Another Fishing Day

[Lorenzo]

Readying for another day of fishing

[Brownman]

It look likes they're fixing sa ilang pukot,

[grazie7y]

Very nice picture, Dong!  My mother's brothers and nephews and most of our relatives in my Mom's side are fishermen.  They are hardworking people.  When I was young, I thought it was so huge a sacrifice to wake up so early in the morning like 2 or 3 a.m. to go fishing and sometimes, their catch is only a few. 

[Lorenzo]

My maternal grandfather was a fisherman, and farmer. Spent most of his life fishing in the shores of Valencia. My paternal grandfather's family were all fishermen from Pintuyan, Southern Leyte.

In fact, most of the Lucino clan are fishermen in Pintuyan. Most are professionals, but fish on the side.

Fishing is in the blood, me-thinks.

Even I, go fishing in Lake Erie when Providence provides a beautiful day. I reiterate, fishing is in the blood.

[grazie7y]

Dong, when you go to our place in Tagbilaran, if you have time, you can go fishing with my relatives.   

[orChids]

Thanks Enzo,I remember when I was just 4 to 6 years old.Managbo mi sa dagat.Mga tigulang akong kauban.Daghan pa kaayo ug isda ato nga time jod.Lahi na sa karon.I consider those days as a very happy unfergettable moment of my life.I love the sea.Mao nang kung makakita ko ug fishermen,mutotok jod ko.

[grazie7y]

Pareho ta Aya san.  Sa buntag maag tagbo mi sa among uncles na dagat kay naa man ko duha ka uncles na igsoon ni mother.  Bolinaw, mansi or tulakhang ilang kuha.  Sa afternoon na pod, sa cousin na pod ni mommy unya salimbagon na to ilang kuha. 

One time I went fishing with my mom's brothers but I wasn't allowed to go with them anymore kay banhaan ko mao daw wala sila kuha.

[orChids]

Hahahaha samot na ug akoy ilang mauban jod,di jod masuhutan.

[grazie7y]

I think it was early morning dayon naay petromax unya kanang mo kiling2x na ang baroto kay mo singgit man ko busa managan tong mga bolinaw! 

[orChids]

Hahahaha nabulilyasu ang pagpanagat. Naa pod moy bungsod Grazie san?

[grazie7y]

Ang ig-agaw ni Mommy naka uban na pod ko mag "tanda" sa bungsod, Aya san!  Lingaw noh mura'g balay unya ila'ng i trap ang mga isda.  One time diha koy friend from Hungary gidala nko sa Bohol.  Naay cousin si Mommy na naay panagatan kana bitaw ihulog nila basket in the middle of the sea dayon tandaon lang?  Nanabok mi adto sa Punta Cruz unya pag agi namo adtong basket-type na panagayan kay diha may lapu-lapu so among gikuha gi ihaw.  Pirte hilak sa akong amiga.  Iyang gi ingnan si Daddy na, "Daddy, you are so cruel to the fish!"  Ning buhakhak lang akong amahan tawon!

[Lorenzo]

I remember when i was 4 years old i went out to the sea because my lolo went out with a group of fishermen. I wanted so badly to go with lolo because i would follow him wherever he went, either in the basak, mo follow jud ko niya. to barangay anas to retrieve saging from his banana land, etc.

Pero when he went out to fish he would never let me go with him, and i can remember being so angry kai gusto jud ko mo adto niya--how could he not let his own flesh and blood apo go with him. haha that was my reasoning sa unang panahon when i was 4 y/o.

So what i would do was sit on the beach and watch him sail out with his friends. I can still hear him yelling to me "Doy! mo balik lagi ko unya!"

I would wait for him in the beach until the whining hours of the afternoon. Actually na bu**** ahong lola thinking that i ran away, lol. they didn't know that i was in the beach waiting for my lolo ciano to come back.

But whenever lolo came back, he always came back with isda, daghaaaaang isda jud! he would bring back some baby sharks, nokos, and all kinds of isda. i would rush to him and hug him and he would ask, "ning huwat diay ka nako, doy?". and i would respond, "oo gud! gusto man ko mo adto pero ingoon man ka dili puydi!"

hahahaha!

and my lolo would carry me with one arm while he carried his fishes with the other.
He used to make the BEST kinilaw in the world! and the sabaw he would make, was uncomparable to anyone's. Lolo made the best jud.

I MISS those days. I miss waiting for him to come back, and seeing his smiling face as he landed on shore.

[orChids]

Hahahahaha mao ba?KAlooy pod sa gibati sa imong amiga no?hehehe unsa gani ngan ana nga panagat ha?Kalimot ko,pero mao jod na sa una tanda,tanda on bitaw.

