Foot and Fire

  I was treated by a friend to a tour of Guimaras last May 2018 when the Manggahan Festival was going on. We went to Roca Engcantada  which was declared as National heritage last 14 August 2002. Outside the pretty white mansion with ornate details is a ground planted with coconut trees and the native Bangkiling or the sour gooseberry tree which I often miss. Too bad, there were no fruits when we were there. We toured the place and took our selfies and poses in all of the nooks and crannies and I had two favorite photos below aside from the one above where I enjoyed the sun and the coconut midrib casting its shadows on my face.   ****   Do the island hopping from morning till noon and trek, swim, collect stones, sip coconut water and have several jump shots in between. The waters are clear and if you ae lucky, you can observe marine life at the SEAFDEC where turtles a nd and saltwater milkfish or bangus and other fishes swim. *** ...

Celebrated every May of each year, Manggahan Festival is not fully experienced if one does not experience the Eat-all-you-can offerings of the folks of Guimaras. In this file photo of this year's festival, I am showing you how to get to eat a lot of mangoes in one setting and how to slay each fruit tenderly but swiftly. Sweet with no hint of sourness, plump, and juicy are all marks of this sunny fruit. If you pass up this eat-all-you-can, you can't get away with it. You will have it in your Daiquiri, in your fruit shake, in your lunch table, in your cake, in your candies everywhere in Guimaras. It is even found in your ref magnets. :) :) :) See you next Manggahan!!!