These Japanese family of 4 tried eating fruit bat at Dragon Tei Japanese Restaurant on March 12, 2014 with my wife Flor the one prepared in front of them. (Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
EXOTIC PALAU FOOD -- FRUIT BAT!
Me and my wife Ma. Florida Hernandez worked at Dragon Tei, Teppan Dragon, Donburi Dragon in May 2006. She is still working there currently and I transferred at Palau Royal Resort in June 01, 2007.
While working there, sometimes I saw some Palauan men selling fruit bat for $5.00 per piece. The restaurant sell it for $25.00 per piece to customers mostly Japanese who wants to try exotic food.
Sometimes at night, I saw some Palauan men with airgun hunting fruit bat. The other guy have a big flashlight while the other one will shoot the fruit bat.
Actually, many of them will not eat the fruit bat and before it will be served, usually Flor will take care of it but usually suggest to guest to have a photo session first with the wings of the bat spread out.
Sometimes she will scare the guests and put it very close to them with the teeth coming out and looks like a devil with its black color and straight ears.
In March 10, 2014, a Japanese family of 4 were my guests at Breeze Bar of Palau Royal Resort. The daughter gave me $10.00 tip right away with me not even starting the first song yet.
I played mostly Japanese songs and at 11:00 pm, I talked to them because I thought it's not their first time in Palau because I heard the daughter said, "Roberto san" or Mr. Robert. I thought she knows me earlier. But not. It's their first time in Palau.
The son and the daughter had a photo with me at the keyboard with the cashier that took the photo not having a steady hand and it's a little blurred.
The family came again at Breeze Bar on March 12, 2014. They sat near me so I was able to sing even without mike some songs that they have requested.
As usual, before I start playing, the daughter gave me $10.00 tip again.
When I mentioned to them that my wife works at Dragon Tei, they said that they tried fruit bat there.
I showed them the picture of my wife that is at the cover page of my song books, they recognized her.
They had dinner at Waves Restaurant on March 13 before going back to Japan. This is where the first photo of this post was taken. No tip this time.
I asked them to check the Palau Chess Federation website http://palau-chess.blogspot.com to see this post in the future.
Source: Chess and Music (Perfect Combination)
The Beginning of Chess In Palau
By Roberto Hernandez
April 2014
To be published as a book in the future
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