Cebu City and Province - Compiled Threads [Archive] - Page 92

diehardbisdak

December 16th, 2006, 08:27 AM

...showbiz kaayo ni! ....medyo late ni pero okay lang basta maka-post lang....hehhehe!

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MAALAALA MO KAYA's Greatest Love Story of all Time!
(shot entirely in Cebu...here are some screen shots)

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..the real characters
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Narjz

December 16th, 2006, 11:42 AM

amkita ni sa youtube??

Narjz

December 16th, 2006, 11:42 AM

hay kamingaw....lingaw na ron cla dd2 sa ayala... :)

Sinjin P.

December 16th, 2006, 12:54 PM

I just came home from SM City Cebu and I tell you, don't go to SM. It's really super-extra-mega-hyper (I am not exaggerating) crowded, halos di na ka makalihok ug makahinga. And it's also very difficult to secure a parking area, talk about poor management (my dad himself compared how fast the teller issues parking tickets at the Ayala Basement parking).

And here's the latest scoop:
Next year, together with the opening of the North Wing, all parking areas around the mall, whether indoor or outdoor, will now be charged. It will be P10 per hour for the outdoor parking and P20 per hour for the indoor parking. These are yet tentative prices. But per hour? That's too much. And in my opinion, it's not worth the pay. Okay lang yung P20 sa Basement ng Ayala kasi fixed rate na and then worth naman ang bayad mo kasi secured talaga... Hmmmm...

FrancisXavier

December 16th, 2006, 01:24 PM

Sinjin P.

December 16th, 2006, 01:44 PM

^ Yeah. P10 per hour, tsk tsk tsk. I hope the SM Management will rethink about this issue... Or else, all their masa patrons will fly to somewhere else...

FrancisXavier

December 16th, 2006, 01:54 PM

korek... here in cdo, the parking in carpark building doesnt have a charge.. perhaps, they know that they might even lose more market if they do charge..

Sinjin P.

December 16th, 2006, 01:58 PM

FrancisXavier

December 16th, 2006, 02:00 PM

^^And that should be part of the service!.. I dunno why parking in MM does have a charge.. :ohno:

diehardbisdak

December 16th, 2006, 03:10 PM

CEBU night lights (pic by @geetrotter)

http://static.flickr.com/139/323465581_a7efcaaa3e.jpg?v=0

diehardbisdak

December 16th, 2006, 03:59 PM

.... i called the SSC-Cebu guys thru @slerz's phone...they're having fun now! ...Merry X'Mas guys! greetings all the way from Riyadh, KSA!

diehardbisdak

December 16th, 2006, 04:45 PM

Try walking Mango Avenue....from Fuente Osmeña to Sacred Heart School.
Compare that to Central Park NYC: http://www.dulemba.com/uploaded_images/Sidewalk-737502.jpg

...this is one of Riyadh's sidewalks
http://static.flickr.com/129/323605791_357cb30106.jpg?v=0

...look at the lamppost...similar to the one at Cebu north reclamation area
http://static.flickr.com/132/323609167_fefbc8e460.jpg?v=0

...university park / jogging path
http://static.flickr.com/133/323609178_3946114b19.jpg?v=0

Narjz

December 16th, 2006, 04:50 PM

nice pix :applause: :applause: :applause:

flesh_is_weak

December 16th, 2006, 07:03 PM

just got home...pero wa pa ang uban kay nag-kape pa daw...

thanks diay kaayo doc for dinner and the ride home...maytag daghan pang tawo diri sa SSC parehas nimo.:lol:

leylander

December 16th, 2006, 07:15 PM

musta ang lakaw bai?

flesh_is_weak

December 16th, 2006, 07:21 PM

^^one word: LINGAW!

diehardbisdak

December 16th, 2006, 07:49 PM

flickr photos

Aerial View of mainland Cebu (right) and Mactan Island (left)
http://static.flickr.com/130/323821026_4e1827fda7.jpg?v=0

Parol sa Fuente Osmena
http://static.flickr.com/136/323965587_fac48965e2.jpg?v=0

diehardbisdak

December 16th, 2006, 08:12 PM

pic from The Freeman

Inaugural ceremony of the new Advertising LCD Screen
http://www.philstar.com/philstar/MAIN/20061217/images/freemanpic.jpg

Wishbone7054

December 17th, 2006, 03:37 AM

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What a GREAT EVENING last night was! The mountain-top "Mr A" turned out to be the perfect venue for our first second annual SSC Cebu forum Christmas meet (Dec 16). Confused? Well, a second, second SSC meet will be held on Dec 26 - Hehehe. Anyway, the spectacular view of the city below was matched only by the perfect weather (a cool, breezy, starry night) and the bunch of fun-loving, beer-drinking, singing, dancing, camera-toting party animals.

The meet was well-attended. Who showed up? Well, let's see... Arnoldsa, Berniemack, Fundraiser, JamesLab, Markiiboi, Pirena, Philiwilly, Rage-Cebu, Slerz, Windshear, Wishbone7054 and our newest member, Positive Aura. Rusty18 and Diehardbisdack, who were out of country, phoned in to say "Hi" and the phone was passed around. We missed Sinjin - where were you?

