sagay urban legends

every place has them.   interesting characters, scenes or settings  that give a place its distinctive feel. sagay, where there’s a most fabulous sandbar in pinas, does have its share of  such “urban legends.”  

the fashionistas :  tita day and her beaded slip-ons or step-ins, well-coiffed tita neneng amy and her umbrella, tita marne in full tennis gear and glittering diamonds.  linda ni otay  is a breed of her own with her colorful skirts, peasant blouses, pedal pushers and hats.   definitely not to miss the rodriguez matriarch, tia suloy, in perennial red nail polish and red lipstick combo.  tia suloy stands out even in death.  her tomb, visible from the road to old sagay, is raised from the ground on four legs, reportedly to ward off ants and other creepy crawly creatures. 

three elderly gentlemen :  mr. parcon, tio iking lopez and lolo totong tupaz  who took early morning walks together. no fail at all, every morning they’d do the rounds from the market to the plaza and back… berets bobbing, canes a-tap-tapping.  (more…)