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Antique Hunting in Sariaya

We went to Sariaya today. I had 1 objective why I went to this town. And that is to look for 8 Chairs to go with my Narra Dining Table which I purchased from an ad at Sulit. The place I had in mind to look for the Chairs I wanted was at the Sina Una Antique Shop. Upon entering the Shop, Tony De Luna greeted me. I asked Tony if he had 8 Identical Chairs for a dining table. He had none but there was 4 Mulawin Chairs which were identical, and he suggested that I just get the other 2 Mulawin chairs which were different from the 2 and just place them on each side of the table. The Chairs are nice, made from very Heavy Mulawin Wood and at a price of P1,500 each and P2,000 for the other two it was already a good buy. So my quest to look for Chairs is finished, next is where to look for a Platera, but there is one in the house so maybe, it can do...

Sulyap Gallery

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Batangas Altar Table with Lamps, Santos on top A Four Poster Canopy Bed An Antique Baby Crib Facade of Sulyap Cafe Yesterday we went to Sulyap Gallery and Cafe in San Pablo Laguna. I had been looking for this Gallery for months now. The last time I went to San Pablo, I asked the owner of Casa San Pablo if he knew where Sulyap Gallery is, he was dumbfounded, he admitted that he did not know where it was. So we just looked for it, but alas we had a hard time looking for it despite asking the people where it was. Finally, we found it, the sign going to it was so small that you will not notice it unless you were really paying attention to all the signs that you will pass by. The Sulyap Cafe was housed in a small Bahay na Bato. From the looks of it, it was newly constructed but attention to detail was painstakingly observed. From the design, to the furnishings, to the windows it was all Antique style. After ordering our Lunch, we asked the waiter if we can look at the building in...