Ang DabawenyoAng DabawenyoThis Blog is all about Davao and her people. A Dabawenyo is not only the Davao-born, but anyone who professes a love of this beautiful city in the Philippine South. Articles
Japanese Christmas party
2007-12-17 11:29:00 A Japanese client invited me and a friend to a Christmas party last night, at Zakoya. I’ve never been to Japan, but I think I have enough Japanese friends to know that last night was a very Japanese get-together. My friend, Alex of Global Wings Travel, remarked that the party-goers didn’t behave in the ‘usual ... More About: Party , Restaurants , Gimmicks
People?s Park
2007-12-16 11:40:00 The old PTA Grounds, which was recently renovated and given a major makeover, is now known as “People ’s Park .” The winner of the name-the-park contest is Romeo Sardon, 75, of Matina. He won the P50,000 prize money for having his entry chosen to be the park’s name from now on. Sardon is a retired electrician ...
Davao?s travel professionals
2007-12-14 15:04:00 Tonight I was invited to the Christmas party of two long-standing tourism associations in Davao City: the Davao Travel Agents Association and the Davao Association of Tour Operators. DTAA and DATO did a joint year-end celebration at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao, and inducted their individual sets of officers for the following year. I?d like to ... More About: Tours , Parties , Professionals
Davao?s online giftshop
2007-12-05 16:13:00 The air’s starting to get nippy already in Davao . Today I noticed it was much cooler than it was last week. So, the Christmas season has really set in finally. Time to think about Christmasy stuff again! Speaking of which, it’s all about gifts this time of year. Receiving is a lot better, yes, but most ... More About: Internet , Industry , Online
Picobello Ristorante Italiano
2007-11-04 12:30:00 Tomorrow is my folks’ wedding anniversary, but my brother Jake, who’s in town for the long weekend, would be heading back to Manila already, so we decided to take Mom and Pop out for lunch today. We brought them to Picobello Ristorante Italiano , which is a great little place for family get-togethers. Picobello’s offerings are some ...
Beans and Hops Club
2007-11-04 11:23:00 Coffee Beans “A coffee bean is the seed of the coffee plant (the pit inside the red or purple fruit). The fruits, coffee cherries or coffee berries, most commonly contain two stones with their flat sides together. Coffee beans consist mostly of endosperm that contains 0.8 - 2.5 % caffeine, which is one of the main ... More About: Bars , Club
Blog for professionals? exam results
2007-10-30 15:33:00 A couple of Dabawenyos have come up with a great new blog: PRC Board Exam Results . The idea germinated from the superactive minds of Winston Almendras of Batang Yagit and Jehzeel Laurente of JehzLau Concepts. Only this month, Winston came up with the working site, and then Jehz picked up on it right away, ... More About: Blog , Personalities , Professionals
An American lunch
2007-09-25 10:54:00 Today my folks and I had a very enjoyable lunch with my friend, Bob Martin, and his family at their lovely home. The Martins were at our home some weeks ago and we treated them to Filipino fare. This time, we were treated to American cooking — Bob’s mother, Billie, described it as a traditional ... More About: Family , Lunch
The Adobe guy
2007-08-24 09:19:00 It is not uncommon to hear about Americans, Europeans or Asians falling in love with Davao and settling down here for good. Davao City has that special appeal even to other Filipinos who hail from other cities. And from time to time, you chance upon a gold nugget in the haul. What’s not very common ... More About: Technology , Community , Adobe , Personalities
Floral Float Parade
2007-08-19 19:09:00 The Kadayawan’s Flor al Float Parade is a traditional pageant of orchids and other flowers, thousands of which are formed into whatever shapes that their creators fancy. Mainstays are representations of the Philippine Eagle and Mt. Apo. The flower of choice is the orchid, of course, but since Davao is blessed with an abundance of floral ... More About: Festivals , Oral
Durian season is here!
2007-08-18 09:36:00 No self-respecting Davao publication will ever go far without carrying anything about the King of Tropical Fruits — the Durian . So, here’s my own personal experience of this prized delicacy of the Philippine South. For more than half my life, I actually never touched the stuff. I guess it was because my mother hadn’t started eating ... More About: Season , Seas
Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan
2007-08-18 08:43:00 In other words, “Dancing in the Streets”. Each Kadayawan Festival sees a spray of bright and dazzling colors as communities, schools, organizations, even groups of friends, present artistic interpretatons of traditional tribal dances. Right on the streets of downtown Davao. Indak-indak literally means stomping one’s feet on the ground. Here are some photos taken this morning ... More About: Festivals
Delirium photos
2007-08-17 13:21:00 The Deli rium party @ cups & lowercase was a hit! Awesome sounds by DJ Maxxie and the El Quinto Drumbeaters… free booze the whole entire night c/o San Miguel… dressed-to-kill girls and cool guys!! This is the modern and hip side of Kadayawan. Viva hot babe Asia Agcaoili was a no-show… But who cares? ... More About: Lifestyle , Photos , Parties
P1million Texas Hold?em Tournament
2007-08-08 13:27:00 Here’s the official press release for the 1st Pre-Kadayawan Poker Tournament . The Metro Madayaw Poker Room, Davao?s first and only legal poker room, in cooperation with Casino Filipino Davao will be conducting the 1st Million Peso Pre-Kadayawan Poker Tournament on August 11, 2007 at the Pantawan Hall of Casino Filipino Davao. Players from all over the country ... More About: Texas , Hold , Amen
Boyd?s
2007-08-08 12:39:00 Had lunch today with Andrew, Ria, Marc and Aileen at Boyd ’s. I’m not exactly sure when this pizza place opened, but I think it wasn’t very long ago. The pizza was good! We had two kinds, but I wasn’t there when my friends ordered, so I’m not sure what they were. But both were really delicious. ...