And oh yeah! There were about a dozen different firework displays all over the city nightscape - unbelievable!

I found that the SSC Cebu Forum is a diverse, multifaceted, multitalented group. Hardly a surprise. Almost every professional/career group is represented here - kind of heavy on Health Care (Nursing, Medicine, Pharmacy, Med technology). We also have architects, engineers, IT/communication/sales professionals and business entrepreneurs. Hey, we even have a pilot in our group. Very cool. No wonder this is such a hughly successful forum.

Wishbone7054

December 17th, 2006, 03:39 AM

Sorry, I overlooked - TJ Brew was also at the meet.

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 03:55 AM

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More Photos at the Magkita ta Bai! Thread (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=10914281#post10914281)

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Narjz

December 17th, 2006, 04:14 AM

any pix??

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 04:18 AM

Sorry, I overlooked - TJ Brew was also at the meet.

ehehehhe..that's ok doc..no problemo......thnx for the special mention though.

After weeks of searching for a free wifi spot access in Cebu i finally found one - Calibrea Coffee located within CocoMall. They offer great coffee mixes plus unlimited wifi...now ive found a new tambayan..eheheheh

Thanks for the treat last night doc. We definitely enjoy the night with ya!

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 04:24 AM

Well, in my opinion, it's okay if they charge us some parking fees for as long as it's on a fixed rate hindi na per hour. Lol, I spend at least 8 hours a day in a mall so magkano kaya ang babayarin namin, naks, grabe, lalong yayaman si Mr. Sy! :D

I agree....we really cant prevent the day when parking in Cebu will have a charge. But i think this is not a big issue in Metro Cebu at all. Maybe it will be a concern to shoppers in CDO but definitely not in Cebu where people got the highest purchasing capability in the entire vizmin.

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 05:47 AM

Views from Mr. A's.

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tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 05:51 AM

Views from Mr. A's.

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Waterfront Hotel Cebu looks like one of those hotels located On The Strip - Las Vegas. Amazing light display andmost probably the most extravagant and colorful hotel in the entire Central and Southern Philippines this Christmas :righton:!

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 05:52 AM

Fireworks all over the Metro!

Capitol:
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Ayala:
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Somewhere in Mactan:
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Somewhere in Mandaue:
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slerz

December 17th, 2006, 06:18 AM

Doc... THANK YOU very much!

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 06:27 AM

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Thanks again Doc Wishbone for another fun-filled night!

rage@cebu

December 17th, 2006, 06:34 AM

^^ thank you po bai wishbone!

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 06:53 AM

^^ Thank you so much doc! :)

flesh_is_weak

December 17th, 2006, 06:55 AM

^^uy, ako na gi-verify imong account...

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 06:59 AM

^^uy, ako na gi-verify imong account...

really? I'll check it out...

OMG...im going back to my worldly deeds...(eheheheh loko lang). seriously, M doing by best to stay away or leave my previous lifestyle..lolz. I guess u know what i mean...atin atin lang to ah?

Anyway....Good morning Pirena!

Good morning Slerz, Arnoldsa, Markiiboi, Echevaraii, brodix, rage, fundy...and to those na online din ngayon..........

rage@cebu

December 17th, 2006, 07:17 AM

^^ HAPON NA BAI tj... HEHEHEHE!

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 07:18 AM

^^ HAPON NA BAI tj... HEHEHEHE!

OMG...hapon na diay? wa ko kabantay da! libre man gud ang net access dire sa cocomall...ehehehehhehe

Gotta scram...gotta invade SM City pa!

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 07:22 AM

^^ nice pics guys! you really had fun last night...!

rage@cebu

December 17th, 2006, 07:25 AM

^^ enjoy bai! we want you to miss Cebu more!

kinsa pa man gimingaw sa Cebu dha?... hehehe...

enjoy mu bai!

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 08:32 AM

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MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 08:52 AM

Landco to build P5-B mixed-use complex in Cebu :rock: :nuts:

By Zinnia B. Dela Peña
The Philippine Star (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200612170705.htm)
12/17/2006

Landco Pacific Corp., the property arm of Metro Pacific Investments, will transform a 200-hectare property in Cebu into a residential and mixed-use complex estimated to cost around P5 billion.

Landco president and chief executive officer Alfred Xerez-Burgos said the development of the project is expected to take place over a period of eight years.

The project, which aims to attract residents from the Visayas and Mindanao, involves the development of top-of-the-line residential units.

Landco is aiming to become a leading player in the real estate industry in the next five years as it seeks to build a track record of highly successful developments, underpinned by a strong financial base and organization.

The company will start construction next year of Hacienda Escudero, which would house tourism-related amenities like hotels, an 18-hole golf course, food and entertainment, themed shopping centers and spas, as well as residential subdivisions and campus districts anchored on the concept of the successful Villa Escudero resort in Quezon province.

Landco develops high-end residential resorts, leisure farms, first-home residential developments, shopping centers and memorial parks. It was founded by Xerez-Burgos in 1990.

