nothing or no one can stop my sister and i from exploring the unexplored places in baguio. so, as soon as i saw haring araw peered through the cumulus clouds, i told my sister we must go to tam-awan whilst the weather is ok. however, we put it off since there was a downpour last monday which made our adventure impossible. the weather wasn't perfect at all tuesday morning but, we can't postpone it some again as there's no better time than now. a family acquaintance guided us to tam-awan since she's more familiar with baguio whilst our brother drove us off there.
as soon as i saw the sign that reads tam-awan village, garden in the city, we stopped and bought our tickets for P50 each for adults. we were given maps as well to guide us through whilst roaming around the area. i was personally awed by the bridge and wooden carvings of native igorots. the very first spot caught our eyes which was called 'alang.' i personally loved the ethnic stuff and artworks surrounding the small village. all i thought was how awesome their craftsmanship and creativity was. it made me feel proud belonging to this race of such rich culture and ingenious craftsmanship.
we passed by the portrait sketching area and my sister told me she wants her face drawn by those really skilled artists. i told her to go ahead by she didn't possibly because it's not our nature to be comfortable around people and being watched as well by spectators. we took a lot of photos although the place was not as vast as i expected so you really need to find those good spots for photos sake.
we passed by the portrait sketching area and my sister told me she wants her face drawn by those really skilled artists. i told her to go ahead by she didn't possibly because it's not our nature to be comfortable around people and being watched as well by spectators. we took a lot of photos although the place was not as vast as i expected so you really need to find those good spots for photos sake.
afterwards we were captivated by this place called APO gallery fronting tam-awan village which housed kape diperensya. the coffee house served soya coffee with danish cookies for P85 each. we tried it since we're 
both curious how soya coffee would taste like. astonished again, the coffee house was really cool surrounded paintings and metal sculptures along with tie-dye curtains and wooden floor. we took off our shoes so as we could have coffee, how cool is that?
both curious how soya coffee would taste like. astonished again, the coffee house was really cool surrounded paintings and metal sculptures along with tie-dye curtains and wooden floor. we took off our shoes so as we could have coffee, how cool is that?
we had a li'l chitchat with the owner of the coffee house who happened to be an artist for a cause. he told us how the name 'kape diperensya' came up. he narrated that it started out as a place where people would hang out and have coffee in their place. it all started out as a joke that the coffee doesn't have any problem, it's just the person who makes it who has the 'diperensya.' in english, the coffee maker has a dysfunction. lol. go figure how you will understand that.
outside, the coffee house were sculptures and countless artworks, wooden carvings, etc. we didn't even catch the owner's name but he invited us on their exhibit. he even told us how their team of artist helped street children in selling their own artworks and how it was a huge success. how fascinating to be an artist for a cause.
me and my sister couldn't help but be fascinated by the world music playing on the background whilst having coffee. i don't know any other musicians playing world music aside from pinikpikan but hey they may just be one amongst the many.
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