Congrats... to us. :)

^^i remember the old SSS building...my lolo once told me about lover's lane (3 days before he died)...and he also told me that he once crashed the old family car on the p.del rosario rotunda...

Alright! Let's move on!

Where was we? Life in Parian?

A new building at Jackosalem cor. N. Bacalso St.

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/5415/image531ni5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)



Works on the new larsian has now begun. the other side is already finished.

http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/9581/image00038vt4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

It was me who wrote the first article around 6 months ago. It was however vandalized.

I think it was edited and the one who wrote the Metro Cebu article I guess was also the same one who wrote the new/edited Cebu City article.

Basta taga Pardo daw siya.. I'm not sure if he knows Slerz or basin si Slerz siya..

However, most of the pictures there were uploaded by me.. I think it was also there where Cebu TV Channel 28 got some of the photos and showed it in their channel, hehe.. sikat ang SSC..


I was able to read the Cebu City article now, the first time in 6 months. There are lots of redundancies already, I think it needs to be edited, to be trimmed down to be exact..



By the way , hats off to whoever made the Wikipedia entries of Cebu, Metro Cebu, and Cebu City. The entries are really well thought of.

Primary suspect: Arnold. Good job bai. hehehe

is N. Bacalso St., the hi-way going to the south? i'm confused, how come N. Bacalso St. corner Jakosalem.... should that be Jakosalem cor. P. del Rosario St.?

It was me who wrote the first article around 6 months ago. It was however vandalized.

I think it was edited and the one who wrote the Metro Cebu article I guess was also the same one who wrote the new/edited Cebu City article.

Basta taga Pardo daw siya.. I'm not sure if he knows Slerz or basin si Slerz siya..

However, most of the pictures there were uploaded by me.. I think it was also there where Cebu TV Channel 28 got some of the photos and showed it in their channel, hehe.. sikat ang SSC..


I checked the history on editions on the entry of Cebu City in Wikipedia. And those who contribute are of the following (partial):


Seav - the person who created the Cebu City article
Immortal sanctus - I suspect that username is Arnold!
Leonkilat - I wonder who's that guy
Basakpardo - Hmmm... slerz?
Joseph Solis in Australia
Bentong Isles - Ahh yes.. the founder of Cebuano version of Wikipedia, did some corrections on celebrities ((cur) (last) 07:39, 26 August 2006 Bentong Isles (Talk | contribs) (→Arts and entertainment: Pilita Corales to Corrales, removed Vina Morales -- she's from Bogo, Cebu and not Cebu City)
)

Alright! Let's move on!

Where was we? Life in Parian?


si windshear, mura'g joker...hehehhehe!

si windshear, mura'g joker...hehehhehe!

Hahahahaha! Mind you can borrow a jester outfit? :-P

is N. Bacalso St., the hi-way going to the south? i'm confused, how come N. Bacalso St. corner Jakosalem.... should that be Jakosalem cor. P. del Rosario St.?

you're right, P. del Rodario St. cor Jakosalem...
N Bacalso ave starts from Emall going to the south.

...CEBU to the world! first, the famous dried mangoes, then Penshoppe, then the health drink Lacto Pafi, and now Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes....hehheheh.... next in line is Bo's Coffee Club...they'll be opening soon branches in the middle east and in far east asia !!!

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Cosmopolitan to open Vietnam outlet in '07
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 11/01/2006

http://static.flickr.com/26/43210807_1d0b599d14.jpg?v=0

Cosmopolitan Memorial Chapels will be opening its first overseas outlet in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2007.

Cosmopolitan, which has the largest chain of memorial chapels in the country, launched its local and international franchise package in 2002. The Vietnam outlet opening next year will start the company's active positioning in the international market.

Expanding its overseas presence through franchise concept, Cosmopolitan franchise director and vice president for operations Kate Dychangco-Anzani said it took time for the company to clench the offshore deal because of cultural constraints especially in the death care and memorial care aspects.

In Vietnam, since the country has similar culture in the Philippines, it was a bit easier for the company to pursue the franchise business.

"Locals in Vietnam believe that there is a need for more professional funeral service," Dychangco-Anzani said.

The company offers an average of P20 million to P40 million franchise fee, depending on the location, and the size of the memorial chapel.

She said if the Vietnam operation goes well, the company will have to actively explore other franchise possibilities in other countries.

Cosmopolitan is banking on it's over 50 years experience in the funeral care service industry, with 17 chain of memorial chapels around the country.

The company has also introduced the first internationally accredited mortuary and funeral care skills training center at Nivel Hills, the Pacific Center for Advanced Studies (PCAS).

According to Sarah Dychangco, PCAS president, the mortuary and funeral skills is always in demand whether in the Philippines or anywhere around the globe, as date rate is constant at 100 percent.

The training center arm of the Cosmopolitan will also serve as the human resource powerhouse of the company to compliment its bid to go international.

To date, the school has not only attracted locals, but also foreign students.

"What we commit to our franchisees is transitional growth and a partnership that will be beneficial through the years," Dychangco-Anzani said.

Last April of this year, the company started to export funeral care merchandizes, such as casket interiors, urn bags, some chemicals, and embalming fluids.

Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes Inc., has been in the death care service industry for over 50 years. The company started in Cebu, in 1950, by Renato Dychangco Sr. The very first branch opened to the public with aide of horses-then known as "kalesas" serving as the company hearse.

soruce: The Freeman Online (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/Freeman200611012001.htm)

...photo by @rokbotoy of flickr.com

Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Firm opens budget hotel in downtown Cebu

A COMPANY that operates a chain of pension houses in Leyte has ventured into Cebu’s hotel industry.

“The opportunity in Cebu is big. Although we cannot say that we will be successful just yet but experience will teach us to become better,” said Vismin GV Hotel Inc. (Vismin-GVHI) owner Flor Villegas.

Vismin GVHI launched on Oct. 20 the GV Tower Hotel, which is located in downtown Cebu City.

Villegas also revealed that the company plans to construct a 45-story apartel on a 1,500-square meter property in Basak, Mam-baling, Cebu City.

The apartel, which is expected to be completed in 2008, will house 39 units and will cater mainly to foreigners and overseas Filipino workers, she said.

The company’s GV Tower Hotel, on the other hand, sits on a 600-square meter prime property.

The first six floors of the tower hotel is occupied by Citi Appliance and Universal Lending, which is also owned by the company, while the rest of the building is allotted to the hotel and its amenities.

Business travelers

“It’s a budget hotel,” Villegas told Sun.Star Cebu.

She said it would cater to business travelers and foreign and local tourists.

“Because of the limited space, we know we cannot provide all the amenities common in most hotels,” she said.

But the GV Tower Hotel has the basics: restaurant, coffee shop and a function room that can accommodate 250 guests.

Villegas said the hotel’s ideal location —close to restaurants, malls, churches, tourists spots and hospitals, among others — is what sets it apart from competitors.

She said safety of the guests is the hotel’s main priority.

The parking area is equipped with an electric shutter that automatically closes the gates at 10 p.m. The area also has a 24-hour security scanning system.

“We provide our guests with a card that they will present to the guard for them to enter or exit,” Villegas said. (MMM) here (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/01/bus/firm.opens.budget.hotel.in.downtown.cebu.html)

^^ is that really a 45-storey apartel in mambaling? :)

^^in basak mambaling? murag wa may angay didto itukod...

it can't be a 45 storey ...it must be a typographical error in which it should 4 to 5 storey only because they're talking about 39 units apartel ...otherwise, if that is one unit for every floor... it could be a 45 storey and the rest of the floors are for administrative purposes...

CDHI eyes lots in Naga for retirement village

TO TAKE advantage of Cebu’s potential to attract the medical tourism market, Cebu Doctors’ Hospital Inc. (CDHI) plans to establish a retirement village in southern Cebu.

CDHI president Poten-ciano Larrazabal Jr. said the company is negotiating with lot owners in Naga, Cebu to be able to establish a retirement village there.

“With the growing aging population, I can see that the Philippines, particularly Cebu, has bright prospects to cater to these medical retirees who are in need of good healthcare facilities and services,� said Larrazabal.

In an interview with Sun.Star Cebu, Larrazabal said the retirement village will be completed within the next five years.

He said CDHI may utilize a portion of the one-hectare lot in Naga where the 250-bed Cebu Doctors’ South General Hospital sits for the retirement village or acquire other properties nearby.

“We are currently in the negotiation stage. We want to be ready as the opportunity arises,� he said.

Larrazabal said there are plans to construct a “mini mall� within the vicinity of the retirement village.

He did not disclose other details about the project but said CDHI is not entertaining the possibility of partnering with another entity.

Larrazabal is optimistic that in the near future the healthcare sector will be among the province’s booming industries, along with property development, and information and communications technology.

“I believe Cebu will offer the best retirement facilities compared to Manila since we have (a more stable) peace and order situation, better airport facilities, good telecommunications,� he said, adding that many Cebuanos are also proficient in English.

In the last few years, CDHI has invested in building and improving its network of hospitals in the province, including Cebu Doctors’ Hospital, North General Hospital in Talamban (Cebu City) and South General Hospital.

CDHI also plans to relocate the Cebu Doctors’ University to the Cebu City north reclamation area.

Larrazabal said that as early as January next year, some classes would be held at the new location, although formal launching of the university is set in April 2007 yet. (MMM)

Dili oi, Fernan2006 akong username tawn didto..


I checked the history on editions on the entry of Cebu City in Wikipedia. And those who contribute are of the following (partial):


Seav - the person who created the Cebu City article
Immortal sanctus - I suspect that username is Arnold!
Leonkilat - I wonder who's that guy
Basakpardo - Hmmm... slerz?
Joseph Solis in Australia
Bentong Isles - Ahh yes.. the founder of Cebuano version of Wikipedia, did some corrections on celebrities ((cur) (last) 07:39, 26 August 2006 Bentong Isles (Talk | contribs) (→Arts and entertainment: Pilita Corales to Corrales, removed Vina Morales -- she's from Bogo, Cebu and not Cebu City)
)

^^ is that really a 45-storey apartel in mambaling? :)

The lot where GV Tower Hotel sits is only 600-sq meter while this one 1,500 sq. meter. Apartel is short of Apartment/Hotel right?

^^

Yeah I'm wondering bai kay it says that it will only have 39 units, hehehe.. Maybe it's a 4-5 stories structure.

it can't be a 45 storey ...it must be a typographical error in which it should 4 to 5 storey only because they're talking about 39 units apartel ...otherwise, if that is one unit for every floor... it could be a 45 storey and the rest of the floors are for administrative purposes...

That's what I thought 100 to 150 sq.m in 4 to 5 floors, that's about 40 to 50 units. But what if it is 390 units not 39. :nuts:

ok, who's up for a game?

using google earth, find the approximate measurements of the following:

1.) length of SM City Cebu
2.) Diameter of Ayala Center Cebu Rotunda
3.) Diamter of Fuente Osmena
4.) Distance between Mactan Bridge and Fernan Bridge
5.) Length of SRP viaduct

you're right, P. del Rodario St. cor Jakosalem...
N Bacalso ave starts from Emall going to the south.

all the way to Santander i suppose? cool ha...swertiha gud aning tawhana, halos katunga sa dalan sa cebu iyaha man...lol...

That's what I thought 100 to 150 sq.m in 4 to 5 floors, that's about 40 to 50 units. But what if it is 390 units not 39. :nuts:

pwede pud...as to the suggestion that the other six floors could be for admin, well maybe, but definitely not all...they'd probably rent it out as office and commercial spaces, maybe a mall of sorts...

one floor per unit? HUGE! and i must say, very unique...kung tinoud man gani na 45-storeys, mayta gyud madayon...duol na baya sa pardo ang mambaling...gamay na lang kuwang, basin in the near future naa nay skyscraper tupad sa amoa...lol

OT: asa diay sa "bestfriend"? ayaw ko ingna na na-kick out na sad...

hapit pud baya ko na ban...lol...na-'inspire' man ko sa feature sa tv about atong target market sa philippine tourism ang russia...so gahimo pud ko ug thread sa russian forum, advertising cebu--written in cyrillic/russian, thanks to babel fish...--only to find out about a week later, na subject to banning ang akong gihimo...what the? hehehehehe

A 45 storey building in Mambaling?

Considering it is true and it will materialize. A 45 storey building in Mambaling will not be as good looking as other skyscrapers in the city right now until 2010 or even 2015. It will not really be a good skyscraper to stare nor look at, surrounded by mostly impoverish community.

BUT? Think of Hong Kong...I never doubt that time will come, Cebu will look like Hong Kong or even better than Hong Kong. When that time comes, investors won't give a damn if they build skyscrapers in mambaling, inayawan, pasil and other impoverish community in the city if Cebu will become congested, more congested than Hong Kong and other very congested cities in the world. Remember! Cebu is very much like Hong Kong (if you have been to HK, you can really tell!) with less flat lands and more of reclamations.

When SRP will look like CBP, then you will see an investments like Parklane and other investments tha opted to be built jst around CBP rather than inside CBP because of the high cost of a lot inside CBP.

Just imagine? And compare it to what is going on now at NRA where SM, Robinson's/Star Mills in 4 years time, CICC, CDU and Cebu Boardwalk Mall are located. Did they give a damn? My answer is a big NOT! They only give a damn of being an optimistic that they can convert this impoverish look or even really an impoversih community into its antonym. ENRICH!

Locked, even on a holiday :D

Cebu: The Metropolis and Province: 1 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=98672)|2 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=193913)|3 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=245389)|4 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=252313)|5 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=259961)|6 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=268633)|7 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=277230)|8 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=282843)|9 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288296)|10 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=293124)|11 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=295748)|12 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=298002)|13 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=300434)|14 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=304342)|15 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=309694)|16 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=313380)|17 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=316718)|18 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=323203)|19 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=328298)|20 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=331437)|21 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=334211)|22 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=338852)|23 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=341772)|24 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=347207)|25 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=352310)|26 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=358178)|27 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=362605)|28 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=374034)|29 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=373923)|30 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388300)|31 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388291)|32 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=388295)|33 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=387532)|34 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=390268)|35 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=395921)|36 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=401770)|37 (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=402281)

ok, who's up for a game?

using google earth, find the approximate measurements of the following:

1.) length of SM City Cebu
2.) Diameter of Ayala Center Cebu Rotunda
3.) Diamter of Fuente Osmena
4.) Distance between Mactan Bridge and Fernan Bridge
5.) Length of SRP viaduct

So far, here it is:

1. Length of SM City Cebu: 296.91 m
2. Fuente Osmeña Diameter: 126.26 m

Congrats to Cebu!