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 09:02 AM

Landco to build P5-B mixed-use complex in Cebu :rock:

Five Billion Complex only in Cebu???????? Whoa! It's getting better day by day! :banana: :banana: :banana:

slerz

December 17th, 2006, 09:07 AM

^^so another BILLION investment for Cebu...
So there is really a reason to party here in Cebu:okay:

@dihard, thanks diay kaayo sa call last night...:)

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 09:07 AM

^^ and its gonna be on a 200-hectare lot. where could that lot be? :nuts:

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 09:08 AM

^^so another BILLION investment for Cebu...
So there is really a reason to party here in Cebu:okay:

@dihard, thanks diay kaayo sa call last night...:)

Pero parang sanay na tayo sa multi billion investments ano? multi billion here...multi billion there...

hahay..whats new? eheheheheh multi trillion kaya i-aim natin? :lol:

slerz

December 17th, 2006, 09:13 AM

^^pero wa gyuy suga ang Crown regency gabii... multi billion pero way suga :D

tj_brewed

December 17th, 2006, 09:15 AM

^^pero wa gyuy suga ang Crown regency gabii... multi billion pero way suga :D

namalong mi og suga oi...wala bayay trabahante gabii....sabado baya! ahihihihihihihihihihi.......:nuts:

pero tan-awa pagmahuman na ni.........mag drool jud ang mga tao sa among suga! bwahahahahahahha!

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 09:24 AM

^^pero wa gyuy suga ang Crown regency gabii... multi billion pero way suga :D

...it was a weekend payday bai, basin gitagaan og leisure time pag sabado ang mga workers bai....mao ng wala'y work og suga ang CRH....heheheh!

..it was nice talking on the phone, some of the SSC-Cebu guys ...pero naputol lang ang tawag...hehehhe!

rage@cebu

December 17th, 2006, 09:29 AM

^^ mao gyud Sturday night bya to... wala man gud work krn... rest day!

slerz

December 17th, 2006, 09:30 AM

Naki party man gud ang duha ka dako dako sa Fuente Triangle mao na walay trabaho kay way mo manage...hehehe

j-pol

December 17th, 2006, 09:31 AM

makasuya man mo bai... lingaw kaayo mo sa meet-up... hinaut unta nga makaapil ko sa 1 sa inyung mga meet-up, esp kanang aniv party. tsk3x. haha

rage@cebu

December 17th, 2006, 09:33 AM

^^ ok ra bsta mu.tunga ka... hehehe

slerz

December 17th, 2006, 09:37 AM

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 09:41 AM

^^ jameslab lagi bai hehehe

edit: nagkita sad diay me ni Kentaro gabii sa Sizzling Shawarma. basin muapil cya sa 26th.

slerz

December 17th, 2006, 09:44 AM

nailisan na bai, hehe...makalibog tungod sa kadaghan...

j-pol

December 17th, 2006, 10:07 AM

^^unsay hinaut... kinahanhlan gyud karong Dec 26 present ka...hehe. pangutan-a si Jameslab kay pag 1st hesitant siya mokuyog kay basi daw ma op siya nya uwaw daw siya pero good decision nga nitawag siya ni @rage upto the last minute kay sa ako tan aw nalingaw siya kaayo....

di lagi ko kakuyog ninyo bai kay dia man gud ko ron sa texas. may unta to sa una kay taga pardo ra ko. haha. karon kay taga texas na man ko. sige lang... kung mo uli kog pilipinas magmeet gyud ta... bangka nako. hahaha:lol:

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 10:11 AM

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Pasko sa Hiniusang Sugbo Capitol Ceremonial Switch-on last night. SUN.STARFOTO

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 10:24 AM

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SUN.STARFOTO

rage@cebu

December 17th, 2006, 10:29 AM

di lagi ko kakuyog ninyo bai kay dia man gud ko ron sa texas. may unta to sa una kay taga pardo ra ko. haha. karon kay taga texas na man ko. sige lang... kung mo uli kog pilipinas magmeet gyud ta... bangka nako. hahaha:lol:

OKI pa sa ALRYT! hehehe... maayu hinuon...

hinaot nga kami nsad maka.larga... hehehe....

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 10:43 AM

^^ Sykes is building their own facility in Cebu....there must be a good reason for this!

leylander

December 17th, 2006, 10:48 AM

lingawa ninyo da! hehe

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 10:48 AM

^^ i hope Bong Borja's plan of building PeopleSupport's own facility here will also be realized sooner.

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 10:57 AM

^^ How about Convergys? Do they own that building at Arcenas Estate?

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 11:25 AM

...at least we'll now have a better and reliable information from PAG-ASA Cebu Station...hehhe!

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Manila plans to acquire 10 Doppler radars
By Estrella Torres, Correspondent
Published: 17/12/2006 12:00 AM (UAE)
GulfNews.Com (http://www.gulfnews.com/world/Philippines/10090268.html)

Manila: The Philippines aims to improve its capability to predict weather considerably with the planned acquisition of 10 new Doppler radars, an official said.

According to Nathaniel Cruz, chief of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), an initial three new Doppler radars will be installed by the government in the key areas of Cebu in Central Philippines, Tagaytay, south of Manila, and Subic in the north.

