Zamboanga city in the eyes of the northerner
You'd be shocked at how unknown Zamboanga city is to most people in Manila. My friend thinks it is in Visayas , near Cebu. Another one thought it to be Zambales and asked me if I could speak Ilocano . Most would not even remember the name Zamboanga , what they would remember is Davao and I have to correct them most of the time that it is Zamboanga and not Davao. There are also only a few people here who seems to know about the unique dialect Chabacano in Zamboanga city. I guess you can't blame them. The only time that they hear about Zamboanga city is when there is a bomb that goes off in the city or there is war in the southernmost tip of the Philippines. Some people even see to think that Zamboanga city is as big as a little barangay . I remember chatting with a person and she said that she heard that a bomb exploded in the city and asked me if I was okay and I was like, why wouldn't I be. I mean the chances of a little bomb affecting many is little. It's