#exploretanauan

This night is full of excitement and beautiful yellow-red lights of Tanauan. I am new here at the City of Tanauan since I locate myself @ Calaca, Batangas. I am studying here at Tanauan so I got to explore it even for a day. Hope to explore more on this city.

Tanauan, officially the City of Tanauan, is a first class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 152,393 inhabitants in 30, 354 households. It was incorporated as a city under Republic Act No. 9005, signed on February 2, 2001, and ratified on March 10, 2001. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road starts at the municipality from the north side of the expressway. The expressway connects the town with the rest of Batangas. Currently the expressway is being connected to the South Luzon Expressway. Jose P.Laurel Highway connects the city to Calamba City and Santo Tomas on the north and with Malvar and Lipa City to the south.

As the day comes night, different people on the street, different vehicles comes across my eyes. Everyone’s busy searching for pearl, searching for churches, searching for food, searching for gold.

Some people believe that Tanauan derived its name from the Tagalog term tanaw, meaning to look after through the window. In the midst of development, we envision to share the exquisite and enticing places being painstakingly preserved and nurtured in the city. We seek to share its rich history, cultural heritage, natural attractions and the values, traits and traditions of a warm and friendly citizenry. If you come across Tanauan City, you’ll observe the loop of red and yellow that represents the color of Tanauan.

As I observe the city, I was delighted by the crunchiness of this so-called “Chicken Skin” located in the Night Market (near the 7 11 Convenience Store).

The Church. Roman Catholicism is most dominant and visible religion in Tanauan City. St. John the Evangelist is its patron & its main church is the St. John the Evangelist Parish. La Consolacion College Tanauan (formerly Our Lady of Fatima Academy, 1948), run by the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation, is the first Catholic school in the city. Other catholic schools include Our Lady of Assumption Montessori School, Daughters of Mary Immaculate School (Lay-operated). First Asia Institute is converting from a non-sectarian school to a Catholic (Christian) School.

Iglesia ni Cristo, Jehovah's witnesses, Mormons, Islam and other religious groups are also present in the city.

This is Tanauan’s Library and Park located at (Nicolas L. Gonzales, Sr. Memorial), Mabini Avenue,Tanauan City,

I can't describe how much Tanauan means to me. I was born here and I've lived here my whole life. I have many best childhood memories centered in this place. I am surrounded with the people and things I like and there was never a dull moment. 

I remember the days when my family and I had  our three-week vacation in Nasugbu, Batangas. After two days of staying in this place, I used to start longing for our home. I already miss the smell of my bedroom, the softness of my blanket and of course my playmates.  I also started to miss the playground in our subdivision, the park where my mom and I used to spend our time after school hours, the "manang na magtitinda ng ice cream" and our club house. Truly, Tanauan seemed to have something special that set it apart from all the rest.

But, in my eighteen years of being a resident of Tanauan, I've never been in Tanauan Event Center. That place seemed to be not exclusive for ordinary people, therefore I didn't make any choice of visiting it. But, as what requirements in our school need, I tried to go on this place. I want to share my exploration on the place I've never been. (Yes. "I'VE NEVER BEEN" even though it is just a walking distance from our school)

When I reached this place, I saw different kinds of paintings inside the hall(Tanauan Event Center). But when I asked a man if I can capture the hall or just the door, he refused to agree. That's why, I just had my picture on the entrance. 

My next stop over is in Darasa, Tanauan. This is my newly found river. (I don't know the name of this river.)

After a hard day's work, nothing is more refreshing than a quiet walk along the riverside. The sight of this river have a peaceful effect in my mind. Every sight and sound inspires a spirit of rest and peacefulness. I enjoyed the rippling surface of the water and the birds singing their delightful notes in the trees. 

And finally, when nighttime and darkness is starting to set, the air is crisp and calm. While walking on this place:(A lane going in and out the river)

I think of a place in where I can capture a sunset. And with just as easy as counting one to ten, Soledad Park in Darasa came to my mind. Upon reaching the place, the sunset presented a spectacle of majesty and calm beauty. 

 I look up into the remote distance. How vast and wondrous the sky is! All the oranges, reds and yellows flow together to create a stunning picture that dives into the horizon. For me, it keeps going on forever in which the world will never end.