Thread 38 na gyud!

^^ we've grown this old... 38, we're nearing mid-life crisis!

if realized, expect chanel, vuitton, et al to be our next "friendly neighborhood stores":

‘Expensive stores will attract tourists’


By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 09:15am (Mla time) 11/01/2006


Cebu needs high-end wine shops, expensive boutiques and jewelry stores to compete with more advanced tourist destinations, a travel expert said.

Robert Joseph, president of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies (NAITAS), said during the 888 news forum on Tuesday, that this is what Cebu lacks compared to popular destinations like Hong Kong, Singapore, and Phuket, Thailand.

Joseph said high-end boutiques of name-brand designers were a competitive edge of these Asian cities.

He cited Phuket, which has 280 chartered flights per week, and even a southern town in Egypt, which has 4 million visitors each year.

He attributed their success to the availability of expensive goods.

“I tell you now that cheap is no longer successful in tourism,” he pointed out. “This 10 percent of what you have is nothing, this is not tourism as far as we are concern.

Joseph referred to Cebu's tourism market as 10 percent compared to other Asian cities.

Cebu, however, is now on top of NAITAS’ list of destinations in the country that the group is promoting.

Joseph said the group is giving priority to Cebu, which has high prospects in investments because of additional roads and upcoming power and water projects.

Cebu still lagged behind in tourist arrivals.

This year, about 300,000 foreign tourists came to Cebu, which is enjoying 1.5 million arrivals in both domestic and foreign visitors.

NAITAS, which is made up of 1,100 tour agencies across the country, is targeting 3.5 million tourist arrivals for Cebu.

Joseph also urged the provincial government to take advantage of the opening of new direct chartered flights to Cebu from other destinations.

Qatar Airways is opening three direct flights per week to Doha, which will connect European tourists to Cebu. He said that direct flights will allow Cebu to be advertised in the firms in-house magazines read around the world.

nganung muadto pa man ta ug Hongkong ug naa na nga mga brand names here in cebu! hehehe...

pwede pud...as to the suggestion that the other six floors could be for admin, well maybe, but definitely not all...they'd probably rent it out as office and commercial spaces, maybe a mall of sorts...

one floor per unit? HUGE! and i must say, very unique...kung tinoud man gani na 45-storeys, mayta gyud madayon...duol na baya sa pardo ang mambaling...gamay na lang kuwang, basin in the near future naa nay skyscraper tupad sa amoa...lol

Basig mahimo nang Pardo City kay sa una separate municipality man ang Pardo hehehe.
Pero its a good start for Mambaling...we don't know, investors will also start investing there after the project.

Basig mahimo nang Pardo City kay sa una separate municipality man ang Pardo hehehe.
Pero its a good start for Mambaling...we don't know, investors will also start investing there after the project.

it will spur developmnent in Cebu City South...

MallRover

So this morning, I was roving some Gaisano Stores. I was really shocked when I first entered Gaisano Mactan after a few months. It has been fully renovated inside. It looks like an SM mall now. And there are a lot of new tenants (Goldilocks and Red Ribbon to name a few). The renovation of the supermarket is almost done. The facade has also been improved.

Then, we went to White Gold, the whole White Gold Club is also undergoing renovation

:applause:

MallRover

So this morning, I was roving some Gaisano Stores. I was really shocked when I first entered Gaisano Mactan after a few months. It has been fully renovated inside. It looks like an SM mall now. And there are a lot of new tenants (Goldilocks and Red Ribbon to name a few). The renovation of the supermarket is almost done. The facade has also been improved.

Then, we went to White Gold, the whole White Gold Club is also undergoing renovation

:applause:


Mas nice if they would rehabilitate the original White Gold nearby. Mas nice iyang architecture and appeal unlike the current White Gold that looks like a warehouse, hehehe, tapos across pa jud ug memorial park.

^ But diba, there was a plan to have the old White Gold demolished entirely to be replaced by a hotel?

^ But diba, there was a plan to have the old White Gold demolished entirely to be replaced by a hotel?

Really? I haven't heard of it but I think the hotel would be far more better.

Mas maayo sad if they rehabilitate that avenue that goes straight to SM City. It's quite wide at around six lanes with sidewalks, tapos tree lined pa jud.

That skeleton whitegold should be repaced by a huge highrise hotel para ma develop sd na diha nga area.

Mas nice if they would rehabilitate the original White Gold nearby. Mas nice iyang architecture and appeal unlike the current White Gold that looks like a warehouse, hehehe, tapos across pa jud ug memorial park.

That skeleton whitegold should be repaced by a huge highrise hotel para ma develop sd na diha nga area.

Yeah, certainly it would spur development in that area :banana:

belated Happy Halloween to everyone! :eek:

... IT investments are pouring in Cebu !!!

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Japanese IT firms to invest in Cebu
PIA Press Release
by Minerva BC
1 November 2006

According to the Cebu Investment Promotion Center (CIPC), five (5) Japanese information-technology (IT) companies plan to invest in Cebu this year. This confirms a survey by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) that Japanese firms in the Philippines are more optimistic about doing business in the country, as shown by a positive business sentiment index for October 2006.

The current survey of 180 firms out of the total 271 Japanese companies registered in the Philippines showed 26.1% of the respondents felt business got worse in October, from 28.1% last month, while 28.9% felt their business got better this month, against 26.6% in September. JETRO said 45% of the respondents said their businesses remained the same in October the same number registered the previous month.

CIPC managing director, Joel Mari Yu said, the Tokyo-based companies were identified as Bell net Co. Ltd., ISFnet Co. Ltd., Sahara Systems Japan, Data Application Co. Ltd. and CyberTech Corp.

Yu said, these companies plan to set up only small operations here, which is ideal for Cebu, because it has yet to build its capability to serve their skills requirement. "For example, we don't really have the capability to provide 2,000 programmers," Yu explained.

Attracting these companies to set up business here will help Cebu show to the world that it can already handle IT investments, other than call centers and business process outsourcing, Yu added. "CIPC is getting in touch with various schools and universities in Cebu, arranging meetings with government and non-government organizations involved in IT development because these companies want to establish partnerships with IT schools and universities in Cebu," Yu said.

Based on CIPC data and company information materials, Bell Net, a software engineering company has already set up a temporary office in Cebu with a P10M capitalization, 10 full-time staff and 160 contract engineers and designers. ISFnet, on the other hand, offers consulting, system design, software development, hardware, computer system management and other IT-related services. It plans to invest with a $1.6M capitalization and hires about 1,600 employees. The company plans to hire and train engineers for three years and set-up a training school here later.

The Sahara Systems will partner with universities in Cebu to develop its Unix and Computing Service and Japanese language courses. It plans to come up with 4-year Unix course and hire qualified graduates of this course. Recently, the company offers its Unix box for free to the different universities here in return for acknowledgement of their contribution.

Meantime, the Data Application Co. has a capitalization of 200 million Yen with 50 employees providing various products including communication middleware and other IT support services. It core business is network systems development; while the CyberTech Corp. has an 80 million Yen capitalization and in involved in the development of the world's first commercial XML native database Cyber Luxeon and the development of XML database using middleware.

XML, or Extensible markup Language, according to a company brochure, is a simple and flexible text format designed for use in large-scale electronic publishing. It is also used in exchange of data on the Web.

As these developed in the Central Philippines, the country's chief negotiator in the trade talks with Japan, Senior Trade Undersecretary Thomas Aquino said, the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) signed by the two countries last week, is an "all-trade" pact that covers a comprehensive range of products; which means that all products produced in both countries are covered. Aquino added, Manila and Tokyo are set to work on a protocol or rules on how to do things under the JPEPA.

The Japanese embassy said, the Japanese government "sincerely hopes that JPEPA will come into force at the earliest possible date," as it believes that the agreement, which still has to be ratified by the Philippine Senate, "will be conducive to the further increase of trade and investments between the two countries and thus further promote the bilateral relations."

source: Philippine Information Agency (http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&sec=news&r=&y=&mo=&fi=p061101.htm&no=26)

... the site of the proposed "CIUDAD Mall"

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/beijingmotors-1.jpg

Red sidewalks of SRP:

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3630/image534wa0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


And i thought all the wires in SRP will be placed underground. So what are these very tall electric posts doing in the Mambaling access road? :dunno:


http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9307/image536cp1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

And i thought all the wires in SRP will be placed underground. So what are these very huge electric posts doing in the Mambaling access road? :dunno:


http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9307/image536cp1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

cross man na nga dagko.

^ Won't those be lampposts?

^^ nah, i guess they will be electrical posts. they are taller than the ordinary electrical posts and they are made of steel, not concrete.

^^

Those are high voltage electric posts Mark.. Those will also double as street lights. Aside from that, other utilities firms cannot put wires there I guess so it would still be clean to look at.

Nice unta if ma underground but I guess they will spend more if they do it..

Anyway, for sure, the wires that will be connecting the firms that will be put up will surely be underground and will not be bungled up into those poles.

Also sad, basin underground ang uban wires sa mga dalan nga himuon pa. Hehehe.

^^ but Tomas said that all wires will be placed underground!!!!

^^ yah, and my parents even commented that the posts are leaning sidewards.. mehbeh those posts are just temporary. hehe,. i mean those really are unpleasant to the eyes.:D

Red sidewalks of SRP:

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/3630/image534wa0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)




from bridge in Talisay upto sa SRP bridge ni bai?

Red Sidewalks and Yellow Posts - walang blue -- the three colors of our flag.
:D

:lol:

^ I'm glad you posted again Czarina, I know you have a lot to contribute here. It's also good that you post frequently so that you'll be the first Cebuano FEMALE forumer :yes:

OT: ka-cute ni czarina !!! (Mariel ikaw ba 'yan?)

^ I'm glad you posted again Czarina, I know you have a lot to contribute here. It's also good that you post frequently so that you'll be the first Cebuano FEMALE forumer :yes:

:lol: My beloved PinoyExchange closed for 24 hours mao nang naa ko here. I'm enjoying the Noon at Ngayon thread in the Heritage. Also, the College and Universities. Thomasians still rule there.:lol:

One Big Fight!

sinjin, nabanhaw na ang USC website?
:D

what about sheraton hotel? di ba mo-agi man pud ang delegates diha? dapat naa silay himoon para dili siya deserted tan-awon...

ingon pa sa akoang manghud na mga kalag na turista na moanhi sa cebu anha daw mo-stay...basin pud naay international delegation sa mga kalag na mo-occupy ngadto inig asean...lol

hay gicareer na jud ni sa mga forumers ang pagpadaghan sa thread sa cebu..hehe unsa nga thread no. inyong target?? joke anyways post nya ko pics from the 6th flr globe tower in it park perspective...eheh hinayhinayon lng nako kay makasab-an nya ta sa mga guards sa globe tower..=)

from bridge in Talisay upto sa SRP bridge ni bai?

yes bai pero wala pa nahuman.

And i thought all the wires in SRP will be placed underground. So what are these very tall electric posts doing in the Mambaling access road? :dunno:

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9307/image536cp1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Maybe they are going to hang some colorful banners there during the summit, my guess lang :)

hay gicareer na jud ni sa mga forumers ang pagpadaghan sa thread sa cebu..hehe unsa nga thread no. inyong target?? joke anyways post nya ko pics from the 6th flr globe tower in it park perspective...eheh hinayhinayon lng nako kay makasab-an nya ta sa mga guards sa globe tower..=)
What the?!

:lol:

Keep up the Good Work, SSC Cebu Forumers!:)

hay gicareer na jud ni sa mga forumers ang pagpadaghan sa thread sa cebu..hehe unsa nga thread no. inyong target?? joke anyways post nya ko pics from the 6th flr globe tower in it park perspective...eheh hinayhinayon lng nako kay makasab-an nya ta sa mga guards sa globe tower..=)

Perpective of what building, ayaw lang dugaya bai :cheers:

Hello cZaRiNa!!! It's nice to see a pretty face in this thread... hope you'll post regularly.

... i tried to send an e-mail to JAN KLERKS (planet.nl) of Skyscrapercity.Com asking if we can submit a photo banner for Cebu City ...he replied to me immediately asking me to submit the photo and he even informed me the correct size of the banner pic I should submit ...abi nako, dili na pwede mag submit kay puno na kuno ... paging... @rusty18 or @markiiboi i hope you guys will submit one now and another one for the ASEAN Summit ... the pic size should be 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi.

hay gicareer na jud ni sa mga forumers ang pagpadaghan sa thread sa cebu..hehe unsa nga thread no. inyong target?? joke anyways post nya ko pics from the 6th flr globe tower in it park perspective...eheh hinayhinayon lng nako kay makasab-an nya ta sa mga guards sa globe tower..=)

bitaw, pilay average lifespan sa usa ka cebu thread?

500 posts is good for one thread .... (as per SSC's ruling...i guess) cebu forumers will take about 8 to 10 days to complete each thread

bitaw, pilay average lifespan sa usa ka cebu thread?

10 -12 days lang yata!! :)

ah...ok!

revalde, ikaw gahimo anang auckland na banner?

500 posts is good for one thread .... (as per SSC's ruling...i guess) cebu forumers will take about 8 to 10 days to complete each thread

This thread already reached 729 posts, maybe 500 maximum is only for Philippine Forums::)
http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=96092&page=37

... i tried to send an e-mail to JAN KLERKS (planet.nl) of Skyscrapercity.Com asking if we can submit a photo banner for Cebu City ...he replied to me immediately asking me to submit the photo and he even informed me the correct size of the banner pic I should submit ...abi nako, dili na pwede mag submit kay puno na kuno ... paging... @rusty18 or @markiiboi i hope you guys will submit one now and another one for the ASEAN Summit ... the pic size should be 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi.


kani bai akong contribution.. karaan lang ni siya kay mubo pa kaayo ang Crown Regency..


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@arnoldsa

gi-forward na nako bai ang imong pic pero akong gi-edit para makapasar sa correct nga size to 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi....

