YES Girl! Tito Mon Hofileña will be there to show you the best of tourism in Negros Occidental. His annual cultural tour of Negros Occidental is the longest - running cultural tour in the world. It is now on its 37th year. Of course, this tour you can't afford to miss is in cooperation with the Association of Tourism Officers of Negros Occidental (Atono).

This is a cultural tour with a touch of history, religion, food, lifestyle, tradition, art, fashion and more surprises are waiting. You can get in touch with the tour guide, Tito Mon (tel. no.495-4561). Or, you can ask assistance from Jara Laboratory and Blood Bank in Bacolod City.

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Director Edwin Trompeta of DOT Region VI said Mon's tour is just like having an intimate knowledge of Negros Occidental culture. A non - Negrense will be surprised to know that this province is a treasure chest of unique tourism attractions.

Please, mark the tour dates --- December 05 and 12, 2009. The tour starts at Jara Laboratory. Come on time! Tito Mon is time conscious. You cannot afford to miss his first smile and first sentence. The tour is open to the public. "As I See It" highly recommends this to those who want to be professional tour guides. You will learn a lot from the presentation of Tito Mon. For his concerted efforts for the past 37 years, he was awarded by DOT VI the trophy as "Lifetime Achievement Awardee".

Tito Mon's itinerary includes Birhen Sang Barangay Chapel at Sta. Clara Subdivision. This is a wonder of shell mosaic. The Ruins of Raymend Javellana in Talisay will bring you back to "peace time" Negros. And, Silay's Bernardino Jalandoni will explain why "ang kwarta sa Negros Occidental ginapiko kag ginapala". You will be amazed when Mon opens his house. His art collections will surely awaken the cultural spirit hibernating in your heart and his printmaking workshop will demonstrate what man can do to project his artistry. Superb!

Tour participants will be visiting outstanding delicacy sources where before their very eyes there will be a parade of gustatory delights ---- piaya, lumpia ubod de Silay, buko pie, guapple pie and more. The late Doreen Gamboa Fernandez of the Daily Inquirer said, "Silay is banwa sang dulce". Your visit to Negros could only be tasty if you have tried our array of Silay delicacies and load your bags with our kalan-unon".

The Church of St. Joseph the Worker at Victorias Milling Company is a repository of modern liturgical arts. Listen vividly to Mon and he will convince you that Christ is never angry. The Chapel of Cartwheels at Hda. Sta. Rosalia in Manapla is a work of a genius. Everything you see is pro-Negrense. There is no one like this in other places.

You will be thrilled by other pieces of information. Tito Mon will tell you the significance of Kilometer Zero, the historic relativity of the Provincial Capitol Building, the rituals in the building of San Sebastian Cathedral, the revolutionary undertone of the Matab-ang monument, and not to be neglected is the legend of three trees at Bangga Bubog.

More features will be introduced in Silay --- the 29 ancestral houses identified by the National Historical Institute as architectural landmarks, the Cinco de Noviembre Marker, the Senator Jose C. Locsin Cultural and Civic Center (the oldest cultural center in the Phil.), and the San Diego Pro-Cathedral.

The town of E.B. Magalona will also show off its monument of the heroes of the Battle of Guintabuan; and in Victorias, visitors will see the living "iron dinosaurs."

The cultural tour of Negros Occidental with Tito Mon Hofileña could be the best gift you could offer yourself this Christmas. And of course, at lunchtime you will enjoy your chicken asparagus soup, imperial salad, fish fillet with tartar soup, beef stroganoff with pasta and leche flan for dessert.

By the way, your snack is an array of ethnic Ilonggo delicacies: baye-baye, kalamay-hati, puto lanzon and sundol.

There is no one like this. Believe me because I joined this tour twice already. And, I still look forward to join my friends in this marvelous rediscovering of what best can Negros Occidental offer. Register now!