"The installation of these new radars will be undertaken as soon as the project is bid out to contractors," Cruz said.

Cruz said once the radars are installed, the country will improve its ability to predict weather considerably providing authorities with the capability to gauge the strength of a particular weather disturbance and recommend to civil defence officials measures to be taken in order to avoid unnecessary toll on lives and property.

Cruz said that aside from the initial three radars, the Philippines will be purchasing three more of the weather predicting hardware using a grant sourced from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

He said that the Philippine Senate has allocated funds for the purchase of two radars while Pagasa is looking for agencies which can provide funding for two more radars.

"We plan to have 10 of these new Doppler radars by 2010," said Cruz.

According to Cruz, the Doppler radar is capable of generating short-term but highly accurate weather forecasts.

jameslab8470

December 17th, 2006, 11:28 AM

ei guys. salamat kaau last night. and also to you doc. :)

LordCarnal

December 17th, 2006, 01:45 PM

Got this article from a newspaper. Sounds interesting:

$1-M movie hopes to jumpstart Cebu film-making industry

First posted 18:59:15 (Mla time) December 17, 2006
Irene R. Sino-Cruz
Inquirer

LAPU-LAPU CITY--The shooting of a one-million-dollar feature film in Cebu would not only boost the local economy, it would also help create the film making industry here.

"We are growing Cebu's movie industry," Elliot Tong, producer of the movie "Deep Gold," says.

Deep Gold is an action thriller about the missing $10-million worth of Philippine gold when the plane carrying it crashes into the seas. It is the maiden offering of New Cebu Films, Bigfoot Entertainment's new film division.

Since the film making industry in Cebu is almost non-existent, Tong says the company has to create an entire human infrastructure from zero.

In Hong Kong or in Manila, Tong says a film producer only has to get in touch with a talent agent if there is a need for talents.

But in Cebu, he says, he and his support staff has to go to schools or distribute flyers to get people to apply.

"But the flipside is we have to explain what movie making is. We have to open the minds that when we make movies, we are creating jobs," Tong pointed out.

With the filming to be done entirely in Cebu, the New Cebu Films requires a lot of freelance staff for production planning, cameramen, drivers and many other functions.

Tong cites several benefits to Cebu with the decision of the New Cebu Films (NCF) to shoot it entirely in Cebu.

While a Filipino movie usually costs $500,000, he estimates that the Deep Gold film would cost at least $1 million.

"This is a moderate budget in the international scene but this is a very bold venture since it's the first time its done in Cebu," says Tong, an independent film producer.

Tong began his filmmaking career as a scriptwriter for Jackie Chan's First Strike and was the assistant to director Stanley Tong in the 1997 film "Mr. Magoo."

According to Tong, about 70 percent of the film's total budget goes to the local economy.

He also says having a movie shot entirely in Cebu would encourage foreign independent producers to consider the place for location shooting.

Actor Joel Torre and filmmakers Darwin Bolsico (1st assistant director), Marinette Lusanta (production manager) and Lili Esquillon (art department coordinator) are among the Filipinos who will be joining the Deep Gold cast and crew.

The three will join technical director Ken Siu and stunt director Ailen Sit.

Siu's credits include associate technical director in Jet Li's "Fearless" and "Rush Hour." On the other hand, Sit served as martial arts director for Shaolin Soccer and martial arts choreographer for several episodes of the TV series Martial Law.

Of the 26 Filipino crewmembers, 22 come from Manila, Tong says.

He adds that having all aspects of film production done in-house and in Cebu, as well, is a major move for a new film company.

Two separate teams would shoot different scenes, one for those with dialog and the other for purely action scenes, such as car chases.

Even before the NCF starts the film shoot, the company has already spent money to restore the old lighthouse, in the northern Liloan town, which is one of the sites for location shoots.

It is also spending between P2 million to P3 million to transform a place into what looks like a yacht club. And, since Deep Gold has a good number of underwater scenes, the company has built a special set of a giant water tank.

The filming of underwater scenes is scheduled in March next year. The New Cebu Films (NCF) is set to produce four to six full-length feature films within the next two years.

The filming of Deep Gold is scheduled to wrap up in April 2007 while postproduction will follow immediately at Bigfoot Entertainment's state-of-the-art facilities in Mactan.

Deep Gold, which is for international release, would be shot in both English and Mandarin.

Wind Shear

December 17th, 2006, 01:45 PM

The EB at Mr. A is indeed fun, even though it's just a short one. :-) Thank you very much.

For those who believed I'm an aircraft pilot, I'm not in any way. I'm just an aircraft enthusiast. ;-)

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 02:00 PM

^^ How about Convergys? Do they own that building at Arcenas Estate?

yep, its their own building.

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 03:11 PM

Share lang ko...

