Pagadian: Little Hong Kong of the South

This is part two of our pre-anniversary celebration…

So goodbye Kapatagan and hello to the hilly terrain of Pagadian City!

The one place where you wanna make sure that your car brakes are working perfectly fine or else you’ll suddenly find yourself rolling straight down to the open sea.

When commuting, you can get around the city by riding a three-wheeled motor vehicle that kind of serves like a taxi cab which is locally known as a “rela” (a diminutive of the word “motorela”). 

The “rela” in Pagadian has two rows of seats that are inclined at an approximate 25 to 40 degree angle. This design is unique to this city only. I swear I haven’t seen anything like it anywhere. 

Getting in it is an exercise I tell you. It’s like doing some pull-ups and curl-ups at the same time really. But it ain’t so bad… Considering after countless of rides later, you might step out of it attaining rock hard abs effortlessly.

Pagadian is not only known for its iconic “rela” but it is also known for its bountiful seafood. So for lunch, my boyfriend and I went straight to Springland Resort to sample only the freshest seafood for lunch.

Welcome to their reception area. Obscured is the dining area where we enjoyed eating our hearts out. 

I apologize that there are no food photos for this post. But please try their Fried Lapu-lapu in Chili Sauce in case you would drop by here because it is deeeeelicious! So delicious that my boyfriend fought me over the very last morsel of it. 

The view below the dining area. Beautiful isn’t it?

When we decided to take a walk down below, we found this…

Yes, seafood is really my TRU-LAB. Sorry boyfriend.

Springland Resort cultures fish, crab and prawn and this is why they have the freshest seafood. 

I must say that Springland Resort is a haven for local tourists especially because of its beautiful ambiance, affordable rates, accommodating staff and delectable food. You really could not ask for more.

After spending much of our time relaxing at Springland Resort… Actually, more like waiting for all of the food in our stomach to be fully digested, we went to Rotonda, a park that overlooks the city, for our last hoorah which was horseback riding!

Okay, actually, I was the only one who went horseback riding because my sorry self wasn’t able to ride on a horse’s back ever. 

 

Look at me grinning from ear to ear! For only 20 pesos, you get to ride on a horse’s back for three laps. Not bad huh?

I truly really felt sorry for the little horsie… I didn’t know he was hungry the whole time while I was on his back. Respect!

And this concludes our pre-anniversary celebration that didn’t cost us more than 3000 pesos. I know there’s still more of Pagadian that we missed. We will be back (hopefully some time soon) and that’s a promise.