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Missing Davao? but not too much
2008-06-06 09:14:00 I’ve been in the nation’s capital since the 2nd of June, and I have 2 more days to go before I go back to my beloved Davao . However, I’m not really all that excited to go back just yet. In fact, I feel like extending my stay here for another week or so! Being in Metro ... More About: Events , Word , Missing , Metro Manila
Off to Metro Manila again
2008-05-31 05:49:00 Ang Dabawenyo will be flying to Manila again, and the trip will be related to blogging again. Only recently I was in the nation’s capital for iBlog4, but I didn’t stay long enough to enjoy the respite. This time I’ll be staying for a few extra nights. I’d expected that a friend of mine in Makati ... More About: Metro , Metro Manila
Kadayawan 2008 calendar
2008-05-16 22:49:00 This is the official schedule of events for the Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival 2008 . More About: Festivals , Calendar
Davao-Samal bridge: at what cost?
2008-05-14 03:00:00 In last Monday’s issue of Edge Davao , my fellow columnist, Mr. Aurelio Peņa of Trading Post, wrote about the planned bridge that will span the gulf from mainland Davao to the island of Samal. We haven’t even finished rebuilding Bankerohan Bridge yet… but I digress. Mr. Peņa’s article was entitled “Arab money to build Davao-Samal bridge“. ... More About: Cost
Cebu Pacific opens Davao hub
2008-05-13 01:45:00 Great news for us down South! Cebu Pacific , the leading domestic airline in the Philippines, has inaugurated its operations hub in Davao City last 8 May 2008, to further serve the island of Mindanao. Hopefully this will mean more air routes to the “missionary” destinations on the island. This is the carrier’s third hub, after ... More About: Tours , Cebu Pacific
Kadayawan 2008 logo
2008-05-09 17:59:00 Take a look at the new logo for Davao’s festival of festivals. This year’s members of the promotions committee are all young, energetic and forward-looking Dabawenyos, and that fact is evident in this new image of Kadayawan sa Dabaw. We thought (I was invited to join the promotions committee) that the Kadayawan festival needed a boost ... More About: Festivals , Logo , 2008
Caffe Vivere up for grabs
2008-05-08 13:16:00 Sad news — Caffe Vivere is closing shop sometime soon. Owner Mawie Bawar texted me yesterday and asked if I knew anyone possibly interested in taking over a restaurant business. Unfortunately, Mawie will be relocating back to Manila already, is why. So, I thought it might be good to blog about it, to help her find ...
The crutch of intelligence
2008-05-04 16:04:00 Recently I was engaged in an online exchange of ideas regarding atheism. I’d met Benj of Atheista.net at a bloggers’ get-together in Manila last week, and checking his blog last night, I was regaled by a lengthy treatise on intelligence and belief systems. I respect Benj and I wouldn’t insult his intelligence by engaging him in ... More About: Intelligence
Kangaroo Coffee Company
2008-05-03 16:30:00 I was at a new café that’s recently opened shop in Davao, Kangaroo Coffee Company . It’s on Tionko, just after Bangko Sentral. I’ve been there twice already: the first time with blogger friends, the night before our flight to Manila last week, and this time with Bob Martin (Mindanao.com, Live in the Philippines, among others). ...
Disgusting customer service at Bo?s on F. Torres
2008-05-01 11:55:00 For long enough, I have avoided writing about my experiences with the customer service of Bo’s Coffee Club — the one on F. Torres St. You see, I usually shy away from writing negatively about something that has the potential to change. But when I see it all the time… Today I was at Bo’s — ... More About: Customer Service , Service , Customer
Back in Davao?
2008-04-30 17:59:00 Landed in Davao City a couple of hours ago. I must say, although I love living in Davao, the less-than-a-week stint in the capital felt like it was cut short (although I actually extended my stay a few days). It had been nearly 3 years since I’d been to Manila before this trip, and it ... More About: Back , Metro Manila
Living beside school
2008-04-24 23:11:00 I live in a compound that sits right beside the Ateneo de Davao High School campus. I’m up early for my flight to Manila — actually, I’ve been up for an hour already. From last night till this early morning, I’d been hearing rambunctious noises over at the campus. Kids. Must’ve spent the night there ... More About: Living , Community
Ang Dabawenyo sa Maynila
2008-04-24 17:59:00 I’m flying to Manila tomorrow and will stay there till the 30th. It’s been more than two years that I haven’t been to the capital! The last time was in 2005 when I lived there for half the year to take care of a couple of business projects. How time flies! I look forward to reconnecting ...
