I woke up today and found in my FB newsfeed full of posts about them being awakened by some earthquake. I on the other hand, can't relate to such because I just had my first good morn's sleep after weeks of sleepless nights...Philippines has been having occasional earthquake (compared to the 'rare' that we had before)..and I was like ''ok,another earthquake'' until I've learned more about the earthquake. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Bohol Philippines, morning of Tuesday,October 15,2013. I saw pictures of toppled houses and cracked pavements together with damaged display products of some stores , but what saddened me more was when I saw pictures of old churches ruined by the quake.
I was able to go there, and Bohol is full of old houses and old churches (my kind of interests). For a person who is so sentimental, seeing these heritage sites in a not so good state is just so heartbreaking.
Loboc church is the second oldest Church in Bohol.
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| Loboc church after the quake photo via |
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| the separate belfry tower BEFORE (photo not mine) |
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| Bell Tower AFTER the quake photo via |
Loon Church is the biggest church in Bohol...
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| photo via |
I've been to Bohol (only once), but wasn't able to get to know these churches closely. All the more reasons for me to be sad. ' Guess this is one of the many reasons to travel more...not just to explore but to witness and make yourself part of a bigger common world.
Sentimental things serve as constant reminder of where we were...now that,these visible reminders are slowly fading from the scenes...it is indeed a great challenge for us to recollect,retain the faith and live a life that will serve as our legacy for those in the future with these legacy of our ancestors preserved in our hearts.
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