wow proud ko ani kay dili ra mga arab country ang nag eskwela diri sa cebu kundi pati rin ang mga thailander....im sure marami pa dyan ibang lahi nag aral sa cebu....:banana::banana:

Naa mangali ko school mate sa USC-TC sa college days ko, sa 70's. :nuts:

Hahaha..Nisutoy na pod. Nabuhi-an og dugo ang mga Bisdak.
Mga bai, my heart swells with pride, but I hope we stay gracious with our little successes, and not gloat it over other people, especially if they are from our own country.
Manghinaot nuon ta nga mabira nato ang uban pod nga lugar og probinsya sa atoang paglambo.
But even here in Japan, sa mga travel catalogue og mga packages kay Cebu Island ra gyud ang naa for the Philippines.

@Zidlakan
hahaha. Nakahilak pod kog kamatis sa imong post. Ang akoang papa kay mao pod na ang iyang binuhatan basta naa silay PICE convention sa Manila kay magdala gyud ug Dunkin Donuts ug Goldilocks..Mao gyud diay ni ang pattern? He already passed away when I was still 13, and that part of your post brought back a lovely memory. Hahaha, saun, amards.Hahaahha. Maayo na lang, naa na gyud na tanan diri Cebu. Abog na lang imong madala gikan sa Manila padung uli.

...para sa mga nag day dreaming:


Wake up and smell the coffee! LOL!


...layo pa intawn kaayo ta sa Singapore or Hongkong...not even close to Malaysia or Jakarta!

Cebu academe builds up pool of digital imaging developers (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501328&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman)
Updated September 01, 2009 12:00 AM


CEBU, Philippines - In its bid to complement the growing interest of the world’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry to Cebu, the academe is trying to develop another area of skill expertise in software development through digital imaging.

Gregg Gabison, board member of Cebu Educational Development for Information Technology Inc. (Cedfit) said that Cebu is starting to provide a good pool of digital imaging developers to accommodate the growing demand for this kind of skill.

Digital Imaging, also called as digital photographic imaging technology, is a method of image editing in which a picture is scanned from an original document to digital information in the form of pixels that can be read and manipulated by a computer, and subsequently reformed as a visible image.

Gabison, who is also the dean for College of Computer and Communication Technology at the University of San Jose-Recoletos said that this component of software development is getting more popular now, and Cebu should provide this kind of skill immediately.

“We’d like to develop more application in software development, putting more technology to digital imaging,” he said in an interview.

This is the active start of Cebu to go into a more high value research and development (R&D) destination, providing BPO and software development companies in the world high quality of manpower skills in this particular field.

He said with the entry of more Multi-National Companies (MNCs) in Cebu, setting up back-office facilities, including R&D, providing good pool of application development manpower is a crucial component.

Thus, the academe sector is also preparing for the influx of software development companies that are interested to set up sites in Cebu, not only because of the in place infrastructure and friendlier business environment, but more importantly for the abundant supply of software developers.

As of now though, of the total three thousand fresh graduate software developers taking up BS IT courses, only 40 percent is hired to practice their expertise, the rest are still trying other jobs like call center and other technical works.

In time, Gabison said Cebu will be one of the preferred sites for software development companies, especially if it has to achieve the level providing top notch software developers in the world.

If this bid will be realized, software developers or engineers do not need to go to other countries looking for greener pastures, as foreign companies will have to set up their facilities here.

Job vacancies in broad Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services in Cebu are expected to reach 15,000 by 2009, this includes huge need for software developers and IT engineers.

The BPO industry which is part of the broad ICT sector is considered as one of the sunshine industries in the Philippines. As of 2007, the industry employed around 300,000 workers and generated $4.9-billion revenue.

By 2010, the industry hopes to provide a million jobs and to generate US$13 billion revenues, or a 10 percent share of the global market.

Cebu to the world...!

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Negotiations for "Thirsty"Dubai franchise underway (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=500873&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman)
Updated August 31, 2009 12:00 AM


CEBU, Philippines - Homegrown fresh fruit juice chain, Thirsty Juices and Shakes will be hitting the Middle East market soon, as the Pages Holdings Inc., is now negotiating with an interested investor to set up outlets in Dubai.

Now on its 13th year in providing healthy drink options to Filipino consumers, Thirsty will start its international penetration, hopefully to start an outlet in Dubai, said Pages Holdings Inc., chairman Bunny Pages.

Pages said the company is negotiating for master-franchise agreement with an interested investor in Dubai, for the opening of several outlets there that will bring this Cebu brand to the Middle East market.

Part of the company’s initial plan, Pages said is to offer the franchise for the brand via licensing agreement that will be locked for five years.

However, Pages said negotiation for this venture is still ongoing and no official or concrete deals have been signed yet.

If this venture will be finalized, Thirsty will be one of the pioneer Cebu-grown brands that penetrates the Dubai market, although there are number of Cebuano entrepreneurs who are currently clinching franchise deals for Dubai ventures such as Bo’s Coffee Club, among others.

In the Philippines, Thirsty brand is present in 100 locations, 30 outlets are managed by franchisees.

Pages said, although the sales-performance of this kind of products is mostly seasonal, business is still profitable.

Pursuing the international market could mean greater risk for the brand, however, with the licensing agreement, Pages hopes that it will provide good expansion opportunity for the brand.

:cheers:


Group offers to market Cebu’s ‘unknown’ parts (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/group-offers-market-cebu%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98unknown%E2%80%99-parts)
Sunstar Online
31 August 2009

A NEWLY formed consultancy group sees several opportunities to develop still-unknown tourist destinations in Cebu Province.

Raymond Bragg, chief executive officer of Bragg, Winters and Assocites Professional Advisory (Bwapa), said the group wants to promote the tourism potential of the entire Cebu—not just Mactan Island.

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“Cebu is an ideal place for start-up business. It’s centralized. It has both city and resort life”, said Bragg, former general manager of Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa.

He said Cebu needs to develop areas that are still relatively unknown to tourists. “Cebu has more to offer. It still has more attractions in the north and south,” he added.

Established in July, Bwapa offers services that are meant to help tourism-related businesses in Cebu optimize their potential and promote Cebu as an international business and vacation destination. Its services include sales and marketing, information technology, operations and process, hotel and resort management, human resource solutions and outsourcing.

Paul Winters, Bwapa chief operating officer, said the group can help bring in more foreign investments to Cebu.

“We want to attract companies that will also see the benefits of Cebu as a good business location. We can attest to the foreign market and we’ll sell it in that perspective,” he said.

“Cebu has a unique position for growth. It’s actually a place where the world comes to do business.”

He said that aside from its unique business climate, Cebu has the advantage of having a “huge” pool of talents.

“Filipinos, particularly, Cebuanos are talented, educated and they adapt to new processes quickly,” he said.

When international companies locate in Cebu, Winters said Cebuanos would no longer need to work overseas.

“People become more productive if they work in their hometown,” said Bragg.

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layo pa for now, pero IMO, Cebu has all it takes to become one of the best island destinations in the world bai. kinahanglan pa gyud siya idevelop pagmaayo just like Bali and the rest in the top 10 list. its achievable gyud if Cebu continues to do the right thing! :okay:

Not only develop, but to maintain the natural sceneries and if possible rehabilitate what was abused, destroyed and was lost.... :)

sir Zidlakan,

unsa imu masulti ani ilang panagbangi ni tomas, gwen ug (cuenco ba or del mar?)... ikaw mn jud ang duol ni tomas? i think bisan ikaw kibaw ka nga kani ilang gipang buhat makadaot sa cebu. ug maka pakita unsa ta ka disunited... nga wala tay kalainan sa mga tao nga nagdumala diri sa manila...

unsa man ato mahimu ani sir?

honestly sir kung naa lng koi powers (legal, vigilante, supernatural), gi assasinate nana nko si tomas, gwen ug (cuenco ba or del mar?). but i cant. coz nindot pkog future... it just shows lang how frustrated iam with them. i dont know if im alone with how i feel. but is there anything we can do about it?

well in the end, i guess its just politics! these so called leaders tells the people that cebu's and the cebuano's progress is first but its not really the case...

Hahaha..Nisutoy na pod. Nabuhi-an og dugo ang mga Bisdak.
Mga bai, my heart swells with pride, but I hope we stay gracious with our little successes, and not gloat it over other people, especially if they are from our own country.
Manghinaot nuon ta nga mabira nato ang uban pod nga lugar og probinsya sa atoang paglambo.
But even here in Japan, sa mga travel catalogue og mga packages kay Cebu Island ra gyud ang naa for the Philippines.

@Zidlakan
hahaha. Nakahilak pod kog kamatis sa imong post. Ang akoang papa kay mao pod na ang iyang binuhatan basta naa silay PICE convention sa Manila kay magdala gyud ug Dunkin Donuts ug Goldilocks..Mao gyud diay ni ang pattern? He already passed away when I was still 13, and that part of your post brought back a lovely memory. Hahaha, saun, amards.Hahaahha. Maayo na lang, naa na gyud na tanan diri Cebu. Abog na lang imong madala gikan sa Manila padung uli.

The first thing nganong ma proud ko as a Cebuano baya dili tungod sa developments...
Tungod baya sa pagka maabiabihon sa mga taga Sugbo. Ang Cebuano baya kung naay bisita mao pa gyud ang magpa ubos. Inspight sa atong mga dagkong developments nga makit an sa palibot, wala gyud ko kadungog nga panghambong ang gipakita sa usa ka Cebuano ngadto sa iyang bisita.
ANg batasan sa Cebuano wala makahig sa paglambo sa Sugbo, down to earth gihapon kaayo. Cebuanos are still simple probinsyano people. Maka ila gyud ko kung kinsay Cebuano or dili. Most Cebuaos rich or poor kay sa Carbon mangumpra. Carbon Shopping the Cebuano way...hehe
Usually ang sakyan sa mga Cebuanos kay jeep, og sa mga di taga Cebu kay taxi...hehe.

^^I-apil lang tibook downtown, bai @Slerz...Heheheh...Para maka-covered lang pud ang katong tigsuroyan sa "Tabo sa Banay".... :lol:

sir Zidlakan,

unsa imu masulti ani ilang panagbangi ni tomas, gwen ug (cuenco ba or del mar?)... ikaw mn jud ang duol ni tomas? i think bisan ikaw kibaw ka nga kani ilang gipang buhat makadaot sa cebu. ug maka pakita unsa ta ka disunited... nga wala tay kalainan sa mga tao nga nagdumala diri sa manila...

unsa man ato mahimu ani sir?

honestly sir kung naa lng koi powers (legal, vigilante, supernatural), gi assasinate nana nko si tomas, gwen ug (cuenco ba or del mar?). but i cant. coz nindot pkog future... it just shows lang how frustrated iam with them. i dont know if im alone with how i feel. but is there anything we can do about it?

well in the end, i guess its just politics! these so called leaders tells the people that cebu's and the cebuano's progress is first but its not really the case...


Who will lead Cebu then? If imo i-kill tanan (i.e tomas, gwen ug (cuenco ba or del mar?)).. I think youre just being so pessimistic, instead of hoping and praying for somethin good for our Cebu.. Here you are grudging about the mistakes of some people, particularly our Cebu leaders. :ohno: Yeah it is politics and it is natural and normal for our leaders to not agree to each others ideals. It shows how free and democratic we are. Though, I dont agree sa ilang panag-away pero at least continue lang hapun ang kalamboan sa Cebu.. In case of Tomas, naay syay valid na reason para sa away nila ni Gwen. Mayor Tom has always been a good leader for me and still is. :)

^^Pero lahi baya ang sitwasyon sa away nila ni Gwen og Tomas sa mga politiko sa Capital. Dili man about politics ang gi awayan nila kung di about sa developments particularly sa yuta. It is bec they are doing something big sa Cebu, sa kadagko sa ilang vision sa Sugbo (province og City) agresibo kaayo ang duha... nagka bangga nuon...
Ang maayo og maayo, di baya kaayo na magka sundo.

^^Agree. In their efforts to serve the Cebuanos better, nagkabangga na hinoon.

Tomas, on his part, is just trying to protect the settlers on those affected lots, while Gwen, on the other hand, just wanted to maximize the equity of the province.

Pero maski og naa ni sila bikil, this does not stop them from promoting Cebu and attracting investments. Wala lang gud hinoon madayon ang Ciudad Mall...Pero who knows, mas nindot pa unya sa Ciudad Mall ang matukod diha puhon... :)

Pero, kung magka-unite lang gud, sus, pwere buyag, basin ma-Super Sayajin (Dragon Ball Z term) ang Cebu...Hehehehhe

^^Pero lahi baya ang sitwasyon sa away nila ni Gwen og Tomas sa mga politiko sa Capital. Dili man about politics ang gi awayan nila kung di about sa developments particularly sa yuta. It is bec they are doing something big sa Cebu, sa kadagko sa ilang vision sa Sugbo (province og City) agresibo kaayo ang duha... nagka bangga nuon...
Ang maayo og maayo, di baya kaayo na magka sundo.


Agree! Cebu is way better than Manila. Mgka bangga rman jud atong local leaders tungud sa conflict sa ilang mga projects nga gpang himo.. Never jud i kompara ang Cebu sa Manila. Mga politiko sa manila ky mgpa as if, all they want is power and money, most of them ky mga uneducated og BOGO pa jud. :lol::lol:

OT sa ta gamay!

THERE'S ENOUGH REASON TO CELEBRATE AT THIS POINT GUYS!:banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana::banana:

August 31, 2009
Cebu Daily News

CEBU IS 4TH BEST ISLAND IN ASIA
Travel + Leisure magazine releases survey results of its 2009's Worlds Best Awards

Cebu may be second to Camarines Sur in the Philippines' most visited destination, but it is one of the best islands in Asia.

Travel + Leisure magazine recently released the results of its World's Best Awards 2009, a listing of the best hotels, airlines, cruises in islands and cities all over the world.



dugay lagi na report no? nakablog na man ko ani pag july 12 pa. taud2x na man ni na news.

^^Sus, sa tanan nga rankings nga naa sa top ang Cebu INTERNATIONALLY, wa gyud ko kabantay nga nabalita sa news sa national TV, Radio, newspapers bisag 5 seconds lang, ma HEADLINE pa kaha... botbot...hehe

mao pud na akong nabantayan. bisag minilyon na ang mangattend sa sinulog procession ug parade, dili gyud na mabalita sa primetime news. pero kanang mga ginagmayng procession ug minao-mao nga parada sa mga baranggay sa manila, headline gyud. :ohno:

Oh, nag-whine na pud mo... :lol:

Ing-ana man gud na...Maningkamot ug manghinaot lang ta nga naa pud unya ta giant TV network nga based in Cebu.

Zipline and monkey bridge in Hidden Paradise Mountain Resort, San Fernando, Cebu

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sir Zidlakan,

unsa imu masulti ani ilang panagbangi ni tomas, gwen ug (cuenco ba or del mar?)... ikaw mn jud ang duol ni tomas? i think bisan ikaw kibaw ka nga kani ilang gipang buhat makadaot sa cebu. ug maka pakita unsa ta ka disunited... nga wala tay kalainan sa mga tao nga nagdumala diri sa manila...

unsa man ato mahimu ani sir?

honestly sir kung naa lng koi powers (legal, vigilante, supernatural), gi assasinate nana nko si tomas, gwen ug (cuenco ba or del mar?). but i cant. coz nindot pkog future... it just shows lang how frustrated iam with them. i dont know if im alone with how i feel. but is there anything we can do about it?

well in the end, i guess its just politics! these so called leaders tells the people that cebu's and the cebuano's progress is first but its not really the case...

Extreme ra pod kaayo na imoha bai. Hahaha. Assassinate gyud. Kakujaw baja ana. Ang akoa bai, conflict in politics is unavoidable. In fact, that is one defining hallmarks of democracy. That these checks and balances, differing opinions on a range of things involved with governance, will eventually lead to the most equitable decisions. That we follow the path of the common good sa kinabag-an sa mga Sugboanon. But this conflict is supposed to be healthy bickering. Ang nahitabo man gud usahay ang personal pride na gani ang naa sa linya, it becomes self-serving. Especially kanang ilahang mga buhian nga statements which are unbecoming and very personal. Ug ang mga dapig2x dayon sa mga paryente, sa different political clans. Things have gone to the unhealthy side of this supposed strength of democracy. Makababag na gani sa development sa atoang probinsya ug ciudad, lahi na ni nga storya. Ug puol na pod kaayo nga kada adlaw halos na lang gyud political conflict ang headline sa atong local papers.

