Thanks @junax....grabeha pud no? wala juy naka himo ug paagi para dili ma grabehan si Ms. Sarate...imbarassing kaayo sa school kasi they should know the precaution better kasi school sila and am sure dili man siguro puro tanga ang mga audience kay pageant man....hmmmm well maybe its her time na gyud...

Davao City's 911 is world class and that's the fact! And the best and most hightech system in the country. It's the one and only in the country that uses Electronic Computer Aided Dispatch System to pinpoint the exact location of the emergency. It's the only emergency number in the entire archipelago which got its own 24-hour dedicated operators and CALL CENTER....

But ei, kahit naman sa US, hindi naman 100% perfect ang 911! At hindi lahat ng mga emergencies at victims nila na nairerescue guaranteed na mabubuhay!

ok ...we failed sa isang victim......BUT LOOK AT THE STATS AND THE HUNDREDS OF LIVES SAVED BY 911 BELOW!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/911dvo.jpg

may 911 ba sa barangay nyo? or upto now hanggang barangay tanod pa lang? o kaya 117? uhmmmm manong police, need help po and after 48 years dadating na ang police! or pakipick-up nga nung directory...hanap tayo ng ibang numbers......DUH!

...(well atleast sa Davao may 117 na may 911 pa!)

She died....I feel sorry for her and her family......BUT DONT PUT THE BLAME ON 911! haller!

^^ OT: lena aka scandinavian_girl is that you in your avatar? she's so beautiful.


@Junex here it is...
A VIDEO obtained by ABS-CBN Davao showed University of Southeastern Philippines (Usep) student Cheryl Sarate being engulfed by fire during the school's beauty pageant.

The clip shown at the network's news program showed Sarate in her costume made of cotton and plastic while parading on the stage along with other contestants of the pageant.

The video showed Sarate's gown catching fire as she passed by a candle placed at the side of the elevated stage.

Within a fraction of a second, the video showed Sarate falling off the stage already engulfed by fire while spectators scampered to safety.

Few people were brave enough to try to put off the fire that enveloped the student but their attempt seemed to have just fanned the blaze more.

The video showed no one getting a fire extinguisher, which is a must in every edifice especially in learning institutions like Usep.

Investigation showed that there was no available fire extinguisher inside the hall where
the pageant was held.

To make matters worse, the host of the pageant even advised the crowd that the show will resume in 20 minutes clearly unaware of the gravity of the incident.

Sarate's mother could not help but cry while watching the video clip of her daughter's gruesome moment.

The mother vowed to file charges against the pageant's organizers and the school administration.

The city's Bureau of Fire and Protection earlier said organizers violated the fire code, which requires organizers to get a permit for the use of any open flame like a candle in any public occasion.

City fire marshal Rico Neil Kwan Tiu said names of the organizers were already submitted to their office. It was however learned that these were only students' names and no faculty member or school officials were included in the organizers' list.

The school administration meanwhile said it is ready to face any charges that would arise out of the incident.


no 911 fault here....

la lang. highlight ko lang.

tj, unsa naa sa imo plans for the upcoming kadayawan meet?

tsk tsk... how i wished too that this would be a "chatroom feel" free forum...but human as we are...i don't think such will work....the syntactic posibilities of expressing one's opinion are infinite. whereas it would be very very hard to limit discussion within a framed agenda....PEACE

Inday Lena: you need not erase; you haven't violated anything!!!!

To others: please learn to be tolerant (as we are also trying to be .... :)


salam

yes this is a thread, yes this is a forum. while try as we may to post relevant topics on davao's development, this is also a place for dabawenyos to say hello and goodbye. agree with you rajah that we need to be tolerant. what's the point to be too black & white? while we may be o.t. ocassionally or ok most of the time, this is also what makes this thread alive. otherwise, just imagine this, all reporting and never knowing who the reporter will be a bore. the "chatroom feel" for me is welcome, because this puts a human face and feel to a virtual community.

don't forget, we are already a community. then let's a put "human" feel to an "i.t.

very well, carry on.

As in my case, sticky or not sticky, I don't care. How stickier do we want it to be when it's been deluged with viewers and message posters all along. Look how fast we fold each thread, isn't that sticky enough?

Thanks @junax....grabeha pud no? wala juy naka himo ug paagi para dili ma grabehan si Ms. Sarate...imbarassing kaayo sa school kasi they should know the precaution better kasi school sila and am sure dili man siguro puro tanga ang mga audience kay pageant man....hmmmm well maybe its her time na gyud...

long time no see, Junex. Welcome back!

hello!

wala ko sa mood!

huh! wala man ko mahatag na news!

scoop for you @davaoeagle!!! ermat ni Bebang (Gene O./glee club) yoong prexy ng usep...

@ paulkryps___ thanks!

thanks for the info Jude.

Maayong gabii Davao!!!
kinakusgan ai kulaskusgan diay Dave can you post again the banner kay mag himo na kug t-shirt. katong imo green diba ?

until people here stop giving the thread a "chatroom" feel, this thread wont be sticky. the forum has a P.M. system specifically for statements not related with the thread and for your private "conversations" :runaway:

i was really horrified with the news about the girl who got burned alive in a beauty pageant, a very sad news, her mom was interviewed by one network and she was very angry at the slow response of your supposedly "world-class" 911.

id rather have a non sticky thread with a chatroom feel if it enhances the camaraderie of members, than a sticky thread that is too formal and stiff....

if you have seen the video..or if you were at the scene..you would know that even the most world class 911 wont be able to help the poor girl..her costume lit up in seconds..and 911 is only as good as the quickness of the emergency call they receive...

besides, how efficient is the worlds "best" emergency response team anyway?

aywa ra gud surang surang sho..hubog na bya sab ko..hapakon tikag botes stallion karon..

As in my case, sticky or not sticky, I don't care. How stickier do we want it to be when it's been deluged with viewers and message posters all along. Look how fast we fold each thread, isn't that sticky enough?

my point exactly..besides arent the other threads like this too?

aywa ra gud surang surang sho..hubog na bya sab ko..hapakon tikag botes stallion karon..

gravy_addict ang puso mo!!! baka ka ma atake ng alta presyon!!!!

besides, how efficient is the worlds "best" emergency response team anyway?

most can respond within 5 minutes but it depends on the location and the situation. ever read of a teenage driver in u.s. who bump into something full of honey bees? well, as the paramedic have said, we're trained to look for a car that crashed, but a million bees?

davao's 911 is a few years old, expect some bumps, bruises and crashes along the way. but i just hope not a million bees.

maayong buntag sa mga Davaoeno forumers!

Boyet, hubog na pud ka diha. Hinay hinay lang amigo. lol

hello!

wala ko sa mood!

huh! wala man ko mahatag na news!


sige sky.. chill out!

most can respond within 5 minutes but it depends on the location and the situation. ever read of a teenage driver in u.s. who bump into something full of honey bees? well, as the paramedic have said, we're trained to look for a car that crashed, but a million bees?

davao's 911 is a few years old, expect some bumps, bruises and crashes along the way. but i just hope not a million bees.

hehe my point was na ang 911 is only as effective as how wuick the emergency call gets to them..unsa sila mananagna nga kung naa emergency muandar ila ESP unya muana sila ug "bro bro..feeling ko may emergency sa USEP ngayon..tara lets check natin..." lols..

si upaw man gud magsugod na pud ug provocative post pero wa mugamit ug pangutok...post raq ug argument fo rthe sake na makapost ug provocative post..

anyway dapat happy happy ko kay nalingaw ko sa ledge dancing sa swig ganina...

note to myself."ayaw na inom lonestar light nga beer..sayang ra imo kwarta..way tama unya cge ra kag ihi."

lols

Davao City's 911 is world class and that's the fact! And the best and most hightech system in the country. It's the one and only in the country that uses Electronic Computer Aided Dispatch System to pinpoint the exact location of the emergency. It's the only emergency number in the entire archipelago which got its own 24-hour dedicated operators and CALL CENTER....

But ei, kahit naman sa US, hindi naman 100% perfect ang 911! At hindi lahat ng mga emergencies at victims nila na nairerescue guaranteed na mabubuhay!

ok ...we failed sa isang victim......BUT LOOK AT THE STATS AND THE HUNDREDS OF LIVES SAVED BY 911 BELOW!

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/911dvo.jpg

may 911 ba sa barangay nyo? or upto now hanggang barangay tanod pa lang? o kaya 117? uhmmmm manong police, need help po and after 48 years dadating na ang police! or pakipick-up nga nung directory...hanap tayo ng ibang numbers......DUH!

...(well atleast sa Davao may 117 na may 911 pa!)

She died....I feel sorry for her and her family......BUT DONT PUT THE BLAME ON 911! haller!

no need to defend 911 TJ i think everyone knows how good central 911 is..valium was just being himself again...i mean he was just..as usual posting a provocative statement for the sake of well..provoking other forumers...mao man gud na iya purpose sa iya life..lols

Maayong gabii Davao!!!
kinakusgan ai kulaskusgan diay Dave can you post again the banner kay mag himo na kug t-shirt. katong imo green diba ?

nia don, nakit-an ra gyud...

the banner:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v644/sleepwalker_uno/banner/davaosscbanner.jpg

the orig pic:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i203/sam_ssc/dc/IMG_0461.jpg

aha, hello to all , and thank you to the mod who made this sticky where it should be

In Focus - Compostella Valley

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/tj_brewed/DAVAO/comval.jpg

Compostella Valley - Nature's Work Of Art


INDUSTRIES

Mining, banana, agro- industrial, fishing, farming, tourism.
Thank you for the pix Bay.
I hope they preserve the waterfalls and river around Compo Valley.
My family spent our summers there when we were kids. We went Bango Falls and Aliwagwag Falls.
Sadly Bango was destroyed by the gold panners. Aliwagwag is still there by Katiil. Too many walay sapatos though. :bash:

The video showed no one getting a fire extinguisher, which is a must in every edifice especially in learning institutions like Usep.

Investigation showed that there was no available fire extinguisher inside the hall where the pageant was held. ........

....The city's Bureau of Fire and Protection earlier said organizers violated the fire code, which requires organizers to get a permit for the use of any open flame like a candle in any public occasion.....

I am really appalled by the fact that USEP did not have fire extinguishers in that hall or anywhere near the stage! It has been my experience as an owner of business establishments in the city that agents of the Fire Department would conduct periodic inspection of my facilities' fire extinguishing devices. If you are missing one, the fines are heavy. What happened to the inspection in this case? USEP should be held liable along with the organizers who violated the fire code.

Uhm, dili. Isa ko sa mga 'youngens' dire. Naabtan pa nako siya ug ang karaan na ADDU. :D

Animo,

Nag-ADDHS ka din ba? During the all-boys era? At the risk of dating myself (I'm also one of the "young once" diri) I'm belong to an ADDHS batch from the mid-70s!

BTW - mini poll for SSC Davaoenos: Asa ka nag high school?

tsk tsk... how i wished too that this would be a "chatroom feel" free forum...but human as we are...i don't think such will work....the syntactic posibilities of expressing one's opinion are infinite. whereas it would be very very hard to limit discussion within a framed agenda....PEACE

Inday Lena: you need not erase; you haven't violated anything!!!!

To others: please learn to be tolerant (as we are also trying to be .... :)


salam

Hi Rajah...thanks for your support :) It is through an open dialouge that problems and solutions come to a surface. Sokrates.... payed a high price for defending the value of an open forum.

Junax yes it´s me...One question is that you on your avatar? :jk: I know junax that you are a nice man:)

MtApo Took the discussion about milk to your pm ;)

Hi paul, gravy, davaoeagle nice comments about sticky and all that stuff, I agree with you. :)

Valium I really apreciated your deep concerens about this tragedy with the young girl. Such a tragedy can not pass by anyone without a reaction of some kind .....:hug:

I have questions about weather in Davao. What season do you have now? How many seasons do you have , 4 like here in north Europe or only 2, dry and wet seasons??? If, what are the differences?? Is the weather like sunny early mornings and going towards rain in the evening?? I do not know a whole lot about tropical weather ???