.. for asean summit banner, i think there's no need to show those buildings, ...i hope @markiiboi or @rusty18 can make something like an art photo

(sample lang ni ha ...hehhehehhe! bati kaayo...)

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m195/diehardbisdako/asean-summit-banner1.jpg

Cebu City Councilor welcomes urban design prop...

click on the link
http://www.cebucity.gov.ph/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=fe674bab0908faaee82d6471ed340882&topic=741.new#new

mga bai, naanay rendering tong new mall nga nas jose rizal? what are they planning to do diay, is it one big structure o murag pinarehas cyag raintree mall? Im really looking forward to this coz its a very unique concept, one of a kind gyud ni cya. hopefully mahuman ni by 2008 inig balik nako i just hope di sad nla i 18th century ang mga CR nga lungag ra sa yuta....hehe

... i tried to send an e-mail to JAN KLERKS (planet.nl) of Skyscrapercity.Com asking if we can submit a photo banner for Cebu City ...he replied to me immediately asking me to submit the photo and he even informed me the correct size of the banner pic I should submit ...abi nako, dili na pwede mag submit kay puno na kuno ... paging... @rusty18 or @markiiboi i hope you guys will submit one now and another one for the ASEAN Summit ... the pic size should be 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi.

Ka aggressive sa Cebu forumers, nice idea. But actually, if you will submit a banner, wala na ta para sa ASEAN Summit:

The rule is:
*1 Philippine City per month
*A city cannot repeat twice a year

:)

Red sidewalks of SRP:

And i thought all the wires in SRP will be placed underground. So what are these very tall electric posts doing in the Mambaling access road? :dunno:


http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9307/image536cp1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This will be a practical, realistic and hopefully temporary solution since Cebu City is paying a lot for the SRP debt. And nobody is investing there for the lack of basic infrastructure like water and electricity. This is also good for now, since the payments for the SRP debt eats a lot of the annual budget of the city that are instead meant for the efficient delivery of the basic services of the city to its constituents.

im wondering also why all the electrical posts are somewhat tilted.

moved

thats great! i was quite disappointed looking at the construction progress, the expansion is quite small, rustans ra diay na?

btw, usc main is repainting caramel color.

... i tried to send an e-mail to JAN KLERKS (planet.nl) of Skyscrapercity.Com asking if we can submit a photo banner for Cebu City ...he replied to me immediately asking me to submit the photo and he even informed me the correct size of the banner pic I should submit ...abi nako, dili na pwede mag submit kay puno na kuno ... paging... @rusty18 or @markiiboi i hope you guys will submit one now and another one for the ASEAN Summit ... the pic size should be 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi.

congratulations Cebu, thread no. 38 na! :rock:

regarding the cebu banner, pass lang sa ko. hehe, dapat kanang mga cebu-based ang mu design para mas okay. :okay: how i wish we could come up with a panoramic shot of the CICC facade with lighting effect and all those stuff para dramatic and elegant. but i think it would be too late if we have to wait for the complex to be picture-perfect. :)

nice! thread 38 na bai! padayon! :)

Ambot ra kon na-post na ani...

Fast Fact:
Most Populated Province
Cebu province, including its 6 cities, had a total population of 3.1 million as of 2000, the highest among the country's 79 provinces.

Province with Most Municipalities
As of 2002, Cebu province in Central Visayas had 6 cities and 47 municipalities. Bohol, on the other hand, had 1 city and 47 municipalities

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board and http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/national.php

GOOD NEWS for sinjin, hahaha..

The annex/expansion building being constructed at the south surface parking area of Ayala is just a Rustans Building.

There's a stage being set-up now at the Lagoon and one of the workers said that it's for the groundbreaking of the Ayala Mall expansion which will be constructed at the Lagoon Area.

I guess this is what the P1 billion is for.

No more lagoon, no more trees, no more park. :bash: :bash: :bash:




Another strip mall is also being constructed across Mango Square Mall (General Maxilom Avenue side) at the former site of Mister Donut. Architect is Cañizares.




.:.

Let me repost the banner issue:

... i tried to send an e-mail to JAN KLERKS (planet.nl) of Skyscrapercity.Com asking if we can submit a photo banner for Cebu City ...he replied to me immediately asking me to submit the photo and he even informed me the correct size of the banner pic I should submit ...abi nako, dili na pwede mag submit kay puno na kuno ... paging... @rusty18 or @markiiboi i hope you guys will submit one now and another one for the ASEAN Summit ... the pic size should be 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi.

Ka aggressive sa Cebu forumers, nice idea. But actually, if you will submit a banner, wala na ta para sa ASEAN Summit:

The rule is:
*1 Philippine City per month
*A city cannot repeat twice a year

:)

nice! thread 38 na bai! padayon! :)

Ambot ra kon na-post na ani...

Fast Fact:
Most Populated Province
Cebu province, including its 6 cities, had a total population of 3.1 million as of 2000, the highest among the country's 79 provinces.

Province with Most Municipalities
As of 2002, Cebu province in Central Visayas had 6 cities and 47 municipalities. Bohol, on the other hand, had 1 city and 47 municipalities

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board and http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/national.php

...very soon, Car-car and Minglanilla will be added to the list of component cities in Cebu

GOOD NEWS for sinjin, hahaha.. :bash: :bash:

Why did you single me out though? :lol:

The annex building being constructed at the south surface parking area of Ayala is just a Rustans Building.


Yes, and I think it will be managed by Shopwise, yehey!

There's a stage being set-up now at the Lagoon and one of the workers said that it's for the groundbreaking of the Ayala Mall expansion which will be constructed at the Lagoon Area.

I guess this is what the P1 billion is for.

Good news!

No more lagoon, no more trees, no more park. :bash: :bash: :bash:

Um actually, if you remember, the articles before said that the lagoon would be rehabilitated so it will be a novel structure with fountains and open parks and walkways for al fresco dining and fitness and wellness areas :)

^^ only the lagoon maybe out but the trees and park i think will just be redeveloped.

^^

@Jimbu

Yeah one of the workers said that they will cut the trees, hehehe... I hope that they will redevelop it.


Anyway, I went inside the construction site of Lexmark a while ago..

The excavation is ongoing and is in fact very deep already, around 2-3 stories equivalent. Also, I saw a very large concrete structure in the middle that looks like a building core.

Another strip mall is also being constructed across Mango Square Mall (General Maxilom Avenue side) at the former site of Mister Donut. Architect is Cañizares.

...na-ay rendering ani bai sa may Mango Ave.? I remember in my college days, there was a plan(with rendering) to build at the back of Century 21 a cluster of tall buildings but don't know what happened..

...for Ciudad Mall in Banilad, paging @slerz, na-a na kuno'y rendering. Since, the design concept of the mall is old Cebu, we can expect a sprawling type of mall (maybe) and the only big structure in that area will be the hotel

^^

Dili na Ciudad Mall.. lahi man nang Ciudad Mall kay naa man na sa Banilad, hehehehe...

Naguba ang camera sa SSC kay nabasa pag-adto sa Kawasan.

Naguba ang camera sa SSC kay nabasa pag-adto sa Kawasan.

Lagot kayo kay Sir Butch :nono:

^^

@Jimbu

Yeah one of the workers said that they will cut the trees, hehehe... I hope that they will redevelop it.


Anyway, I went inside the construction site of Lexmark a while ago..

The excavation is ongoing and is in fact very deep already, around 2-3 stories equivalent. Also, I saw a very large concrete structure in the middle that looks like a building core.

nice. they're constructing the 7-storey R&D and 22-storey bldg simultaneously, right? or the smaller structure muna?

^^

Dili na Ciudad Mall.. lahi man nang Ciudad Mall kay naa man na sa Banilad, hehehehe...

Naguba ang camera sa SSC kay nabasa pag-adto sa Kawasan.

..yes, i know bai ..i'm asking for both (in Mango and in Banilad)

nice. they're constructing the 7-storey R&D and 22-storey bldg simultaneously, right? or the smaller structure muna?

...according to Lexmark press release, the 7-storey comes first which will be finished in late 2007 and the 22-storey will follow right away...

...very soon, Car-car and Minglanilla will be added to the list of component cities in Cebu

The three towns in Cebu province included in the resolution converting into new cities are: Bogo (fourth district), and Carcar and Naga (first district).

Maybe Minglanilla, Consolacion and Balamban will be next.

nice. they're constructing the 7-storey R&D and 22-storey bldg simultaneously, right? or the smaller structure muna?

I think they're constructing both buildings at the same time because the excavation was really so deep. Pang highrise, hehehe..

They are also set to excavate the adjacent lots because markers have been put already although actual excavation on the said area hasn't started yet.

So basically, they' will be constructing both buildings.

I think they're constructing both buildings at the same time because the excavation was really so deep. Pang highrise, hehehe..

They are also set to excavate the adjacent lots because markers have been put already although actual excavation on the said area hasn't started yet.

So basically, they' will be constructing both buildings.

CBP is booming! I hope the Bigfoot Trio will be constructed soon

I think they're constructing both buildings at the same time because the excavation was really so deep. Pang highrise, hehehe..

They are also set to excavate the adjacent lots because markers have been put already although actual excavation on the said area hasn't started yet.

So basically, they' will be constructing both buildings.

...the 7-storey building will have basement parking...that's why excavation is deep ...while the 22-storey will have multi-level parking (maybe the first 5 floors from groundfloor up)

The three towns in Cebu province included in the resolution converting into new cities are: Bogo (fourth district), and Carcar and Naga (first district).

Maybe Minglanilla, Consolacion and Balamban will be next.


Of the three, Bogo is really worthy of becoming a city. As of now, it is a sprawling "urbanized" town. We have an ancestral house there and I can say that Bogo really has a small city look compared with Carcar and Naga.

Bogo has lots of interior roads full of major establishments unlike Carcar and Naga where the establishments are mostly lined up on the national highway.

For those who have not been to Bogo, I think it's a smaller version of Danao City or Talisay City perhaps.

...X'mas tree preparation at Fuente (*pics by @haringsablay of flickr.com)

http://static.flickr.com/116/286554010_0fe0ef093f.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/104/286554009_35b58c986e.jpg?v=0


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more pics from @haringsablay


view from Tops
http://static.flickr.com/103/286558451_e4b9b4d190.jpg?v=0

asa ni dapita?
http://static.flickr.com/100/286558453_66940b58d0.jpg?v=0

^^

Sa TOPS ra gihapon.. Sa likod gaatubang.. Notice the towers in the background (upper right), I think that's the RCPI Towers.

On Information Technology: Cebu Chamber hoping to forge ties with India
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 11/02/2006

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) will meet with the Indian Chamber of Commerce for a possible tie-up in Information, Communication Technology (ICT).

CCCI president Francis O. Monera announced that the chamber got an initial request from the India-based Chamber of Commerce during the upcoming ASEAN Business and Investment Summit this December.

At the Cebu Chamber side, Monera said areas of complementation in ICT sector will be pushed with India, recognizing the latter's strength in ICT sector.

He said areas of complementation will be clarified, and strengthen as Cebu is willing to work closely with India, in harnessing Cebu's ICT niche.

"We do not know yet, as to the specific areas of discussion. We still have to finalize the agenda of the discussion," Monera said.

Aside from India, CCCI is also actively working on arranging meetings with the private sector leaders from other ASEAN member countries.

"This will be the best opportunity for Cebu to forge linkages with other countries, especially in the field of ICT, tourism, and SME [Small and Medium Enterprises] development," he said.

He said ongoing communications with other foreign chambers is being done, and that CCCI has created three groups to actively talk with the various foreign businessmen.

Cebuano businessmen Edward Gaisano, Consul Sam Chioson, and Ted Locson will lead the three different groups to interact with the Summit's participants during the special meetings that will be held outside of the plenary event.

Aside from interacting actively with the foreign businessmen delegates, Monera said Chioson will lead in the meeting and off-Summit discussion with the dignitaries, and also highlight the events in the upcoming Cebu Business Month 2007 in June.

With this active initiative to be done by the CCCI, Cebu is bound to gain strong industry partnership with countries like Brunei, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Myanmar, and with the addition of three countries-Japan, China and Korea.

What is clear as of this time, Monera said is the meeting with the India members of India Chamber of Commerce.

The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit is set on December 7 to 10 (2006), about 500 delegates from the government and private sector trade leaders are expected to attend.

source: The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/freeman200611022001.htm)

Philippine Estates to build two malls
The Manila Times - Cheryl M. Arcibal
02 November 2006

PHILIPPINE Estates Corp. (PEC) is set to develop two malls in the Visayas region next year.

Elvira Ting, PEC president, told reporters that the company will continue with the development of its residential projects in Cebu and Iloilo by including commercial centers in these projects.

“Definitely, next year, we will go ahead with these projects,” she said.

Among the publicly-listed company’s projects are the Pearl of Orient Tower along Roxas Boulevard, Plastic City Industrial Park and Pacific Grand Residences in Valenzuela City, Pacific Grand Villas in Lapu Lapu City, and the Chateaux Geneva and Coastal Villas in Iloilo.

Ting earlier said the company is willing to spend as much as P200 million to buy more land, adding that it plans to put up five projects within the year.

She said the company is eyeing mid-rise condominium buildings in Metro Manila, citing the Taft-Malate district, San Juan and Makati as possible locations.

In the third quarter, PEC only “broke even” owing to “flat sales,” Ting said, without providing details.

She however noted that the property sector is still picking up.

In the first six months of the year, PEC said it sustained losses of P0.8 million, a turnaround from P22 million in profits gained in the same period last year.

In a report to regulators, the company said it has lined up three projects, two of which are expected to commence development in 2007.

These projects include the Pacific Grand Townhomes, a 2.2-hectare residential townhouse development in Marilao, Bulacan, the Pacific Grand Residences Dasmariñas and the Tagaytay Project in Calabuso.

source: The Manila Times (http://www.manilatimes.net/national/2006/nov/02/yehey/business/20061102bus9.html)

...na-ay rendering ani bai sa may Mango Ave.? I remember in my college days, there was a plan(with rendering) to build at the back of Century 21 a cluster of tall buildings but don't know what happened..