[grazie7y]

I remember when i was 4 years old i went out to the sea because my lolo went out with a group of fishermen. I wanted so badly to go with lolo because i would follow him wherever he went, either in the basak, mo follow jud ko niya. to barangay anas to retrieve saging from his banana land, etc.

Pero when he went out to fish he would never let me go with him, and i can remember being so angry kai gusto jud ko mo adto niya--how could he not let his own flesh and blood apo go with him. haha that was my reasoning sa unang panahon when i was 4 y/o.

So what i would do was sit on the beach and watch him sail out with his friends. I can still hear him yelling to me "Doy! mo balik lagi ko unya!"

I would wait for him in the beach until the whining hours of the afternoon. Actually na bu**** ahong lola thinking that i ran away, lol. they didn't know that i was in the beach waiting for my lolo ciano to come back.

But whenever lolo came back, he always came back with isda, daghaaaaang isda jud! he would bring back some baby sharks, nokos, and all kinds of isda. i would rush to him and hug him and he would ask, "ning huwat diay ka nako, doy?". and i would respond, "oo gud! gusto man ko mo adto pero ingoon man ka dili puydi!"

hahahaha!

and my lolo would carry me with one arm while he carried his fishes with the other.
He used to make the BEST kinilaw in the world! and the sabaw he would make, was uncomparable to anyone's. Lolo made the best jud.

I MISS those days. I miss waiting for him to come back, and seeing his smiling face as he landed on shore.

Dong oi, you are sharing some good memories here but it's making me cry!  Nice kaayo imong experience with your Lolo Ciano.  I also had wonderful grandfathers!

[Lorenzo]

hahaha, okey ra man mo hilak ta, 'te kai at leaset ma happy atong heart.

for me, 'te, its tears of joy. whenever i think of valencia, i cannot help but think of my lolo.

i dont ever want him to die. i even told him before he went back to philippines, 'lolo, ayaw ba pa matay! i wont let you! ayaw ko pa suk-an, ma suko man jud ko nimo 'lo"

haha ning katawa ra jud si lolo, pero he knows im being serious.

i wont let him die, and he can't die. he's all i have left.

[grazie7y]

Hahahahaha mao ba?KAlooy pod sa gibati sa imong amiga no?hehehe unsa gani ngan ana nga panagat ha?Kalimot ko,pero mao jod na sa una tanda,tanda on bitaw.

Aya san, nanawag jud ko sa Bohol.  bubu ug panggal daw to tawag adto na klase na pangisda! hahaha wa ko ka agwanta nanawag ko ni Daddy.

[kiamoy]

kabira raku once pukot when i was 9..then my uncles immediately ate the fishes..i mean ila g soak kadali sa vinegar from the net,,then eat na!! haha whole fish patu.i thnink ,ga gagmay nnga potpot ..tam-is!

[grazie7y]

hahaha, okey ra man mo hilak ta, 'te kai at leaset ma happy atong heart.

for me, 'te, its tears of joy. whenever i think of valencia, i cannot help but think of my lolo.

i dont ever want him to die. i even told him before he went back to philippines, 'lolo, ayaw ba pa matay! i wont let you! ayaw ko pa suk-an, ma suko man jud ko nimo 'lo"

haha ning katawa ra jud si lolo, pero he knows im being serious.

i wont let him die, and he can't die. he's all i have left.

Dong, I can't imagine the joy he would feel when he sees you and your brothers and sister and your mom and dad and the rest of his family.  Please, please capture the moment with pictures for us, Dong!  You are lucky to have a loving grandpa in Lolo Ciano.  Please hug and make "amen" to him for us too, Dong!

[grazie7y]

kabira raku once pukot when i was 9..then my uncles immediately ate the fishes..i mean ila g soak kadali sa vinegar from the net,,then eat na!! haha whole fish patu.i thnink ,ga gagmay nnga potpot ..tam-is!

Bem, kadtong didto akong friend na Hungarian, gagara akong amahan iya untang ipakaon ug "jumping salad" akong friend, sus pagkakita nya kay live tiny shrimps man kay gi ingnan ni Daddy "this is how you eat this.  grab by the head, dunk in the vinegar to make tuslob and throw in your mouth and eat!"  hahahaha grabeh ka taas iyang "eeeeek, Daddy you are so cruel!" hahahaha bugoy man ning akong amahan gud!

[kiamoy]

hahaha! kagaraon ni daddy!!lols.. for sure na lingaw to imo dad sa reaction sa imo amigo te.. i eat kinilaw fish kana gi hiwa hiwa lang..hehe pro tam-is tamis daw if gkan pajud pukot.. katilaw man ko ato gamay ila gpang eat..true! and juicy pud..

