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Rice Paddy with a Twist

August 25, 2011 by Josiah 3 Comments
View while toploading from Batad

View while toploading from Batad

I was enjoying the sceneries while toploading on a jeep from Batad to Poblacion, Banaue I saw this unique rice paddy.

Posted in: Banaue, Ifugao, Batad, Banaue, Ifugao Tagged: Banaue, Ifugao, Batad, Banaue, Ifugao, Fishing, Rice Paddie, Rice Terraces

Earthworms of Banaue

August 2, 2011 by Josiah 2 Comments

During our walk back to our lodging in Batad from Patte (the highest rice terrace of Batad) we came across two children that were throwing spoonful water at the ground and carefully observing the vicinity where the water fell.

Children throwing spoonful amounts of water to the ground and carefully observing the ground

The children told us that they were catching earthworms. By mixing the water with soap and throwing the solution to the ground the earthworms gets irritated and surfaces, that is when they would catch the worms and dip them in the solution.

Earthworm catching

Why do they do this to earthworms?

Earthworms are considered as pests in Banaue. They grow very large that they have been called

Posted in: Banaue, Ifugao, Batad, Banaue, Ifugao, Hungduan, Ifugao Tagged: Banaue, Ifugao, Batad, Banaue, Ifugao, earthworms, hungudan

Aban

June 19, 2011 by Josiah 5 Comments

Every time I see the topographical features of the barangays in the Cordillera, I always wonder how do they carry their babies?

Batad Rice Terraces

Batad Rice Terraces, Ifugao

Obviously, strollers are not an option here. Mother’s in the Cordillera carry their child by tying both ends of a cloth together and wrapping it around their body and placing the child in the cloth. The mother then does her everyday work/chores carrying the child. They call this style of

Posted in: Banaue, Ifugao, Benguet, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao, Mountain Province Tagged: Aban, Banaue, Ifugao, Batad, Banaue, Ifugao, Child-Carrying Style, Cordillera, Ethnic, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao, Mount Polis, Mountain Province

Changing Experience in Banaue Viewpoint

May 5, 2011 by Josiah 27 Comments

At one of the viewpoints of the famous Banaue Rice Terraces, an old man suddenly asked donations for the children who swept the floor every morning. “O sige po, basta papicture tayo.” I was planning to get his picture and report him to the tourism office.

Photo with the man asking donations

(Left) Kuya Kevin, our tricycle driver; (Center) Man asking donations; (Right) Me

Pointing to the metal plate

Pointing to the metal plate

Since I got a picture and will be “donating” some of my hard earned money I might as well get some information. I asked his name, he answered “Aguian (Agi – an)” and pointed to one of the metal plates.

 

Metal Plates of Name

(Left) Metal Plate; (Right) List of names on the plate

THERE’S NO AGUIAN ON THE LIST! Does he really think he can fool me to get some of my hard earned money?

Posted in: Banaue, Ifugao, Experience Tagged: Aguian Viewdeck, Banaue, Ifugao, Rice Terraces, Viewdeck, Viewpoint

Hunt for the Ifugao Weaved Coin Purse

April 19, 2011 by Josiah 2 Comments

Old Coin Purse (April 2008)

Last April 2008 I bought a weaved coin purse in Banaue Rice Terraces Viewpoint for 10 Pesos (Affordable!). I just needed a coin purse to organize my noisy coins  and did not consider the quality nor how good it looked. I only knew that by buying this small piece of weaving I am able to support the local businesses of the Ifugao people. Besides, if it gets damaged or destroyed by carrying a lot of my coins it will not bother me since it only cost 10 Pesos.

Other than a few notices from my friends that I had a cool looking coin purse, I never gave much attention to it. When it started deteriorating last December 2010, I looked back and realized that

Posted in: Ifugao Tagged: Banaue, Ifugao, Hungduan Climbathon 2011, Hungduan, Ifugao, Ifugao Weaving, Weaving

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