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Talecraft
2007-05-06 18:01:00 All of us have something that we’re proud of in our families. Mine is the creative blood that courses through our veins. Our clan is populated with artistic people, from painters to writers. An aunt is adept at the canvass, and has done exhibits in New York and the Hague. While she modestly disavows being ... More About: Profession , Craft , Tale
Honey Bear Chicken House
2007-05-06 17:02:00 Restless on a Sunday afternoon, I set off to do another walk of the city, since the afternoon weather was proving to be agreeable. At first I thought I’d check out the ongoing construction of the PTA grounds, but there wasn’t anything noteworthy (or picture-worthy) just yet. So I ended up at my favorite haunt ... More About: House , Reviews , Honey , Chicken , Ouse
HairZone Salon & Spa
2007-05-05 06:10:00 Here’s an update to a previous post on massage places. I was looking for another place to get a massage, but couldn’t bring myself to try Philosophy Spa just yet — no budget! So a friend of mine suggested I try this new place right beside Basti’s Brew. Perfect! More About: Zone , Salon
Davao?s hospitals
2007-05-03 09:36:00 I have a Japanese friend who’s married to a Filipina, and she recently gave birth to a healthy baby girl. My friend, Naoki, has been in Davao for about 6 months now, and got to love the city so much he made a Japanese-language website about it. However, recently, he had a truly disappointing and ... More About: Hospitals , Spit
Travel agents now refuse credit cards
2007-05-02 03:41:00 The Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) has reissued a warning against the tacking-on of additional charges to credit card purchases. The reason for DTI’s move is that, many stores — especially small retailers — pass on the 3-5% charge that credit card companies levy on merchants. According to our laws, this is illegal.) More About: Credit Cards , Travel , Credit , Agents , Credit Card
Cafe Palma Gil
2007-04-24 11:31:00 A client asked me to a meeting last week, at a coffee shop I hadn’t been to yet. It was all business so I wasn’t able to sample anything other than their house blend, though. So yesterday, during a lull in my schedule, I headed for Cafe Palm a Gil to check it out in earnest. More About: Reviews , Alma
Favorite places in Davao
2007-04-23 09:52:00 Let’s play another tag game, Davao bloggers! Honorary Dabawenyos, feel free to jump in! This tag game is about your favorite haunts in our beloved Davao City. Where do you go for much-needed relaxation? What about for working out those flabs? Where do you find yourself when you’re with someone you want to impress? Let’s bring ... More About: Places , Place , Favorite , Lace
Summer is officially here!
2007-04-08 17:43:00 After a couple of false starts since after February, I think I can safely say it’s officially summer now. Today, Easter Sunday, was a lot hotter than usual, although it surprised me to see that we had a high of only 35°C this noon. I don’t know about you guys, but I had 4 showers ... More About: Summer , Here , Official , Ally
Customer service makes all the difference
2007-03-24 02:00:00 Last Monday I went out to dinner with a couple of Manileños and a fellow Davaoeño, all kindred bloggers. Andrew suggested the place: Karlyn’s. He said the restaurant had just transferred from somewhere; now it’s located off the Ecoland Diversion Rd., just past SM City if you’re coming from the north. More About: Customer Service , Service , Customer , Make , Vice
The road less traveled
2007-03-13 12:23:00 Somehow I haven’t witnessed any expressions of gratitude or jubilation after the installation of new traffic lights all over the city. Some say that’s because of the traffic accidents that have happened ever since. And this, in turn, is apparently due to Davaoeños’ not being used to so many traffic lights. More About: Travel , Rave , Road , Less , The Road
Manado flights from Davao
2007-03-05 11:38:04 One of Davao ’s most personable travel agents is a very close friend of mine, Alex Divinagracia of Pacific Royal Wings. I used to be in the travel industry a lo-o-ong time ago, before I discovered the Internet and ultimately the then-fledgling IT industry of Davao. Anyway, Alex had just come back from Mana do, Indonesia, and he was telling me about his trip. They were hosted by Sriwijaya Air, the newest foreign airline to fly in and out of Davao. Read about that familiarization tour at Sun*Star Davao. (more…) More About: Flights , Light , Lights
Ten days to go?
