Nagcarlan Church, Cemetery & Presidencia

Completing our mini-Visita Iglesia from Liliw, we proceeded to the St. Bartholomew Church of the neighboring town of Nagcarlan. Originally, it was made of light materials in 1583 by Rev. Thomas de Miranda, who successfully pioneered the cultivation of wheat on uplands of Nagcarlan. 

This church of brick and stone was built in 1752, repaired in 1781, then a choirloft was added in 1845 by Rev. Vicente Velloc. Like the church of Liliw, it is also situated on a hill, to provide a vantage view of the town.

Old Church and Tsinelas Shops of Liliw

After our enjoyable lunch at Chef Mau restaurant, we went back to the town proper of Liliw, to see its church and the famous tsinelas (slipper) shops. After dropping the ladies at the slipper shops along Gat Tayaw St., the kids and I proceeded to the uphill church of the town.

Named as St. John the Baptist Church, the original church and adjoining convent was built in 1605, but was seriously damaged by the earthquakes in 1880. It was reconstructed thereafter, and was partly burned in April 1898. When the Americans came, they renamed the town into Lilio, but the residents renamed it back to Liliw in 1965.

Chef Mau Restaurant in Liliw, Laguna

Two weeks ago, some nieces from Bulacan stayed at our place in Binan. To make their visit worthwhile, we decided to take them to a road trip in western Laguna. Our first stop was at Chef Mau's rustic restaurant in Liliw, to satisfy our lunch craving after 2 hours on the road.

The place is a house converted into a 2-storey restaurant, along the main road that leads to Magdalena town. I read somewhere that its owner is a dishwasher-turned-chef, who now runs Chefs Quarter chain of restaurants. The furnitures at the second floor are made of wood, while I saw some monobloc chairs at the ground floor. The decors are simple, supporting the native ambience of the place.

BPI - Jollibee Promo, 16 Nov. to 31 Jan. 2013

For those who are asking if BPI credit cards has a follow up promo after their Chowking tie up here, I'm posting their latest promo below:

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Promo Period: November 16, 2012 to January 31, 2013 
Redemption period: November 16, 2012 to April 1, 2013