My other home.

In an article at Femalenetwork.com entitled "30 Must-Visit Philippine Cities and Towns", one place made my heart skip. My hometown, Dumaguete City. This is where I grew up,  where my home still is, and, where I still get so giddy and excited every single time our airplane lands in its' airport. My Hubby and Uno has already called Dumaguete their home too and has been loving this City to bits. My hubby loves it so, that he dreams of us building another home there for when we grow old. Uno loves it so, that he never ever forgets all our vacations there and counts the days until we can come back.

This is the article I found at Femalenetwork.com:

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16. DUMAGUETE
Province: Negros Oriental, Central Visayas Region
Dumaguete is also referred to as “The City of Gentle People” and sometimes “University Town” for the seven universities and colleges it houses, which includes Silliman University (the oldest Protestant university in the Philippines). Students from all across Negros Oriental thus come together in this town for their college education. The city also serves as a convenient jump-off point for trips to the marine sanctuary around Apo Island, which offers great scuba diving and snorkeling to anyone with an interest in nature.
Must-Sees: Mabinay Caves, Silliman University Anthropology Museum, Silliman University Whale Bone Museum, Bell Tower, Quezon Park
(Photo by Cristian Bortes via Flickr Creative Commons)

End of article. Taken from femalenetwork.com.As some people say, "words are not enough to express ...", in this case, I say, PICTURES are not enough to show you how beautiful this home of mine is :). I have a thousand pictures of this magical place, but instead, I will just show you some, taken from our latest vacation there :).

At Silliman University. Where you walk and study under giant umbrella Acacia Trees. That is the famous Silliman Church and the Amphitheater at the back.

Early morning boat ride to visit the Dolphins and take a swim at the Sand Bar.

So playful and so close! You just get tempted to touch and feel them! :)

At the Sandbar, where the water meets the sky. Where the water is so clear, you can see the fishes swimming by and grazing your toes :). Hello there Daddy and Mommy :)! My Mom just stayed there sitting down and hanging on to our boat's anchor rope for an hour - that is her way of swimming :).

Where Uno got to hold and pet the live Starfishes with his own hands ...

Where colorful live sea urchins still abound ...

At the beaches of Bacong, Sibulan and Mabinay. Endless water, endless sand, endless sky.

Swim, Swim, Swim and Swim. Uno's "Book of Memories " is so full there, but it is a giant book after all, so it has thousands of pages more for us to fill  :).

I read somewhere that the name Dumaguete came from the Visayan word "daguit". Daguit means "to lure". They said that when you go to Dumaguete you simply just get lured  - by its beauty, by its quiteness, by its nature, by its simplicity. Ahhh Dumaguete, I cannot wait to  go back soon :). Counting the days till Summer . . .