2007-03-05 11:38:04 17 March is fast approaching, and it’s blog party time! Heck, I’m even more excited about it than about Araw ng Dabaw! Over the past week, the organizers and I have been busy making sure that the preparations are all running smoothly. And last night we had fun choosing the winners for the Davao Blog Awards — this isn’t a serious campaign like the Philippine Blog Awards. There are eight categories (we removed two because we couldn’t even nominate a single blog for those two: darkest blog and most politicized blog). Besides, this is just for kicks. Maybe next time we can do a full-fledged Davao or Mindanao blog awards gig. (more…) More About: Days
TGIFriday
2007-03-05 11:38:04 I was at Netfront Coffee Shop & Internet Cafe last Frida y , to talk to the owner and managers regarding the Davao Bloggers Party #1, which they’re sponsoring. I was with Kim C., who took this picture here. This new café is owned by a Korean who calls herself Janice. It’s interesting the way Koreans choose an English name for themselves. Somehow it shows an eagerness to learn the English language. But I don’t really know; I have virtually no Korean friends yet. (more…)
Massage, anyone?
2007-03-01 23:35:10 A new acquaintance gave me an idea to blog about: massage places in Davao. While we were engaged in conversation, Austin asked me about the best place in Davao to get a massage. I realized just then that there are actually quite a few now here. A colleague in the IT industry even opened a ... More About: Massage , Anyone , Sage , Mass , Massa
More places to go to
2007-02-28 23:34:06 I’ve been preoccupied with my Japanese clients lately I haven’t had time to check out Davao’s newly-opened restaurants and cafés. But it hasn’t stopped me from noticing them. As soon as I have the time — and extra cash — I’ll sample all of these new places and their offerings. There’s Barbecue Boss over at the ... More About: Places , Place , More , Lace
Coffee shop poll
2007-02-28 23:34:06 In my old blog over at davaoenos.blogspot.com, I ran a poll called "Which is the best wifi café?" Well, here are the results after 41 votes. Of course it’s not definitive, but it does give you an idea, not of the best coffee in town, but of how many people access the Internet in coffee ... More About: Coffee , Poll , Shop , Coffee Shop
Meeting this Saturday
2007-02-28 23:34:06 The Davao Bloggers Party #1 organizers will meet this Saturday (3 Mar.) at Casa Leticia, 5:30 PM. We’ll be at the coffee shop at the ground floor, Sagay, where wifi is available free. The party’s only about two weeks away, so we’re doing our best to make sure that the event is a success. Anyone who’d ... More About: Turd , This , Meeting
Davao Bloggers Party #1
2007-02-21 23:28:03 Yesterday, the organizers of the Davao Blog ger s Party #1 met up at Blugré Café in Matina Town Square to discuss the plans for the upcoming party. Most important details: it’s gonna be on 17 March 2007 (Sat.) and it’ll be at Netfront Coffee Shop & Internet Café. Netfront is a brand-new place right in front ... More About: Bloggers
Party photos
2007-02-20 23:27:01 I’m not really much of a photographer, but I do enjoy taking a few pictures once in a while. Last 18th was the start of the Chinese New Year, wasn’t it? It was also a Saturday, and the birthday of a friend… 3 reasons to party! So, here’s my first attempt at photo-blogging More About: Photo , Photos , Party , Part
Achtung!
2007-02-17 05:23:03 Yesterday, after a pleasant time with my friends Bob & Feyma Martin, I wrapped up some loose ends for the day and proceeded to one of my favorite cafés to unwind. Basti’s is usually a bustling place at that time of day, and this foreigner didn’t have a table, so he asked if he could ...
