Akyat-Bahay Gangster

Akyat-Bahay: colloquial Filipino verb and adjective, literally, "climb up a house;" nickname given by the popular press in the Philippines to one of a number of unrelated groups of thieves who break into private homes, frequently in the daytime, and rob them of household appliances, furniture, and other valuables.

My Akyat-Bahay Gang (of one) takes nothing but pictures, kills nothing but time, leaves nothing but footprints, and (to add to this clichéd series), disturbs nothing but long-dormant ghosts. Come with me as I break into strange houses and enter creepy places you would not dare visit alone. In the process, pick up irrelevant facts, acquire useless information, and learn something new about yourself that you wish were not true.

Another Contender for “The Oldest:” The Yap-Sandiego House in Cebu City

  Just a couple of short blocks away from the Casa Jesuita in Cebu City’s Parian district is this festively-decorated old house.        Lots of very helpful signs hung from the house’... more

Previous blog entries:
Feb 5	-	The Oldest House in the Philippines? (The 1730 Casa Jesuita in Cebu City)
Dec 30	-	Give Art on Christmas Day 2011
Dec 11	-	Sylvia La Torre: Twelve Favorite Kundimans
Leo's favorite blog entries:
Jul 24	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol X – The Maribojoc Church
Jul 10	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol IX – The Cortes Church
Jun 26	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol VIII – The Loboc Church
Jun 4	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol VII – The Loay Church
May 22	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol VI – The Clarin House
May 8	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol V – The Dauis Church
Apr 10	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol IV -- Intermission: The Cloma Ancestral House
Mar 27	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol III: The Panglao Church
Mar 12	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol II: A Dive(rsion) into the Loboc River
Feb 27	-	Visita Iglesia (Plus) Bohol I: The Baclayon Church
Feb 13	-	Santo Addicts I Have Visited I: Alex Castro
Jan 30	-	A New Year Visita Iglesia Walkabout in Mabalacat
Jan 9	-	A Hacendero-Lawyer’s Modest Home: The 1925 Rafael Morales House in Mabalacat, Pampanga
Jan 2	-	Give Art on Christmas Day 2010
Dec 11	-	A Heritage Structure Saved: The Casa Real of Malolos, Bulacan
Nov 28	-	How Saint Veronica Opened a Prayer Room and Welcomed Everyone In.
Nov 14	-	The Good Doctor’s Home: The 1933 Luis U. Santos House in Malolos, Bulacan
Nov 3	-	The Antique Police VII: Hook it on a Rack, Hang it on a Tree
Oct 24	-	The Agony in the Garden, Part Three: The Ex-Future Déjà Vu, or an Elaborate Ruse.
Oct 10	-	The Agony in the Garden, Part Two: Tales of the Unexpected
Sep 26	-	The Agony in the Garden, Part One: The Survey
Sep 14	-	Multiple Incarnations: The Tanchangco House in Malolos, Bulacan
Aug 29	-	Comes with Hacienda: The De La Fuente House in San Rafael, Bulacan
Aug 15	-	Save the Malolos Casa Tribunal!
Jul 18	-	A Haven for Butterflies and Other Things: The Aguirre House in Pulilan, Bulacan
Jan 15	-	Malolos’ Last Chalet: The 1925 De Leon House
Dec 30	-	The Shrine of the Ascension, Part Four: Not Just On All Saints’ Day
Dec 23	-	Give Art on Christmas Day 2009
Dec 13	-	Give A Day Before Christmas Day
Nov 22	-	The Shrine of the Ascension, Part Three: Lounging with Angels
Nov 15	-	The Shrine of the Ascension, Part Two: Angels of the Installation
Nov 8	-	The Shrine of the Ascension, Part One: Angels and Designs
Oct 25	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part Eight: The Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay
Oct 11	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part Seven: Another Montenegro House
Oct 4	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part Six: The Montenegro House
