Cagayan De Oro | A Walk In The Gateway Of Northern Mindanao

CAGAYAN DE ORO | The Gateway Of Northern Mindanao

A Walk At Rush Hour

Note: The pictures and events I'll post here was done a month prior to the Typhoon Sendong Disaster.

I like walking in Cities. Cagayan De Oro City is hardly the best city for this, but surprisingly a lot of people do walk here. As of my experience when I tried walking to their weekend night market in Plaza Divisoria, It was time to look at CDO in a different light. A city of bustling people, walking to and fro, traversing from either Taxis or Motorela or simply walking through a few blocks. Like in any other city, traffic goes heavy during rush hour.

This Tribute for the Slain Media men is one of the Monuments that I passed through.

My camera was bulky, and I hated that particular disadvantage where people tend to notice if I am shooting at something, I only took a few shots and went my way.

It was my first time, without any idea of the city's locale. So I decided to walk to Plaza Divisoria from my lodgings in Budgetel. It was probably a good choice as I was able to watch the size of the city and understand their local traffics. Being the Gateway of Northern Mindanao, Cagayan De Oro lives up to it. It was good timing that I did this on a Friday early evening, several streets are closed for the Night Market activity.

Sections were situated for food market, so instead of hunting for a good place to dine, I had dinner on the same place. The  walk though just from Budgetel left me sweating, it was a hot November day after all, a hearty meal is a welcome thought. I tried lechon to reward myself.

I was hungry but wasn't glutenous this day.. The food is too yummy to resist though, I ended up overeating.

I met a few street children. Note that this picture was taken a month prior to the Typhoon Sendong Disaster. I pains me to think what may have happened to these kids. I don't believe that they're orphans, but more rather like children allowed to roam the city streets freely.

This boy here was the boldest in their bunch. He gallantly posed in front of my camera while munching on the lechon I gave him. I didn't have time to adjust my camera settings because the event was unraveling rapidly. He was asking for a quick picture.

This is where I met a few of the street children's, I gave them my excess meal which they heartily shared. And what do I get but a smile of gratitude. No one's bothering with them or taking much attention. I was torn between giving them more or just let them be. I don't agree to giving alms to children in the street because it would encourage them to continue and make a living out of it. In the end, a few scraps of my meal was enough and I was rewarded with a smile and a pose in front in my camera. I was charmed, as they had been polite and not as pesky as the one you'd see in EDSA.

After dinner, I investigated the night market. It was busy, but I rather love the good finds I got. A nice red jacket and Khaki pants suits me well. All around, newly opened Ukay Ukay goods are sold, lots of good finds for me, but I can't bring too many. I have to keep travelling light and easy.

Last thing I tried was to ride the Motorela. The routes are confusing as I didn't know how to hail a Motorela. Sidewalk vendors prove to be a good help when you need directions in a big city.

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