Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Butanding of Donsol, Sorsogon
Hello, my friends. I have promised to blog about my hometown in the Philippines, and I was thinking why not do so in snippets, while at the same time, blogging about other things in the Philippine culture? I am starting off with the whale shark, locally called butanding, which is the largest in the world, and is found in Donsol (accent on 'sol'), Sorsogon (accent on 'gon').
Sorsogon is located in the southernmost tip of Luzon, which is one of the 3 major islands of the archipelagic Philippines. Sorsogon is my hometown (now a city), and at the same time, it is a big province consisting of 13 municipalities. Donsol is one of them, and it is but 15 minutes away from where I used to live. As you know, the Philippines is teeming with all sorts of fascinating marine life and treasures, and the butanding is just one of them.
More next time. Enjoy the video and let me know what you think!
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I am glad you started this blog. Even myself, coming from one of the many (7100) islands, I have not traveled to most of them. Thank you for opening my eyes to the beauty of our Country!
ReplyDeleteso nice to see you here, ate ebie, what a relief! i had just written to you! big hugs!
ReplyDeleteHi Che, good to promote our eco-tourism. Thanks for starting on this. I am a Sorsoganon but never been there in Donsol. Wish I could go there someday and snorkle with butanding who makes the place become famous for. What a shame, I have reached as far as Mid-East but never explored much the beauty of our very own place. Im just a bit worried and afraid to be eaten up by that gigantic creature, thinking that I am a plankton by mistake (LOL!)
ReplyDeletehaha! maboot man ada sinda...thanks for coming by!
ReplyDeletehi cherie!
ReplyDeleteI came by... this is another blog? I will put it in my blogroll :). thanks for letting me know.
yes, sweetie. the other one just about gave me a heart attack when i couldn't access the dashboard for over 24 hours! crazy world!~~~i'll be blogging here a lot, too, so do come by! hugs!
ReplyDeletemaganda ang titulo ng bagong blog mo. ilalagay ko ito sa aking blogroll.
ReplyDeletesamantala, huwag mong bitiwan ang 'this side of town'. tiyaga lang ang kailangan doon.
hello.. i m here visiting this new blog of yours.. carry on with blogging! :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting to know more about your home country, Cherie!
ReplyDeleteIt's working just fine..
Nice to see you here !! This video is fantastic and interesting too !!Unseen Rajasthan
ReplyDeleteI'm always interested in learning new things, especially about people and their culture. I dunno if I'd go as far as swimming with these sharks, but it was great watching them from a distance, lol.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog, Cherie!
Jackie
Wow, Cherie, great new blog. I enjoyed the video. We have such beautiful creatures in the seas and oceans.
ReplyDeletesalamat po, manoy doro! ibabalanse ko po ang panahon ko sa dalawang blogsites.
ReplyDeletehello, reana! thank you, your support means a lot!
i am so glad, Icy! i 'ran' to you as soon as i saw the problem! thank you, my friend!
i am glad you enjoyed it, bharat (unseen rajasthan)! will post more!
thank you so much, jackie! i thought i had lost the other blog so i hastily started this! now, it looks like it is back, and i have two in my hands! have fun!~~~i have yet to try doing that, the swimming with them, lol!
ms. monique! stone me! lol! whew, what a relief to see you here. now i can't wait to showcase more! thank you!!
I'm going to add this to my blog list my dear...if you want to go as far as Visayas, maybe you can ask me some info. Just email me at my gmail with paciform. Maybe I can help you on some too.
ReplyDeleteHuna ko sa Roro kamo nakaistar. Nanu kay 15 minutes lang? May short cut sa Roro pa Donsol? LOL
ReplyDeletei will do that, ate pacey! i will go as far as sulu, if that's the farthest! lol
ReplyDeletesabi san manghud ko, amo, bacon ada idto, ano, hahah!! okay na yan!
have you tried swimming with them? i haven't been there only to other outlying islands there =P
ReplyDeleteah no, aying, but my friends and cousins have. it does look inviting, doesn't it?
ReplyDeletebebe, now batog san kasanggayahan festival ta, ating-atin to kaya go, blog mo na... great new site. nag-enjoy ako didi.... maski ako wa pa pakaabot sa donsol, bati ko lang hehehehe.....
ReplyDeleteAmazing, I love your blog. I am from Sorsogon city and been away from home for sometime. Reading your blog, seems home is just a few steps away. Thanks
ReplyDeletehello Che, hanap ako ng hanap sa yo, andito ka lang pala he he hehe....na inform na ba ang Presidente ng Pilipinas sa ganda ng inumpisahan mong blog? he he he...
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