^^ the press release during the opening Mall of Asia, it was mentioned that they are planning to put iMax Theater outside Manila ...probably, that would be CEBU, of course!

oo nga, sa SM Cebu naman talaga yung IMAX na itatayo eh.. 3 lang ang plano ng SM Group, one in MOA, another in SM NoE & SM Cebu

^^ i think the present ceiling of SM Cinemas is not enough for the iMax theater...probably or perhaps, they are planning to build it in the talked about 2nd SM Mall in Cebu at SRP...

it's weekend here...see 'ya on Saturday guys...night night...hehhehe!

eksena sa fuente...


thanks for the pics

it's so cool that a lot of people watched the crowning of miss cebu!

congratulations to loise, she was actually my favourite but i just put her behind marguerite coz she was only 5'4 and margeruite was 5'8, loise was more facially attractive though.

i can't believe marguerite didn't make it to the top 5 though. congrats to all of them anyways.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4176/untitleddj9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
miss cebu 2007

i think na one of the goals sa ms cebu organizing committee is to create awareness sa pageant, thats why they set multiple live showings of the show (some sa baranggay hall, naay projector).. sa una man gud, people from lower income brackets are not very much aware ana, nya kung ipasalida sa abs-cbn kay tungang gabii na man sad.

good move for the organizers.

Miss Cebu lauds city for its religious faith

A 20-YEAR-OLD nursing student who believes that religiosity best describes Cebu City was crowned Miss Cebu 2007 last night.

Loise Angelique Tan bested 10 other contestants in a three-hour pageant that went with the theme “Beauty Beyond Borders.”

Tan also received the Best in Evening Gown award and was adjudged Miss Fuji YKL Photogenic. She took home P50,000 cash and free trips abroad, among other prizes.

Completing the final five were Katrina Isabelle Ros, Maria Ruby Guinto, Maria Theresa Gorgonio and Carlisle Santos.

Interviewed after the pageant, Tan said, “I didn’t expect it. From the start, I was not that confident. But all of a sudden, I was wearing the crown.”

She also explained she described Cebu City as religious because she is a God-fearing person. “He’s the big reason I’m here.”

The annual beauty pageant was star-studded this year, with Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova leading the panel of judges.

Korean actor Kim “Joshua” Sung Min of the Koreanovela “Irene” was a judge, while talk show host Boy Abunda did the casual interview.

Flowers, trophies and cash went along with the special awards Miss Waterfront Friendship and Miss Singha Smile, both of which went to Joan Kristine Uy.

The pageant, which started an hour late, was telecast in nine barangays, while wide screens were set up at malls, the Fuente Osmeña Circle and the Cebu Provincial Capitol.

Cebuano achievers in entertainment performed at the coronation in the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug—Maria Donna, Jimmy Marquez, Panky Trinidad, Jay-r Siaboc, Chai Fonacier—as did the award-winning Cebu City Dancesport Team.

City officials led by Mayor Tomas Osmeña were also present.

Designer and Miss Cebu project chairperson Philip Rodriquez said the controversy surrounding the withdrawal of one candidate “wasn’t too much” to ruin the pageant, although he admitted the candidates felt bad about it.

Preparations have also started for the pageant’s 25th anniversary two years from now. (RCT)

eksena sa fuente...


Didto sad diay ka sa fuente gabii leylander wa pa gyud ta nagkita!

Naa man gani mi sa imo pic.

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eksena sa fuente...



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@leylander, didto diay ka sa led screen? wa lagi niduol namo... sa last pic, nakita man gani si @Kentaro...saun...hehe
gitxan nuon tika pero pag send na pawng...hehe

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/kenzo_214/miscellaneous/MissCebu200701.jpg

@leylander, didto diay ka sa led screen? wa lagi niduol namo... sa last pic, nakita man gani si @Kentaro...saun...hehe
gitxan nuon tika pero pag send na pawng...hehe


@leylander you should have joined us.

2 days to go... SINULOG na!!!

eksena sa fuente...
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Hala, hala... Kanang nag black ug tshirt, middle slightly to the right, duol anang mga tawo nga nag white ug tshirt nga naa luyo sa white car nga gi park....... Hehehehehe.. :lol: :lol: :lol:


..

Didto sad diay ka sa fuente gabii leylander wa pa gyud ta nagkita!

Naa man gani mi sa imo pic.

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hahaha. mao ba? wa gyud ko kabantay da! sayanga! dugay man kaayo ko didto gabarog-barog... lol

^^

Nag sul-ob man gani ug SSC-Tshirt... Black... basta naa nagdala ug SLR Camera si Mark ug si Kentaro...

Cebu Holdings sees strong growth in ’07

Inquirer
Last updated 07:50am (Mla time) 01/19/2007


PROPERTY firm Cebu Holdings Inc. reported an unaudited 2006 net income of P207 million, up 76 percent from P117 million in 2005, with strong rental income and real estate sales.

Revenues were P1.04 billion, up 51 percent from P690 million in 2005.

The company, a Cebu City-based affiliate of Ayala Land Inc., is expanding its Cebu Business Park, adding 6,000 square meters in leasable space. Construction began in June and is to be completed in the present quarter. It is also expanding the Ayala Center Cebu mall. With INQUIRER.net


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Asa man sila dapit nag expand? :dunno:





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sus! perti man nakong kaon ug french fries sa mcdo gud. wa ko kabantay ninyo... hehe

pero katong opening sa sinulog nightly shows sa fuente, I saw you guys. i didn't notice you until nigawas na mo after sa speech ni vice mayor. i recognized the shirt. hehehe...

wa na lang ko nigukod kay tua ko sa layo ato..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/kenzo_214/miscellaneous/MissCebu200701.jpg

Cebu is now going GLOBAL people. MISS CEBU 2007 is truly a world-class pageant and mind you its a local pageant well-organized like that of the ASEAN Summit. As it gets older, it gets even bigger and better like SINULOG. Dili na ta MAGPALUPIG ANI. Who needs Manila artists when we can start our own entertainment industry here in Cebu. Mas daghan ug talented artists diri pero kulang lang exposure ug support sa local government & private sector.

It's high time that the local government will initiate moves to make our entertainment industry more lively and promoting our own talents globally. Dili na kinahanglan moadto pa ug Manila para mosikat. Our audience is not the Manileños but the world. The limelight is in Cebu for 2007. Kudos to Cebu and SSC-Cebu for making the world see a part of Cebu's vibrant life.

^^
So it's not a small world after all kay wala man sila nagka kitaay bai.:lol: huhu

o basig mga bulhog, di kaayo kakita...:lol: kung contra pa to, factay sigurado:lol:

Cebu Holdings sees strong growth in ’07

Inquirer
Last updated 07:50am (Mla time) 01/19/2007


PROPERTY firm Cebu Holdings Inc. reported an unaudited 2006 net income of P207 million, up 76 percent from P117 million in 2005, with strong rental income and real estate sales.

Revenues were P1.04 billion, up 51 percent from P690 million in 2005.

The company, a Cebu City-based affiliate of Ayala Land Inc., is expanding its Cebu Business Park, adding 6,000 square meters in leasable space. Construction began in June and is to be completed in the present quarter. It is also expanding the Ayala Center Cebu mall. With INQUIRER.net


__________________


Asa man sila dapit nag expand? :dunno:






Kato nanang luyo sa pag ibig...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/kenzo_214/miscellaneous/SSCpreSinulog2007049vvvvv.jpg

Advertisment by Jollibee on the LED Screen on top of Orange Brutus and McDonalds.

^^
That's not marketing strategy. That's picking up a fight!:lol: sumbagay na!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/kenzo_214/miscellaneous/SSCpreSinulog2007049vvvvv.jpg
Advertisment by Jollibee on the LED Screen on top of Orange Brutus and McDonalds.

LOL.

anyways, that rendering looks cool, do you have a close up shot of that? Congrats to the new miss cebu btw, she's hot!

^^hahaha. buno si jollibee ug ronald mcdonald. lol

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4176/untitleddj9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
miss cebu 2007

bahalag mawala na ang SSC basta mao lng ni ako ma asawa [puhon] ok ra kaayo nako.. :D

^^ aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, ka huot sa iyang shorts uy! tabang! di na gyud ni mada! guapa gyud diay! karon pa ko kita sa iyang ubang pics, was too much focused kang nikki man gud, wakekekeke.

ka bad oi, wala nadaug si nikki..:0 she's my favorite pa naman..tsk tsk..

anyway..
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Microsoft to build research facility in Cebu


Microsoft to build research facility in Cebu -- By Regina Aguilar

Giant software company Microsoft Philippines plans to put up a research and development facility in Cebu within a year after opening its first office in the province.

Antonio Javier, managing director of Microsoft Philippines, yesterday revealed plans of the company to tap Cebu's available skilled human resource for its planned facility.

"Cebu has a great deal of content development among its potential pool of workers," he told reporters in an interview.

Microsoft is looking at coming up with a software technology that would boost Cebu's growing business process outsourcing (BPO) industry in the planned research and development facility.

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read more (http://www.cebuholdings.com/ViewNewsItem.do?newsID=352)

@miaka, ni back-out man si nikki, personal reasons daw, sayang gani, pero look at that beauty! kahumot niya tan awn, hehehehe

GUYS, taga velez ba ni siya?

nitext si nikki, kanus-a daw ta manlaag kay mukuyog siya.

^^
unsaon pag daog ni NIKKI nga ni back out man. Pildi nuon siya sa akong bet.:banana:

Let's drink LOISE:cheers:

waaaaah, R&D sa microsoft? galeng! R&D sa lexmark naa na pud diri, and theyre both american companies huh. nagkadaghan na gyud ang FDI's sa sugbo!

^^
unsaon pag daog ni NIKKI nga ni back out man. Pildi nuon siya sa akong bet.:banana:

Let's drink LOISE:cheers:


2nd choice nako loise after nikki but ni back out man ang latter so loise na. heheh!!! gwapaha jud niya oi. humot kaayo

magkaswet dream man pud ta anang mga dagwaya ui! waaaaah :banana:

btw, walay manan aw ninyo ug pahugyaw sa ayala tonight? its a sinulog minus the sun man, hehe

^^
Head on gyud unta to si LOISE ug NIKKI bai in terms of beauty. But I don't know when it comes to the Q & A portion. Surely, that will spell the difference. But both of them are head turner and head harder.:lol: ahehehe

kami ni mark moadto sa ayala unya kay kuhaon nako ang ako shirt. For sure, adto sad na si kentaro kay saon na lang ang moments that needs to be capture.

Text lang mo ni mark or sa akoa. My Globe number is +63 927 267 8878. Don't forget to enclose your name together with your text.

Pwede pa mi maka-pa-print sa t-shirt.. how about us.. naa cguro next batch...

^^ kung ang number of shirts daghan then maka pa print cguro ta but after sinulog na. kay kung 1 ra kabuok unya mao na lang nay ako ihatod sa tig print nga layo kaayo. alkanse ko sa byahe. ang tig print sad dili mosugot ana. then there has to be another deadline kay we cannot wait 'til forever kung when mo submit ang uban.

