If you’re familiar with the South Road Properties (SRP,) you will know that the only side exposed to the Cebuano public is the ‘front’ side. This side is the one facing the sea. This is where Cebu’s future must-visits are currently being developed. This side is the crowd favorite. It gets featured in websites and the news. The ‘back’ side, the one facing the mainland and the one that’s hidden from the public eye, is the one that never gets featured in news articles and travel websites. While the front side is bustling with life and energy, the back side is silent and still. This isn’t entirely bad, however. Like they always say, it is often in stillness and silence that you find real beauty.
The other side of the South Road Properties – still, silent, gorgeous!
Here is a map of the South Road Properties. The blue lines indicate the ‘front’ side. The red line indicates the ‘back’ side.
The University of Cebu campus in Mambaling.
The small channel between mainland Cebu and the South Road Properties gives fishermen from coastal barangays easy access to the sea.
A few people come here early in the morning or late in the afternoon to jog or ride their bike.
On the other side of the fence is Pond F, the huge still-unreclaimed parcel of land inside the SRP. Beyond that are the GSIS Building and the Bigfoot Studios.
A long and quiet road. You seldom see this in the city nowadays.
Satchmo taking it all in. Enjoying his first out-of-the-box-experience in months!
You probably couldn’t see it but those are huge white birds in the water. If I am not mistaken, those are white Chinese Egrets. They look like the ones Gian and I saw in Olanggo.
A small mangrove forest frequented by numerous flocks of huge birds.
The Inayawan Landfill. I know it’s dirty and all, but it looks quite peaceful from a distance. Especially now that it’s already been closed. I heard rumors, however, that a private firm is going to transform the lot into something nice and useful.
More birds. There were a lot of them!
Flying V. It is always exciting to see this in the sky. It’s a moving reminder that life must go on no matter what.
A small mangrove forest at the foot of the landfill.
Yet again, more birds! In this photo, you can hardly see them. But there were a couple of them flying when I took this shot. If only I had a better camera. Hehe.
A small house at the foot of the landfill.
More houses!
A lady sits in the shade and cleans the shells that she collected.
A guy with his ‘gun’ dives in to catch some fish.
A lone cyclist traversing the last stretch towards Talisay City.
Satchmo enjoying the sun.
A huge waterway which allows sea water to freely flow towards the back part of the SRP.
The bridge connecting the City of Talisay and the South Road Properties.
Hey, all! After three months, I’m finally back with a new update. I hope I will be able to post new stuff more frequently from now on. All photos in this post were taken using a point and shoot camera. So, please, excuse the quality of the photos. Thanks!
Nice if iplan ining side as a eco-tourism area or a mangrove forest area.
It would be better if this area would be developed as an eco-tourism site. Plant more mangrove trees.
that’s actually a very nice idea!
doul ra kau ni sa akong gpoy.an karon lan… balay sa akong mother in law and i usually jog in this area if i have time and i usually sit atbang sa small house kanang ubos sa landfill. very peaceful but not so good in smell but tolerable.
mao ba lex? nindot bitaw didto daganan
sir ley,
Thanks! for featuring ani nga other side sa SRP. nice pa jd and mga pics.hehe
keep it Up!
thanks mam yanizel!
im just curious.. =) did you use a film camera when you took your photos? coz they are so cool and dreamy! =)
Nice photo tour Ley
sir fred, salamat! 🙂
thanks mam gypsydoodles! i used a simple point and shoot mam. i just had to edit some photos a little.
nice to hear you again Leyland and to see Satchmo.
good post.
thank you, mam inday! 🙂
WoW! I’m happy to see those mangroves at the foot of the landfill. Labong na kaayo… daghan daghan sad kog na ugsok nga mangrove atong 2007 during our mangrove planting activity diha nga site mismo…
yep. good work, master slerz!
we need a quiet area like this one. it’s a nice place! love the birds and satchmo. 🙂
yep. we need more quiet places in the city. 🙂
photo quality is great! what kind of camera/lens do you use?
Thanks.
thanks! used a sony point and shoot digital camera…
“A small house at the foot of the landfill.” Ka nice sa feeling sa nagpuyo sa anang payag, the water reflections say it all.
Ka nice sa feeling sa nagpuyo sa anang nag inusarang payag, the water reflections say it all.
It’s a reflection of poverty. The people who live around the area are more likely squatters who use the surrounding waters as toilet. God help our people!
maayo pagka puesto anang naginusarang lagkaw, unta limpio og fresco ang hangin diha dapita og kanang lim-aw dili nanimaho. . .
Good to hear from you again Ley (and Satchomo!) Point and shot – it does not matter your pix always come out good. Thanks for the update.
nice! I like the Flying V photo, so surreal. By the way how did you get in? I thought closed na nga road, gibadlong ko sauna dra nag bike ko dili daw pasudlan.tsk tsk tsk..
Wow never saw the back of the SRP. Will link this on the blog ^^
It’s been years nga nakaila nako si Satchmo. I was as excited as others when he traveled far…I miss Satchmo… hope to meet him in person.. hehehe..
pwede mg fishing near anang bridge to talisay(last photo)?
im not sure if that’s allowed
yeah it is allowed to go fishing.. but when we went here once the guard told us that we have to secure permit in Sugbo. How to do the process?