LIFE IN ISLAND GARDEN SAMAL, PHILIPPINES | ISLAND LIFE

Good day friends! If you like our videos and want to support our channel you may send us a SUPERTHANKS or donate to our accounts PayPal: islandlife1221 (Darlene Bumacod) Gcash: 09123132322 (Boris Kuznetsov) Thank you so much for watching! It's a beautiful morning on Samal Island. Our few days here so far are going great. Many of you may be wondering why we chose to live here. It has beautiful nature, lots of fruit, and no typhoon season, unlike some parts of the Philippines. We have also heard that many Russians live here. Maybe we would meet someone and feel more at ease. Like the other small islands in the Philippines, tricycles are the main mode of transportation here. They are found everywhere. But most often near the market or town squares. I’ve never seen tricycles like this in my province. Most of them are painted in bright yellow. The color is different in each district. Tricycles from Samal Island, are forbidden to go on the main land. There are also motorcycles, or habal-habal. They can be rented along with a driver for the day. We decided to walk along the aisles of the local market. The market has a meat department that sells pork, beef, and chicken. But still the main product here is seafood. Eyes are diverted by the different kinds of tropical fish, squid, shrimp and shells. Bisaya, (or Cebuano) is spoken in the central Philippines on the Visayan islands of Cebu, Bohol, Siquihor, Negros, and in the south in most of the island of Mindanao. Today most Filipinos know Tagalog. Filipino or standardized variety of Tagalog is the national language of the Philippines and is taught in schools. Therefore, I speak to the locals in Tagalog or English. Rice in the Philippines is the mainstay of the table, so there are many different varieties. Husband noticed a store that sells eggs. He was amazed! Eggs here are laid without a refrigerator. He told maybe these chicks are from the egg store, too, since it's so hot outside. It's interesting to watch the Filipinos at work and their business. These men repair motorcycles on the side of the street and look so happy. We were lucky enough to see Filipinos making spring roll wrappers. They are used to make the turon and lumpia shanghai that I've talked about in previous videos. But what we saw next is even more interesting! The Filipinos roast a big whole pig. This amazing dish is called lechon, and the master who makes it is a lechoner. Lechon is one of the most popular dishes in the Philippines. Shortly after we moved into this apartment, we got some uninvited guests-a horde of brazen tropical ants. We bought an insect repellent in crayon form and Boria started drawing borders and mazes in their path. We woke up to this cute little bird pecking at our window. She was probably eating yesterday's ants. We opened the window and the bird greeted us with a good morning with its beautiful melody. Amazing! This wild bird always sings the same nine-note melody, which it sings in the same order and rhythm. What music school did she go to? Husband and I decided to go to the beach to buy fish. But the fishermen didn't go out to sea last night. One man saw me collecting small shells and brought in a huge Koch sea shell. His name is Osman. He is a local fisherman. Most kochs are edible. Osman also gave us a shell of another large clam. We are very happy to have such wonderful gifts and that we are making friends. After breakfast we climbed into Kuya Ben's car. He offered to drive with him to their farm. The road isn't smooth and we bounce around on the bumps. But the views on the sides are spectacular. So many plants and different tropical trees. After about half an hour we got to the farm. It's quiet and peaceful here. It was our family's dream to live in a place like this. Surrounded by greenery. Kuya Ben's caretaker climbed a palm tree for coconuts. He makes it look so easy. Kuya Ben picked some casava. Here the tubers are often used to make various desserts. Not many people know that the tops of the cassava are also edible. The best way to cook it is with coconut milk. He also showed us around his mango farm. At this time of year, these mango varieties have no fruit yet. Mango is the third most important fruit crop in the Philippines, after banana and pineapple. Mango is the national Philippine fruit. Filipinos love to eat it fresh, add it to ice cream, pastries, and other delicacies. Three varieties of mango are well known in the Philippines: Carabao, Pico, and Indian Mango. But only Carabao is grown for export. We ended this beautiful day with pancit, which I made. There is a belief that if you eat pancit, life will be longer. This is very good for us, it means we can spend more time together in this beautiful country. In the next episode:

Category