Moymoy

That's his name. We found him at the out-of-town resthouse in Coron where we stayed for a few days during a short respite from our daily grind. Moymoy is a "domesticated" monkey who doesn't really have much opportunity to monkey around because he is tied up on the waist.

Moymoy had this small ceramic coated pan where he takes his meals - I really don't know what his favorite is, but I can always guess that it is the proverbial ripe banana. I did not see him have one during our stay in the resthouse, though.

A nephew of the resthouse proprietor passed by one morning and spent a few minutes with Moymoy who appeared to be so enthusiastic in going about his task of combing through the guy's hair and relishing whatever he got from it. I wonder if this kind of behavior is instinctive.

I am not sure whether, Gigi, the resthouse owner, chose to give him his name after viewing Moymoy Palaboy on You Tube. These brothers have finally made their way to fame after posting quite a number of videos about their songs and antics while "tita" is busy doing her chores in the kitchen.

These guys are not really exceptional but they do have talent, imagination and some funny bone. They are now doing the mall rounds and occasionally do some TV guesting. I hope they will stay around for sometime.

Moymoy in Coron will probably stay around for sometime since he doesn't have anything to worry about - food, water, roof above his head and safety from any predator. He is not in his natural habitat but that may be an advantage.

Maybe Moymoy will never become famous like his distant cousins, but I am sure that that is the last thing on his mind.