tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post5485354363853306934..comments2023-09-25T23:26:35.782+08:00Comments on Tom and Margot's Adventures in Photography: Cebu Day 4 - Daanbantayan TourTom Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06609874931827803753noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-631848372186974002.post-39388865445843623202013-08-26T17:44:52.870+08:002013-08-26T17:44:52.870+08:00Here again to make some noise :)
1. I forgot the ...Here again to make some noise :)<br /><br />1. I forgot the name of the glowing-eyed fish (good name for a rock band) but it is best cooked as a stew with ginger and vinegar. It's called inun-unan (pronounced enoon-oonan).<br /><br />2. The mode of transportation you took during the tour of the town is called trisikad (pronounced try-sikad). "Tri" is from 3 (because it has 3 wheels) and "sikad" is for the pedaling you do when cycling. "Sikad" also means "kick" but since it is is in the context of transportation, the word here means pedaling.<br /><br />3. Pawnshops are common even in small towns. These are one of the economic indicators. Here's my 2 cents' worth. The most common source of income in Daanbantayan is remittances from Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). If I'm not mistaken, most of these OFWs are seafarers like Misheil's and Jennifer's dads.<br />So when the wives or other family members are short on cash (especially when it's time for paying tuition), they pawn valuables and when the OFWs remit money, they get their valuables back.<br />I think one pawnshop even has a remittance service. So some send and receive money using this pawnshop's service.<br />Notice, too, that one pawnshop is right beside a pharmacy. One of the most common reasons to pawn jewelry is to buy medicines. So it might not be a surprise if a pharmacist is given a pawnshop receipt instead of a doctor's prescription.<br />Aledelhttps://www.facebook.com/AledelGonzalezCuizonnoreply@blogger.com