Visiting Santa (Sta Catalina, Negros Oriental)
My Negros Oriental Tour: Santa Catalina Arriving at Bayawan from Basay, I just went up Casa Rosario to take another shower, grab my things and checkout. Then I walked to the Ceres terminal to catch a bus. When I approached his desk, dispatcher (who by now seemed to be familiar with my face) told me to immediately get on the bus up front, as it was ready to depart for Basay onwards to Hinobaan and even Sipalay. Smiling I said, I am going to Santa Catalina. I laughed at his reaction, his face was a mix of “as if he had seen a ghost” and “as if someone was trying to fool him” hahaha! Laughing with me, he asked “gikan na ka Basay sir?” (have you just come from Basay, sir?) and I said yes. He checked his list and the next bus on the way to Dumaguete (therefore passing by Sta Catalina) was not due in 30 minutes. But he suggested that I might as well take a “pedicab” to “Santa” since it is just about 8 kilometers. I asked again “pedicab to …”, and the reply was “Santa sir, Santa Catalina"