...for Ciudad Mall in Banilad, paging @slerz, na-a na kuno'y rendering. Since, the design concept of the mall is old Cebu, we can expect a sprawling type of mall (maybe) and the only big structure in that area will be the hotel

I think there was a plan to build a hotel and commercial complex in the Century 21 lot to be called Oriental Plaza. The hotel was supposed to be octagonal with pagoda like roof. But apparently it was discontinued. The present Mango Plaza also was supposed to be the sight of a 27-storey hotel called Cebu Crystal Palace (by LuDo and LuYm). I don't know what happened to the plan.

One hot and humid November afternoon in Cebu

Guitar Bai!
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Jones Avenue
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Fuerza San Pedro Cebu
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Plaza Independencia (Monument given by Queen Isabel II of Spain)
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there's more...

Serging Osmeña Tunnel to SRP Coastal Road Construction
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Cebu's SeaPort
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Pier 3. Notice how many people were arriving from different parts of Visayas after Undas.

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Ferry Boat to Mactan. IMO, it needs more security. The ferryboat is a sitting duck for a terrorist. Please beef up the security in the ferry for public's safety.

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The New Gothong Southern ship that would travel from Cebu bound for Roxas and Dumaguit, Aklan (port for Kalibo)

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Nagbabantay sa seguridad

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Sa unahan lang, Mactan Bridges

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Lapu-Lapu City's Ferry Terminal ug si manong

Lapu-Lapu City
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An Old House/Convento besides the Church of Our Lady of Rule (Virgen de la Regla)

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Lapu-Lapu City Hall

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Beautification efforts in Lapu-Lapu City's main thoroughfare. In preparation for ASEAN Summit.

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Road Widening in MEPZ

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Mactan Junction

Mactan Shrine
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Not Only Fuente Osmeña has that!

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Monumento por Magallanes

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Sulong Sugbuanhon! (Lapu-Lapu City)

Marcelo Fernan Bridge

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toink!

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**OT, nanotice lang nako nga daghan kaayo lovers diri. Morag Baywalk or Luneta dinhi sa ubos sa taytayan. Lover's lane in LLC.

Old Mactan Bridge by sunset
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Flying Sikorsky

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Night is coming...Maayong Gabi-i Sugbo!

Hopefully, there's some plan or action to rehabilitate these hidden marvels of time in the downtown. Hopefully Maritima Building too will be rehabilitated sometime soon.

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Gotianco Building

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Street before City Hall of Cebu

yey! adto mi ug bogo ugma...

naay bag-ong arcade na gi-construct tupad sa mitsubishi mandaue...pictyuri nya ninyo guys kay nindot kaayo iyang rendering...

kani bai akong contribution.. karaan lang ni siya kay mubo pa kaayo ang Crown Regency..


http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/skyscrapercity/stitch01_edited.jpg

naghimo ko ug bag.o nga pano bai... wait sa kadiyot... give me 2 days...

invite diay nako mu tanan sa photo and paint exhibit sa ako girlfriend...

Nov. 4 @ turtles nest until Nov. 25.... cge na please... ug naa mu budget palit mu sa iya mga works...

OK...

bernie asa naman ka?... pakita sad nako oi... txt2 ta oi...

cge lng ka suroy2x ha...

bernie asa naman ka?... pakita sad nako oi... txt2 ta oi...

cge lng ka suroy2x ha...

Kahibaw ka wa pa ako cellphone. Hulat lang ako sa cellphone sa pa'erts ko. Nagagi man ko kaganiha lunchtime sa office nyo. By the way, wa man ko pasok this coming Monday ug Wednesday-Thursday. Manlaag ta. Unta gawas metro.

Kahibaw ka wa pa ako cellphone. Hulat lang ako sa cellphone sa pa'erts ko. Nagagi man ko kaganiha lunchtime sa office nyo. By the way, wa man ko pasok this coming Monday ug Wednesday-Thursday. Manlaag ta. Unta gawas metro.

online ka krn... magkita ta sa office 10am ugma sharp... OK...

bern anhi sa R24 krn... kuyog mi Cielo... bsta akaron dayon...

log.out sa ko... anhi daun ha... paabut ko... r24 sa escario...

online ka krn... magkita ta sa office 10am ugma sharp... OK...

naa ko'y work ugma. PM lang sad ko. Lunes ako bakante ug Myerkules-Huwebes

anhi na bern... mag.paabut gud ko...

PAGING @ragecebu and @markiiboi

naghimo ko ug bag.o nga pano bai... wait sa kadiyot... give me 2 days...

After I sent the pano pic of @arnoldsa which I e-mailed to Mr. Jan Klerks of Skyscrapercity.Com, again, I received a reply from him. He gave me two suggesttions:

first one for regular Cebu banner:
Sorry to be a bit picky when it comes to banners, but I'm sure there is an even better picture of the beautiful city of Cebu. Is it? :)

Cheers,m- Jan


second one for the Asean Summit banner:
I need a bit more urban theme.

Cheers,
- Jan

bai @ragecebu, please make sure it's 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi ...you can post it here so I can submit it to Mr. Klerks

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g304/ether_2006/banner2.jpg

for your consideration...

After I sent the pano pic of @arnoldsa which I send to Mr. Jan Klerks of Skyscrapercity.Com, again, I received a reply from him. He gave me two suggesttions:

first one for regular Cebu banner:


second one for the Asean Summit banner:


bai @ragecebu, please make sure it's 719 x 123 pixels, 72 dpi ...you can post it here so I can submit it to Mr. Klerks

no problemo...

The Cebu City street sweeper back in action along N. Bacalso Avenue.

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4551/image537zk0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^what's with the arrow?

^ maybe the arrow means that the sweeper is keeping left. :dunno:

also, you certainly wouldn't miss that one because all those orange lights are blinkers! mura ug mobile disco. hehehe

-dp-

^^^ nice!!! anyway, ang anak sa tag iya sa citi appliance and gv tower hotel nag intern karon at the place i am working, a very humble guy. wa gyuy hangin, and about their planned 45 or 4 to 5 storey structure, sad to say, murag wa siyay kalibutan, pero naa syay idea, murag surprised pa siya na nakahibalo ko sa ilang future plans then i told him na they shoud have hired guanzon instead of cañizares, maski sa exterior lang unta sa ilahang tower along jones/sanciangco. katawa lang ko kay sige siya balik balik na dili daw to ilaha but sa iyaha rang parents, nangutana pud ko niya ug unsa kahay kalahian ato? same story, diba? boinks!

wowowowee!!!! may street sweeper na! nice! :D

^^

Hehe, dugay na na.. Way back 1998 I think naa nay streetsweeper ang Cebu pero nawagtang.

It's nice that they brought it back.

hi sa tanan....just got back from minglanilla...ngadto man diay nag-stay ang mga sundalo for the asean no??

...kudos to Cebu Province

**************

Realizing their ‘Potensyal’
Manila Bulletin Online
2 NOvember 2006

The year-long hunt for outstanding Department of Education divisions that have successfully integrated information and communication technology (ICT) in student teaching and learning curriculum is concluded with the announcement of the winners of Microsoft Philippines’ Partners in Learning (PiL) search, called Potensyal: Building the 21st Century School System.


Besting over 180 teams all over the Philippines, the divisions of Muntinlupa, Cebu Province and Digos emerged as the winners of Potensyal. Each division will be awarded with training and technology grants totaling nearly P10-million.

With Potensyal, the initiative and desire to improve the school system comes from the schools and divisions themselves as the process of conducting the trainings and gathering the materials for documentation depended entirely on the commitment of the divisions.

Microsoft Philippines Partners in Learning is an initiative to provide schools and students access to information and communications technology (ICT) based learning solutions to empower students with knowledge that will boost their competence and skills, enabling them to realize their full potential. As part of PiL, Potensyal aims to recognize the most innovative schools and divisions that are also open to technology and driven to empower people. In addition, the search encourages the integration of ICT in the teaching and learning process in the divisions.

"In PiL programs, like No Teacher Left Behind and the Innovative Teachers Leadership Awards for example, teachers have undergone trainings that enhance their skills as educators. Potensyal, on the other hand, reveals how our teachers and school administrators have successfully worked together to implement and employ what they have learned," said Michelle Casio, Academic Program Manager, Microsoft Philippines.

The multi-phase search began in 2005 with the pre-selection phase, which confirmed the divisions’ adopted and integrated PiL programs, as well as the number of principals and teachers who have undergone the Digital Literacy Training and 21st Century Leadership Course. 74 divisions coming from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao were considered to be eligible for the search.

The top 30 divisions then proceeded to the second phase, the verification and validation phase, where improvements on the selected entries were made. In the 21st Century School System finals, the third phase, the final 30 were invited to Manila to attend a special session that improved their presentation skills in preparation for the panel judging.

After deliberating on the presentations, the panel voted on the three divisions with the most sustainable and purpose-driven documents. These three were nominated to move on to the fourth and last phase, Realizing Potensyal, and were recognized in the awarding rites held today.

Potensyal was implemented with the support of Galileo Educational Corporation, I.T. Works, Manila Broadcasting Company, Mobile Concepts Asia and Smart Communications, Inc. through the Smart Schools Program, its flagship community service initiative in education.

source: Manila Bulletin (http://www.mb.com.ph/YTCP2006110278663.html)

Sun.Star
Friday, November 03, 2006
Trader seeks endorsement of recla lot as economic zone

A BUSINESSMAN wants the Mandaue City Council to endorse a City-owned lot at the South Reclamation Area (SRA) as an economic zone to attract more information technology (IT) service activity and enterprises.

Carlos Co, president of the Golden Great Value Properties Inc. (GGVPI), wants to build an IT building and commercial complex in the area adjacent to the Cebu International Convention Center.

It is applying for an accreditation with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.

In his letter to Vice Mayor Amadeo Seno and the council, Co said investors at the GGVPI are set to generate 500 to 1,000 jobs for Mandaue City.

The firm is leasing nearly six hectares of a City-owned lot, including the unfinished Uniwide building, at the SRA at P10.50 per square meter monthly.

It has committed a minimum investment of P235 million for the development of the property into a commercial complex, which was set to start last July 1 and will end by Jan. 1, 2008.

Based on the project description submitted by GGVPI, the units will measure 1,000 square meters, with provisions to subdivide them into 500 square meters.

A back-up generator set will be provided to ensure smooth operation of IT clients.

A parking area with 500 slots and a well-guarded jeepney terminal will also be built to provide convenience and security to the IT employees.

The adjacent areas will be developed into a commercial complex with a restaurant, retail shops, dormitory and service apartment.

The City Council, during its session last Tuesday, decided to refer the matter for study to the committee on trade and investment headed by Councilor Wenceslao Gakit.

Gakit said the firm will develop the building’s façade in time for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit next month.

The lease contract executed by the City and GGVPI last June provides that despite the firm’s work schedule, it will develop and beautify the front of the leased premises not later than Nov. 30. (ROV)

unsay diay mga previous works ni canizares aron makakuha tag idea unsaon nya pagstyle ng bulding sa mambaling

@diehard: Good to hear that. Giexempt diay niya ang Sugbo meaning palangga sad niya ang Sugbo :D My suggestion is that you submit the Cebu banner within the 2nd-3rd week of November and the ASEAN Summit banner on November 30.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g304/ether_2006/banner2.jpg

for your consideration...

^ Nice suggestion... Basically, whatever the format will be, the skyline factor should be there because the reason for having banners is not to focus on the specific event but to focus on where the event will be held and the urbanity of the place :yes:

And if you'll place some text, please do not place it on the bottom left because the SSC logo would be placed there

Lagot kayo kay Sir Butch :nono:

di naman, actually it's already working just last night;)

so pics pics to the max. @mark, ako lang nya ni ihatag nmo this weekend.

I have some banner pics although old skyline sa Cebu but I'll just pass it pero di lang sa karon coz down ang broadband sa amo place.

portofino
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/davao/new.jpg

cebu city
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/davao/new4.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/davao/new3.jpg

A portion of the Cebu Promotional Video made by the Cebu Investments Promotion Center shown over Cebu TV 28.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDfmlOF9zOI

the coast of dalaguete, south cebu
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/davao/new5.jpg

OT: pero about SSC Cebu cam man gihapon ni:D
bai Arnold, here'e d cam test... pic ta to sa cebu pero layo man sa ciudad ang amo, kani nalang...ehehe. nya kung ako sang nawng akong picturan, basig maguba nyag balik...:lol: :D
basta na ayo na! :banana: :cheers:

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7702/sampleerilcaah8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

USC, repainted

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1946/uscrepaint1bq8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1477/uscrepaint2wa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Oist, nagbrownout kaganiha sa inyuha mga around 11AM-01PM? Pagkahuman or during sa kusog kaayo na uwan? Kay diri sa Skyrise, nag-blackout sad. Affected ang business tungod naguba ang generator sa Skyrise.

Last thing that we remebered was there was a strong thunder before everything went black. Nag-shutdown ang computers and everything sa Skyrise, therefore nag-evacuate kami sa Bay2 for the rest of the afternoon.

This is the 2nd time that a power outage occured due to lightning within just a week. Hopefully this won't happen during ASEAN.

This is the 2nd time that a power outage occured due to lightning within just a week. Hopefully this won't happen during ASEAN.

As has been said, there will be backup power sources for the summit venues. Kibaw baya ka sa mga politician, hilig kaayo magpakahospitable sa mga foreigners. ;)

eist, who's familiar with the macasero (or casia) family? hehehe

As has been said, there will be backup power sources for the summit venues. Kibaw baya ka sa mga politician, hilig kaayo magpakahospitable sa mga foreigners. ;)

hehehe! As what Filipino hospitality is known for. Pero seriously, unta dili na mahitabo ang blackout. Anyway, I trust the people who are organizing the venues.

Anyway, do you have any updates regarding the ASEAN Summit Holiday? Is it officially declared a special holiday in Cebu or is it still pending? Is it confirmed that there would be a a halt in jeepneys during that time? That's the rumor that is circulating within our workplace.

^ It's officially a Holiday for Metro Cebu. I dunno if there will be a halt in jeepney routes but as far as I remember, as it was mentioned in the news, some roads especially the ceremonial routes may be occasionally closed for at least an hour twice a day to make way to the delegates and the heads of state.

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Sanchez: P350M more needed for CICC

Cebu Daily News
Last updated 01:28pm (Mla time) 11/03/2006

ABOUT P350 million, and not just P200 million, is needed to complete the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), according to Vice Gov. Greg Sanchez.

