Philippine Travel Notes

Do I hear someone singing? Bakit ka kumakanta? The song is "Ang Kawawang Cowboy", ito Baboy! Ah the things we see on the road, they are not only educational, they are also somehow entertaining! Windows were all closed, airconditioning was on and driver was playing some music (because there is no radio reception in this area of the highway in W. Samar). Yet, we could hear a pig's cries of distress! I asked the driver where that was coming from, since there were no houses along the way - at alangan tumatakbo kasabay namin ang bahay na me baboy na imiiyak 'no! Driver pointed his 'nguso' up front! When I looked, I saw that habal-habal with a pig tied "upside down" (I mean not upright, according to a pig's point of view - yes me ganun hehehe), on the right-side passenger footrest of that motorcycle. Can you see it? So, it kept wailing in distress. Kahit ikaw naman, di ba? Subukan mong itali ka ng ganyan patiwarik sa isang humaharurot na ...

I would have titled this "Buringot's Island Hopping Tour"! But "buringot" has a very negative meaning in Cebuano, compared to its Waray-waray definition. "Buringot" in Waray-waray usually refers to a person with a funnily dirty (messy) face due to food or other temporary and unintended stains. A toddler who attempted eating chocolates or ice-cream would be a good example! Sometimes, this applies to pets! So.., who is Buringot? Alams na who.., right?! Kung makatitig o.., He just looks like that, but he's a good dog that you may call a little weird because.., he loves the sea! 7AM as the manong boatmen prepared our 2 boats, Buringot was as if making sure all was ready.., Then he sat at the boat 'entrance' as if waiting to greet each passenger with "welcome aboard"! At 7:17AM, I think he got impatient and wondering where all the tourists were! He started to move restlessly, a bit yelping, and kept glancing where passengers sh...