Sep 27	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part Five: The Second Villavicencio House
Sep 18	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part Four: The First Villavicencio House
Sep 8	-	Please Help Saint Veronica's Sunday School
Sep 2	-	Requiem for a House
Aug 23	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part Three: The Apacible and Goco Houses
Aug 9	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part Two: The Domingo and Maria Ilagan House
Jul 26	-	Tall Tales from Taal, Part One: The Taal Basilica
Jul 12	-	The Antique Police VI: File in Style
Jun 28	-	The Antique Police V: Sit on a Swivel
Jun 14	-	The Antique Police IV: Roll Out the Roll-Tops
May 31	-	Post-War Art Deco for (Another) Large Family: The Crisostomo House in Malolos, Bulacan
May 17	-	Pre-War Art Deco for a Large Family: The 1931 Chong House in Malolos, Bulacan
Apr 30	-	How the Guinhawa Chapel Became More Maginhawa, Part Two.
Apr 24	-	How the Guinhawa Chapel Became More Maginhawa, Part One.
Mar 29	-	How Malolos Finally Got a Last Supper, Part Five: Doing the Dishes and Washing Up
Mar 20	-	How Malolos Finally Got a Last Supper, Part Four: By the Grace of God, Remarkably ….
Mar 6	-	How Malolos Finally Got a Last Supper, Part Three: Fitting Thirteen on a Carroza.
Feb 27	-	How Malolos Finally Got A Last Supper, Part Two: Putting Pen to Paper, Chisel to Wood, and Imagination to Reality.
Feb 20	-	How Malolos Finally Got A Last Supper, Part One: Minding the Gap and Doing the Research.
Feb 13	-	How Saint Martha Became Part of the Family, Part Five: Lodged In Our House, Welcomed Into Our Home.
Feb 6	-	How Saint Martha Became Part of the Family, Part Four: To See Beyond Our Humanity
Jan 30	-	How Saint Martha Became Part of the Family, Part Three: To Overcome Our Distractions and Worries.
Jan 25	-	How Saint Martha Became Part of the Family, Part Two: That We May Choose the Good Part.
Jan 18	-	How Saint Martha Became Part of the Family, Part One: Anxious and Troubled About Many Things
Dec 24	-	Give Art on Christmas Day 2008
Dec 4	-	Home of Latter-Day Women of Malolos: The 1915 Aldaba House
Nov 28	-	My Forwarding Address Fifty Years Hence, Part Two
Nov 25	-	My Forwarding Address -- Fifty Years Hence
Nov 20	-	Re-Visita Iglesia sa Undás: Bayan, San Rafael, Bulacan
Nov 12	-	Keeping Them Nearby: The Garcia House in Balagtas, Bulacan
Nov 9	-	How the Other Half Stays Buried: The Ayala Chapel in Makati City
Oct 31	-	The Not-So-Underground Nagcarlan Cemetery
Oct 15	-	Hidden Balingaság, Part Four: The Almendrala House
Oct 5	-	Hidden Balingaság, Part Three: The Santa Rita de Cascia Parish Church
Sep 30	-	Hidden Balingaság, Part Two: The Moreno and Ludeña Houses
Sep 24	-	Hidden Balingaság, Part One: The Unusually-Supported Vega House
Sep 19	-	A Contemplative Sunday Morning in Malaybalay
Aug 28	-	Water-Damaged and Smelly, but Salvageable: The 1840 Constantino House in Balagtas, Bulacan.
Jul 16	-	SS-Files: A "Visita Iglesia" in July! (Part Two)
May 29	-	Pint-Sized Heritage: The 1918 Abad House in Malolos, Bulacan
Apr 1	-	SS-Files: A "Visita Iglesia" in July! (Part One)
Feb 29	-	SS-Files: Holy Week in Caingin, San Rafael, Bulacan
Jan 6	-	Give Art on Christmas Day 2007
Nov 29	-	Commercial Break: Pisay Parol and Philippine Madrigals!
Nov 14	-	SS-Files: Holy Week in Bayan, San Rafael, Bulacan
Aug 27	-	SS-Files: Holy Week in Angat, Bulacan
Aug 9	-	Akyat-Bahay Meets SS-Files: Villa Escudero, Part Four – Not One But Two Akyat-Bahay Attractions
Aug 7	-	Akyat-Bahay Meets SS-Files: Villa Escudero, Part Three – Acute Santo Addiction at the Chapel of the Ascension
Aug 6	-	Akyat-Bahay Meets SS-Files: Villa Escudero, Part Two – Pretending to be Trapped Inside the Museum
Jul 24	-	Akyat-Bahay Meets SS-Files: Villa Escudero, Part One -- Like a Child in a Candy Store
Jul 13	-	SS-Files: Holy Week in Bayan, Malolos, Bulacan, Part Two
Jul 8	-	SS-Files: Holy Week in Bayan, Malolos, Bulacan, Part One