If this happens, the total cost of this province-initiated project will reach P800 million.

Sanchez said in an interview over radio dyLA that his earlier estimate of P200 million was not enough to fully furnish the building in Mandaue City. The convention center will be one of the venues for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in December.

Sanchez said the Province Board has to pass a supplemental appropriation of P350 million in addition to the P450 million that was first allocated for the project. Read More (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=30375)

^^ And another rumor: In case of closure, Kaoshiung buses would serve the working people. Is it true?

^^ And another rumor: In case of closure, Kaoshiung buses would serve the working people. Is it true?

No.

‘Keep ASEAN cops for Sinulog’

By Chris Ligan
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 01:29pm (Mla time) 11/03/2006

POLICEMEN who were brought to Cebu City to help secure the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit this December may find themselves sticking around a little bit longer.

Ricky Ballesteros, executive director of the Sinulog Foundation Inc., yesterday said the foundation would ask the Philippine National Police (PNP) to have at least 1,000 policemen currently undergoing the Field Training Program (FTP) to remain in Cebu to help secure the 2007 Sinulog Grand Parade on Jan. 21.

Ballesteros said the foundation is prioritizing security for the next Sinulog since it expects more contingents and crowds to join the revelry.

Cebu City Vice Mayor Michael Rama, chairman of the Sinulog Foundation, said the FTP policemen’s stay for the Sinloug could be considered part of their training.

“I don’t think we would even need to ask,” Rama said.

Rama said there have not yet been any threats related to the Sinulog, but it's always best to be prepared.

“Mas maayo nang huna-hunaon nato ang mga posibleng panghitabo aron di ta mokompiyansa (It’s best to anticipate whatever can happen so that we don’t get overconfident),” he said. Read More (http://globalnation.inq7.net/cebudailynews/news/view_article.php?article_id=30376)

No.

Ok. Thanks for the clarifications. Para may plan na ko nga daan for December. By the way what is the exact date of Sinulog 2007? Gotta know akay naa ko nga importante nga plano.

Thanks again!

Ok. Thanks for the clarifications. Para may plan na ko nga daan for December. By the way what is the exact date of Sinulog 2007? Gotta know akay naa ko nga importante nga plano.

Thanks again!

3rd Sunday of January (January 21)

Hala, anybody here who has seen the movie War of the Worlds?

There was lightning and a light thunder before everything went off (lights, cellphones, TVs and other electronic products).

I think it's brought about by static electricity.


Oist, nagbrownout kaganiha sa inyuha mga around 11AM-01PM? Pagkahuman or during sa kusog kaayo na uwan? Kay diri sa Skyrise, nag-blackout sad. Affected ang business tungod naguba ang generator sa Skyrise.

Last thing that we remebered was there was a strong thunder before everything went black. Nag-shutdown ang computers and everything sa Skyrise, therefore nag-evacuate kami sa Bay2 for the rest of the afternoon.

This is the 2nd time that a power outage occured due to lightning within just a week. Hopefully this won't happen during ASEAN.

USC, repainted

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1477/uscrepaint2wa9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

i honestly don't like the color combination, cheap tan awon, IMO... :ohno: mas ok pa to before... unsa na man ni ako alma mater tawn oist!!!

basin pangit sa picture lsng....hehehe.dugay dugay nasad ko la kabisita ako alma mater

^^ mura'g hapit tanan building sa sugbo coloran na lang ug yellow!

^^ maski barko, yellow na sad... asa man to pic ni bernie ha? lemelook4it.

i honestly don't like the color combination, cheap tan awon, IMO... :ohno: mas ok pa to before... unsa na man ni ako alma mater tawn oist!!!

I agree. They should have just used the old colour combination and just refresh it with a new coat of paint

[B][FONT="Trebuchet MS"][SIZE="5"][I][COLOR="Sienna"]Serging http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h291/berniemacksouthcentral/lagawan/DSCF0023.jpg
The New Gothong Southern ship that would travel from Cebu bound for Roxas and Dumaguit, Aklan (port for Kalibo)



here, yellow na sad... :lol:

I agree. They should have just used the old colour combination and just refresh it with a new coat of paint

email nya ta ni father rod bai sinj... hehe! :lol:

A fresh yellow paint is better that not being repainted at all. If they could just paint all of downtown yellow, then i guess there's no problem with that. ;)

^^ agree, esp with our decades-old ships, i think that's badly needed...

i honestly don't like the color combination, cheap tan awon, IMO... :ohno: mas ok pa to before... unsa na man ni ako alma mater tawn oist!!!

bitaw "cheap tanawon", basig first coating pa bai. they should have used the same color.:ohno:

if cebu city is splashed all over with the yellow paint, then there's no doubt we'll be so attractive to tourists and investors as well.. hehe., yellow, after all, is the most attractive color (from what i've read). i wonder why other neighbouring cities won't follow (mandaue, talisay, and lapulapu). diba cebu city just spent almost P1 million for the paint? :D

i honestly don't like the color combination, cheap tan awon, IMO... :ohno: mas ok pa to before... unsa na man ni ako alma mater tawn oist!!!
It will look like FEU.:lol:

nice! thread 38 na bai! padayon! :)

Ambot ra kon na-post na ani...

Fast Fact:
Most Populated Province
Cebu province, including its 6 cities, had a total population of 3.1 million as of 2000, the highest among the country's 79 provinces.

Province with Most Municipalities
As of 2002, Cebu province in Central Visayas had 6 cities and 47 municipalities. Bohol, on the other hand, had 1 city and 47 municipalities

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board and http://www.txtmania.com/trivia/national.php

3.5 million naman siguro. Cebu City has a population of around 718,000.:D

citiview hotel kanang atbang sa GV Hotel, bag.o sang pintal. may pagkka light yellow.

The Mandaue mayor also said in the radio interview that a private group based in Hong Kong will manage the CICC.


Sounds good.



Also, former senator John Osmeña had raised questions on the safety of the CICC considering that its construction is rushed.

On this, Capitol consultant Pablo John Garcia said, “Is he an expert on building safety? Ug muingun siyang huyang ang CICC dili na lang ko mulalis niya kay expert man siya’s pagkahuyang.”


:lol: :lol:


Full Story (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/04/news/capitol.offers.records.on.expenses.in.building.cicc.html)

^^:rofl::rofl:

some of the interview lang coz wa nako ma record tanan.

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/th_PuntoporPunto.jpg (http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o2/slerz4/?action=view&current=PuntoporPunto.flv)

^^

I was amazed when Vice-Governor Sanchez was interviewed over GMA7's Balitang Bisdak yesterday.

He said that the renovation of the interiors of the old Cebu Plaza Hotel when it was taken over by the Marco Polo Hotel Group took almost P1-billion pesos; whereas the CICC, which is a brand new structure, took only P450-600 million to build. Hehe..

But anyway, he already confirmed yesterday that the facility will be useable on November 15. That's next next week right?


Sanchez also confirmed that after the CICC, a major concert (Matt Monroe Jr. daw) will be held there.. Tapos the Rotary Club International also signified their interest in holding their international convention at the CICC. Add to that, we have fixed annual activities such as exhibits and furniture shows by our furniture exporters, Construction Show and Exhibit during the Cebu Construction Month, Cebu Business Month, Mandaue Business Month, etc..etc.. Hehehe..

Do you agree with the statement in that MUP interview wherein he said that "after the 2004 elections, Cebu na ang matatawag na lungsod na pinagpala sa kasaysayan ng termino ng Pangulong Arroyo."?

Pretty ironic noh? It's only a convention/summit and they're making a big deal by saying "lungsod na pinagpala" just because we are hosting it. I never thought that there is also regionalism way up in the capital. Hehe.

Come to think of it, we don't even have a northrail here, or a brand new airport that would become the country's premier airport unlike the masterplan for DMIA, nor do we have a brand new terminal 2 unlike the multi-billion NAIA-3 which until now isn't being used, nor do we have a multi-billion skyway or MRT/LRT, or a multi-billion series of flyovers, or a tollway.

Even PGMA's SONA which outlined the mega regions plan dwelt more on the multi-billion infrastructure projects that will be built in the capital and it's surrounding suburbs which I guess would include Subic, Clark, and the rest.

As what Hans_Boy said, Hanjin of Korea is even building a shipbuilding facility in Subic that would undoubtly be the largest in the country which for sure would put Cebu's Tsuneishi in the doldrums. Aside from that, workers who are currently working at the Balamban shipbuilding facility are being wooed to work in Subic because they are the only ones in the country now that have real skills when it comes to shipbuilding (in other words, piracy, hehehe).

So that commentator of ABS-CBN's MUP should hava said that Metro Manila and the rest of Central Luzon including Subic and Clark "ay mga lungsod na pinagpala."

Hehe, just my two cents worth.

Let the exchange of ideas begin!

^ Who's he, Julius Babao?

^^

I dunno because Slerz didn't post the video. Anyway, Sonny Osmeña really sounded like an i**ot in that interview.

We can only guess his real motives. After all, that's what he really is, Janus-faced.

^^he's not Julius Babao... Kuya Tuning or Tuñing man to iya ngan.
Si Sonny, huyang man kaayo iya mga gipanulti kay way evidence, pariha gud niya, huyang :lol:

Do you agree with the statement in that MUP interview wherein he said that "after the 2004 elections, Cebu na ang matatawag na lungsod na pinagpala sa kasaysayan ng termino ng Pangulong Arroyo."?

Pretty ironic noh? It's only a convention/summit and they're making a big deal by saying "lungsod na pinagpala" just because we are hosting it. I never thought that there is also regionalism way up in the capital. Hehe.

Come to think of it, we don't even have a northrail here, or a brand new airport that would become the country's premier airport unlike the masterplan for DMIA, nor do we have a brand new terminal 2 unlike the NAIA-3 which until now isn't being used it, nor do we have a skyway, a series of flyovers, or a tollway.

Even PGMA's SONA which outlined the mega regions plan dwelt more on the multi billion projects that will be built in the capital and it's surrounding suburbs which I guess would include Subic, Clark, and the rest.

As what Hans_Boy said, Hanjin of Korea is even building a shipbuilding facility in Subic that would undoubtly be the largest in the country which for sure would put Cebu's Tsuneishi in the doldrums. Aside from that, workers who are currently working at the Balamban shipbuilding facility are being wooed to work in Subic because they are the only ones in the country now that have real skills when it comes to shipbuilding (in other words, piracy, hehehe).

So that commentator of ABS-CBN's MUP should hava said that Metro Manila and the rest of Central Luzon including Subic and Clark "ay mga lungsod na pinagpala."

Hehe, just my two cents worth.

Let the exchange of ideas begin!

Hanjin (Korean) in Subic will the biggest and will surely replace the position of Cebu thru Tsuneishi (Japanese) as the 4th largest shipbuilder in the world. Tsuneishi currently have 4 slipways while Hanjin have 10 slipways which will spill the difference in terms of output. But don't worry guys according to the husband of my boss who is working as a purchasing manager in Tsuneishi. We will regain the position in 2012 as Tsuneishi will build more slipways to a total of 20.

Why Hanjin is pirating Cebuano shipbuilders?

Simply because Cebu is the shipping industry capital in the Philippines.

We have the big 3 shipping lines...

1. Aboitiz
2. Sulpicio
3. Gothong.

We have the medium 3 shipping lines...

1. Cebu Ferries
2. Trans Asia
3. Cokaliong

We have the biggest shipbuilding company in the country until 2008.

1. Tsuneishi

We have the only fastcraft catamaran builder in the country.

1. FBMA Babcock Marine (Designer and builder of TriCAT, SuperCat & Slice)

We have the 2 of the biggest shipyard in the country.

1. Keppel
2. Sandoval Shipyard

We have the 4 medium shipyards in the country.

1. Colorado Shipyard Corp.
2. Phil. Rigid Construction Corp.
3. Phil Trigon Shipyard Corp.
4. Santiago Shipyard & Shipbuilding Corp.

We have the 8 small shipyards in the country.

1. 3J Marine Services
2. Evergreen Shipyards
3. Fortune Shipworks
4. L Nor Marine Services
5. Maayo Shipyards
6. Michael Slipways
7. Siment Engineering
8. Universal Slipways & Marine Services

Hanjin is very witty in pirating our shipbuilders.

If you're Hanjin, where do you want to hire proven culture of shipbuilders in the country?

We can't blame Hanjin, right?

Source: www.marina.gov.ph

^^ looks like hans boy is our shipping guru here at ssc cebu!

Coffee shop venture made easy via vendo
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 11/04/2006

The coffee shop craze has pushed the ATM Water Ventures Corporation to introduce a Korean-manufactured coffeemaker and dispenser machine to encourage the opening of coffee-kiosk type of business in the neighborhood.

ATM Water Ventures Corporation, the company that distributes the Automated Tubig Machine (ATM), already disposed about 62 units of the Venice Coffee Machine, in a span of six months. According to ATM Water Ventures Corporation vice president and marketing director Anthony O. Leuterio, the machine is intended for entrepreneurs who want to start a mini-coffee shop, even in their own neighborhood. The machine is pegged at P62,000 per unit.

This means that with P62,000 capital, one can start a business in coffee shop, he said.

The machine can also function as a mobile coffee shop, and can be used in special occasions.

Leuterio said this small coffee vending machine, can produce 100 cups of coffee at one time. The owner could use his choice of coffee bean.

Since it is automated, an operator of a small neighborhood coffee shop does not have to invest on manpower, thereby assuring less operational cost.

He added that the machine is also targeted to carenderia owners, as most of the diners now look for coffee after a meal, not only for the mature customers, but younger people, including students.

The owner could also opt to buy coffee bean from the company as it also distributes DXN Coffee called Lingzhi Coffee, which Leuterio claimed is one of the best coffees in the world.

As coffee shops are now the popular meeting place especially those inside the mall, and stand-alone shops for quieter ambiance, Lueterio said Coffee Kiosks in the villages, large community areas, could be the next trend, providing affordable coffee products.

ATM Water Ventures Corporation is the company that started the Automated Tubig Machine (ATM), which also allows the lower segment market to avail of filtered water products at an affordable cost.

Filtered water product, which is processed in via reversed osmosis, is available in a peso cost, with all-automated system.