But other than that, bilib baya gyud unta ko sa pagpadagan ni Tomas ug ni Gwen sa ciudad or probinsya, respectively. Bisan ang uban nga mga Pinoy who are not from Cebu can see this. If it were up to me mao unta ni ang ilahang tagaan sa pagtagad, aside from the other usual people service responsibilities:

1. Tomas= SRP and BRT! (Puos tag 3 letter acronyms hehehe). I dont need to explain further. Hehe.

2. Gwen=Transaxial Highway and if possible North to SOuth Cebu Railway! Cebu is a heavily populated island and people are highly mobile so it would serve well for this arrangement. Plus, the elongated shape of the island neccessitates only 1 axis (N to S) for the railway to start with. It would move both goods and people. Imagine musakay ka from Santander, derecho na to Daan Bantayan!

Zipline and monkey bridge in Hidden Paradise Mountain Resort, San Fernando, Cebu

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As mani bai, unsaon pag adto? Pila magasto? @Jarenz, andam na kay mangadto ta ani...

As mani bai, unsaon pag adto? Pila magasto? @Jarenz, andam na kay mangadto ta ani...

nyahahaha. barato ra sir@slerz.

75 ra ang zipline/monkey bridge. kung 4 mo kabuok, 350 for two rounds each sa monkey bridge/zipline.

sa hidden paradise na sa san fernando. kita ka sa may pulchra? unahan gamay naay sign kung asa ka liko. naa sa right side and dalan padung ani nga resort. layo2x pud sa main road.

As mani bai, unsaon pag adto? Pila magasto? @Jarenz, andam na kay mangadto ta ani...

Ok ko ani.. adto dayon ta.. Nature Tripping nasad...

^^Sir gud... saun...
Ok kaayo, adventure kaayo ba...:okay:
Kuyog nya ta ninyo kay tanang mga suroy atong i compile tanan pics from beach to sky to city, to mountain, adventure sports then ato ipa print sa tarp nya ibpabutang nato sa arrival sa airport... Para makita dayon sa mga turista ila mabuhat sa Cebu...:okay:

Sige... nya magplano dayon tag buhat sa atong kaugalingong High rise..hehehe

c'mon pipol! dont mind that assassination thing... im just exaggerating that part...

the point is, what they're doing is not good to cebu and us cebuanos. tan.awa n.unsa ang CIUDAD Project. nya krn ang SRP nga ila pud nga gigubot...

lets stick to that...

^^

Hahaha........ plano naman sila....

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Mag out of town mi karon sa Badian.......... makabalik nasad ko'g Kawasan!

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Yep! Like our small but dirty little rivers for example........ they are abused and if they are revitalized........... we'll be one step ahead on being an environmental Island and City....

Wonder lng ko nganung wla pay Krispy Kreme diri sa atoa.. Mayta naa nay Krispy Kreme pohon diri Cebu woi, pra malipay nko. hehehe :lol::lol: Lamian jud kaau ko ila donuts, mag cge rakog padala ako miga na didto nag work sa Makati.. :)


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^^ asa diay ni nga branch sa krispy kreme, bai sa Makati ni. Lami sad gyud bitaw ni ila doughnuts bisan diri sa Japan kay maglinya gyud ang mga Hapon bisan init kaayo sa gawas. Maayo sad unta naa na branch ani sa Cebu.
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Wonder lng ko nganung wla pay Krispy Kreme diri sa atoa.. Mayta naa nay Krispy Kreme pohon diri Cebu woi, pra malipay nko. hehehe :lol::lol: Lamian jud kaau ko ila donuts, mag cge rakog padala ako miga na didto nag work sa Makati.. :)


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dili ka magpadala nako karon?? mag add kag 200 for every 1 dozen na padala.

lingaw kaayo sa airport kay ang mga taga manila nga manguli mag bitbit ug shamrock boxes.

ang mga cebuano pud nga manguli sa cebu magdala ug krispy kreme boxes. LOL.

dili ka magpadala nako karon?? mag add kag 200 for every 1 dozen na padala.

Phak!! Hahaha! Yaw nlng salamat preng Henz.. Naa nman gud koy kontrata sa akong amiga didto sa Makati, syay mudala sa akong Krispy Kreme in exchange sa Dangit nga buwad fresh from Tabuan!! :lol::lol::lol::nuts::nuts:

@Leylander .. Soon if naa nay Krispy Kreme diri Cebu, ang tga Manila nlng jud magdala og boxes

dili kau ko sure if magtukod ug krispy kreme sa cebu. coz 1 time nagdala kog krispy kreme. ako jud sila giingnan na sikat kaayo na sa manila nya wala pana sa cebu. pero ang wala kaila kay m.ingon ra nga mura mag dunkin donut. nya daghan kau magreklamo na tam.is ra daw kaayo. hehe!

pero katong mga kibaw sa krispy kreme na brand kay m.ingon jud na lami! hehe! pinoy jud! mulami basta sikat!

bitaw kay akong mga anak.. dili ganahan mokaon kay tam-is daw kaayo..

for me i want Ace Durano .....

gwapong presidente! aaay! hinde, joke lang... heheheh...

ok naman si Ace. at least, tourism would be improved in this country. there are 2 concerns, however: a) 40+ na ba sya? and b) does he have enough popularity to pull that off?

gwapong presidente! aaay! hinde, joke lang... heheheh...

ok naman si Ace. at least, tourism would be improved in this country. there are 2 concerns, however: a) 40+ na ba sya? and b) does he have enough popularity to pull that off?

i dnt know kung ilang taon na sya? maybe mga peeps ko lang d2 ang naka alam dyan? :)

Let's not forget to give thanks to God, especially, Sto. Nino, for all the blessings Cebu recieved through the years.

By the way, ning come up lang og kalit sa akong huna-huna ba, with all these international recognitions Cebu have, nganong sa Pinas nga mga survey like AIM, HDI (Human Development Index) ug uban pa, di lagi ta kaabot sa top ten?

Am not trying to be a killjoy, pero, mora og ironic gud bitaw ang sitwasyon... :)

CEBU is indeed a model city in Philippines.... very progressive city in the Philippines. Other cities are trying hard to surpass Cebu but no way... daghan pa bugas kan-on before malampasan....

IMO, cebu care less with local recognition bai. we care more international recognitions. on the global scale!

The first thing nganong ma proud ko as a Cebuano baya dili tungod sa developments...
Tungod baya sa pagka maabiabihon sa mga taga Sugbo. Ang Cebuano baya kung naay bisita mao pa gyud ang magpa ubos. Inspight sa atong mga dagkong developments nga makit an sa palibot, wala gyud ko kadungog nga panghambong ang gipakita sa usa ka Cebuano ngadto sa iyang bisita.
ANg batasan sa Cebuano wala makahig sa paglambo sa Sugbo, down to earth gihapon kaayo. Cebuanos are still simple probinsyano people. Maka ila gyud ko kung kinsay Cebuano or dili. Most Cebuaos rich or poor kay sa Carbon mangumpra. Carbon Shopping the Cebuano way...hehe
Usually ang sakyan sa mga Cebuanos kay jeep, og sa mga di taga Cebu kay taxi...hehe.

hope inig naa nay BRT sa atoa, BRT would be the usual thing na for cebuanos. hehe

dugay lagi na report no? nakablog na man ko ani pag july 12 pa. taud2x na man ni na news.

maoba? i don't know. resourceful kaayo! hehe :okay:

^^

Hahahaha....... BRT jud lagi but that will make us unique coz we'll be the first one to use it.

The Philippines’ Antonio A. Oposa Jr. is being recognized for his “path-breaking and passionate crusade to engage Filipinos in acts of enlightened citizenship that maximize the power of law to protect and nurture the environment for themselves, their children, and generations still to come.” Link (http://pinoybusiness.org/2009/08/29/the-ramon-magsaysay-awards-for-2009/)

"Mr. Oposa, who runs the Law of Nature Foundation and is the chairperson of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines/National Environmental Action Team, routinely organizes and leads actions to protect the environment, most recently campaigning to have the Visayan Sea, one of the Phillipines most threatenened and biologically diverse areas, closed to destructive commercial fishing." Link (http://visayan.blogspot.com/)

CITATION for Antonio Oposa Jr (http://www.rmaf.org.ph/Awardees/Citation/CitationOposaAnt.htm).
Ramon Magsaysay Award Presentation Ceremonies
31 August 2009

The Philippine marine ecosystem is one of the world's richest, but it is also one of the most abused. Today, only 5 percent of its coral reefs remain pristine. Seventy percent of the country's mangrove forests have been logged or converted to other uses. Half of all seagrass beds are now either lost or severely degraded. Antonio Oposa Jr. remains convinced that the situation can be reversed, for the sake of future generations.

The young Oposa found his sentimental home in his grandfather's seaside farm on Bantayan Island, in Cebu, and in his teenage years became passionate about preserving the environment. This passion later found expression in a career of wide-ranging and sometimes risky advocacies on behalf of Mother Nature: field enforcement of fishing and logging laws, environmental litigation, education on sustainable living, advising local governments on crafting environment-preserving legislation, establishing marine sanctuaries.

Well deserved bai Rusty.

Its good to know the Ramon Magsaysay foundation is recognizing him for his efforts.
Him and Atty. Gloria Estenza-Ramos are people I also look up to.

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this just in..as of 6:45pm this day,

Sen.Mar Roxas has withdrawn his stand to be the next President of the Philippines to give way for Sen. Noynoy Aquino as the Presidential Bet of the Libral Party...

Most of the Liberalists and Opposition people supports this tandem:

AQUINO - ROXAS

Noynoy Aquino for President

Mar Roxas for Vice - President


whats your take on this?

this just in..as of 6:45pm this day,

Sen.Mar Roxas has withdrawn his stand to be the next President of the Philippines to give way for Sen. Noynoy Aquino as the Presidential Bet of the Libral Party...

Most of the Liberalists and Opposition people supports this tandem:

AQUINO - ROXAS

Noynoy Aquino for President

Mar Roxas for Vice - President


whats your take on this?

It's now apparent that Noynoy is the strongest political candidate for President. He might be our next president.

Wonder lng ko nganung wla pay Krispy Kreme diri sa atoa.. Mayta naa nay Krispy Kreme pohon diri Cebu woi, pra malipay nko. hehehe :lol::lol: Lamian jud kaau ko ila donuts, mag cge rakog padala ako miga na didto nag work sa Makati.. :)


...na-intriga gyud ko ani nganong daghan nabuang sa K.K....i tried it here many times pero ambot oy, sa akoa, pareho ra man gyud sa Dunkin Donuts...LOL!

this just in..as of 6:45pm this day,

Sen.Mar Roxas has withdrawn his stand to be the next President of the Philippines to give way for Sen. Noynoy Aquino as the Presidential Bet of the Libral Party...

Most of the Liberalists and Opposition people supports this tandem:

AQUINO - ROXAS

Noynoy Aquino for President

Mar Roxas for Vice - President


whats your take on this?

kung wala namatay c cory dili jud na maapil nang tawhana! typical pinoy moves jud! based on popularity! hahay! saonz!

well i hope if siya mn jud gani makadaog, himuon na niya na federal state ang cebu para kung magkinaunsa mn sa manila kay dili kaayo ta maapektuhan! hehe!\

ai dili sd diay oi! nag.inamaw mn sd diay ni c tomas ug gwen! hehe!

It's now apparent that Noynoy is the strongest political candidate for President. He might be our next president.


maybe you're right. as per interviewed, Sen. Manny Villar said a few weeks ago that if AQUINO - ROXAS tandem will be materialized for the Opposition, then he will be in a big fight. he also feels threatened for the tandem

...na-intriga gyud ko ani nganong daghan nabuang sa K.K....i tried it here many times pero ambot oy, sa akoa, pareho ra man gyud sa Dunkin Donuts...LOL!

Although fan g'yud ko sa Dunkin Donuts, ni-barat na g'yud iyang quality. Lami-an ko sa Krispy Kreme. Ganahan ko sa katam-is.

Anyway, re: politics, ganahan ko nga modagan si Ace Durano nga gobernador sa Sugbo. Pwedeng si Jonas Cortes iyang bise-gobernador. :)

kung wala namatay c cory dili jud na maapil nang tawhana! typical pinoy moves jud! based on popularity! hahay! saonz!

hehehehe..who's you're bet pala @marxman?

^^
Mas lami pa para nako ang Go nuts Donuts..hehe

IMO, I am a avid fan of Dunkin Donuts since it started its business. years before it was not yet popular, they have great tasting donuts and good quality but as time goes by, they have changed their prospects and also their taste quality, unlike Krispy Kreme since i first tasted it from way back until now it hasn't change its quality and is still continuing to tickle our tastebuds.

para sa ako kung kung unsa mana na brand na donut kaon jud ko kay gracia na sya..hehehehhe

duterte akong bet! haha! bitaw... mag.huna2x pko! wala ko kaila anang mga tawhana nga managan krn. mao2x rman gihapun na sila. puros mga TRAPO...

dont know nganu gnhn na sila mahimung presidente sa pinas! sa kagamay sa sweldo nya sa kalisud sa paggovern sa pinas. ambot nlng. i guess gusto na sila mahimung presidente para naay access sa kickback sa mga projects!!!

well i guess thats the only logical reason para m.dagan sa pagka presidente sa pinas!

para sa ako kung kung unsa mana na brand na donut kaon jud ko kay gracia na sya..hehehehhe

ka igat sad nimu bai oi! hehe!

Although fan g'yud ko sa Dunkin Donuts, ni-barat na g'yud iyang quality. Lami-an ko sa Krispy Kreme. Ganahan ko sa katam-is.

Anyway, re: politics, ganahan ko nga modagan si Ace Durano nga gobernador sa Sugbo. Pwedeng si Jonas Cortes iyang bise-gobernador. :)


...nag breach of contract diay ang franchisee sa Cebu ka'y wala nila ma-maintain ang quality...pero ambot, lami man ang Dunkin Donuts diri sa Riyadh...heheh!

So based sa explanation ni sir Paul, the first Ceboom was industrial in nature tungod sa MEPZ. And the next Ceboom will be tourism-driven tungod sa SM ug SRP. Sakto ba? :)

Ing-ana man gud na...Maningkamot ug manghinaot lang ta nga naa pud unya ta giant TV network nga based in Cebu.

Bigfoot Entertainment

As mani bai, unsaon pag adto? Pila magasto? @Jarenz, andam na kay mangadto ta ani...

I'm ready...

Ok ko ani.. adto dayon ta.. Nature Tripping nasad...

Gear Up!

^^

Kung pwede kay si Mayor Tom, or kung pwede sad kay si GMA.

Here's a thought. Instead of running for congress in Pampanga, why not as Cebu governor for GMA? :banana:

...nag breach of contract diay ang franchisee sa Cebu ka'y wala nila ma-maintain ang quality...pero ambot, lami man ang Dunkin Donuts diri sa Riyadh...heheh!

Dili ra sa Cebu but the whole Philippines. Tungod sa krisis, napugos sila nga i-bagay ilang product campaigns sa masa. So tag P10 each nalang ilang donuts. Daghan pa sila'g laing pakulo

^^ ah...okay...thanks sa info @sinj


...i remember in the early 90's, it was the "IN" thing gyud...sosyal ka kung mokaon ka sa D.D. LOL!

this just in..as of 6:45pm this day,

Sen.Mar Roxas has withdrawn his stand to be the next President of the Philippines to give way for Sen. Noynoy Aquino as the Presidential Bet of the Libral Party...

Most of the Liberalists and Opposition people supports this tandem:

AQUINO - ROXAS

Noynoy Aquino for President

Mar Roxas for Vice - President


whats your take on this?
Gimmick lang 'yan ni Mar para lumabas siyang underdog. Sa mga susunod na linggo may falling out na mangyayari dahil sisiraan nila si Noynoy para malipat ang simpatya kay Mar at makipagkalas siya kay Noynoy. Pagdating ng filing ng candidacy, tatakbo si Mar pagkapangulo dahil sa pag-udyok ng mga Liberal na ayaw kay Noynoy. Drama lang lahat yan. :bash:

dili ka magpadala nako karon?? mag add kag 200 for every 1 dozen na padala.

^^the best ang Krispy Kreme!pumipili kapa lang may free sample ka na....:)

To those forumers who order the SSC Cebu Modified T-shirt

pls. visit samahan ==> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=42204480#post42204480

Here's a thought. Instead of running for congress in Pampanga, why not as Cebu governor for GMA? :banana:


...she's contemplating or is it final na?...running for Congresswoman representing her town/district in Pampanga...

^^

Si Mayor Tom for President!

^^ he might run for Congressman - Cebu City South District against Guardo

^^

Mas nindot mapresidente si Mayor Tom kay pareha ra bloodline sa atong "Grand Old Man" (Sergio Osmena).

^^ President? ...very slim chance that he would make it...heheh!

^^

It's up to him...............

this just in..as of 6:45pm this day,

Sen.Mar Roxas has withdrawn his stand to be the next President of the Philippines to give way for Sen. Noynoy Aquino as the Presidential Bet of the Libral Party...

Most of the Liberalists and Opposition people supports this tandem:

AQUINO - ROXAS

Noynoy Aquino for President

Mar Roxas for Vice - President


whats your take on this?

