In Our place we always have this chatter box in a family.. the Ms/Mr. Know it all and the Ms./Mr. tell all, which reminds me of a talk show in a television..Anyways I always find it fascinating in Samar that everybody knows everybody and everybody knows everybody's secrets and routine. Don't get me wrong about the people here being investigators and detectives, it just that some of them are a bit... Nosy... In Cabungaan, a place in Eastern Samar, almost all of our neighbors are our relatives, no... I mean all our neighbors are our relatives. I might be proud to say that we the Odivilas-Abuda ( my fathers middle name) clan that dominates a baranggay.. Fascinating, maybe, but sometimes irritating. It would be a story in the whole baranggay if someone would arrive. "Hin-o iton? aw an anak man it ni Mano Mario nga nakaasaw hin taga tacloban!! Hinusay na it nga bata, busag na!! anay sisidgun ko hi made para mahibaru! (Translation: Who is that, oh that's the daughter of Manong Mario who married a man from Tacloban, oh!Shes pretty and has fair skin! oh wait here, I will just go to my Mare! I will also tell her!)... They are not actually far from the so called chismoso or chismosa, the only difference maybe is that they are our relatives. They are also quite nosy in the physical aspect of a person who just arrived from a far place and only hopes to be reunited with his/her family . "Busag ka na!, Tinambok ka na man, Hingagasaan mo na man hine! (translation: you are now fair skinned, Oh you look fat or you are very thin!!) They sometimes see the physical aspect as a great achievement for a person visiting the place, whether it be the color of hair, weight or skin, and yes they also believe that only fair skinned are beautiful and rich. Maybe because they barely see people with fair skinned. I cannot blame them, since almost all the people there has a Filipino type of skin and it is sometimes associated with poverty. However I do not blame them to becoming one, Cabungaan is a bit far from the civilization and modernity, they still have this traditional and old side in all aspects of life ( that includes the absence of malls, buildings, cars, cellphone signal physical enhance ment such as gluta,.). My parents came from a poor family, although my father was able to give us a better future, not all of them is fortunate like me, that actually explains why they are a bit nosy. They see the people who come and go to that place as lucky people who has the opportunity to grow and be different, that would never happen to them in Cabungaan. They are fund of talking others lives since for them talking about their own life would just bore them. The people who come and go to that place gives them inspiration and pride, that some of thier neighbors and relatives was able to achieve in his/her life (whether it would be a job outside the province or just the new color of the hair). I do sometimes wish that someday that place would be discovered, (it is actually rich in agricultural products and it has a big potential in the coconut industry,but it would be ages before Cabungaan would be discovered, why? Politics...) The people there should know that they can grow, that they can be someone who is successful not someone who is nosy ...
Friday, February 3, 2012
Friday, November 25, 2011
UNCHARTED
Simplicity... the fitting words I can describe about my place and origin. Studying there was different, everything seems to be simple and plain, not complicated at all. It was like living in a basic life, no internet, phones, ipod,laptop or anything from a well developed place. UNCHARTED.
It was a child's dream place, a very wide place to play, numerous trees to climb (which is really my favorite part) and fresh free fruits to eat. Money was nothing for a little girl's mind, it was as if everything can be borrowed or given. Toys were not that important, all you need is a creative mind.
They know nothing about Disney, Nick, or Cartoon Network. They are not familiar with any computer games such as Dota, Counter Strike, Plants vs. Zombies or Angry Birds (they only know the real ones). I mean who needs TV or virtual games when you can be entertained by the things that are real.
They also have a unique sense of doing sports such as swimming in a river, climbing their very own Mount Everest, and running while being chased by the neighbors dog. They are also very involve in school or church activities, aside from they are there to pray, they are there also for the snacks.
They smile a lot and laugh a lot, they may not be rich and techy but they have the simplicity of life... and mind you I was part of the THEY.
Friday, November 18, 2011
ITS FREE!!!
Breath taking isn't it! you can just imagine the sun kissing your skin, the smell of the ocean breeze and the FRESH AIR!! and Yes I was lucky to be there! I was actually the one who took this picture.
and did I mention that it is for FREE! Yes Sir!! not a cent!! maybe this is what it means when you say" the Best things in life is for free"!. This place is actually hidden from civilization and development. Maybe it is selfish to say but I want this place in the picture be just like this after 20-30 years from now. I just fear that this haven would be destroyed just like what happened to some beautiful sites here and outside the Philippines. Oh well, what am I thinking, you cannot stop change, what I would just wish is that it would be for the better of this place not for the worse. But for now this place is a heaven in my haven
CIAO!!!
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http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=103589159694812&set=a.103581223028939.10555.100001311847857&type=3&theaterFriday, November 11, 2011
the Bridge and my Memories
This is the Famous San Juanico Bridge that connects Samar and Leyte. It was once known to be the longest bridge in the world during the Marcos regime and was built through the efforts of the former first lady Imelda Marcos since Tacloban was her hometown. But for me San Juanico Bridge plays an important part of my life since i travel a lot...i mean i have to travel to study in Cebu.... For 8 years I have been passing this bridge either to go home in Samar or to go back to Cebu.... the Best part in this bridge is the perfect view of the sea and the mountains of Samar and Leyte and its deep blue sea! a little bridge to heaven I guess.. Time may pass by, I may not be able to travel ,but this bridge would always be there.. the authentic witness of my life..
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Did you KNOW?!!
Just some people
and who would not know Eugenio "Boy" R. Abunda, Jr. also known as Boy Abunda or Kuya Boy the most celebrated talk show host in the Philippines was born in Borongan Eastern Samar and a very proud ESTEHANON!!!!
SEE!! they came from a small place in Samar, but made a name in the World. With a little faith and work everything is POSSIBLE!!!
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The Hidden Secrets of the East
Quite, serene and peaceful, a perfect definition of the picture above. Fortunately it can be found in the hidden humble abode of Eastern Samar. Yes it is in the Philippines and it is in my Hometown. Eastern Samar is located at the eastern portion of the island of Samar.I am a full pledge "Estehanon" and a proud one.I do believe that Eastern Samar has the ability to generate a lot of tourists here in the Philippines if only given a chance to be developed. My main goal of making this blog is to let the people know and visit Eastern Samar. Sail with me as I unravel to you (with the help of my Blog) the places i call Paradise
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