Pwede pa mi maka-pa-print sa t-shirt.. how about us.. naa cguro next batch...

ingon cla dili na daw..huhu..:(

@fundraiser...hope ma push through ang R&D sa Microsoft, ka nindot unta!! :righton: :righton:

cgi nalang wait lang mi-kung when... :ohno:

^^ bai @slerz, unsa ng blue portion sa Crown Regency? Nag start na sila og butang sa mga glass?


sorry for the late reply...
yup bai, nagstart na sila butang sa glass windows...

The Miss World organization has already made a reply with regards to the email I sent them two days ago.

Ill just attach their reply..here it is


Dear Mr Maunes

Good afternoon, thank you very much for your email.

It would be a wonderful experience for me to visit your beautiful country. I must say I am not able to make any promises concerning hosting for Miss World 2007 but I must thank you for the great honour of you asking that question. It doesn't mean that other years would not be possible but I would need to do a lot of meetings and visits to start this discussion with view to this possibility, which could not be looked at for 2007 or 2008.

But please let me know about your beautiful Cebu.

Kind regards

MWO

Guyz tabangi ko sa ako ireply like links, pics, articles ...

^^ murag diha pa kutob sa 10-15th floor bai. i also remember tj_brewed mentioned they will be having a soft-opening on sinulog day. there will be exhibits sa ground floor.

@jmaunes -i'm sorry i can't help..:cry: i don't have that much resources kasi, i only have SSC as my confidante when it comes to information like we have here...

i'm sure the lakaw boys will help..:)

si kentaro, slerz, markii et al bai... maayo kaayo na maniniyot sila..

The Miss World organization has already made a reply with regards to the email I sent them two days ago.

Ill just attach their reply..here it is


Dear Mr Maunes

Good afternoon, thank you very much for your email.

It would be a wonderful experience for me to visit your beautiful country. I must say I am not able to make any promises concerning hosting for Miss World 2007 but I must thank you for the great honour of you asking that question. It doesn't mean that other years would not be possible but I would need to do a lot of meetings and visits to start this discussion with view to this possibility, which could not be looked at for 2007 or 2008.

But please let me know about your beautiful Cebu.

Kind regards

MWO

Guyz tabangi ko sa ako ireply like links, pics, articles ...

bai, good move. daghan diri sa forum nindot articles and pictures about cebu. Diri nalng panguha.

si kentaro, slerz, markii et al bai... maayo kaayo na maniniyot sila..


thanks bai. we'll use our talent in the service of CEBU and also for SSC.

thanks for the pics

it's so cool that a lot of people watched the crowning of miss cebu!

congratulations to loise, she was actually my favourite but i just put her behind marguerite coz she was only 5'4 and margeruite was 5'8, loise was more facially attractive though.

i can't believe marguerite didn't make it to the top 5 though. congrats to all of them anyways.

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miss cebu 2007


according to my brkada si ton2x, nga nagka.uyab daw cla ni loise... STC ma na ciya nag hiskool while kmi sa Boys hi... taga lapu2x man xad ni cya...

ato ra ni ha... ( gi.paretoke kuno ang iya ilong ) hehehehe! :banana:

according to my brkada si ton2x, nga nagka.uyab daw cla ni loise... STC ma na ciya nag hiskool while kmi sa Boys hi... taga lapu2x man xad ni cya...

ato ra ni ha... ( gi.paretoke kuno ang iya ilong ) hehehehe! :banana:
bacin gi photoshop lang.

oi.. naa unta gamay celebration inig 50 nato..

naa ba roy ma-mre ug pizza or something. hehehe

^^ luto ra gyud ako matabang... naa ko na.discover nga recipe nga maka.addict... hehehehe

The Miss World organization has already made a reply with regards to the email I sent them two days ago.

Ill just attach their reply..here it is


Dear Mr Maunes

Good afternoon, thank you very much for your email.

It would be a wonderful experience for me to visit your beautiful country. I must say I am not able to make any promises concerning hosting for Miss World 2007 but I must thank you for the great honour of you asking that question. It doesn't mean that other years would not be possible but I would need to do a lot of meetings and visits to start this discussion with view to this possibility, which could not be looked at for 2007 or 2008.

But please let me know about your beautiful Cebu.

Kind regards

MWO

Guyz tabangi ko sa ako ireply like links, pics, articles ...

Chance to showcase the talent nani sa mga taga-cebu ssc..

The Miss World organization has already made a reply with regards to the email I sent them two days ago.

Ill just attach their reply..here it is


Dear Mr Maunes

Good afternoon, thank you very much for your email.

It would be a wonderful experience for me to visit your beautiful country. I must say I am not able to make any promises concerning hosting for Miss World 2007 but I must thank you for the great honour of you asking that question. It doesn't mean that other years would not be possible but I would need to do a lot of meetings and visits to start this discussion with view to this possibility, which could not be looked at for 2007 or 2008.

But please let me know about your beautiful Cebu.

Kind regards

MWO

Guyz tabangi ko sa ako ireply like links, pics, articles ...

SSC- Cebu is a big help bai... kmi naman gud mag.researh ug links, pics and articles nga real time...

bsaha lng gud gkan thread 1... (kung mahuman nimu) hehehehe....

ato ra ni ha... ( gi.paretoke kuno ang iya ilong ) hehehehe! :banana:

yup..we won't tell! promise! :angel1: :angel1: but the whole world will know...hhehe..:P

@jmaunes -i'm sorry i can't help..:cry: i don't have that much resources kasi, i only have SSC as my confidante when it comes to information like we have here...

i'm sure the lakaw boys will help..:)

hmmm... we have a lot of promotional videios of Bigfoot... we can send him a link for that.
We have several Cebu promotional websites.... we can send him a link.
we have a lot of superb pictures of Cebu in our flickers account specially that of Markii and Kentaro... we can send him a link...

So anymore suggestion?

Kung madayon gyud, aw kita diay naka ingon...`

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c145/MarkiiBoi2/DSC00022copy-1.jpg


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Sinulog fever all over Fuente Osmena








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hmmm... we have a lot of promotional videios of Bigfoot... we can send him a link for that.
We have several Cebu promotional websites.... we can send him a link.
we have a lot of superb pictures of Cebu in our flickers account specially that of Markii and Kentaro... we can send him a link...

So anymore suggestion?

Kung madayon gyud, aw kita diay naka ingon...`



bitaw bai, try making a list of all promotional websites and videos. we can also make some sort of visual presentaion using ssc pics.






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^ Wow, I love how they adorned that pedestrian skywalk, looks really good.

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/kenzo_214/miscellaneous/SSCpreSinulog2007027.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/kenzo_214/miscellaneous/SSCpreSinulog2007052.jpg

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I can't help but scorn at the sight of Smart's Sinulog Billboards/Banners!

Sinulog is about the Cebuanos' devotion to the child Jesus, Sto. Nino and is not the time to hold an "adfest"! Brandishing your product name as equally visible as the word 'Sinulog' is simply outright commercial-bullcrap!:ohno:

If that was there plan all along (advertising there product) then better make a billboard without the word 'Sinulog'. Mukha silang [referring to the people responsible for that annoying Smart 'Sinulog' Billboard] walang class at decency. Hay nako...nakaka-inis talaga. Gusto siguro nilang puputsahin sila. Bwisit! :mad:

:applause: nice shots... fresh na fresh and super limpyo ang kalsada, maau untag ma-aintain na ang kalimpyo sa atong palibot..para pollution free ang atong ciudad..

Cebu Int’l Convention Center after ASEAN Summit: What lies ahead?

By Minerva BC ******

Cebu City (19 January) -- “The 12th ASEAN Summit has raised the standards of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) that we cannot just allow baptisms or weddings there,” said Cebu governor Gwendolyn Garcia, in a special Kapihan sa PIA recently.

Governor Garcia added, the local government units of Cebu province and Mandaue City have already met to discuss and thresh out details on the final guidelines, protocols and terms of reference in the management and operations of the CICC.

Currently, both LGUs are managing the CICC. Garcia said, they are looking at the creation of a technical working group that is composed of representatives from both LGUs. “The directions for the CICC meantime, is for it to be managed by a private firm through a “reimbursement-operate-scheme” that would allow the bidding of the CICC to investors, that would reimburse all of its construction expenses in exchange for the right to manage the facility and whose profits shall be shared with Mandaue City and Cebu province,” Garcia explained.

On March 10, 2006 Mandaue City and Cebu province inked a joint venture agreement creating a management board to look into the ‘day-to-day’ operations of the CICC. The joint venture agreement also allows both LGUs to prescribe policies and guidelines for the efficient management of the facility; it also provides that the governor and mayor both co-chair the six-member board, with three more appointees from each LGU.

As can be recalled, Cebu province built the CICC using provincial funds amounting to P515 million in a 43.185 aq.m. lot owned by Mandaue City that is worth P457.63-million. In a Kapihan sa PIA recently, Governor Garcia thanked the Cebuanos for rising to the challenge and helping in many ways to make the 12th ASEAN Summit a rousing success. “The video footages that were beamed throughout the world by CNN, Bloomberg, BBC and NHK showed a beautiful Cebu. The challenge now is to sustain what we have begun and be prepared for the upcoming events. Cleanliness, orderliness and beautification that characterized Cebu during the summit should be made a way of life, not just during those summit days but throughout our lives,” Garcia passionately said. In the same forum, the governor also reported her various accomplishments, specifically her 12-point agenda that include: infrastructure; health and social services programs; peace and order and counter-insurgency campaign; agriculture; tourism among others. (PIA-Cebu)

^^

Bai, Sinulog has been commercialized for quite a very longtime already. So, it's not a big deal after all. It's like any shows on TV by GMA and ABS-CBN that can't live without this sponsors and commercials.

If we want a grand Sinulog festivity every year. We need this commercials and sponsors.

Although, I think that Sinulog foundation needs to setup rules and regulations about this banners, streamers and banderitas with regards to its content that should be somehow relative to the Sinulog festival. And not just purely a name or any content about the sponsors. But I can see some ads that's really relevant to Sinulog when it comes to the content of their ads.

daug si loise. siya ang miss cebu 2007. second si kat. third si ruby... sus ka mga gwapa..

i watched live. pero dili sa waterfront or cable.. didto sa screen sa mcdo. free pa. hehehe.. daghan au nanan-aw. hehe

daan pa ko na siya ang makadaug...