Maayong gabii Davao!!!
kinakusgan ai kulaskusgan diay Dave can you post again the banner kay mag himo na kug t-shirt. katong imo green diba ?

maayong buntag dinabaw...about "sticky" hehe you and I are good at gluing together and make things "sticky" our way, you min älskling and best friend in Davao City...let´s do it again dinabaw ;)..also "titta på ditt pm som jag har översatt till engelska. Nu är det dags at gå och bada, ska du hänga med".?..good to speak a language no one can :banned: or :runaway:

:jk:

Wishing you a nice Saturday min älskling!!:hug:

na doble. me so sorry...

I have questions about weather in Davao. What season do you have now? How many seasons do you have , 4 like here in north Europe or only 2, dry and wet seasons??? If, what are the differences?? Is the weather like sunny early mornings and going towards rain in the evening?? I do not know a whole lot about tropical weather ???

Hi Lena,

You know how your summers are where you are, right? Well, tropical weather is much the same with the humidity. The one thing nice in Davao is that rainfall is pretty much consistent. So, you may have a blazing hot day then in the middle of the afternoon you may get rains that tend to cool things down for the evening and nightime activities -whatever that may be. :) The other thing in Davao is that there is always a breeze.....

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h157/tsiklots/pearl-farm.jpg

The beautiful Pearl Farm taken from my cellphone :D
See how the pool seems to stretch to the ocean, really cool :okay:

WOW! This is beautiful!!! :)

Hi Lena,

You know how your summers are where you are, right? Well, tropical weather is much the same with the humidity. The one thing nice in Davao is that rainfall is pretty much consistent. So, you may have a blazing hot day then in the middle of the afternoon you may get rains that tend to cool things down for the evening and nightime activities -whatever that may be. :) The other thing in Davao is that there is always a breeze.....

bel1river

Thank you a nice description that make me able to "see" the weather in Davao. The breeze sounds nice....that is what I am used to daily on this scandinavian peninsula. Sweden usually has a dry climate especially in the summertime. Sounds to me like it is plesant in Davao, hot and cooler within a 24 h periode of time...:) The humidity might be the harder part to get used to...I will need alot of :booze: <-----water :)

zzzzzzDavao is sleeping and I am alone in here davao zzzzzzZZZZZzzzz matuwog. Davao .....:)I think I will do the same now...way to many late nights so:

God Natt, Goodnight, Guten Nacht, Bonan nokton, Bonne nuit, Buonanotte and Maayong Gabii................

:goodbye:

Saturday, August 05, 2006
Councilors' convention to bring in cash: Danny

COUNCILOR Danilo C. Dayanghirang sees the holding of the Philippine Councilors Leagu 6th Mindanao Island Congress here as not only a venue to show off Davao City but as an event that will send cash registers of shops, bars, and restaurants ringing.


More so since some of the moneyed councilors might even opt to extend their stay so they can witness the Kadayawan Festival.

The congress is scheduled on August 10-12 at the NCCC Mall. The Kadayawan Festival highlights are from August 16-20.

Dayanghirang, who chairs the convention, said the City Government has allotted P400,000 for the event.

He said with 1,600 city and municipal councilors who have committed to participate in the convention, the city's investment will not only triple as return of investments will be in millions for the city.

"The city's tourism industry will greatly benefit from the holding of the convention here in the city and will earn millions," Dayanghirang said in an interview during the Kapehan sa Royal Mandaya press conference Thursday.

He said hotels will be fully booked and restaurants and entertainment centers will be teeming with customers.

"Actually, we really intended it to be near the Kadayawan Festival so that they can extend their visit in the city in time for the celebration," Dayanghirang said. (BRQ)

Re: 911

One weekend when a drunk ran amok in my neighborhood, i quickly dialed 911 and lo and behold, in less than 5 minutes, the police officers came and dumped the intoxicated man in the van.

I inquired why the fast response and learned that these highly-trained 911 crew is stationed in every barangay police sub-offices which are scattered around the big city of Davao. Latest count of high-tech police cars was 44. (?) So there you go.

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
maayong buntag dinabaw...about "sticky" hehe you and I are good at gluing together and make things "sticky" our way, you min älskling and best friend in Davao City...let´s do it again dinabaw;) ..also "titta på ditt pm som jag har översatt till engelska. Nu är det dags at gå och bada, ska du hänga med".?..good to speak a language no one can :banned: or :runaway:

:jk:

Wishing you a nice Saturday min älskling!! :hug:

Maayong buntag Lena

ummm "stcky"........ohhh your speaking "german" :runaway: anywaz i'll speak Japanese....... Mata ka na ba or turok pa ne ? :hahaha:

Have a nice Saturday min askling ...ummm weather is hot hot tomorrow in Sweden!! :hi:

Saturday, August 05, 2006
Fun ride for environment

THE 5th Flight of the Eagles Bikers for Clean Air, a 40-kilometer fun run, will get underway on August 13, starting at 6 a.m. at Davao City's Magsaysay Park.


The annual event, presented by the Philippine Sports Commission, calls for clean air and healthy watershed in its fifth edition.

Over a 100 riders and enthusiasts are expected to join the worthwhile fun ride jointly organized by the Federation of Off-Road Cycling Enthusiasts (Force), Davao City Water District, Watershed Management Coordination Council (WMCC) and office of City Councilor Leonardo Avila III.

Prizes will be given away to the best family rider, lightest and heaviest bike, biggest delegation, talented rider and youngest and oldest participants.

Uphill races winners will also receive awards in the cycling activity being held in coordination with the city government of Davao, Energy and Clean Air Project (Ecap), Ateneo de Davao University and Usaid. (MLSA)

Ledesma: My fire trees and Angie Reyes fancy
By Jun Ledesma
Sunburst

AT THE onset of the martial law regime, Marcos issued an edict requiring every one to plant a tree or trees.


In obeisance to what looks like a noble cause, we guys at the RMN-IBC (dxDC-TV13) took time out and armed with shovels and bolos trooped to Dumoy near Toril.

It was fun actually, especially when we found out that aside from us there were hundreds of eager participants lining up the roadside of what was then a narrow and deteriorating asphalt highway.

By myself, I planted 12 fire trees, the Bureau of Forestry called them. BOF provided the seedlings and we were told that this variety was fast growing and that sooner than we expected the fire trees would come to bloom with fiery red flowers!

True enough the seedlings grew quickly although many had died after these were gorged by loose goats, cows, and carabaos, which were commonplace then.

Later, those that matured and truly bore enchanting red flowers eventually gave way to the road widening and firewood. Up north of Davao City tree planting activities were also done.

I am sure that commuters between Tagum and Davao City had seen those trees including those sturdy pine trees that survived the elements. Eventually, however, they disappeared and I suspect that most of these went to furniture shops. In more recent times, Neem trees were planted by the roadsides but they have to be pruned or cut down because they have become veritable hazards as the branches are reaching for the high-voltage electric cables.

We lost those valuable acacia trees at the junction of C.M. Recto and Magsaysay Avenues (precisely why that part of the city was called Acacia), and for one stupid reason or another, the century old acacia fronting the SSS building vanished.

The huge trunks were cut to sizes and am certain that they were consigned to furniture shops. The only old acacia trees that survive our proclivity to just easily eliminate trees that are deemed profitless are the ones in the yard of the Victorio family and Philamlife along Rizal Street.

In Singapore, the main highways and their botanical gardens are lined with acacia trees, which came from the Philippines. I was told that in some parks they planted San Ramon coconuts. These are sturdy and tall varieties found in Zamboanga, which bear huge nuts as big, if not bigger, than basketballs. In fact, most of the other tree varieties and shrubs you find in their botanical gardens came from Mindanao.

Why did I stray to these pastoral reminiscences? It's because I think that the well-meaning Sec. Angie Reyes is wasting efforts in his equally bucolic dream of seeing a ribbon of trees lining up the highway from Lebak to Aparri. I would rather that he focuses on reforestation of denuded concessions and conservation of our remaining rain forests and corporate tree farming. Leave the beautification aspects to local governments and civic organizations.

Secretary Reyes might also want to have a look at our successful eco-tourism projects. His colleague, the OPAP secretary, Jess Dureza, years back, leased an area in Lorega, Quezon in Bukidon. This used to be a badly denuded area. Today his modest mountain resort, which is supervised by his wife Beth is teeming with thousands of maturing pine trees. His neighbors there have followed suit and presently most of the areas awarded for eco-tourism is abundant with trees.

Of course, my favorite subject when it comes to eco-tourism is Eden Nature Park for that is the first testament of how barren lands can be resuscitated. Eighty hectares of cogon land now a luxuriant forestland of pine trees and mahogany and a dry creek coming to life anew.

Regional Development Council chairman Chito Ayala should invite Secretary Reyes and take him to a walk under the sweet smelling pines, which are becoming extinct in Baguio City. If he has not seen up close giant mahogany trees, then proceed to the winding walk path along the now rippling creek.

For there he will see how man can resuscitate the dead and create a forest. If Angie tires, he can take a dip in a pool from where he can appreciate the panoramic view of Davao City and the gulf.

If he is hungry he can fancy catching an angel fish with a hook and line and then have this cooked, broiled or pinaputok or fried, under his watchful eye.

So forget those trees by the highway. They will not even grow to proximate your fancy for the saplings might just be uprooted before you finish your term.

And, like most of the fire trees that I planted in the days of my youth, lay wasted by the roadside or end up in somebody's kalan. Come to think of it, that might be the reason why they are called fire trees.

another version of Wow Mindanao vid.....just sharin...


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another version of Wow Mindanao vid.....just sharin...



i like this a lot better than the other version.... :) btw, are these singers from mindanao? they've got very refined tagalog diction...WOW...

Jude, the singers are from Davao. The guy in glasses is Rebel Magdagasang-an ADDU Glee Club alumnus member. He composed this song Mindanao. He is popular now in the Philippine music industry. He composed the song that won in the ABS CBN spearheaded nationwide song writing competition last year interpreted by the rising chanteuse Yasmin Kurdi.

I don't think it right to blame 911 for what happened to the student. I think the blame should be on the school administrators. And the organizers.

If there is any gov't agency that is accountable, it should be the fire dept / bureau for not have properly checked the fire safety of the school. If indeed they did not inspect the school properly.

Guys, check out Rhonson Ng's new photo blog (http://www.rhonson-ng.com) for more beautiful pictures of Davao and other places. Please refrain from copying / using his pictures because he considers them his private property.

Guys, check out Rhonson Ng's new photo blog (http://www.rhonson-ng.com) for more beautiful pictures of Davao and other places. Please refrain from copying / using his pictures because he considers them his private property.

Also, Rhonson's Multiply account: http://rhonson.multiply.com/
as well as http://kulaskusgan.multiply.com/ nyahaha...

Maayong buntag Lena

ummm "stcky"........ohhh your speaking "german" :runaway: anywaz i'll speak Japanese....... Mata ka na ba or turok pa ne ? :hahaha:

Have a nice Saturday min askling ...ummm weather is hot hot tomorrow in Sweden!! :hi:

God Morgon Davao!

dinabaw why japanese????I do not speak japanese, what are you saying :)??? I speak german sometimes but not in the "sticky" post :D only some swedish and you understand that :wink2:
Well I have things to do , places to see, people to meet....but first a nice skinnydip, going to my beach in a sec. ...it is a wonderful nice hot morning here...and a soothing sea breeze...

A very nice Saturday to all forumers...

