Snapshots of life in Dumaguete City, Philippines.

 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.