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Philippines Travel – Gentle Giants of Donsol, Sorsogon
April 27, 2011 by Anita
Filed under Travel And Leisure
John Grant asked:
Donsol used to be sleepy coastal town in Sorsogon-a province in the southernmost tip of Luzon. Nobody knows Donsol except for, of course, its local inhabitants until a few years ago when tourists from all over the world began to flock this remote place to get a look-see at the largest fish on earth: the whale shark.
Before, fishermen in Donsol were ignorant of the ecological (and tourist) value of whale sharks. They used to hunt, slaughter and sell the poor gentle sea creatures to Japanese traders. Local folks call them “butanding” or “big fish” in the vernacular. Early sightings of the butandings were reported in the Visayan seas in Bohol further south. It was said that massive slaughtering caused their migration to Donsol waters.
Although, according to stories, the first butanding that was netted out in the area was also butchered. A marine biologist witnessed it and instantly recognized the fish as a rare marine specie. The biologist immediately reported the incident to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international organization promoting the preservation of the wildlife.
WWF wasted no time and launched an education campaign about the giant creature. After coordinating with the Department of Tourism, whale-watching soon became a tourist activity that allowed extra income for the people of Donsol.
Whale sharks can grow up to 50 feet in length. It has a rather wide mouth with hundreds of pointed teeth. It usually comes in grey or greenish brown color with white or yellow spots all over its body.
It earned the label gentle giant of the sea because of its harmless nature, considering it is of the shark family. It has nothing in common with whales except for its size, thus the name. Divers can swim and interact with them and are only known to sink deeper into the ocean when it gets upset. There has been no known attack on humans of whale sharks.
Scientists are still baffled with the large migration of whale sharks in Donsol. These fishes are known to prefer the cold waters, not the tropical seas that we have. One explanation would be the flourishing of planktons in the area. Planktons are organisms that fill the diet of the whale sharks. It is also hard to record the number of whale sharks that now thrive in Donsol. But early studies show that whale sharks can travel 14,000 miles in 40 months and is capable of breeding in different sea environments.
Whale sharks swim on the surface of the water especially during the morning and early afternoon. It opens its mouth rhythmically when feeding on the planktons and visitors may be treated to this wondrous sight if they spot the fish at the perfect time. But don’t expect them to jump up and down the water like the whales or dolphins. That’s actually another beauty of the whale shark experience because this makes it perfectly east and safe to get near them.
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Donsol used to be sleepy coastal town in Sorsogon-a province in the southernmost tip of Luzon. Nobody knows Donsol except for, of course, its local inhabitants until a few years ago when tourists from all over the world began to flock this remote place to get a look-see at the largest fish on earth: the whale shark.
Before, fishermen in Donsol were ignorant of the ecological (and tourist) value of whale sharks. They used to hunt, slaughter and sell the poor gentle sea creatures to Japanese traders. Local folks call them “butanding” or “big fish” in the vernacular. Early sightings of the butandings were reported in the Visayan seas in Bohol further south. It was said that massive slaughtering caused their migration to Donsol waters.
Although, according to stories, the first butanding that was netted out in the area was also butchered. A marine biologist witnessed it and instantly recognized the fish as a rare marine specie. The biologist immediately reported the incident to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), an international organization promoting the preservation of the wildlife.
WWF wasted no time and launched an education campaign about the giant creature. After coordinating with the Department of Tourism, whale-watching soon became a tourist activity that allowed extra income for the people of Donsol.
Whale sharks can grow up to 50 feet in length. It has a rather wide mouth with hundreds of pointed teeth. It usually comes in grey or greenish brown color with white or yellow spots all over its body.
It earned the label gentle giant of the sea because of its harmless nature, considering it is of the shark family. It has nothing in common with whales except for its size, thus the name. Divers can swim and interact with them and are only known to sink deeper into the ocean when it gets upset. There has been no known attack on humans of whale sharks.
Scientists are still baffled with the large migration of whale sharks in Donsol. These fishes are known to prefer the cold waters, not the tropical seas that we have. One explanation would be the flourishing of planktons in the area. Planktons are organisms that fill the diet of the whale sharks. It is also hard to record the number of whale sharks that now thrive in Donsol. But early studies show that whale sharks can travel 14,000 miles in 40 months and is capable of breeding in different sea environments.
Whale sharks swim on the surface of the water especially during the morning and early afternoon. It opens its mouth rhythmically when feeding on the planktons and visitors may be treated to this wondrous sight if they spot the fish at the perfect time. But don’t expect them to jump up and down the water like the whales or dolphins. That’s actually another beauty of the whale shark experience because this makes it perfectly east and safe to get near them.
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Testing Filipino Psychic Surgeons
Patrick Hamouy asked:
A Psychic Surgeon enters a person’s body using his / her bare hands and manually removes diseased tissues, tumours, calcium deposits, pus etc… Painlessly from a patient’s body, coming out without leaving any visible marks or scars.
But how can you be sure that a Psychic Surgeon is genuine?
