Treasures in Heaven

Dear God,

Please give me a passion for the unseen, eternal rewards that You offer. Make me indifferent to the temporary treasures of this world.

Treasures on the earth can't compare with the treasures in heaven.

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Molino Dam | Prinza Water Dam

This is yet another part of my journey with my kiddos in exploring the historical side of Las Piñas City. Just the other day, we decided to push through with our plans in visiting the infamous Molino Dam also known as the Prinza Water Dam.

I was crossing this river since 1997 not knowing that this as well plays an important part in our history just like the Zapote Battle Bridge. I was telling my kiddos that this river where you could walk through it and make you reach Cavite in the best fastest route that I know. This is the only route that would make you traveled to Cavite for like a minute or two from Las Piñas and the way it is very easy. fast and swift- as in No Sweat at all.

Shot taken from Las Piñas side fronting Cavite

During summer, the pathway is visible where the "Tagahatid" is nowhere to be found. You could run or simply walked through it with ease. While during the rainy season the water reaches and or covered the pathway and the Tagahatid is there to assist everyone who will be crossing the river of course with a fee. Just recently, renovations have been made and indeed made me impressed. It gives life to the dying river and several posts with tidbits of information educate those passers-by. So, as I told my kiddos this river a.k.a boundary that I know before is not just a river- it is another part of our history that plays an important role in the lives of the Filipinos way back then. 

Let me share some of the excerpts of writings about this dam below;

Molino Dam
The Molino Dam is a man-made irrigation dam - its walls made out of adobe (height ranging from 25-30 stacks) and some parts of the flooring made out of cobblestones. Series of buttresses support its perimeter walls. Also, the growth of vegetation flourished because of the natural composition of the building materials. Balete trees and bamboo grasses were within the site. They contributed to the enhanced structural integrity of the dam.

Molino Dam | Prinza Water Dam
The Molino Dam or Prinza Water Dam is a gravity dam on the Zapote River located on the border between Barangay San Nicolas, Bacoor, Cavite, and Barangay Talon Dos, Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was built by hand in the 18th century to irrigate the surrounding rice field in Las Piñas and Bacoor.

Sharing some pictures that I took while revisiting this place. You could visit my entire photo album at this link- Molino Dam | Prinza Water Dam

Little Museum about this dam in Las Pinas side

See those adobe rock used to form the dam?

It actually made me wonder why the water is full of bubbles

Photo facing Las Piñas side

the peaceful and serene river 

Ezekiel Moreno bust on the other side of the river

Waiting Shed for waiting for passers-by

A piece of short information to educate passers-by

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“Flight Segment Status Codes”

Sabre (1S)
T-Things A-a T-Traveler S-Should K-Know

By the way, I have been working in the travel industry for more than a decade now, and let me share with you some tips a traveler or frequent traveler should know. These are some flight segment status codes that are reflected on your ticket or into your online booking that will guide you in your flight. However, this would be of great help for Travel Agents who wanted to widen their knowledge in reading a passenger's ticket.

Code                     DEFINITIONS

AF=AWARD FREE TICKET CTA (Switzerland)">BB - BOOK JUMPSEAT

BK=HOLDS CONFIRMED - USED ONLY BY AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS FOR OA SEGS DOES GENERATE A TELETYPE MSG UPON CANCELLATION. CANNOT BE USED TO GENERATE PTA,S.

BL=FLT WAITLISTED DIRECTLY WITH CARRIER NO MSG GENERATED EXCEPT FOR CANCELLATION.

BR=BOARDING PASSES HAVE BEEN RUN.

CG=PURCHASED BUSINESS, BOARDED IN FIRST OR COACH CLASS.

CH=CODESHARE, HOLDS CONFIRMED

CN=CANCELLED, CHECK FOR ALTERNATE

CV="Checked In/Virtual" (checked in via internet)

DL=DEFERRED LIST IF STILL DESIRED ENTER. CSS TO HL

DS=Desired segment (usually used to have yield management do an overbook)

DESIRES, USE WHEN PRECEDING/FOLLOWING SEGMENTS HL WHEN HL SEGMENTS CONFIRMED ENTER. CSS TO NN

FG=PURCHASED FIRST, BOARDED IN BUSINESS OR COACH CLASS.

FS=FREESELL.