Ako uncle kay isa sa mga driver sa mga rent-a-cars na gigamit sa protocol officers sa ASEAN Summit. Last week naka drive siya sa isa sa mga BMW 7 Series kay siya ang nag lead sa convoy from Uniwide to a warehouse in H. Cortes St. sa Mandaue City. Naa na didto tanan sa Mandaue ang BMW, Accord, ug ubang Crosswind. Ilaha gitransfer kay gibaha kuno sa Uniwide. Ang nahabilin sa Uniwide kay mga Innova, mga ambulance ug police motorcycles. Naa sad siya yawe sa bag-o na warehouse na gibutangan sa mga BMW. Hopefully sometime this week makakuyog ko niya sa warehouse unya iyaha ko pasakyon sa BMW 7S. Unya naa na sad ko ASEAN Commemorative Plate kay iyaha ihatag sa akoa ang iyaha isa ka plate after the summit. Mao ra to. Bow. :D

LordCarnal

December 17th, 2006, 03:13 PM

^^

HAMBURGERo... hehehe.. :D

I mean Cheese Hamburger from McDo, hehe... :D

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 03:19 PM

^^ once in a lifetime ra gud na bai. hehehe :D

dabert

December 17th, 2006, 03:31 PM

^^ waa, di ko palabot.. mu-apil jud ko sa second xmas meet this dec 26.. kalingaw nnu ui.. nice view pa jud.. hehe

flesh_is_weak

December 17th, 2006, 03:52 PM

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Pasko sa Hiniusang Sugbo Capitol Ceremonial Switch-on last night. SUN.STARFOTO

mao na akong gipasabot gahapin na christmas party sa capitol...diha to gikan ang fireworks...

leylander

December 17th, 2006, 03:54 PM

Mingkay's Grill no more...

http://static.flickr.com/140/324825144_114dba6377.jpg?v=0

jameslab8470

December 17th, 2006, 05:21 PM

got a question... i think tanan naman people kita na sa new street lights sa capitol area, right? ang mga electric wires nga nag connect nila, wala gi baon sa island? kita ko nga gi tap ra nila sa old street lamps. Temporary pa na? or basin dili na nila to ibaon?

slerz

December 17th, 2006, 05:24 PM

SSC Cebu Christmas dinner meet.

a27ZqVhg-VM
link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a27ZqVhg-VM)

jameslab8470

December 17th, 2006, 05:32 PM

^^ huhu. di ko kakita.. gi block ang youtube sa akong suki na i - cafe. hehe

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 06:08 PM

^^ glad that YOUTUBE is no longer banned here in Riyadh.... nice one bai @slerz

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 06:47 PM

State-of-the-art healthcare center now in Cebu
C‘EST CEBU By Honey Jarque Loop
The Philippine STAR (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/LIFESTYLE200612170902.htm) 12/14/2006

Intercare Healthcare Systems, the country’s pioneering and leading integrated healthcare facility, marked its 13th year of service with the opening of its fourth Philippine branch in uptown Cebu City recently.

Guests of honor were Department of Tourism Secretary Joseph "Ace" Durano, Presidential Management Staff director general Serge Remonde, represented by his wife Marit Remonde, and Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia. Coincidentally, Secretary Durano delivered a convincing testimony of his personal experience with Intercare. Governor Garcia eloquently expressed her faith and confidence in the multi-disciplinary approach to healthcare and wellness. Likewise, Marit Remonde gave a statement on behalf of her husband certifying that the treatment successfully eliminated the need for invasive surgery.

Founding partners doctors Armando Soto and Martin Camara, both graduates of the Palmer Chiropractic Center in San Jose, California, have created a superb team of specialists, therapists, and instructors to assist patients with different pain concerns to make them feel better by directing them to a state of natural balance, thus empowering them to live a pain- free life. Notable doctors include Serry Pizarro, a chiropractic specialist certified by the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners-United States of America, and Ferdinand Decena, a rehabilitation medicine practitioner who specializes in back stabilization programs and sports-specific conditioning programs, mostly involving treatments of problems associated with the knee, shoulder, and arm.

Intercare integrates traditional and medically oriented models of care with alternative and complementing methods, such as chiropractic medicine, which deals with pain caused by unhealthy joints and muscles or even nerves that have been irritated; acupuncture, an ancient Chinese health art that aims at helping restore balance to one’s body, which leads to a state of overall well-being; myotherapy, a muscle and relaxation therapy that reduces tension and pain, relaxes muscle spasms, improves circulation and alleviates pain; and the Alexander Technique, which is an intelligent way to solve the common movement problems that cause chronic pain and stress.

At the end of a most interesting evening, discussions were centered on how and when to avail of the wellness program that promises overall wellness, health, peace, and harmony

flesh_is_weak

December 17th, 2006, 08:00 PM

^^in other words, high-tech na HILOT...

pero ok na pud kaayo na...effective baya na na methods, suki man ko sa foot reflexology, unya more or less the same ra na sila...naa gyud baya'y effect...

MarkiiBoi

December 17th, 2006, 08:13 PM

Pugs lined up for World Cup boxing

By Rommel C. Manlosa
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

A MOUTH-WATERING lineup is being cooked up by the Golden Boy Promotions for the World Cup Boxing, which is set to take place in Cebu City tentatively on Feb. 25 next year.

Eight pairs — highlighted by three WBO championships, with the Philippines vs. Mexico theme –- will trade mitts in what is considered Cebu’s biggest boxing event yet, once it is a done deal.

