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Tag Archives: Zamboanga City

Art and Campaign

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on October 21, 2014

(B)ra to (R)aise (A)wareness

Embellished bras to promote breast wellness as seen in Zamboanga City.

Zamboanga Peninsula bra, breast wellness, campaign, Zamboanga City

Bulad

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 18, 2014

Bulad (dried salted fish) of superior quality is plentiful in Zamboanga City public market. Fried bulad with warm rice as accompaniment is best eaten mano mano (hand as utensil). Moreover, think of bulad as fish bacon.

Lapu lapu

Dried squid and isda sa bato (that green one)

Danggit

Market, Seafood, Zamboanga Peninsula bulad, dried fish, palengke, salted fish, Zamboanga City

Padjak

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 12, 2014

In Zamboanga City, padjak means pawnshop.

Signs, Vernacular, Zamboanga Peninsula chavacano, dialect, Malay, padjak, pawnshop, vernacular, Zamboanga City

National Museum in Zambo

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 2, 2014

A branch of National Museum of the Philippines in Zamboanga City.

Zamboanga Peninsula barter, Griffin, National Museum, porcelain, Sulu trade, Zamboanga City

Black Viands

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on September 1, 2014

A couple of Tausug viands where the black color comes from burnt coconut.

Tula Itum: Spicy beef soup

Chicken Pianggang: A variant of grilled chicken

Food, Zamboanga Peninsula burnt coconut, chicken pianggang, dish, Halal, Muslim, specialty, Sulu, Tausug, tula itum, Zamboanga City

The Instant Jamu in Zambo

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 30, 2014

This medicinal drink tastes like coffee says the writings in red background at the upper right corner

At the barter centers in Zamboanga City, one can most likely notice the presence of this particular jamu. Jamu is a traditional Indonesian medicinal drink, a herbal concoction of whatnot.

Jamu at the barter (and Duralex glassware)

From what I understand of the writings at the back of the carton, Sehat Badan treats varied ailments such as arthritis, asthma, heart disease and more. There is local demand said the Muslim lady tending the stall in the pictures, and she even ships this to a customer based in Leyte. I’ve seen plenty of jamu shops in Yogyakarta, and when I go back, I’ll document more about jamu (and Malay medicine in general). It seems fascinating.

Beverage, Zamboanga Peninsula barter, folk medicine, herbal, instant, jamu, Sehat Badan, traditional, Zamboanga City

Microretailing Soft Drinks

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 28, 2014

Microretailing three kinds of soft drink per cup from its corresponding1.5 liter bottle in this uncomplex vending machine

Apparatus, Pinoy Way of Life, Zamboanga Peninsula micro selling, retailing, soda, soft drink, tingi, vending machine, Zamboanga City

Zamboangueña Yakult Lady

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 27, 2014

Beverage, Zamboanga Peninsula Yakult lady system, Zamboanga City

Señor Pagi Vendor

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 27, 2014

This señor is selling dried pagi (stingray) at Zamboanga City public market

Upon seeing me taking snapshots of his rays, he funnily posed. This señor and the rest of them palengke folks love to have their photographs taken. This is what I’ve observed with palengke vendors anyplace, and so I oblige each time, and they were giggly happy afterwards. I never tried to ask a vendor to pose for me, they just do it, and they’ve consistently amused me.

Señor's stock of dried pagi in the bamboo basket

More often than not, this sort of welcoming atmosphere gives me a chance for some cordial exchange in bisaya dialect. That’s how I usually acquire firsthand local knowledge of their trade.

Market, Seafood, Zamboanga Peninsula bulad, dried salted stingray, pagi, photograph, picture taking, ray, stingrays, tuyo, Zamboanga City

Zambo Public Beach

Leave a comment Posted by Lana on August 24, 2014

That's the Naval Forces Western Mindanao in the background

It’s a Sunday and locals trooped to this beach beside the Naval Forces Western Mindanao HQ. There were thousands of people in the beach today, including those from a high school grand homecoming group where one can see banners of different batches in different huts from 60’s to present scattered all over the beach.

Rocky at the shore but sandy a few meters past it. I went in for an uncomplicated fun of soaking in the waters of Basilan Strait

This government managed beach seems a favorite picnic place of the residents.There were other beaches farther from the city but due to the red alert status, locals don’t venture far. Generally, it has been peaceful here even on the day I arrived where the city was on a triple red alert status.