Casa Gorordo Museum

Finally I visited Casa Gorordo museum. Yey!! Though there were series of unfortunate events here like going there and the museum was closed because they were cleaning, I have to use my charm to convince the guard to enter even just for 10 minutes. Hehe, Then he told me to come back after the given hour. Well, I agreed to his terms since I was the only tourist on that given day.

I went around the place and found the Yap-San Diego ancestral home and again, it was closed and there was not even a person inside so I couldn't negotiate.

Yap-San Diego ancestral home

Again, I toured around and found the public monuments of Magellan. A lady was cleaning and she approached me and told me our history in Bisaya, I just nod and nod as if I know what she's talking about. Then, I gave her my DG cam and told her Ate Palihug which meant ate, please...

After touring around, I finally went back to Casa Gorordo. I really, really wanted to see the museum since it was an example of a prominent family lifestyle in the 19th century. I wanted to witness the place and look back. The gurad tolm me, ma'am, no pictures allowed. I said my confident Yes and kept my DG cam on my bag since I just convinced him to enter. I went inside a room and payed the Sociology practicumer, while giving her my Php40, she asked me, local? Then I joked, Hindi...Foreigner! Then she laughed and I told her, mukha ba akong foreigner? We both laughed. Hehe

Casa Gorordo museum

I felt so contented after seeing the house and imagining the events that happened there. It's just amazing that they have preserved the things that people used before like the wooden paddle (palo-palo), basin (batsa), old rocking chairs and others. Now we have washing machines, dryers and other appliances that we could use to make ourlives convenient.

Hayyy, it feels so good to know our roots! If you ever visit Cebu, take a look at Casa Gorordo museum even for 10 minutes and you'll enjoy looking back.

The guard agreed to take a picture of me in Azotea. Salamat sa imong guard!!

Cheers!