OA: We have been living in the barangay (neighborhood) of Bunao for three months.
OB: We are happy to be part of Bunao.
OC: This is the Bunao road.
We live just past the corner.
1A: Here is Alana in downtown Dumaguete.
1B: Traffic rules discovered by Jacques.
1C: A no parking sign in front of a school.
1D: Traffic on the National Highway, the main road through town.
1E: Diesel jeepney loaded down.
1F: Family scooter.
1G: Many people can fit on these scooters.
1H: Bringing his son home from school.
1I: It's a family affair.
1J: 0002 is an old registration number.
1K: Vintage pettycab.
1L: The more updated pettycab.
2A: Drainage from the kitchen sink.
2B: Drainage around the house.
2C: Drainage from washing clothes.
2D: Drainage in the neighborhood.
2E: A drainage ditch in front of a house.
2F: A cement drainage ditch in front of someone's house.
2G: These ditches get cleaned out by the city once a year.
2H: Drainage ditch covered up and made into a sidewalk.
2I: Bigger drainage ditch.
2J: Eventually drainage runs into the streams.
2K: Eventually the streams run into the bigger streams.
2L: Eventually the bigger streams run into the ocean.
3A: Trash in the street.
3B: Trash on the sidewalks.
3C: Trash is picked up a couple of times a week.
4A: The electrical outlet in our room.
4B: The electrical panel for the whole house.
4C: Wires, wires, and more wires.
4D: Not sure they take down the old wires.
4E: Man stringing new wires in front of our house.
5A: The telephone at Lola's house.
5B: Telephone service truck and man hard at work.
6A: The ice cream cart.
6B: The snow cone cart.
6C: Another version of an ice cream cart.
7A: Tyler at the Wednesday / Saturday local market.
7B: Selling "rambuton" out of the back of their truck.
7C: Local fruit stand at the market.
7D: Everything you need at the big Dumaguete local market.
7E: Lola waiting for her change (sukli).
7F: The meat counter at the local market.
7G: The seafood counter at the local market.
7H: Buying rice and grains wholesale.
7I: Jammed packed isle at local supermarket.
9A: Local lawn mowers.
9B: A cockfighting rooster.
9C: Our very own Charlie at the Omalsa
(Lola & Amador) home.
9D: Local man watering his buddies.
9E: Coconut grove.
9F: Getting the cows through the neighborhood and to the grass in the coconut grove.
9G: Basketball court in the coconut grove.
9H: Wayward dog breaking into St. Paul University school grounds.
9I: Bulls enjoying coconut grove grass and shade.
9J: Three sisters handing out.
9K: Pony enjoying a meal after a hard days work.
10A: Bonsai plants for sale.
10B: Government workers piled in a truck.
10C: Selling grass.
10D: Taking a nap before selling his food.
10E: Catching fish to eat and sell.
10F: PJ, Lola & Amador's grandson.
10G: Amelia, Lola & Amador's granddaughter.
10H: The Sari-Sari store that Lola & Amador run in front of their home.
10I: BooBoom's house where Jacques has Cebuano class. His instuctor's name is WenWen. With Jacques in her class I'd call the a WenWen situation.
10J: Joseph washing BooBoom's sister's car.
10K: Joseph opening the gate for Matthew.
10L: Local vulcanizer.
10M: Local vulcanizer's shop.
11A: A meal that Lola cooked for us.
11B: Jacques enjoying icy drink at Lee's superstore.
11C: Yes G, they have ice cream here, you can come over.
11D: The refrigeration system at BooBoom's house.
12A: Snack shacks outside local elementary school.
12B: Snack shack outside local university.
12C: Snack shack in the neighborhood.
13A: Snappy dresses police officer or guard.
14A: Another great meal served up by Lola. Wow, she can cook.
14B: Popular local lunch spot in Bunao.
15A: The dry kitchen that Amador just built for Lola.
15B: Local hotdog and hamburger joint. Watch out McDonalds and KFC!
15C: The same kitchen in Bunao from a different angle.
15D: Alana doing laundry.
15E: Lola's outdoor clothes washing machine.
15F: One could buy a brand new clothes washing machine here.
15G: This is where we dry our laundry.
15H. The sun works for everyone.
15I: Coconut trees are great for stringing laundry lines.
15J: The ground works just fine to dry clothes also.
15K: This is where we take our bucket baths.
15L: It's called a bucket bath because of the buckets.
15M: This is where Amador takes his outdoor bucket baths, right next to the outdoor dry kitchen.
15N: This is our dishwasher.
15O: This is Lola's sewing machine.
15P: These are Lola's stoves.
15Q: I cooked my first Philippine gumbo on Lola's stove.
15R: The tanks that fuel Lola's cooking.
15S: Bet you never put squid in your gumbo!
15T: This is our water system.
15U: This is an Filipino BBQ pit.
15V: Jeepneys can transport people or coconuts.
15W: Lawn maintenance man at St. Paul University.
vrryyy nice pics
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