Archive for April, 2009
Hitchhiking Buda
Posted by Kim in Adventures, Dailies, Mindanao, The "South" on April 21st, 2009
On board the Red Ball Express
The road from Bukidnon to Davao is the last stretch for cargo trucks en route from other parts of Mindanao to the trade port at Sasa, and as told to us by manong ”Gerry” a driver of 12 years, it is the most arduous. The road is full of abrupt curves and rocky parts that ought to be driven on with caution, especially in the dark. Many deaths have occurred along this path and in Gerry’s career he can name a few of his colleagues. He laments as he points out an area with an abandoned truck at the side of the road, “Katong usa ka biyernes dara namatay tong kauban nako.” (Just last friday, one of my colleagues died right there). There was a black stain on the street that looked like mud, which Gerry morbidly insisted was blood.
LitOrgy at Durian Bar
Late March and early April was by far an interesting time for get togethers of writers, artists and musicians. The Young Davao Writers guild spearheaded a new version of their four month old poetry readings by infusing other artistic elements. It has brought awareness for the need to confer with each other, as the young literary world faces a crisis of the seemingly lack of creative movement.
Litorgy is the movement of the young: the first of a series of multimedia renderings by different young Davao artists: musicians, visual artists and writers. It was likewise guested by luminaries of the Davao art scene: Macario Tiu, Maria Morales and Chuch Fournier to name a few.
Plans of launching the next soiree are on the works and is believed to be called, Literotika.
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