Dried Fish in Panabo

Comments Off on Dried Fish in Panabo Posted by on May 11, 2024

One of the many bulad (dried fish) stalls that are still alive at nighttime in Panabo.

Davao del Norte, Food, Market, Seafood , , , ,

Cijin’s Coconut

Comments Off on Cijin’s Coconut Posted by on July 21, 2023
Roadside coconut stall in Cijin Island. It’s 40 NTD for one coconut.
Beverage, Food, Taiwan , ,

Tandag Boulevard

Comments Off on Tandag Boulevard Posted by on April 12, 2023
An afternoon shot of the boulevard.
Stretches of sand appeared at low tide in Tandag Boulevard.
Surigao del Sur ,

Sunset in Bucas Grande

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Sunrise Sunset, Surigao del Norte , ,

‘Mitsubishi’ Banca

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‘Mitsubishi’ written beside ’32’ in this outrigger boat in Bucas Grande
Art, Signs, Surigao del Norte, Transport , , ,

Ginamos

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Tubs of fermented tiny fish, shrimp fry, and baby oyster
Baby oyster
Tiny fish
Shrimp fry
Davao City, Market, Seafood , , , , , , , ,

Roundabout Art

Comments Off on Roundabout Art Posted by on September 3, 2022
Surallah
Koronadal City
General Santos City
Art, Structure, South Cotabato , , , ,

Watermelon Fruit Truck

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Watermelon fruit truck in Marbel
Produce, South Cotabato , , ,

Bituing Marikit

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A shrub with star-studded inflorescence

I’ve seen this shrub in our neighborhood but I only learned its name–bituing marikit–when we visited Cape San Agustin in Governor Generoso.

Davao Oriental, Plant , ,

Small Masjid

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This small masjid in Davao is just one of the many small mosques I’ve seen along highways in southern Mindanao.
Davao City, Structure , ,

Beach Hazards Warning Sign

Comments Off on Beach Hazards Warning Sign Posted by on July 21, 2022
Davao Oriental, Signs , , , , ,

Side by Side Lighthouses

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The shortest lighthouse with a spiral stairway was built by the Japanese in 1930s.
The tallest one with flared top is the only active lighthouse among these three that are standing side by side on the southeasternmost tip of Mindanao.
The tip of the active lighthouse as seen from the top of the second tallest inactive lighthouse

(Cape San Agustin, Governor Generoso)

Davao Oriental, Structure , , , ,

Enclosed Tree

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An enclosed tree at Davao City Hall
Davao del Sur, Plant ,

Hostel’s Cat Wall Art

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Art, Taiwan , , , ,

Roofed Tombs

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Roofed tombs in South Cotabato where corrugated GI sheets are used as roof material.
South Cotabato, Structure , ,

Kapehan Welcome Sign Typography

Comments Off on Kapehan Welcome Sign Typography Posted by on October 14, 2021
Davao de Oro, Restaurant, Signs, Typography

Foraging for Kugita

Comments Off on Foraging for Kugita Posted by on October 10, 2021
I greeted this townsman from afar, asking him what he’ll do, to which he answered “manguha ug kugita” (to forage for octopus).
Davao Oriental , ,

Toadstool-shaped Lato

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The toadstool-shaped lato (seaweed) in Cateel tastes even better than the grape-like lato.
Davao Oriental, Seafood , ,

Copra

Comments Off on Copra Posted by on July 31, 2021

A specialized tool is used to to manually separate the copra from its shell. The meat will then be dried before extracting the coconut oil. How about the shell? It will be made into charcoal known as ‘uling bagol’.

A thick spatula-like tool is inserted between the meat and the shell.

Once inserted, the tool should be moved in a circular manner to separate the meat inch by inch.

Apparatus, Davao del Sur, Pinoy Way of Life , ,

Bitoon

Comments Off on Bitoon Posted by on July 26, 2021

Bitoon tree is quite common along seashores and I always mistake it for talisay tree because of its leaves. In Samal Island, I saw people gather several leaves, presumably to be used as folk medicine.

One could also note that not all trees would shed pretty and relatively big flowers with lots of dark pink stamens that you won’t be able to resist in picking them up.

Davao del Norte, Plant , , , ,

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