Thanks for posting the picture of the Sinulog. I was in Cebu last week for a vacation. Too bad I wasn't able to stay for the festivities. :(

Regarding the ads, I guess it isn't so bad considering that it helps. But somehow, seeing ads all over the place instead of the regular colorful banderitas is somewhat tiring.

walay updates sa procession route ugma?

ingon ang mga driver sa jeep na mo-agi daw sa jones hangtud sa fuente, pero katong na-publish 2-weeks ago kay kutob ra sa iskina landbank...

unsa na man gyud?

bitaw bai, try making a list of all promotional websites and videos. we can also make some sort of visual presentaion using ssc pics.






http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/7010/markiiblacksiggyjg0.png (http://imageshack.us)

ei thanks sa help.... asa man ko kuhaani na mga links? murag daghan man kaayo to, i want the best websites kay ako isend sa ila hehehe

^^try sending a e-mail to governor garcia...although lisod man tingali kung this year kay ting-election...pero di gihapon impossible...IMO, mas maayo kung sa sunod tuig na kay taas-taas ug time para maka-prepare...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/kenzo_214/miscellaneous/MissCebu200701.jpg
Cebu is now going GLOBAL people. MISS CEBU 2007 is truly a world-class pageant and mind you its a local pageant well-organized like that of the ASEAN Summit. As it gets older, it gets even bigger and better like SINULOG. Dili na ta MAGPALUPIG ANI. Who needs Manila artists when we can start our own entertainment industry here in Cebu. Mas daghan ug talented artists diri pero kulang lang exposure ug support sa local government & private sector.

It's high time that the local government will initiate moves to make our entertainment industry more lively and promoting our own talents globally. Dili na kinahanglan moadto pa ug Manila para mosikat. Our audience is not the Manileños but the world. The limelight is in Cebu for 2007. Kudos to Cebu and SSC-Cebu for making the world see a part of Cebu's vibrant life.

ngee.. humana diay ni? nag vote² pa gyud intawn ko online bago lang. hahaha... sayang si Nikki, pero bata pa man, daghan pa ni siya maagi-an!

anyway, it really is high time for Cebu to reinforce its entertainment industry globally. how can we ever forget that it already has started. many thanks to BIGFOOT Studios, New Cebu Films, etc. :D

Congratulations diay sa ASEAN Summit in Cebu! it's a huge success, makahilak ko ug popcorn sa pagbasa sa inyong mga posts :okay: Thank u kanang naa diha sa cebu for the updates!

walay updates sa procession route ugma?

ingon ang mga driver sa jeep na mo-agi daw sa jones hangtud sa fuente, pero katong na-publish 2-weeks ago kay kutob ra sa iskina landbank...

unsa na man gyud?

i hope this is right..just click the link to view the map.. :)
http://living.cebunetwork.com/sinulog-solemn-procession-high-mass-set-on-jan-20/2007/01/09/

^^ok thnx a lot @miaka...:)

apil pud ka sa procession ugma?

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Advertisment by Jollibee on the LED Screen on top of Orange Brutus and McDonalds.

for some reason the display quality looks better than what we have here in EDSA. mura lagi na ug plasma? i like it. :)

did you know that the UN Secretary General didnt refer to the ASEAN Summit, but the CEBU SUMMIT...:)

mga bAi, if you've tried searching for 'cebu' in google before (probably around one year ago), and you've noticed that the usual number of results stands at around 6 million, well, it's not 6 M anymore, but an additional 1 or 2 million result pages have been added to the previous one. so mga 7.8 M na.. hehe, just an interesting finding. this could be greatly attributed to our hosting of the ASEAN summit. :)

For those who can not go to watch Sinulog this coming January 21, visit www.sinulogcebulive.com.

The site is still under testing and debugging, though.

For those who can not go to watch Sinulog this coming January 21, visit www.sinulogcebulive.com.

The site is still under testing and debugging, though.

sa sports complex sya maglive?

!!! Help needed

peeps, im supposed to go to cebu this sunday, then balik manila on monday5AM. but my very very mabait na boss :) approved my 10-day vacation leave.

my question now are:

saan ang sakayan ng bus going to bacolod, magkano ang pamasahe and to they have night time trips, and ilang oras ang byahe.

now i have to re-arrange my plans. daghang salamat mga bai!

sa south bus terminal ka makasakay ng papuntang bacolod, 6 hours yata ung travel nung last kami pumunta galing cebu via san carlos city... pero hindi ko alam kung ilang oras sa bus sa bus...

hindi q alam ung sagot sa ibang tanong mo...

ATTENTION:

For the second batch printing for SSC shirts.
Deadline will be on Monday
Pass it to Markiiboi
If there are about 20 or more shirts to be printed, the printing cost will only be Php 100 but if less than 20 shirts, you will pay Php 130...

thank slerz, see u there in Cebu.

sa sports complex sya maglive?

Not in the sense nga live jud siya (our original plan is to live-stream it via SkyCable pero we are unable to make it due to time constraints) pero we just capture the scenes from TV every now and then (á là You-Tube).

And, we will not worry on the copyright issues. :D

Not in the sense nga live jud siya (our original plan is to live-stream it via SkyCable pero we are unable to make it due to time constraints) pero we just capture the scenes from tv every now and then. We are still to agree what will be the duration of the screencap.

And, we will not worry on the copyright issues. :D

sayang i wanted to see the whole competition live

just got back from ayala...

nag meet mi nila ni arnold, exile, positive aura, hans boy, iceman, fundraiser.

=)

so the girl on the pic is positive aura? :)

^^lalaki na si positive aura oi. lol

^^lalaki na si positive aura oi. lol

ah i see.. hehe.. wa pa diay gihapon ma solve ang problem sakong huna huna..hehe

Some stores at AYALA CENTER Cebu near the lagoon area have already issued public notices for a "temporary" closure to give way to the "development" of Ayala Center.

The outdoor cafe/resto near Starbucks have also closed down...

so maybe after the Sinulog, the redevelopment of the Lagoon area will start..

After ASEAN, Asian stockbrokers, analysts to meet in Cebu

By Doris C. Bongcac
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 02:32pm (Mla time) 01/19/2007


AFTER the recently concluded 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, another international event will be hosted by Cebu although smaller in scale.

Stockbrokers and financial analysts from 10 ASEAN member-nations will converge in Cebu in March for their annual conference said Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

He said the event is beneficial especially to the local economy because it will bring to Cebu the best stock exchange and stock brokers in Asia.

“This gathering is small in scale but we have to give them our attention. These are the people that raise money, that gives financial advices to out corporations here,” he told reporters in a news conference yesterday.

At least 70 stock brokers and financial analysts will attend the conference on March 7, which will be held at the Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa in Lapu-Lapu City.

Like in the ASEAN Summit, Osmeña said the city government will hold some activities to entertain the conference participants.

Although he could not provide details, Osmeña said the decision to hold the conference in Cebu was a result of a successful hosting of the 12th ASEAN Summit last Jan. 13-15.





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Pahugyaw sa Ayala Fireworks Display
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10 Japanese ASEAN Consuls stay to witness Sinulog festival

The Freeman 01/20/2007


Following serious business in the recently concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, 10 consuls from Japan have decided to remain in Cebu to witness the Sinulog festivities particularly the much-awaited Mardi Gras tomorrow, January 21.

Cebu City Information officer Nagiel Banacia yesterday said the 10 consuls would definitely be given VIP seats at the grandstand of the Cebu City Sports Complex. However, their accommodation and security would be taken cared of by the Japan consular office here.

Banacia assured security at the sports complex would be very strict to ensure the safety of the dignitaries.

The 10 consuls are among those that composed the official Japanese delegation headed by Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Japan is ASEAN's dialogue partner and participated in the East Asia Summit at the last day of the event.

ASEAN's other dialogue partners include Australia, India, New Zealand, China and Korea.

Aside from the diplomats, Banacia said there are also foreign journalists who covered the summit and opted to remain here in Cebu to witness the Sinulog. However, the foreign journalists reportedly would not want their identities made public.

Even before it resumed preparations for this year's Sinulog, Cebu City has spent substantial time with its preparations for the summit. The city government was in charge of the foreign media that covered the event.

The city also participated in the spouses program intended to allow the wives of the heads of states to go around Cebu City and neighboring cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu.

The ASEAN Summit resumed last week following a controversial postponement last month. The event was originally scheduled on December 10, 2006 but organizers decided to move it owing to typhoon Seniang that was scheduled to hit Cebu the same day the heads of states were to arrive in Cebu. - Joeberth M. Ocao





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^^ nindot na lagi imo cam bai.. makasuya. hehe..


nice pics

Markiboy... whats your cam? grabi... very inspiring kaayo pagkuha..very professional... :)

bitaw no? hehe... mahal... someday, maka palit ra ko... ahihihi

oist...sinulog na gud....pit senyor sa tanan...

just got back from ayala...

nag meet mi nila ni arnold, exile, positive aura, hans boy, iceman, fundraiser.

=)

si @fundraiser ra gyud akong nakit-an pero nawala ra pud...hehehe...

asa diay mo gatambay? didto man ko sa Balik Sugbu Party--na-aa-an ko na turista, mao na nakasulod ra ko...:D...

human kay didto dayon ko sa Pahugyaw ni-tan-aw--free ba to or naa ba to'y bayad, kay kung naa man gani, maka-ingon gyud ko na love kaayo ko ni Sto. Nino kay naka-diretso ra ko ug sulod...

ATTENTION:

For the second batch printing for SSC shirts.
Deadline will be on Monday
Pass it to Markiiboi
If there are about 20 or more shirts to be printed, the printing cost will only be Php 100 but if less than 20 shirts, you will pay Php 130...

yes! naa gyud second batch...asa man pwede makit-an sa Markiiboi?

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karon pa gyud ko makatugpa...kay human sa ayala kay galaroy-laroy pa mi sa siyudad...

nangadto mi sa akong miga sa Ouano Wharf ganinang alas-5 kay mo-apil ta mi ug Fluvial Parade...nakasulod ra dayon mi kay namasangil mi na ga OJT kuno mi sa media...pero pagsulod namo kay wa diay barko na pwede kasakyan kay ang naa ngadto usa ra ka private speedboat ug ang 'Galleon' sa Sto. Nino...ug kay di man gyud kuno mi mo-surrender, ni-adto na lang mi sa Pier para makasakay...ug wa gihapoy kwenta kay palakasay diay ngadto para makasakay...unya wala man mi'y ka-ila na taga-barko, ug hadlok pud mi mamokong kay basin ug i-itsa mi sa dagat...

nanguli na lang mi...:rofl:

sa Ayala ra diay ko swerte na makasayon-sayon ug sulod...wa nakaya sa akong powers ang balwarte ni Ouano...

mao na mutugpa sa ko kay ala-1 na baya ang procession...ug hinaut na sa sunod tuig, magka-barkada na mi ni Ouano ug ni tita Gwen para makasakay nya ko sa ilang VIP boat...

over and out...

I hope Markiboii and Kentaro will have lots of souvenir photos sa fluvial parade onboard M/T GORIO. Pasalamat ko ni Ling-Ling ug ako mom nga nakakuha ko ug limited passes para lang nila. Sto. Niño really hears my prayers. Guys i-post gyud ninyo mga photo shots ha. I hope they will win in the photo contest.