In the next few months, Leuterio said the company will introduce another product in Cebu, the automated laundry machine that will also be installed in villages, and large populated areas.

Who among you has tasted the water from the Automatic Tubig Machine? Does it taste good? (comparing it to purified water)

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...any update on the big Advertising LCD Screen at Fuente Osmena? ...i hope they will build like the one in photo ...i took this pic here in Riyadh (behind is the Sahara Mall)

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@slerz

the 1st pic...is that skywalk in S.I.T. (N. Bacalso Ave.)?

ninduta sa mga pics oi!

@slerz

the 1st pic...is that skywalk in S.I.T. (N. Bacalso Ave.)?

yes bai...
here's more...

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Salazar Institute of Technology di baya tapad man sya sa Cebu Institute of Technology?

i think the center islands of n bacalso badly need repair and beautification., not to mention those lamp posts that are usually malfunctioning.. perhaps, if those center islands are like those of jones or osmena blvd, then no doubt n bacalso would look grander.. :D, anyway, as sinjin asked.., i already tried the ATM. the water just tastes flat., but i'm sure clean na xa. :D

but I think bai dabert gi repair naman siguro nila ang mga center islands, am I right?. and the lamp posts are newly repainted. bati lang sa pics coz I took those photos last christmas pa...hehe

Salazar Institute of Technology di baya tapad man sya sa Cebu Institute of Technology?

yup
and here's the skywalk in CIT :D

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Salazar Institute of Technology di baya tapad man sya sa Cebu Institute of Technology?

... yes, but not quite! there is a vacant lot and a warehouse and an apartment before you reach CIT ...that vacant lot is the proposed Gaisano Mall of Cebu but the construction was halted

^^ It maybe the Mall of Cebu that I've heard of before.

^^ bai, unsa plano anang yuta nga gihimong parking lot sa SM karon? kanang luyo sa hotel ni Henry Sy. kay kung inig human sa expansion sa SM, i think magamit nang area for another construction.

^^

Parking space lang cguro gihapon since it's paved with concrete already. At least padugang sa parkinganan because I've noticed that they always run out of parking space especially on weekends, much more on sale days and also during christmas.

...any update on the big Advertising LCD Screen at Fuente Osmena? ...i hope they will build like the one in photo ...i took this pic here in Riyadh (behind is the Sahara Mall)

http://static.flickr.com/103/288322521_3063a6c68b.jpg?v=0


asa ni dapit? wa na lagi ko ka recognize ani...

^^

Sa Riyadh man cguro na, hehehe.. Iya lang gi post as an example about atung LCD screen nga ibutang sa Fuente.

^^:rofl::rofl:

some of the interview lang coz wa nako ma record tanan.

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Grabe ka kuya Toning, wala ka talagang tiwala sa mga probinsyano. Puro na lang Maynila ang nasa isip mong kayang mag represent ng bansa. Napaka babaw ng dahilan mo :nuts:

Text ng mga sinasabi ni kuya Toning:

"Alam niyo matapos po ang 2004 election, ang Cebu na po marahil ang matatawag na " lunsod na pinagpala " sa kasaysayan po ng termino ng pangulong Arroyo. Kung presentesyon lang po ng venue ang ating hinahanap nandiyan po yong PICC yong pong nandiyan sa Pasay yong Philippine International Convention Center, na masasabi po nating hindi rin naman pahuhuli sa laki at ganda, ay malapit pa yan doon sa Roxas Boulevard yong pinapagawa ni mayor atienza kaganda roon. Wala po tayong pag didibatehan
kung maglaan man po ng mahigit na anim na raang milliong peso sa Cebu International Convention Center. Ang atin lang pong ipinapangamba mga kapamilya baka ho masyadong ahh nagmamadali tayong gumanda ho yong ating image sa ibang bansa subalit sa ibang pagkakataon baka nga sa bandang huli pa lahat po tayo ay mapahiya. Ang ligtas na venue ang kailangan natin. Hind po natin kaya humanap sa isang trahedya na ala Manila Film Center na maglalagay po sa nagatibong reputasyon sa mata ng buong mundo.

^^

Parking space lang cguro gihapon since it's paved with concrete already. At least padugang sa parkinganan because I've noticed that they always run out of parking space especially on weekends, much more on sale days and also during christmas.

duda man gud ko kung parking space lang kay dagko ra kaayo. huna gani nako nga basin posible ni nga place para ibutang ni Henry Sy ang iyahang convention center. besides kung abli na ang hotel, makuwangan ug parking space sa atubangan ani niya. so i think, henry sy might plan to ad an elevated parking on that area but not within the immediate 5 years.

^^

Sa Riyadh man cguro na, hehehe.. Iya lang gi post as an example about atung LCD screen nga ibutang sa Fuente.

thanks... i thought sa cebu...hehehe

Capitol to construct P3 Billion water system
The Freeman 11/05/2006

A water system that will cost Capitol up to P3 billion aims to provide over 800,000 cubic meter of water daily to the province, thus boosting local agricultural production.

Vice Governor Gregorio Sanchez Jr., however, said only 500,000 cubic meters of the daily water supply from the water system, which will tap various springs in different towns, would be provided to the residents.

"The surplus of 300,000 cu/m water daily will be used for agro-environmental purposes," Sanchez said.

Sanchez's statement was a prelude to the creation of the Cebu Provincial Water Resource Authority that will take care of the water supply problem in the province.

The vice governor said there is a need to establish a provincial water system as water is a vital component before industries can invest in the province.

The move to put up the provincial water system is borne out of the ambitious plan to construct the trans-axial highway that will traverse the mainland province.

With a cost of up to P4 billion, the trans-axial highway is expected to boost the development in the province and address the problem of urban migration as investments will be promoted in the rural areas.

Sanchez said that with the major highway, water piping would be made easier from the springs in the towns of Badian, Balamban, Carmen and Argao.

He added that the spring in Badian can produce up to 400,000 cubic meter of water daily while the one in Balamban could produce between 100,000 to 150,000 cubic meter of water a day.

All springs in the province can provide around 800,000 cubic meter of water every day, according to Sanchez.

The province has 47 municipalities and five cities, with the exception of Cebu City, with a population of over 2.3 million. Cebu City's population is slightly beyond 700,000 based on the 2000 data from the National Statistics Office. The figure has grown steadily since then.

Sanchez disclosed that a Singaporean firm is said to be interested in the construction of the water system while two Malaysian companies have signified their intention to construct the trans-axial highway.

As for agriculture, Sanchez said a water reservoir with liquid fertilizer would be constructed and once operational, the fertilizer-infused water would be released to various farmlands in the province, thus raising production of agricultural products.

The construction of the reservoir and the water pumping station will cost between P500 million to P700 million.

Sanchez said he had already talked with Central Philippines Super Region czar and Department of Tourism Secretary Joseph "Ace" Durano, who promised government assistance for the project. He added that there is P17 billion funding for various projects under the Central Philippines Super Region plan.

Although Sanchez remains uncertain as to how much Durano could provide from the national coffers, he believed it would be sufficient enough to finance the project. - Gregg M. Rubio/LPM

source link: The Freeman Online (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200611051813.htm)

...this must be a good news for Cebu's economy!!!

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Poor declining in region despite high nat'l figures
The Freeman 11/05/2006

Despite the recent survey by the Social Weather Station that a large number of Filipinos are hungry, poverty in Central Visayas has gone down from 36.2 percent in year 2000 to 28.3 percent in 2003, the National Economic Development Authority said.

Rafael Tagalog, NEDA-7's Social Development Division chief said that in the region Cebu has remained among the provinces with the lowest poverty rate with 21.1 percent. Bohol comes next with 34.9 percent.

Tagalog said that fast economic development in Cebu and the nearby province of Bohol have provided employment to the residents and improved the standard of living of the people.

However, Negros Oriental and Siquijor registered an increase in number of poor persons with 43.4 percent and 37.4 percent, respectively. In 2000, Negros Oriental has registered a poverty rate of 37.1 percent while Siquijor has 32.7 percent.

Tagalog said that the increase in number of poor in Negros Oriental might be brought by the insurgency. He explained that threats of terrorism might have discouraged investors in the province and slowed down the economic activity.

In Siquijor, he added that lack of economic development due to lack of investors have also slowed down the growth of the province and residents.

But in general, Tagalog said that the region's poverty has gone down, proof that the local government leaders are doing well in their implementation of the poverty alleviation programs of the government.

Tagalog said that he is not alarmed by the recent survey of SWS because in the Visayas, it is not only Region 7 that is involved but also Region 8 (Eastern Visayas), which has high poverty rate.

He likewise urged SWS to validate and check what the government does in solving poverty and make the lives of the people better.

The latest survey conducted by the SWS revealed that 2.9 million households in the country are experiencing hunger and 51 percent of Filipinos consider themselves poor.

According to SWS, the 2.9 million out of 17.4 million households in the country amounts to 16.9 percent, matching a "record high" reached last March and September.

It added that "results indicate that while some families managed to cross the borderline of poverty, other families began to suffer the deep deprivation of hunger."

Hunger has been at double-digit levels since the second quarter of 2004, it said. The latest survey was conducted from September 24 to October 2.

On the other hand, it said the 51 percent who consider themselves poor was slightly down from the 59 percent in the second quarter of 2006.

Severe hunger, defined as going hungry "often" or "always" in the last three months, went up to 4.6 percent in September or some 800,000 households, from 3.4 percent in June.

Moderate hunger, defined as experienced "only once" or "a few times" in the last three months, rose to 12.3 percent, or about 2.1 million households, from 10.1 percent in the previous quarter. - Wenna A. Berondo/BRP

source link: The Freeman Online (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200611051810.htm)

Grabe ka kuya Toning, wala ka talagang tiwala sa mga probinsyano. Puro na lang Maynila ang nasa isip mong kayang mag represent ng bansa. Napaka babaw ng dahilan mo :nuts:

Text ng mga sinasabi ni kuya Toning:

nasuya ra pud nang amaw...saun man, mas nindot man gyud ang cebu kaysa sa ila, ug dili lang na tungod sa mga infra nila, but most importantly, tungod sa mga tawo...cebuano's are way better than people na mga suya-on...pitiful...media icons with such narrow minds...tsktsktsk...

crap! to hell with all those b*llsh*t about me being regionalistic...i am a cebuano that's sick and tired with you imperial a-holes...

P.S. to all manila peepz, dont take this as a sign of a personal grudge against you people or anything...its the concept of imperial manila that pisses me off, not the people...just so you'll know, i trace my roots (paternal side) back to manila and cavite...so theres no point for me hating my own kind...
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on the lighter side (hehehehe):

i just got back from my bogo trip...sorry guys, no pics (kabus na uyamut ra baya ko...)...pero sakto gyud, dapat himoon ug city ang bogo, mura gyud bitaw ug danao/talisay ang atmosphere sa bogo...disturbing lang hinoon kay loyal kaayo ni clavel ang mga tawo didto...hehehe...naa na man gani silay proposed site for their own capitol...although hinoon, naa man sad silay point kay ganahan man pud sila na mo-advance ilang area...but the ends should never justify the means...

btw, kung kinsay maka-adto ug bogo, siguroa gyud ug picture ang scenery sa dalan inig gabii...nindot kaayo tan-awon ang hills kay mapuno ug fog...mura ug wala sa pilipinas...

Sunday, November 05, 2006
Get ready for surveillance cams all over Metro Cebu

SURVEILLANCE cameras will be placed in strategic areas in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, as part of the security arrangements for the Asean summit next month.

The cameras will monitor traffic and will alert the authorities about abandoned vehicles or baggage that might contain bombs, said the legal chief of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 7, Agustinito Hermoso.

For 24 hours, the cameras can record a person’s features and a vehicle’s description, including the plate number, and store information for up to 45 days.

Hermoso, a member of DPWH’s bids and awards committee, said they will be buying the cameras.

DPWH 7 Assistant Director Marlinda Alvizo, in her letter of invitation to suppliers, said the traffic surveillance equipment and software will cost about P89 million. The money will be taken from DPWH funds.

Installation will take 30 days.

She identified three possible suppliers—Triton Co. Inc., Cebesos Co. Inc., and Wireless Tech Inc.

The police will identify where the cameras will be installed. The cameras will be turned over to the local government units after the summit.

A source said Cebu will be the first city in the country to have this kind of technology.

The surveillance equipment will be Internet protocol-based and the images will be transmitted through radio frequencies.

Aside from security, cleanliness is also a concern for the summit hosts.

The Mandaue City Council is urging Mandauehanons, especially those whose properties lie along the main thoroughfare and the ceremonial routes of the summit, to clean up their premises.

“The summit is not purely a governmental affair but includes the active support of the private sector because of the economic benefits that it will bring to the city and its people,” Councilor Carlo Fortuna said in a resolution.

Fortuna observed that tall weeds and garbage can be found in several vacant lots in the South Reclamation Area (SRA) and it appears the property owners have not attempted to clean up, despite the government’s efforts to beautify the surroundings.

He wants lot owners “to clean and green and beautify their lots” parallel to the efforts to beautify the city for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit next month.

He is also encouraging establishments and institutions within the vicinity of the SRA and the Cebu International Convention Center to clean and beautify their premises.

Councilor Procopio Villanueva also filed a separate resolution asking all residents and private establishments situated along the main roads to maintain the cleanliness of their frontage.

He observed that some residents merely rely on the government’s garbage collection and they do not even keep their surroundings tidy.

Villanueva also drafted a resolution urging the General Services Office and the City Engineer’s Office to remove advertising posters pasted on walls, fences and electric posts along the ceremonial routes of the Asean summit. (OCP/ROV) Suns.Star (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/11/05/news/get.ready.for.surveillance.cams.all.over.metro.cebu.html)

^^maytag magamit pud ni sila as traffic cams in the near future, para mura na ug sa states ang style...di na parahon sa citom, padad-an na lang ug court notice ang na-videohan na offender...

^^hehe parehas sad ngari padad-an ra kag letter kon mag speeding ka nya puede ra nmo bayran imong bill sa post-shop. purdoy gyung dimagmatngon

i think its time that pinas introduces this system.. cctv is very important in terms of solving cases and basically helping out the orderliness of a city

^^ yes, pinas willl be introducing it and cebu will spearhead it.

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The security cameras have been installed and tested already. Some of them were installed in strategic places last halloween.