GK=HOLDS CONFIRMED-USED ONLY BY AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS FOR OA SEGMENTS DOES NOT GENERATE MESSAGE, CANNOT BE USED TO GENERATE PTA,S.

GL=HOLDS WAITLIST - USED ONLY BY AUTOMATED ACCOUNTS FOR OA SEGMENTS. DOES NOT GENERATE MESSAGES.

GN=GROUP NEED - INVENTORY IS NOT DECREMENTED AUTO QUEUE PLACE TO CRC42/15 TO HAVE SEATS CONFIRMED OR DENIED.

HK=HOLDS CONFIRMED - MESSAGE IS NOT GENERATED UNLESS OSI/SSR/5QQ IS ADDED TO THE PNR / "Held Confirmed"

HL=HOLDS WAITLIST / On the waitlist for a segment to clear

HN=HAVE NEED - ON REQUEST.

HS=HAVE SOLD - ADJUSTS INVENTORY. WILL BE SEEN IN HISTORY ONLY OA ONLY.

HQ=HOLDING NEED - PENDING CLEARANCE FROM OA.

HX=HAVE CANCELLED. A HOST CANCEL ACTION WILL GENERATE AN HX BACK TO THE BOOKING SOURCE.

IC=INCORRECT CLASS

IG=INVOLUNTARY UP/DOWNGRADE

IK=INFANT

IN=IF NOT HOLDING, NEED - MESSAGE GENERATED

IS=IF NOT HOLDING, SELL - MESSAGE GENERATED

IX=IF HOLDING, CANCEL - MESSAGE GENERATED

JL=PRIORITY WAITLIST - HOST CARRIER ONLY

KK=NOW CONFIRMED, ENTER. CSS TO HK

KL=CONFIRMED FROM LIST. CSS TO HK

LK=HOLDING CONFIRMED

LL=WAITLIST - MESSAGE GENERATED IF OA / Put on the waitlist

MM=MEAL REQUEST FOR NRSA OR PET IN-CABIN NOTE--MAY BE BOOKED WITH DUTY CODE /6/

NN=NEED, REQUEST-STATUS - MESSAGE GENERATED IF OA SEGMENT

NN="Need/Need" (seat requested)

NO=NO ACTION TAKEN - CANCEL SEGMENT AND REQUEST AN ALTERNATE

NR=NO RECORD, PASSENGER WAS BOARDED

NS=NO SHOW, NO SEAT

OB=OVERBOOK

OK="OK"- ticketed and confirmed

OS=OVERSOLD

OX=HOLDS CONFIRMED AS ALTERNATE CANCEL ONLY IF REQUESTED SEGMENT IS 

AVAILABLE

PK=PASSIVE SEGMENT, INBOUND TTY ONLY

PN=PENDING NEED - MESSAGE PREVIOUSLY SENT TO OA, AWAITING REPLY. SABRE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RESEND REQUESTS ONE TIME IF THERE IS NO RESPONSE WITHIN 24 HOURS. 

PS=POSITIVE SPACE. A 7PS ENTRY IN THE PNR PERMITS THE AIRPORT DEPARTURE SYSTEM TO CHANGE SEGMENT STATUS TO -PS- DURING THE POST-DEPARTURE PROCESS. THE DEPARTURE PROCESS SYSTEM MAY BE EITHER NCI OR PCS.

PU=PASSIVE SEGMENT UPDATE WITH TICKET NUMBER. INBOUND TTY ONLY.

RM=PRE-REMOVED, CAN NOT BE REINSTATED

RQ=ON REQUEST, APPEARS ON PASSENGER TICKET FOR ANY SEGMENT NOT CONFIRMED.

RQ=Waitlisted

RR=RECONFIRMED - PASSENGER HAS PHONED AND RECONFIRMED RESERVATIONS.

SA=Standby Confirmed for AA

SB=PASSENGER BOARDED AS STANDBY

SC=HOST SCHEDULE CHANGE, SHOWS NEW SEGMENT. CHANGE SEGMENT STATUS TO HK.

Schedule Change- the new flight segment that the itinerary was changed to

SQ=SPACE/SERVICE REQUESTED REPLY ONLY IF NOT AVAILABLE.

SS=SELL

Changes to HK "holding confirmed" after the record has been ended and redisplayed.