I really thought ABS-CBN will have a live coverage of the Fluvial Procession as early as 4am so I woke up early just to get disappointed when what appeared was a blue blank screen :lol:

in the tradition os SSC cebu's always first attitude, unhan nato asta ang print media! here...
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very fresh pic, taken less than 3 hours ago

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PIT SEñOR!
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^ Wow, fresh na fresh! By the way, is this the largest fluvial procession?

^^wow! nindot kaayo bai!

^^
Very nice and indeed very fresh pictures @fundraiser

Hubag kaayo ang new Cebu Doctors University building. Hopefully there will be more midrise and even highrise that will locate and be build at North Reclamation Area.

@SSC Cebu peeps

Scattered ang mga forumers diri sa SSC Cebu thread ugma during the Sinulog Grand Mardi Gras.

Here's the details:

Markiiboi and Kentaro will be roaming around the Sinulog route to take pictures.

Arnold_Carl, slerz and exile will be watching the contingents performance at the Cebu City Sports Complex.

hans_boy, beniemacksounthcentral and ericd will meet at Jollibee-Greenwich Mango Avenue.

Text2x na lang tah mga peeps. But hopefully we can still meet as a group by afternoon.

My Globe number is +63 927 267 8878. Text ug ayaw kauwaw!:lol:

i have witnessed 4 fluvials already, and from my observation, its the largest, we all know that the mactan channel is off limits to non participating vessels kada fluvial parade but here you can see participating vessels as far as the eye can see. no wonder cebu's harbor is so blessed!
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cebuanos affectionately waiting for the beloved sto. niño at mactan bridge.
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flowers and balloons as offering
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kana lang sa para sa fluvial, will post pics of the pahugyaw sa ayala later.

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Hey guys, I'm doing my catch-up reading. Comment lang, ha. This is a nice building but SAYANG the ground floor (fronting the street) looks very boring.
It looks to me that the front facade, at street level, is going to be just a glass wall, obviously concealing the lower level parking deck behind (Who are they Foolin'?:). I hope I'm wrong.

I wish that city planners, in a sophisticated enclave like Ayala, would require new constructions to always have attractive store fronts or lobbies facing the main street, if only to make pedestrian and foot traffic...a more interesting experience. Window shopping and people watching are always fun.

I sure understand the necessity of multi-level parking in a high rise building, but the problem of integrating the necessary parking structure and an aesthetically pleasing front facade is really nothing that a good architect can't solve. Constructive criticism lang to ha. Pit Senyor!
:cheers:

The Miss World organization has already made a reply with regards to the email I sent them two days ago.

Ill just attach their reply..here it is


Dear Mr Maunes

Good afternoon, thank you very much for your email.

It would be a wonderful experience for me to visit your beautiful country. I must say I am not able to make any promises concerning hosting for Miss World 2007 but I must thank you for the great honour of you asking that question. It doesn't mean that other years would not be possible but I would need to do a lot of meetings and visits to start this discussion with view to this possibility, which could not be looked at for 2007 or 2008.

But please let me know about your beautiful Cebu.

Kind regards

MWO

Guyz tabangi ko sa ako ireply like links, pics, articles ...


i dnt know bout miss world, but in miss universe and miss earth, countries are suppose to bid for hosting rights, like the olympics, i'm pretty sure same goes with miss world, that rumours are though that julia morley this time wants to hand pick the place somewhere in the philippines after she and miss world 2005 will crown bb pilipinas world in march.

sensya na sa mga pics nako, phonecam lang eh, wala pambili ng batt sa cam. hehe.

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PAHUGYAW!!! 1/19/07

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sinulog is so big that even pahugyaw sa ayala has its own out of town contingent!

oist! apil mo tanan sa procession ha. ampo sa ta usa laag2x. hehehe

PIT SENYOR nato tanan! =)

PAHUGYAW!!!

kini sila ambot ug unsa na tribo, mura man ug pang halloween, but theyre very accomodating sa mga tig pic nila, they always make it a point to pose kung kinsa ila makit-an na ga pic sa ila.

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^^bitaw bai. murag gi-brief na sila daan on how they should pose. hehe. nakapapic pud mi ana nila.. nakapic ka atong gabody paint nga couple nga hubo tanan? lol

PAHUGYAW!!!

murag mangabuak ang mga windows sa ayala sa kakusog sa drums.

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wa gyud ko kabantay na naa diay gahubo tanan, sayang, uist! madaot na gyud akong reputation ani, naa pay mga scandal tapos kini pa gyud, waaaaaah..... anyway, balik sa...

PAHUGYAW!
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space shuttle..... ready to launch!

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street scene.... AGAIN! hehehe.

pero ug di pa gyud ka kabantay sa red lights unsa ka buta??? upat gud na kabuok! hehe.

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PAHUGYAW SA SAYAW...

it was a very spectular event.:) the tribes involved are:
1) sinulog
2) Pintaflores
3) Tangub
4) Alcoy Festival
5) Mantawi
6) Danao Festival
7)...waaaah..i forgot, basta there were 9 of them.:)

adto ko ni watch sa sulod jud, kato naay ticket, (i don't have one), but after 2mins of waiting,gipasulod mi sa committee..yehey!! :banana: (wish i had a cam with me)..their performance on stage is superb!! :applause: :applause:

@arnold & company..hehe..:p nisulod mo didtO??

FLUVIAL

i didn't have a hard time watching it 'coz i was at the General Milling's wharf..for 3 years time, again, naa ghapon RAINBOW!! :angel1: nindota jud sa feeling oi!! :)

see pics...(sensya na, cam pic lang po :) )
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the rainbow...:)

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just can't help being emotional when sto.niño & birhen sa regla passed by..

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balloons lang..hehe..:P

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puno jud kaayo ang bridge sa mga devotees..5am pa lang, they were there na

space shuttle..... ready to launch!

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it's so sad to know that there are only a few tenants who choose to stay at Pagibig tower.. our company is one of them..there are still a lot of floors that are vacant..:( sayang..

@miaka, i was looking for a rainbow ganina pero wala akoy nakit-an, pero naa gyud diay gihapon, rainbows never fail to appear every fluvial procession sa sto.niño, trivia yan guys huh. last year there were two rainbows. pag fluvial gihapon.

re:pag-ibig, what could be the reason? price issues? kay ang keppel and innove halos puno naman gani. and to think the pag-ibig tower gi fesh-shui pa before gi build, well, government bay tag-iya ani na building?

@miaka, sa mactan bridge tawn, birds eyeview, hehe

^^yup,there still was :) i'm glad i've seen it.sige lang ko watch sa sky hoping there would be a rainbow...kadiyot ra kaayo ni appear, unlike last year..but it's okay..i'm really wondering why it always appear..blessing yata. :D

@fundraiser, where did you watch the fluvial procession diay??

Wow, I really get emotional everytime I see that rainbow during the fluvial procession, it's a sign that the good Lord is always with us :cry:

^^dinha man unta amo office sa pagibig. ingon ang management namo, murag mahal ra gyud daw kaayo...

re:pag-ibig, what could be the reason? price issues? kay ang keppel and innove halos puno naman gani. and to think the pag-ibig tower gi fesh-shui pa before gi build, well, government bay tag-iya ani na building?

i don't think it would be the price since ALL the buildings here in CBP (as what our secretary told me) have the same rate per sq.meter..it's Php475/sq.meter..dili lang jud daw strong ang foundation sa building..our office has been vacated for four years!! and there are a lot of cracks sa walls.. also,naa daw mga mumu.:omg: hehe..:P

i also don't know if government ba ang tag-iya sa bldg, but during the ASEAN summit vacation (jan.12/15) they don't have work here including the admin...:)

wa gyud ko kabantay na naa diay gahubo tanan, sayang, uist! madaot na gyud akong reputation ani, naa pay mga scandal tapos kini pa gyud, waaaaaah..... anyway, balik sa...

PAHUGYAW!
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wa diay ka kabantay?

hubag kaayo ang stardancer sa pintasflores...:D abi nako ug ga-sul-ob siya ug body tight kaayo na over-all...pero murag wala man gyud kay seamless kaayo, mura ug body paint ra gyud to...kusug ra ba kaayo mo-ambak...mo-apil pud ug ambak iyang assets...:D

pero walay malisya...ingon ato baya sa unang panahon...:D

daghan pud ug gwapa sa mga dancers sa tangub...

^^ salamat sa mga wonderful pics mga bai !!!

unsaon diay pag upload ug pictures dere sa ssc forums bai???

^^
Very nice and indeed very fresh pictures @fundraiser

Hubag kaayo ang new Cebu Doctors University building. Hopefully there will be more midrise and even highrise that will locate and be build at North Reclamation Area.

@SSC Cebu peeps

Scattered ang mga forumers diri sa SSC Cebu thread ugma during the Sinulog Grand Mardi Gras.

Here's the details:

Markiiboi and Kentaro will be roaming around the Sinulog route to take pictures.

Arnold_Carl, slerz and exile will be watching the contingents performance at the Cebu City Sports Complex.

hans_boy, beniemacksounthcentral and ericd will meet at Jollibee-Greenwich Mango Avenue.

Text2x na lang tah mga peeps. But hopefully we can still meet as a group by afternoon.

My Globe number is +63 927 267 8878. Text ug ayaw kauwaw!:lol:

And me, I'm just inside the Data Center of Globe IT Plaza to record the TV scenes from SkyCable. Have fun boys!

unsaon diay pag upload ug pictures dere sa ssc forums bai???


..sayon ra bai, first thing, you must have the photo host site, upload your photos there and get/copy the url address/link. when posting it here, just type this:

link (url address) of your photo from host site

@venator: Read this thread, the ultimate newbie guide: http://www2.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=426144 :)

murag wa juy nagtikaw tikaw sa forum dah! i just hope that many of our cebu-based forumers are joining the procession now.... unahon jud nato ang pagpasalamat NIYA sa di pa ta mag biga2 ug maggara2! hehe...

YEhey!!!! Pit Senor!!! Ako nakauna sa ilaha!!! Gikan mi prosesyon. I've got goosebumps because of the degree of devotion to the Santo Nino that Cebuanos have. Wow!

As of this moment, Markii, Kentaro, Vatics, Slerz went to Avellana for the pagent. Pix later na lang.

SM plans to build more malls in Cebu

By Irene R. Sino-Cruz
Inquirer
Last updated 07:06pm (Mla time) 01/20/2007

CEBU CITY -- Cebu could look forward to more investments in its retail sector as SM Prime Holdings bared plans to build one or two more shopping malls here.

"We are bullish about Cebu," SM Prime president Hans T. Sy said in an interview.

If this plan pushes through, SM Prime would be putting in at least P1 billion to build just one shopping center, Sy said.

Sy was in Cebu on Friday to attend the inauguration of the five streets around SM City Cebu, which were repaired and improved out of the taxes advanced by the mall to the Cebu City government, and the unveiling of a huge billboard depicting the mall expansion called The North Wing.

"Definitely, we're looking into a second and third location for a shopping center here in Cebu. We believe that Cebu is an area where we could still expand," Sy said.