I dont care his presidential ambition... Noynoy dont event have a good performance in the Senate. He is just riding the popularity of his parents. Just let him run we are in a democratic country.:)

^^ what i mean, bisan pa maka-decide pa sya nga modagan pagka presidente, gamay ra ang chance niya makadaug...got it? heheheh!

I dont care his presidential ambition... Noynoy dont event have a good performance in the Senate. He is just riding the popularity of his parents. Just let him run we are in a democratic country.:)


...they (opposition) are just using him for their personal agenda such as cabinet appointments etc. ...i hope he realizes that...ganun, pa rin...different face of the president, same "kurakot-doing" officials...heheh!

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^^

Pirme jud kow maghigda-higda sa greenery nga padung sa Marriot near the Beloo branch...........

Nice looking place!

^^

Pirme jud kow maghigda-higda sa greenery nga padung sa Marriot near the Beloo branch...........

Unya mangatol dayon nig kahuman bai sa?:lol::lol:

With all these political dramas coming up, good luck na lang sa atu-a tanan... :)

Naa executive body nato, puro ra pud pangurakot. Nanambok ang mga generals, nagniwang pud tawon ang mga sundalo.

Naa legeslative body nato, nga tamaran na, mga bulok pa gud ang majority.

Naa judiciary body nato, maayo pang vigilante, action dayon... :cheers:

Mas taas pa ko og pagsalig sa ato mga LGU...VIVA ESTADO FEDERAL DE CEBU!!!

Bitaw, what will the election bring?
Hinaot unta wala kaayoy daghang sagbot ug mga poster. Samok kaayo. Kalas papel. Ang mga kahoy. Ang pagpanglimpyo na pod. And mga pader nga pilitan ug posters.

Nag election diri sa Japan last Sunday. Mura ra gyud og walay nahitabo. hahaha. Nakacompare nuon ko sa atoa mura og piyesta gyud ang election.

Bitaw, what will the election bring?
Hinaot unta wala kaayoy daghang sagbot ug mga poster. Samok kaayo. Kalas papel. Ang mga kahoy. Ang pagpanglimpyo na pod. And mga pader nga pilitan ug posters.

Nag election diri sa Japan last Sunday. Mura ra gyud og walay nahitabo. hahaha. Nakacompare nuon ko sa atoa mura og piyesta gyud ang election.

Unsaon man wala may dagdag-bawas sa Japan unya wala pagyud pinalitay voto.:):)

Diri sa NYC comelec padad-an lang ka noticia, nga adunay primary umaabut sa Septembre sa imong partido nga imong gi register. November ang local election mayor and gobernador some city councilors ug state senator.

Unya mangatol dayon nig kahuman bai sa?:lol::lol:

Tungod sa Bermuda........... nindot ihigda-higda ngara para magsenti........ daghan mga lovers sa akong palibot.......... mangatol lang jud kow inig ka human.:lol:

Mao sab pod. Mas maayo unta naay guidelines sa?
For example, ang size sa posters kay naay standards. Ug naa ra pod designated places asa makapost ug campaign materials.

Sa tanaw nako pod, wala ra kaayo paki ang mga Hapon sa politics.
Tingali kay equitable man pod gud ilahang distribution of wealth diri. Over 90% ang middle class. Wala kaayo silay passion for these things kay maayo ra man ilang pagkabutang.

Mao pod akoang hope for Cebu..na ma distribute unta atoang wealth more equitably. Musaka gyud ang atoang HDI anang panahona. Forgive me but I will voice out an opinion sa moves usahay sa province. Dili unta ta mag imbak mode..cgeg acquire ug properties ug money and capitol para makapanghambog nga richest province ta, pero ang kwarta unta na na mabalik sa mga tawo. Through improved gov't services, thru land titles and so on. Bisan ug gi personal attack dayon to ni Gwen si Manash Sonny Osmena, naa baya pod toy unod ang iyahang criticism.

Tungod sa Bermuda........... nindot ihigda-higda ngara para magsenti........ daghan mga lovers sa akong palibot.......... mangatol lang jud kow inig ka human.
Daan pa lage ko. Haha. Bisan naa pod gani na siyay kairingiring sa bermudahan.:lol::lol:

^^

Kaw hap........... single and free pa kow karon pero naa na'y gipormahan.........:lol:

naa pay katong Oslob church nga nasunog, unsaon naman lang to, nangita pag funding? saw-on nalang kaha na ni wen kay daghan man og kwarta ang probinsya...hehe! naa pay mga structures nga hingencroach close na kaayo sa beach sa malapascua nga ingon ipangdemolish, naa paman kuno gihapoy daghan balay nga duol na kaayo sa dagat....maayo lang siya sa publicity...maayo pag kanang sige niyag panghilabot sa syudad iya nang ifocus paghimo og iyang kaugalingong dagkong programa og mga proyekto nga makapalambo sa probinsya...Para wala nay suya-ay...para dili sila maingnang SRP (Suya rang Probinsya)

Ayaw lang pod ikalain akong mga sturya kay kinaugalingon raman na nga panglantaw pod...welcome ra nako kung unsa inyo pod..hehehe!




omas: Capitol can't "fool" Cebuanos
(The Freeman) Updated September 02, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - “The province can’t fool the Cebuanos.”

This was the reaction of Mayor Tomas Osmeña to the recent pronouncement of Third District Representative Pablo John Garcia that the controversial Balili deal is “better and cleaner” than the equally controversial Joint Venture Agreement between the city and Filinvest Land Inc.

"He thinks Cebuanos are stupid. Let the people decide if it’s better or not. Mopalit kag yuta ilawom sa dagat is better? Ang transaction sa SRP, nakadawat ang syudad ug kwarta…mas maayo na lang ato ilabay og balik ang kwarta sa mga tawo kaysa ilabay sa dagat. That’s better. That just shows (you) the kind of Congressman he is," Osmeña said.

Osmeña also described as a “desperate move” the press conference that the province organized today to discuss the purchase of the Balili property.

"That’s why SRP has another meaning– Suya Ra ang Probinsya. I am not the originator of that," Osmeña said in jest.

Garcia recently said there was nothing illegal or irregular about the Capitol’s purchase of the 24.7-hectare Balili property in Naga City because it was done “in good faith.”

He said the titles acquired by Capitol on the beach property were “clean” and lacked annotations that would refer to a pending case of any adverse claims against the property.

On the other hand, Garcia, who recently for a congressional inquiry into the Joint Venture Agreement between the city and FLI said the deal is “more questionable” than the purchase of the Balili lot.

In a separate development, Osmeña is pushing through with the scheduled luncheon with reporters and representatives of the Commission on Audit and the Office of the Ombudsman at the new JPSU-PSU Mariners Court Building.

He said he is impressed with the way it is built at only P160 million, way lower than the cost of the Cebu International Convention Center.

Osmeña said he was not able to send a personal invitation to the Governor but just the same, she is “still welcome if she wants to attend.” – Ferliza C. Contratista/JMO (THE FREEMAN)

hehehehe... Zuburbia, Mayor Tom quoting you... ;) :lol::lol:

liko sa ta gamay bai ha,


gawas sa mga Arabo ug mga Thais nga mga estudyante diri, daghan diay mga Nepalese ug Indians nga nangeskwela diri sa Sugbo.

daghan pud mga Physical Therapy student nga mga Koreano gawas sa mga Koreano nga nangeskwela ug ESL.

naa pa jud diay lain, daghan na pud mga Africans nga nangeskwela sa Sugbo. kasagaran sa kurso ila gipanguha kay Nursing ug Pharmacy.

omas: Capitol can't "fool" Cebuanos
(The Freeman) Updated September 02, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - “The province can’t fool the Cebuanos.”

This was the reaction of Mayor Tomas Osmeña to the recent pronouncement of Third District Representative Pablo John Garcia that the controversial Balili deal is “better and cleaner” than the equally controversial Joint Venture Agreement between the city and Filinvest Land Inc.

"He thinks Cebuanos are stupid. Let the people decide if it’s better or not. Mopalit kag yuta ilawom sa dagat is better? Ang transaction sa SRP, nakadawat ang syudad ug kwarta…mas maayo na lang ato ilabay og balik ang kwarta sa mga tawo kaysa ilabay sa dagat. That’s better. That just shows (you) the kind of Congressman he is," Osmeña said.

Osmeña also described as a “desperate move” the press conference that the province organized today to discuss the purchase of the Balili property.

"That’s why SRP has another meaning– Suya Ra ang Probinsya. I am not the originator of that," Osmeña said in jest.

Garcia recently said there was nothing illegal or irregular about the Capitol’s purchase of the 24.7-hectare Balili property in Naga City because it was done “in good faith.”

He said the titles acquired by Capitol on the beach property were “clean” and lacked annotations that would refer to a pending case of any adverse claims against the property.

On the other hand, Garcia, who recently for a congressional inquiry into the Joint Venture Agreement between the city and FLI said the deal is “more questionable” than the purchase of the Balili lot.

In a separate development, Osmeña is pushing through with the scheduled luncheon with reporters and representatives of the Commission on Audit and the Office of the Ombudsman at the new JPSU-PSU Mariners Court Building.

He said he is impressed with the way it is built at only P160 million, way lower than the cost of the Cebu International Convention Center.

Osmeña said he was not able to send a personal invitation to the Governor but just the same, she is “still welcome if she wants to attend.” – Ferliza C. Contratista/JMO (THE FREEMAN)

hehehehe... Zuburbia, Mayor Tom quoting you... ;) :lol::lol:

Hala................... nakita-an siguro ni Mayor Tom inyong mga quotes ngari sa forums or........... naa'y gasulti niya sa City Hall.:lol:

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Tabang-tabang nasad diay ni'g kumbati sa Probinsya ron.:lol:

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Ana pa ju's Mayor nga di siya'y nagpasiugda ani nga meaning........... nahala oi!:lol:

Hi Cebu!

Just came back from 3 days 2 nigts from Cebu and Bohol. Trip was very awesome. Nakisama ang panahon hehehe:). Enjoy talaga ang trips namin. Very warm ang mga tao diyan. Marami rin kaming napuntahan na lugar gaya ng

Basilica Minore Sto Nino
Fort San Pedro
Magellan's Cross
Taoist Temple
Cebu Capitol
SM City Cebu
marami pang iba :)

Kaya lang, ang hindi namin napuntahan ay:
Ayala Terraces
Crown Regency Tower
Tops

Great experience, at alng laking pagbabago nga ng Cebu compared 4 years ago nung nandito ako. :)

^^

Sayang! Di ka nakpunta sa Ayala Center Cebu.

Hala................... nakita-an siguro ni Mayor Tom inyong mga quotes ngari sa forums or........... naa'y gasulti niya sa City Hall.:lol:

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Tabang-tabang nasad diay ni'g kumbati sa Probinsya ron.:lol:

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Ana pa ju's Mayor nga di siya'y nagpasiugda ani nga meaning........... nahala oi!:lol:

i have a feeling kinsa'y nagsulti ni mayor tom ana...di nalang ko magtell..:lol::lol::D

Hi Cebu!

Just came back from 3 days 2 nigts from Cebu and Bohol. Trip was very awesome. Nakisama ang panahon hehehe:). Enjoy talaga ang trips namin. Very warm ang mga tao diyan. Marami rin kaming napuntahan na lugar gaya ng

Basilica Minore Sto Nino
Fort San Pedro
Magellan's Cross
Taoist Temple
Cebu Capitol
SM City Cebu
marami pang iba :)

Kaya lang, ang hindi namin napuntahan ay:
Ayala Terraces
Crown Regency Tower
Tops

Great experience, at alng laking pagbabago nga ng Cebu compared 4 years ago nung nandito ako. :)

ang dami nyo palang hindi napuntahan! sayang pero anyways, the important thing is that you had a wonderful time here in cebu. the next time you'd come, you make sure pupuntahan nyo na yung mga hindi nyo napuntahan ngayon. :cheers::D

Oo nga. Ang Ayala at Crown Regency pa naman ang what's hot and new in Cebu compared to 4 years ago. hehehe. Anyway, you were able to visit the Cebu essentials..Yung talagang sa Cebu lang makikita.

That means you have to come back! Hehehe.

^^

Sayang! Di ka nakpunta sa Ayala Center Cebu.

Naghihintay si Bai Kenken sa inyo dun, sa may bermuda..:lol::lol:

^^

Gikatlan nako sige'g hinuwat........

^^
hoy kamong duha ba pagchur mo uy! :lol::lol::D

i have a feeling kinsa'y nagsulti ni mayor tom ana...di nalang ko magtell..:lol::lol::D



ang dami nyo palang hindi napuntahan! sayang pero anyways, the important thing is that you had a wonderful time here in cebu. the next time you'd come, you make sure pupuntahan nyo na yung mga hindi nyo napuntahan ngayon. :cheers::D

Toinks!:lol:

Naa nasad ning ilang secret-secret.......... ma OP ko ngareh dah.....:lol:

Definetly I will be back there! :)

My obervation in the urbanity, same with Manila. Ang dami rin palang squatters at yung mga beggars na humihingi ng persa sa downtown at sa mga ilang remote places. Cebu also has strong faith to their patron. Our group roaming around the city and our conversation is Tagalog. Nung parang nasa tipong nag-aasaran at nagtatawanan along the road, some other people look to us at nagbuilungan na siguro mga dayo kami. What a experience! :)

Ang dami ko pang kuwento at experience dyan. Naku, siguro yung iba diyan matatawa, maiinis at yung iba diya maawa kayo. :)

^^
hoy kamong duha ba pagchur mo uy! :lol::lol::D

Nganow man?:lol:

Toinks!:lol:

Naa nasad ning ilang secret-secret.......... ma OP ko ngareh dah.....:lol:

ayaw na lang gud kasuya gud! hahaha...:lol::lol::D:jk:

Definetly I will be back there! :)

My obervation in the urbanity, same with Manila. Ang dami rin palang squatters at yung mga beggars na humihingi ng persa sa downtown at sa mga ilang remote places. Cebu also has strong faith to their patron. Our group roaming around the city and our conversation is Tagalog. Nung parang nasa tipong nag-aasaran at nagtatawanan along the road, some other people look to us at nagbuilungan na siguro mga dayo kami. What a experience! :)

Ang dami ko pang kuwento at experience dyan. Naku, siguro yung iba diyan matatawa, maiinis at yung iba diya maawa kayo. :)

uy, thanks bai. oo nga. there are alot of illegal settlers in cebu and just like in manila most of them came from the provinces in cebu and other parts of the philippines as well. marami ding beggars. cebuanos are very religious talaga and you can see that during the sinulog celebration, mapapaiyak ka talaga sa dami ng deboto.

syempre paghindi cebuano yung naririnig nila, naturally iisipin talaga ng mga tao na turista kayo galing manila. me too, when in manila i speak cebuano in the streets, and people would just look at me, stare at me, smile at me, raise an eyebrow at me...hehehe

share mo na man mga experiences mo. :D

Nganow man?:lol:

sekreto! :lol::lol::D

Definetly I will be back there! :)

My obervation in the urbanity, same with Manila. Ang dami rin palang squatters at yung mga beggars na humihingi ng persa sa downtown at sa mga ilang remote places. Cebu also has strong faith to their patron. Our group roaming around the city and our conversation is Tagalog. Nung parang nasa tipong nag-aasaran at nagtatawanan along the road, some other people look to us at nagbuilungan na siguro mga dayo kami. What a experience! :)

Ang dami ko pang kuwento at experience dyan. Naku, siguro yung iba diyan matatawa, maiinis at yung iba diya maawa kayo. :)

Siguro kasi minsan lang sila makrinig ng mga Tagalog sa daan..:)

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Mga Koreano rin kasi ang iingay kung mag-usap, parang nagsisigawan!:lol:

ayaw na lang gud kasuya gud! hahaha...:lol::lol::D:jk:



uy, thanks bai. oo nga. there are alot of illegal settlers in cebu and just like in manila most of them came from the provinces in cebu and other parts of the philippines as well. marami ding beggars. cebuanos are very religious talaga and you can see that during the sinulog celebration, mapapaiyak ka talaga sa dami ng deboto.

syempre paghindi cebuano yung naririnig nila, naturally iisipin talaga ng mga tao na turista kayo. me too, when in manila i speak cebuano in the streets, and people would just look at me, stare at me, smile at me, raise an eyebrow at me...hehehe

share mo na man mga experiences mo. :D



sekreto! :lol::lol::D

Sikreto ra kaayo ni siya'g tirada dah.........:lol: Wa lang mo kasabot unsa ang feeling nga makatlan sa Bermuda sige'g hinuwat ni Fraulein para magpalibre......:lol::lol::lol:

^^
hahaha...katulog sa bai @ken uy kay murag nagbinuntagay gyud ka'g tutok sa SSC ay! hahaha...:lol::lol::D:jk:

Sa Tagalog-Cebuano langange barrier experience ko muna sisimulan:lol:

I remember kasi kami that time sa may Larsian, kumakain kami. Halos sigawan kami para kumain. Akala mo mga artista na dinudumog kami. :lol: We went to one place, inalok kami to eat. Since ok naman yung dining area nila. Don kami pumunta. Cebuano speaking ang entrada nya. Pero parang naintindihan namin such as barato, kaon,, etc. :)

We started asking their product and even ask kung gaano niya lulutuin yung inihaw from half done to almost done. Kung ano ang mas masarap sa tinitinda niya, etc. Puro Tagalog na ang salita namin. Yung nagtitinda medyo naguguluhan na. ang ginawa niya, nagtawag na siya especially yung may-ari para tulungan siya. Bigalng dumating yung may-ari at siya na ang umasikaso sa min. :)

I ask the person (yung may-ari) kung bakit pa siya tinawag. Ang sabi niya, naguguluhan daw siya sa amin at halos Tagalog ang salita namin, baka raw ano pa ang masabi niya. At kapag magsasalita daw siya, pagtawanan namin. :)

Marami pang ganitong eksena lalo na sa may SUTUKIL, Tabuan Market at sa may Colon :)

^^Sa Larsian, para ka talagang artista dyan mapa Cebuano or Tagalog or tourist... Minsan nahihiya kaming kumain jan pag dalawa lang kami dahil nag sisigawan nga sila na parang artista kami...hehe

And doon sa Tagalog naman, marami talaga dito sa Cebu ang di nakaka intindi at naguguluhan sa Tagalog... Sana english nalang ginamit nyo, para naman di kaawa-awa yung tindera:lol:
Pumunta ba di kayo ng Bantayan?