“All (matchmaking) is done by the Golden Boy Promotions but these are all subject for negotiations,” said Cebu’s foremost boxing godfather Antonio Lopez Aldeguer in a text message to Sun.Star Cebu.

The card will feature the Philippine’s most promising boxers, five coming from the world famous ALA Gym.

“The World Cup will be the biggest thing in boxing to be ever held in the Philippines. Let’s just hope it will happen,” added Aldeguer.

Golden Boy vice president and matchmaker Eric Gomez and SGG promoter Sammy Gello-ani are both busy to put this card in place.

Gomez is now trying to sign up the Mexican champions Daniel Ponce De Leon, Johnny Gonzalez and Fernando Montiel for the event.

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 08:41 PM

...this must be a big project !!!

***********

Mandaue eyes global status with north recla
Monday, December 18, 2006
Sun-Star Online (http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/12/18/bus/mandaue.eyes.global.status.with.north.recla.html)

THE completion of the Mandaue North Reclamation Project (MNRP) will make Mandaue City a “major world-class ports and harbor in Southeast Asia.”

Mandaue Mayor Thadeo Ouano said once the MNRP secures an environmental compliance certificate from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau, implementation of the project will begin by the middle of next year.

The project, when completed, will be called “Mandaue Harbor City Project,” the mayor told a press conference last Friday.

The MNRP involves the reclamation of 295 hectares of foreshore and submerged lands at Cansaga Bay, off Barangays Umapad, Paknaan and Labogon.

The project, conceptualized in 2001 yet, is a joint venture between the local government and Mandaue Land Consortium Inc. (MLC), a partnership composed of D.M. Wenceslao and Associates Inc., Jan de Nul, N.V. Belgium Lyons and Association of Hawaii.

According to a document from the City Government, developments inside the reclamation project will include a port and harbor facility, container terminals and areas allocated for industrial and commercial land uses that will be known as Mandaue Business Park.
Ouano said that when the implementation of the project begins, shipwrecking will be banned in the area.

Ouano said the second phase of the reclamation project will make Mandaue City the center of trade and commerce in Cebu Province because of the international port.

He said an international port in Mandaue City will not only benefit the local government but “will also complement” the developments of neighboring cities like Cebu and Lapu-Lapu.

“This will be a shared success among Cebuanos,” he said.

Ouano is also optimistic the project will result in an increase in job opportunities for local residents.

“The bottom line is increase in employment and (reduction of) crimes, because when people have nothing else to do they resort to drugs, crime, etc.” he added. (MMM)

diehardbisdak

December 17th, 2006, 08:52 PM

flickr pic

http://static.flickr.com/144/324995218_be9f3de1aa.jpg?v=0

Lili

December 18th, 2006, 12:36 AM

The Cebu thread I believe is the fastest thread here. You are already on your 45th thread! Congrats!

And a very cohesive group, too. I really enjoyed the youtube video of the SSC Cebu Christmas 2006 meet. Too bad, the dancing was only in silhouette. :)

SSC Cebu Christmas dinner meet.

a27ZqVhg-VM
link (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a27ZqVhg-VM)

h3nry

December 18th, 2006, 02:04 AM

CHECK this article from the the goasia website.
From Greg Cruey,
Your Guide to Asia for Visitors.
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Christmas in the Philippines?
Are you still looking for a Christmas destination for this year? The Philippines has several to consider in the warm waters of its mid-section...
Palawan is among my favorite places in the region because of its relaxation and lack of development. The pristine beaches and virgin rainforests are the last frontier of the Philippines. You could spend Christmas exploring the caves and grottoes of this 400 mile long island paradise. It is even possible to rent your own private island from among the many that dot Palawan's coast.

Boracay is a more popular destination. The island is compact, commercial, and a tad crowded. Not quite five miles long, this island boasts 32 white sand beaches, dozens of resorts, and an active nightlife. Boracay is a great place to lean to scuba dive.

Central to the region is the island of Cebu. Cebu City is a great shopping destination. A variety of beaches make for easy day trips from the city. You could eat yourself into a stupor at the city's many excellent restaurants. But mostly the city's laid back lifestyle provides a great place to relax and just breathe the tropical air.

If you're still undecided about where to spend Christmas, consider the Philippines...

http://goasia.about.com/b/a/257365.htm

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 02:48 AM

The recepients of the Garbo sa Sugbo Awards given during the switch-on ceremonies of the Capitol and launching of the Pasko sa Hiniusang Sugbo 2006.

