bored & not knowing what to do, sumama ako sa tropa na mangisda.
i don’t have a rod & reel, wala na rin akong interes na mangisda, for me i used to do it to earn a living (and hated it!) that’s why i can’t comprehend how people enjoy it as a hobby. when i was young, my father used to bring me in the middle of manila bay, malinis at maraming isda pa ang manila bay dati. we will leave before dawn to check the nets for some catch, we used to have a 30 foot motor-driven/wooden boad christened after my mother’s name, lady corazon. on a normal day, nakakahuli kami ng mahigit 20 kilos ng alimasag.
when tatay decided to test the waters of saudi arabia (or should i say sand), we have to sell the bangka, 2 na yung bangka namin during that time, the other one is a hand-paddled 10 foot boad christened after my sister’s name, baby rosalie.
water is our life, we didn’t escape the curse of the sea, through our teenage years (with my two brothers) we virtually rely on manila bay for our allowances & food on our table. tatay’s earnings were reserved for our education & other household expenses.
at 14 i learned to dive & fish in the middle of bacoor bay with neither rod nor reel available, just fishing line, hooks, sinkers & sea water worms as bait. at 16 i joined as an “apprentice” for a fishing technique called “zafra” where we leave the dry land at 4pm & return with our catch at 8 the next morning.
looking at the sea last night brings back memories, memories that i spent battling the waves. memories of danger & success, i wish i never had experience those, siguro kung hindi ko naranasan ko, i would have enjoyed fishing.
niko brought his new baby, it was a nice site to shoot, we were standing on a wrecked wooden boat, for me the composition is perfect. niko started shooting with flash on, matt & i joined him & took our own pix also.
in the middle of the photo-op, i saw the coast guard (on wheels) approaching & is shouted “and’yan na ang pulis, itago n’yo na yan!” good thing they heard it at itinago na nila ang camera. as expected, tinanong ng pulis kung nasaan ang camera & they denied having one, delikado, baka kumpiskahin, sayang naman ang 3 buwang allowance!
not having a rod & reel at bawal ding kumuha ng larawan, sinundan na lang namin ang itik1 na may dalang lambat (na kung tawagin sa amin ay dala), aba saglit lang na naghahagis ng lambat ang itik ay nakahuli na ng mahigit 10 kilo (rough estimate ko) & he’s kind enough to share some of his catch to us.
i did enjoy that “fishing expedition” may thrill! Hehehe!
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1 Tats // Nov 15, 2006 at 11:45 am
…parang kelan lang tinatanong kita kung kelan mo isusulat dito sa blog mo na you used to be a mangingisda. pero ang daya mo talaga, dito ko pa sa blog mo nalaman na you hated it.. nakuuuu Master… sarap mong kaliskisan!
2 manilenya // Nov 15, 2006 at 11:53 am
nasan na yung kuha nyo?
ei master pareho pala ang mga tatay natin…dati ring mangingisda tatay ko diyan sa manila bay din syempre ….. may mga wento siya na makapagbagbag damdamin sa gitna ng dagat…swerte ko lang siguro dahil babae ako hindi nya ako isinamang mangisda
3 jong // Nov 15, 2006 at 12:14 pm
pictures pictures.. asan na ang pictures? nakumpiska ba ang mga camera? hehe
4 master // Nov 15, 2006 at 12:27 pm
@tats, sobrang hirap ang mangisda to earn & i never had fun doing it.
@manilenya, maganda pa ang dagat dati at marami pang nahuhuli, maraming kwento kang maririnig tungkol sa pangingisda. di naman sa akin yung camera, ask mo si niko.
@jong, deny to death kami para hindi makumpiska ang camera! hehehe!
5 malaya // Nov 15, 2006 at 1:14 pm
master, ang dami naman ng nahuli ng itik na yan. sampung kilo agad. baka naman poisonous ang lambat niyan?:mrgreen: ahihihihi
6 TiKey // Nov 15, 2006 at 2:42 pm
NAg hahanap ka ng isda e meron ka nman pala! hehe! ulam namin Dalagang bukid diko lang sure kung Dalaga ba tlga sila or binata… basta chalap chalap!:wink:
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8 sasha // Nov 15, 2006 at 3:52 pm
Hehehe honga Tikey, naghahanap ng isda dun pala sa itik marami
asan na ang pictures, master?
9 tin // Nov 15, 2006 at 6:36 pm
how i wish i could also do fishing too.
wala lang, new adventure. hahaha! oh well. nice post. 
10 tin // Nov 15, 2006 at 6:38 pm
ay nadoble, pakibura na lang yung nauna master. salamat.
11 ann // Nov 15, 2006 at 7:04 pm
Muntik na palang madale ang baby ni niko..hehehe.
Minsan pinapanood namin yung mga namimingwit sa corniche dito, pampalipas oras nila.
12 gracita // Nov 15, 2006 at 11:46 pm
itik ang tawag niyo sa mga pana? bakit? di ko na-gets, hehe. thrilling nga fishing expedition niyo, naka-hingi nalang
buti pala hindi nakuha camera ni kneeko, sayang nga naman ang allowance…
13 rHo // Nov 16, 2006 at 10:18 pm
nye! nasan ang mga pictures?! galing mag-deny… kung hinde, naku po! lagot ang bagong baby ni kneeko! buti na lang…
14 nona // Nov 17, 2006 at 10:57 am
nakaka-excite siguro mag-fishing….pero base sa experience mo ‘di ka nag-eenjoy?…tsk..exciting pala ang naging buhay mo master…
btw, galing ako kay amakneeko…:smile:
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