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The Matalam Town Plaza: A Photo Essay
Monday, December 22, 2008
Friday night, December 12, 2008
Inspired by Dr. Joy of Norwich Daily Photo who is presently taking photographs of Christmas theme on low-light condition around her place of Norwich, I am also posting here a few photos that I had taken while roaming around Matalam Municipal Plaza on a Friday night of December 12, 2008.
Posed photos taken from the same event can also be accessed from this
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Hearing the Mass and the Kabacan Tour
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008 - Aga pa kami nagbugtaw para magprepara pakadto balik sa banwa. (We had to wake up very early in the morning in order to prepare going back to Matalam town proper). We needed to attend the first mass in the parish church that would marry us so we could listen to the roll call of the names of the couples to be wed including us. In Roman Catholic, names of those who are getting married are to be announced in three consecutive Sundays prior to the wedding event. At 5:15am, Jovy's younger brother sent us for another habal-habal ride back to the town proper so we could catch up the first mass. This is the habal-habal we were riding posted at this entry.
We head back to the house of Jovy's elder sister, the same house we stayed when we arrived in Cotabato so we could put forth all our belongings. It was almost six o'clock in the morning when we arrived in Matalam town proper. When we reached the house of Jovy's elder sister, we immediately prepared to go to the church. They momentarily had their usual girl talk so I decided to proceed to the church ahead of them. Jovy's younger brother with his habal-habal dropped me to the church. The church location happens to be his way going back to the barrio. At the church, I have heard our names being announced at the pulpit just before the mass would start. Jovy and the elder sister arrived later and missed the announcement.
A few photos outside the church before the mass started.
The sisters arrived just in time the mass started.
After the mass, the two sisters were meeting a lot of friends around the church that it was as if the whole town is their acquintance. It took us sometime to go back to the house. We were also visiting a few personalities who are going to be our sponsor.
It was almost lunch time when we get back to the house. The cable TV was already tuned to Solar Sports, the TV channel that would air live the dream match of de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Every member of the family were very excited to watch the big fight.
We were supposed to watch the de la Hoya - Pacman fight but the delayed telecast bored us to death. It was timely for us that Pareng Dennis (whom I should assume watched the pay-per-view) texted me about Pacman winning against de la Hoya by TKO. Off we went out after knowing who won the fight.
USM Photos
Jovy's elder sister and her police chief husband toured me and Jovy at the University in Southern Mindanao (formerly MIT) in Kabacan. It is the couple's alma mater. The photos below are some of the shots that I had taken on a moving car while roaming around the university belt.
Kabacan Photos
Observing around Kabacan, it was like I was transported back to Southern Luzon not because of the scenery but simply because the main dialect of the town is Tagalog. Every person you've got to engage in conversation is speaking in Tagalog. That somehow help since I don't understand Ilocano and Maranao dialect. Kabacan populace composed of Ilocano, Ilonggo, Maguindanao and Maranao ethnic groups.
On the way back to Matalam, we saw Fujifilm Digital and dropped by to buy a few extra films and batteries. If you read my earlier article of this series, I encountered the problem of looking for an ISO 400 film in Kidapawan. When we arrived back to Matalam, I dropped by at the Internet cafe to write and publish this post.
I ended the day watching the replay of Pacquiao - de la Hoya dream match.
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Life In The Farm
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Going to the Farm - HDR shots
Rubber tree Plantation
A tapper locally called as mananggete or manananggot sapping
a goma or rubber tree.
The rubber tree sap.
Proud rubber tree plantation owners.
Livestock Raising
Piggery
Farm Transport
Water buffalo or karbaw.
A modified underbone outfitted with knobby tires for dirt road and farm use.
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Coco Farm Adventure
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Jovy going uphill towards the kalubihan or coconut plantation. The
trail is perfect for mountain biking.
Real muddy trail...
Resting on top of the mountain.
I picked six young buko (Jovy posted it at http://www.walaydulonan.co.cc/2008/12/coco-farm-adventure.html) thus the following photos.
Jovy devoured them all.
If not for the overcast skies, Mt. Apo can be seen from this vantage view
of the kalubihan. Next post:
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Pamalaye II
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008 - This is the second day of the pamalaye. I started the day transfering a pile of hollow blocks from one corner to another. A part of the sun drier where the pile of hollow blocks stood needed to be cleared and cleaned. The sun drier is the venue of our wedding reception.
Sisters-In-Law Came to Rescue
At first, I did the transfering of the hollow blocks all by myself. Seeing how clumsy I was in my work, Jovy's sister-in-law Merly left her work and helped me until I could finish. What I supposed to be done alone in three hours is finished in one hour only with the help of the sister-in-law.
Another sister-in-law Neneng helped me pulled the weeds in the sun drier. Having no experience in the farm, I looked so clumsy of what I was doing. Neneng couldn't endure looking at me in such a sorry state that she left her laundry just to help me out. Neneng saved my day.
Next is to transfer the firewoods to the place where the hollow blocks once stood. Firewoods need to get dried under the sun. Jovy's brother and brother-in-law helped me.
No photos for this post as the only computer here in the Internet cafe with Photoshop software is being used by Jovy in resizing her own shots. Jovy is posting her own version of the story from this link: http://www.walaydulonan.co.cc/2008/12/pamalaye.html. I can share more photos when I get back to Manila and set back in front of my computer.
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Pamalaye
Monday, December 8, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008 - I started the pamalaye. When I woke up in the morning, the first thing I did was to fetch water from the well for kitchen and toilet use. The well is good few meters away from the house. It was a good exercise and I perspired a lot. After fetching water, I had to wash my clothings as well as Jovy's.
The firewoods are to be used to cook foods for the oncoming wedding reception. Jovy's brothers prepared this for us but may not suffice the preparation. I was told I might gather and chop more firewoods.
Laundry accomplished!
Relaxing on a military hammock after the days work. While in this position, I was
writing my travel stories in my PDA.
Jovy and her favorite banana cue. This only cost one peso here.
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