[grazie7y]

mao man na panghasi ni daddy kon naay mga bisita mo adto sa amo, Bem!  hahahah akong brother in law na Belgian, iya unta pod bunyagan adto na food but akong gi ingnan akong brother in law not to be afraid to say no kay basin magsuka intawon!  Tiaw ba na mag ambak2x pa ang shrimp sa imong baba!  ngeee ka hadlok pod oi!  ako pod eat man ko kinilaw but dili pod nang buhi pa jud galihok-lihok! hahahaha

[kiamoy]

te mom too.. i mean lolo is from southern leyte so when they were young daw they go home and see the fishermen pull the nets.. hilig man to cla early morning baths sa beach..  tas naay gagmay nga crabs..talangka? kana! some eat that daw pud..raw..

and are you familiar with isda sa bato? cause at ormoc, there was this family, dha cla te, stick (asin tree branch) their pa-on were shrimps.. then the water was only a foot high? asin! daghan cla nadakop na isda sa bato.. i felt weird kay cge rami ligu ligu didto and snorkel..then makaon diay to nga mga fish! and dali ra kaayu dakpon

I think dagat with stones as seabed mas daghan ug fish..no? sa Panglao Beach naay fishes ? imean pwede snorkel sa resort? or wala mga fish? Tacloban beaches have no fishes.. Ormoc beaches daghan!

[grazie7y]

Bem, I know pwede mag snorkeling sa Panglao and I am pretty sure naa pod isda didto.  When we brought friends from Rotary Club from Cagayan de Oro, we went to Balicasag Island, diha man daghan fish gapang ambak2x.  Diha pa gani whales or dolphins ba to the amazement sa among mga guests ug syempre kami pod!

[kiamoy]

Balicasag? cge ill keep that in mind..ako ingnon ate ginger!! hehe adto nya mi apil didto

[Lorenzo]

te mom too.. i mean lolo is from southern leyte so when they were young daw they go home and see the fishermen pull the nets.. hilig man to cla early morning baths sa beach..  tas naay gagmay nga crabs..talangka? kana! some eat that daw pud..raw..

and are you familiar with isda sa bato? cause at ormoc, there was this family, dha cla te, stick (asin tree branch) their pa-on were shrimps.. then the water was only a foot high? asin! daghan cla nadakop na isda sa bato.. i felt weird kay cge rami ligu ligu didto and snorkel..then makaon diay to nga mga fish! and dali ra kaayu dakpon

I think dagat with stones as seabed mas daghan ug fish..no? sa Panglao Beach naay fishes ? imean pwede snorkel sa resort? or wala mga fish? Tacloban beaches have no fishes.. Ormoc beaches daghan!

Really? My father's clan hails from southern Leyte and Surigao. Well actually, the Lucino came from Surigao then part of the clan migrated to Southern Leyte, some stayed in Surigao. From Leyte, some came to Bohol.

Does your lolo come from Borgos? Pintuyan? Maasin? I have many relatives that hail in those regions.

[kiamoy]

hmm the alba's.. are from tacloban jud.. but lolo's dad settled at bato leyte.. because of lolo's mom which was a tan.. (pure chinese).. tas we have a lot of relatives from matalom..tapad tapad rana sila nga mga town lors.. family names there are gotardo..

ay yes! dad's aunts and uncs  are from maasin and matalom.. obar, radores ang family names..hehe.. asin dad's side lives sa seaside jud.. i was only able to visit them once lang.. i got curious of my relatives eh..brown ang sand sa beaches didto..lol!

[Lorenzo]

hmm the alba's.. are from tacloban jud.. but lolo's dad settled at bato leyte.. because of lolo's mom which was a tan.. (pure chinese).. tas we have a lot of relatives from matalom..tapad tapad rana sila nga mga town lors.. family names there are gotardo..

ay yes! dad's aunts and uncs  are from maasin and matalom.. obar, radores ang family names..hehe.. asin dad's side lives sa seaside jud.. i was only able to visit them once lang.. i got curious of my relatives eh..brown ang sand sa beaches didto..lol!

haha you're Lolo's mom was a Tan?

My great grandfather (the father of my Lola Nating) was also pure Chinese. His full name was Tan Ngai Feiyi. The family name was Tan.

Does your Lolo speak Cantonese?

[kiamoy]

haha ..lolo does not speak chinese ..spanish nuon! lol..lolo's mom died when he was 10.. so he never got close with his grandfather pud.. he has vague memories of his mom..he grew up with his stepmom sofia, a teacher. naka abot pami ni lola sofia lorz.. i swear. she was fond of telling us quotes... unya dili man to si lola balik2x ug stories.. hehe.. mom told me lola sofia was very strict ang tipo nga after they wipe the table lola will slide her finger to check if oily pa.lol..

pag abot nako house, ill scan some pics..

lorz. wo chrtau siaw chinese wode mingtze tzen mei na

[Lorenzo]

haha, spanish diay?