See ya!!!! :)

moshi moshi Lena hahaha i know you spoke in Swedish! but if we don't understand what yourtalking we say dontspeak"German" :colgate: anyway i said in Cebuano (sounds like Japanese w/a little alteration) Are you awake or still sleeping !

Nice day min askling, have fun in the city! sayonara :hi: see ya @ 8

ohhh guys Rhonson did the wedding of my niece you check the the intro girls on the railing www.rhonsonphotography.com/ they are my nieces except the one 2nd from the right !


Tj can you post the WOW Mindanao in Davao Nature and Culutre thread ,puwede bro?

moshi moshi
be sure not to say this to a German :lol:

Jude, the singers are from Davao. The guy in glasses is Rebel Magdagasang-an ADDU Glee Club alumnus member. He composed this song Mindanao. He is popular now in the Philippine music industry. He composed the song that won in the ABS CBN spearheaded nationwide song writing competition last year interpreted by the rising chanteuse Yasmin Kurdi.


(wow nga....) nice info LOI thanks... :) btw, who is the current Glee conductor? btw, i sent you a link of some CCP pictures with Fr. Mara (sln), did you receive it?

WOW Mindanao!


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featuring various places in Mindanao produced by ONE STOP VIDEO, ilustre Street, davao city, Philippines for Department of Tourism, Region XI, Davao City, during Wow Mindanao Exposition 2004.

ohhh guys Rhonson did the wedding of my niece you check the the intro girls on the railing www.rhonsonphotography.com/ they are my nieces except the one 2nd from the right !


Tj can you post the WOW Mindanao in Davao Nature and Culutre thread ,puwede bro?

dinabaw your nieces are beautiful girls. Asian women are so beautiful.
I like the little girl, she looks like she can be up to something like "fuffens", we say in swedish meaning "small troubles" :)..... nice picture dinabaw.

be sure not to say this to a German :lol:

Hi rajah :)

Kannst du mir bitte mal erklären was es bedeutet? Ich weiss das ich es gehört habe aber ich kann mich nicht mehr erinnern was es heisst...

Ich hoffe das du einen schönen sommertag hast! :)

Originally Posted rajah_soliman
be sure not to say this to a German


oppps :banned:....... i know now! :hahaha:

testing lang...

http://images.kulaskusgan.multiply.com/image/5/photos/4/orig/5/IMG_0457.jpg?et=bUl5rC8nmA%2BddzzKlNSfvw

^^ Dave katung banner walay dako2x, basig pag enlarge adto bunkag ang pixel?? across the shirt man gud and guapo adto

^^ Thanx Tj i owe you 1!

^^ Dave katung banner walay dako2x, basig pag enlarge adto bunkag ang pixel?? across the shirt man gud and guapo adto

kani na lang. putlon lang ang taas og ubos nga parte...
http://images.kulaskusgan.multiply.com/image/5/photos/4/orig/1/IMG_0461.jpg?et=PfCZ2CvgUw6Miq8Y2aiaRw

yeah great Dave ,pero ok unta naay skyscrapercity texts like the small one but anyway puwede na kana butangan lang nako ug skyscrapercity thanx!

i-cut lang siguro ang portion nga naay 'skyscrapercity' nya isapaw sa pic.

id rather have a non sticky thread with a chatroom feel if it enhances the camaraderie of members, than a sticky thread that is too formal and stiff....

oooooohh ok, but you keep on begging the mods to make this thread sticky, righty?

aywa ra gud surang surang sho..hubog na bya sab ko..hapakon tikag botes stallion karon..

i dont wanna pick up a fight with a kid! much less a person of your calibre, and why do you seem so irritated with my post regarding what ms. sarate's mother said about your 911? its from her mouth not mine. after the states 911, which you so proudly copied in your city, youre gonna have an ssc shirt too? just like those spoiled-rich-kids/forumers from another thread who doesnt seem to care about their money at all? them boys who are blind to the poverty around them. do these boys even work? i bet they hardly lift a finger for every penny.

PS/ opaw is bald and shaven, am i right? thanks for noticing the trademark of valium.

WHHHHOOOOOSSSSAAAH!
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oooooohh ok, but you keep on begging the mods to make this thread sticky, righty?



i dont wanna pick up a fight with a kid! much less a person of your calibre, and why do you seem so irritated with my post regarding what ms. sarate's mother said about your 911? its from her mouth not mine. after the states 911, which you so proudly copied in your city, youre gonna have an ssc shirt too? just like those spoiled-rich-kids/forumers from another thread who doesnt seem to care about their money at all? them boys who are blind to the poverty around them.

PS/ opaw is bald and shaven, am i right? thanks for noticing the trademark of valium.

Valium .a.:hug: and I mean it....:) sincerely! :)

oooooohh ok, but you keep on begging the mods to make this thread sticky, righty?



i dont wanna pick up a fight with a kid! much less a person of your calibre, and why do you seem so irritated with my post regarding what ms. sarate's mother said about your 911? its from her mouth not mine. after the states 911, which you so proudly copied in your city, youre gonna have an ssc shirt too? just like those spoiled-rich-kids/forumers from another thread who doesnt seem to care about their money at all? them boys who are blind to the poverty around them. do these boys even work? i bet they hardly lift a finger for every penny.

PS/ opaw is bald and shaven, am i right? thanks for noticing the trademark of valium.

Valium infested threads are often those that dont have good "qi"..coz valium thrives where there is strife..

the doctor recommends a dose of happiness ona thread keeps valium away..LOLS

peace too al!l its bad Valium vs. addict ..lols

No drugs.........LOVE and Peace in my City !
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Valium .a.:hug: and I mean it....:) sincerely! :)

valium we all love you.... :)

peace too al!l its bad Valium vs. addict ..lols

No drugs.........LOVE and Peace in my City !
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naaah i wasnt trying to pick up a fight with valium..(life is too short to waste it on enemies)pagpakita pa lang nimo sa pic ni digong kurog na koeh..haha

Hi rajah :)

Kannst du mir bitte mal erklären was es bedeutet? Ich weiss das ich es gehört habe aber ich kann mich nicht mehr erinnern was es heisst...

Ich hoffe das du einen schönen sommertag hast! :)

frag lieber Dinabaw!!!

here's one of my favorite pictures of samal; that small hut over there is my abode ...... :jk:
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/39536076.jpg

^^ nawala imong pag ka hubog ..lols

frag lieber Dinabaw!!!

here's one of my favorite pictures of samal; that small hut over there is my abode ...... :jk:
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/39536076.jpg

Rajah....dinabaw weiss es nicht...er tut nur so! Ich glaube das es vielleicht ein wort is das ich nicht kennen soll dann??

That is a nice picture os Samal...really....beautiful water and nice green palm trees...:) something to dream about ........for a while...

i-cut lang siguro ang portion nga naay 'skyscrapercity' nya isapaw sa pic.

Dave you homepage is nice :) Is that your beautiful girlfriend on one some of the pics...with you:)

^^ nawala imong pag ka hubog ..lols

lols..nadaut man god ako tyan ganina kaon ko exotic pagkaon sa bananaleaf..so uli ko sayo, wala nadayon ang shoting.hehe

teka what gave you the idea na palahubog ko?lols nagkataon lang yun na magkasunod ang inuman namin..haha dili daw ko palahubog oi

^^ basig nakaon nimo and dahon sa saging...lols

wa man ko ingon na palahubog ka ingon nako hubog :cheers: but i think all sky guys know you drink alot not me ! lols

lols..nadaut man god ako tyan ganina kaon ko exotic pagkaon sa bananaleaf..so uli ko sayo, wala nadayon ang shoting.hehe

teka what gave you the idea na palahubog ko?lols nagkataon lang yun na magkasunod ang inuman namin..haha dili daw ko palahubog oi
bawal diay sa imoha ang exotic food?
how sad! :cry:

ana jud ang life! :)

Lena: see that Samal photo? can you see waste water ??:hi:

Originally Posted by rajah_soliman
frag lieber Dinabaw!!!

nicht sage eine madchen das :runaway:

actually dili na dapat gravy addict akong nic..3x na ko nadale anang gravy oi..magpirme madaot akong tiyan..

it was a bad case of gravy+curry sauce+ special iced tea that made my stomach go haywire...(naa pa jud gatas tung iced tea so samot)

actually dili na dapat gravy addict akong nic..3x na ko nadale anang gravy oi..magpirme madaot akong tiyan..

it was a bad case of gravy+curry sauce+ special iced tea that made my stomach go haywire...(naa pa jud gatas tung iced tea so samot)
bad combination sa pagkaon= daot sa tyan!

lahi man akoa.. sa takoyaki ni.

kung mukaon ko ug takoyaki (actually lami jud siya!), pag nahurot nako ang takoyaki,
maglain jud ang akong tiyan! murag wala ko kasabot kung unsa jud ang nahitabo sa akong tiyan!

mao na hadlok na kaayo ko mukaon ug takoyaki pero makalaway man gud!!! sad! :(

(wow nga....) nice info LOI thanks... :) btw, who is the current Glee conductor? btw, i sent you a link of some CCP pictures with Fr. Mara (sln), did you receive it?


Sorry i lost track of who is now manning the ADDU Glee. There's been a lot of interested music virtuosos from inside the school willing to do the job but somehow all these didn't pan out. When I left Davao it was Christian (forgot his last name) who did a labor of love and they mustered to stage some off base and local concerts. Interestingly, Rebel was also in the sidelines pitching in -as well out of love for the glee.

Years ago there was a plan hatched by the alumni members to put together an alumni ADDU Glee. Everyone was willing to take part but work was the hindrance. We manage though to do several numbers in show produced by the then incumbents. And that was it.

WHHHHOOOOOSSSSAAAH!
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Dave, unsa na na resort. I'm pretty sure it's not Pearl Farm though it's equally amazing.

actually dili na dapat gravy addict akong nic..3x na ko nadale anang gravy oi..magpirme madaot akong tiyan..

it was a bad case of gravy+curry sauce+ special iced tea that made my stomach go haywire...(naa pa jud gatas tung iced tea so samot)

You have what I got-Lactose Intolerance. (lol) When you eat something laden with lactose whatch out, you'd be struck with diarrhea. When diarrhea comes, you'd feel the world is crashing down on you. That happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I was pigging out on persian food (of course in a persian hosted party) capped with ice cream, ice choco bar and tea. I could not refuse the ice cream so as not to embarrass the super nice hosts. Then the expected happened.

Good news to me now though is I have Digesta - a drug for indigestion which I can take before or during meals. Thanks to my new employer. Sorry for the advertisement!

You have what I got-Lactose Intolerance. (lol) When you eat something laden with lactose whatch out, you'd be struck with diarrhea. When diarrhea comes, you'd feel the world is crashing down on you. That happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I was pigging out on persian food (of course in a persian hosted party) capped with ice cream, ice choco bar and tea. I could not refuse the ice cream so as not to embarras the host. Then the expected happened.

Good news to me though is I have Digesta - a drug for indigestion which I can take before or during meals. Thanks to my new employer. Sorry for the advertisement!

yepo lactose intolerant here..mao pag naga blugre ko o figaro, brewed cofi ra pwede sa akoa..if ever mag frappe ko, i make sure nga wala na koy lakaw after kay in less than an hour expected na jud ang results..hehe

oi i hi diay ko sa akong mga parente dra sa canada :D

Davao Kaniadto ug Karon (Part 1)


Davao 1948

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1948DavaoAerialMap.jpg


Davao 2003


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/davao.jpg

PTA (now Davao Greenbelt Park) was already there in 1948

limpyoha pa sa SIR oi!..unta himoon ni balik ug park

Davao Kaniadto ug Karon (Part 1)


Davao 1948

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1948DavaoAerialMap.jpg


Davao 2003


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/davao.jpg

PTA (now Davao Greenbelt Park) was already there in 1948
all in all....

davao is the best city to live!!!!

whheeeee!!

yepo lactose intolerant here..mao pag naga blugre ko o figaro, brewed cofi ra pwede sa akoa..if ever mag frappe ko, i make sure nga wala na koy lakaw after kay in less than an hour expected na jud ang results..hehe


I never take my chances now with anything lactosy, besides, it makes you fat. lol


oi i hi diay ko sa akong mga parente dra sa canada :D
OT: I was in Calgary last Thursday for a one day hop. Nice ang place. Naa Dad nimo didto Gravy di ba? Naa pud ko friends from Davao kaya lang super busy ko pag-abot. Good thing though is the lunch we had in a place called Mario's which is big in Calgary. They serve Italian food. Medyo layo lang sa downtown Calgary.