^^Sa Larsian, para ka talagang artista dyan mapa Cebuano or Tagalog or tourist... Minsan nahihiya kaming kumain jan pag dalawa lang kami dahil nag sisigawan nga sila na parang artista kami...hehe

And doon sa Tagalog naman, marami talaga dito sa Cebu ang di nakaka intindi at naguguluhan sa Tagalog... Sana english nalang ginamit nyo, para naman di kaawa-awa yung tindera:lol:
Pumunta ba di kayo ng Bantayan?

Ay speaking of English, since ang hotel namin ay malapit sa USC, one time tinanong namin yung isang estudyante about directions around Cebu, sinagot kami ng English, as in diretsuang English. :)

Sabi nga ng kasama ko, Hala, mapalaban tayo ng English, may tissue ka ba diyan? Hehehehe:lol:

Ay speaking of English, since ang hotel namin ay malapit sa USC, one time tinanong namin yung isang estudyante about directions around Cebu, sinagot kami ng English, as in diretsuang English. :)

Sabi nga ng kasama ko, Hala, mapalaban tayo ng English, may tissue ka ba diyan? Hehehehe:lol:

hehe.. baka english major yun.
comment lang.. parang ang layo ng hotel nyo.. hehe... pero ok din ..kc long jeep rides.. so mas maraming makikita.

On Noy-Noy-Roxas - I don't like Roxas.. NoyNoy is not competitive..kulang yung record.

First time nako naka adto sa New boardwalk sa SRP. Nindot ang place...pero ubang plastic na roofing kay naguba na.. comment lang is maglibog ka asa mu agi ang sakyanan.. kay kami didto mi sulod sa Sugbo na area.. then gi attention mi sa police..naa ra diay sa unahan ang entrance...naa pa jud daghan sakyanan didto pud sila sulod sa Sugbo na area...walay signage kung asa gyud muagi.


haaay.. gikapoy kog backread around 13 pages.

hehe.. baka english major yun.
comment lang.. parang ang layo ng hotel nyo.. hehe... pero ok din ..kc long jeep rides.. so mas maraming makikita.


Actually, we rent a van via Cebu Executive. Ang bait nga ni maning driver. Very kind and accommodating. :)

I dont care his presidential ambition... Noynoy dont event have a good performance in the Senate. He is just riding the popularity of his parents. Just let him run we are in a democratic country.:)

Me too.. those people asking him to run as President.. they are crazy... I admire Cory, but i dont think Noynoy is a good substitute to his parents.

He has a lackluster performance in Senate and doesnt have the executive experience neither...

And besides, Cebu will have no chance again for another Tagalog speaking President... Hayyyy...... Molansar na lang jud seguro ko ani!!!! Hehehe

Ang dami rin palang squatters

Speaking of squatters, nahimoot ko magtan-aw sa squatters sa ilawom sa NEW bridge. Nagkadaghan na g'yud sila, layer-layer pa. Gamay nalang g'yud kaayo ang kulang, masumay na sila sa squatter colony sa ilawom sa OLD bridge. Mahimo nanang long, contiguous stretch of illegal settlers.



syempre paghindi cebuano yung naririnig nila, naturally iisipin talaga ng mga tao na turista kayo galing manila.

Pero in fairness din naman, dumarami ang nakakasalubong ko na Tagalog-speaking, especially sa mga malls (e.g. SM, Ayala, Parkmall)

Pero in fairness din naman, dumarami ang nakakasalubong ko na Tagalog-speaking, especially sa mga malls (e.g. SM, Ayala, Parkmall)

Once in those malls, may mga nagsasalita rin ng Tagalog. Pero may mga tono rin, kaya siguro yung iba nahihiya silang magsalita samin ng Tagalog baka daw pagtawanan namin. :)

Pero in fairness din naman, dumarami ang nakakasalubong ko na Tagalog-speaking, especially sa mga malls (e.g. SM, Ayala, Parkmall)


yup, sa mga jeep lang... daghan naman mag sulti og tagalog og nakabantay ko nga dili na kaayo makurat or mo mind or mo stare ang mga Cebuano nila... Daghan na mga Tagalog sad ni migrate diri sa Cebu and it's a good start para ma sanay nasad tag Tagalog...:)

Ay speaking of English, since ang hotel namin ay malapit sa USC, one time tinanong namin yung isang estudyante about directions around Cebu, sinagot kami ng English, as in diretsuang English. :)

Sabi nga ng kasama ko, Hala, mapalaban tayo ng English, may tissue ka ba diyan? Hehehehe:lol:

i think it would be safe to say na mas maraming cebuano (educated) mas comfortable with english than with tagalog as a second language...

nung bago pa ako dito sa makati. for 1 month i didnt say much coz nahihiya ako magtagalog. my tagalog back then was atrocious hehe...

and in fairness ha... sabi ng french boss ko na i had the best english among sa mga employees nya... hehe! but among my barkada in cebu i think im the worst... hehe!

i think it would be safe to say na mas maraming cebuano (educated) mas comfortable with english than with tagalog as a second language...

nung bago pa ako dito sa makati. for 1 month i didnt say much coz nahihiya ako magtagalog. my tagalog back then was atrocious hehe...

and in fairness ha... sabi ng french boss ko na i had the best english among sa mga employees nya... hehe! but among my barkada in cebu i think im the worst... hehe!

I believe so.... na ang Cebuano kapag nag-Tagalog, ang tingin ng kapwa Cebuano ay kayabangan daw; at the same time, baka iba daw ang masabi nila, iba na ang ibig sabihin namin mga tagalog speakers. Yung bang kapag nagsalita sila na may tono, baka daw pagtawanan namin.

One Cebuano-Tagalog language barrier experience ay doon sa Pier Uno. Sabi ko lalabas lang ako kasi nandoon ang kasamahan ko at tinanong ko na rin kung may CR o tindahan sa labas. Alam mo naman sabi, "Dili ko alam, Ambot ko diri." Basta parang yun ang sabi nila. Medyo naintindihan ko, kaya umalis rin ako sabay tawanan nila sa kin sa likod. Buti na lang may isang tao na nagmalasakit na ituro sakin kung nasaan. :)

^^wag ka nang madis appoint sa tawanan nila... Hindi ikaw ang pinag tawanan nila kung di ang sarili nila... Ganyan kami mga Cebuano pag may magtatagalog sa grupo, todo tawa talaga kami kasi parang nag kakaiba sa amin pag tagalog na ang sasabihin namin...
most of the time sasabihin namin sa kapwa Cebuano..."Tagalog palaka?" which is the correct grammar in tagalog is "Tagalog ka pala?"...
Kung Cebuano ang magsasabi ng phrase na yan, magiging hayop:lol:

The short of the long explanation for this behaviour is that:

1. Bisaya/Cebuano has always been portrayed as probinsyano and the language of maids and lower class in the media.
2. A tagalog speaking Bisaya na may punto (accent) is portrayed as funny.
3. As a result, may Tagalog/Filipino anxiety ang Cebuanos..yun nga, if we don't laugh among ourselves, we are anxious we might be laughed at.

In the case nung nagtawanan sila when someone tried to answer you in Tagalog, I think the group was laughing at the speaker, it wasn't directed towards you.
I suppose he answered you "Ambot kung naa diri." Which means "I'm not sure if there is one here".

I guess it is the same self-ridicule when you said
Hala, mapalaban tayo ng English, may tissue ka ba diyan? Hehehehe

You know @ frauelein.. hindi naman sa pag-aano, unfair kasi eh..... pagpumunta kami sa Manila.. kelangan namin mag tagalog, why is it na pag pupunta kayo ng Cebuano speaking provinces, kelangan pa rin namin mag tagalog?

Sabi ng mga friends ko na taga Manila, why is it daw pag pumupunta sila sa Cebu, tapos nagtatanong, Cebuano daw ang sinasagot....

I told them, precisely, kasi Cebuano kami, and not everybody speaks Tagalog... now if you dont understand what they are talking, Problema nyo na yun...
Di ba same thing, when a Cebuano goes to Manila and he does not understand Tagalog, then problema na nila yun...

In some nationalities, say a British would go to France or Germany, before they go, they will at least have a crash course on the basic language of the place... However, Americans dont do it when they go to the Philippines, because they knew that we are the third largest English Speaking country.

But dont worry, hindi naman lahat ganyan.. there are actually alot who speaks Tagalog.. pagpasensyahan mo na lang ang tono, cause, matigas ang dila namin.. hehehe

Ako, for one, dili ko kasabot ngano dako kaayo na nga issue ang Tagalog diri sa Cebu, compared to the other provinces. Anyway, dili nalang ko mangita ug tukmang mga tubag sa akong mga pangutana. Magpasalamat nalang ko sa Ginoo nga kumportable man pod tawn ko mag-Tagalog nga malumanay, so depende sa situwasyon, I can shift from English to Tagalog to Bisaya flawlessly. :)

i think it would be safe to say na mas maraming cebuano (educated) mas comfortable with english than with tagalog as a second language...

nung bago pa ako dito sa makati. for 1 month i didnt say much coz nahihiya ako magtagalog. my tagalog back then was atrocious hehe...

wow, remembering the good old and funny days when i moved to Manila a decade ago. all I did was speaking in English. first few days i never uttered even a single Tagalog word, ahaka lagi. hehe. tindera, jeep, FX, taxi, street vendors, nagkamalang Fil-Am tuloy. :lol:

it's good to know you had fun visiting Cebu @fraulein, weather was just perfectly summer-ish the past few days :okay:

^^I am not pointing out na bakit ganon may language barrier from Cebuano to Tagalog. All i say is our experience when we are in Cebu. Cebuanos are loving people, pero hindi ibig sabihin na kapag nagsalita sila ng hindi nila nakasanayan such as Tagalog, eh pagtawanan namin.

I dont feel paranoid or insulted either nung sinagot niya ako ng Cebuano tapos may tawa pagtalikod ko. Siguro, hindi ganon ka-expressive sa Tagalog kaya nag Cebuano na lang. Nakakatuwa lang eh doon sa student na nag-English. Kaya namin sinabi yun kasi either Cebuano o Tagalog lang ang sasagutin kaya medyo nagulat lang kami. :)

I post a language barrier to share our experience in Cebu and Bohol. Hindi para gawing point of argument or something. Eto ay pure experiences with matching observation. Yun lang po. :)

@Fraulein, guess what... The weather today in Cebu...
Rainy, windy with no sun at all. Habagat is back... Maswerte kayo:okay:
Another depression is forming and may hit Taiwan (again) in the next few days...:(

@Fraulein, guess what... The weather today in Cebu...
Rainy, windy with no sun at all. Habagat is back... Maswerte kayo:okay:
Another depression is forming and may hit Taiwan (again) in the next few days...:(

Really? Buti naman. From August 30 - September 1 ang trip namin at sobrang init. :) I will post some pics here siguro next time. Ang dadami kasi/ :)

@ fraulein, advise ko sayo.. when you go back here in Cebu or any Cebuano speaking provinces.. try to learn even the basic Cebuano language.. it will make your visit more exciting and fun...

the locals enjoy speaking to non-cebuano speakers and you will be delighted when they offer you free tutorials.. hehehe

Ako, for one, dili ko kasabot ngano dako kaayo na nga issue ang Tagalog diri sa Cebu, compared to the other provinces. Anyway, dili nalang ko mangita ug tukmang mga tubag sa akong mga pangutana. Magpasalamat nalang ko sa Ginoo nga kumportable man pod tawn ko mag-Tagalog nga malumanay, so depende sa situwasyon, I can shift from English to Tagalog to Bisaya flawlessly. :)

Good for you.. but unfortunately 75%-80% of Cebuanos do not.

i remember when i went to manila two weeks ago. i went to a local neighborhood barber shop in caloocan to have my hair cut. when the barber asked me if the cut was all right, i wanted to say, 'putli pa gamay'. and at that moment, i forgot the exact tagalog word for 'putli'. hahaha. so, i just said, ok na. hahaha.

i had my hair fixed when i got home the next day. haha

About dialects:
In Bicol, if Manilans speak in Tagalog the farmers and fishermen will surely answer you in fluent Tagalog however in Cebu when Manilans speak in Tagalog even the educated will not answer in Tagalog but rather in English. Mas convenient sa mga Cebuanos to speak in English rather that Tagalog thus the rise of call centers.

A Cebuano and Tagalog were carrying a refrigerator and the Tagalog said "Pare! ang bigat!" and the Cebuano answered " Bitaw!" And the Tagalog loosened his grip thus naipit ang Cebuano.

^^Nakakaintindi naman ng konti because i've been to Davao, General Santos and Bukidnon. Pero pag nagsalita, asahan mo na hindi. :lol:

yeah dont worry about that laughing part. we usually laugh at cebuanos who make mistakes in tagalog... or trying hard in tagalog...

back in college (enrollment time)... there was this hot chick... 3 of us approached her.... then upon knowing that she was tagalog, we kinda hesitated. but since she was so hot... we talked to her with our atrocious tagalog... the conversation was good till one of us asked "bakit ka bumalhin???"... we looked at each other and laughed our hearts out... hehe!!!

"bakit ka bumalhin" --> "bakit ka lumipat"

Ako, for one, dili ko kasabot ngano dako kaayo na nga issue ang Tagalog diri sa Cebu, compared to the other provinces. Anyway, dili nalang ko mangita ug tukmang mga tubag sa akong mga pangutana. Magpasalamat nalang ko sa Ginoo nga kumportable man pod tawn ko mag-Tagalog nga malumanay, so depende sa situwasyon, I can shift from English to Tagalog to Bisaya flawlessly. :)

It's a big issue coz it's true...
I hope me too @mike mapariha nimo... kay mauwaw gyud ko sa pagkatinuod lang mo sulti og tagalog... Bisag unsaon, mag lisod gyud ko. Labi na katong diri si Tigs...lol...
Tan aw sad og Wowowee kay daghan bisaya mo apil... para maka sabot ka...:)

It's a big issue coz it's true...
I hope me too @mike mapariha nimo... kay mauwaw gyud ko sa pagkatinuod lang mo sulti og tagalog... Bisag unsaon, mag lisod gyud ko. Labi na katong diri si Tigs...lol...
Tan aw sad og Wowowee kay daghan bisaya mo apil... para maka sabot ka...:)

guitly pud ko ani bai.. sometimes ma mix nko ang tagalog ug bisaya.. its very hilarious! :lol:
2 years nko sige'g tagalog diri, yet sometimes malisod ghpon ko.hehe..


and if you happen to browse istorya.net Don'ts and Do's in cebu, mostly sa mga forumers urged manilian peeps to speak either bisaya or english. :)

^^English and Tagalog is used in the entire Philippines. As a means of business, education and tourism. Cebuano is a dialect. So when or where you transact business, etc you will spoke with these languages. As you can see:

Media spoke either in English or Tagalog. News such as TV patrol and 24 Oras shown nationwide in Tagalog.

Entertainment also used both languages. Movies, television shows, reality shows, drama, comedy shown nationwide spoke either Tagalog or English

Politics is also one reason. You go to your government office, scriptures are written in English, then in Tagalog and then to city / province's dialect for an instance Cebuano in Cebu. SONA speech of every presidents were either spoke with English and Tagalog since it address the nation in particular.

