Last Days in Leyte in Pictures

At Babaylon ni Agalon

At Mak Duko Duko. This is Ormoc’s local version of Mcdo. ‘Duko’ means ‘to bend’, or ‘yuko’ in Filipino. My uncle told me that the place was so small before that you had to bend in order to eat properly.

When you arrive at the place, you’ll see numerous barbeque stalls. Go to stall # 9, as they serve the best tasting barbeque among the lot. They don’t have spoon and forks here; you have to eat by your hands. A meal won’t be complete without ‘puso’, which is rice cooked in young coconut leaves (see image above).

One morning, we had a roller coaster ride in the Scout as we drove through mud paths and a brook. We saw carabaos and an herd of sheep along the way.

During Halloween, we stayed in a remote island at night for about 30 to 45 minutes. We regret that we didn’t go there earlier.

Dead Man in the Sea

Sadako and Two-Lip Face

Save the best shot for last:

This was before we stepped into the pump boat to the island.

It’s as if Nature is dawning on me to recharge me with faith — faith in what I have now and in what is yet to come.