Tropics Bear Them

I was not able to gather many tropical fruits because they don't come out in the same season. I didn't exert more effort in looking for some available ones because anyway people see them often in the markets. I just have a handful of those which we came across by chance.

Different sorts of banana.

The Life of a coconut. From the tree, till it grows old when seedling comes out and when it becomes "copra". Copra is a buy product of coconut. You can extract oil from it and make soap out of it.

Papaya. It is vegetable when it's  unripe and a fruit when it's ripe.

The famous cacao. You gotta open it in half, suck on the thin sweet coating of the seeds, dry them and grind them. It's pure cacao chocolate.

Chico. It's sweet, a little sandy like feel when you eat it. The taste is close to kiwi. It's from my grandPa's garden.

Lime from my Mom's garden. They don't use it because there's a lot of kalamansi (lime-alike) around. It was left in the garden.

We call it star apple. Taste is close to that of mangosteen. You eat it with spoon so the sticky substance which is similar to paste which comes out as a juice of the peeling does not stick on your face. 

Jackfruit, from my friend's neighbor's yard :)

Mangoes from my friend's yard and that's me under the tree :)

Bunch of tropical products transported from the countryside to the city for selling.

Let's Get Tropical

Random shots from different places on different times. A beautiful reminder of our holiday in Bicol, Philippines.

  This is from a small town just across the beach. That road become the busiest in summer. 

a baby cow

 The road headed to the town where beaches are. It's a long road from the city. Whenever the jeepney comes close to this area, the breeze starts to feel cooler. It's probably because of the greens out there. There are not many houses in the area. It is also close to the airport which is yet to be constructed.

 Getting closer to the beaches are ricefields. Mountains are seen from afar. There are some houses around, mostly by farmers.

 Archie - the carabao :) It's not wild, he lives at the Ecopark owned by the nuns in the city.

Dark coconut forest...the land is softer there 'cause it is close to swamp and river.

Just like a deserted island. It's not a beach, it's just a shore at the rear of  a small part of the town where my grandPop lives. Residents nearby fish and swim in this part of the sea. I grew up closeby so this is a big part of my childhood :). He's there playing with coconuts :)

Sunset at Rempeolas 2

February 19, 2011. Another majestic moment at the pier. Notice how color changes every minute.

5:33PM

 5:37PM with a big exclamation point in the sky

5:47PM

 5:53PM

5:56PM. a passenger boat going another coast

5:59PM. my friends and I keenly observing how the sky changes dramatically

6:00PM sharp

 6:02PM

 6:02PM from the other bank

 6:08PM

and finally at 6:10PM it got dark, colors started to disappear.

Last time I've been watching the sun go down was in August in Russia. I was comparing the colors and saw a difference. In Russia it was more like pinkish and a vivid red while in Philippines was more yellowish and some kinda red-orange color.

I am looking forward to my next sunset trip :) 

Sunset at Rempeolas 1

Here's an amazing display of Earth's colors. February 17, 2011. I was so waiting for this moment. I haven't been there for more than 6 years. I was excited showing my husband the sunset I was bragging about. And here we were welcomed by such a beautiful display of Art.

 I was so delighted by the light beams coming from both sides of the pier. It was like a very big colored flashlight from the other part of the world connecting at the place where we are exactly.

 I felt so happy having the advantage to see such a beautiful nature. In China, (my workplace) I often felt deprived of such. I rarely see the sky change its color. It is neutral gray gray and gray. I don't know why, maybe pollution, maybe simply because of geographical location.

the has commended

 We waited till it got darker so we can see the moon shining out.

That's my friend and I lying on the rocks, watching the sky and feeling grateful that nature has a lot to offer.

Rempeolas

... or Sorsogon Bay. The name Rempeolas was given during Spanish times and was later known as Sorsogon Pier (Baywalk).

It is the part of the town which sea is headed to South China Sea. It is known for its magnificent sunset. Locals usually spend their late afternoons in the pier expecting a beautiful sunset everytime each day. There are also many joggers in the morning but mostly older people and some enthusiasts. Teenagers come to the pier after their school and spend time till it gets dark. Professionals who are working, bring their cars and spend a little time breathing fresh air and relaxing from a long day's work.

Watching the sunset at the pier is one of my favorite things to do in my hometown. Since I was young I already enjoy going there. Sometimes I jog in the morning and wait for the sun to come up. Sunrise is beautiful as well but Sunset has a massive display of colors in the sky which makes it more dramatic and majestic.

Here I got some pictures taken on different days.

 

 at noon time. there aren't too many people since nobody likes to be toasted by the sun :)

view of the city and the mountains behind where PNOC (Philippine National Oil Company) is located.

a small island island

 Mt. Bulusan in its most calm view.

Ash from Mt. Bulusan scattered on the sky. It has been quite active in February. 

 Fishermen.

 Man-made rock-pile where people usually sit and watch the sunset. 

A small hut where you can watch small fish and crabs busy living their lives in the water :)