Delirium
2007-08-06 22:21:00 You read it right! There’s gonna be a cool, must-attend party on the 15th called DELIRIUM @ cups&lowercase. Oh yeah, I haven’t blogged about that place yet. Anyway, it’s a café on F. Torres street, beside Bistro Rosario. It’s right smack in the middle of the city, but where you could feel you were far ... More About: Parties , Delirium , Deli
Suay Thai @ BioEssence
2007-08-05 16:26:00 BioEssence Spa, a pioneer in the skin-care and spa business (and a Dabawenyo company!), has opened a new service to their already rich suite of offerings: Suay Thai . We’re talking about the ancient art of traditional Thai massage and healing therapy.
Poker night
2007-08-02 21:20:00 Last night I was invited to a press conference that was certainly not run of the mill. When Jojie (who’s actually my colleague of sorts as we both contribute to Sun•Star Davao as columnists) told me about it, she didn’t tell me what it was going to be all about. She just said there’d ... More About: Poker , Festivals , Night , Poke
Basti?s Brew
2007-07-20 09:13:00 (For the life of me… my favorite coffee shop and I haven’t even blogged about it yet this whole time! Oh I’ve mentioned it here and there, but I realized just now that I hadn’t given Basti’s Brew its own post here. Shame on me!) Basti’s Brew Coffee Station has a role in the history of ...
Focus on cultural celebration
2007-07-19 14:59:00 The past years’ Kadayawan sa Dabaw celebrations, it’s been thought, have veered away from the authentic spirit of this most important of Davao’s festivals. People have started talking about how ‘commercialized’ the Kadayawan has become over the years. And this probably explains the knee-jerk reaction by this year’s organizers — their unexpected move to change ... More About: Society , Festivals , Celebration , Focus , Brat
Kadayawan 2007 update
2007-07-18 12:58:00 The Kadayawan sa Dabaw will be formally opened at the brand-new Centennial Park on 8 August 2007, 5:30 PM. From the 8th to the culmination in mid-August, there will be various activities that will celebrate the Kadayawan festival around the city. Below, following the Kadayawan highlights, is a set of schedule of activities (tentative, as ... More About: Festivals , Update
Spro Coffee Shop
2007-07-04 11:57:00 Coffee at its best at Spro Coffee Shop , Davao's newest addition to its coffee culture. More About: Coffee , Coffee Shop
Belly?s Grill
2007-07-03 08:14:00 This is about Belly 's Grill in Davao City -- a testament to the fact that Davao is indeed barbecue country.
Malagos Garden Resort
2007-07-02 10:47:00 The Mala gos Garden Resort is an ideal place for vacationing, as well as for meetings and parties. But for me, it's best for getting away from the hustle and bustle of city life. More About: Alag , Arden
My dream coffee shop
2007-06-26 15:11:00 My dream coffee shop -- how it might look like. More About: Coffee , Shop , Dream , Coffee Shop
Kadayawan blues
2007-05-27 19:14:00 This post is about the alleged change in the festival dates of the "Kadayawan sa Dabaw". This is not acceptable because it will affect visitors' expectations and preparations. More About: Society , Blues
Banana Leaf
2007-05-26 03:24:00 I don't recommend this restaurant: Banana Leaf Asian Cafe. The food is horrible. More About: Reviews , Nana
Papa Ching?s Resto
2007-05-19 05:42:00 My friend Ian brought me to this fairly new chicken place in downtown Davao, Papa Ching’s. I want to say straight away, their greaseless chicken is awesome!! It really was greaseless, and the taste was just heavenly. I don’t particularly enjoy chicken as much as, say, beef. But that experience last night made me reconsider… ... More About: Reviews , Rest
Ang Dabawenya
More articles from this author:2007-05-17 07:42:00 This is the first of a series of personality features that will be published in this blog. I’ll be featuring Davao people who have somehow made a mark in their particular fields of interest, and in Davao. And what better way to embark on this series but with the Dabawenya herself, Jojie Alcantara. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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