Means really "Sold from Status" ie. sold from Availability Status

"Seat Saved"- reservation with seat assignment

TK=OA SKED CHG, NEW TIMES ONLY. .CSS TO HK

TL=OA SKED CHANGE - WAITLISTED ADVISE NEW TIMES AND -.CCS HL

TN=ON REQUEST/HOLDS NEED. ADVISE PSGR OF NEW TIMES/DETAILS.

UC=UNABLE TO CONFIRM OR WAITLIST.

UN=UNABLE TO CONFIRM, FLIGHT NOT OPERATING.

US=UNABLE TO SELL, PASSENGER WAITLISTED.

UU=UNABLE TO CONFIRM, PASSENGER WAITLISTED.

VG=VOLUNTARY UP/DOWNGRADE

WK=WAS CONFIRMED, SCHEDULE CHANGED.

WL=WAS WAITLISTED, SCHEDULE CHANGED.

WN=WAS NEEDED, SCHEDULE CHANGED.

XK=CANCEL OA SEGMENTS - NO MESSAGE GENERATED.

XM=CANCELLED DUE TO MISCONNECT

YG=PURCHASED COACH, BOARDED IN BUSINESS OR FIRST CLASS.

YK=BOOKED VIA VENDOR FOR AGCY DOCUMENTING AND FOLLOW-UP. NO MSG GENERATED OR ITIN ACTION RQ. SPC IS HK IN ANOTHER RECORD.

ZS=CODE SHARE FLIGHT SALE. INCOMING MSG FROM ANY CARRIER WITH CODESHARE AUTOMATION.

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After Graveyard Shift

Smile after my graveyard shift schedule with my kiddos here in Casto Travel Makati City.

Spending time with your kiddos was indeed priceless.

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Tulay Ng Pinag-Labanan 1897

Tulay Ng Pinag-Labanan also known as Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897)

This is still in connection of the promised that I made with my self to expose my kiddos in the rich history of our country. We start off in visiting the infamous Bamboo Organ Church and now the other place that serves an important role in the battle of Spanish-Filipino during 1897. I include links that you could check for the said article about the Battle happened 120 years ago.

Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897)

Wikipedia -Battle of Zapote Bridge (1897)

This bridge as well serves as boundary between Cavite and Las Piñas. During highschool days, we have classmates who lived in Bacoor, Cavite(few steps away from this bridge) will need to cross the bridge just to make a phone call to ask/validate/confirms instruction about our home work. Since calls made from the other side is already considered a long distance with a hefty amount due in every minute consumed over the phone. Funny isn't it? 

I used to passed by this little bridge way back then not knowing the very importance of this to our countrymen of long ago. I learned from history books that bridges are the gap fillers from one town to another. It is indeed very important as this is the fastest way of delivering communication to other far away towns and barangays. This also serves as a means of route for traders in delivering their goods of livestock, herbs & spices, jewelries, clothing and anything needed for daily use.

While walking going in this place I started to story-tell how important and crucial to have this little bridge in the lives of Filipinos way back then to my kiddos. And of course, the story behind of this bridge is not just a simple story- It is more than just a story, it is history with the life and blood, the sacrifices, lives that has lost during the battle in this very bridge. This bridge connects Las Piñas City in Metro Manila and Bacoor in Cavite. Way back then this is the fastest route to reach Cavite other than boat. 

In this bridge 2 pivotal battles was fought 1st one is with the Spaniards on 17 February 1897 in which Filipino General Edilberto Evangelista was killed. While the Filipino-American battle of Zapote Bridge was fought on February 17, 1897 between 3,000 Americans and 5,000 Filipinos. American was led by General H.W. Lawton, who was killed in San Mateo Rizal by Filipino General Licerio Geroniomo. It was the 2nd largest battle during the Philippine-American War. The original Zapote Bridge was hit during the battle, causing one half to collapse.   

I would like to acknowledge the local government of Las Piñas for making it possible to create a memorial bridge to commemorate the passion and sacrifices of those Filipinos who fought for our freedom.

Today, this little bridge is open to the public and somehow forgotten by the local government to be kept neat and clean. I just can't help but shook my head in dismay that this historical monument would also be left untidy- full of rubbish which gives a very bad impression to those younger generation to at least look back of the past.

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You can view my entire album in this link-

Zapote Battle Bridge | Tulay Ng Pinag-Labanan 2017 

Zapote Battle Bridge 2016

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