Planning for Kadayawan 2008
2008-04-23 17:59:00 Planning for Davao City's biggest traditional celebration has begun! And this time, it's the younger generation who's more or less holding the reins. More About: Festivals , Planning , Traditions , 2008
Half-baked
2008-04-20 17:59:00 When you go around town, you’ll notice quite a few ongoing construction projects and new restaurants and coffee shops. There are more businesses registered with the Department of Trade & Industry, albeit mostly SMEs. It really looks like Davao City is a boomtown again. But if you look closely, you might notice some things that ... More About: Society , Baked , Half , Half Baked
Of tats and body piercings
2008-04-18 19:19:00 When I was in college, I had my ears pierced with tiny gold studs. If memory serves me right, I was the only guy in campus with both ears pierced. It was a statement, yes — aren’t all body ornamentations (rings, studs, tattoos, what have you) done to declare something to the world? For me, ... More About: Body , Piercings
Gas-saving community effort
2008-04-17 12:42:00 I got this email from my family’s e-group, and I thought I’d blog about it. I’m not exactly sure if this could work, but, like it says in the email, if enough people join in, it just might have an effect. The gist of it is, if millions of people stop buying gas from the big oil companies, they’d be forced to lower their prices. For example, we could top up at Phoenix (which is a homegrown fuel company, by the way) or at other local gas stations. But… don’t these local companies get their gas and diesel from the big oil companies? The scheme presented by the email sender sounds simplistic to me, but why not you be the judge? I hear we are going to hit close to P60.00 a LITER by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action. The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn’t continue to “hurt” ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more ... More About: Community , Saving
A magazine on life & living in Mindanao
2008-04-08 16:39:00 A new magazine has been launched: a magazine on living in Mindanao , Philippines. More About: Life , Living , Magazine
New look for AngDabawenyo.com
2008-04-05 01:06:00 My I-love-Davao blog gets a major makeover, as well as an upgrade to Word Press 2.5.
My blog?s new logo
2008-04-02 17:59:00 I’ve been on a logo rampage since late last month, feverishly thinking up cool logos — if I do say so myself — for my blogs. Blog ie Blog, IT talks!, and now Ang Dabawenyo have gotten their own stamps of identity. The mélange of Davao symbols inside the blog bubble, that was the logo of my ... More About: Logo
Why eat at fast food chains??
2008-03-31 21:53:00 I couldn’t believe I let myself walk into a McDonald’s today. It was past one in the morning and none of my preferred joints were open anymore, and I was hankering for french fries. Still, I didn’t order any of their meat burgers — I had a Fillet-o-Fish, believing as I want to that it’s ... More About: Society , Food , Fast Food , Fast , Chains
Kudos to Task Force Davao & PNP
2008-03-31 07:28:00 Last weekend, Davao ’s finest — the PNP Regional Office 11 — and the Task Force Davao military unit were able to apprehend an Al Qaeda poseur here in the city. Identified as Romie John C. Rosalia (according to this report), the authorities alleged that he was extorting money from corporations and individuals via email. He ... More About: Kudos
Hating the rain?
2008-03-28 16:00:00 At the threshold of summer… and it’s raining. I hear from my friends in Manila that it’s getting really hot over there, but here in Davao it’s been raining too much. Not that I’d rather it was hot here. But, the rain’s dampening my spirits. I’ve never really liked the rain — it’s always caused ... More About: Rain
Bloggers? eyeball & Davao tour
2008-03-25 19:52:00 UPDATED! 27 Mar ‘08 My very good and long-time friend, Jojie Alcantara, has come up with a great plan for bloggers to do a tour within Davao City. A perfect way to start the summer! Jojie says she’ll be able to accommodate 10 bloggers per tour. To give everyone a chance, we’ll ask you to sign up ... More About: Events , Tour , Bloggers , Eyeball
Sky Rider @ Eden Nature Park
2008-03-20 13:46:00 Typically called “zip line”, the Sky Rider is one helluva ride! In Mindanao, there are three of these things: here in Davao at the Eden Nature Park , the one in Cagayan de Oro City, and the longest in the country, at Kapatagan. I’m gonna try all of them as soon as I can! Here’s ... More About: Tours , Mountains
Debt negotiation services
2008-03-17 21:18:00 If you’re living in the US or any developed country, the use of credit cards is as indispensable as using the telephone. Credit cards have become a sought-after convenience. Unfortunately, not everyone is capable of managing his or her finances, and so run the risk of mounting credit card debt. In fact, credit card debt ... More About: Services , Reviews , Debt , Negotiation
Davao F.A.T. - Update
2008-03-15 21:00:00 The second day of the Davao Food Appreciation Tour was a whirlwind romance between bloggers and food. From breakfast to dinner and beyond, the group was all in a mindset of palate-pleasing activities. From Taps for breakfast to The Marco Polo for dinner, we not only sampled but heartily partook of Davao’s gastronomic offerings. After a ... More About: Blogging , Update
Davao F.A.T. Day 2
2008-03-15 08:55:00 I’m blogging live from Kasagingán Kapehan, on Torres St., Davao City. We are here for the 2nd day of the Davao Food Appreciation Tour. I’m with Aileen, Jay (the “sweetie”), Andrew, Ria, MiGs™, Angel, Mikko, Gerwin.
Davao F.A.T. Day 1
2008-03-15 05:08:00 Yesterday was a successful first day for the Davao Food Appreciation Tour (DavaoFAT). The bloggers had been planning this for sometime now — although, it’s really no surprise anymore that it’s turning out well. The Davao bloggers group (instigated by The Usual Suspects) have been continuously active for more than a year now. Davao FAT is ...
Mortgage refinancing
More articles from this author:2008-03-10 21:25:00 Have you ever found yourself in a financial tight spot? Or do you find yourself in a quandary when you don’t know how to handle the various and endless financial requirements of living in this day and age? You really shouldn’t feel alone in this. It might be comforting to know that many are in ... More About: Reviews , Mortgage , Refinancing 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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