Sure I will give your regards to Teng. Coincidentally we or they (sila lang kay gi-try na nako gahapon kay naa ko sa area) will try (this weekend, whew! thanks for the long weekend, again) the new restaurant of Sandy Daza (he has a cooking show in local Phil TV) here in Vancouver.

OT: Re: Sandy's Cuisine.
The place is squeaky clean including the washroom (at least for men) but there's nothing to rave about its interior design. Just the typical Filipino restos around. Yes, Sandy is now based in Vancouver and he does the till in his resto aside from being the souz chef.

well im sure hindi ako kilala ni ate teng..(eh bat pako nag a ate teng..haha) pero i think she knows our cousin Kat..hehe

well im sure hindi ako kilala ni ate teng..(eh bat pako nag a ate teng..haha) pero i think she knows our cousin Kat..hehe

Yeah, she knows Kat and Dave (manager, son of owners of Apungkula chain of restos). Hayahay si Teng kay naa ra sa balay. Her Turkish hubby has his own business. You should see Denise-her daughter, very smart and cutie. I told her about Gravy Addict. lol

They went home to Davao (butangan nato ug Davao para dili daw chatty style..lol) last May (for real ni ha) and Denise didn't wanna come back to Canada. She liked the beaches of course. Teng went shopping at Chimes and she raved about havaianas slippers.(?) It's so big in Davao she said.

Davao Kaniadto ug Karon (Part 2)

1950's

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1955DavaoJonesCircle.jpg


2004
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/davaostreet303.jpg

The AC's (short for Auto Calesa) are still there... can you spot one?

i thought the ACjeep meant "around city"jeeps...hehe

i thought the ACjeep meant "around city"jeeps...hehe

that was the popular belief.... :)

Lena: see that Samal photo? can you see waste water ??:hi:






dinabaw...wastewater is not always visable...:ohno:....the picture is so beautiful and Samal and Talikud is suposibly safe so I am not afraid .. Rajahs picture is truly so serene ...I dream away. :)

Saturday evening reflection´s when sitting on "the cliff" by the sea...

The bottom line is as Sartre once said our own personal freedom....this is not a cheap Hedonistic slogan but an awareness and exercise of choice which transcends mere survival...

Davao Kaniadto ug Karon (Part 2)

1950's

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1955DavaoJonesCircle.jpg


2004
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/davaostreet303.jpg

The AC's (short for Auto Calesa) are still there... can you spot one?

Ganda ng old davao pics, sayang at medyo blurry. Yong Jones Circle yata binago na into Freedom Park and lately naging Clifford Park na in between Marco Polo and Citi Tri. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

oops!

Davao Kaniadto ug Karon (Part 2)

1950's

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1955DavaoJonesCircle.jpg


2004
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/davaostreet303.jpg

The AC's (short for Auto Calesa) are still there... can you spot one?

Yeah, I think the one with the headlinghts on, behind the Davao Light mini van is an AC jeep.

that was the popular belief.... :)

Good evening rajah I am going to look for you now, we will see if I manage to find you :happy: Remember what this is about? I think you do.....:)

Ganda ng old davao pics, sayang at medyo blurry. Yong Jones Circle yata binago na into Freedom Park and lately naging Clifford Park na in between Marco Polo and Citi Tri. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

the jones circle is where these shuttle busses pick up passengers for tagum (exactly that one in the picture) (hindi na sya circle ngayon) ...freedom park is a stone throw away :) claveria gate ng addu...

Nag-ADDHS ka din ba? During the all-boys era? At the risk of dating myself (I'm also one of the "young once" diri) I'm belong to an ADDHS batch from the mid-70s!


No, but my grandfathers neighbor was one of the gradeschoolers in the all boys school era. I am much more younger. :D

Nice photo comparison. You should also post it in the Then and Now thread Raja! :)

DAVAO KANIADTO UG KARON

1937

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1937DavaoCityHall.jpg


2002

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/davaocityhall001.jpg


Davao City Hall

This one expounds further the buffling tongue of Davaoenos.

Sunday, August 06, 2006
Murdered or custom-built?
By Stella A. Estremera
Spider's Web

WE'VE laughed about it and most often would be caught discussing the queer tongue we speak, always with pride, unconsciously manifesting that pride of belonging to that race that we can't even figure what, called Dabawenyo.

The purist will say, not one of us is a Dabawenyo because the Dabawenyos are the natives and they speak an entirely different dialect. The stubborn Dabawenyo that we are, however, would readily argue. Oh yeah the lumads -- Bagobo, Manobo, Ata-Manobo, Ubo-Manobo, Guiangan, Tagabawa, Tagakaolo, Ubo-Bagobo, Bagobo-Clata, Mandaya, and put in some Sama -- by then the purist will be overwhelmed. The lumads will say there are distinct dialects for each but while these are different, they can still understand each other. And thus there is the general dialect some refer to as "Dinabaw", a queer dialect that crosses lumad territories and is understood by all.

And now the Tagalogs and Bisaya of Davao have taken the same route.

Born and bred in Davao City in the olden days when there was still an invisible line dividing the Bisaya from the Tagalog and the Bisaya from the lumads, I grew up speaking in the tongue my mom spoke -- Tagalog straight from Paete, Laguna. I knew a smattering of Visayan words that in those days were necessary so that you can be understood by the househelp and the "maglalako."

As the Visayans made more inroads into the city, the smattering became whole sentences, then paragraphs. There's one problem though...

These are whole sentences and paragraphs of Visayan words as we thought them to be. And that's far different from the Visayan words as they are and should be.

And thus, I now declare myself a true-blue Dabawenyo. That peculiar breed of Filipinos who has a penchant for murdering both Visayan and Tagalog into an unrecognizable mass that allows us to recognize a Dabawenyo among a clutch of Bisaya and Tagalog folks.

It was just recently though that I realized the murder spree continues. That was after I noticed a word that kept popping out in raw copies of reporters using direct quotes from sources. The word: "biskin."

I get the drift, of course, it's just that I couldn't figure out where it came from. I listened closely to television news where local officials speaking in "Bisaya" are being interviewed and realized that yes, they do utter a word that sounds like "biskin."

"Where did this word come from?" the already confused brain cells who can't figure out whether they're using Visayan or Tagalog asked.

I shared my befuddlement with a Cebuana friend, Mich, who became as befuddled as I was.

"Where did that word come from?" she asked.

It was only after she left when I realized something "queer" in how she talked... she never used the word "maski" and what my friends and I thought was the Visayan derivative: "maskin."

Rewind, over a decade ago with friends from elementary to high school and college who speak Tagalog. Our conversations were either in Tagalog or English, then we would proudly shift to Bisaya when addressing those who talked to us in Bisaya. We felt pretty multilingual then.

Among the Visayan words we often used (we still use it in fact) was what we thought of as Visayan equivalent of "maski" -- "maskin."

Actually it's the Tagalog word "maski" as in "maski papaano," "maski ano," "maski sino". But when speaking in our murdered Visayan, we used to say "maski na unsaon," maski na unsa," "maski na kinsa" that we (and apparently the whole lot of Davao-born halfbreeds) later contracted to "maskin".

When we're our Tagalog selves, we say "maski" but when we shift to Visayan we say "maskin," and feel really cool about it. Like, "Galing ko noh? Kabalo lagi ko magbisaya 'ba."

And then "biskin"... and the day my Cebuano friend left for Cebu during which I finally noticed the missing "maski/maskin" in her conversations. There's no trace at all, but there is a word that she uses often that means exactly the same... "bisan."

"Bisan unsaon", "bisan asa", "bisan kinsa", and the chips fell in place.

Apparently, in the Dabawenyo's murder spree of the Visayan language, somebody corrected him about his "maskin" and said it should be "bisan". Having used "maskin" for so long in his murdered Visayan tongue, the language-murdering Dabawenyos ended up contracting both the correct "bisan" and his old "maskin" and voila! The word "biskin."

* * * * *

On our trip to the mountains during my Cebuana friend's visit, we were preparing to sleep. Mich was spreading the bed sheets, while I was seated on the bed, opening up my sleeping bag.

"Barog sa diha, Stella," I heard her say.

I sat up straight.

"Barog sa ba," she said.

I looked at her. She looked at me like I was dense or something. I simply had to ask, "Unsa nang barog?"

The following morning at breakfast, my buddy Kublai was all set to eat, occupying a long bench at the small table of Manang Delia's house, which we were squatting in to prepare and eat our food in.

"Barog sa diha, Kubs, aron matarong nato ang bangko," Mich said.

Kublai looks up, still hauling food into his mouth and munching. "Unsa nang barog?" he asked.

Both Kublai and I believe we speak Bisaya...

* * * * *

Postscript: Our lumads did that before; they "custom-built" a dialect that crosses territories and are generally understood by all. Apparently, in this part of the world where people welcome everyone and everyone wants to belong, the modus is to be understood. It's not about what you speak or how you speak it. It's all about understanding and being understood. And that's what makes us uniquely Dabawenyo.

saestremera@yahoo.com

^^ ^^ ^^ wow ang galing ni Inday Lena!!!!! :cheers: ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

This one expounds further the buffling tongue of Davaoenos.

Sunday, August 06, 2006
Murdered or custom-built?
By Stella A. Estremera
Spider's Web

WE'VE laughed about it and most often would be caught discussing the queer tongue we speak, always with pride, unconsciously manifesting that pride of belonging to that race that we can't even figure what, called Dabawenyo.

The purist will say, not one of us is a Dabawenyo because the Dabawenyos are the natives and they speak an entirely different dialect. The stubborn Dabawenyo that we are, however, would readily argue. Oh yeah the lumads -- Bagobo, Manobo, Ata-Manobo, Ubo-Manobo, Guiangan, Tagabawa, Tagakaolo, Ubo-Bagobo, Bagobo-Clata, Mandaya, and put in some Sama -- by then the purist will be overwhelmed. The lumads will say there are distinct dialects for each but while these are different, they can still understand each other. And thus there is the general dialect some refer to as "Dinabaw", a queer dialect that crosses lumad territories and is understood by all.

And now the Tagalogs and Bisaya of Davao have taken the same route.

Born and bred in Davao City in the olden days when there was still an invisible line dividing the Bisaya from the Tagalog and the Bisaya from the lumads, I grew up speaking in the tongue my mom spoke -- Tagalog straight from Paete, Laguna. I knew a smattering of Visayan words that in those days were necessary so that you can be understood by the househelp and the "maglalako."

As the Visayans made more inroads into the city, the smattering became whole sentences, then paragraphs. There's one problem though...

These are whole sentences and paragraphs of Visayan words as we thought them to be. And that's far different from the Visayan words as they are and should be.

And thus, I now declare myself a true-blue Dabawenyo. That peculiar breed of Filipinos who has a penchant for murdering both Visayan and Tagalog into an unrecognizable mass that allows us to recognize a Dabawenyo among a clutch of Bisaya and Tagalog folks.

