Very
early in the morning during my last day, the whole family was busy. I joined them while they were busy preparing their
harvest. They were about to transport
the live lobsters and sell them to a dealer in Puerto Princesa. They harvested almost all the lobsters in
their cages. Only the small ones were
retained.
For
the first time, I happened to witness the lobsters being put to sleep. First, a lobster is put to sleep by placing
that one in a pail full of ice. They
said that the cold temperature would make that lobster sleep or hibernate. Once the lobster was no longer moving, they
wrapped it with a couple of sheets of newspaper and carefully tucked in a styro
box. Once the styro box is full, they
will secure the box by placing enough masking tape in order to preserve the
coldness of the box. And after they were
done packing, we had to hurry and leave right away because their merchandise is
fragile and I had a plane to catch.
It
was a long drive towards the town of Puerto Princesa. It took us almost 6 hours before reaching the
dealer’s place in Puerto Princesa. The return
of their merchadise was quite hefty but there were several large lobsters that
were no longer healthy. Upon arriving at
their house in Puerto Princesa, the lobsters that were not sold were cooked and
they gave me a couple of them as my ‘pabaon.’
They
dropped me at the airport two hours earlier my flight schedule. After they left and after checking in my
luggage, I decided to explore the town of Puerto Princesa. I knew I still have some places to
visit. Since it is just a small town, my
last adventure would only be quick.
From
the airport, I rode a tricycle and I head directly to the Immaculate Conception
church. After whispering my short
prayer, I visited the plaza in front of the church in order to get a better
perspective of the church. On the side
of the plaza, lies Plaza Cuartel where several Americal soldiers were burned to
death by the Japanese soldiers during the second world war. And since it was almost dark, I decided to
return to the airport and patiently waited for my ride home.
To
the family of Eric, once again, my heartfelt thanks for a wonderful memory and experience of
Palawan.
Morning Scene at Paly
Puerto Princesa
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