While the company is interested in the South Road Properties (SRP), Cebu City's south reclamation project, SM Prime is also looking at other areas, he pointed out.

"It's still early (to say) but if the numbers are right we definitely will go into (putting up a shopping center in the SRP)," Sy said.

The price of the land and the Cebu City government's development plan would be among the criteria for choosing the SRP as a shopping center site, he explained. "But we're interested (in the SRP)," Sy added.

He said the additional malls would be in the 60,000-sq.m. to 75,000-sq.m. size range -- similar to the SM Supercenters.

However, he said, SM Prime is looking for lots ranging from five to ten hectares to provide the new malls being planned with room for expansion.

He said the P1-billion investment in the The North Wing underscores SM Prime's confidence in Cebu.

"We saw the success of the existing mall and we saw the potential growth," Sy said.

He said the first two floors would be commercial centers while the upper levels would serve as parking areas.

Upon the completion of The North Wing in the third quarter, Sy said SM Prime plans to develop the parking area at the back of the hotel property.

He said the company has to complete The North Wing, which has three levels of parking area, so that there would be no problem with parking when the new development starts.

The concept would be patterned after the Mall of Asia but it has yet to be approved by the board, Sy said.

SM Prime is also eyeing at least two shopping centers in Mindanao, one in Davao and another in Cagayan de Oro, Sy said.

The company also sees Bohol as a potential location for an SM Supercenter but not in the immediate future, he added.

According to Sy, Bohol's infrastructure is not ready yet for this type of investment. "It may take some time. We may go into Bohol, putting in a 35,000 sq.m. size shopping center like the Supercenter," he added.

Sy noted that the Mall of Asia in SM BayCity has been performing beyond expectations.

"The Mall of Asia is now doing very well. We're 50 percent over our projection," he said.

The mall traffic ranges from 300,000 people on weekdays to 500,000 on weekends, Sy said. He disclosed that the company plans to build an aquarium, similar to that in Singapore.

The ongoing construction projects at the 60-hectare SM BayCity include the 5,000-sq.m. Discovery Center, a science museum costing P300 million, a 100,000-sq.m. call center building, and a 50,000-sq.m. international convention center.

Scenes from Downtown Cebu. 01.20.2007

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Pwirting Taasa ang Linya sa Ferry Terminal padung Cebu City

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u/c Tunnel

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Approaching Santo Niño Basilica

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Plaza Magallanes

Scenes from Downtown Cebu. 01.20.2007

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Magellan's Cross Kiosk ug ang mga naga-Saulog

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Boyband sa Cathedral Museum

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Señor Santo Niño Procession (more coming in later from other forumers)
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Kilid Cathedral

Scenes from Downtown Cebu. 01.20.2007


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Cardinal Vidal's Convoy

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Vision Theatre

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Times Square Cebu

University of San Carlos Main Campus Cebu

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^^ i love the pics esp my alma mater's fresh look!

viva señor!

good job guys, kuyog jud mo sa prosesyon....

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:banana: payter kaayo sya, atangi ni sya tomorrow sa grand mardi gras :banana:

AND presenting cebu's furnitures:

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ang ganda na ng itsura ng USC. halos di ko na malala anf itsura nito nung last kong punta sa cebu.

^^ coz obviously they repainted it and they also did slight renovations near the entrance and the lobby....

the big billboard displayed at the top of the USC entrance looks like a huge LCD screen., and yeah, the grand mardi gras is approaching like a thunder., Pit Señor sa tanan! :D

^^ yeah, nailad btaw ko at first glance bai dabert...

^^ nice one @berns

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^^ WoW.. amazing flash banner. :D

woops, gif man diay.. hehe

it's .gif format but made in flash hehehe...

my computer's slow, so does it mean, slimer's post is moving? sa ako kay mura ra man syag ordinary fotograf

^^ yes bai, the thin guy is dancing sinulog!

...so, na-a pa diay lain na expansion sa SM City aside pa sa Northwing...yehey!

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SM plans to build more malls in Cebu

By Irene R. Sino-Cruz
Inquirer
Last updated 07:06pm (Mla time) 01/20/2007

CEBU CITY -- Cebu could look forward to more investments in its retail sector as SM Prime Holdings bared plans to build one or two more shopping malls here.

"We are bullish about Cebu," SM Prime president Hans T. Sy said in an interview.

If this plan pushes through, SM Prime would be putting in at least P1 billion to build just one shopping center, Sy said.

Sy was in Cebu on Friday to attend the inauguration of the five streets around SM City Cebu, which were repaired and improved out of the taxes advanced by the mall to the Cebu City government, and the unveiling of a huge billboard depicting the mall expansion called The North Wing.

"Definitely, we're looking into a second and third location for a shopping center here in Cebu. We believe that Cebu is an area where we could still expand," Sy said.

While the company is interested in the South Road Properties (SRP), Cebu City's south reclamation project, SM Prime is also looking at other areas, he pointed out.

"It's still early (to say) but if the numbers are right we definitely will go into (putting up a shopping center in the SRP)," Sy said.

The price of the land and the Cebu City government's development plan would be among the criteria for choosing the SRP as a shopping center site, he explained. "But we're interested (in the SRP)," Sy added.

He said the additional malls would be in the 60,000-sq.m. to 75,000-sq.m. size range -- similar to the SM Supercenters.

However, he said, SM Prime is looking for lots ranging from five to ten hectares to provide the new malls being planned with room for expansion.

He said the P1-billion investment in the The North Wing underscores SM Prime's confidence in Cebu.

"We saw the success of the existing mall and we saw the potential growth," Sy said.

He said the first two floors would be commercial centers while the upper levels would serve as parking areas.

Upon the completion of The North Wing in the third quarter, Sy said SM Prime plans to develop the parking area at the back of the hotel property.

He said the company has to complete The North Wing, which has three levels of parking area, so that there would be no problem with parking when the new development starts.

The concept would be patterned after the Mall of Asia but it has yet to be approved by the board, Sy said.

SM Prime is also eyeing at least two shopping centers in Mindanao, one in Davao and another in Cagayan de Oro, Sy said.

The company also sees Bohol as a potential location for an SM Supercenter but not in the immediate future, he added.

According to Sy, Bohol's infrastructure is not ready yet for this type of investment. "It may take some time. We may go into Bohol, putting in a 35,000 sq.m. size shopping center like the Supercenter," he added.

Sy noted that the Mall of Asia in SM BayCity has been performing beyond expectations.

"The Mall of Asia is now doing very well. We're 50 percent over our projection," he said.

The mall traffic ranges from 300,000 people on weekdays to 500,000 on weekends, Sy said. He disclosed that the company plans to build an aquarium, similar to that in Singapore.

The ongoing construction projects at the 60-hectare SM BayCity include the 5,000-sq.m. Discovery Center, a science museum costing P300 million, a 100,000-sq.m. call center building, and a 50,000-sq.m. international convention center.

^^ oi, kita na ko... ni sayaw jud diay!!!

this is really cool. the fact that SM is bullish about adding more malls in Cebu could probably push Ayala into developing more of its malls, or perhaps, expand too, just beside the future SM in SRP.. :)

^^ Dapat na gyud mo-expand ang mga existing mall operators sa Cebu kay too crowded na kaayo ang mga malls diri like Ayala and SM. Hopefully, Ciudad, Cebu Boardwalk Mall, and the Mall fronting CICC will be finished in due time to solve the ever growing mall-goers in Cebu.

GROWING NUMBER OF DEVOTEES TO SEÑOR STO. NIÑO DE CEBU

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bay, im from iligan city...i hope maka update pud mo sa mardi gras ugma...show me some pics of sinanduloy...naa unta coverage no??? pwede man unta ka broadcast online kng naay tv tuner daun i broadcast online thru www.tvu.com...and then download the broadcast software...u can make ur own channel there

bai these are the picture ive taken last night

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hapi fiesta! at last sinulog na jud!

^^ nice pics bai @venator

weee! 30mins na lang lalabas na ako sa office at punta na sa airport to check in. i cant wait mag sinulog na!!!

pit senyor mga bai!

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:banana: payter kaayo sya, atangi ni sya tomorrow sa grand mardi gras :banana:

AND presenting cebu's furnitures:

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hey natalie glebova is in cebu! she canadian! : ], is she gonna be in a float or something too?

just a question, why is it called the sinulog mardi gras? mardi gras means fat tuesday.

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i guess that one right below the girl in white below the blue balloons would be me...:D

i'm proud and glad to say that this has been the best procession that i have been to--not just because of the fact that it ended before darkness fell--but more importantly because i got the feeling that 'lakas diay ko ni Lord' :)

picture this...

i woke up at around 12 noon, got dressed up, and left the house at about 2...

there was a roadblock at CCMC, and i had to walk from there to the corner of Kingsmen Pharmacy, thinking to myself that the Senyor would still be in the basilica at that time...only to find out that as i was approaching the corner, the carrosa of the Senyor was already heading towards my way...

so i didnt pass up the great oppurtunity, and i actually pushed myself into the human barrier...i was able to get pass the barrier of NSTP students blocking the sidewalk without any effort, but was stuck all throughout the parade with the human chain surrounding the carroza...but i just didnt want to give up...seems like the 'bato balani sa gugma' got me magnetized...

despite the warnings and taunts of the officers asking us to keep away from the cordon, i just didnt comply...i even remember saying defiant lines to them such as "bisan pa ug pusilon ko ninyo dinhi, dili gyud ko mohawa...tawo ra mo ug Ginoo ang akong gisundan...ang Kardinal ra tingali ang makapahawa nako dinhi..." :D

thus i walked just a few meters from the Senyor all throughout the rest of the procession...daghan kaayo ug photo-op, too bad i didnt bring a cam along...but the greatest thing that happened during my day didnt take place until we reached the cathedral...although i was tempted to step out of the procession so that i could join the rest of the guys at the museum, the draw of the 'bato balani' was just too irresitible...

and who would have thought, that after the procession went pass the cathedral, and after the hermano and hermana, together with their guests left the cordon, i was able to finally penetrate the human barrier, and was able to walk unobstructed within the cordon...

i sped on without having to face any resistance through the now empty street--cleared off of people so that the carroza may enter the gate of the basilica--right into the outer court of the basilica, where no less than the Cardinal himself and some other bishops were anticipating the Senyor...i even remember seeing him look at me, maybe puzzled as to why a civilian got through the cordon...and the knights of colombus and the guards didnt even stop me...and thus when the Senyor finally came in the outer court of the basilica, i was standing there a few meters from the carozza and the Cardinal's entourage...while the rest of the devotees were 'caged' in the other side of the Pilgirim Center and were not allowed to approach until the Senyor was safe inside the basilica...

miracle? i dont know about you...but for me...it truly was...

seems like the Little King has a special place in His heart for me after all...:)

and to cap the day, just as the entrance antiphon of Alleluia was being sung, a rainbow appeared right over the main altar of the pilgrim center...

a sign which, as interpreted by the celebrant Bishop Du, as God's promise, that He will never destroy our people...which inspired a thunderous applause from the crowd more than any part of the Mass...

what a blessed day it was...

having fulfilled my religious duties...it's fitting then that i should go out tommorow and party like there's no tommorow...

maytag magkita ta ugma...Pit Senyor!

pit senyor cebu....kita2x lang ta sa kadalanan....

