Last post, I wrote about the crosses that dot the roads of Northern Mindanao. I saw one of these crosses a few days ago. This cross was relatively larger than the other ones I had seen before. Time-darkened blood encrusted around it. Rumor had it that the victim was a man in his 30s. He [...]
Something seemed strange while I rode the jeepney around my city. I could not put a name on that strangeness. The same kind of litter lined the streets, as usual. People were walking around, as usual. Jeeps were doing their rounds, as usual. Cars were zooming lazily, as usual. Vendors were selling their wares, as [...]
According to the records in my blog, someone was apparently looking for an NMAT review center in my city. I don’t think the review centers here offer such services. They seem to concentrate too much on the Nursing Boards. Besides, the market is not that big for a review center to cater to NMAT takers. [...]
For my foreign readers, this is what a jeepney looks like. Photo taken from: http://www.bohol.ph Jeepney drivers are probably the best guides one can find in any Philippine city. This should come as no surprise considering that it’s their job to drive people around. Plus they also frequently change routes. With this in mind, I [...]
Weather Update from the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) Weather Advisory No. 01 For: Low Pressure Area Issued at 10:00 a.m., 15 February 2008 The combined effect of the low pressure area estimated at 120 kms east of Northern Mindanao (9.5°N 127.0°E) and the tail-end of cold front is expected to continue [...]
Having nothing else to do, I was dragged along with high school schoolmates to Aruma. It was a different world, yet it was something I was not unfamiliar with. Immaculate white covered everything that was not metal or glass. Bossa nova music streamed across the room. The smell of coffee wafted to our noses, and [...]
Image take from: http://cheese-burger.net It’s now about two weeks from the end of the holiday season but there’s still no cheese around here. I don’t know about the current status of other areas, but immediately after the holiday season there was no cheese from Davao to Iligan. Davao city did not have it. Cagayan de [...]
It was awesome. Strong winds swayed the trees and other vegetation outside the house. Rain suddenly appeared and made them dance harder. A fine mist gathered, casting the noontime into an unnatural twilight. To top it off, other witnesses reported seeing a circular wall of wind, bringing with it rain. Meteorological terms define it as [...]
It’s sampiring, not sapiring, not iras.* If you have no idea what I’m talking about then you must not be Bisaya (Cebuano) or Ilonggo. Sampiring, take not of the the “m”, is my city’s word for the critter above. Sapiring is used by those who live to the South and West of us. We are [...]
Today is officially my city’s fiesta. There’d be dancing and ceremonies down town, but as mentioned earlier I’m staying home. Protestants vary in opinions. Some genuinely find the rituals nothing short of offensive whilst some offer pretended or genuine disinterest. Being curious and somewhat taken aback by the fact that I, a true born Iliganon, [...]
