There's No Place like Home

Ah!!! there's really no place like home, you really go back to where you came from.:) How you can't resist to comeback with the abundance of life. Fresh Sea Foods and White Sand Beach.

My Second Nephew

As we arrived in Philippines for 2013 Vacation: 1st time to see my second nephew in our hometown.)

Deca Homes Resort and Residences

Entrance to Clubhouse

 The first resort subdivision in Davao City, one of their amenities are swimming pool, which is located in Phase 4, near the club house, basketball court, soccer field and Lagoon where you can do boating, the rate per hour basis.

It's wake time!!! Yes... Deca Homes in Mintal, Davao City have wake boarding, and it is now well known in the city. I guess it is now one of the tourist attractions of Davao City. We're very fortunate to be near the club house.=:)

                                                   Poll and Lagoon viewing Mt. Apo.

                                                            Wake boarding Area

THE GROWTH OF LAWIGAN

Before:

Life in Lawigan is so simple, no electricity, no water from the faucet, a typical province. That time my uncle was barangay captain, foreigners came to our place just to surf. I’ve been close to the one foreign guy when I was in grade 3; he has a crush of our teacher Miss Apurador. He asked me to give flower to my teacher. We sometimes called him “JOE” because this foreigner though we know his real name. He is from California; he took pictures from us and even showed some surfing magazines. We can watch movies and TV shows using truck battery. When I was in high school electricity was introduced, people got excited and some wealthy people bought appliances. My father used to go to the forest and sometimes to the sea to get woods. Every Sunday we didn’t missed going to the sea just to eat lunch even our viand is just in can. (ehhehehe). As I enter college there were changes, the means of transportation changed from pump boat to jeepney though one way ride only. School buildings were improved new facilities and technology that I haven’t enjoyed my high school years.

Now:

Lawigan is the destination of other people from other places; the main attraction is the beach. Commercial Port is under construction. Yes it will help the people living in my place so that they can have job. My place will be known not a province anymore but a place where people go if they’re planning to go to the other place. Life of the people living in my place will change, how many years from now commercial buildings will soon be rise. People will be busy.

Update: Catholic Church will be move soon to a much bigger place to accommodate plenty of people and not that; they’re planning to make Lawigan as Parish Church.

Opinion: The developments in my place are nice and helpful in terms of economy, but are the tourism can protect the beach where we used to go and enjoy? Is the white sand still white? Is the fresh air still fresh? :(

THERES NO PLACE LIKE HOME (LAWIGAN)

My home, my province, my place, (LAWIGAN a paradise for me) with total land area of 1,247.84 has.

Lawigan the place where I grew up, a remote area in Bislig City.

Some said the place is far yes, very!!!! From Davao City to Mangagoy it takes 6 hours travel in a bus and no other bus except BACHELOR EXPRESS. From Mangagoy to Lawigan it takes 1 hour or two travel depending on the passengers because it’s a one way trip going to my home town and vice versa.

But it’s worth it!!!! For me, PRECIOUS!!!!

Before Bermuda grass is everywhere I used to walk using my barefoot

I like the grass that tickles my feet. When I already enter college

I missed my place that’s why every semestral break or holiday I go home missed the beach so badly. (“Sigh”)

When I was young I used to go to the sea, collect shells, green algae or (lumot) for my notebooks when school year starts. Life in my province is simple yet I can find happiness, fulfillment and always day dreaming that someday I can have a land along the shore.