<@pirena> Everyone experiences some miracles during the procession or even before, during and after the 9 day novenas. No wonder the devotees to Sto. Niño de Cebu gets bigger every year.

The rainbows seen during the fluvial and at the pilgrim area after the "solemn" procession are signs that Cebu will forever be blest with His protection and guidance. Where else can you find miraculous images of the Holy Family I say "housed separately" within the big cities like St. Joseph (Mandaue City), Birhen sa Guadalupe (Cebu City) & Birhen sa Regla (Lapu-Lapu City), and Sto. Niño (Cebu City). These are the propectors of the Blest Island of Cebu, the Heart of the Philippine Archipelago.

bay, im from iligan city...i hope maka update pud mo sa mardi gras ugma...show me some pics of sinanduloy...naa unta coverage no??? pwede man unta ka broadcast online kng naay tv tuner daun i broadcast online thru www.tvu.com...and then download the broadcast software...u can make ur own channel there

^^ SSC Cebu will try our best to capture moments of contingents participating the Sinulog. I'm glad Sinulog is the unifying force of all heritage dances and festivals around the country. Cebu is everything. Nindot kung maka-join ka next year sa Sinulog or some of our meets. Keep posted sa samahan thread namo. Malingaw gyud ka. PIT SENYOR!

bay, im from iligan city...i hope maka update pud mo sa mardi gras ugma...show me some pics of sinanduloy...naa unta coverage no??? pwede man unta ka broadcast online kng naay tv tuner daun i broadcast online thru www.tvu.com...and then download the broadcast software...u can make ur own channel there

last year televised man ang sinulog via nbn. not sure kung nationwide though, pero the commentators were speaking tagalog man so maybe :)

PIT SENOR to my fellow cebuanos!

Binalita that this year daw ang pinakamaraming deboto in Sinulog history, Pit Señor sa ating lahat!

HAPPY SINULOG TO EVERYONE - PIT SENYOR!!!

Pit Senyor guys! Wish I was there... :)

Pit Senyor guys! I'll watch on tv nalang intawn. Happy fiesta ninyo diha! :rock:

Pit Senyor!
Lingaw na sad SSC-Cebu ron. :okay:

Pit Señor ninyo tanan! Viva! 2x Pit Señor!

PIT SENIOR KANATONG TANAN!!!
mabuhi ta, mga Sugbuanon!

and to those who are in cebu right now, if you want to have a bird's eyeview of the grand sinulog parade, check out Y101's eye in the sky, they're stationed at the back of CIC-main, inside CBP

Pit Señor!!!!Ganda ng Sinulog festival,Sayang sa TV ko lang napapanood ahehehe

¡Viva Pit Señor a todos! Nag-pasayaw pud ra baya mi sa Basilica. :D

:dance:

Pit Senyor sa kaninyong tanan!

PIT SENYOR!

For those who are not aware,

www.sinulogcebulive.com <<- Live Sinulog Telecast from SkyCable

CICC's privatized operation eyed

Sunday, January 21 2007 @ 12:20 PM GMT

Cebu News

The local governments of Cebu Province and Mandaue City have created a technical working group (TWG) that is mandated to draft a set of guidelines for the use of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia said the TWG's task would include conceptualization, planning and recommending their proposed protocols and guidelines for the use and management of the CICC.

”The CICC’s standards are high because of the 12th ASEAN Summit,” she said. “We cannot just allow baptism or weddings here.”

Garcia said the direction for the CICC is to have it managed by a private firm through a “Reimburse-Operate Scheme” over a period of time.

By this, Gov. Garcia means that the CICC will have to be bidded out to investors who shall reimburse the government of the expenses it incurred in its construction. In return, the government shall give the winning bidder the right to manage the facility. The winning firm shall share its profits with the City Government of Mandaue and with Cebu Province.

In the meantime, Garcia said the CICC's management would be jointly handled by both local government units.

In an agreement signed last year by Governor Garcia and Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano, the Capitol and the Mandaue City Hall jointly owns the CICC. It means that both LGUs share its operational burden and whatever profits that may accrue to the project.

The joint venture agreement signed on March 10, 2006, stipulates that a management board will be created “to look into the day-to-day operations of the facility.

The agreement allows the Capitol and Mandaue City equal sharing in “laying down and prescribing the policies and guidelines for the effective and efficient operations and management of the project and shall see to it that the same are fully implemented.”

The agreement also provides that the governor and the mayor both co-chair the six-member board, together with three appointees from each LGU.

The CICC was built using provincial funds amounting to P515 million on a 43,185-square-meter-lot owned by Mandaue City, which is valued at P457.63 million.

With the summit officially over, Governor Garcia urged Cebuanos to maintain whatever gains the event achieved for Cebu.

She said the video footages that were beamed by CNN, Bloomberg, BBC, NHK, showed a beautiful Cebu. “Our challenge now is to be prepared for the upcoming events,” she said.

Garcia said cleanliness and orderliness as well as beautification should be made “a way of life.”

The governor attributed the summit's success to two factors – the physical preparation and the people. (PNA)

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Cebu hopes to woo investors and tourists from Singapore

CEBU: Attracting foreign investments is key to economic development – and that is what the city of Cebu in the Philippines is going after.

With some US and Japanese companies already operating out of the area, Cebu now hopes to woo investors and tourists from Singapore.

46-year-old Conrado Degollacion knows what a difference foreign investments can make.

The technician works for a subcontractor, Jandex Marine and General Services, which is servicing Keppel Shipyard, a Singapore company.

While an odd job worker earns about 4000 pesos a month, Mr Degollacion takes home 20,000 pesos or S$630.

Even so, supporting a family of 11 with his salary is still a stretch.

But he is among the lucky ones who have got a job.

Mr Degollacion says: "We are hoping that if a company invests in Cebu or Lapu Lapu, maybe 50 percent of the Cebuanos living here will be given priority."

There are many slums around Cebu City as officials say many people have moved here from other parts of the Philippines in search of work.

But the irony is that by doing so, they have actually contributed to the high unemployment rate as there are not enough jobs to go around.

So the city is pushing for not just more investments in its South Road Properties Special Economic Zone, it is also hoping to optimise Cebu's beach attractions by setting up a marina.

Tomas Osmena, Mayor, Cebu City, says: "We are going to put a mega yacht club for visiting yachts from Singapore and Hong Kong to refuel and replenish supplies. There can also be organised visits to several places."

It is hoped that Singapore investors can partner big-name hotel chains to help develop Cebu's tourism sector.

The city is also planning to upgrade its water infrastructure and welcomes Singapore firms like Hyflux to bid for the project.

Joel Mari S Yu, Managing Director, Cebu Investment Promotions Centre, says: "The problem is that the demand for water is here in the open area and nobody seems to be putting the (needed) investment to bring water from the areas where they are bountiful to areas like Cebu. Desalination presents certain advantages – we will never run out of water going into the desalination process."

But Cebu, the second IT hub after Manila, could well run out of qualified manpower.
It has set up a 2 million-peso Seed Fund for training and organising more programmes between the universities and the industry.

Cebu churns out some 22,000 college graduates a year, compared to 100,000 in Bangalore.

Besides providing access to education, the city also has to tackle the housing problem.

The success of the recent Asean Summit in Cebu might have given city officials hope for better things.

But this hope has yet to filter down to many squatter dwellers. - CNA/so

Cebu ‘industrially peaceful,’ says DOLE

By Minerva BC ******

Cebu City (21 January) -- The Department of Labor and Employment in the region (DOLE-7) declared Cebu province as “industrially peaceful” or strike-free in 2006.

DOLE-7 regional director Elias Cayanong said, “So far, no labor strike was recorded in 2006 and to think that Cebu has the reputation of being the business center of the south.”

According to Cayanong, a strike-free province or region attracts foreign investors because they want to be secure of their millions or billions worth of capital investments. “ASEAN businessmen are particularly sensitive to reports about trends in business and conditions of their neighboring countries’ industrial climate,” he added.

DOLE-7 attributed the favorable industrial climate in Cebu to the close coordination and networking with the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (NCMB), the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council (TIPC) and the various chambers of commerce and industry in the region.

Cayanong said, the TIPC membership is composed of government that is represented by DOLE officials; management (business sector) and the workers (labor unions) that chose to sit down and talk peacefully on how to achieve a ‘win-win’ solution in cases of industrial conflicts and strikes.

“The TIPC in the provinces of Cebu, Bohol, Oriental Negros and in Siquijor have been very much instrumental in thwarting labor-management disputes from developing into labor strikes,” Cayanong said.

Wit the highly successful 12th ASEAN Summit in Cebu, several economic and trade pacts have been forged among the ASEAN and DOLE hopes that Cebu’s industrially peaceful atmosphere will encourage foreign investors to come and set up business here. (PIA-Cebu) [top]

last year televised man ang sinulog via nbn. not sure kung nationwide though, pero the commentators were speaking tagalog man so maybe :)
thanks guys...ur so accomodating jst like the other ssc threaders in the iligan city thread...actually im a new member in the ssc iligan city thread pud...happy fiesta sa inyo diha sa cebu...PIT SENYOR!!!

anyway guys...i saw it on NBN and it was so nice and lively although most of my friends went there already to watch coz they are a group of choreographers who observe other groups there...i hope i can go there next year...

**** ask daw ngano dili ma play ang mga clip nila sa SINULOGCEBULIVE.COM kay ako gi try og play dugay kau mo load...by the way the flashplayer here is flashplayer version 9...

^ What's your connection speed? I'm watching the videos again and again and they load fast :yes:

I am watching the replay of Miss Cebu 2007 at SkyCable Channel 15. And there's this one finalist among the top 5. Actually, all of them were asked the same question: What one word would best describe the City of Cebu and why?. Ang sagot ng isa, "Simply the Best". Oh my, talo agad siya, kasi 3 words yung sagot niya. Grabe talaga ang effect ng pagiging nervous :D

Pit Senyor! Lingawa sa party sa Fuente ui.:D

Btw, ok ra inyong DSL?

^ hi heart..:)

Ako una post after the Sinulog 2007.

What can I say?

:lol:
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH:lol:

:cheers: GRABE!:cheers:

:banana: A SINULOG TO BE BEAT AGAIN IN 2008:banana:

SALAMAT GYUD KAAYO SR. STO. NIÑO!

UG SALAMAT SAD SA MGA CEBUANO UG SA MGA PEACEFUL NA MGA LOCAL AND FOREIGN TOURIST.

Surely, more pictures when I wake up in the morning.

