Grilled tonto which really, really tasted smoky and juicy. |
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Friday, September 25, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Doghouse
Also at the shed, I saw some purebred animals (I think Dobberman or Rotties) kept in the biggest doghouse I've ever seen. Nice view for them, but the smell of fish must drive them nuts.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Preparing for sea
These men will stay out at sea for 5 days to catch fish. They sleep, cook, eat, drink tuba (local coconut wine), together.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Friday, September 18, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
The boardwalk
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
At the Shed series
A week ago, I met with a client who was visiting from the States. We were discussing some travel business, and she brought me to this place where she had been invited for lunch with her friends, to see if it had potential for a tourist destination, the real feel kind. Anyway, this place is called the Shed, where fishing boats dock and freshly caught fish are sold everyday. It doesn't smell bad because the fish are still fresh and some even alive. They start smelling when they are frozen or have been lying around for long, which never happens at the Shed. All fish for sale disappear in two hours.
Anyway, I'll be posting here the photos I took there, so be prepared for a lot of Shed photos because they're going to be here until the end of the month. I should be back by then. :D
Monday, September 14, 2009
109F!!
The temperature today reached as high as 90+ with a RealFeel of 109F and maybe even a higher humidex. It was so hot that the asphalts on the streets melted, revealing how THINLY spread they were on CONCRETE! This was the worst area I saw. (Above: Corner Burgos and Sto. Nino Sts.)
The asphalt stick to the tires, and is spread to the other streets. |
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Champorado and dried fish for snacks
We eat this for breakfast or snacks. Some people prefer to combine the champorado (chocolate porridge) with some other salty accompaniment.
I showed this photo to a French Canadian friend, and for all their exotic and yucky Frenchy delicacies (frogs' legs, snails, etc), she went yech!! with this one. She said, she can eat the chocolate porridge but with more cream and butter, and she can probably eat the dried fish, but the combination of the sweet porridge and the salty dried fish was totally alien and disgusting to her. Hahaha, ok. What do you think?
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Corner Zamora St.
As you can see, vehicles seem to be almost bumping into one another. There is no traffic lights, most of the time the police are just standing around, even when the traffic becomes confusing. Imagine this full of vehicles which it often is during workdays. But to my knowledge, there has been no accidents here. Drivers drive by feel.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Filipino McDonald's
The McDonald's of Tacloban overlooks the bay area (glass windows behind the building). On clear days, you can even see the San Juanico Bridge, but you've to strain real hard. In the 80s, McDo (as we call them here) served only the regular American menu of burgers, attracting only the upper middle class. But they found out that they were losing a lot of customers to Jollibee (local fastfood rival) which served rice, spaghetti, and fried chicken. They soon changed their menu to adapt to the Filipino taste.
Combo meals. |
(Remembering 9/11 by posting something American.)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
An old house turned commercial
This is in downtown Tacloban. They painted that house red recently. On the second floor is a salon and spa, they say it's good. I am a regular in another so I can't say if that's true.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Another unrestored old mansion
Spanish time mansion, old hardwood, windows are made with capiz shells, and I'm sure, a house with lots of history. In Thailand, houses like these are restored and shown to tourists, for a fee. Here, they're either restored into hotels or business centers, or torn down and the hardwood sold to be made into expensive furniture since cutting down old trees are prohibited.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Inside the Sohoton Caves
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
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