New Government Center, Bacolod City

New Government Center

          The new hang out place of the young people in the city is the New Government Center or locally known as the NGC. Some call it the White House, but I would like to call it as the White Mansion because its architectural design is  very majestic even from a distance. Early in the morning before office hours, people come here to perform their healthy rituals such as walking and jogging. In the afternoon after sunset, people come here with their family and friends complete with prepared stuffs such as foods, drinks, utensils and mats ready to spend a few hours at the park in front of NGC for an evening picnic. While others, like me want to come here at sunset to walk and jog around NGC area for an hour just wanting to be relieved from stress due to the day's work. One reason why I like this place is because of its environment. It is clean, well-maintained, fresh air and of course there are policemen assigned in some areas especially at the back of the White House.

Fountain

In front of NGC, at the center is the jet water spout or people call it the fountain within the three (3) feet deep pool. It is surrounded with 23 jet nozzles with different colors. The fountain show as I call it, is already dancing when I came to NGC for a walk around six (6) am for the first time, and when I left for home around 10 pm the fountain is still inviting people to come and stay at the park. Basically, I do not have any idea as to when the fountain show starts and stops. Children love to play around because the area is wide enough for the them to run and play with friends. In addition, the mist of the fountain make the environment cool despite the hot weather.

The park

This is the concrete park surrounding the pool. People love to stroll around here because this is well-lighted. This area is surrounded with incandescent posts with green light at the body of the post. There are also benches around if you wish to sit down and watch the colorful performance of the fountain. Behind those posts is the green and grassy park. Family and friends love to have their picnic in that area.

Ok, allow me to walk you around NGC. Starting from the right side of the mansion, there are two (2) ways to move around. There is a path leading to the main entrance and a path straight ahead to the back of the building. Shown in this photo is the pathway passing the front of the building.

On the left is the path leading to the back of the NGC building. On the right, this photo is shot at the back of NGC and is showing the aisle leading to the main highway which is also in front of the mansion.

This photo is taken at the left aisle of the building. Note there are young people having their dance practice while people who were walking and jogging just watched them as they tried to perfect their dance moves several times for a particular step.

This photo is again taken at the left aisle of the building. Just like the opposite side of NGC, there two (2) pathways, one leading to the main entrance of the building and the other one is heading directly to the main highway. This photo shows the aisle leading to the main entrance of NGC.

The fountain area

At last, we are done with our walk around NGC. That's me, looking at the building right in front of the fountain taking a rest after an hour of walking. Once a week I make sure I can find time to walk at least an hour here after sunset. This is my basic way of exercising and as well as eliminating stress after office hours.

It does not matter how busy you are, we all have time to relax, and our body demands it. Instead of going out to some bars and restos, NGC is a good place for non-costly picnics with family and friends. In addition, if you want a stress-free environment to unwind without going out of town, just go to NGC.

Truly, more fun in the Philippines! Until next time, God bless!