Hollywood-themed Inn

Lao Tzu was right, that a good traveler has no fixed plans. I should have been embarrassing myself too much had I been lost during my trip to Ormoc City. Mr. Google proved handy as usual! Exercised my searching prowess and printed every possible map. But with nowhere to stay overnight? That's a different story. It was just one of those days when you're all dressed up but with no direction.

Upon leaving the port, I approached one of the guards and asked where to stay best and emphasized the nearest to downtown Ormoc and budget-friendly. He gave me two options, Don Felipe Hotel and TRN Travelers Inn. The latter rang perfectly in my ears, and so we headed to 32 Rizal St.

Everything turned out very well -- nice amenities, and did I have fun taking pictures of its Hollywood Wall Frames. And just because they noticed me doing it, I got a free invite to the MJM Grand Mini Bar and Music Lounge! What more could I ask for. Thanks!

I don't qualify myself as a traveler yet, I just got started.

TRN Travelers Inn is celebrating its first year anniversary this month of June. Happy first anniversary!

Room

Hollywood Wall Frames

MJM Grand Mini Bar and Music Lounge

Cozy Coffee Shop

Ormoc City After 18 Years

"Good morning, Ormoc!" were the words I caught myself saying the moment I realized that we had truly arrived. It's nice to be back, at last, after eighteen long years.

It was raining a bit on a Saturday, the 23rd of May, which happened to be my brother's 16th birthday. Walking distance from the port is the TRN Travelers Inn, where we stayed. Rested the whole morning and got back to business in the afternoon to see the new Ormoc. Adventure time!

My family lived in the city when I was only two years old until after more than five years. How Ormoc has changed so much! Though I have only a few recollections of the old city, I could tell obvious differences. From the emergence of a number of colleges, malls, banks, popular fast food chains to the Superdome, its progress is something Ormocanons should be proud of.

It was only a two-day visit, but I will be back -- perhaps, nature tripping by that time.

Flashback: The flash flood tragedy in 1991 which killed thousands of people was one of the worst natural disasters that struck the country. It became an international news story and served a lesson that abuse of Mother Nature will have to take its toll. She can castigate and she will. Ormoc's flood mitigation project is an excellent structure addressing the threat of flooding. I can only guess that the city is virtually free of illegal logging activities. Ormoc cannot let the same thing to happen again.

The places I had visited:

Ormoc City Superdome

Ormoc City Hall

Ormoc Catholic Church: Sts. Peter and Paul Parish

Eastern Visayas State University

St. Paul's School of Ormoc Foundation Inc.

St. Peter's College

Fiesta sa Ormoc

Centennial Park

Veterans Park

The Project for Flood Mitigation in Ormoc City

Don Felipe Hotel

Ormoc Bay

Ormoc Executive Building

Gaisano Ormoc