Tourism. Every signages from airport - down to the tourst spots, all written and spoken in English or Tagalog. One example that I visited in Cebu is Magellan and Lapu-lapu Shrine, Basiica Sto. Nino and Magellan's Cross.

Education. we have subject English and Filipino but in the second subjects tackles, and spoken in Tagalog. Readings such as Ibong Adarna, Florante at Laura, Noli and El Fili were written in Tagalog.

And many more. But I do not say that Cebuano langauge is a minority dialect but that is the reason some Cebuano speak Tagalog because it is a means of transacting business in and beyond your city. :)

our National Language is Filipino... so that means Tagalog is also a dialect... Nowhere you can find in our Constitution that our national language is Tagalog..

Most of our signages here in Cebu is in English its not in Tagalog.. because we are more at ease with English rather than Tagalog. And besides if we will use Cebuano language in signages, ang Cebuano ra gihapon ang makasabot.. di ba.. Tourists dili na kasabot.

Cebuano do more business speaking English and Cebuano rather than in Tagalog.

The President speaks Tagalog because the seat of government is in Manila, which happens to speak Tagalog, despite of the fact that she is a Pampangena whose has their own dialect.

Tagalog was rammed in our throats through the Filipino subject.. thats why we are forced to speak Tagalog or else you wont graduate from Elementary or High School, why not Tagalog speakers forced to learn Cebuano also at their schools so that they will not find hard to go to Vismin where majority of speakers are Cebuano.

However, for a fact, there are actually more Cebuano speaking provinces rather Tagalog.

our National Language is Filipino... so that means Tagalog is also a dialect... Nowhere you can find in our Constitution that our national language is Tagalog..

Most of our signages here in Cebu is in English its not in Tagalog.. because we are more at ease with English rather than Tagalog. And besides if we will use Cebuano language in signages, ang Cebuano ra gihapon ang makasabot.. di ba.. Tourists dili na kasabot.

Nakita ko yata yung explanation from National Historical Institute sa Magellan's Cross, Lapu-Lapu Shrine yata Tagalog.

Btw guys, under renovation man pod diay ang The Maze sa Ayala no. Hmmmm.

Nakita ko yata yung explanation from National Historical Institute sa Magellan's Cross, Lapu-Lapu Shrine yata Tagalog.

it's not tagalog. it's Filipino. hehe

^ And yet Filipino is Tagalog + some words from other Philippine languages. :)

^ And yet Filipino is Tagalog + some words from other Philippine languages. :)

exactly. mao bitaw. but the two are different.

Filipino is a mixture of dialects... but still 90% Tagalog in content..
What can we do.......:ohno::ohno:

^^English and Tagalog is used in the entire Philippines. As a means of business, education and tourism. Cebuano is a dialect. So when or where you transact business, etc you will spoke with these languages. As you can see:

Media spoke either in English or Tagalog. News such as TV patrol and 24 Oras shown nationwide in Tagalog.

Entertainment also used both languages. Movies, television shows, reality shows, drama, comedy shown nationwide spoke either Tagalog or English

Politics is also one reason. You go to your government office, scriptures are written in English, then in Tagalog and then to city / province's dialect for an instance Cebuano in Cebu. SONA speech of every presidents were either spoke with English and Tagalog since it address the nation in particular.

Tourism. Every signages from airport - down to the tourst spots, all written and spoken in English or Tagalog. One example that I visited in Cebu is Magellan and Lapu-lapu Shrine, Basiica Sto. Nino and Magellan's Cross.

Education. we have subject English and Filipino but in the second subjects tackles, and spoken in Tagalog. Readings such as Ibong Adarna, Florante at Laura, Noli and El Fili were written in Tagalog.

And many more. But I do not say that Cebuano langauge is a minority dialect but that is the reason some Cebuano speak Tagalog because it is a means of transacting business in and beyond your city. :)

These media agencies use tagalog mainly because

1. the national language is filipino
2. and they are based in tagalog-speaking territories.

that also explains why stories like 'Maria Cacao' never made it to the national required reading list for high school students.

and also, if you also notice, some people prefer all-english news shows like news on Q instead of regular filipino news shows.

Sa Tagalog-Cebuano langange barrier experience ko muna sisimulan:lol:

I remember kasi kami that time sa may Larsian, kumakain kami. Halos sigawan kami para kumain. Akala mo mga artista na dinudumog kami. :lol: We went to one place, inalok kami to eat. Since ok naman yung dining area nila. Don kami pumunta. Cebuano speaking ang entrada nya. Pero parang naintindihan namin such as barato, kaon,, etc. :)

We started asking their product and even ask kung gaano niya lulutuin yung inihaw from half done to almost done. Kung ano ang mas masarap sa tinitinda niya, etc. Puro Tagalog na ang salita namin. Yung nagtitinda medyo naguguluhan na. ang ginawa niya, nagtawag na siya especially yung may-ari para tulungan siya. Bigalng dumating yung may-ari at siya na ang umasikaso sa min. :)

I ask the person (yung may-ari) kung bakit pa siya tinawag. Ang sabi niya, naguguluhan daw siya sa amin at halos Tagalog ang salita namin, baka raw ano pa ang masabi niya. At kapag magsasalita daw siya, pagtawanan namin. :)

Marami pang ganitong eksena lalo na sa may SUTUKIL, Tabuan Market at sa may Colon :)

so bai, what was your feeling about all of this?

Ay speaking of English, since ang hotel namin ay malapit sa USC, one time tinanong namin yung isang estudyante about directions around Cebu, sinagot kami ng English, as in diretsuang English. :)

Sabi nga ng kasama ko, Hala, mapalaban tayo ng English, may tissue ka ba diyan? Hehehehe:lol:

on my part, i share the same thing sa estudyante. when im being asked by a complete stranger speaking tagalog in the street, i can't converse him/her in tagalog in an instant so what i do is i speak to him/her in english talaga. pero pagalam ko na yang tao na yan is tagalog, i can speak to him in broken tagalog already bec. im conscious na tagalog sya.

its like majority of cebuanos can't shift to one language all along in an instant esp. if an hour ago, she/he spoke cebuano in class, with friends, etc.

wa'g isipin ng mga tagalog na madali lang kasi in cebu we speak 3 languages. hindi madaling maging isang linguist ano. hindi namin alam paglabas namin ng bahay may makakasalubong kaming korean, american, japanese, etc and obviously sasagutin mo talaga sila in english, tapos mamaya, kausap mo kapit bahay or kaibigan mo in cebuano so shift ka in cebuano mode then mamaya ng konti, may mga ilonggong dayo na tatanungin ka kung may room for rent ba, so expected sa kanila na magtatagalog ka for them, pero dahil hindi mo kabisado ang tagalog, so broken yung tagalog mo bai. then punta ka ng ayala, sakay ka ng jeep, so cebuano mode ka ulit tapos pagpasok mo sa ayala napagtanungan ka ng isang turistang galing manila, so litong lito ka na kasi parang sa isang araw lang ang dami mo ng languages nasabi so parang, if your a cebuano, hindi madaling gawain ito mga bai. at kahit na cebu is a world-class tourist destination na kung saan pwede lahat ng nationalities ay nandito, hindi kami nagrereklamo. we still accept them kahit na pagod na kami sa kashishift sa language namin. :lol::lol::lol::D

so wa'g biglaan. hehehe

Once in those malls, may mga nagsasalita rin ng Tagalog. Pero may mga tono rin, kaya siguro yung iba nahihiya silang magsalita samin ng Tagalog baka daw pagtawanan namin. :)

usually yung mga nagtatagalog na may tono dito are not from manila but from other provinces na hindi cebuano ang language nila.

Ako, for one, dili ko kasabot ngano dako kaayo na nga issue ang Tagalog diri sa Cebu, compared to the other provinces. Anyway, dili nalang ko mangita ug tukmang mga tubag sa akong mga pangutana. Magpasalamat nalang ko sa Ginoo nga kumportable man pod tawn ko mag-Tagalog nga malumanay, so depende sa situwasyon, I can shift from English to Tagalog to Bisaya flawlessly. :)

its bec. your not pure cebuano bai @sinj. only the purest cebuanos know the feeling.

^^I am not pointing out na bakit ganon may language barrier from Cebuano to Tagalog. All i say is our experience when we are in Cebu. Cebuanos are loving people, pero hindi ibig sabihin na kapag nagsalita sila ng hindi nila nakasanayan such as Tagalog, eh pagtawanan namin.

I dont feel paranoid or insulted either nung sinagot niya ako ng Cebuano tapos may tawa pagtalikod ko. Siguro, hindi ganon ka-expressive sa Tagalog kaya nag Cebuano na lang. Nakakatuwa lang eh doon sa student na nag-English. Kaya namin sinabi yun kasi either Cebuano o Tagalog lang ang sasagutin kaya medyo nagulat lang kami. :)

I post a language barrier to share our experience in Cebu and Bohol. Hindi para gawing point of argument or something. Eto ay pure experiences with matching observation. Yun lang po. :)

right. its an experience you'll never forget. :okay:

About dialects:
In Bicol, if Manilans speak in Tagalog the farmers and fishermen will surely answer you in fluent Tagalog however in Cebu when Manilans speak in Tagalog even the educated will not answer in Tagalog but rather in English. Mas convenient sa mga Cebuanos to speak in English rather that Tagalog thus the rise of call centers.

A Cebuano and Tagalog were carrying a refrigerator and the Tagalog said "Pare! ang bigat!" and the Cebuano answered " Bitaw!" And the Tagalog loosened his grip thus naipit ang Cebuano.

hala! nice ang joke! hehehe....:lol::lol::D

yeah dont worry about that laughing part. we usually laugh at cebuanos who make mistakes in tagalog... or trying hard in tagalog...

back in college (enrollment time)... there was this hot chick... 3 of us approached her.... then upon knowing that she was tagalog, we kinda hesitated. but since she was so hot... we talked to her with our atrocious tagalog... the conversation was good till one of us asked "bakit ka bumalhin???"... we looked at each other and laughed our hearts out... hehe!!!

"bakit ka bumalhin" --> "bakit ka lumipat"

in my case, when somebody in our class back then speaks in tagalog, at first impression, hamboguero/hamboguera gyud. we usually don't start the conversation unya libakon gyud dayon ang nagtagalog pero if siya na ang ni-open up, diha ra mi mutagad niya pero syempre broken tagalog gyud mi tanan unya katawa todo....:lol::lol::D

so bai, what was your feeling about all of this?



on my part, i share the same thing sa estudyante. when im being asked by a complete stranger speaking tagalog in the street, i can't converse him/her in tagalog in an instant so what i do is i speak to him/her in english talaga. pero pagalam ko na yang tao na yan is tagalog, i can speak to him in broken tagalog already bec. im conscious na tagalog sya.

its like majority of cebuanos can't shift to one language all along in an instant esp. if an hour ago, she/he spoke cebuano in class, with friends, etc.

wa'g isipin ng mga tagalog na madali lang kasi in cebu we speak 3 languages. hindi madaling maging isang linguist ano. hindi namin alam paglabas namin ng bahay may makakasalubong kaming korean, american, japanese, etc and obviously sasagutin mo talaga sila in english, tapos mamaya, kausap mo kapit bahay or kaibigan mo in cebuano so shift ka in cebuano mode then mamaya ng konti, may mga ilonggong dayo na tatanungin ka kung may room for rent ba, so expected sa kanila na magtatagalog ka for them, pero dahil hindi mo kabisado ang tagalog, so broken yung tagalog mo bai. then punta ka ng ayala, sakay ka ng jeep, so cebuano mode ka ulit tapos pagpasok mo sa ayala napagtanungan ka ng isang turistang galing manila, so litong lito ka na kasi parang sa isang araw lang ang dami mo ng languages nasabi so parang, if your a cebuano, hindi madaling gawain ito mga bai. at kahit na cebu is a world-class tourist destination na kung saan pwede lahat ng nationalities ay nandito, hindi kami nagrereklamo. we still accept them kahit na pagod na kami sa kashishift sa language namin. :lol::lol::lol::D

so wa'g biglaan. hehehe



usually yung mga nagtatagalog na may tono dito are not from manila but from other provinces na hindi cebuano ang language nila.



its bec. your not pure cebuano bai @sinj. only the purest cebuanos know the feeling.



right. its an experience you'll never forget. :okay:



hala! nice ang joke! hehehe....:lol::lol::D



in my case, when somebody in our class back then speaks in tagalog, at first impression, hamboguero/hamboguera gyud. we usually don't start the conversation unya libakon gyud dayon ang nagtagalog pero if siya na ang ni-open up, diha ra mi mutagad niya pero syempre broken tagalog gyud mi tanan unya katawa todo....:lol::lol:D



IMO, im not good in saying its filipino. im not comfortable either. im comfortable saying it in tagalog. when everybody seems to be so sure about filipino (tagalog) as a mixture of all filipino languages, for me its like its only enriching the tagalog language. its not making it the true filipino language. the true filipino language is your mother language. and we have a hundred different kinds of filipino languages you know.

so i just pity those people who still cling to that "misguided" concept that filipino (tagalog) is a mixture of all languages in the philippines.

IMO, tagalog is not the national language nor be called "only" filipino for that matter. tagalog is just being used to connect with other filipinos but definitely not our national language. our national language is our respective languages. it should be called national languages. :)

Since this is only your opinion on this matter bai, you should not be pitying anybody who does not share your opinion also... it smacks of highhandedness and bad taste.

Just be contented in having your opinion. It helps that way.

so i just pity those people who still cling to that "misguided" concept that filipino (tagalog) is a mixture of all languages in the philippines.

IMO, tagalog is not the national language nor be called "only" filipino for that matter. tagalog is just being used to connect with other filipinos but definitely not our national language. our national language is our respective languages. it should be called national languages. :)

filipino is NOT tagalog.

and Filipino is NOT a mixture of all languages in the country. However, some words are taken from various dialects.

The words kwarta(?), kawatan, buang, for example, are now acceptable terms and now part of the Filipino language.

what you mentioned is the Cebuano content of the Filipino language... A lot of words also comes from Bicolano, Ilocano, Panggalatok, Ilonggo etc. However, it is still 90% Tagalog in CONTENT....

If its not a mixture.. then i dont know what it is..

Lets get readyyyyy to rummmmmmmmblllllllllllllllleeeeeeee! Hehehe.

Balhin ta diri mga bai!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=803452&page=32

Since this is only your opinion on this matter bai, you should not be pitying anybody who does not share your opinion also... it smacks of highhandedness and bad taste.

Just be contented in having your opinion. It helps that way.

hehehe...but what can i do. bec. i shared my opinion that i pity them, you can't force me to change it just bec. this is a forum to look pleasing to others. i am not even asking anybody to side with me. i am just stating my opinion and what i feel for this people (not necessarily people here in SSC). :)

OT na ta. balhin sa language thread! :lol::lol:

hahaha. i said that it's not a mixture because NOT all words from all dialects are included.

Btw guys, under renovation man pod diay ang The Maze sa Ayala no. Hmmmm.

dili kaha na nila himuon nga ala cyberzone? dayon katong mga tech stores didto sa extension nila himuon nga puros fashion boutiques?

ma OT lang sandali sa current topic. :lol:

‘Sustain tourism gains with new products’
By Aileen Garcia
Cebu Daily News First Posted 15:19:00 09/02/2009
Filed Under: Tourism & Leisure, Tourism

Cebu should offer new products to encourage more tourists to visit the island.

This was the suggestion of Tourism Undersecretary Phineas Alburo to sustain the honor of being named as 4th Best Island in Asia by Travel+Leisure magazine.

He said being in the list should be something that Cebu should be proud of.

“All we need to do is just sustain what we are doing good right now as well as develop more products to provide more options for the tourists.”

He said he was not aware of reports that Camarines Sur officials had claimed their province was the No. 1 tourist destination in the country. (maypa taga SSC kabalo na)

The reports found at the Camarines Sur official website and Discovery Philippins Travel blog site claimed that tourism department figures showed that tourists visiting the area reached 902,202 tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2009.

Alburo said the figures could be a combination of foreign and local tourists visiting Camarines Sur.

He added that perhaps the number of tourist arrivals increased because of the new activities that they were offering such as board sailing that Cebu doesn't have.

Despite these claims, he said Cebu has better and bigger facilities to accommodate both foreign and local tourists.

Cebu has an airport with direct international and domestic flights and has a number of hotels, resorts, restaurants and destinations that offer world-class services.

Alburo reiterated his proposal for the tourism industry in Cebu to offer new products to bring in more tourists to Cebu.

“We can start with our Heritage Tours. This can be further popularized and packaged in such as way that it will soon catch the attention of tourists, thus, increasing tourists visits,” Alburo said.

“Diversifying our products will also help so that we can offer the tourists a different experience and make sure that the tourists are satisfied,” Alburo said.

Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano agreed with Alburo's suggestion.

He said Cebu could continue to develop other products. Tourism stakeholders should have a parallel campaign targeting the domestic market.

He said stakeholders campaign focusing on foreign tourists should be complemented with a tourism program targeting the domestic market or local tourists, who love to travel around the country.

HERE (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view/20090902-223192/Sustain-tourism-gains-with-new-products)

Lets get readyyyyy to rummmmmmmmblllllllllllllllleeeeeeee! Hehehe.

Balhin ta diri mga bai!

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=803452&page=32


Hehehe.. nothing to argue.. kani man gud si @fraulein...sige na lang.. mao man kaha.. :lol::lol:

^^

hehehe....dapat wa na lang unta ko mangutana sa iyang mga experiences! :lol::lol::D

BTW, i erased that part para dili na mudako ang issue....:okay:

^^

hehehe....dapat wa na lang unta ko mangutana sa iyang mga experiences! :lol::lol::D

Sounds like they had fun during their visiting here, which I'm glad. I think that matters the most. Fraulein pointed out the things she mentioned were observation on their personal experience, and not something to argue about. :) Let's share more of our thoughts about the language issue through the Cebuano Literary Works and Linguistics Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=803452&page=32).

Sounds like they had fun during their visiting here, which I'm glad. I think that matters the most. Fraulein pointed out the things she mentioned were observation on their personal experience, and not something to argue about. :) Let's share more of our thoughts about the language issue through the Cebuano Literary Works and Linguistics Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=803452&page=32).

Bago ra sad gani nahuman ang kaguliyang didto bai Rusty hahaha. :lol:

ma OT lang sandali sa current topic. :lol:

‘Sustain tourism gains with new products’
By Aileen Garcia
Cebu Daily News First Posted 15:19:00 09/02/2009
Filed Under: Tourism & Leisure, Tourism

Cebu should offer new products to encourage more tourists to visit the island.

This was the suggestion of Tourism Undersecretary Phineas Alburo to sustain the honor of being named as 4th Best Island in Asia by Travel+Leisure magazine.

He said being in the list should be something that Cebu should be proud of.

“All we need to do is just sustain what we are doing good right now as well as develop more products to provide more options for the tourists.”

He said he was not aware of reports that Camarines Sur officials had claimed their province was the No. 1 tourist destination in the country. (maypa taga SSC kabalo na)

The reports found at the Camarines Sur official website and Discovery Philippins Travel blog site claimed that tourism department figures showed that tourists visiting the area reached 902,202 tourist arrivals in the first six months of 2009.

Alburo said the figures could be a combination of foreign and local tourists visiting Camarines Sur.

He added that perhaps the number of tourist arrivals increased because of the new activities that they were offering such as board sailing that Cebu doesn't have.

Despite these claims, he said Cebu has better and bigger facilities to accommodate both foreign and local tourists.

Cebu has an airport with direct international and domestic flights and has a number of hotels, resorts, restaurants and destinations that offer world-class services.

Alburo reiterated his proposal for the tourism industry in Cebu to offer new products to bring in more tourists to Cebu.

“We can start with our Heritage Tours. This can be further popularized and packaged in such as way that it will soon catch the attention of tourists, thus, increasing tourists visits,” Alburo said.

“Diversifying our products will also help so that we can offer the tourists a different experience and make sure that the tourists are satisfied,” Alburo said.

Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano agreed with Alburo's suggestion.

He said Cebu could continue to develop other products. Tourism stakeholders should have a parallel campaign targeting the domestic market.

He said stakeholders campaign focusing on foreign tourists should be complemented with a tourism program targeting the domestic market or local tourists, who love to travel around the country.

HERE (http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/enterprise/view/20090902-223192/Sustain-tourism-gains-with-new-products)

I bet bai.. Alburo is perplexed what happen and how did it come that way... It shows that SSC People are well informed and updated. Why dont we suggest to these gus that they read forums from time to time so that they will have an idea of best things to do to promote further our Tourism Industry.... They can always hire the SSC as consultant on these matters... hehehehe

^^That's really it, sustainability and new attractions.

Bago ra sad gani nahuman ang kaguliyang didto bai Rusty hahaha. :lol:

haha mao! dili sad ko maka sabat, igo lang ko basa. :lol:

Yeah every single government department office should have an SSC representative..hahahaha.
It benefits them, and it benefits us too!

^^That's really it, sustainability and new attractions.



haha mao! dili sad ko maka sabat, igo lang ko basa. :lol:

Kahibalo ko, ganahan pud ka mo-apil bai...I-pm lang nako, ako lang post...hahahahahha

Ana gyud nang Mod. Hahaha.

Gobernador Gwen, niangkon nga nalutsan siya sa pagpalit sa Balili property.

Mayor Tomas Osmena, dili suportahan si Noynoy Aquino.

i heard that the U/C temple in lahug will have a 'figurehead' (angel holding a trumpet) which costs billions. for this reason, the shipping and installation of the figure will not be announced.

Yeah every single government department office should have an SSC representative..hahahaha.
It benefits them, and it benefits us too!

Better yet, they should have a blogger representative. :rofl: :jk:

Jojo Quijano, brgy. captain of Calamba, nibiya sa partido ni Guardo ug nibalhin sa BOPK.

Better yet, they should have a blogger representative. :rofl: :jk:

Why not?:lol:
Governance should evolve to fit the times. Hehe.

Cebu Tañon Strait committee formed
First Posted 15:38:00 09/02/2009

Environmental lawyers questioned an executive order issued by Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia creating a committee to oversee the management of the “Cebu side” of Tañon Strait Protected Seascape (TSPS).

Lawyer Benjamin Cabrido said Garcia could have been “ill-advised” because there is an existing Protected Area Management Board created by the National Integrated Protected Area System Act or Nipas Act.

Garcia, through Executive Order No. 9 series of 2009, aimed to create the TSPS Cebu side executive committee or the Execom.

The Tañon Strait, a deep, narrow navigable body of water between the islands of Negros and Cebu serves as a conduit between the Bohol Sea and the Visayan Sea and was then declared a protected area in 1998.

The Strait has a total coastline or perimeter is 453 km and the total area is about 3,100 square km. It is surrounded by 41 towns and cities with a cumulative population of about 1.8 million.

The protection of Tañon Strait and its marine creatures are subjects of an environmental case raised at the Supreme Court by environmental lawyers.

Lawyers Cabrido, Gloria Estenzo-Ramos and Rose Liza Eisma-Osorio filed a petition for injunction and mandamus against Japan Petroleum Exploration (Japex) Philippines Ltd.

The Execom will be chaired by the governor and is comprised of Provincial Board members, mayors and representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), among others.

“There is nothing in there (executive order) about the environment,” said Cabrido after he was shown a copy of E.O. No. 9.

Cabrido, a law professor at the University of San Jose-Recoletos, said that under the NIPAS Act, protected areas are managed by a PAMB that is tasked to, among others, decide matters relating to planning, resource protection and general administration of the area.

“The PAMB is composed of the DENR regional executive director, one representative from the province who is usually the provincial development officer and not the governor,” he said.

“The Execom is an innovation of the NIPAS Act implementing rules and regulations. If you look at the Tañon Strait (the PAMB) would be composed of about 200 people,” he said.

“They are trying to create two PAMBs (Protected Area Management Board). Protected Area for the Cebu side, what happens to the Negros side? Which of the PAMB side will prevail?,” Cabrido added.

He said the existence of two PAMBs would make the management of the protected area difficult.

Capitol consultant Rory Jon Sepulveda denied that Garcia was trying to usurp the functions of the DENR by creating her own PAMB.

Sepulveda said Garcia created an executive committee to “harmonize” the NIPAS Act with concerns of 24 Local Government Units located along the Tañon Strait.

Garcia was to meet yesterday with members of the Cebu Seaside Executive Committee for the Tañon Strait Protected Seascape which she created through Executive Order No. 9 .

But she canceled the meeting after DENR executive director Leonardo Sibaluca informed her that their their central office was against the creation of the executive committee.

Sepulveda said in their meetings with the mayors, the local officials voiced concern on the issuance of special permits by PAMB that would allow applicants to set up fish pens and floaters locally known as “payaw” on municipal waters.

LGUs insist that municipal waters are supposed to be under their respective supervisions thus they should be consulted.

The mayors, Sepulveda said, questioned PAMB's basis for the issuance of special permits since they the body had not convened to especially consult them on this matter.

On Feb. 11, the province represented by Garcia, the 24 participating LGUs, DENR 7 and other concerned government agencies entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to ensure “cooperation” in the management of the Tañon Strait Cebu Side.

Sepulveda said Garcia used the MOA as basis for the issuance of E.O. Number 9.

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20090902-223198/Cebu-Taon-Strait-committee-formed

The Municipality of Daan Bantayan recently celebrated their Annual Fiesta over the weekend. they held their 3rd Haladaya Festival about 3 days ago. We spent our weekends there, should have been my first time to see the event, but chose to just bum around our private property nearby. Here are some of the pics:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3881041140_476215c19d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3880237663_9f88c08887.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/3881033562_a4368bf884.jpg

^^the property isn't developed yet. we've put up some cottages for family-use. i'm thinking of putting up a la Burj Al Arab there someday. ngek! :nuts: :lol:

Kahibalo ko, ganahan pud ka mo-apil bai...I-pm lang nako, ako lang post...hahahahahha

haha! if only :lol:
OT: lingaw kaayo bai ang fiesta kay times 3 more ang crowd kuno due to aggressive promotion by their local officials. wala diay ka namista sa ato ron? hehe

Nice photos @Rusty! Care to share your post-processing workflow? ;)

Tomas: "She's hiding something, she's hiding something... You are governor and you are spending 100 million and you don't know?" :lol:

haha! if only :lol:
OT: lingaw kaayo bai ang fiesta kay times 3 more ang crowd kuno due to aggressive promotion by their local officials. wala diay ka namista sa ato ron? hehe

Wala lagi ko kauli bai...Hehehe...Pero, nakapamista ko last year... :)

Sus, maka-imagine lang ko sa kadaghan sa tawo nga nanan-aw kung times three na ang gidaghanon...Ug ang mga chicks pud...Whew.. :)

Maayo pa ka, bai @rustyboi, makauli uli ra gihapon sa atua...Ako, antos lang sa panagsa diri, para makapalit ko og unit sa Tower Palace...Heheheheh

Sensya sa OT.

Mayor Tomas Osmena wala nabalaka sa posibleng pagdagan sa iyang manghod nga si Georgia batok kang bise-mayor Mike Rama sa pagka-mayor sunod tuig.

hahay natapos na jud ang ilang discussion about language...hehehehe...

is it possible for an ordinary taxpayer (example ako) to sue gwen and demand an investigation anang balili mess? i mean dili man na iyang kwarta, ngano mag pataka ra man siya ug palit without knowing that more than half of the lot is submerged man diay. and if wala pa nibuto ang issue dili gyud na mahibaw an sa ordinaryong cebuano.

she has been bragging that she is managing the province like a commercial entity mao na surplus kaayo ang budget and it is earning, pero with the latest sh|thole that she's in, im having doubt if she's shwoing us the real score. to think na eleksyon na next yeaR, and manginahanglan sya ug funds. hmmmmmmm ASA MAN TO SI FUNDRAISER BA?! FUNDY...... FUNDYYYYYY.....

^ Mayta'g molansad g'yud si Ace Durano sa pagka-gobernador sa Sugbo kay modaog g'yud na siya for sure.

^^

Basta ako kay Mayor Tom for President or Senator!

who's going to run for governor on 2010?

^ Mayta'g molansad g'yud si Ace Durano sa pagka-gobernador sa Sugbo kay modaog g'yud na siya for sure.

Ako, nangandoy pud ko nga molansar si Ace Durano or Lito Osmena.

pero wala pa man gyud statements from the politicians kung kinsa modagan noh? si mar roxas hinuon, ni-give way.

Ako, nangandoy pud ko nga molansar si Ace Durano or Lito Osmena.

so bai, what was your feeling about all of this?



on my part, i share the same thing sa estudyante. when im being asked by a complete stranger speaking tagalog in the street, i can't converse him/her in tagalog in an instant so what i do is i speak to him/her in english talaga. pero pagalam ko na yang tao na yan is tagalog, i can speak to him in broken tagalog already bec. im conscious na tagalog sya.

its like majority of cebuanos can't shift to one language all along in an instant esp. if an hour ago, she/he spoke cebuano in class, with friends, etc.

wa'g isipin ng mga tagalog na madali lang kasi in cebu we speak 3 languages. hindi madaling maging isang linguist ano. hindi namin alam paglabas namin ng bahay may makakasalubong kaming korean, american, japanese, etc and obviously sasagutin mo talaga sila in english, tapos mamaya, kausap mo kapit bahay or kaibigan mo in cebuano so shift ka in cebuano mode then mamaya ng konti, may mga ilonggong dayo na tatanungin ka kung may room for rent ba, so expected sa kanila na magtatagalog ka for them, pero dahil hindi mo kabisado ang tagalog, so broken yung tagalog mo bai. then punta ka ng ayala, sakay ka ng jeep, so cebuano mode ka ulit tapos pagpasok mo sa ayala napagtanungan ka ng isang turistang galing manila, so litong lito ka na kasi parang sa isang araw lang ang dami mo ng languages nasabi so parang, if your a cebuano, hindi madaling gawain ito mga bai. at kahit na cebu is a world-class tourist destination na kung saan pwede lahat ng nationalities ay nandito, hindi kami nagrereklamo. we still accept them kahit na pagod na kami sa kashishift sa language namin. :lol::lol::lol::D

so wa'g biglaan. hehehe



usually yung mga nagtatagalog na may tono dito are not from manila but from other provinces na hindi cebuano ang language nila.



its bec. your not pure cebuano bai @sinj. only the purest cebuanos know the feeling.



right. its an experience you'll never forget. :okay:



hala! nice ang joke! hehehe....:lol::lol::D



in my case, when somebody in our class back then speaks in tagalog, at first impression, hamboguero/hamboguera gyud. we usually don't start the conversation unya libakon gyud dayon ang nagtagalog pero if siya na ang ni-open up, diha ra mi mutagad niya pero syempre broken tagalog gyud mi tanan unya katawa todo....:lol::lol::D

kahibalo diay ka bai kon kinsa tinuod or pure cebuano dinhi. may bolang crystal siguro ka dinha da. duda lang ta nimo. pag chur oy:lol::lol::lol:

speaking of ace durano,dili bana siya descendant sa durano dynasty sa danao? gwapohon ug maypagka artista ang hitsura. basin daghang makahig nga botante. but i think he needs to start being an elected local government official before seeking the highest post in the province or congress.

^^English and Tagalog is used in the entire Philippines. As a means of business, education and tourism. Cebuano is a dialect. So when or where you transact business, etc you will spoke with these languages. As you can see:

Media spoke either in English or Tagalog. News such as TV patrol and 24 Oras shown nationwide in Tagalog.

Entertainment also used both languages. Movies, television shows, reality shows, drama, comedy shown nationwide spoke either Tagalog or English

Politics is also one reason. You go to your government office, scriptures are written in English, then in Tagalog and then to city / province's dialect for an instance Cebuano in Cebu. SONA speech of every presidents were either spoke with English and Tagalog since it address the nation in particular.

Tourism. Every signages from airport - down to the tourst spots, all written and spoken in English or Tagalog. One example that I visited in Cebu is Magellan and Lapu-lapu Shrine, Basiica Sto. Nino and Magellan's Cross.

Education. we have subject English and Filipino but in the second subjects tackles, and spoken in Tagalog. Readings such as Ibong Adarna, Florante at Laura, Noli and El Fili were written in Tagalog.

And many more. But I do not say that Cebuano langauge is a minority dialect but that is the reason some Cebuano speak Tagalog because it is a means of transacting business in and beyond your city. :)

This is issue was around in my days when I was in elementary days at Sacred Heart School compound by the Jesuits ruling. It implemented that all students and faculties speaks English, Pilipino and Mandarin, since its rector was Chinese. It impose a fine in speaking a dialect of 10 centavos per violation. Everybody can rat on anybody who violated the ruling by writing the name, grade(thrird to 4th year high school) and the time. This did not last long or made to the following week. Parents complained and faculties voiced out, about the end of the week.

The No.# 1 reason, the average pay of workers was 2 pesos a day for working on a good company. A maid's pay was 20 pesos a month. An elementary student has 20 centavos allowance for the day.:nuts: Students having 1 peso/day are considered filthy rich. Even Ludo's kids and Escanio's kids my classmates had 50 centavos for allowance. :)

Then, in the mid 80's the president was planning to have Pilipino as a national language and to be pass as a law by both houses(senate & congress). The governor of Cebu Lito Osmena answered to secede from Luzon and split the philippines since about half speaks Binisaya and another thing the governors from Visayas and Mindanao had to bow and their hands out stretch at Malacanian to have funds.

