Some people say, there is no place like home. And yes, it's really good to be home. I am living miles away from my home town because of my job, which takes eight hours by a ferry boat and forty five minutes by plane to reach our town. But when I want to visit my family, most of the time I took the ferry boat rather than taking the airplane because it's more cheaper. And I think it is more challenging too.
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| Rice field at Titunod, Kolambugan Lanao del Norte Photographed by Anne Ruiz |
Living away from your own town especially for a year, will make you a stranger when you come home. Maybe because of many changes like, new establishments around the town, or probably you have new neighbors.
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| Sunrise at Kolambugan's Wharf Photographed by Anne Ruiz |
Our home town is not actually a well known place to everyone even to our very own country. It's a small town with a population of 27,005. It's not even desirable for a tourist destination, and the way of living is very simple. And eight years ago the place were attacked by the rebels and it cause so much damages. So some of the people from the town flee away to find a better way of living, and some other people just decided to stay. Kolambugan is one hour away from Iligan City and thirty minutes away from Ozamis City.
However, the last time I visited our town was to see my family and to attend an important event. But every time I get home, as a nature lover, I always wanted to go to the wharf to see the sunset or the sunrise and take a photograph of the beautiful view. For me, our town even it is not so popular for a tourist destination, we have one of the best view of the sunsets and the sunrises in the world just like other places. It has different colors and portrays it perfectly. As long as it is not rainy season, our town is covered by a brilliant sunlight of the sunrises or of the sunsets. And this light gives hope everyday to the people who are living there. So when you are living away from your home town and wish to visit, try to discover what's best in your place.
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| Sunset at Kolambugan's Wharf Photographed by Anne Ruiz |
Thanks for sharing ate! Love reading your posts!
ReplyDeleteThanks to you too.
DeleteI'd been away for 2 decades and rarely go home to visit my family. And with the passing of my Nanay and Tatay last year and this year, I won't be visiting Kolambugan in the near future.
ReplyDeleteBut everytime I visit my hometown, I feel alienated. The Kolambugan of today is very much different from Kolambugan I grew up with. In our purok, it is so crowded that even a motorcycle can't pass. It has a few improvements like the pizza house nearby and other snack houses but it doesn't compensate what Kolambugan lost: Findaly, Tamula ferries and the Bus Terminal - those were the good old days!
But Kolambugan, the hometown I was born to and grew up with will be forever part of me. Where ever I go, I will always go back, not in the near future but someday, I will surely visit you Kolambugan!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts batch.
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