Porky @ Dagupan

The pig at the picture above is “Porky”.  She is a 200 Kg pig that’s set to die a few hours after the picture was taken.  It was the first time I saw a pig that big…literally big…i even thought it looked like a baby elephant.

I met Porky the first time I went to Dagupan City, Pangasinan.  I accompanied my best boy bud there with his family.  They are going to attend a wedding and we took the chance to enjoy the summer break at the province.  I didn’t have any province so they adopted me for that weekend to experience what it is like to spend summer at the province.  And I must say it was a lot of fun.  I enjoyed Dagupan and I had a lot of first time experiences there.

First, it was my first vacation at the province, since we didn’t have any.  We used to go out of town for beaches at Quezon or Batangas, but that isn’t really a province escapade, merely went our for the beach.  It was also the first time I went out of town for a vacation without my family with me.  Well except of course for previuos school or company outings. ^_^ So it was a total blast of fun, freedom, fright, control, discipline, etc.

It was my first time to go to Dagupan…the land of the Bangus…overflowing Bangus (dried, daing, fresh, etc…) I didn’t know under which province is Dagupan until last weekend… all I know is that Dagupan bangus is the best we could get at the market.

And as I have mentioned earlier, it was also the first time I saw such a big big pig (Porky) right in front of me (ready to be killed).  It was the first time I saw how a pig is butchered.  At first we thought it will be hard time and noisy since Porky is really big.  But the ‘matador’ (the one in-charge of butchering) was good and experienced.  Porky’s death was fast and smooth…she didn’t feel any pain. (good for her)  She was dagged right to the heart by a long and sharp bolo.  And Porky is now a simple pork for the wedding feast.

Also it was the first time I went to San Fabian Beach for swimming.  The water was warm and the sand was great.  The San Fabian Beach had a long stretch of shallow-water where kids can really enjoy the beach.  The water was also clear and warm.  It is good for the youngs and the olds.  The beach waves were also very nice.  The kids and I had a lot of fun running and jumping for the waves.

We also gather some mangoes from the tree.  We didn’t climb the tree…hehehe…we just threw slippers to it and catch it before it falls to the ground.  I know it was kinda childish but it was also kinda romantic and lots of fun. ^_^

My trip to Dagupan was really unmemorable because it was shared with people dear to me and it can definitely be considered a precious moment.  I will cherish the experience forever and I know it wouldn’t be the last…just the start of more Dagupan visits.

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