lagalag mode
was recently visiting gensan, polomolok, and marbel/koronadal city.gensan is such a small big city, if u get what i mean. manny pacquiao country is definitely booming right now with all the malls and the wifi hotspots sprouting everywhere. the hotel i stayed in was fantastic, with jacuzzi in wach room. sadly, had just quite a a few minutes each day left when i got to my room. never got to enjoy it.
gensan, unlike what i imagined it to be, wasn't much of a seaside town, even if it really was beside the sea. if u thought gensan had plenty of beaches, u might be a bit disappointed (like i was!).
polomolok on the other hand is a quaint town tucked away in the corners of the huge dole plantation up on the slopes of mount matutum. on certain days, that mountain is said to be so secretive u won't even think it was there. i was quite lucky to get a fantastic shot of the mountain in the fairway of the dole golf course.
yes, those are norfolk pines, the ones ud see in temperate climes. apparently, they can adapt themselves here quite well. not only that. they have macadamia trees here as well. surprising, right? hehe this is a macadamia nut, and its shell.
the brown inner shell is still tough and needs to be dried out in the sun. when it cracks, that's the time it can be removed to expose the nut inside, and then roasted. was so excited to be going home with some roasted macadamias because ferrero-rocher chocs has it! my fave choc of all time.
yes, well-manicured lawns, yes i know this is a potential environmental disaster with all the fresh water the golf course requires. the plantation itself is a monster of a water guzzler. it is said that they harvest tens of tons of pineapple every hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! i wonder how they take care of their water without damaging the environment, and if they pay their workers well.
polomolok is so freaking rich.
marbel or koronadal city is the farthest ive been to in southwest mindanao. i dont know, maybe all the traveling was getting into me already. i didnt quite enjoy it. i was probably so tired, or just missing home a lot.
posted by dyeproks @ 7:26 PM
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