To Travel Is to Write
September 25, 2011Quotecard: Badjaos at Pier 4, Cebu City
October 19, 2011
Writing about one’s hometown starts with lovely ruralish images—bordering between innocent homesickness and cheap tourism—and ends with a tormenting confession.
I used to have motion sickness. Raised in farmlands and having mountains for playgrounds, the city was like the American Dream to the young me. I didn’t even know the existence of America then.
Let memory bring the Tuburan that I knew, and let the present disrupt this memory.
This will be a series of thoughts, recollections, confessions that may reveal the regrets and longings of my childhood home: Tuburan.
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picture perfect.
got a lovely home town too =))
You might want to write about it, Maiyang. 🙂
Usa ka simpleng bisikleta, simpleng mga taw(nanginhas) ug simpleng baybayon..ang nigawas ngilngig(excellent /amazing) nga hulagway..
isakto lang kung sayop ang akong bisaya…
Thanks, Gabriel! You got your Bisaya right! Aren’t you a Cebuano?
Cebuano tawn oi (taga Tuburan pud ko) pero 19yrs. na ko diri sa Luzon..mao kalimot na ko mga ubang laglum nga mga pulong sa akong apohan.. Hi-school mate nako si Noel ug Ricson Bering.. Im sure close relative ka nila, cguro pag-umangkon ka o ig-agaw.. By the way as i’ve said bfore,bilib ako sa talent nimu labi na sa imong pagkupot ug kamera (kodak o canon ba..haha)..Kung sa drama pa sa radyo, usa ko sa tigpaminaw sa imong sugilanon..:-))..
Ig-agaw mi. 🙂 Tagsa ra ko kakita ni Kuya Noel. Murag kausa ra. Si Gaga Ricson maoy pirmi. Gwapo kaayo syag mga anak. 🙂
Compact camera lang jud. Samsung ES10. I just started using Canon 1100 D recently. They’re not posted yet. From Leyte Entry onwards.
Salamat sa suporta, Gabriel!
i was born in tabuelan, now living in ohio. there are some beautiful spots in tabuelan. have you been there?
We’re neighbors! Yes, been there! In Durham’s Beach. I will townhop midwest Cebu soon
i’ll be waiting for your photos. i left tabuelan some 40 yrs ago-have not been back. my mom still lives there. she goes to tuburan quite often…not recently though because of the typhoid outbreak. i love your blog. but it makes me so homesick.
i would say nice job will done keep going and more power to you. i was also born in tuburan cebu.
thanks, Kim. Coming up with guides and essay about Tuburan. Thanks for dropping by. Do share my blog to your family and friends. Thanks!