Silliman University, Dumaguete City -
Before anything else let me just apologize for not posting daily. It is not easy to go to an internet cafe in Maslog (where Peter's family lives). We'd have to go into the city to check our email and post. Of course our relatives in Maslog do have computers and internet connection but we wouldn't want to inconvenience them. So, it takes me a day or two before I am able to post. So please bear with me.
Prior to our arrival here in Dumaguete City, in Dipolog, we spent some time with my mom's cousins in Gulayon. We were met by Aunty Nemia and Uncle Jupiter at Hotel Camila to bring us to her property in Hikayas - an upcountry place that overlooks the ocean, the airport and the city. If you are on an airplane and are descending into Dipolog airport you could actually see the big upside down "U" shaped house with red tiled roof.
Aunty Nemia's house is still in the construction phase. The walls and roof are in place. According to her the contract says that everything will be finished in 150 days. Looking out you could see great views of the city and the ocean. It's like Upcountry Maui but warmer. The breeze from the ocean does bring cool wind to make the place really "hayahay" (comfortable).
While we were up there Aunty Nemia called her nephew, Noli, to ask if we could set an appointment with the seller of the neighboring lot to see their property. It turns out the owner was free to take us around that morning. So we waited for him. It wasn't long before he arrived and Peter and I went with him to check out the 2 hectare property. It is behind Aunty Nemia's and much higher except that this one, at the top, the views are even better. Walking around the property was like hiking up the 3,003 Linabo Peak in Dipolog, except that this didn't have steps. Peter and I are quite interested in the property. As we got down to Aunty Nemia's place we expressed our interest in purchasing the property. Since we were leaving for Dumaguete the next day we decided to let Aunty Nemia be our representative to talk with the owner some more and negotiate the price and terms. Hopefully, if this is the property for us, everything will happen while we're still in the country.
We went back to Gulayon for lunch. My cousin, Bobby or Beboy, i forgot, cooked all the viands. The best one was made with unripe jackfruit and made into a stew-type dish. Really good! What we've noticed so far with the food being served (well, in Dipolog so far) are all meats. Not a hint of anything green. So when they served us the jackfruit stew we both went for it. After lunch Peter and I excused ourselves and left for the city to get some time to relax and just do nothing.
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The morning of Tuesday, Peter and I went back to the Dipolog City Market to buy one medium sized durian for our breakfast. We had the guy pry the segments open so it was easy for us to get to the seeds. We ate the durian by the Dipolog Boulevard. At least the odor of the durian will immediately dissipate.
We had about a couple of hours to spare before we needed to go to the port in Palauan. We just hung out at the hotel. Relaxed and took a short nap. By 12 noon we checked out of the hotel and the driver took us to the port. At 1 p.m. the Ocean Jet (fast ferry) left the port to Dumaguete and Cebu. We were fortunate that, this time, the ocean was much calmer than when Nate and family rode the ocean jet to Dipolog. The trip took us one Shrek 2 movie and a short part of a Madagascar movie - less than 2 hours.
Peter's cousin-in law, Andy (a retired military chaplain and avid VW enthusiast and restorer) picked us up from the port using his fully restored old VW van. It's a beaut.
In Maslog, we settled into the Payag. Visited Aunty Cherry, recovering from a recent operation after suffering from aneurysm. Peter spent a few moments doing reiki on her, which she felt (she's quite sensitive to energies). Then we took the jeep into town to buy some bottled water and have some snack since we haven't had any real meal that day.
Back in Maslog, dinner was served at Andy and PingPing's house. Unfortunately, PingPing was still feeling under the weather so she wasn't able to join us. Bootsie soon joined us too after arriving from work at the University.
The Newlyweds along with Joyce's brother came bringing their wedding pictures. They had a 2 hour layover from the slow boat to Cebu so they took a pedicab and visited with Aunty Cherry first before visiting with us at Andy's house. They left a half hour later so Peter and I thought we should head on back to the Payag.