1. Stargazer Christopher Go
For his discovery of the smaller Red Spot of the planet Jupiter. Go was admitted into the elite American Astronomical Society and will join a team in Feb. 2007 that will use the Hubble telescope to capture images of the New Horizons Pluto Express mission of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

2. Retired Judge Esperanza Fiel Garcia
Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia's mother, founder of the Cebu CFI Multipurpose Cooperative

3. Vice Gov. Gregorio Sanchez Jr.
Founder of Lacto Pafi

4. Jonathan Jay Aldeguer
A multi-awarded business entrepreneur, founder of Islands Souvenirs and Loalde

5.Regional Trial Court Judge Fortunato de Gracia Jr.
For bagging the 2006 Outstanding RTC Judge award

6.Julie’s Franchise Corp.
For being a leader in the baking industry

7.Singer Maria Donna
For winning the gold medal in the Shanghai Asia Music Festival

8.Wilson Ng of Ng Khai Development Company
For his multi-awarded IT company

9.Manuel Rodriguez Sr.
For his contribution in the printmaking industry in the Philippines

10.Concert pianist Ingrid Sala-Santamaria
Founder of the Peace Philharmonic of the Philippines

11.Businessman Glenn Anthony Soco
For having founded the firm Coffee Dream

12.Donna Villa
For her success as an actress and producer.

dive-cebu

December 18th, 2006, 03:54 AM

fundraiser

December 18th, 2006, 03:56 AM

this may be late but thanks a lot dokie!

OT: wa pa gihapon koy phone :lol: but im getting the hang of it, dili na bulky akong bulsa, wa nay kalas sa load.... ug murag layo ko sa sibilisasyon, wakekekeke.

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 04:07 AM

13. Mark Andrew Jorolan
For being the first President of SkyScraperCity Cebu :lol:
But seriously, I appreciate Markiiboi's efforts as well as all Cebu fourmers' to make this group meaningful to each member... amards/drama

whahahaha. im no president. but it should have been:

13. SkyScraperCity Cebu
For actively promoting Cebu to the rest of the world. :D

OT: wa pa gihapon koy phone :lol: but im getting the hang of it, dili na bulky akong bulsa, wa nay kalas sa load.... ug murag layo ko sa sibilisasyon, wakekekeke.

unsaun na lang ang mga scandal ato bai! :lol:

hans boy

December 18th, 2006, 04:09 AM

Hmm...I really miss lots of lots of loads of fun during Saturday's 1st SSC Cebu Christmas partee!

I texted arnoldsa, markiiboi and slerz just to keep myself updated of what's going on.

But it's okey, as you know I'm a family man. Most of my time are for my family and the remaining extra time are for the SSC Cebu peeps and other friends.

Anyway, 101% sure that I will be on the 26th 2nd SSC Cebu Christmas partee! This time, I won't allow myself to miss lots of lots of loads of fun!

IBA TALAGA PAG SSC CEBU MEMBER KA. LAHI GYUD!

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 04:25 AM

Flickr Finds

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/322877949_af506eef24_b.jpg
MOTOJEEPNEY. A jeepney covered with Motorola stickers for it's new promo. Free ride to Motorola owners every
Monday until January 2007. Taken at Ayala Center Terminal.
By Benjie Ordoñez

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/323983325_c61015364a_b.jpg
CLUB ULTIMA. Where the good life begins.
By [2]rokbot[2]y

fundraiser

December 18th, 2006, 04:54 AM

cebu is poised to become the third most competitive BPO destination in the world, according to NeoIT. and i quote.

Offshoring today, the firm said, is no longer limited to the top cities in India, the Philippines, China, Poland, Hungary, Mexico and Malaysia as it is already making inroads into lesser-known, smaller cities in these countries. Fuelling this trend are the overheating of established locations and evolving client needs.

Considering these factors, NeoIT came up with a forward-looking assessment of the competitiveness of major cities and predicted their would-be ranking three to four years from now. In this future attractiveness ranking, Manila went down to No. 12, while Cebu and Clark went up to No. 3 and No. 5, respectively.
Bangalore, India and Budapest, Hungary would take the Top 2 spots and Delhi would drop to No. 6.

Sinjin P.

December 18th, 2006, 07:05 AM

ic3man25

December 18th, 2006, 08:48 AM

Hmm...I really miss lots of lots of loads of fun during Saturday's 1st SSC Cebu Christmas partee!

But it's okey, as you know I'm a family man. Most of my time are for my family and the remaining extra time are for the SSC Cebu peeps and other friends.

IBA TALAGA PAG SSC CEBU MEMBER KA. LAHI GYUD!

Same here bai:)

Jimbu

December 18th, 2006, 08:52 AM

Convention center for constitutional convention?

By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 11:14am (Mla time) 12/18/2006

If plans push through to change the constitution through a constitutional convention, the "perfect and most convenient" place for it would be the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City, said former governor Pablo Garcia.

"Our modern history began in Cebu, so ang atong batakang balaod anhi nindot buhaton (so it would be fitting to have our new constitution made here)," Garcia said in an interview last week.

The former governor said that at the height of charter change issues last week, his daughter, Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, received a call from Representative Prospero Pichay (Surigao del Norte), an ally of the administration, and talked about the CICC.

"Komedya man tingali nga magamit ang CICC, bisan komedya for me mas nindot and mas convenient (Proposing to use the CICC could have been a joke, but for me, it would be good and more convenient)," the former governor said.

Garcia also said a constitutional convention, if done in Manila, would have to share Congress' session hall, which may lead to difficulties.

Garcia, who is eyeing a seat in a constitutional convention, said the CICC's location in the center of the country makes it convenient to delegates coming from Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao.

"Pero abangan nila sa province (But they'll have to rent it from the province)," he said.