Biased TV reports continuously portray these Psychic Surgeons as cheats. Magicians are hired to (badly) attempt to mimic what genuine Psychic Surgeons do. This is a pitiful imitation of these amazing healers by ignorant people who have never witnessed a genuine Psychic Surgeon at work and have never bothered to research the truth for themselves. These magicians could easily be caught cheating if you used the following testing method on them.
I have worked with over 40 different Psychic Surgeons since 1997 and I have only retained 4. These 4 I believe to be genuine. The others I let go as they were either cheating, not powerful enough or unethical. Be very careful if you go to Philippines on your own. Most people who have tried this came back very disappointed.
How I test the Psychic Surgeons I work with
1- I must be allowed to walk around the couch when he/she is working
2- I must be allowed to check under and around the couch for hidden props
2- He must show me his empty hands before he touches his client and without touching anything, he must start his treatment
3- If a group is present with me, we must all be allowed to film the surgery from front, back, above and sides
If a surgeon can pass these tests, this is a good start but there is more…
It may be possible to feel a tumour in a person’s body with your hand before surgery is performed. If after the surgery you can only feel a hole where the tumour was, then it is certain that the tumour has been removed.
One of the surgeons I take groups to proceeds to energise our hands and then moves the tip of our index finger over our body. Blood appears under our own finger as it is moved. Not when the surgeon’s finger moves, but when our own finger moves. How can this be faked?
Some of the tumours removed by the most gifted surgeon are the size of a fist. How could this be hidden from us as the surgeon has not touched anything but his patient’s body since showing us his hands?
How do Filipino fake Psychic Surgeons work?
First, they will not allow you to check them the way I described above.
They will usually keep you at a safe distance and you may not be allowed to film.
They often have a sheet hanging over the sides of the couch and you will not be allowed to check what is under it.
The great shame about all this cheating by fake surgeons or by the wrong portraying by ignorant magicians is that desperate people in search of life saving healing get coned or mislaid.
It is sad that often people go to Philippines when they are desperate because modern medicine has not helped them. It would be much easier for a genuine Psychic Surgeon to help them at the beginning of their illness as opposed to try to help them at the end of it when their body may be saturated with tumours.
I am often asked by potential visitors to the Philippines if a Psychic Surgeon can heal such or such disease or health condition.
My answer always is that there is no implicit or explicit guarantee that a surgeon can heal any specific condition. But I have seen people coming back from the Philippines cured from all types of disease. But once again, I must reiterate that nobody can guarantee healing by a Psychic Surgeon. If they do, stay away from them.
A Psychic Surgeon enters a person’s body using his / her bare hands and manually removes diseased tissues, tumours, calcium deposits, pus etc… Painlessly from a patient’s body, coming out without leaving any visible marks or scars.
But how can you be sure that a Psychic Surgeon is genuine?
Biased TV reports continuously portray these Psychic Surgeons as cheats. Magicians are hired to (badly) attempt to mimic what genuine Psychic Surgeons do. This is a pitiful imitation of these amazing healers by ignorant people who have never witnessed a genuine Psychic Surgeon at work and have never bothered to research the truth for themselves. These magicians could easily be caught cheating if you used the following testing method on them.
I have worked with over 40 different Psychic Surgeons since 1997 and I have only retained 4. These 4 I believe to be genuine. The others I let go as they were either cheating, not powerful enough or unethical. Be very careful if you go to Philippines on your own. Most people who have tried this came back very disappointed.
How I test the Psychic Surgeons I work with
1- I must be allowed to walk around the couch when he/she is working
2- I must be allowed to check under and around the couch for hidden props
2- He must show me his empty hands before he touches his client and without touching anything, he must start his treatment
3- If a group is present with me, we must all be allowed to film the surgery from front, back, above and sides
If a surgeon can pass these tests, this is a good start but there is more…
It may be possible to feel a tumour in a person’s body with your hand before surgery is performed. If after the surgery you can only feel a hole where the tumour was, then it is certain that the tumour has been removed.
One of the surgeons I take groups to proceeds to energise our hands and then moves the tip of our index finger over our body. Blood appears under our own finger as it is moved. Not when the surgeon’s finger moves, but when our own finger moves. How can this be faked?
Some of the tumours removed by the most gifted surgeon are the size of a fist. How could this be hidden from us as the surgeon has not touched anything but his patient’s body since showing us his hands?
How do Filipino fake Psychic Surgeons work?
First, they will not allow you to check them the way I described above.
They will usually keep you at a safe distance and you may not be allowed to film.
They often have a sheet hanging over the sides of the couch and you will not be allowed to check what is under it.
The great shame about all this cheating by fake surgeons or by the wrong portraying by ignorant magicians is that desperate people in search of life saving healing get coned or mislaid.
It is sad that often people go to Philippines when they are desperate because modern medicine has not helped them. It would be much easier for a genuine Psychic Surgeon to help them at the beginning of their illness as opposed to try to help them at the end of it when their body may be saturated with tumours.
I am often asked by potential visitors to the Philippines if a Psychic Surgeon can heal such or such disease or health condition.
My answer always is that there is no implicit or explicit guarantee that a surgeon can heal any specific condition. But I have seen people coming back from the Philippines cured from all types of disease. But once again, I must reiterate that nobody can guarantee healing by a Psychic Surgeon. If they do, stay away from them.