Before anything else let me just apologize for not posting daily. It is not easy to go to an internet cafe in Maslog (where Peter's family lives). We'd have to go into the city to check our email and post. Of course our relatives in Maslog do have computers and internet connection but we wouldn't want to inconvenience them. So, it takes me a day or two before I am able to post. So please bear with me.
Prior to our arrival here in Dumaguete City, in Dipolog, we spent some time with my mom's cousins in Gulayon. We were met by Aunty Nemia and Uncle Jupiter at Hotel Camila to bring us to her property in Hikayas - an upcountry place that overlooks the ocean, the airport and the city. If you are on an airplane and are descending into Dipolog airport you could actually see the big upside down "U" shaped house with red tiled roof.
Aunty Nemia's house is still in the construction phase. The walls and roof are in place. According to her the contract says that everything will be finished in 150 days. Looking out you could see great views of the city and the ocean. It's like Upcountry Maui but warmer. The breeze from the ocean does bring cool wind to make the place really "hayahay" (comfortable).
While we were up there Aunty Nemia called her nephew, Noli, to ask if we could set an appointment with the seller of the neighboring lot to see their property. It turns out the owner was free to take us around that morning. So we waited for him. It wasn't long before he arrived and Peter and I went with him to check out the 2 hectare property. It is behind Aunty Nemia's and much higher except that this one, at the top, the views are even better. Walking around the property was like hiking up the 3,003 Linabo Peak in Dipolog, except that this didn't have steps. Peter and I are quite interested in the property. As we got down to Aunty Nemia's place we expressed our interest in purchasing the property. Since we were leaving for Dumaguete the next day we decided to let Aunty Nemia be our representative to talk with the owner some more and negotiate the price and terms. Hopefully, if this is the property for us, everything will happen while we're still in the country.
We went back to Gulayon for lunch. My cousin, Bobby or Beboy, i forgot, cooked all the viands. The best one was made with unripe jackfruit and made into a stew-type dish. Really good! What we've noticed so far with the food being served (well, in Dipolog so far) are all meats. Not a hint of anything green. So when they served us the jackfruit stew we both went for it. After lunch Peter and I excused ourselves and left for the city to get some time to relax and just do nothing.
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The morning of Tuesday, Peter and I went back to the Dipolog City Market to buy one medium sized durian for our breakfast. We had the guy pry the segments open so it was easy for us to get to the seeds. We ate the durian by the Dipolog Boulevard. At least the odor of the durian will immediately dissipate.
We had about a couple of hours to spare before we needed to go to the port in Palauan. We just hung out at the hotel. Relaxed and took a short nap. By 12 noon we checked out of the hotel and the driver took us to the port. At 1 p.m. the Ocean Jet (fast ferry) left the port to Dumaguete and Cebu. We were fortunate that, this time, the ocean was much calmer than when Nate and family rode the ocean jet to Dipolog. The trip took us one Shrek 2 movie and a short part of a Madagascar movie - less than 2 hours.
Peter's cousin-in law, Andy (a retired military chaplain and avid VW enthusiast and restorer) picked us up from the port using his fully restored old VW van. It's a beaut.
In Maslog, we settled into the Payag. Visited Aunty Cherry, recovering from a recent operation after suffering from aneurysm. Peter spent a few moments doing reiki on her, which she felt (she's quite sensitive to energies). Then we took the jeep into town to buy some bottled water and have some snack since we haven't had any real meal that day.
Back in Maslog, dinner was served at Andy and PingPing's house. Unfortunately, PingPing was still feeling under the weather so she wasn't able to join us. Bootsie soon joined us too after arriving from work at the University.
The Newlyweds along with Joyce's brother came bringing their wedding pictures. They had a 2 hour layover from the slow boat to Cebu so they took a pedicab and visited with Aunty Cherry first before visiting with us at Andy's house. They left a half hour later so Peter and I thought we should head on back to the Payag.
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