Sad to say, SSC Cebu peeps wasn't able to gather as a huge group because of Globe Telecom.:ohno:

news flash:

naa gamay nga rumble sa fuente (kilid sa penshoppe ensemble). nagbinatoay ug beer bottles. nagdinaganay ang mga tao. apil ko dagan.

a few minutes later, nibalik ko para mang hearing. thank god, daghan kaayo cops and intern. na stop dayon. hehe

pit senyor!

thank you very much SSC for the very warm accomodation and for the hospitality that you have shown to me. Daghang Salamt sa inyong tanan!

ill be back soon!

The Solemn Procession

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Sleeping Nino

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Happy Nino

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Sporty Nino

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Balloon City

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New Phone Craze

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Candles

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Comfy Nino

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Wood

Festival Queen 2007
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Miss SWU is Festival Queen 2007

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Nangandam

Motorbike and Car Show (sponsored by OZ Racing)

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Motorbikes

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XMen

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Pink

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Jepoy. Does Number 8

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Hello World

Viva Pit Señor Santo Niño
Sinulog! Isyagit og kusog!!!

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Blessings shower as Cebu readies itself for the big day

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Dress Rehersal in Jones Avenue

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More Sinulog Images in the Sinulog Thread.... (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=11403620)

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^^ SSC Cebu will always welcome any visiting forumers from other regions. We just want you to feel at home in Cebu. Who knows you may end up living here. Pit Senyor, Eric!:banana:

^^ SSC Cebu will always welcome any visiting forumers from other regions. We just want you to feel at home in Cebu. Who knows you may end up living here. Pit Senyor, Eric!:banana:

shhhh quiet lang.. ehhee baka maudlot ang plano. ejhheheh second half of 2007, mag dedecide ako.

balak ko na din kasi bumalik sa amin sa bacolod, but if the oppurtunity is here, ok lng, id surely love to see myslef living here in cebu eeehehehehhe

Sidetrip Sugbo!
Taking a Break from the Sinulog in the Uptown Area, nag-Sidetrip kami ni Eric.

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Calle Colon is bustling. Diverted Jeepneys were here.

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Vision Theatre

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Jones Avenue (Metro to Sanciangko Segment) closed to traffic

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Estatwa sa Basilica

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Campanario y Estatwa

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Altar de Basilica de Santo Nino

Sidetrip Sugbo!

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Bustling around the City's Icon

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Malacanyang sa Sugbo

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Fuerza San Pedro. Despite the crowd, we found a respite from intense heat.

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Attention Arnold. What is this hidden edifice besides Cebu State College of Sci & Tech

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Superferry 12

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Magallanes Shrine

Sidetrip Sugbo!

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Monument of LapuLapu

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Mactan's Kids

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Bancas and Paris Hilton este Mactan Cebu Hilton Resort

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Going back to the Party crossing Mactan-Mandaue Bridge

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We've got a great time in the sidetrip, now back to the party

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^^ Click on the Picture. More on Magkita ta Bai thread. :D

^^ nice pics @berns...salamat!

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CONGRATULATIONS CEBU for another successful International event
:applause:SINULOG 2007 was a huge SUCCESS :okay::okay:

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a success indeed...

and it's not over yet...

naa pa gyud ang awarding ug encore sa winners sa abellana...

Philippines To Gain From 12th ASEAN Summit

January 21, 2007 1:26 p.m. EST

Komfie Manalo - All Headline News Correspondent

Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Philippine Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye on Sunday said the Philippines stands to benefit from the various accords signed by the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during their recently-concluded 12th Summit in Cebu.

"For ASEAN, the preliminary work done by the Eminent Persons Group (which includes former President Fidel V. Ramos), of drafting a Charter is a milestone that is a great leap forward for international cooperation in general, Asia in particular. It bodes well for the region to increasingly take care of its own political, economic and security needs.

"For the Philippines, it showcased the nation at its best and at a time when the economy is going strong, terrorists are being beaten back and the country is a full partner of global affairs," Bunye said.

Bunye pointed out that President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was "notably proud of the positive reinforcement she received from the other ASEAN leaders on her extensive discussions concerning the Philippine model for peace in Mindanao."

He said that if the ASEAN members adopt this model for peace, the whole region stands to reap the potential benefits such as economic development and security cooperation.

At the same time, Bunye said the ASEAN Summit has provided a perfect venue for the Philippines to project itself as a "competitive location" for multinational and local companies wishing to expand their operations within the Asia-Pacific region.

"Our business delegation offered the Philippines as a strategic location in a fast-growing region, with a well-educated, productive and English-speaking workforce," he said.

"Investors will find abundant investment opportunities in many of our high growth sectors, particularly mining, infrastructure development, agriculture and fisheries, as well as housing," he added.


Digesting the lessons of ASEAN success

OPEN NOTEBOOK
By RANDOM JOTTINGS


Philippines Inc. functions at its superb best—and most proudest—when all its stakeholders put their shoulders together to the wheel instead of pushing and shoving in every which direction.



The just concluded 12th Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN) Summit is being hailed as one of the most successful gatherings in the body’s over three decades of existence in terms of staging and content.

And considering the logistical trauma thrown up when the 10-nation confab—boosted by six other power players from the wider Asian region—was called off at the 11th hour in December on account of impending typhoon/security (take your pick!) threats, only
to be hurriedly rescheduled barely a month later, it is a monumental achievement indeed.

For a country that is seemingly in a chronic state of introspection this international vote of approval, and the positive vibes generated, is a hugely welcome diversion.

As the nation now wallows in the well-deserved post-summit praise being heaped from all sides both within and without the Philippines there is one fundamental lesson to be digested from the experience: Forget the notion of Imperial Manila and (considering its newly acquired political clout) Majestic Cebu. Philippines Inc. functions at its superb best—and most proudest—when all its stakeholders put their shoulders together to the wheel instead of pushing and shoving in every which direction.

Banging the drum proclaiming the success of the summit, and the “wonderful hospitality” showered on the visiting leaders is New Zealand Ambassador David Pine, who was in attendance in Cebu, where New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark was one of the dialogue partners.

We met up with Ambassador Pine last week at his cozy Forbes Park residence, where he hosted a reception to announce the forthcoming New Zealand Week (February 6 to 11) that will serve up juicy Kiwi cultural fare.

Ambassador Pine had every reason to wax eloquent since the summit also marked a fruitful meeting between PM Clark and President Gloria Arroyo, which nicely paved the way for the planned state visit to New Zealand in May by the Philippine leader.

Added Ambassador Pine: “We hope we can reciprocate the same high levels of hospitality during President Arroyo’s visit to New Zealand as was given to our Prime Minister in Cebu.”

Incidentally, an interesting postscript from Cebu was divulged to us by a frequent visitor to the Queen City of the South who was most pleasantly surprised to find how courtesy was still the theme on the roads, with motorists led by taxi and jeepney drivers still in their best ASEAN Summit behavior mode.

“It’s almost as if they don’t know that the ASEAN Summit had ended,” he quipped. Let’s hope that delightful state of ignorance prevails for some time yet!

***

With the movers and shakers from diplomatic, government and business circles on the guest list, we guess it was in order for the lunch hosted by Speaker Joe de Venecia for visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to be described as a “power lunch.”

But if truth be told, the real “power” discharged during Wen’s visit was, according to our sources, during preluncheon talks held between the Chinese PM and JdV regarding the bid made by the China’s state utility arm, State Grid, for the soon to be privatized
Philippine state-owned power corporation, National Transmission Co. (TransCo), which is embroiled in an on again/off again bidding process.

Besides China’s State Grid, two other foreign companies have been prequalified, namely the Italian utility giant Terna SpA and Malaysian state-owned Tenaga Nasional.

Talk on the business grapevine is that the Italian firm has the most technically superior bid of the three. But what it appears to lack is the all important prerequisite of a really strong connection to the powers that be from among its Filipino partners.

The Malaysian company, on the other hand, has power players Ramon Ang and Henry Sy on board representing the Filipino component of its bid.

And then, of course, there’s JdV batting for China’s State Grid, instantly bringing a combustible political element to the process.

So what’s the real deal? All we can say is that both Chinese PM Wen and Speaker Joe de Venecia were grinning like a pair of
Cheshire cats when they parted!

Sad to say, SSC Cebu peeps wasn't able to gather as a huge group because of Globe Telecom.:ohno:

GLOBE, SMART and SUN also experienced this kind of problem last year, SINULOG 2006... Calls are busy, text messages cannot be sent or will be received after 3 hours na... This SINULOG 2007, again we've experienced this kind of problem...

Other events that is usually affected by this telecommunications problem is during Christmas eve to midnight of Christmas day and New Years eve to midnight of New Years day...

It only proves that SINULOG/Sto. Niño feast day is one of the most celebrated event in the Philippines...

GLOBE, SMART and SUN also experienced this kind of problem last year, SINULOG 2006... Calls are busy, text messages cannot be sent or will be received after 3 hours na... This SINULOG 2007, again we've experienced this kind of problem...

Other events that is usually affected by this telecommunications problem is during Christmas eve to midnight of Christmas day and New Years eve to midnight of New Years day...

It only proves that SINULOG/Sto. Niño feast day is one of the most celebrated event in the Philippines...


Maybe we settle for radio transceivers (kitkit as Cebuanos call it)next time when there's an celebration like Sinulog. :D


Sample Scenario:

******
MarkiiBoi: Caballero Arnold (arnold_carl), location nimo (Your location)? Over.
arnold_carl: Mister RH (MarkiiBoi), naa ko sa Fuente (am at Fuente). Over.
MarkiiBoi: Where the heck the rest of Sierra Charlie Charlie (SSC in radio phonology) Cebu? Over.
Wind Shear: Oi Mister RH, naa ko sa Globe IT Plaza sa IT Park, dili ko pagawson sa akong bossing! (Hey Mister RH, I'm at Globe IT Plaza at IT Park, my boss won't allow me to get out) Over.
bernie: Mister RH, nagpicturepicture si slerz sang Mango Avenue (slerz is taking pictures at Mango Avenue). Over.
...
******

GLOBE, SMART and SUN also experienced this kind of problem last year, SINULOG 2006... Calls are busy, text messages cannot be sent or will be received after 3 hours na... This SINULOG 2007, again we've experienced this kind of problem...

Other events that is usually affected by this telecommunications problem is during Christmas eve to midnight of Christmas day and New Years eve to midnight of New Years day...

It only proves that SINULOG/Sto. Niño feast day is one of the most celebrated event in the Philippines...

In cases like this you should call a remote telephone number/contact-let say resty for example in manila with different area code (not 915,916,917 or 32) because it won't be as busy as the area codes primarily used by most people in the city which is already flooded by calls or texting. Resty can notify where the rest of the gang is.

^^ yeah, i agree bai butch! to prove u right, i was texting marvin (sugbuanon) yesterday, and there was no problem indeed. dali lang kaayo sya ni reply sa mga messages nako....

