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Today, the end of “Great Fish Race” era was long gone. Fishing as expected declined to eradication down to small fishing activity. The glory days of Manlayohin were vanished. No coins and candies have been showered. No rollers have been readied to launch a boat for maiden voyage. No boats are being launch every quarter. No new name has been battled about, nor a boat in construction. Those memories were vanished and for sure will be gone for good. Where are the mercies of God? Where is His promised that will lavish us with the abundance of fish from the rituals of boats blessings? I keep wondering who drives fishing scarcity is it us? Or, God is punishing us? Writing this story has made the name our boat as my context of my long forgotten memory of its abundance. Continue reading →