I hope that they will also install these in places where the concentration of banks and money lending firms are high, at least to discourage robbery. Hehehe.

As of now, there are 100 security cameras but these are not yet enough according to a news report.

^^ bai, what do u mean not enough? meaning, there'd be more than 100 security cameras to be installed in metro cebu?

^^

I'm not sure basta that's what I heard sa news.


@Slerz

Slerz, balik nya ta sa Dumanjug ug Barili.. Naa tay picturan nga mga balay ug establishments (Hospicio de San Jose, Mansion of the owner of Shamrock, etc..etc..).. Wala ko SMS so dnhi lang ko mu msg.. Mayta mukuyog si Mark para makasakay ta, amot lang gud gihapon. Hehehe..




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oist....i stayed on the street until 3 am....naay police car nga sige ug panakop ug mga vehicles....la gud ko kabalo unsa ang rason ngano pangdakpon...ang nakangil-ad kay klaro man kaau ang tunol oist...ang number sa police patrol car is 513...sige lang ug balikbalik ngari sa amo..mj cuenco ave...

asa na dapita ang cebu daily news? they used to hold office near SSS...right?

^^

Naa dapit sa SM City, just across the CIP.

asa na dapita ang cebu daily news? they used to hold office near SSS...right?

Yeah, they used to be there but their new office is along Sergio Osmena Avenue corner Kaoshiung Street, North Reclamation Area :)

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i see, karon pa gyud ko nakabalo ani nga na-a na diay own building ang CDN ...i miss Cebu na gyud...hehhehe!

^ The architecture of their building is great :okay:

> OT: On November 18, mucheck in mi sa Marriott kay Anniversary Sale sa Ayala. Hopefully, we could meet

Hello to the cebu community.

MEGAWEALTH Development Corporation, an Ecozone Information Technology (IT) facility enterprise has signed with PEZA to CONSTRUCT an IT Center in Asiatown IT Park.

got this from today's issue of Philippine Star. I hope this is fresh news or you guys know about this already?

^ Hi there, welcome to SSC! By the way, the latest Cebu thread is on this link: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=405406 ;)

A first look of this year's Christmas Tree.


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^ Grand! :applause:

^^

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^^bongga atong tree karon da...thnx to the asean...the guests would definitely love it...

it's getting better and better every year...

Nami guid bai! Lookin forward for its completion. Anyway, forgive me for being not so up-to-date but unsay mga agyanan ang isara for ASEAN?

can anyone post last year's christmas tree? :)

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more of PASKO sa SUGBO 2005 launching

post 42, Cebu Thread 9 --> http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=288296&page=3

ang kumpleto nga Christmas Tree kuyog ang mga bata sa Sugbo...hehe. last year
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MEGAWEALTH Development Corporation, an Ecozone Information Technology (IT) facility enterprise has signed with PEZA to CONSTRUCT an IT Center in Asiatown IT Park.

got this from today's issue of Philippine Star. I hope this is fresh news or you guys know about this already?

Fresh news tinuod bai, di ko ma trace ang link sa google :)

The new color scheme of USC-Main for me is not bad at all.

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^^ Are those newly planted palm trees? The color is just ok

MEGAWEALTH Development Corporation, an Ecozone Information Technology (IT) facility enterprise has signed with PEZA to CONSTRUCT an IT Center in Asiatown IT Park.

got this from today's issue of Philippine Star. I hope this is fresh news or you guys know about this already?

..i hope you can post the link here (can't find it)

^^ Is that in Cebu or somewhere in Europe? Ok man ang color sang USC in fairness.

yup, USC's color is okay... tungod ra to's akong phonecam...hehe. No wonder tallers? remember about the crown regency?

my earlier shot, pamawi. very nice man diay...:D
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It looks so European! Grabe! I like the color! :D

...oh, my alma mater !!!! ...hehhehehehe! ...mas gusto nako ang color sa building karon compared sa time when I was still studying ... IMO, mas more class ang color karon ...hehehhe!

... asa na diay ang statue ni Rev. Arnold Jansen...nawala lagi...hehehhe!
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...na-a na diay 13-C nga moagi infront sa San Carlos Main? ...my time was on both Pelaez and Junquera streets ra man 'to...!!

@diehardbisdak Gitago tingali ang statue ni Rev. Arnold Jansen basin kawaton...lol...

Karon rasad ko kabantay naa man diay bag-o lamp post sa USC!!!.

To USC we sing. Our song shall always ring...hehehe :)

@diehardbisdak Gitago tingali ang statue ni Rev. Arnold Jansen basin kawaton...lol...

Karon rasad ko kabantay naa man diay bag-o lamp post sa USC!!!.

To USC we sing. Our song shall always ring...hehehe :)

OT: ...carolinian diay ka @gors? if i'm not mistaken, ang inyong city mayor is also a carolinian ...remember, he tied with Mayor Osmena as Oustanding Mayor sometime 2004 man siguro 'to...

^^ yes carolinian kaayo...yeah I remember he tied with Mayor Osmena as Oustanding Mayor pero kalimot ko unsa to nga year. Murag dili Carolinian amo mayor karon. UST, MSU-IIT, Xavier University & La Salle – John Bosco High School iya educational background.

I also like the new paint color scheme of USC - fits the architectural style of the building.

TeleTech expects to employ 1k agents
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman 11/06/2006

Inbound customer management call center, TeleTech has officially opened its 700-seat facility in Cebu and projected to employ about 1,000 call center agents in the next eight months.

In a press conference, TeleTech vice president and general manager for the Philippines Maulik Parekh said that the good relationship between the government and the private sector and the good quality of workforce in Cebu has encouraged the company to set up its 8th call center outlet in the Philippines here.

Initially, the Cebu operations will provide customer management service to the company's big clients in the United States, which are big airline firms, retail chain, telecommunications and electronic companies.

"A couple of clients are on the pipeline to be served by the Cebu operation," Parekh said.

TeleTech entered the Philippines in 2002. It has four facilities in Manila, one in Lipa City, Dumaguete and Bacolod, with a total of 8,500 employees.

According to Parekh, the company may open another facility in Cebu, as soon as the 700-seat will be fully occupied.

Tele Tech Cebu started its operations last month, with 300 call center agents. Parekh said despite the competition in hiring qualified agents in Cebu with so many call centers coming in and expanding, TeleTech was able to hire at least 300 qualified agents in just two months. About 30 percent of which came from other call centers, with majority of 70 percent are fresh entrants in the industry. Unlike other call center firms, which suffered from high attrition rate, TeleTech is able to keep its employees and made them stay longer. Some have even reached to three years in service, because of its unique program to take care of its workforce. One of its strategies aside from establishing a work-friendly office environment is to bring the facility nearer to residential areas, instead of locating in a business district, to provide easy access to employees.

The Cebu Customer Management Center (CMC) located in Oakridge IT center in Mandaue City has two sprawling floors designed to provide call center agents with modern amenities and state of the art technology.

Tele Tech is a leading global business outsourcing (BPO) company based in Denver, Colorado. It provides a full range of front-to-back office outsourced solutions including customer management, transaction-based processing, and database marketing services.

The company has 46,000 employees worldwide and handles 2.7 million live customer interactions or calls over US$1 billion in commerce for its clients daily.

The company provides service to wide range of clientele in commercial, cable, satellite, insurance, retail chain, telecommunications, and airlines, among others. Most of its clients are in the Fortune 500 circle. President Arroyo to grace ICT Congress this month By Ehda M. Dagooc Staff Member

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has confirmed to formally open the upcoming International Congress on ICT set on November 16-18, 2006, at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino.

This was announced by the organizer of the Congress, which is the second ICT stakeholders' gathering in Cebu this year that hopes to attract more than a thousand delegates from all over the Philippines, including representatives from 40 countries.

Arroyo has been pushing for the fast development of ICT (Information Communication Technology) sector in the Philippines, tagging the industry as an important employment generator.

Organized by the three government-owned institutions in the regional level, CHED, Tesda, and Department of Education together with other private institutions, like the Global Knowledge Partnership (GKP), Cebu International Distance Education College (CIDEC) among others will carry the theme "A Global Challenge in Education."

Arroyo was also the keynote speaker during the National ICT in Basic Education Congress hosted by the DepEd held in Cebu last few months ago.

Arroyo believes that there is a need for the Philippines to nurture the ICT capabilities as it is the wave of the future, saying "It (ICT) is the employment provider [of the country]." Renowned practitioners of e-learning and distance education, instructional designers, ICT trainers, teachers and other members of the academe will convene for the three-day congress. These participants will be identifying the challenges of integrating ICT in education, sharing knowledge on global ICT trends that could potentially enhance education in schools, and mining insights on how teachers can harness the power of ICT through innovative teaching strategies.

The Congress is considered as the most appropriate and effective venue that all practioners of e-learning, distance education, instructional designers, faculty, teachers and ICT trainers, would share information and experience on their ICT activities, discuss problems they encountered and explore possible ways of overcoming them, said CHED-7 regional director Enrique P. Grecia.

"We wanted to update the academe, students, teachers, and other stakeholders in ICT on the latest trend in technology right now. We hope to provide knowledge buildings [academe], and the students the update and prospects in technology," Grecia added. The Congress is going to highlight the topic on "Unfulfilled promises of the digital revolution and the many obstacles on the road towards Universality in Education."

Swiss Ambassador of Federal department of foreign affairs, Walter Fust, is set to discuss on this topic, to give participants a wider view of ICT development and its challenges in the worldwide landscape.

^^ yes carolinian kaayo...yeah I remember he tied with Mayor Osmena as Oustanding Mayor pero kalimot ko unsa to nga year. Murag dili Carolinian amo mayor karon. UST, MSU-IIT, Xavier University & La Salle – John Bosco High School iya educational background.

OT na gyud ni!

...that was in year 2002 when both mayors received the award. dili na diay si Franklin Quijano ang mayor karon sa Iligan? ...btw, Mayor Quijano was a law student and a former professor at the University of San Carlos ...he traces his roots to the Quijanos of San Fernando, Cebu...

OT na gyud ni!

...that was in year 2002 when both mayors received the award. dili na diay si Franklin Quijano ang mayor karon sa Iligan? ...btw, Mayor Quijano was a law student and a former professor at the University of San Carlos ...he traces his roots to the Quijanos of San Fernando, Cebu...

Kalimot ko si Quijano man diay to ni tie ni Osmena. hehehe. Franklin Quijano is no longer the major of Iligan today. Yeah I know...he taught at USC from 1976 to 1987.

Yesterday afternoon @ the Ayala Lagoon...Fashion TV stage presentation rehersal.

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Glorious Pinoy victory in Shanghai
SOUNDS FAMILIAR By Baby A. Gil
The Philippine Star 11/06/2006

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Having survived the tough finals round of Search for a Star in a Million Season 2, it did seem like Jimmy Marquez would be able to take on any kind of singing contest and come out with flying colors. But the Asia New Singer Competition was something else. Now on its ninth year, the music festival brings together the finest young talents from the region. They bring along a variety of musical influences, a diversity of temperament and cultures as varied as the slant of their eyes and the color of their skin.

This year there were 24 entries and they came from the Philippines, Mongolia, Bulgaria, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Singapore, China, Macau and Mainland China. Thanks to a common love for music, contestants easily established camaraderie among themselves. But when the competition went full gear last Oct. 28 and 29, it was clear that although they have become friends, those kids were out to win the top prizes no matter what.

But you know how Pinoys are when faced with seemingly formidable odds, they rise beautifully to the demands of the occasion. It was no different in Shanghai. Jimmy believes several reasons did it for him. He had to nurse an awful head cold throughout his stay in Shanghai but it helped that the fellow contestant from the Philippines was Maria Donna Taneo, an old friend from Cebu whom he had known since college. Though in competition, they ended up supporting one another.

And then there were his songs, Today and Minsa’y Naging Bahagi Ka, two moving love songs, both composed by Vehnee Saturno. The latter is one of the cuts in his debut CD Jimmy Marquez.

Vehnee is the writer of songs like Be My Lady, Isang Lahi, Forever’s Not Enough, Only Me and You and many others. But aside from his success as a local hitmaker, he has also become the most award-winning composer in the international music festival circuit. If I remember right, the Shanghai songfest alone had already given him two Best Song wins and those are aside from Silver Prizes for Rachelle Ann Go and Aryana. Vehnee has this unexplainable knack for creating songs festival judges like and choosing interpreters who will win.

This time around, he had Jimmy and Maria Donna, for whom he also wrote two songs, You Make Me Whole and Only When Our Hearts Unite. He was confident about their capabilities but it was not going to be easy. This year’s batch had talent and star quality in massive doses. For a while there the Filipinos were ready to concede victory to Mainland China’s delegate Alan Dawazhuoma. Extremely attractive, she had a voice that can go from traditional Chinese to New Age and to pop and seemed like a sure winner.

Also quite strong were the cool R ’n B tones of Hariyati Zaynab of Sri Lanka, the jazzy style of Aigul Adidhanova from Kazakhstan, the impressive soprano of Eleanor Cassar from Malta, the sexy energetic appeal of Latin heartthrob Fabrizio Faniello, also from Malta and the adorable singing and dancing by Sista Five, a group of five pretty sisters from Japan.

Only a few points from the international panel of jurors separated the winning entries. At the end of finals night, Maria Donna had scored the Gold Prize of a trophy and $5,000 while Jimmy emerged as the Silver Prize winner with a trophy and $1,000. For the first time in our music history, two local singers ran away with the top prizes in a major competition. It was truly sweet victory for the Filipinos who once again proved themselves tops where music is concerned. And in the case of Jimmy and Maria Donna, they also showed the winners often hail from Cebu.

Filipinos have the gift of music. Check out karaoke joints one evening and you will surely find singers who deserve recording contracts in an instant. And Cebuanos seem to have more of this gift than others. This was proven true with the legendary Pilita Corrales and is happening again with newcomer into the bossa nova scene, Raffi Quijano. Now with Maria Donna’s and Jimmy’s performance in Shanghai, there are two new names to add to the list.

source link: Philstar.Com (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200611061703.htm)


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Failure did not stop Cebu’s spa prince
Lim goes for a higher goal: Develop the sector
By Irene Sino Cruz
Inquirer
Last updated 07:26am (Mla time) 11/05/2006

Published on page B2 of the November 5, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

CEBU CITY—When he first went into business, he was not successful. He went back to employment but continued to dreamed of owning a successful business one day.

