MR-SIC day 13, Metolza, Magtibay, & Paitan on a tuesday (april 26, 2011)

april 26, 2011... tuesday...
measles rubella supplemental immunization campaign on 3 different barangays...

BARANGAY METOLZA...
BARANGAY MAGTIBAY...
BARANGAY PAITAN...
NAUJAN WEST, ORIENTAL MINDORO, PHILIPPINES...
...most of the people living here were MANGYANS (natives of MINDORO)... to my surprise, they are the ones most eager to be vaccinated... i love them! = )


concrete jungle...

yellow sleeves (G2000), denim jacket (two percent homme), blue jeans (replay), native bowler hat (msense), flip-flops (thirft store)

BARANGAYS

STARTED WITH A SHOWER... BUCKETS OF WATER... = )

 smoke from hay fire...

nice sunshine on the mountains...

 closer look...

AM snack...

 kapitan of metolza (guy on the L in white), kapitan of magtibay (guy on the R in yellow)

don't have a pic of 

PAITAN...

 

i went with the group to barangay magtibay where all of the residents are MANGYANS...

  

me with the MANGYANS...

natives of the province of MINDORO... 

thank you to the teacher of the mangyan school who gave me these bananas... = )

dried leaves shower pictorial...

 awesome....

me with my kids...

 

pre-lunch snack...

LUNCH... feast... banquet...

 

 humbang langka

 tambakol na sinaing... super sarap...

  chicken with banana... new to me...

 fried fish (don pilas)... super fresh... almost sweet...

 i forgot to take a pic of my plate before eating... obviously i'm that hungry or excited to eat...= )

so this is halfway through it... = )

 poisonous little snake...

 washing dishes...

 kuya marlon... ZZZZzzzz....

WENT TO NURSE K-ANNE'S HOUSE @ METOLZA to eat PM snack...

kain na lang ng kain...

kaya nanaba... = ) 

 k-anne and her baby kien...

 papaya...

 

 sabay sabay pa...

 

biko with latik

 

 star apple... so sweet and juicy...

 macopa...

 

 my heart was touch by the health-seeking behavior of the mangyans... they grab all the opportunities that come to them... when they see doctors or medical missions they immediately avail of the services... especially our measles vaccination... it made me more apathetic to those who refuse vaccination for all the wrong reasons... we should learn from these mangyans... plus the fact that they are very grateful and appreciative of all the things you give to them...

BWAYWA...

(thank you in the native language of mangyans)

RATE OF TIREDNESS: minimal...

HEAT INTENSITY: subtle...

SHADE OF SKIN DARKNESS: obvious...

TOMORROW: REVISITS

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