled' It pro#es t!at art also forms

o$r li#es e#en in terms of li#eli!ood' It is &reat to no% t!at appreiation and talents is of &reat

!elp to ommon /ilipinos'



>e !ad o$r l$n! in t!is bea$tif$l !o$se t!at made me appreiate old !o$ses' !o$se

t!at is %ell-#entilated as in e$ipped %it! %ide %indo%s, e#en do%n to t!e bottom part of t!e

%indo% panes' !ere %ere se#eral paintin&s posted lie t!is pre&nant %oman &i#in& birt!,

paintin&s of people, set!es of t!e !ildren, r$ifi6es' S$lpt$res of saints %ere present,

p!oto&rap!s of t!e family and ar#in&s of t!eir names ($st by t!eir rooms' !is !o$se is a proof

of %ide appreiation and s!o%ase of arts in t!e family and !o% it beame a part of s!apin& t!e

#al$es and $lt$re as a /ilipino family'

>e also !a#e t!e pri#ile&e to meet t!e artistE s$lptor $is B' -a, a nominee for a

:ational rtist %ard' !ere !e ta$&!t $s !o% to %ood ar#e and !e s!o%ed $s !is fine %ors'

Indeed, !e deser#ed an a%ard for amain&ly mimiin& o$r $lt$res in %ood ar#in&'

)>e li#e in a %onderf$l %orld t!at is f$ll of bea$ty, !arm and ad#ent$re' !ere is no end

to t!e ad#ent$res %e an !a#e if only %e see t!em %it! o$r eyes open'* r$ly, as %e open

o$rsel#es to t!e nat$re and to t!e bea$tif$l t!in&s aro$nd $s, %e %ill be able to appreiate t!em

one by one $ntil %e &et to no% t!eir #al$e' nd in t!is ase, t!e I !a#e %itnessed in t!e

t%o trips are manifestation of !o% &reat, ab$ndant and ri! o$r $lt$re is and %e !a#e to

patronie t!em not ($st bea$se %e feel responsible to b$t also bea$se %e find eno$&! bea$ty in

t!ese art %ors t!at &i#e $s so m$! o$ra&e and passion to be pro$d of t!em'

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