After he finished his accountancy degree from the Silliman University, Johnie Lim worked in various local and multinational companies engaged in shipping, the manufacture of furniture and toys and pharmaceuticals.

“When I first set foot in Cebu, I never imagined that one day I will become a business owner and be considered as having propelled and fast tracked the birth of the spa industry, at least here in Cebu,” he says.

Restaurant venture

Lim had briefly ventured into the restaurant business after retirement, using his separation pay as capital. When it failed, he went back to work but the failure in his first venture did not rid him of the desire to establish another business. So when he saw that the health and wellness industry is an emerging sector, he decided to go into the business himself, but not without preparing for it.

“There was no preparation whatsoever when I opened the restaurant. I just thought that putting up a restaurant would make a good business, so I went into it. But this time, I have taken time to come up with a business plan to ensure its success,” Lim says.

Back to employment

He was working then as the general manager of a Korean-owned company, manufacturing stuffed toys. When the company faced competition from China, Lim decided to look for an alternative source of livelihood.

In 2003, he picked up a back issue of the US magazine Entrepreneur, which contained an article on the potential of the health and wellness industry. Since he has been availing of massage and wellness services, he thought of going into this business.

However, he wanted something different from what was available in Cebu.

Drawing from his experiences at day spas in Manila and similar types of businesses abroad, he came up with a menu of services that include body massage, foot spa and facial using a combination of different procedures.

“With little cash and big determination plus the varied experiences I gained from my 22 years of employment, I put up this business with a clear mission and vision: To provide health and wellness services to the most number of people at prices within everybody’s reach, and to become the number one massage spa in the country,” Lim says.

Body and Sole Body Massage and Foot Spa opened on May 15, 2003. To differentiate it from other massage clinics, Johnie introduced music, lights, aroma and better amenities as well as friendly customer service.

Before he knew it, Lim had to expand his first outlet from 50 sqm to 150 sqm since people were lining up for Body and Sole’s services.

Going into franchising

When his friends expressed interest to buy a Body and Sole franchise from him, Lim decided to offer franchises to enable people like him to go into business with a higher success rate.

“From 12 employees, we are now more than 500 therapists scattered nationwide. The total capital investments of all Body and Sole outlets have reached P50 million and the combined annual gross sales are in the vicinity of P60 million to P70 million, with the combined annual income of about P25 million,” he points out.

Body and Sole has grown to 30 branches and affiliates—25 are franchises and five are company owned.

He noted that affordability has played a major role in the success of the business. According to Lim, Body and Sole charges only P180 for a facial that costs P500 in salons. He also attributes Body and Sole’s success to his passion for the business and targeting the niche market, timing and lots of luck.

After Body and Sole’s success, Lim set his sights on a broader goal—he has become an advocate of the local spa industry development. As he saw the need to address the issues of professionalism and competence, which hound the industry, he and the other day spa owners formed an association—the Spa and Wellness Association of Cebu (SWAC).

The association’s goal is to help in the development of the local spa industry through the licensing of therapists by the Department of Health and the accreditation of the spas by the Department of Tourism.

Lim’s personal goal, however, is to position Body and Sole as the Jollibee of the spa industry, providing quality spa services at affordable prices. “I would like to see that every city in the country has a Body and Sole. Now that I’ve made my mark on the industry, I would like to cater to people coming from all walks of life so that they also become part of the health and wellness revolution,” he adds.

source link: inq7.net (http://business.inq7.net/money/topstories/view_article.php?article_id=30638)

Rest of Asia ready to grab BPO jobs from India, RP--study
INQ7.net, Agence France-Presse
Last updated 08:44pm (Mla time) 11/05/2006


THE PHILIPPINES and India have to boost their overall competitiveness, as Asian countries gear up to get their share of the global offshore outsourcing pie, a recent global study showed.

These top two outsourcing destinations will eventually compete with China, and other Asia Pacific countries that have similarly positioned themselves as outsourcing destinations, the latest Offshore City Competitiveness Report of market research firm neoIT showed.

The study noted that companies have "moved beyond India" and the Philippines into not so well-known cities in the world since companies want to create a "global footprint."

China and Eastern European countries are starting to attract offshore outsourcing deals because of specific language skills required.

China is particularly keen on toppling India in the "services globalization arena," the study added.

Meanwhile, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan are emerging as alternative outsourcing destinations in the Asia Pacific region.

Companies outsourcing their non-core business processes are now looking for multiple locations that cater to specific requirements, the study said.

Manila is currently known for its strengths in English voice-based customer care services, which mainly caters to North American-based companies. It is also an ideal destination for back-office processing activities, such as payroll and accounting, the study said.

Manila has been a global services hub of many multinational companies, and has a "good talent supply" from universities, the study added.

The neoIT study identified two categories used to identify outsourcing destinations: generic and enterprise-specific factors. The generic factors include cost, human capital, infrastructure, risks, and environment. The enterprise-specific factors, on the other hand, include language compatibility, physical proximity (of offshore facility to the company), socio-economic affinity, and the availability of sector-specific expertise. The supply of middle managers and attrition rates are also considered.

Taking into account these categories, the study concluded that the National Capital Region of Delhi is the "most suitable location." This was, the study noted, despite the eroding cost advantage and supply constraints of these cities.

"A lot has been said about India's eroding cost advantage and supply constraints," senior neoIT consultant Sabyasachi Satyaprasad said Saturday.

"But the fact remains that in terms of talent supply and cost arbitrage, India is still the leader," said Satyaprasad, whose company is headquartered in San Ramon, California, with offices in India and the Philippines.

Industry analysts closely watch profit-margin trends of Indian outsourcing companies for signs their competitive edge is eroding.

But Satyaprasad said in an interview with Agence France-Presse that there was no sign of that happening and Indian outsourcing giants like Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services routinely report profits that beat market expectations.

New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Kolkata were the seven most favored sites worldwide to locate offshore, said the report, assembled from feedback from over 60 clients.

The study also included Manila as among the top 10 cities in the world for offshore outsourcing jobs. Other cities identified were Ho Chi Minh and Shanghai.

Cebu, Clark, and Davao are other Philippine locations that have made it among the top 24 locations based on the latest ranking of the study.

source link: inq7.net (http://technology.inq7.net/infotech/infotech/view_article.php?article_id=30664)

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...so bai, is this the stage you were talking about for the launching of Ayala Center expansion (lagoon area) ....hehhehehe!

A first look of this year's Christmas Tree.


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That christmas tree this year is sooooooooo beautiful, especially when lit at night. kudos to the designers! The addition this year of tropical foliage and the globe remind visitors that they are in hot,tropical Cebu - also the proud host of a mega-international event. And it does look taller than previous trees, doesn't it? No shortage of talents there. Wow.

^^ Yep its without a doubt the most beautiful and the most intricately designed tree so far in its 5-year history. This year, they also used new steel frameworks which are sturdier ang stronger that last year's (basing on their thickness). And at 125 feet, this year's christmas tree will also be the tallest.

Need for "central" tourist spot seen

The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/freeman200611061801.htm) 11/06/2006


Despite the influx of tourists coming to Cebu, there is a still need to identify and develop a specific tourist site where foreign visitors can shop and dine in style for it to be comparable with popular international tourist destinations like Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong, said a tourism executive.

Robert Lim Joseph, member of the National Association of Independent Travel Agencies, recently said Cebu has a lot to offer for foreign tourists but for it to be effectively marketed, it should have a particular tourist area for shopping and dining.

"We should not try to package Cebu as a foreign tourist destination where everything is cheap, as Cebu can really compete with the likes of Sentosa of Singapore, Ocean Park of Hong Kong and Phuket, Thailand," he added.

While Cebu has an edge due to its international airport serving direct international flights, Joseph said there is need for it to make foreign tourists to spend more, adding that luring these tourists would mean additional income because they have the capacity to spend in dollars.

Cebu Vice-Gov. Gregorio Sanchez agreed with the need to come up with an exact spot not only for a well-known commercial tourist site but likewise, for an investment area as well. The vice-governor said tourism is a major thrust under the administration of Gov. Gwen Garcia as one major infrastructure project, which is the transaxial highway, will also be a main tourism attraction.

Sanchez declared the transaxial highway that is expected to cost between P3 billion to P4 billion will help spur economic development faster in the countryside as the major thoroughfare connects from the southern tip to the northernmost part of Cebu.

Apart from this, the transaxial highway -also dubbed as the unity highway- will serve as an added tourist attraction as the highway cuts across the top of Cebu's mountains from end to end where one can see the neighboring provinces of Bohol and Negros Oriental, according to Sanchez.

The construction of the highway is set to start sometime next year as two Malaysian firms are interested in building the major road project.

Sanchez further said the Provincial Government has 3,000 hectares of land at the Mactan Aquabell that needs to be developed for possible sites as investment and tourist areas.

As the Cebu Provincial Government plans to organize the Asean Trade and Exposition by first semester of next year at the still ongoing construction of the Cebu International Convention Center, Sanchez said they will also take the opportunity to sell Cebu as an investment haven to representatives of participating Asean nations.

Joseph said that with Cebu as a favored tourism destination by foreign visitors with almost 1.5 million tourists a year, only about 360,000 of the total figure are actual foreign tourists while slightly over 1 million are domestic tourists.

The Department of Tourism is targeting 3.5 million foreign tourists to visit the country per annum.

Cebu is under the Central Philippines Super Region where its priority focus will be on strengthening tourism development. - Wenna A. Berondo/BRP



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Private firm to operate city's traffic lights

The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/FREEMAN200611061810.htm) 11/06/2006


The City Bids and Awards Committee-Technical Group has awarded a contractor to help the City Traffic Operations Management maintain and operate its traffic lights and fix defective signal lights.

The Cebu 7H Technochem Industries Incorporated, a private company that specializes in the field of traffic management, was awarded after it posted the lowest bid of P4,986,077.67.

Councilors Sylvan Jakosalem, Procopio Fernandez and Raul Alcoseba, the proponents of the resolution to the effect, said the contractor began the repair of traffic signals last October 16 after the committee awarded them.

Last year, data in traffic control boxes of 78 city intersections was erased causing traffic signals to go haywire. As a results of the loss, city's traffic lights changed simultaneously that vehicles at all four ends of an intersections would get a go signal all at the same time, instead of one after the other.

If the proposed resolution of councilors Jakosalem, Fernandez and Alcoseba will be approved on Wednesday's council session, the city council will authorize Mayor Tomas Osmeña to enter into a contract agreement with Cebu 7H Technochem Industries Inc., for maintenance and operations of the traffic signals.

"The project will undeniably benefit the public as the same is made for the purpose of providing a safe, effective and efficient traffic system," the proposed resolution said.

Under the terms and conditions, the contractors will replace all bulbs for the 78 intersections. They will also repair, replace and rehabilitate the defective loop for 65 units including the refurbish the controller cabinets for 26 intersections.

The contractor will also be responsible for maintenance of all equipment in the control center and traffic signals. - Garry B. Lao/BRP

CDN frontpage,Nov 6 issue...

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Bigfoot has two versions of 'Love'

The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3iptzfoeAlObClgUHEIUq0GA%3D%3D)
By Jonathan Landreth


Bigfoot Entertainment is putting its mouth where the money is, making two films with separate versions in both Mandarin and English in an attempt to capture the fastest-growing moviegoing audience in Asia.

Bigfoot executives promoting the dual-language films at AFM said the Cebu, Philippines-based company is now looking for two casts, one Chinese-speaking, one English-speaking, for a remake of Jeff Franklin's 1999 cult classic comedy "Love Stinks."

"Love" will start shooting in early 2007 at the fledgling production center in Cebu and will be directed by Bigfoot chairman and German Internet entrepreneur Michael Gleissner.

Bigfoot CEO Kacy Andrews said both casts would gather at Cebu and share wardrobes and shoot scenes back-to-back in the films' two languages. Crews will make efficient use of lighting and sets this way, Andrews said.

"We are an international company especially interested in Asia and betting on China's growing audience in particular," Los Angeles-based Andrews said. "Doing dual-language productions is a natural. One cast shoots, then steps out, then the another steps in to do it in the second language."

Andrews conceded that shooting the English and Mandarin versions of its first dual-language project -- respectively titled "Hui Lu" and "Irreversi" -- did not go as originally planned.

" 'Hui Lu' chased 'Irreversi' by a few weeks because we couldn't get the cast all there at the same time," Andrews said. The two versions of the Gleissner-directed thriller about a woman who fears for her life when she suspects her husband has killed her brother were shot on location in Hong Kong.

Poly Bona will distribute the Mandarin version, "Hui Lu," in China, and Andrews said that there was considerable interest at AFM in the English language version, "Irreversi."

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ASEAN dry run to close major streets

Police are planning to close major streets in Metro Cebu
for a few hiyrs ti cibdyct a dry run in preparation for the
ASEAN Summit next month.

Alarcio said traffic will be one of the biggest inconvenience
to the public during the dry run and the actual summit as roads
connecting major hotels, mostly in Cebu and Lapu-Lapu cities
would be closed hours before the actual passing of the heads of
the state.

"We really have to live with the traffic problem during the ASEAN.
We will be doing some road closures. We want to do it (dry run)
in November but I think it will be in December," Alarcio said
during a round table discussion with the Cebu Daily News reporters
Saturday.

"We are planning to close the roads two hours before movement. We
have to close it because it will take time to clean it (road) up. All
vehicles parked will have to be towed outside the ceremonial roads,"
the police official said.

In Cebu City, heads of states will be staying in the Marco Polo Hotel,
Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, Cebu City Marriott Hotel, roads
leading to the hotels going to the Mandaue Reclamation Area to Shangri-La's
Mactan Island Resort and Spa would be closed for the dry run and during the
summit itself.

"The roads will be closed pag nag mo-move ang mga heads of states,
maraming makikitang police cars gagamitin for convoys. That's the reason
why the mayor wanted people to go on vacation," he said.

The police, however are preparing for a comprehensive traffic
advisory including alternate routes to motorists.

Alarcio said the dry run early December will test the police's timing
and security before the actual ASEAN Summit.

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by Cebu Daily News 11.06.06 issue
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Still green! :D