It was just recently though that I realized the murder spree continues. That was after I noticed a word that kept popping out in raw copies of reporters using direct quotes from sources. The word: "biskin."

I get the drift, of course, it's just that I couldn't figure out where it came from. I listened closely to television news where local officials speaking in "Bisaya" are being interviewed and realized that yes, they do utter a word that sounds like "biskin."

"Where did this word come from?" the already confused brain cells who can't figure out whether they're using Visayan or Tagalog asked.

I shared my befuddlement with a Cebuana friend, Mich, who became as befuddled as I was.

"Where did that word come from?" she asked.

It was only after she left when I realized something "queer" in how she talked... she never used the word "maski" and what my friends and I thought was the Visayan derivative: "maskin."

Rewind, over a decade ago with friends from elementary to high school and college who speak Tagalog. Our conversations were either in Tagalog or English, then we would proudly shift to Bisaya when addressing those who talked to us in Bisaya. We felt pretty multilingual then.

Among the Visayan words we often used (we still use it in fact) was what we thought of as Visayan equivalent of "maski" -- "maskin."

Actually it's the Tagalog word "maski" as in "maski papaano," "maski ano," "maski sino". But when speaking in our murdered Visayan, we used to say "maski na unsaon," maski na unsa," "maski na kinsa" that we (and apparently the whole lot of Davao-born halfbreeds) later contracted to "maskin".

When we're our Tagalog selves, we say "maski" but when we shift to Visayan we say "maskin," and feel really cool about it. Like, "Galing ko noh? Kabalo lagi ko magbisaya 'ba."

And then "biskin"... and the day my Cebuano friend left for Cebu during which I finally noticed the missing "maski/maskin" in her conversations. There's no trace at all, but there is a word that she uses often that means exactly the same... "bisan."

"Bisan unsaon", "bisan asa", "bisan kinsa", and the chips fell in place.

Apparently, in the Dabawenyo's murder spree of the Visayan language, somebody corrected him about his "maskin" and said it should be "bisan". Having used "maskin" for so long in his murdered Visayan tongue, the language-murdering Dabawenyos ended up contracting both the correct "bisan" and his old "maskin" and voila! The word "biskin."

* * * * *

On our trip to the mountains during my Cebuana friend's visit, we were preparing to sleep. Mich was spreading the bed sheets, while I was seated on the bed, opening up my sleeping bag.

"Barog sa diha, Stella," I heard her say.

I sat up straight.

"Barog sa ba," she said.

I looked at her. She looked at me like I was dense or something. I simply had to ask, "Unsa nang barog?"

The following morning at breakfast, my buddy Kublai was all set to eat, occupying a long bench at the small table of Manang Delia's house, which we were squatting in to prepare and eat our food in.

"Barog sa diha, Kubs, aron matarong nato ang bangko," Mich said.

Kublai looks up, still hauling food into his mouth and munching. "Unsa nang barog?" he asked.

Both Kublai and I believe we speak Bisaya...

* * * * *

Postscript: Our lumads did that before; they "custom-built" a dialect that crosses territories and are generally understood by all. Apparently, in this part of the world where people welcome everyone and everyone wants to belong, the modus is to be understood. It's not about what you speak or how you speak it. It's all about understanding and being understood. And that's what makes us uniquely Dabawenyo.

[email]saestremera@yahoo.com[/email

the jones circle is where these shuttle busses pick up passengers for tagum (exactly that one in the picture) (hindi na sya circle ngayon) ...freedom park is a stone throw away :) claveria gate ng addu...


Oh I see, dapat ibalik sa dating pangalan ang lugar na yan para mas may historical meaning.

Very Nice, Lena!!!!!

^^ ^^ ^^ wow ang galing ni Inday Lena!!!!! :cheers: ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Well, just "Learning through Informal Communication"..:) :) :) Rajah.....

Oh I see, dapat ibalik sa dating pangalan ang lugar na yan para mas may historical meaning.

that was what I'm suggesting...kahit "sub-title" lang e.g. CM. Recto (Claveria), etc....hindi na makakalimutan ng mga taga davao ang original names..and many still prefer to use the old names di ba....magallanes, trading, acacia, ....etc..

im from davao pero....asa nang trading? pati carpenter wa pud ko katuod..lols

Well, just "Learning through Informal Communication"..:) :) :) Rajah.....

Roger!!!!! actually the title has been changed already, but the focus of the study remains more or less the same...... :) did you attend FU HU or TU? or did you attend Uni of Applied Sciences?

here's a picture for you: Past meets Present (the carabao-my favorite animal and the sportivo) taken at Samal Island (net find)



http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/39536496.jpg

that was what I'm suggesting...kahit "sub-title" lang e.g. CM. Recto (Claveria), etc....hindi na makakalimutan ng mga taga davao ang original names..and many still prefer to use the old names di ba....magallanes, trading, acacia, ....etc..

claveria for CM Recto, Uyanguren for Magsaysay Ave., Ponciano, Torres, Father Selga St., Artiaga, together with unadulterated names like Ilustre, Bonifacio, Bolton, Dacudao, R. Castillo, sta. Ana, Monteverde, Sales, San Pedro, Legaspi, etc., etc.

Hey Jude (tune of famous Beatles ditty) lol,

Aggie ka ba sa ADDU?

im from davao pero....asa nang trading? pati carpenter wa pud ko katuod..lols

trading is Boulevard (if I'm not mistaken); that was the old Tienda or Barter site much more like the Ukey-Ukey of today....,

carpenter...hmmm. i know i have been there once but I cannot remember anymore where that place is...what about washington....kani..kabaw dyud ka ani kay anha man nang mga palahubog mag-dukoduko usahay kay dapit man na sa bar-b-cue-han....(am i right?) :cheers:

im from davao pero....asa nang trading? pati carpenter wa pud ko katuod..lols

I think trading is in the new Mabini along Quezon Blvd. and Carpenter is in Agdao north of the east entrance of the Agdao Vehicular Flyover if I'm not mistaken. It's actually a waterfront area.

trading is Boulevard (if I'm not mistaken); that was the old Tienda or Barter site much more like the Ukey-Ukey of today....,

carpenter...hmmm. i know i have been there once but I cannot remember anymore where that place is...what about washington....kani..kabaw dyud ka ani kay anha man nang mga palahubog mag-dukoduko usahay kay dapit man na sa bar-b-cue-han....(am i right?) :cheers:

pareha ta ug tubag sa previous question, funny!. Washington is where Colasa's sits and the bolo-wielding Bonifacio effigy stands (in a rotunda).

washington is where colasas is...if im not mistaken..

so colasas address is washington, DC

Hey Jude (tune of famous Beatles ditty) lol,

Aggie ka ba sa ADDU?


long story loi....to make it short....first, Sociology, then, Economics, finally, Accounting...that's why I ended up in a bank after graduation...(that was really a nightmare working with the oldies there, very disempowering---they didn't even now what empowerment mean) mabuti na lang naiba ang ihip ng hangin...

pero marami akong friends sa Aggie (some of them mga batchmate ko sa Adduhs)...ikaw diba ME ka? :)

washington is where colasas is...if im not mistaken..

so colasas address is washington, DC

sabi ko na nga ba alam mo ehhh :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

what batch kayo sa adduhs? 97 here

sabi ko na nga ba alam mo ehhh :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha: :hahaha:

d ko gets....(???)

d ko gets....(???)

x = palahubog

y= palahubog's place

x1= gravy addict

y1= gravy_addict's place

a bit crude ha....pero getching na?

x = palahubog

y= palahubog's place

x1= gravy addict

y1= gravy_addict's place

a bit crude ha....pero getching na?

nyahahahahahaharharhar...hehe

dili lagi ko palahubog..i like to drink ber and get tipsy ..pero dili man pirmi..yes i enjoy my redhorse, pero dili pud to the pint na mura kog nasipaan ug kabayo LOLS

baby face pa ko noh! haha

long story loi....to make it short....first, Sociology, then, Economics, finally, Accounting...that's why I ended up in a bank after graduation...(that was really a nightmare working with the oldies there, very disempowering---they didn't even now what empowerment mean) mabuti na lang naiba ang ihip ng hangin...

pero marami akong friends sa Aggie (some of them mga batchmate ko sa Adduhs)...ikaw diba ME ka? :)

He he! ME mga kuyaw man to sila, creme de la creme sa ADDU. Daghan noon ko mga migo gikan sa Management Eng. pero di na nako course, I wish. Honors' Course man na and you have to maintain 88% WPA. Lisod kaayo na sa ADDU.

Gikan ko Chem. Eng kay gusto sa Erpats, di kaya ang math kay murag mga anak ni Gouse and mga naa didto, then shifted to Philosophy pero away mi ni Arriaga (div. chairman) kay activista daw ko bisag dili gud kaayo. Ganahan siya sige ka basa ug philo books sa Philo lib. Di nako matake nga mawala sa student politics so sabot mi nga hawa na lang ko. I moved to Humanities (AB English) and that's my degree.

Roger!!!!! actually the title has been changed already, but the focus of the study remains more or less the same...... :) did you attend FU HU or TU? or did you attend Uni of Applied Sciences?

here's a picture for you: Past meets Present (the carabao-my favorite animal and the sportivo) taken at Samal Island (net find)



http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/39536496.jpg

Rajah nice piture of the carabao ;)...does the rope hurt do you think? Ouch!

I attended the Humboldt Uni....

Rajah am I a study object in your dissertation??? :jk:

Time to eat ....yum, yum and I wish you gentlemen in here a nice evening...I am a night owl so will watch Davao fall into...zzzzzZZZZZ later..

:goodbye:

washington is where colasas is...if im not mistaken..

so colasas address is washington, DC

that was our friends' running joke before. Nakapunta ka na ba sa Washington, DC? Yes, of course, Washington, Davao City. lol

long story loi....to make it short....first, Sociology, then, Economics, finally, Accounting...that's why I ended up in a bank after graduation...(that was really a nightmare working with the oldies there, very disempowering---they didn't even now what empowerment mean) mabuti na lang naiba ang ihip ng hangin...

pero marami akong friends sa Aggie (some of them mga batchmate ko sa Adduhs)...ikaw diba ME ka? :)


Classmates mo di Dennis Vidanes? Former ADDU Glee pud. Nia pud diri sa Vanco, silingan pud mi. Sawa na mi sa among mga nawong. just kidding!

long story loi....to make it short....first, Sociology, then, Economics, finally, Accounting...that's why I ended up in a bank after graduation...(that was really a nightmare working with the oldies there, very disempowering---they didn't even now what empowerment mean) mabuti na lang naiba ang ihip ng hangin...

pero marami akong friends sa Aggie (some of them mga batchmate ko sa Adduhs)...ikaw diba ME ka? :)

Asa ka na bank?

Classmates mo di Dennis Vidanes? Former ADDU Glee pud. Nia pud diri sa Vanco, silingan pud mi. Sawa na mi sa among mga nawong. just kidding!

Asa ka na bank?

Classmates mo di Dennis Vidanes? Former ADDU Glee pud. Nia pud diri sa Vanco, silingan pud mi. Sawa na mi sa among mga nawong. just kidding!

first things first, what batch kayo?

nyahahahahahaharharhar...hehe

dili lagi ko palahubog..i like to drink ber and get tipsy ..pero dili man pirmi..yes i enjoy my redhorse, pero dili pud to the pint na mura kog nasipaan ug kabayo LOLS

baby face pa ko noh! haha


Sus, Ok ra na inom oi. Balo ba ka nga college pa ko, nagligid-ligid ko diha sa CLaveria in between San Pedro Cathedral and Maguindanao Hotel kay perteng huboga. Gikan mi nag "show-down" kantahan sa minus one singing joint nga Ward 21 sa Maguindanao Hotel. Maayo na lang kay mga ala una na to sa kaadlawon ug wa na kaayo traffic. Pass out gyud ko. Wa ko kabalo kinsa balay ko nakatulog. Didto diay ko sa balay sa barkada sa Ecoland, likod sa Maya St. lol. As in di na nako maimagine mobalik to ing ato na panghitabo. Pero lami man ang feeling kay nag-enjoy man ka ug wa man kay gipasakitan. Sige lang mi katawa. And the best part is I was with my well-meaning friends who took care of me while in my unguarded moments. lol.

aw sauna hinuon did2 mi sa dumoy garden resort..sa kahubog namo ako natulog sa balas..si floater amobt asa, tapos katong us namo ka amigo s table kung asa ang mga leftover food nakabutang...haha

pero that was a loong time ago.hehe

BTW, sarado na ang hotel maguindanao

first things first, what batch kayo?