Davao Blog Party - Sponsorship Call
2007-02-16 17:22:04 The Davao Blog Party #1, which will be held on 17 March 2007, is a sure go! We are expecting 20-25 Davao-based bloggers to participate, plus friends who are interested in starting their own blogs. I’m happy to announce that two distinguised guests will also be gracing the event: DigitalFilipino’s Janette Toral and Aileen Apolo ... More About: Sponsors , Sponsor
Pro-blogging in a nutshell
2007-02-16 17:22:04 Recently I read a post on a blog somewhere about the difference between pure blogging (i.e., unadulterated) and pro-blogging (adulterated??). The author apparently had an axe to grind, alluding to pro-blogging as some form of prostitution. Some bloggers might be hung-over the fact that blogging was supposed to be for freedom of expression. It’s still the ... More About: Blogging , Blog , Shell , Hell , Nuts
Blogging awards
2007-02-16 17:22:04 Just found out — nominations for the best Pinoy blogs are open at The 2007 Philippine Blog Award s !!! You can nominate your own blog, or anyone else’s whose blog you think deserves to win. The Award site lists 12 categories: Best Technology Blog Best Travel Blog Best Entertainment Blog Best Personal Blog Best Home & Living Blog Best Socio-Political Blog Best News & ... More About: Blogging , War
Happy Valentine?s Day!
2007-02-16 17:22:04 My previous post of a few minutes ago notwithstanding, I’d like to greet all those who are still in awe of the allure of puppy love: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! The best expression of LOVE that I’ve seen this year is written atop Marley’s place, and it reads: When the power of loveovercomes the love of powerthe world ... More About: Valentine , Happy , Valenti , Vale , Lent
Pre-Valentine?s gimmick
2007-02-16 17:22:04 My partner in crime Ian and I went out for a midnight snack right on the eve of Vale nti ne ’s Day. This is typical of people who think of Valentin e’s dates as rather cheesy. But the truth is, seeing as we’re both single, we just had to make sure to get a night-out in before Valentine’s ... More About: Lent
Twosome Palace
2007-02-16 17:22:04 Sunday found me with birthday boy Ichido, his family and his guests from Japan at a Korean restaurant, called Twosome Pala ce . My Japanese friends actually like Korean cuisine — they share my passion for spice. Thing is, I still haven’t memorized Korean food names beyond bulgogi, which we had. There was this interesting play with salad ... More About: Lace , Some
Eyeball #2
2007-02-16 17:22:04 Up until awhile ago, 10 Davao bloggers had an impromptu get-together at 51 Coffee Shop. I was finally able to meet Andrew of Alleba Blog and Ria of MyDavaoCity.com. Also in attendance were Doc Jaime (From the Foreroom of My Cranium), Marc (Hoopaddict), Raine (Introspection), Jun M. (Wyzemoro), Dominique (village idiot savant), and Christian (Just ... More About: Eyeball , Ball
SEO stuff
2007-02-16 17:22:04 Ever since I started meeting up with Davaoeño bloggers, I’ve come to find out a lot about SEO. Apparently, many bloggers here (or probably anywhere) are into search engine optimization as a way to make a few bucks. In my long absence from all things Web these past couple of years, I’ve not been able ... More About: Stuff
Welcome to my spanking new domain!
2007-02-16 17:22:04 After much thought, I finally decided to transfer my Davao blog to its very own domain: www.angdabawenyo.com. And I thought I’d change the name from The Davaoeños to the one you see on top of the page. I was resistant to move at first, because it seemed rather disloyal to just quit Blogger. But then ... More About: Domain , Welcome , Main , Doma , Come
I?m on a roll!
More articles from this author:2007-02-16 17:22:04 Janette T. remarked to me recently that I was ‘on a roll.’ It was about this blog frenzy of mine — since I came back to blogging last month, I’ve churned out more than 30 posts in all! Well, my writer’s block just vanished all of a sudden, is why. And so I’ve rediscovered blogging. Now ... More About: Roll 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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