When you feel bored at KFC

AT TIMES NATURE CAN BE CRUEL TOO

This is what I received from my email:
sender: Sridhar G

A SAD STORY OF TWO TEEN AGERS
ENTERTAINMENT ENDING UP OTHERWISE
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AN ONLOOKER
FROM PHILIPPINES

The Falls are about 25 feet tall.
The water collects in a pool.
It's not deep. There's a bamboo raft.


These guys were swimming and playing on the raft

Closer to the falls.

There is some space behind the falls.
The 2 guys went back there.

This is the view down-stream. It's very shallow.
Notice the picnic table. This is the same table shown later.


It got very loud. water came out of nowhere.
The 2 guys had nowhere to go. I took this picture before I realized what was happening.

This picture was taken perhaphs 30 seconds later

Another view downstream. That's the same picnic table.

Water is still rising fast

The water is full of bamboo, mud, etc.
It's still surging, very loud.
At this point, there are a lot of people waiting to see if those guys are ok.

This is the last picture I took, more than an hour later and the falls are still at flood stage.
We left on the last bus back to the city. I don't know id those guys made it out alive.

If anyone knows what happend, please let me know.
details: Mag-Aso falls, Bohol, Philipines flash flood June 30, 2009

Update 7/9/09 - Bohol news did finally report this. I've received maybe 40 email from locals - some who knew the guys. The bodies were discovered more than 5 km's downstream. The funeral were a few days ago. This page was visited by more than 50k people. I've heard from people with similar stories. Locals say many have died here and at other waterfalls. I'm not sure if warning signs would have prevented these deaths, but it seems like something needs to be done.

Do need a Dog? I'll give this to you..

My neighbor has a puppy he ' s giving away (FREE!). It ' s a Dachshund, it ' s house broken, and it ' s great with kids.

He ' s giving it away because his wife says the dog ' stares ' at her when she is undressing , and that gives her the ' Heebie Jeebies ' . I think she is just weird!

If you ' re interested, or know someone who is, let me know.

Here ' s a picture of the dog. (below)

HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!! :o)

ANA

Kasanggayahan in Sorsogon

It is only in Sorsogon City’s Kasanggayahan Festival that one may witness a unique dance called the “Pantomina”, a traditional dance that imitates love and courtship of doves or “sinalampati” in Bicol.

The Spanish colonizers changed the word “sinalampati” to “pantomina” because the dancers were actually pantomiming the doves’ movements.

Pantomina is usually danced during celebrations or occasions, like a bountiful harvest, marriage, fiestas and festivals, or other religious festivities.

It was really a wonderful treat and a marvelous sight to see the different contingents dance with gusto in the street parade dubbed as “Pantomina Sa Tinampo”. Imagine about 15 contingents from different municipalities of Sorsogon province dancing on the main street for a grandiose, unique and historico-cultural parade.

The Kasanggayahan Festival, meaning a life of prosperity, also featured events such as the Miss Kasanggayahan 2002 and the Bangkarerahan, a boat-rowing contest. There was also a trade fair and exhibit showcasing the products of Bicol.

Being a Bicolano, my late parents are from Juban, Sorsogon, the trip to Sorsogon brought back old memories. I was excited and thrilled to come home after 32 years.

Sorsogon City has improved a lot. From its previous rustic and bubucolic state, it has emerged into a wonderful, modern city that is the envy of some of its neighboring cities and towns.

Mayor Sally Velasquez Ante Lee has been pushing Sorsogon towards economic and social progress and consequently transform it into a beautiful, clean, peaceful and morally upright city.

The very first Kasanggayahan Festival was held in 1974, the 80th foundation anniversary of the province, upon the initiative of Juan G. Frivaldo, who was then the governor of the province.

Kasanggayahan Festival celebrated the 108th Founding Anniversary of the city held last October. This year’s theme is “Kauswagan Padagoson Magayon Na Kulturang Sorsoganon Atamanon” which means “To continue the progress, nurturing and preservation of the indigenous culture of the people of Sorsogon”.

About Katuray

Some people laughs if they heard "Katuray", but they don't know what is it. Well, Katuray are the flowers of a small tree with light foliage that thrives in arid and tough conditions, the often rather bitter tasting flowers are a classic ingredient in Ilocano cooking. Along with ampalaya and other vegetables, they seem to mirror the tough conditions wrought by the geographical realities in the Ilocos region.

Mance!

There is no such thing
as number two
only number one.