We are soooo way, way ahead of your batch Gravy, your in your mid 20s right? (i'm not sure though). I was in my freshmen year (well, supposed to be) in college when Madonna (wala ko lain maisip na popular point of reference) became the new toss in Hollywood. Go figure!

Rajah nice piture of the carabao ;)...does the rope hurt do you think? Ouch!.
the carabao is already used to the rope...just like the punks here with their nose rings/piercings awahhh...
I attended the Humboldt Uni....
Humbolt U (Frei U as well) is now on the top ten in DH (social and natural sciences)--I taught Tagalog in one of the institutes at HU....
TUB-my alma mater-is still the best in technology and other related sciences (considering it's long history as Germany's leading school for r and d....it's only TU München who can beat TUB perhaps...
Rajah am I a study object in your dissertation??? :jk: no...no inday lena...i went to PI twice last year to finish the experiment part...so it's already finished...Jedoch.....SCC is of semiotic interest...i already have a bunch load of materials from this forum for further untersuchung... :)

Time to eat ....yum, yum and I wish you gentlemen in here a nice evening...I am a night owl so will watch Davao fall into...zzzzzZZZZZ later..
:goodbye:

post more pics Inday lena when you come back......mabuhay ka!

aw sauna hinuon did2 mi sa dumoy garden resort..sa kahubog namo ako natulog sa balas..si floater amobt asa, tapos katong us namo ka amigo s table kung asa ang mga leftover food nakabutang...haha

pero that was a loong time ago.hehe

BTW, sarado na ang hotel maguindanao


ha ha, ana lang gyud na. nawala na lagi si floater. gikasab-an man gud sa amigo niya. nang-luod nuon. lol

Ngano serado na ang Maguindanao? Unsa na plano sa bldg. Mga Robillo baya na tag-iya ana noh?

We are soooo way, way ahead of your batch Gravy, your in your mid 20s right? (i'm not sure though). I was in my freshmen year (well, supposed to be) in college when Madonna (wala ko lain maisip na popular point of reference) became the new toss in Hollywood. Go figure!


ooohhhhh :D

ha ha, ana lang gyud na. nawala na lagi si floater. gikasab-an man gud sa amigo niya. nang-luod nuon. lol

Ngano serado na ang Maguindanao? Unsa na plano sa bldg. Mga Robillo baya na tag-iya ana noh?

naglisud daw ug pangita sa davao thread..(seriously)

naglisud daw ug pangita sa davao thread..(seriously)

kaluoy pud, di seguro kaayo naga open sa thread mao mabitin sa kapaspas ani na thread.

@ Jude

Is it true there is a monument of Jose Rizal in Berlin and the germans owe allegiance to him and consider him the long lost father of Hitler? A friend of mine went on a vacation there and that's the trivia he told me about. Any confirmation?

We are soooo way, way ahead of your batch Gravy, your in your mid 20s right? (i'm not sure though). I was in my freshmen year (well, supposed to be) in college when Madonna (wala ko lain maisip na popular point of reference) became the new toss in Hollywood. Go figure!


hmmm the temporal indices are quite revealing....okay...duran duran, madonna and spandau ballet were my favorites way back then........i wear my sunglasses at night was a hit when I was a freshman ... the second time I was a freshman was in 1995 iba na ang uso back street boys na (pero in pa rin ako sa mga batch kong mga bagets dito ):hahaha: and I am batch 2000 of a foreign university, batch 2002 of my post-masteral and hopefully batch 2006 for my phd. so ... estimate mo na kung ilan edad ko/namin?

P.H.D. hehe green mind working again..lols

Why is PHD green? Help!

@ Jude

Is it true there is a monument of Jose Rizal in Berlin and the germans owe allegiance to him and consider him the long lost father of Hitler? A friend of mine went on a vacation there and that's the trivia he told me about. Any confirmation?

storyang barbero...yan ang pinagkakalat ng mga filipino seamen dito....
but right sikat sa mga German dahil member sya before ng elite circle of academes dito at sa Europe, the likes of Prof. Dr. Wirchow, Dr. Blumentritt etc ang mga ka chika-chika nya noon......

no monument here but , i guess sa heidelberg, and there is this Rizalgasse along the river rhein (?) named after him....

I'll send you some pix per PM...weyyyyyt plsss.

hmmm the temporal indices are quite revealing....okay...duran duran, madonna and spandau ballet were my favorites way back then........i wear my sunglasses at night was a hit when I was a freshman ... the second time I was a freshman was in 1995 iba na ang uso back street boys na (pero in pa rin ako sa mga batch kong mga bagets dito ):hahaha: and I am batch 2000 of a foreign university, batch 2002 of my post-masteral and hopefully batch 2006 for my phd. so ... estimate mo na kung ilan edad ko/namin?

yeah spandau ballet's "Gold", Duran-Duran's "Wild Boys". "Sunglasses at Night" was sung by a canadian Corey Heart. Those were the days.

storyang barbero...yan ang pinagkakalat ng mga filipino seamen dito....
but right sikat sa mga German dahil member sya before ng elite circle of academes dito at sa Europe, the likes of Prof. Dr. Wirchow, Dr. Blumentritt etc ang mga ka chika-chika nya noon......

no monument here but , i guess sa heidelberg, and there is this Rizalgasse along the river rhein (?) named after him....

I'll send you some pix per PM...weyyyyyt plsss.

oki doki! Thanks for the clarification. My friend was twitted by the Germans.

yeah spandau ballet's "Gold", Duran-Duran's "Wild Boys". "Sunglasses at Night" was sung by a canadian Corey Heart. Those were the days.


remember "chef" near Taps before (fronting shakey's)...dyan kami nagwawala noon after practice...minus one pa uso noon at de-codigo pa ang lyrics...GOLD and Only when you Leave were my natiotnal anthems (shaok gyud pag maayo oy...)..si william p. naman (RIP) be my lady.... one time we sung be my lady to the tune of de colores just to spite him :lol: ....gosshhh i'm getting so nostalic ha...im missing the gc people......i might as well go to the keriyoki tonight....

remember "chef" near Taps before (fronting shakey's)...dyan kami nagwawala noon after practice...minus one pa uso noon at de-codigo pa ang lyrics...GOLD and Only when you Leave were my natiotnal anthems (shaok gyud pag maayo oy...)..si william p. naman (RIP) be my lady.... one time we sung be my lady to the tune of de colores just to spite him :lol: ....gosshhh i'm getting so nostalic ha...im missing the gc people......i might as well go to the keriyoki tonight....

I remember "chef" too. I think I was there with Davy, William, Manny Bondoc, Benjie, Dan and Maricle with our batchmates na sila Carlos, Gerald, Junjun, Claudy and Noli Sabas. Williams fave was "Love without Time" and he sung it with perfect baritone. That's why he crosses my mind each time I sing that piece. Si Jojo Alejo pala was always there as well and he liked singing "Gold" in his husky tenor. Davy and I would do a duet of "Be My Lady" kay unsaun man kay maka Martin man pud ko. LOL.

-----pala was always there as well and he liked singing "Gold" in his husky tenor. Davy and I would do a duet of "Be My Lady" kay unsaun man kay maka Martin man pud ko. LOL.

sayang hindi tayo nag-abot can you PM me your pix...baka nagkita na tayo before?

btw, ito yoong winning pose namin noon..(parang model eh)


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/1985%20Namcya%20CCP/1985ADDUGclub000b.jpg

Hindi ako maka relate sa inyo hehe ang bata ko pa kasi hehe gud morning sa lahat:)

sayang hindi tayo nag-abot can you PM me your pix...baka nagkita na tayo before?

btw, ito yoong winning pose namin noon..(parang model eh)


http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/1985%20Namcya%20CCP/1985ADDUGclub000b.jpg

Payat pa si Fr. Santi.

Hindi ako maka relate sa inyo hehe ang bata ko pa kasi hehe gud morning sa lahat:)


ok lang yan Benzon, we discuss anything about Davao here na puede mo rin masakyan. mga bagets rin naman kami ah..at hearts.

Hindi ako maka relate sa inyo hehe ang bata ko pa kasi hehe gud morning sa lahat:)

gud a.m. . sori benzon ha, ..mga recyled teenagers kami eh... :)

@Eagle....ciao muna

before I go...some pictures for you Benzon




DAVAO KANIADTO UG KARON

The San Pedro Cathedral, Davao City - before its destruction by the local congregation

1920's

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/0107af81.jpg

2005
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/davaosanpedrochurch.jpg

Befor I go to the cliff by the sea here for a moon study with my telescope...I like to see Davao ZZZZzzzzzzzz....so quiet in here now...:) I say Maayong Buntag Davao cause in a little while you will be awake while I am busy watching the moon over on this side of the globe ...

See you all tomorrow!:)

:goodnight:

Dave you homepage is nice :) Is that your beautiful girlfriend on one some of the pics...with you:)

Thanks Lena for taking time browing my page at Multiply. Shes my sister. :)

Why is PHD green? Help!

Pretty..HUge...D*&k..got it?

anyway, what keyowrods do you use to get those Old Davao Pics?

i rememer seeing those in this davao history book i used to read frrequently AT Addu HS.its a small yellow book with lots of facts abaout davaos history, it even got pics of Davaos biggest pre war dept store. (i guess it was OTA dept store if im not mistaken) plus this 6-storye building that stood at the present site of PNB claveria...

sa davao del norte/comval area ni no? nakaadto ko sa Laak (formerly Municipality of San Vicente) 4 years ago, sikat na ang nestle didto.

I think this is Nestle's experimental coffee farm in Tagum City. Have you seen Tweety De Leon's Nescafe TV commercial? It was shot entirely in Tagum by no less than homegrown filmmaker (and soon-to-be Hollywood) Yam Laranas, a product of Davao City High School Class of '85.

Attention: Dinabaw

You might want to check Yam's blog: http://yamlaranas.blogspot.com

wala nay interesting news?
kanang exciting!

EXCITING?!

unsa man news na exciting diha?

for me, excting na news kay ang pag open sa tongyang sa chimes mall...mmmmmmmmmm kalami sa shabushabu

unsa nang tonyang? asa nang chimes mall?

gus2 ko nang pumunta sa chimes mall!!!

I can't wait!!

tga asa man diay ka? chimes mall is @ sales cor sta.ana :)

tongyang is a poplular shabushabu resto in manila

tga asa man diay ka? chimes mall is @ sales cor sta.ana :)

tongyang is a poplular shabushabu resto in manila
taga ecoland.. ngano?

about sa chimes mall.. wala pa ko kakita!!

i'm excited to go there!

bai last year pa open nang cgimes mall :)

mao ba gravy? wala ko kamatikod da!

hahay!! daku siya na mall?

o pareho lang sa lachmi?

