Hello Beautiful People!
"The past is behind, learn from it. The future is ahead, prepare for it. The present is here, live it."~ Thomas S. Monson
In today's new generation, people are more dependent on gadgets and other technologies. Looking back, we could say that everything has changed, from the way people dress up to the way we live. As the saying goes, there is nothing constant in this world except change.
Looking back and learning our history help us understand how events in the past made things the way they are now. It is important to understand the past and the things that people used and lived before. Be with us as we share our wonderful visit to a 300 + years old house. Let's visit this place and enjoy the things that the prominent Filipino family had in the 17th century.
LET'S EXPLORE THE OLDEST HOUSE IN CEBU CITY
Cebu City is booming with skyscrapers all over the city. Time passes by and everything is fast changing. However, one ancestral house stood the test of time, weather, wars, and calamities. This ancestral house is located in Barangay Parian where the Heritage of Cebu is located.
YAP-SANDIEGO ANCESTRAL HOUSE
Yap-Sandiego house is a two-storey house that was built in 1675 and was owned by a Chinese-Filipino family. The house is made of coral stones and wood like mahogany, molave and kamagong which are so strong that they withstood all typhoons that hit Cebu island. Moreover, this house is filled with antique things and religious statues.
THE GARDEN
Even though this ancestral house is located in the city, when you are in the garden you will feel like you are in the province because of its diverse plants and flowers that are organized well. When we were there, we were lucky to see and hear someone playing an instrument that some Filipinos used to play before.
FIRST FLOOR
When you enter the first floor of the house, you'll see the old tables and chairs that the owner used in the past. You will see the wood carving on it. We can infer that people in the past were already good at the arts.
Aside from the chairs and tables that are more than my age, you will also see more paintings. These paintings merely show some events in the past like weddings in Spanish times.
THE SECOND FLOOR
Going to the second floor, you will step into the old wooden stairs that lead you to the 2nd floor of the house. Here you will see more of the owner's antique collections, religious images, jars, and so on.
Once you are on the second floor, on the right side you will see the old "Hugasan" which means sink. Filipino people in the past used clay jars to store water for drinking and washing the dishes.
It was a bit scary when inside the house since the place was quite dim, especially when you go to their bedroom. The bedroom windows are made of wood and the famous Capiz shells.
The picture hanging next to me were the owners of the house a long time ago. Today it has been owned by their great-grandson who is a famous choreographer in Cebu.
After touring the house, Rex and I went to the heritage monument just near the ancestral house.
In conclusion, it was a wonderful time touring around the oldest house in the city and it's so good to look back and know the things that people used before. Have a great time. Keep safe and please follow us for more posts in the future.
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