the peanut vendors of Calbayog

About a week ago, we went around the city and found ourselves buying some stuff from people whose stands are a commonplace we tend to ignore them: peanuts.

I can still remember an American couple commenting that they find the peanuts in Calbayog sweet. That was it, it took strangers from a far-away land for me to appreciate these "little" (literally and figuratively) blessings in Calbayog. And here are some pix i took of one peanut vendor's stand. There's quite a number of them na nakahilera in front of the Nijaga Park (along Gomez Street) . . .

. . . you can have your peanuts roasted with garlic and skin on, growers style (no skin) and the hot one as in with green chili . . .

. . . and nothing beats the sight of a steaming container full of boiled peanuts.

The peanut stands look like this at night. For the vendors, the the nightly view of the establishments in front of them (granting that there is no power outage) always looks like this . .

. . . that's Rosales Boulevard

. . . that's Jollibee and Mercury Drug along Gomez street

. . . an more establishments towards Navarro Street and Magsaysay boulevard.

KAMIKAZEE Live in Calbayog!!!

October 23, 2007

TTMIST Socio-Cultural Center

7:00 pm

the SCUAA 2007 parade (1st part)

Here's the second set of pictures I took when the SCUAA delegates went on parade in Calbayog.

the SCUAA 2007 parade (2nd part)

The various delegations who are in town for the 23rd SCUAA meet went on parade today. I took pictures of the participants. Let me give you the first set of pix.

images from Kangay (SCUAA 2007 Solidarity Night)

SCUAA 2007 opened tonight with Solidarity Night dubbed as "kangay". I hosted the program which included speeches from TTMIST President Dr. Socorro Bohol and Mayor Mel Sarmiento.

Calbayog songs and dances were presented by the Kinetics Dance Company and the TTMIST Campus Chorus.

Here are some pictures I managed to take during the affair. Please pardon the quality, I used my old mobile phone to take these pix.


Dr. Socorro Bohol with Mr. Fernando Bohol and Msgr. Leonardo Guadalquiver (extreme left)

NIT President Editha Henson, Councilor Henson, incoming VSU President Dr. Jose Bacusmo and PIT President Editha Combista.

(l-r) Vice Mayor Ronald Aquino, Councilors Ina Rabuya, Ver Porlares, Virgil Clemens and Mon Uy

(r-l) Councilors Noel Sermense, Sonny Salurio, Julius Mancol and Mon Uy

Dr. Baby Sabenicio and Jonas Lim as they watch the performances.

yup, they had at least six if these as part of the dinner cum sugba fest

Mayor Mel Sarmiento with (l-r) Jonas Lim, Dr. Socorro Bohol, Dr. Cesar Sabenicio and Dr. Gabriella Sabenicio

Dr. Socorro Bohol doing the kuratsa with Dr. Cesar Sabenicio

Mayor Mel Sarmiento and Dr. Socorro Bohol

some VIPs and guests as they joined in the kuratsa

Mayor Mel Sarmiento and Dr. Socorro Bohol with the cultural performers as they take a bow after the presentations.