[masamaaso]

Originally Posted by SeaMaiden

I've been dinged by big triggerfishes diving in the Caribbean. Left a MARK!

Ok, so I've been wondering, do I bring up the fishing for the HK live fish markets, or not?

I know the feeling, got a mark on the back of my leg looks like a half roll of dimes from one of them SOBs.
The large "live well" ships dont come this far south, but the place i was telling ya was a sweet dive island in the PI is one of the biggest suppliers of live fish to the HK market, they make floating fish pens out of bamboo(what else) and tow the pen into open sea where theres no EEZ laws, some dont agree with it some dont mind,,,for me its a double bladed sword,,the dirt poor can make money and feed his kids tonight, but it makes the rich richer.

[Mrs.Babba]

Amazing masa, thanks so much for sharing your life with us, so very different then anything around here, very enjoyable to read.
Awesome thread!

[Organic joe]

Nice thread happy u posted this
So what happened to the dirt bike?
Sucks u can't get different strains
But it must be nice not having to live with our fucked up government now days huh?

[Relentless]

very cool!! welcome!

[supermanlives]

can you have several wives?lol thats so cool the way your living. ever get tired of island living ? i got stir crazy bigtime .

[TB Gardens]

Cool man - only done with page one but loving it! Youve got ur fair share of stories brotha, would love to have a beer with ya and hear them all lol.. But for now the interwebbing will do just fine. Good luck out there, stay safe, and get them locals growing the herb!

[Skip]

Great story, Bad Dog! Interesting how "primitive" human societies change after contact with "civilization".

Anthropologists tend to be apologists for cultural excesses among "primitives", saying we cannot judge their behavior by our standards and that morality is relative.

They tend to view any contact with natives (other than their own contacts) as interference in their culture and a loss of innocence.

It's sort of like the Prime Directive from Star Trek. We could debate ad infinitum whether it's better to leave "primitive" cultures alone or try to "civilize" them.

Masa's story shows us what happens when tribal societies and "civilization" clash. It's a clash of value systems and morality in many cases.

IMO (as a cultural anthropologist), once we expose tribal cultures to our set of values (materialism, disrespect for the environment, different morality), without fail it will lead to the destruction of their original culture. Whether this is beneficial, only the people themselves can answer. It often depends upon their ability to adapt to modern culture.

Another undeniable effect of western culture and values is the exploitation and destruction of the natural environment (including extinction of species), that used to sustain tribal societies, but no longer can. Deforestation, erosion, urbanization, pollution all mean that tribal societies will soon be extinct.

Enjoy that lifestyle while you can Masa, because it won't last much longer despite everyone's best intentions.

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[Scottish Research]

So what's the food like?

R.Fortune

The smuggling here is a blast, and for the right price dam near anything can be smuggled into the archipelago

I did it several times,back in the early 1990's I stayed with the badjao down in sitangkai and used to visit sabah(malaysia) taking pinoys down there to work illegally and bring duty free goods back,I bought a house down in Mindanao,still visit there once a year to relax,went to Palawan back then as a jump-off to Coron island,palawan is cool

[Skip]

Originally Posted by masamaaso

never had the cassowary either,,dont think they come this far off Oz, only place I know for sure they live,,,supposed to be mean ass birds that can kill a man with deadly blows,,,shit gettin pecked to death, how ya explain that to the family.

https://www.hiptravelguide.com/hip-gu...australia.html

I've met a few in person! They would wander thru my yard in Queensland.

This is a chick (above). The adults are big and awesome scary lookin!



Adult Cassowary. They are nearly extinct as more and more of their range gets turned into tract homes and the few fruit they eat can no longer be found.

If you were to kill and eat one in Australia you'd be spending some time in prison, I imagine.