These are sipunculids...peanut worms. Tasty and chewy!
Thanks for sharing your pics Pfotoguy. Enjoyed seeing familiar sights.
Prices vary depending on availability, around 160 - 240 pesos/ kilo.
You can actually buy fresh tuna/chilled tuna in the public market. I prefer buying the tuna belly, our family favorite, grilled, fried, or in a...
"Packjaw" is what Bohol people say for "Pakyaw" in Dumaguete. They mean the same thing.
The term "pump boat" comes from the engine that is commonly used. Many use Briggs and Stratton water pump engines connected to the propeller...
Thanks Dane, the opt out worked for me.
Porcupine fish Diodontidae
Plankton jellyfish locally called "salabay" causes these nasty stings.
The Nikon D60 in the US, camera body only, is about $400. A 50mm prime lens (F 1.8) is about $115. I don't know what they would cost in...
The Hawaiian state fish is a trigger fish named "humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa"...a trigger with a pig's snout. Gay? Not sure but some fish change...
Silliman University is the best school in Dumaguete: 2009 Top 20 Universities in the Philippines | Civil Service and PRC Board Exams
What Jellyfish calls a leatherjacket fish is also commonly called a leather jack belonging to the carangid family. Trigger fishes are also called...
My deepest condolence on your family's loss.
Thanks, Rechel. Here are a couple more pics from El Nido. The sea and islets there are really pristine and deserve more time to explore.
El Nido, Palawan is a spectacular Philippine destination. Don't miss it.
If my recollection is right, we were in Tambisan. Sorry, I don't know the name of the lady. This visit was 40 years ago. (I had fun drinking...
That is a cowfish, sometimes called a boxfish. Normally it is a foodfish with a delectable liver priced by fishermen. In some areas in the...
During my recent visit to Dumaguete, I had the pleasure of joining some fishermen during their early morning fishing trip. We caught some fish...
The first movie I saw in Dumaguete was "Ivanhoe" at Ivy Theater on Real Street. This was in the 50's.
