kadayawan 2007: photo documentation

it is that time of the year again when the city of davao comes alive with people and activities. streets are colored with fruits selling cheap and tasting sweet. i've probably devoured 10 kilos worth of mangosteen in five days!

this year was complete attendance and more, as friends from manila flew over to enjoy our yearly tradition of a crazy August weekend. it may be quite a while since another gathering of this number may happen. if that be the case, it was a fitting swan song for a tradition that brings the barkadayawan/fuhkers (fun house kids) together.

friday at pawikan sanctuary in punta dumalag, matina.
thanks to sherwin for allowing us to tag along. :)

lesbian lovers in their bikinis sitting on the painful dead corals
just to have a nice photo shoot.
nice backs, girls!

welcome to davao, tubero!
fuhktastic four with shiva and dave at the imago concert.
huwag niyo na hanapin yung imago, noh! kami ang bida.

yummy slipper lobster in garlic sauce at pards ilustre.
chris and edward, our waiters, must have enjoyed serving us
as we threw hirits back and forth at each other. tatit has video of crazy lunch. abangan!

huli kami! because we were so noisy we were caught in the net with the squid and lobster.

aldevinco is for photo shoots. the wares for sale are our props.

it would have tatit's first street dancing. unfortunately, it ended early this year. darn. we were able to get pictures of the dancers commissioned by marco polo though. pretty little lass, ain't she?

surprise despedida for tatit who is going to netherlands.
the whole barkadayawan/fuhkers friends were present. and guests, too!
thanks to kitoy, morten harket and mon salas for the belly-aching laughter ;p.
neuken in the keuken. badankt!

punta ng inamong falls! look at that beauty.
arakan valley, entering through marahan in davao city.

trekkers in the midst of cogon!
seedlings donated for the rehabilitation of the place.

sugarfree to cap a tiring day.

mountain view

the sky barely had clouds to cover up the harsh beating of the sun this morning. the heat was almost a punishment. while on the jeep, i couldn't wait to get to the air-conditioning of the office.

when my ride turned at the highway, i was greeted by his majesty, Mt. Apo or Apo Sandawa. No clouds barred the view of the peak. Every crevice and groove were visible from where I was. It was spectacular. Until the jeep moved again, and an ugly supplemental medicine billboard blocked it.

i realized, it was when i was living in manila that i have not been blessed with a good morning view of the mountain.

during my days in pampanga, my bus driver would relish us with stories of mt. arayat, as it watched over us on the way to school.

when i was a jesuit volunteer in calapan, we'd have breakfast at the porch with mt. halcon reminding us of God's skillfull 'hands'. after days of hard rain, one can see several falls cascading the sides of halcon. best viewed with jesuit songs soundtrack. :) unfortunately my last visit to our calapan home, the coconut trees have grown tall obscuring the view of halcon.

back in pangantucan, again as a jesuit volunteer, our school has a great panorama of mt. kalatungan. while we would rest at the pine trees lining a trail to the canteen, i'd look at kalatungan and wonder how our jvp batchmates are doing up there.

when i really take notice of a mountain, i can't help but smile.

apo was so handsome today, that i actually felt tempted to climb it someday! and that's a good sign, because i've been avoiding mountain climbing because hey, that's part of my job description. so... yeah. i thought about it this morning. who knows, i may just do it!