Jun 30	-	SS-Files: Holy Week in Barasoain, Malolos, Bulacan, Part Two
Jun 26	-	SS-Files: Holy Week in Barasoain, Malolos, Bulacan, Part One
Jun 3	-	The Antique Police: The Continuation of a Magic Table Addict’s Confession.
May 27	-	The Antique Police: A Magic Table Addict's Confession
May 17	-	God is Gone Up With a Merry Noise: Music for Ascension Day
May 11	-	The Women of Malolos’ Leader’s Home. (The 1914 Paulino and Alberta Uitangcoy-Santos House in Malolos, Bulacan.)
Apr 24	-	SS-Files: Ang Pagkarapâ, Part Four – “Even the Orbs Love It”
Apr 19	-	SS-Files: Ang Pagkarapâ, Part Three – “The Gang of the Fall of Christ”
Apr 17	-	SS-Files: Ang Pagkarapâ, Part Two – “The Young Escultor and the Old Encarnador”
Apr 15	-	SS-Files (The Semana Santa Files): Ang Pagkarapâ, Part One – “A Pandora’s Box”
Apr 2	-	Cantat Bis Orat, Part Four – A Three-Hundred-Year-Old Filipino Lenten Sing-Along
Mar 18	-	Cantat Bis Orat, Part Three – King David’s Songbook with the World’s Two Best Choirs
Mar 11	-	Rare Opportunity: Unique Architecture and History for Sale! (The Casa Tribunal in Malolos, Bulacan)
Feb 24	-	Cantat Bis Orat, Part Two – Prayer in Song, Not Just for 17- to 30-Year-Olds
Feb 15	-	"Cantat Bis Orat" -- Sacred Music, Part One
Feb 8	-	Of Shapely Ladies and Sheep Heads – and Santos and Carrozas Too. (The 1877 Bautista House in Malolos, Bulacan)
Jan 19	-	Bantayan and Binyagan in the Vigan Suburbs
Jan 15	-	Can't Get Enough of Vigan: Santos, Silver, and Shopping
Dec 27	-	Give Art on Christmas Day
Dec 22	-	The Antique Police: Aparadors, Part Three -- Why Art Deco is really an underrated style (especially if you have some Tonka Trucks and a Sony HDTV).
Dec 8	-	The Antique Police: Aparadors, Part Two -- Ovals, Double-Ovals, Caballeros, and the Puyat Style.
Nov 27	-	The Antique Police: A Filipino Aparador Catalogue, Part One
Nov 17	-	A Vigan Akyat-Bahay Vacation, Part Four: The Syquia House
Nov 10	-	A Vigan Akyat-Bahay Vacation, Part Three: The Quema House.
Nov 1	-	A Vigan Akyat-Bahay Vacation, Part Two: The Crisologo House-Museum.
Oct 24	-	A Vigan Akyat-Bahay Vacation, Part One: Villa Angela
Sep 28	-	(Commercial Break) FOR SALE: The Fall of Christ
Sep 21	-	The Antique Police: You don’t have to be a diplomat to own one. (Ambassador Sets, Part Two.)
Sep 20	-	The Antique Police: You don’t have to be a diplomat to own an Ambassador Set. (Part One)
Sep 14	-	Great, Grand and Gracious (but Grimy and Graying): The Lino and Maria Reyes House in Malolos, Bulacan.
Sep 11	-	No George Bushes at this White House. (The 1904 Hermogenes and Teodora Reyes House in Malolos, Bulacan.)
Sep 1	-	Old-Style Minimalist Living for Sale at the 1912 Buencamino House in San Miguel, Bulacan.
Aug 27	-	House for sale: 5BR, 2TB, lot optional. (The 1931 Cirilo Santos House in San Miguel, Bulacan)
Aug 16	-	Doing the Foxtrot at the Sevilla-De Leon-Joson House, San Miguel, Bulacan.
Aug 11	-	Ampalaya Gothic at the Tecson House, San Miguel, Bulacan
Aug 7	-	Join us for Supper at the Sempio House, San Miguel, Bulacan
Aug 7	-	Old Houses in San Miguel, Bulacan
Aug 6	-	Adventures of an Akyat-Bahay Gang (of One)

Salzillo "La Caida" en Murcia

A short video of Francisco Salzillo's processional tableau of "La Caida" (1752) in procession in Murcia, Spain, from Spanish TV. Be sure to view with the audio turned on.

Bernadette Farrell: Christ, Be Our Light

The title track from the album "Christ, Be Our Light" -- Songs by Bernadette Farrell.

See "God is Gone Up With a Merry Noise: Music for Ascension Day" for more details.

OCP Publications CD 9917
© 1994 Bernadette Farrell
Published 1994... more

Leo's favorite playlists:
May 17	-	Bernadette Farrell: Christ, Be Our Light
Apr 2	-	Krus at Muling Pagkabuhay
Apr 2	-	Pasyon: An Oratorio
Apr 2	-	Langit: The Filipino Sings of Faith
Feb 20	-	Taizé -- Venite Exultemus
Feb 20	-	Taizé -- Nabuhay si Kristo
Feb 12	-	Ryan Cayabyab: Misa