Even USA cannot implement English as an official language. It has been trying too every year when both house starts for the season a new session and drop dead before the midday.

Let people adjust as time goes, since through communication exchange and travels very fast and understanding each others much better now than in the 60's.

I'm happy that your group had a nice vacation in Cebu and Bohol. :cheers:

im just wondering, but correct me if im wrong, i saw sa cable kanang bee channel bana, even our vice mayor and councillors are all singing lupang hinirang in bisaya. kana di gyud ko kibaw ana, bisag bisaya pa kog dako! :lol:

so... am i a real Cebuano? :nuts::nuts:

Jojo Quijano, brgy. captain of Calamba, nibiya sa partido ni Guardo ug nibalhin sa BOPK.

@Mike, nahibao man na siya nga si Guardo nag guapo point man iyang ponto. Ang Barangay Captain sa Calamba anong amigo(silingan) ug ang Barangay Captain sa Labangon parente sa akong half sister. :)

You know @ frauelein.. hindi naman sa pag-aano, unfair kasi eh..... pagpumunta kami sa Manila.. kelangan namin mag tagalog, why is it na pag pupunta kayo ng Cebuano speaking provinces, kelangan pa rin namin mag tagalog?


...syempre naman bai, wala silang alam about sa Cebuano dialect...tayo sa Cebu, buhat ng Grade 1 hanggang college, may Filipino subject tayo...ang taga Luzon, wala silang subject sa school about Cebuano dialect...ilagay mo kaya ang sarili mo sa kanila...tingnan natin...heheheh!

Filipino is a mixture of dialects... but still 90% Tagalog in content..
What can we do.......:ohno::ohno:

Midio dako ang deferentia sa Filipino and Tagalog. Maski Tagalog maglisud man gali. Mao na ang commits sa Pilipino instructor nga Kapamgpangan sa nag two years high school pako sa San Fernando,Pampanga. :lol:
Example.
eroplano - salumpaopao
lingkuranan(chair) - salumpoit. . .:nuts::lol:

i heard that the U/C temple in lahug will have a 'figurehead' (angel holding a trumpet) which costs billions. for this reason, the shipping and installation of the figure will not be announced.

the statue you're referring to is the angel Moroni, an important figure in the Book of Mormon (Latter-Day Saint scripture). All Mormon temples have the statue atop their highest spires. These angels are made of fiberglass and covered with gold leaf (since 1978), so I think the billions price tag is exaggerated. Surely it wouldn't even reach a million.

Midio dako ang deferentia sa Filipino and Tagalog. Maski Tagalog maglisud man gali. Mao na ang commits sa Pilipino instructor nga Kapamgpangan sa nag two years high school pako sa San Fernando,Pampanga. :lol:
Example.
eroplano - salumpaopao
lingkuranan(chair) - salumpoit. . .:nuts::lol:

Maayo gyud pagkatudlo ni Binibining Acuna da.. :D

^^

Naunswa ni sila?:?

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Wa pa diay sila nahuman aning language discussion? Abi nakow last natow akow.......... anhi sa kow sa bermudahan sa ayala matog beh............ huwat lang kow ninyo..........:lol:

Nakita ko yata yung explanation from National Historical Institute sa Magellan's Cross, Lapu-Lapu Shrine yata Tagalog.

baka Filipino hindi Tagalog :)

^^

Uu nga............... Filipino is the National Language so natural ra sad siguro nga mao na gamiton nga description sa mga Public Monuments.

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2555/3881918062_b38abd012b.jpg

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nakabantay ko lately that a lot of korean music videos are shot in cebu particularly in mactan and its nearby islands..

parehas ani, kanang white sand beach nga ilang gisayaw-sayawn kay sa microtel mactan na..

2tyGZqTuOCk

naa pay lain video kung diin didto sila nagsayaw-sayaw sa pandanon island..lain tu nga korean singers, i just cant find the video..but sure ko sa pandanon tu kay nanayaw sila sa kanang puti nga muurag unfinished house..

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b334/EmpressOfDrac/pandanon-island-view-5.jpg

guys, can we refrain from the politics and linguistics here in our thread, naa bayay laing threads para ana...samok man gud kaayo, i try to look for pictures of Cebu to show to my foreign friends, and all i get is this gwen-tomas teleserye-like drama

The Municipality of Daan Bantayan recently celebrated their Annual Fiesta over the weekend. they held their 3rd Haladaya Festival about 3 days ago. We spent our weekends there, should have been my first time to see the event, but chose to just bum around our private property nearby. Here are some of the pics:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3881041140_476215c19d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3880237663_9f88c08887.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/3881033562_a4368bf884.jpg

^^the property isn't developed yet. we've put up some cottages for family-use. i'm thinking of putting up a la Burj Al Arab there someday. ngek! :nuts: :lol:

bai @rusty OT ko gamay, naggamit ka ug filter ani?

guys, can we refrain from the politics and linguistics here in our thread, naa bayay laing threads para ana...samok man gud kaayo, i try to look for pictures of Cebu to show to my foreign friends, and all i get is this gwen-tomas teleserye-like drama It cannot be helped because we will always have some bright interlopers injecting inane topics such as these... we can't just shut up and do nothing
^^English and Tagalog is used in the entire Philippines. As a means of business, education and tourism. Cebuano is a dialect. So when or where you transact business, etc you will spoke with these languages. As you can see: Can't anyone even get their basic definitions straight before launching their opinions. And everyone from North to South of the country swallows the wrong definitions hook, line and sinker. It happens all the time. :ohno: These substandard textbooks really warp people's minds.

A Dialect evolves from a bigger Language. Howbeit Cebuano never evolved from ANY Philippine native language. It had evolved on its own since before pre-hispanic history. A tongue which is spoken by more than a million people can hardly be construed as an inferior "dialect" of the superior "language"; especially when it evolved independently. Therefore, Cebuano is a language.

If the english word dialect = language, then why did the anglosaxons even bother to invent 2 words? Is it really that hard?

(highlight in blue = Shakespeare will collapse) :lol:
(I don't even dare to quote the whole article because I might die laughing after reading the ghastly grammar) :hilarious spellbinding??

Canadian firm earmarks P40B for Cebu projects (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501557&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman)
Updated September 02, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - After it completes the P600 million Eco Center facility in Olango Island, foreign investor Tri-Globe Capitals of Canada vowed to pour more investments ranging from US$500 million to US$1 billion or P40 billion on several projects in Cebu, including infrastructure development in partnership with several local government units (LGUs).

Tri-Globe Capitals of Canada, which inked partnership with Filipino businessmen to form a Philippine-arm called Cebu Eco Center Inc., is committed to help the development of Cebu infrastructure, such as road, water solutions and power among others.

CEC president and chief executive officer (CEO) Marc Canton said that at least US$500 million to US$1 billion budget for investment will be made available for Cebu in the next few years, as the Canadian counterpart foresees the potential of Cebu becoming world’s tourism haven.

George Kirke, the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) said that upon exploring the Cebu province, he found out that there is a lot of potential here for investments.

Kirke specifically mentioned the potential development of renewable energy plant, via ocean turbine power.

He said the strong tide in the Philippines, and some areas in Cebu province, can be a good source of renewable power. This is one of the projects the company is looking at in the long term, in partnership with a local player, or a local government unit.

Also, the company expressed willingness to bring in sophisticated technology in water solution system, in order to provide ample supply of water especially on the neighboring islands that have huge tourism potential.

These several projects will be implemented by the company, in partnership with Private Corporation, or a government entity, “depends on the deal,” Kirke said.

At the meantime, while the company is completing its Eco Center facility on Olango Island, it is also on the look of potential partners for several projects in the province.

The Cebu Eco-Center Inc. (CEC) that will manage and operate a 50-room, 100-bed resort facility along with classrooms, a scuba diving center, a scuba diving center, electronic library, observation tower (for the bird sanctuary), restaurant bar, mangrove walkways, spa and wellness center, first-aid clinic, and a dock to receive small craft from other islands.

It is in this facility, that the Canadian company will showcase its expertise in sourcing renewable power supply either through wind or ocean turbine.

Also, Kirke said the company will also start a joint-effort program with the Olango local government, for “Pristine Cleaning” activity, to sustain the coastal cleanliness of the Island.

He mentioned that the garbage build-up is quite alarming, and that the company will seriously ink partnership with LGU to start the “Pristine Cleaning” program, “we are going to need strong political backing on this,” he stressed.

Tomas rejects hosting of Miss Earth by City (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/tomas-rejects-hosting-miss-earth-city)
Sunstar Online
Thursday, September 3, 2009


CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña declined the offer of pageant organizers for the city to host Miss Earth 2009, saying it will cost a lot of money and will have very little returns in terms of tourism promotion.

City Administrator Francisco Fernandez met with the Cebu City Tourism Commission yesterday to discuss the offer of the organizers for the City to host the coronation night in November.

For updates from around the country, follow Sun.Star on Twitter

According to their initial assessment, hosting the coronation night will cost the City P2 million.

In his news conference shortly after the meeting, the mayor turned down the offer.

“No, I’m not willing to host it because it will cost a lot of money, that is not my priority... It will also consume so much of our time,” Osmeña said.

Besides, a beauty pageant can do little to promote tourism in the city, he further said.

“In a beauty contest, they don’t show much about the place, it’s all about the beautiful girls. It’s very glamorous but it has no payback as far as tourism is concerned,”
Osmeña told a news conference.

Fernandez said that the organizers thought of Cebu City because the reigning Miss Earth, 22-year-old Karla Paula Ginteroy Henry, is a Cebuana and is from the city.

He said the matter is for the City Council and the mayor to decide on, and said that Osmeña might still change his mind.

“The ballpark figure is P2 million, we might spend that much if we host it. It’s not for me to decide on and the mayor already said no, but that might just be an initial reaction,” Fernandez added.

Department of Tourism Undersecretary Phineas Alburo, meanwhile, said international beauty pageants generally help the tourism industry because these events publicize
the host city.

Alburo, however, refused to comment on Osmeña’s statements. (LCR/With GPQ)

Whoa... Nawala lang ako ng ilang oras, ang dami nang nagcomment o react regarding sa Cebuano-Tagalog language barrier ko sa Cebu. :)

In fairness, ang babait ng mga tao sa Cebu. Kahit medyo nahihirapan yung ibang magtagalog, nandon pa rin yung effort na tulungan kami. :)

Definitely, I will be back in Cebu kasi may mga hindi pa ako napuntahan lalo na sa outside Metro Cebu. :)

speaking of ace durano,dili bana siya descendant sa durano dynasty sa danao? gwapohon ug maypagka artista ang hitsura. basin daghang makahig nga botante. but i think he needs to start being an elected local government official before seeking the highest post in the province or congress.

but he was already congressman before he was appointed as tourism secretary.
and he was not doing bad as congressman in the fifth district - i am aware of
some of his initiatives because some of the consultants that he had were also
in consultation with me and i think he has a modern approach to development,
one which is infused with management skills and strategies. in fact, when he
was rumored to be appointed as tourism head, not quite a few were not in
agreement because he was also doing well as congressman.

capability-wise, i think he is excellent material for governor - a mix of modern
contemporary professional expertise and old-time political dynamism ...

At least Cebu doesn't rely on Manila.:) Cebu itself is a Major International Gateway.............. we are very accessible especially to domestic tourist given that Cebu has the most Sea linkages to almost all islands in the Country.:)

Cebu is well established province kaya asahan mo na lalaban yan pagdating sa turismo, business and the like. :)

^^Ayaw lang pahawa @Sinj.

It's not bad to aim to be on top in all aspect...At least we have an aim...Pero let's also learn to be humble to accept something that surprises us...People love Cebuanos because we are humble...But is this still true???

Learn to differentiate pride from ego, we need... :lol:

This pride sometimes makes us look GREEDY amongst the other places in the Country. But as I said, I can't always control my temper especially when some issue like this heats up. Maybe what we need to prevent this kinda issue in the future is self control(just what I'm doing) and respect. That's all thank you and I hope to achieve WORLD PEACE!:lol::nuts::lol:

ok murag hot ra kaayo ta tanan diri da. murag nagsunod-sunod na ning mga init nga issue diri nga thread gyud. LOL.

pwede mag-storya tag lain? kanang nindot nga balita be. hehehe

Hay, pagkaloslos! LOL

picture lang sa ta. from the photobook Cebu City - A Pictorial Souvenir

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Any new projects everybody?:) It's been a hard day so any new developments?:)

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Peace na....:) Let's get a better start alright!:nocrook:

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Higda sa kow sa bermudahan sa ayala aron magrelax-relax kadyot.:lol:

sa pila ka tuig pud nakong lurk bai, tataw pud kaayo nga daghang mang daut sa cebu. di na lang tika tubayan anang hinambog issue kay mutaas na ang story. LOL

They are not getting any good thing sa ilang pagdaot sa Cebu...Sa mga forums nga akong nabisitahan, same groups lang gud pirmi manaway sa Cebu.

Anyway, ang good news so far, kay katong plan nga Php40 billion nga investment from a Canadian company.

^^

Sa Mactan ni bai or sa Mainland?

Mantayupan Falls

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2291543032_8dca6d6a15.jpg

Kawasan Falls

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/2293219169_062a5e56b5.jpg

Aguinid Falls

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/1214084302_02a49afd78.jpg

Weee :)

^^

Sa Mactan ni bai or sa Mainland?


I think mao na sa SRP kadtong naay mini lake nga nahimong Bird Sanctuary

^^ Thanks Ley...Nindot kaayo na diha oi!

Canadian firm earmarks P40B for Cebu projects (http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501557&publicationSubCategoryId=108)
By Ehda M. Dagooc (The Freeman)
Updated September 02, 2009 12:00 AM

CEBU, Philippines - After it completes the P600 million Eco Center facility in Olango Island, foreign investor Tri-Globe Capitals of Canada vowed to pour more investments ranging from US$500 million to US$1 billion or P40 billion on several projects in Cebu, including infrastructure development in partnership with several local government units (LGUs).

Tri-Globe Capitals of Canada, which inked partnership with Filipino businessmen to form a Philippine-arm called Cebu Eco Center Inc., is committed to help the development of Cebu infrastructure, such as road, water solutions and power among others.

CEC president and chief executive officer (CEO) Marc Canton said that at least US$500 million to US$1 billion budget for investment will be made available for Cebu in the next few years, as the Canadian counterpart foresees the potential of Cebu becoming world’s tourism haven.

George Kirke, the company’s chief financial officer (CFO) said that upon exploring the Cebu province, he found out that there is a lot of potential here for investments.

Kirke specifically mentioned the potential development of renewable energy plant, via ocean turbine power.

He said the strong tide in the Philippines, and some areas in Cebu province, can be a good source of renewable power. This is one of the projects the company is looking at in the long term, in partnership with a local player, or a local government unit.

Also, the company expressed willingness to bring in sophisticated technology in water solution system, in order to provide ample supply of water especially on the neighboring islands that have huge tourism potential.

These several projects will be implemented by the company, in partnership with Private Corporation, or a government entity, “depends on the deal,” Kirke said.

At the meantime, while the company is completing its Eco Center facility on Olango Island, it is also on the look of potential partners for several projects in the province.

.....
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Also, Kirke said the company will also start a joint-effort program with the Olango local government, for “Pristine Cleaning” activity, to sustain the coastal cleanliness of the Island.

He mentioned that the garbage build-up is quite alarming, and that the company will seriously ink partnership with LGU to start the “Pristine Cleaning” program, “we are going to need strong political backing on this,” he stressed.

Sus, kanindot ba ani nga balita...Basin sila na ang pag-asa para sa MCIA expansion ug Trans-Axial highway.... :banana:

time sa! time sa!

mura'g things are happening so fast ...

kato'ng supposedly under negotiations ... nga ma concluded before the end
of the year ... nga magtukod ug mall sa SRP ...

hmmmm ... basin ma overtake-kan ni ug another investor da ... one which has
a 5 - star hotel in mind ... mga parente ni jumong ang mag-tukod ...

di lang ko sure ... ha ha ha


abangan ...

Mantayupan Falls

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2291543032_8dca6d6a15.jpg

Kawasan Falls

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/2293219169_062a5e56b5.jpg

Aguinid Falls

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/1214084302_02a49afd78.jpg

Weee :)

Wuist bai, asa gani ni dapit? Unsaon man sad ni pag adto? @Jarenz, andam na kay mangadto nya ta ani...

:)

time sa! time sa!

mura'g things are happening so fast ...

kato'ng supposedly under negotiations ... nga ma concluded before the end
of the year ... nga magtukod ug mall sa SRP ...

hmmmm ... basin ma overtake-kan ni ug another investor da ... one which has
a 5 - star hotel in mind ... mga parente ni jumong ang mag-tukod ...

di lang ko sure ... ha ha ha


abangan ...

