Bye bye 2008 Bacolod Masskara Festival
Posted by mom811 on Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
It’s now a few days past the celebration of the famous Masskara Festival here* in Bacolod City, the City of Smiles, yet I have not posted anything about it, haven’t even greeted here the people of Bacolod on the occasion of their happy event *sigh*. Is this how busy I am? Sadly, I could say, yes! We (the family) had not even been out to witness any of its merry makings. If we had gone downtown to go to SM Mall (we have it in Bacolod), it was to buy something, and even had to dine out, but that was all. Our driver, the daddy, just skipped the busy streets to avoid traffic. Even as we resolved we would be back to take pictures (and of course to share them in our blogs), the festival ended with no fulfillment of our plan.
You know why? October 11 was our community parish chapter anniversary. And now, I’m so very engrossed with the preparation of a coming very big and important community affair of the Negros Occidental chapter, and have a committee to handle. Another thing, the Masskara festivity almost jibed with the culmination (last week of the year long celebration) of the Diamond Jubilee of the Bacolod Diocese (about which I have not even also written!) Anyway, I wish I could find time for this latter topic, but to be found in my other site, the great ordinary happenings (oh oh I’ve not updated this also 
). I’m making the best of my time, though.
For more info about the Masskara Festival, you can visit this site.
*Talisay, our city, is just about 6 kms. from Bacolod, and could very well belong to “Metro-Bacolod”.
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betchaion 28 Oct 2008 at 10:12 am 1Hello again, Romy. Wow, nice to know we live close to each other in Negros, hihihi. I am from Bacolod City, in Taculing, it is close to the old Airport. Now, the airport is in Silay. I think I only had witnessed Masskara Festival once when I was in high school since we danced for Kiwanis Club
I usually avoid the streets on those days because of the crowd. However, as I see the pictures now from blogs, it seem to me the costumes, the dances and the masques are really getting more creative. I kind of feel I want to be there 
I miss inasal sa Manokan 
and a lot more.
Thanks for stopping by my site and for your inspiring comments.
mom811on 07 Nov 2008 at 12:12 am 2Hi Betchai: It’s a small world…Carey (happysteps.net) was the one who said you’re from Bacolod. Re: the festival, it really has gone a long way from how it was before, when are you coming home? You may like to see it for yourself.
And the Manokan, ah you sure miss it! None like it anywhere, the taste of the famous Bacolod chicken inasal! Haha, I’m making you crave for it the more. 
You’re welcome, but I should thank you too for taking time here.