Sunday, July 24, 2011

My Pagadian

 "My Pagadian"

I was recently on an out-of-town trip where I was mixed with peers from different places in and outside of the Philippines. When I introduced myself to the rest of the crowd, I noticed that some of them (excluding the foreign delegates) had question marks on top of their heads when I smilingly said, “I’m from Pagadian City!” They actually thought I’m from the USA because of my nosebleed American accent. What a compliment! But I am a proud Pagadianon.

It was then when I realized that only a handful know Pagadian City. To some, it’s like the lost City of Atlantis – only heard of but never been there. Thus, I’ve come up with a small list of signs to let others differentiate Pagadian from any other city: