Indawo yokuhlala ye-Davao eziqhingini zasePhilippine ibhekwa njengokuzola kakhulu. Uma ukhuluma ngokuhlanzeka, angikwazi ukucabanga ukuthi kungazenzeki kanjani lapha, ngoba kunesimo esitelekile, amabhishi amsulwa kakhulu nezindawo ezinobungane. Umkhathi e-resort, unokuphumula nje futhi kulokhu angifuni ngisho nokufuna ukubheka okuhehayo, kepha ukubheka lapha.
Uhambo lwethu noshade naye seluqalile kakhulu, okungukuthi, nge-visa. Ukuwela umngcele, bekuyinto ejwayelekile, okungukuthi, kuyadingeka ukukhombisa ipasipoti yayo, amathikithi ohambo lokubuya nokuqinisekiswa okuningana okungajwayelekile kweqiniso lokuthi thina kanye nomlingani sikulungele ngokwezezimali iholide lethu.
Ungahamba nawe ohambweni oluvunyelwe amasiko, okungukuthi, ugwayi wamakhulu amane noma ama-cigar angamashumi amahlanu, kanye namalitha amabili ophuzo oludakayo nama-pesos ayizinkulungwane eziyishumi. Ungase futhi uthathe nawe ukusetshenziswa komuntu siqu, kepha ngamanani anengqondo kuphela, ukuze ungavukile. Kwenqatshelwe ukungenisa izidakamizwa, izithombe zobulili ezingcolile nezikhali, amathikithi e-lottery, imishini ye-slot, kanye nezitshalo ezithambile uma ungenaso isitifiketi esikhethekile. Ukusuka esifundeni sezwe, akunakwenzeka ukuthumela izitshalo, izilwane zasendle nezinyoni, imikhiqizo yasendulo ngaphandle kwemvume ekhethekile, imikhiqizo yegolide, kanye nemikhiqizo evela ezinhlotsheni zokhuni ezingandile. Futhi akunakwenzeka ukuthumela amakhorali, isikhumba sama-pythons, ezinye izinhlobo zamagobolondo, izinhlobo ezithile zama-orchid namagobolondo ezimfudu.
Imali yasendaweni - peso. Ngikweluleka ukuthi uthole le mali kusengaphambili, ngoba ukushintshana kwama-ruble aseRussia kuya kuma-pesos asendaweni, lapho ufika eziqhingini zasePhilippine, kungaba yinkinga enkulu. Akunankinga, shintsha amadola aseMelika, ama-euro kanye namaphawundi. Ngendlela, ama-dollar ajwayele ukusakazwa kwamahhala ngisho nasezitolo, uvame ukubona amanani ngamadola. Uma ufuna ukushintsha imali, kungcono ukukwenza impela ebhange. Inkambo ihlukile kwezenyeli kwisikhulu, kepha namanje hhayi kakhulu. Amabhange endawo, asebenze kusuka kwesishiyagalolunye ekuseni kuya kwabane kusihlwa.
Ihhotela nezitolo kungabalwa zombili ngamakhadi wesikweletu namasheke wabavakashi. Ukuze ugweme izindleko ezingadingekile, kungcono ukuthatha amasheke wabavakashi kuma-American Dollars. Ama-ATM eziqhingini zasePhilippine, le nto ivame kakhulu futhi kunezinkinga azizange zivele, ngoba zenzeka kaningi futhi zidinga ukuthi ngabe zibe zifuna isikhathi eside.
Ezokuthutha eDavao zimelelwa ngendlela yamabhasi namatekisi. Ngetekisi, ngiqonde amatekisi ajwayelekile, amatekisi amancane, izithuthuthu ezinamasondo ezinamasondo neVelaikasha. Kuya ngokuthi hlobo luni lwetekisi oyikhethayo, izindleko zohambo lwakho zincike. Noma ukhetha itekisi lakho elijwayelekile, izindleko zohambo zizobe zingabizi kakhulu. Kuhlala kukufanele ukuba nenombolo eyanele yemali encane nezinhlamvu zemali nawe, ukuze ukwazi ukukhokha nomshayeli, njengoba abashayeli bamatekisi bendawo bengasoze bapha, ikakhulukazi izivakashi.
Ngokwebishongo njengomthetho, isimo sibonakala impela. Ngakho-ke, ngokwesibonelo, akufanele ushiye izinto zakho zinganakekelwa futhi kubantu abangajwayelekile. Ngemuva kwamaphakethe, kungcono ukubuka ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezinabantu abaningi. Ezitolo nasemabhishi, akufanele ukhanye isikhwama esigcwele semali. Amantombazane, asuse yonke imihlobiso eyengeziwe. Okokuqala, kuyingozi kuwe, bese okwesibili, kuleli fomu, ubukeka njengesihlahla sikaKhisimusi.
Abantu bendawo, bekhuluma ngesiTagalog, kepha abaningi baphansi bakhuluma isiNgisi esigabeni esihle ngokuphelele. Ngibhale ukuthi ama-Aborigine anobungane, futhi amamatheke futhi ngezinga elithile. Kepha, nansi inani labantu bendawo kanye nesici esibi - ukuhamba kancane. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lokhu kushelela, ngokusobala kungakuhoxisa ngisho nomuntu onokubekezela kwezingelosi. Ukuskena kwabantu kuncipha kwehla ngeSonto Meme, amaholide nemincintiswano yezemidlalo, efana ne-basketball namaqhude.
Ukuthi ngiyithandile kakhulu eDavao, lokhu kuyisibalo esanele sezindlu zangasese zomphakathi, ngaphandle kwalokho, uma kungazelelwe, ngeke kube khona injabulo enjalo emehlweni, ungahlala usebenzisa igumbi lasendlini yangasese, ngenkathi ukhokha kuphela inani elingokomfanekiso. By the way, iZwe langasese alimukelwa lapha. Ukuze uqonde ukuthi udinga ukubuza ukuthi "Igumbi lokududuza" litholakala kuphi. Igumbi labesifazane likhonjiswa ngokuthi "Babae", ukudla kwabesilisa kufana ne- "Lakala".
EDavao, kukhona ukuvinjelwa okuqinile kokubhema ezindaweni zomphakathi, ngisho nasezindaweni ezinjengokuma kwezokuthutha. Uma ungumuntu obhemayo, ngaleso sikhathi ngesikhathi sokubhuka ihhotela, kufanele ucacise umzuzu. Ungephula umthetho, ungakwazi izikhathi ezintathu kuphela, okungukuthi, uzobhala inhlawulo yokubhema ezindaweni zomphakathi futhi kathathu, ngesikhathi sesine, ubeka ejele izinsuku eziningana. Ngakho-ke, ngincoma ngokuqinile ukuhlekisa ngokubhema ezindaweni zomphakathi.
Amathiphu anikela futhi athathe ngomusa. Kuyisiko ukushiya amaphesenti amahlanu ajwayelekile enani le-oda endaweni yokudlela noma kwi-cafe. Etekisini kusuka kuwe kuzobe nokulinda ukukhokhwa kwama-oda konke kumaphesenti ayishumi. Ihhotela lehhotela alikho ngaphandle, kepha bangabanikeza njengokubonga, imali eningi njengoba ungazisoli. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ePhilippines, ngaphezu kwamaphesenti ayishumi, kuyisiko ukushiya ngisho nangaphezulu, kepha lokhu akusekho ngokwesisekelo, kodwa kunalokho kuyinto efiselekayo. Uma ufuna ukuthola isimo sengqondo esisheshayo nesinakekeli esinengqondo kumuntu wakho, khona-ke kubo bonke abasebenzi bezenzo, okudingeka ukuthi ugqugquzele wena, udinga ukukhuthaza isisebenzi esingehlula ngenxa kane kunama-pesos angaphezu kweshumi. Kithi, lokhu kuyinto ethambile, futhi kumuntu omuhle futhi ngiyabonga uzoba ukuzinikela kakhulu.
Izitolo emahhotela ahlukile. Sasingenhlanhla futhi irosette enezikhonkwane ezintathu yayisegumbini lethu. Umyeni bekufanele afune i-adaptha, futhi acabangele ukuskena kwabasebenzi bendawo, kuseshwa isikhathi eside. Ukube bekungengenxa yomlingani, kungenzeka ngiphele amandla ngohlobo lwesokhethi enjalo, ngoba kuma-adaptha angisho lutho.