Greetings, Salutations, and welcome.

To my curious visitors, i greet you a fair welcome.

This is my first time making a blog about anything so please tolerate any grammatical errors i might made or the rough flow of my stories.

I would like to begin my first blog, by giving you a short story of how i became enthusiastic about Manila and anything related to its deep rich history and the treasures it hides. Please do bear with me. I started my expeditions alone sometime in October of 2013 after hearing news about Manila's old history and heritage following with the recent changes made by Mayor Joseph Estrada of Manila in Quiapo, Binondo, and some parts of the tourism belt in Manila and i wonder where those mentioned areas were. I've been living in Manila since birth for 17 years as of this writing, and from that time i only knew little of my home. I never experienced the life outside the province because my family was never born in one (or perhaps got separated from our family tree) so i started treating Manila as my own home province.

I was very enthusiastic to see these gems, but since i was not the type of person who would ask for directions from strangers, i always carry my phone and use Google Maps as my guide. These places like Luneta Park, Quaipo Church, Intramuros, Escolta, and others that once glimmered into the bright light of the once known "Paris of Asia" or the "Pearl of the Orient" was very lingering to the ear. I only packed the essentials such as water, towels, an umbrella, and pocket money for my expeditions. Its not much of an expedition as more of a quest since i always walk alone in my adventures, seeking the peace of mind i solely look for. Apart from reading this welcoming note, these first few posts i will try my best to relive my previous experiences and hopefully rewrite them seemingly clear as if you yourself were there to witness it at the same day. I plan to catch up after this and hopefully update the blog, the day after my expedition. In the near future, i may start to explore the nearby cities such as Makati, but it guess that's for another time.

The goal of this blog is to promote awareness of heritage and culture to the people of Manila, and t show the local government our hidden talents and propsals to urban plan the area. If as you are reading this post a few years after, heritage houses are being town down left to right, and i dont just mean bahay-na-batos or old churches. The arts-decos, neoclassicals, and international style will also be introduced for the well-being of these people; To be aware and be part of the change to save these heritage houses for it themselves give the filipinos their true identity and that is something to be proud of.

So i guess, this is the end of my welcoming note, i do hope you enjoy my blog. Any suggestions, comments, opinions, or any of the sort is very welcome as long as it is asked in the utmost disciplinary way. Again thank you and let the expedition begin.

- Peter Danielle Q. Rallos