Dili kaayo..hoy laag laag sab oi

anyway, layo ra chimes sa lachmi bai, nindot pa gani ang chimes sa SM, dili sya dako pero lingaw mamalit did2 kayo ok kaayo ang items..makakita kag maong nga tag 10k :)

plus naa did2 ang figaro, bananaleaf ug ang only red ribbon na naa dine in

WOW!!

exciting jud siya!

gusto na nako muadto karon!!!

dili pa karon oi!

basta muadto jud ko sa chimes!!

isa na siya sa listahan nako!!

anyway, asa ang ubang forumers? murag kita ra man ang sigeg type dinhi!

natulog pa..haha

bilib sab ko nimo wa pa ka katuod ug chimes..Sale baya karon did2

oi unsa man mo wanay tulog2X !!! :D

ay oi!! kanus-a mahuman ang sale?

ayaw ko ingna na karon kay adtuon na nako!!

sige lang.. basi sa aug.19 kay half-day lang ko.

i shall conquer chimes!! nyahaha!!

wheeeeeeee!!

how old are you diay sky?

hapit na man ata mahuman ang sale

anyway, asa ang ubang forumers? murag kita ra man ang sigeg type dinhi!

Ako di-ay. Naminaw ra ko ninyo.

Bagani kamusta na!si aponicardo diay 2ng nag kuha ug Architecture :D

Sky mangutana ko bae ka o laki :D

yeah buffling indeed !!maskin is morphing into masking ..dili masking teyp !! lol

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
dinabaw...wastewater is not always visable.......the picture is so beautiful and Samal and Talikud is suposibly safe so I am not afraid .. Rajahs picture is truly so serene ...I dream away.

ummmso your tempted now to take a dip ?!
Awonderfulsunday min askling :hi:

how old are you diay sky?

hapit na man ata mahuman ang sale
ulaw man ko!!! hehe.. murag dili mo mutuo sa akong edad....

17 years old...

pero, mature na ug huna-huna.

@dinabaw. lalake ko uy!! nangita ug babayeng mestiza!!

Originally Posted by davaoeagle
I think trading is in the new Mabini along Quezon Blvd. and Carpenter is in Agdao north of the east entrance of the Agdao Vehicular Flyover if I'm not mistaken. It's actually a waterfront area.
Saako trading is in between Piapi and Washinton , they called it Trading kay naa may mga lantsa dia para fishing and smuggled :bash: hehehe kapuyo man ko dia sauna ug grabe away dia kadena ug mga hagiban harap 2x :runaway:

Originally Posted by davaoeagle
We are soooo way, way ahead of your batch Gravy, your in your mid 20s right? (i'm not sure though). I was in my freshmen year (well, supposed to be) in college when Madonna (wala ko lain maisip na popular point of reference) became the new toss in Hollywood. Go figure!

Ok Nostalgic 80's

Party places :

One Down (Apo View)
Vegas (Illlustre)
later Acropolis (Ponciano)

Eating Places :
Mardonays ? (still serving early 90's )
Colasas
Chicken House

Music:
New Wave
Rick Astley
Aha
Spandau Ballet
Madonna
Cindy Lauper
Boy george
Wham
Depeche Mode
David Bowie
Anne Lennox (forgot her band)

Rock/country

Bruce Sprinsteen
Brian Adams
INXS
ohh forgot band who sang Rosanna
John Mellanchamp?


OPM ?hahaha wako nahibal.an

Sky : mao ba mestizang unsa namay mestizang dinabaw ! :jk:

Saako trading is in between Piapi and Washinton , they called it Trading kay naa may mga lantsa dia para fishing and smuggled :bash: hehehe kapuyo man ko dia sauna ug grabe away dia kadena ug mga hagiban harap 2x :runaway:


Ok Nostalgic 80's

Party places :

One Down (Apo View)
Vegas (Illlustre)
later Acropolis (Ponciano)

Eating Places :
Mardonays ? (still serving early 90's )
Colasas
Chicken House

Music:
New Wave
Rick Astley
Aha
Spandau Ballet
Madonna
Cindy Lauper
Boy george
Wham
Depeche Mode
David Bowie
Anne Lennox (forgot her band)

Rock/country

Bruce Sprinsteen
Brian Adams
INXS
ohh forgot band who sang Rosanna
John Mellanchamp?


OPM ?hahaha wako nahibal.an

Hey, I'm back.

Annie Lennox was with Eurythmix. I remember their "Sweet Dreams" - very catchy. I have a brand new Brian Adams album called Anthology, it's a must have for his fans. By the way, Brian Adams is a Vancouverite. He used to wash dishes in a restaurant in Burnaby- a greater Vancouver area city east of Vancouver City. Sarah Mclachlan is also a certified Vancouverite. Just a bit of a trivia.

Pretty..HUge...D*&k..got it?



got it. got lost what it was.

Thanks Lena for taking time browing my page at Multiply. Shes my sister. :)

It is nice dave you have your own page. I will look more into it today to, as you know you are my favorite photographer :) Your sister is really beautiful! :)

ummmso your tempted now to take a dip ?!
Awonderfulsunday min askling :hi:

Yes, will for sure take a dip by Samal and Talikud, only sorry skinny dipping is not allowed in Davao like it is in my country...that is the nicest way to swim. Wont even try since you would have to pick me up at the policestation, if I even would get out of there. :runaway:. I might even have to stay for the rest of my life in there :cry:
Maybe the waters there are so private it is possible?? You dont have so called "free beaches" like they have in Greece do you??

A nice Sunday to you to :)

ay oi!! kanus-a mahuman ang sale?

ayaw ko ingna na karon kay adtuon na nako!!

sige lang.. basi sa aug.19 kay half-day lang ko.

i shall conquer chimes!! nyahaha!!

wheeeeeeee!!

paglaag laag pud usahay oi! news? diba dapat ikaw usa sa manghatag og news namo kay ikaw man ang usa sa mga nakabased dinha sa davao! wakekekekekekekekekekkekekekeke! :)

Can you post some artists of Davao w/ their bio's n Davao's Environmental and Cultural thread , tried to find some infos on them but hard to find them in google .

Check this: http://yamlaranas.blogspot.com

I think this is Nestle's experimental coffee farm in Tagum City. Have you seen Tweety De Leon's Nescafe TV commercial? It was shot entirely in Tagum by no less than homegrown filmmaker (and soon-to-be Hollywood) Yam Laranas, a product of Davao City High School Class of '85.

Attention: Dinabaw

You might want to check Yam's blog: http://yamlaranas.blogspot.com

Yam Laranas is a Dabawenyo? The film maker behind SIGAW or ECHO (US Version) Wow!!!!!!! grabeh! ka cool......Sigaw is my only fave Tagalog Horror/Suspense Flick! A Dabawenyo is the brain behind it? AWESOME!!!!!!!! :nocrook::nocrook::nocrook:

check this out: http://www.echothemovie.com

maskin think came from mas que-spanish as in "but that" in English. Ginawa lang tagalog kaya naging maski, pag-abot sa Davao naging "mas que na" hanggang naging "maskin" to shorten "mas que na". WOw, grabe evolution noh?

Sky : mao ba mestizang unsa namay mestizang dinabaw ! :jk:

mutuo baya ko ug binuang ha!

Ayaw ko'g binuanga!

seryoso bitaw ko! nangita baya ko ug mestiza!

sad me!! :(

I'm fragile.....

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
Yes, will for sure take a dip by Samal and Talikud, only sorry skinny dipping is not allowed in Davao like it is in my country...that is the nicest way to swim. Wont even try since you would have to pick me up at the policestation, if I even would get out of there. . I might even have to stay for the rest of my life in there
Maybe the waters there are so private it is possible?? You dont have so called "free beaches" like they have in Greece do you??

A nice Sunday to you to

skinny dipping :banned: yeah almost all beaches are privately owned in Samal but
the good thing it is safe .

Hope you have a good rest today min askling i know you been to tired watching saturn rings! :)

knowing skys age,i think im the youngest in the davao thread hehe:)

Originally Posted by davaoeagle
Hey, I'm back.

Annie Lennox was with Eurythmix. I remember their "Sweet Dreams" - very catchy. I have a brand new Brian Adams album called Anthology, it's a must have for his fans. By the way, Brian Adams is a Vancouverite. He used to wash dishes in a restaurant in Burnaby- a greater Vancouver area city east of Vancouver City. Sarah Mclachlan is also a certified Vancouverite. Just a bit of a trivia.

Yeah eurythmix !! sweet dreams are made .... hehehe so you call Vancouverite not Vancoubenyo like Dabawenyo ..lols bro cool lang!

Pretty..HUge...D*&k..got it?

anyway, what keyowrods do you use to get those Old Davao Pics?

i rememer seeing those in this davao history book i used to read frrequently AT Addu HS.its a small yellow book with lots of facts abaout davaos history, it even got pics of Davaos biggest pre war dept store. (i guess it was OTA dept store if im not mistaken) plus this 6-storye building that stood at the present site of PNB claveria...
you mean this???

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1936DavaoSanPedroandAndaStreets.jpg



plus this 6-storye building that stood at the present site of PNB claveria...

palihug kog scan anang pictyura dong gravy_addict...pls pls pls.

Nice photo comparison. You should also post it in the Then and Now thread Raja! :)


i would be very happy if you could do it for me...mas maganda kasi ang dating na may trademark "posted by ANIMO" pls.pls.pls. meantime I still have a couple more here to post once in a while..., btw...may other source ka ng mga old davao pics :)

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Looking forward to see some videos and pix of the upcoming Kadayawan.
Madayaw Dabaw! Du-aw Dabaw!

you mean this???

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1936DavaoSanPedroandAndaStreets.jpg




palihug kog scan anang pictyura dong gravy_addict...pls pls pls.


i would if i could..blima lang kay the last time i saw that book was 10 years ago..hehe HS pa ako nun.

you mean this???

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h129/rajah_soliman/9999%20DAVAO%20PIX/1936DavaoSanPedroandAndaStreets.jpg




palihug kog scan anang pictyura dong gravy_addict...pls pls pls.

Kang kinsa i-credit o asa ang source niining photo pls. so we can acknowledge. Salamat! :)

bitaw rajah, asa na nimo nakuha?.if we can get someone to borrow that book in AdDU HS, daghan bya old davao pix did2..forgot the name of the book nga lang

skinny dipping :banned: yeah almost all beaches are privately owned in Samal but
the good thing it is safe .

Hope you have a good rest today min askling i know you been to tired watching saturn rings! :)

hahahaha that is a banned sign alright. Ok will keep the bathing suite on...promise...don´t you own a peace of land there on Samal or am I wrong? I can rent it form you for a week and then maybe...take s short ski..dip...:ohno: ok wont...:D is :banned: hahaha ...our cultures are different ..and I will respect yours I will. A promise...even if I will be so, so tempted to just swim like I am used to...:) Will you respect my culture when you visit Sweden dinabaw :laugh:

Yea, was up late , late watching the moon this time through the telescope...wow, wow so beautifull...

Anyway am up now, and it is afternoon here.

^^ ummm do you mean your culture like making a hole on the ice then skinny dip : no no i'll freeze to death!!! :runaway:

Yam Laranas is a Dabawenyo? The film maker behind SIGAW or ECHO (US Version) Wow!!!!!!! grabeh! ka cool......Sigaw is my only fave Tagalog Horror/Suspense Flick! A Dabawenyo is the brain behind it? AWESOME!!!!!!!! :nocrook::nocrook::nocrook:

I know him because I also graduated from City High, 2 years ahead of him. Born in Davao City, finished grade school at RMC (but spent kinder to Grade 5 at St. Mary's College, Tagum), studied briefly at ICC (now UIC), studied briefly at UP College of Fine Arts, rejected by UP College of Mass Communication but became a speaker years after, and is the only ADMU communications instructor (film) without a college degree. He is a pure-blooded, panatikong Dabawenyo. For more info, check his blog. I'm also a fan.

hahahaha that is a banned sign alright. Ok will keep the bathing suite on...promise...don´t you own a peace of land there on Samal or am I wrong? I can rent it form you for a week and then maybe...take s short ski..dip...:ohno: ok wont...:D is :banned: hahaha ...our cultures are different ..and I will respect yours I will. A promise...even if I will be so, so tempted to just swim like I am used to...:) Will you respect my culture when you visit Sweden dinabaw :laugh:

Yea, was up late , late watching the moon this time through the telescope...wow, wow so beautifull...

