Reminiscing the Past

It was late July when I got back to Caraycaray Banderahan and notice it was high tide and so we left our motorbike at the Ilawod church with my brother, sister, cousins and my cute little niece and so we headed our way with a salt water on the road, it was not unusual though because when I was younger the water really filled the road but not too overflowing like what we’ve observe today. We walked not far from the church and the water is below the knee and for some part is above the knee until we reach the Banderahan Islet.

There is really a big difference in the place where my younger memory days is. The Banderahan is the place where the family hangs out together with occasions or no occasions, it depends on any occurrence.

Back to my childhood days I could still remember its almost every month we got to this place with my family and relatives and we all had fun and don’t even matter if our skin gut sun burn or we get really dark brown as long as we enjoyed the day before going home but so sad when its leaving the salt water and we still wanted to swim. Ohhhh!

So if I am going to compare those days from where my childhood days of what had happened today in the said place, of course there is really a big changes. So, the water is overflowing from the last portion of the cemented road (it could not be just the last portion) until you get to the isle. The houses before is far from the salt water with a big distance unreachable by the ocean and a wide space where you can cross not soaking your feet or knees in the salt water, but now, a gigantic difference happened due to getting of sands and gravel in Banderahan, people are too abusive and don’t even think what might happen if they don’t stop getting those stuff.

The houses were moved up of the elevated islet, I kind of don’t know how to explain it but the water is now connected with each other and the islet is almost going to vanish especially in high tide you cant cross the opening area of the islet if you are not going to soak in the salt water because there is no other way for you to get in the place but to swim or to walk above the hips sea water level. It was kinda disappointing because of the what if’s, what if it’ll vanish? So the good memories will be vanished too? Or it will be just a memory? And how about the future kids, are they not going to enjoy and see the beautiful place where my/our childhood fun memories is? Its very disappointing when all of the good stuff will be soon come to an end due to abusiveness of nature.

Well, folks that was the miserable part but there is still a good thing happen. At the last portion of the islet where most of the houses were move up is a nice view and nice clear salt water is and with new cottages is build up for business (government business) for some people, family and visitors to have shelter in.

Let us protect our nature folks!

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