^^what time did you text Marvin bai? kay nag start ang problem from 4pm to about 1am... Na receive nako ang mga text messages mga 1am up na nya naka register kay message sent 8:14pm or 9:30pm nya kadlawn na naabot :lol: Swerte lang ang uban nga maka lusot. Mark and Kentaro went to Fuente Osmeña and texted me pero wa man gyud ko kadawat sa text so niuli nalang sila pag 12:30am. Naabot sad mi ni Ron sa Fuente pag 12:10 until mga1am then nag lakaw lakaw sa Jones afterwards.

sensya na sa pics..(sa fone ra man ni nko beh..)

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a boy watching sinulog-nagyaka ra mi sa street.(he used glue for his hair...)

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just love the beat of their drums (surigao dbc)

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USC-main at night

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ayala crowd -naabot sa street ang line padung ayala

^^yeah, you guys should have notified me! lol

CONGRATULATIONS CEBU for another successful International event
:applause:SINULOG 2007 was a huge SUCCESS :okay::okay:

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i glued to the television yesterday to watch the coverage by the NBN channel. nag check in pa gyud ko sa hotel para lang maka concentrate ko ug tan-aw sa sinulog! :lol: i really had a great time except for some annoying commentators ng NBN. i wish they had it covered without those two hosts, silly kaayo kay they keep on commenting and the background music is just half the volume! maypa wa na lang sila nag cover! sus! :bash:

other than that, the finale is really nice. ms melanie ediza, my long time crush is still a looker! and the fireworks display is like bringing the World Pyrolympics there in Cebu, synchronized sa music :okay: Congratulations!!!

do you have any picture sa DEVOTEE CITY?? :-/

i'm just curious how it looks like..thanks! :)

^^think container vans and public toilets...

that's how it looks...

hehehe...

but still a dignified way to be, as compared to sleeping out in the open or in the sidewalks...

^^hehe portalets, i had a really bad experience using one of those. just out of curiousity, pla diay kabuok taw anang devotee city

^^from EXILE's post...

" The Devotee City, which will be opened starting January 19 to 21, can accommodate up to 1,400 persons and is free of charge."

according to news reports, the number of devotees this year reached 1600+, from last year's 1300+ so nag-short jud sa accomodation. i don't know na hinuon kung unsay ilang gibuhat.

^^hehe portalets, i had a really bad experience using one of those. just out of curiousity, pla diay kabuok taw anang devotee city

Here's a sample of a Portalet :D

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guys, kuha mo ug night shot karon na apil ang buwan...nindot kaayo tan-awon ang moon karon kay low ra siya in the sky...

^^ Nindut kaayo gyud. Nindut man ang View nya sa Arcenas ganiha. If only my cam can do night shots. :)

By the way,
Inquirer.net has a special feature website of Sinulog 2007

Click here (http://www.inquirer.net/specialfeatures/sinulog/)

Ok. Last no 'to. kapoy na upload. Hehe.

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^^ salamat sa mga pics bai!

bai mga pictures nako samtang nagbantay mi sa crowd pagka nstp duty namo.

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wala pa kaayoy taw

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nstp student's point of view

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dancers

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along jones

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landmarks on a float.. apil na ang cicc

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abellana sports complex

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fireworks sa abellana

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fireworks ghapon

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sa cebu business park na ne

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fireworks display sa cbp

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ayala crowd after the fireworks display

WOW! thanks to jameslab and venerator for the photos, and berniemack sad diay. this thread wouldnt be the same without your contributions

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Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Cebu's target: For Sinulog, the world
By GingGing A. Campaña
Sun.Star Staff Reporter
With Rene H. Martel

IT’S high time local choreographers and Sinulog organizers are exposed to other festivals, said Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

This way, they are exposed to “more ideas and fresh inputs to upgrade the Sinulog Festival and to go on performing well next year,” he said.

With Manila as a competition in mind, the mayor yesterday announced that Sinulog choreographers and some of the organizers will be sent this year to at least two festivals abroad.

“We will send them this year to Brazil to watch the carnival and to New Orleans to observe the Mardi Gras. We will upgrade our sites and our goals to put Cebu on the map. Without the Señor Sto. Niño, our efforts wouldn’t have mattered. It is an effort of the whole of Cebu to make it what it is today. This is one moment that we can feel proud that Cebu is the capital of the Philippines,” an elated mayor told a big crowd at the Cebu City Sports Center yesterday. Osmeña admitted to the spectators that the judges had a hard time choosing the winners, “as almost all of the contingents performed to perfection.”

“Pait kaayo ang situation kagahapon dinhi (It was a difficult situation). It’s painful to select only a few winners because for me all of them are big winners. Dako kaayo ang problema (It’s a big problem) that you have to choose only a few,” he said in his speech.

Winning contingents of the Sinulog grand parade last Sunday once again showed their award-winning dance steps, costumes, props and music before another big crowd that gathered for the awarding ceremony at the sports center yesterday afternoon.

Internalize

A contest judge said, though, that there is a need for contingents to internalize the worship of the Sto. Niño in their presentations.

Dr. Larry Gabao, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) past president, said the Sto. Niño has become almost like a prop in every presentation that the veneration is almost non-existent.

He recalled the time of “legendary” choreographer Melquiades “Mike” Gonzalez, whom he said was always able to produce the proper emotions for his dancers to show in their performances.

“They were able to translate to the audience that emotion that ‘Here we are performing for the Sto. Niño.’ Makikita mo talaga sa mukha ng dancers nya kaya kahit pauli-ulit na ganon, papanoorin pa rin ng mga tao,” he said.

“Ngayon, hindi na nakikita na ang Sto. Niños is being adored. They should renew the veneration. The spirit of worship is no longer there,” he added.

Preparation

Gabao said that while the dancers might have faith in the Sto. Niño, it is different to show the emotion during a performance.

He also emphasized the need for proper costuming. He mentioned in particular a “Reyna Juana wearing a dress with slit up to the hips.”

He likewise emphasized that preparation is really the key to winning.

“Most contingents made early preparations, with new concepts being introduced. And less copying is done,” Gabao said.

In particular, he cited Compostela National High School, which he said had a “very good concept.”

Compostela, though, only took home the fifth spot in the Sinulog-based category after suffering a 20-point deduction for a rule violation.

But Gabao was all praise for the contingent.

“I praise the choreographer in successfully putting the concept into the body of the dance,” he said.

“The best choreographies are almost (all) here in the Sinulog. What matters is execution,” he added.

Upgrade

The mayor congratulated the choreographers, Vice Mayor Michael Rama, the councilors, the police, volunteers, Sinulog executive director Ricky Ballesteros, balikbayans, visitors and out-of-town contingents.

Osmeña also hopes to upgrade everything, including financial assistance to out-of-town contingents, cash prizes and promotional activities.

As to how much, he said he will discuss the matter with organizers and leaders of various contingents to see how the City can help regular visiting contingents.

This year, the Cebu City Government donated P8 million to the Sinulog Foundation that went mostly to cash prizes for all categories and financial assistance to out-of-town contestants and participants to the Sinulog sa Kabataan, Lalawigan and Dakbayan categories.

The foundation’s expenses reached P20 million.

As to his earlier announcement to hold the Sinulog activities at the South Road Properties (SRP), the mayor said the grand parade cannot be held there, as there is no facility that can match the sports complex.

But activities like the Miss Cebu or the Sinulog Festival Queen may be held at the SRP next January.

“We’re running out of ideas. It’s about time to be exposed to other festivals. Those (choreographers) who participated a lot, I think they need fresh inputs. Our competition now is Manila. We have to outclass them. We cannot be second to them,” the mayor told reporters after the program.

Carnival

He said he will find an airline willing to sponsor the trip to Brazil, “as it is not cheap to go there.”

The Carnival is an annual celebration in Rio de Janeiro held 40 days before Easter. It marks the start of Lent.

Another celebration there is the Samba Parade, which is broadcast live to several countries and to all Brazilian states.

Considered by many as the greatest show on earth, this two-day extravaganza lasts 20 hours, with 70,000 participants.

The Mardi Gras in New Orleans is scheduled 47 days before Easter and takes place on any Tuesday from Feb. 3 to March 9.



For Bisaya stories from Cebu.

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@kentaro: superb bai! nindot kaayo ang shots...

@kentaro: superb bai! nindot kaayo ang shots...

thanks! more to come...

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^^ woawh. despite the heavy load that i get from school, i still never fail to smile (kana jud abut sa dunggan) seeing all the wonderful sights of Sinulog. thanks @kentaro, another pro photographer of ssc-cebu.. :D,

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Ohlala Gwen!

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2007 Festival Queen

More Faces of Sinulog



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More Colors of the Sinulog

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But we should never forget the reason of the festivities.... Viva! Pit Senyor!

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The Provincial and City contigents opened the 2007 mardi gras.

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Jennylyn Mercado and Patrick Garcia

WoW, ganda ng mga pictures ng Sinulog, bibong bibo. Mas maganda talaga at safe na may mga pangalan ninyo para kilala natin kung sinong kumuha at para di rin gamitin ng iba.

^^

I thought ang ganda ni Patrick at ang gwapo ni Jennilyn.:lol: wahahaha

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pwede sad! :lol:

^^

I thought ang ganda ni Patrick at ang gwapo ni Jennilyn.:lol: wahahaha

Are you guys??! some kind of professional photographer??
aaahh question pa!! Bravo sa Picture bravo!!! :rock:

yeah, they're on the right track to be one... kulang na lang, mabuhay magazine would contact these guys and publish their pics on their glossy....

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pwede sad! :lol:

Pwedeng pwede!:lol:

Pwede kaayo!:lol:

You miss it bai? You know na! Why? Work! Work! Work!

I thought, work hard and party harder!

^^ im still alive... grabe ka kapuy ug luto for 3 days... krn pa gyud ko ka.mata... pero naka.laag ghapon ko pag.sinulog, gabie xad... hehehe...

ninduta puyo dri resort oe... hehehe... a break... at last....

More pics of the Daan Bantayan Contingent

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^^ ...salamat sa mga pics bai


...repost nako from U/C thread (salamat sa pics bai @markii)

Cebu Boardwalk

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The Northwing at SM

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log.out muna... uli sko sa amoa blay... hehehe... bankrupt nko... hehehe!

nice pics GuyZ! salamat ninyo...

try ninyo bag.o resto kilid sa Patio Ecilla... good food, serene ang acoustics...

daghan ug chicks! hehehe

^^di yud makalimtan ang chicks dah!:D basta naa gani mo mention og chicks bisag wapa ko kita sa ngan sa nag post, kbaw nako nga si @rage na...hehehe

^^ ...salamat sa mga pics bai




ayaaaaay! murag nanimaho nasang pasalubong...hehe :jk:

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^^ she needs to go to the derma clinic...heheheh! is that a styrofoam?

^^ she needs to go to the derma clinic...heheheh! is that a styrofoam?

and her sisters too!

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hahhaha..:lol: pati "styro" gi tripan..kiata jud oi!! hahaha..:)

^^abi nakog KA*TA jud oi...hehe:jk:


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hahahaha, mao sad na akong gi lili kung unsa gyud iya gibuhat...