Anyway am up now, and it is afternoon here.

bring your friends with you when you visit her inday lena..:)

so while you and dinabaw are on a date i will be glad to entertain your friends too :D

Yeah eurythmix !! sweet dreams are made .... hehehe so you call Vancouverite not Vancoubenyo like Dabawenyo ..lols bro cool lang!

Mao bro. Just a bit of alta presion there. (LOL)

^^ no problem gravy just don't get the alcohol in your brains ...it sucks!!! :hahaha:

bring your friends with you when you visit her inday lena..:)

so while you and dinabaw are on a date i will be glad to entertain your friends too :D

Maayong gabii gravy :)

Sure Gravy I will, you are so welcome they will love it...and just so you know beforhand, they do have "brains" :D

Maayong gabii gravy :)

Sure Gravy I will, you are so welcome they will love it...and just so you know beforhand, they do have "brains" :D

hey what was that supposed to mean? lols

^^ ummm do you mean your culture like making a hole on the ice then skinny dip : no no i'll freeze to death!!! :runaway:

dinabaw maayong gabii to you too...

A skinny dip in a icehole is the most refreshing you can do on a -20C snowy winter day. I love it...but maybe dinabaw some of your bodyparts can not take it :ohno: to cold will freeze to ice..:laugh:

I will teach you to do it right, promise when you come to Sweden.

Have a nice Sunday evening min älskling!

allow me to be a little nosy here...howd you and dinabaw meet?

Kang kinsa i-credit o asa ang source niining photo pls. so we can acknowledge. Salamat! :)

those were actually net finds, but I believe that those are pictures appearing in the book of Mr. Corcino's centennial publication (1998).......The Davao historian, I heard, is a photo collector...I'm sure one of you here knows him personally. :)

perhaps we could initiate a project to collect rare photos of Davao and digitally archiving them for future projects/research, SSC among others, Gravy_addict could probably spearhead the project... :cheers:

@gravy_addict
the addu library has also a nice collection of yearbooks (dating back to the 50's) When I was in college, I used to browse them a lot (parang "internet surfing" kung baga ngayon).... :)

Gravy_addict could probably spearhead the project... :cheers:



ug nganong naay :cheers: sa ending?

ug nganong naay :cheers: sa ending?

i know you work better after a glass of coke :hilarious

Ha ha, kay premyohan ka ni Jude ug 1 bottle of red horse kung mosugot ka sa hangyo. lol

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/matina.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g261/waway625/jacinto.jpg

i miss the good old days....

davaoeagle : kulit ka dyud bro.... lols

Hi Gravy,

Nadayon ba ang swimming pool inside ADDUHS?

dunno dugay2x na pud baya ko wala ka balik..heheh batch 97 pa bya ko :cheers:

davaoeagle : kulit ka dyud bro.... lols

wonder lang ko bro asa didto. pero murag wa nay lain. katong naka black. LOL. One big Kahuna!

hey share naman mga tito..hehe

dunno dugay2x na pud baya ko wala ka balik..heheh batch 97 pa bya ko :cheers:



haaaahhhh Gravy_Addict.... miembro pud diay sa Young Once :runaway:


mali...akala ko college ..hs pala :bash:

apil pa diay ka sa young ones surriiii

Bata pa pud ko oi para tito. (LOL). Ask na lang si Don. he he.

haaaahhhh Gravy_Addict.... miembro pud diay sa Young Once :runaway:

batch 97 sa highschool ba..hehe

Ey guys! Please check Konsehal's site. There's several good news articles there. I'm waiting for his blessing for me to migrate some of those SSC Davao post-worthy items.

unsa may bag-o?wla man ko nakita..

katong new medical transcription school and launching of the united davao artists ug uban pa.

ahhh nakita ko na yung school, its in the former ECOhome showroom

Naa pud new subdivision na 39 hectares sa Calinan applying for clearance from the City Gov't.

Ey guys! Please check Konsehal's site. There's several good news articles there. I'm waiting for his blessing for me to migrate some of those SSC Davao post-worthy items.

:yes: may forum pala on child labor :yes:

mejo developed na rin pala ang riverfront c.c. .....

mejo developed na rin pala ang riverfront c.c. .....

hmmmmmm....more about this please :poke:

mejo developed na rin pala ang riverfront c.c. .....


what's new at the Riverfront?

wala napadaan kasi ako kahapon sa labas ng Riverfront, tapos maramirami na ring billboards sa labas (di naman kasi ako pumasok hehe) pero may riverwalk na billboard, tapos may mga picture ng pagkain and drinks..


will try to take pics next time..may entrance fee daw kasi sa riverfront sabi ng pinsan ko so hindi na kami pmasok, sabay nagmamadali pa kami

pero from the outside pa lang masasabi mo na in time mag boom jud ni..not like the millenium city na walay nahitabo..

location-wise nice diay sya kay haduol ra sa monteritz, las terrazas ug woodridge

allow me to be a little nosy here...howd you and dinabaw meet?

Gravy :gossip:

We meet a long time ago. Dinabaw was my under cover agent in a special project...our work relation developed into friendship and is based on trust, care, communication and alot of humour...that is how ...dinabaw is a secretive man so I may not say more...( just look at his avatare and you know what I mean he does not show his face even, that secretive :ohno:)......:)Better ask him gravy if you want to know more...

Hey guys, please check this out.

http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/sports/view_article.php?article_id=12636

wala napadaan kasi ako kahapon sa labas ng Riverfront, tapos maramirami na ring billboards sa labas (di naman kasi ako pumasok hehe) pero may riverwalk na billboard, tapos may mga picture ng pagkain and drinks..


will try to take pics next time..may entrance fee daw kasi sa riverfront sabi ng pinsan ko so hindi na kami pmasok, sabay nagmamadali pa kami

pero from the outside pa lang masasabi mo na in time mag boom jud ni..not like the millenium city na walay nahitabo..

location-wise nice diay sya kay haduol ra sa monteritz, las terrazas ug woodridge

may mga cranes na?

wala napadaan kasi ako kahapon sa labas ng Riverfront, tapos maramirami na ring billboards sa labas (di naman kasi ako pumasok hehe) pero may riverwalk na billboard, tapos may mga picture ng pagkain and drinks..


will try to take pics next time..may entrance fee daw kasi sa riverfront sabi ng pinsan ko so hindi na kami pmasok, sabay nagmamadali pa kami

pero from the outside pa lang masasabi mo na in time mag boom jud ni..not like the millenium city na walay nahitabo..

location-wise nice diay sya kay haduol ra sa monteritz, las terrazas ug woodridge

It has proximity also to Robinson's Highlands, Green Heights Subd, Colegio de San Ignacio, etc.

may mga cranes na?

wala pa man ko nakit-an...hehe

small time developments pa siguro..and malayo pa man ang main riverfront CC from the highway so malabo makita from the outside

Ano na kaya ginawa nila sa off-road racing track didto noh? murag kang Dizon man yata gihapon to. I watched one off road car racing event kasi one of my good friends was a member of Eagles Off -road club of Davao and off course don ako nanood sa magandang area kung san nandoon si ruffa gutierrez and dawn zulueta. Natameme ako don. pero hindi naman ako starstruck at saka si dawn kasi madalas ko makasabay sa Marco Polo gym kaya parang ala lang.

Jude, natanggap mo e-mail ko re: pic?

Originally Posted by scandinavian girl
We meet a long time ago. Dinabaw was my under cover agent in a special project...our work relation developed into friendship and is based on trust, care, communication and alot of humour...that is how ...dinabaw is a secretive man so I may not say more...( just look at his avatare and you know what I mean he does not show his face even, that secretive )......Better ask him gravy if you want to know more..
Not truly "undercover" someone seen me in scc meeting :runaway: i think just gravy here is "out in the open" mostly forumers here are in covert....diba apocusps...... lol

shhhhhhh!

shhhhhhh!

lols

Hey, Jude!

Please PM me na lang kung natanggap mo yong pic.

Jude, natanggap mo e-mail ko re: pic?


yup...pero "nano" ang size...eh...send another one pls... yoong passport size...malabo ang mata ko ...(I think, hindi pa tayo nag meet)....i'll wait for the pix..labas muna na ako kadyot.... :)



@gravy_addict_ is Mr. Abrina still with ADDU HS?
sino na ang prefect of discipline doon ngayon..for sure "good" friends kayo.... :cheers:

doble poste .....

lols


haay, sino kaya si MOSIMOS. Mosimos, please come out to the open, now! (LOL)

^^puno na pm nimo di nako maka covert lol

puno na pm nimo di nako maka covert lol


Sorry Don, nagtinanga ko. mangdelete sa ko mails.

Ori
Not truly "undercover" someone seen me in scc meeting :runaway: i think just gravy here is "out in the open" mostly forumers here are in covert....diba apocusps...... lol

Dinabaw I am not in covert...and all know that apocusps is davaoeagle....:wink2:
Mosimos is dinabaw !!!

^^ opps its not me !!!

Don, open na inbox ko. you can PM me now.

Dinabaw I am not in covert...and all know that apocusps is davaoeagle....:wink2:
Mosimos is dinabaw !!!


Nice try sweet Lena.

A davao eagle perched on Mount Apo's cusp? Not bad isn't it? LOL

yup...pero "nano" ang size...eh...send another one pls... yoong passport size...malabo ang mata ko ...(I think, hindi pa tayo nag meet)....i'll wait for the pix..labas muna na ako kadyot.... :)



@gravy_addict_ is Mr. Abrina still with ADDU HS?
sino na ang prefect of discipline doon ngayon..for sure "good" friends kayo.... :cheers:


like i said, i havent been back to ADDU HS for almost 9 years so wala na ko idea..LOLS

when i was there si Orly Darang pa..tapos i think when i graduated naging 2 ang prefect..one for girls and one for boys..hala pasaway na siguro ang mga students.lols

yup...pero "nano" ang size...eh...send another one pls... yoong passport size...malabo ang mata ko ...(I think, hindi pa tayo nag meet)....i'll wait for the pix..labas muna na ako kadyot.... :)


I'll check my stored pics for bigger pic. Patience is a virtue..LOL

like i said, i havent been back to ADDU HS for almost 9 years so wala na ko idea..LOLS

when i was there si Orly Darang pa..tapos i think when i graduated naging 2 ang prefect..one for girls and one for boys..hala pasaway na siguro ang mga students.lols

Orly Darang was my Filipino 12 prof.

Orly Darang was my Filipino 12 prof.

he was my CLEAN-THE-CAMPUS-COZ-I-GIVE-YOU-A-POST prof..hehe

terror din pala siya, parang wala sa looks ni Mr. Darang

maayong gabii Rajah.:)

I wanted to post you a picture here tonight and I have been working on it a long time now..I am doing something wrong and I do not know what?..:dunno: so frustrating...is there a manula in here somewhere??
Anyway now you know that I wanted to give you a friendly suprise but it did not work....sorry.

Well one of these days....I never give up that easy...;)

Tonight it is so quiet in here, everybody is maybe sleeping or doing something else...

Good night and sleep thight Davao!

Nice evening rajah! :)

:goodbye:

he was my CLEAN-THE-CAMPUS-COZ-I-GIVE-YOU-A-POST prof..hehe

is he still wearing the bell bottom high waisted pants? darang was also my teacher before in Pilipino... :)