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Short note: According to the history of the province of Southern Leyte, Southern Leyte officially became a province on July 1,1960 through the house bill number 1318 (which became the Republic Act 2227) which was authored by Congressman Nicanor Yñiguez and was signed into law by President Carlos P. Garcia.

Last July 1, 2008, the province celebrated its 48th founding anniversary through several activities held like Agri Show 2008, Quiz Bee, Jetzki Tournament, Cycling competition, Cookfest, Miss Southern Leyte, Parade, etc.

The Southern Leyte Capitol

Several days after the celebration of the Southern Leyte’s 48th anniversary, my wife and I visited the Southen Leyte Capitol Building which surprised as of its beauty as shown by the photo below:

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Amparaiso Beach Resort in Amparo, Macrohon, Southern Leyte is really one of the our favorite party destinations. We celebrated our Auntie Mary’s birthday last year (2007) in Amparaiso Beach Resort. We experienced few disappointments with their services and other facilities but we still love to be there just to relax, eat our favorite foods, and celebrate the important dates.

Last July 6, 2008, our family went to Amparaiso Beach Resort, bringing no food because we know that Amparaiso Beach Resort was capable of serving our needs. That day we celebrated the wedding anniversary of our Uncle Nick and Aunt Gonie. To our disappointment, the resort management told us that their cook was currently on-leave. Well, we have no other choice but to go to Kinamot Restaurant in Abgao, Maasin City.

On July 21, 2008, we again went to Amparaiso Beach Resort. That time, we were celebrating the 70th birthday of our Auntie Pening. So, to make sure that we would be served by the resort management with the foods we need, we contacted them, informed them that we would be going in to Amparaiso Beach Resort. And of course ordered the recipes we need.

To make this post short, here’re few of the photos we took in Amparaiso Beach Resort.

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Kalesa Ride is really fun. You’ll not only enjoy looking at the places, buildings, and establishments you passed by, but also by looking and observing at the horse pulling the Kalesa. Just wish that the horse will not through its wastes (shits and urine) in front of you.

Last Wednesday, I went to Ormoc and saw the new model of Kalesa. Look at the photo below. That’s the Kalesa of the Ormoc City Tourism. Ha ha ha!

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I have here a LIFAN 200cc motorbike. You can order it online if you are interested.

Features:

• 200 cc 4 stroke air Cooled 14 Horse Power - Provides 75+ Mph * 5-Speed Manual Clutch Transmission
• Triple Instrumental Panel * Classy Retro Design * Strong ABS Plastic Body * Steel Frame
• Electric and Kick Start - Easy to use electric start and great backup start in case of emergencies
• High Quality Twin Telescopic Hydraulic Suspension - Provides an ultimate power and performance in riding * Performance Exhaust
• Front Cross-Drilled Hydraulic Disc Brakes - Provides superior stopping power * Ultra Comfortable Handlebar and Hand Grips

Description:

GRX200 sport bike is all that, sleek, fast and just simply cool. It is 40″ high, and wheel base 81″. Most importantly, this bike is powered by 200cc air cooled LIFAN engine, the top rated engine in China. The bike goes up to 85 mph, with 70-80 mpg depends on rider’s weight. It is built with enforced Steel Frame, with carring capicity of 400 lbs. The bike comes with chain driven system, equiped with front twin telescopic suspension, and rear mono shock. The safety features includes front hydraulic ABS disc brake and rear drum brake, front and rear 18 x 4 inches all terrain sports tire. With 41 degree turning Radius, 5 speed manual transmission, this bike offer truely comfort and fun riding it. It also has electric start in addition to kick start for emergency use. Dimensions: Length: 79.3″ * Width: 29.3″ * Height: 44.5″ * Seat Height: 32″ * Foot Peg to Seat Height: 19″ * Handle Bar Height: 40″ * Ground Clearance: 8″ * Wheelbase: 81″

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Last Tuesday, we (my wife and I) headed to Malitbog, Southern Leyte riding our Honda XRM motorcycle. As we reached Barangay Lungsodaan, P. Burgos, Southern Leyte, we decided to take photos we passed by. We’re using a Kodak C613 Digital Camera set to Landscape scene. Below are the photos we got.

Actually, these photos are the results of our experiment in using “Landscape Scene” in taking pictures in motion.

The port of Bato, Leyte is one of the gateways of Leyte from/to Cebu and Bohol. The port is not really big compared to the Maasin City port but the availability of vessels and boats bound to Cebu and Bohol is much better that the Maasin City port. Besides, the fare is much affordable compared to when boarding the Cokaliong vessels in Maasin City bound to Cebu.

Last June 30, 2008, my wife and I went to Hinunangan, Southern Leyte to visit my mother-in-law or my wife’s mother. We’re just riding my or rather our Honda XRM motorcycle. It’s actually our first long distance travel as married couple riding our motorcycle.

We took a few minute rest of riding 2km before reaching the poblacion of the town of Tomas Oppus. We’re taking pictures of each other when an approaching red 110 Honda XRM motorcycle got our attention. A dog was riding on it as you can see on the photo below:

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We wondered how the dog seated itself at the tail of the Honda XRM bike. While they’re still far from us, my wife guessed that someone was next to that dog and holding it on there. But she’s wrong because no one was actually supporting the dog. It’s the dog himself supporting its own and did the balancing.

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Now, we’re very much curious. So we followed them. I told my wife to took photos of them while I would try to go near with them. When we’re almost at their side, I told my wife to took a larger photo of the dog’s feet for us to know more if the dog was tied up against the bike’s seat. But nothing and no one was really supporting him. The dog supported its own.

It’s really amazing.

“Habal” is a Bisaya term which means “the sexual (act) intercourse of animals” wherein the male animal enters the female animal by striding at the female’s back. However, in some areas in Visayas and Mindanao, the term “habal” is not only applicable to animals but to human also. In other words, “habal” literally means “sex”.

Now, “habal-habal” is the term used to call the motorcycle taxi because the driver and the passengers are in “habal” (animal) position. The normal motorcycle or motorbike is enough only for a passenger and a driver. But the “habal-habal” motorcycle can carry 2 to 8 passengers.

In some part of Mindanao, the “habal-habal” motorcycle has been installed with the wooden wings as shown in the photo below:

In general, it is still called “habal-habal” motorcycle, but some parts of the province of Surigao del sur call it “shuttle” or “space shuttle”.

Riders coming from the northern part of the Philippines who want to visit Mindanao via the Maharlika Highway will pass through the dangerous part of the Maharlika Highway which is found in Liloan, Southern Leyte. I described it as dangerous because you will not expect that some part of the road are defective as shown on the images below. You will not notice this damages while you are in approximately 30 meters away from this part.

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Well, if you are using the off-ride sports bike or the big bike, this damaged road might be fine for you. But it’s too dangerous to riders who use underbone bikes or any low-profiled bikes.

And one more reminder… as you reach the town of Libagon, Southern Leyte, it will be good if you reduce your bike’s speed to 50km/hour - 60km/hr because you’ll find lot of damaged part of the highway from this area down to Liloan, Southern Leyte.