Maybe what we need to prevent this kinda issue in the future is self control(just what I'm doing) and respect. That's all thank you and I hope to achieve WORLD PEACE!:lol::nuts::lol:
:okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay::okay:
Mantayupan Falls

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2291543032_8dca6d6a15.jpg

Kawasan Falls

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/2293219169_062a5e56b5.jpg

Aguinid Falls

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/1214084302_02a49afd78.jpg

Weee :)
Maayo gi-post ni, pabugnaw sa nagtikainit nga buntag. :)

^^:banana::banana:

Kani mao good news...Pero, ang negotiation sa mall developer kay on-going ra gihapon, Sir @Zid? Ma-overtake-ka lang?.... :banana:

@sir zid. kanindot anang smile-a gud. maeksayted man sad ta. hehe

:)

Weeeeeeee!! :banana::banana::banana:

Hahaha..ay ko ingna ang 50-floor hotel ni Sir Zidlakan? hehehe.

^^Then iconic ang design...:banana:

Sir @Zid, mga unsa kaha possibility nga ma-go ni? Unya timeline dayon...hehehehehhe

Demanding kaayo ko dah.

^^Then iconic ang design...:banana:

Sir @Zid, mga unsa kaha possibility nga ma-go ni? Unya timeline dayon...hehehehehhe

Demanding kaayo ko dah.

^^ Or basin usa ni ka twin towers! :lol::lol:

Nalingaw ko sa advertising line sa Bridges Town Square (http://www.bridgestownsquare.com/)nga website... :)

"Where Carbon prices and supermarket convenience come together"

Nindot kay gi-advertise gud pud ang Carbon Market...It's just show nga sikat gud ug nahimo nang standard for cheaper goods ang Carbon... :okay:

Demanding kaayo ko dah.

ahahahaha .... mao run. o kun nguho pa ko gasulti, mu yong, ahahahahahaha.

mall negotiations is almost ended. but hotel proposal might beat it to the deal.

i just talked to joel mari yu and i told him, we're having a very big problem in
the immediate near future .... :

"we're running out of land to sell!!!!!!" :D

Wuist bai, asa gani ni dapit? Unsaon man sad ni pag adto? @Jarenz, andam na kay mangadto nya ta ani...

sa samboan na bai ang aguinid falls.

@sir zid. kanindot anang smile-a gud. maeksayted man sad ta. hehe

kung sa ilonggo pa, "yuhom sang bangros!" ahahahaha

Sir Zid, pasensya kaayo...Medyo hinay akong pick-up karong buntaga.

Ako lang klarohon...Lain ni nga lot ang gi-negotiate sa mall developer, lahi pud ning hotel developer?...Heheheh

ahahahaha .... mao run. o kun nguho pa ko gasulti, mu yong, ahahahahahaha.

mall negotiations is almost ended. but hotel proposal might beat it to the deal.

i just talked to joel mari yu and i told him, we're having a very big problem in
the immediate near future .... :

"we're running out of land to sell!!!!!!" :D

Maau maau ni @ZID...hehe
Kinahanglan og next City Hall visit:D

Sir Zid, pasensya kaayo...Medyo hinay akong pick-up karong buntaga.

Ako lang klarohon...Lain ni nga lot ang gi-negotiate sa mall developer, lahi pud ning hotel developer?...Heheheh

yup ... but they are right beside each other (kung mahinayun), ... both along
the south coastal road ... well, ... the mall lot has frontage along both the SCR
and the mambaling access road ...

SHAKOY NGA WA'Y ASUKAR!!!! :banana::banana:

Sir @Zid, this made my day....Kalami ani oi!!

Salamat Sir @Zid.

Mantayupan Falls

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2291543032_8dca6d6a15.jpg

Kawasan Falls

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2142/2293219169_062a5e56b5.jpg

Aguinid Falls

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1170/1214084302_02a49afd78.jpg

Weee :)

nindot ni suroyan dah... inig uli...:banana:

Aside from Cebuano-Tagalog language barrier we experienced during our stay there, may mga bloopers at discoveries na nalaman ng mga kasamahan ko:

1. Nagrequest yung ka-officemate ko ng patis sa SUTUKIL dahil medyo matabang ang sinigang, ang binigay ng crew ay toyo. Doon namin nalaman na kapag sinabi mong patis, toyo ang ibibigay nila at yun ang ibig nilang sabihin. :)

2. Nung sumakay kami ng multicab papuntang Fuente Osmena, bababa na kami. Sabi ng kasamahan ko "ma, para!" diniretso ng driver. Yun pala ang sasabihin mo sa kanya "Lugar!" :)

3. Balik sa SUTUKIL, ang order namin ay sinigang sa miso. Akala namin ay alam ng tindera, yun pala isisigang niya sa kamatis tapos iyon daw ang sinigang nila. :)

Marami pa kaming experience diyan sa Cebu. :)

mura lageg nagkabati ang quality of discussion diri sa thread... bring back intelligent discussions.. not some random rants...

@Daizuke

dont bring down camsur just to promote cebu... thats crab mentality.. both destination has its strengths... dili sa tanang butang number 1 ang cebu

Aside from Cebuano-Tagalog language barrier we experienced during our stay there, may mga bloopers at discoveries na nalaman ng mga kasamahan ko:

1. Nagrequest yung ka-officemate ko ng patis sa SUTUKIL dahil medyo matabang ang sinigang, ang binigay ng crew ay toyo. Doon namin nalaman na kapag sinabi mong patis, toyo ang ibibigay nila at yun ang ibig nilang sabihin. :)

2. Nung sumakay kami ng multicab papuntang Fuente Osmena, bababa na kami. Sabi ng kasamahan ko "ma, para!" diniretso ng driver. Yun pala ang sasabihin mo sa kanya "Lugar!" :)

3. Balik sa SUTUKIL, ang order namin ay sinigang sa miso. Akala namin ay alam ng tindera, yun pala isisigang niya sa kamatis tapos iyon daw ang sinigang nila. :)

Marami pa kaming experience diyan sa Cebu. :)

#1 >> patis is fish sauce and toyo is soy sauce man siguro... not sure ha :)

Aside from Cebuano-Tagalog language barrier we experienced during our stay there, may mga bloopers at discoveries na nalaman ng mga kasamahan ko:

1. Nagrequest yung ka-officemate ko ng patis sa SUTUKIL dahil medyo matabang ang sinigang, ang binigay ng crew ay toyo. Doon namin nalaman na kapag sinabi mong patis, toyo ang ibibigay nila at yun ang ibig nilang sabihin. :)

2. Nung sumakay kami ng multicab papuntang Fuente Osmena, bababa na kami. Sabi ng kasamahan ko "ma, para!" diniretso ng driver. Yun pala ang sasabihin mo sa kanya "Lugar!" :)

3. Balik sa SUTUKIL, ang order namin ay sinigang sa miso. Akala namin ay alam ng tindera, yun pala isisigang niya sa kamatis tapos iyon daw ang sinigang nila. :)

Marami pa kaming experience diyan sa Cebu. :)

^^:lol: same experience.. me as a cebuano have grown to know patis as the soy sauce (silver swan or camel), now working with other filipinos abroad napagtawanan ako minsan during dinner, someone ask me to pass the patis, i immediately handed over the bottle of soy sauce.. sad/funny i know :lol:

^^sir pictures naman sa visit nyo sa cebu...:banana: thanks in advance:)

mura lageg nagkabati ang quality of discussion diri sa thread... bring back intelligent discussions.. not some random rants...

@Daizuke

dont bring down camsur just to promote cebu... thats crab mentality.. both destination has its strengths... dili sa tanang butang number 1 ang cebu

Mao gyud, maka way gana mo post...


BTW, weather in Cebu today is Bad... It's raining several hours na with gusty winds... Due to Habagat brought by TD 93W (Labuyo)... Expect this kind of weather until Sunday...

ako dili ganahan makig bati ana mga unsa pana diha mga topic basta sa ako para kaayuhan sa cebu og dili lang sa cebu kundi sa pilipinas na....

...syempre naman bai, wala silang alam about sa Cebuano dialect...tayo sa Cebu, buhat ng Grade 1 hanggang college, may Filipino subject tayo...ang taga Luzon, wala silang subject sa school about Cebuano dialect...ilagay mo kaya ang sarili mo sa kanila...tingnan natin...heheheh!

kaya nga unfair..... analyze mo nga.............

mao katong ako nagiskwela ok ra jud sa ako makapasar lang sa filipino nga subject kay para nako dili jud ko moembrace sa ilang dialect...kay para nako tagalog is the weakest language in the philippines kung wala ang media

1. Nagrequest yung ka-officemate ko ng patis sa SUTUKIL dahil medyo matabang ang sinigang, ang binigay ng crew ay toyo. Doon namin nalaman na kapag sinabi mong patis, toyo ang ibibigay nila at yun ang ibig nilang sabihin. :)


haha! same experience nung bago pa ako dito sa metro manila... hehe!

I-copy ko lang tong na post ko sa Cebu LRT thread at i-share tong nabasa ko sa Manila Bulletin, tingnan niyo ang naka highlight, parang meron talagang LRT na mangyayari sa Cebu:


P50-B bond float for infra projects only – NDC

By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
source: mb.com.ph (http://mb.com.ph/articles/218520/p50b-bond-float-infra-projects-only-ndc)
August 31, 2009, 7:20pm

The P50-billion bond float of the National Development Co. (NDC) will be strictly used for infrastructure projects identified under the government’s Medium Term Infrastructure Program.

NDC general manager Lourdes Rebueno said they are currently preparing the implementing guidelines for the bond float.

“The proceeds of the bond float are strictly for the financing of infrastructure projects identified by the government under the MTPIP,” Rebueno said.

Rebueno said that NDC may issue the bonds in tranches depending on the project that have been approved by an evaluation committee.

Rebueno said the P50-billion bond float would serve as the government’s counterpart to the private sector’s call for the establishment of a P100 billion special private-public sector fund for infrastructure of which P50 billion would be funded by the private sector project proponents.

The objective was to help spur the economy in light of the global economic slowdown through massive infrastructure development projects.

The infrastructure projects are long term projects and are expected to go beyond the current administration.

Already, the PCCI has already identified 9 infrastructure projects that are slated for implementation in the first quarter this year.

“We are now vetting on 9 infrastructure projects,” said Edgardo B. Lacson, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry noting that the projects are composed of light rails, toll roads, and ports.

The identified projects include high-speed rail (Clark-Central business districts LRT 1); South Extension (to Bacoor); MRT 9 (EDSA-West Avenue-Morayta); Common Terminal for MRT 3-LRT 1 North Extension-MRT 7; Common Bus Terminals; Light Rail Transport Cebu, City; C6 Lakeshore• Expressway Daang Hari – SLEX Link; Cavite-Laguna (CALA); North Luzon East Expressway; Metro Manila Sky Way; SCTEx-Aurora; international airport in Aurora province and; a second passenger terminal in Diosdado Macapagal International Airport.

Lacson said that the area near the Trinoma shopping center at the end of the MRT3 in Quezon City has been identified as the common terminal for MRT 3, LRT 1 and the proposed MRT 7. Lacson also noted that the development of a major international port in Aurora province is important in making the Philippines a transshipment hub given its strategic location relative to the Pacific.

post ko lang ito guys galing kay Tonzi....

^^
tinuood gyud ni?

Nindot pod ni nga murag maingon ani ang SRP...Camboriu ni in Brazil..ang banner karong adlawa...

http://www.reservas.net/alojamiento_hoteles/imagenes/camboriu_vistaaerea_450x351.jpg

^^ i hope so...

Nindot pod ni nga murag maingon ani ang SRP...Camboriu ni in Brazil..ang banner karong adlawa...

http://www.reservas.net/alojamiento_hoteles/imagenes/camboriu_vistaaerea_450x351.jpg

sobra naman pud ka dense na siya. mawala na siguro ang park like environment sa SRP sa akong tan-aw

The Municipality of Daan Bantayan recently celebrated their Annual Fiesta over the weekend. they held their 3rd Haladaya Festival about 3 days ago. We spent our weekends there, should have been my first time to see the event, but chose to just bum around our private property nearby. Here are some of the pics:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3507/3881041140_476215c19d.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3880237663_9f88c08887.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2482/3881033562_a4368bf884.jpg

^^the property isn't developed yet. we've put up some cottages for family-use. i'm thinking of putting up a la Burj Al Arab there someday. ngek! :nuts: :lol:

Nindota diay sa white sand beach sa daan bantayan..sayang lang ning naa sa pic kay gibutangan man na og sea wall..wala mo masayangi sa white sand ani? para nako nindot og ipaguba unta na ninyo...:)

ahahahaha .... mao run. o kun nguho pa ko gasulti, mu yong, ahahahahahaha.

mall negotiations is almost ended. but hotel proposal might beat it to the deal.

i just talked to joel mari yu and i told him, we're having a very big problem in
the immediate near future .... :

"we're running out of land to sell!!!!!!" :D

hahaha..mo na ni ron... running out of land na noon.

btw, si zid, suggestion why dont we extend the SRP to the Inayawan Dumpsite area, which can be connected through a bridge from the SRP.

I think pede sad to e develop didto and become the socio-culturak-religious site.. adto na lang nato ibutang ang Mosque..

I think dghan kaayo investor na magka interes to develop it.

Nindot pod ni nga murag maingon ani ang SRP...Camboriu ni in Brazil..ang banner karong adlawa...

http://www.reservas.net/alojamiento_hoteles/imagenes/camboriu_vistaaerea_450x351.jpg

wow kaninot sad ani bai.....hehe....good news jud kron adlawa sa gi-ingon ni Sir Zed....pohon hapit na diay ma end ang close deal sa mall maybe this year it will start the construction of the mall soon....wow bravo.....:banana::banana:

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hahaha..mo na ni ron... running out of land na noon.

btw, si zid, suggestion why dont we extend the SRP to the Inayawan Dumpsite area, which can be connected through a bridge from the SRP.

I think pede sad to e develop didto and become the socio-culturak-religious site.. adto na lang nato ibutang ang Mosque..

I think dghan kaayo investor na magka interes to develop it.

nindot pod na nga idea nimo bai henz..:)

Nindota diay sa white sand beach sa daan bantayan..sayang lang ning naa sa pic kay gibutangan man na og sea wall..wala mo masayangi sa white sand ani? para nako nindot og ipaguba unta na ninyo...:)

Mahurot og kaon sa dagat ang yuta bai, kung wala sea wall...Anyway, dili man pud tanan part hinoon ang naa sea wall..Kato lang parts na hapit na maka-on ang karsada.

Unsa na kaha construction update atong 6-star Kandaya Hotel sa Daanbantayan. Last time nako adto, nag-U/C naman to. Lisod lang ikuha og pics kay mo-agi pa og dakong gate.

Mahurot og kaon sa dagat ang yuta bai, kung wala sea wall...Anyway, dili man pud tanan part hinoon ang naa sea wall..Kato lang parts na hapit na maka-on ang karsada.

Unsa na kaha construction update atong 6-star Kandaya Hotel sa Daanbantayan. Last time nako adto, nag-U/C naman to. Lisod lang ikuha og pics kay mo-agi pa og dakong gate.

6-star hotel bai....dba wla pay 6-star sa cebu?

Basin duha ka nagtapad na 3 stars hotel.. so total is 6 stars...

Nice photos @Rusty! Care to share your post-processing workflow? ;)
Thanks sinj, I only played with the curve and level settings ra man.. :)

bai @rusty OT ko gamay, naggamit ka ug filter ani?
No special filter, I'm using a regular UV protection filter.

Nindota diay sa white sand beach sa daan bantayan..sayang lang ning naa sa pic kay gibutangan man na og sea wall..wala mo masayangi sa white sand ani? para nako nindot og ipaguba unta na ninyo...:)
it's been there since Marcos time pa... and it's very near the highway, delikado mu cave-in as what Sleepwalker said.

Mahurot og kaon sa dagat ang yuta bai, kung wala sea wall...Anyway, dili man pud tanan part hinoon ang naa sea wall..Kato lang parts na hapit na maka-on ang karsada.
that's right. in fact, we are currently undergoing repair on the caved-in part of the lot, quite costly.

6-star hotel bai....dba wla pay 6-star sa cebu?

It was according to reports a year ago... :)

Here is the link : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17459710&postcount=36391

It was according to reports a year ago... :)

Here is the link : http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpost.php?p=17459710&postcount=36391

It is said that Salimbangon is the investor... haven't heard of it since.

edit: Mr. Yeung is Mariquita Salimbangon's husband. hehe

nice kaayo ang banner. i can imagine nga mao ni ang future sa SRP

anyway, enough na sa camsur vs cebu kay usa ra ta ka nasud. dapat malipay pa gani ta kay dili na lang cebu ang pambato sa pinas, mao dapat jud ta malipay sa kalampusan sa camsur.