The former governor and her daughter Gwendolyn were among those who supported the need to amend the Charter, but only through a constitutional convention.

They both said they believe that the methods being pushed by other allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, such as the constituent assembly and people's initiative, had legal flaws.

The 81-year-old former governor was among those appointed to the 1987 constitutional convention by then President Corazon Aquino to draft the existing constitution.

Garcia earlier said delegates for a constitutional convention should be elected and not appointed so that its members would not feel like they owe something to certain politicians.

habagatcentral1

December 18th, 2006, 10:25 AM

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Timelapse from Mandaue to Compostela

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somewhere in Cebu

Ayaw kahadlok! Walay ilaga sa video! :lol:

slerz

December 18th, 2006, 10:48 AM

@berns, mura lagig naay ilaga nga na ipit sa video.:D

The Cebu thread I believe is the fastest thread here. You are already on your 45th thread! Congrats!

And a very cohesive group, too. I really enjoyed the youtube video of the SSC Cebu Christmas 2006 meet. Too bad, the dancing was only in silhouette. :)

@Lils, thanks for enjoying... oo nga e... actually may video pa na mahaba haba aside sa nakita mo don per kase madilim at hindi klaro mga mukha namin, di ko nalang sinali baka pagkamalan kaming mga taong walang mukha:lol: Wala kase ilaw, candle lang...

northstar1804

December 18th, 2006, 12:14 PM

hala wla n gyud ko ka abot ani diha sa cebu......bitaw orange ang ilang gitabon,,,,ay ky orange brutus mn diay ng silong ana heheheh

-=+cZaRiNa+=-

December 18th, 2006, 12:59 PM

Ngek, nahimo na lagi nang jeep ang Hello Moto multi-cab sa una.:D

rage@cebu

December 18th, 2006, 01:17 PM

hala wla n gyud ko ka abot ani diha sa cebu......bitaw orange ang ilang gitabon,,,,ay ky orange brutus mn diay ng silong ana heheheh

helo! welcome to SSC Cebu! hehehe....

nagkita mi ni wishbone ug markii sa ayala gnha... gkan ko ug pa.haircut...

thanks again bai wishbone! hehehe

slimer

December 18th, 2006, 02:16 PM

Fuente Towers

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9062/ft1ii6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/509/ft2id1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7260/ft3do2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1985/ft4ct5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

slimer

December 18th, 2006, 02:20 PM

Mactan Shrine (12-17-06)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4880/lapushrine1pc3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7485/lapushrine2cv9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5337/lapushrine3rs4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/6906/lapushrine4bh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Wishbone7054

December 18th, 2006, 03:05 PM

helo! welcome to SSC Cebu! hehehe....

nagkita mi ni wishbone ug markii sa ayala gnha... gkan ko ug pa.haircut...

thanks again bai wishbone! hehehe
You're very welcome Mike. I was glad you could join us. I wanted to see the Bigfoot Studio in Mactan before I go back to the States and was glad we were given a pretty extensive tour of their facility. Very nice. The 5 ostriches there were a pleasant surprise, and very cute. Thanks Markii for the ride to Discovery Bay; however, I enjoyed our relaxing drink with Mike at Shangrila much much better.

jameslab8470

December 18th, 2006, 04:06 PM

Wala lang... want to post some pics. hehe

New Larsian. Wala suga... kaya nag candila sila. ang mga costumers, samot wala suga. hehe... Mas lami man sad kaon bbq pag madilim, diba? hehe

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/jameslab8470/Cebu/dec18larsian01.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/jameslab8470/Cebu/dec18larsian02.jpg

Naay nag banda. the extremes daw sila. hehe.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/jameslab8470/Cebu/dec18capitol02.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/jameslab8470/Cebu/dec18capitol01.jpg

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 04:40 PM

Bigfoot's NEW CEBU FILM is now making the principal photography of their first movie venture:
DEEP GOLD which is shot entirely in Cebu and to be released worldwide....here are some pics from Bigfoot:

Shooting Day 1
http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img02.jpg http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img09.jpg

http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img03.jpg http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img07.jpg

Shooting Day 2
http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img10.jpg http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img15.jpg

http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img17.jpg http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img18.jpg

Shooting Day 3
http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img25.jpg http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img27.jpg

http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img19.jpg http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/archive/fixed/img21.jpg

..more pics and info, here: Deep Gold The Movie (http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/gallery.html)

THE STORY
A young and beautiful dive instructor, AMY SANCHEZ, plans a romantic escape with her Air Force pilot boyfriend, TONY. But then he gets a call he doesn’t want--he’s been ordered to the nearest airbase.
Amy’s sister, JESS, deals with the cranky harbormaster, CHANG. He chains up their aging yacht, the Ariella, for non-payment of fees. It’ll ruin their struggling business if they lose their boat. Jess always leaves the diving to Amy since she has a phobia about going underwater.

A hidden cache of gold bullion has been discovered by the military. The gold weighs in at a metric ton, worth some US$10 million. Amy and Jess watch a press conference on TV, where AFP GENERAL CORDOVA announces the stolen loot is being returned to the people. He turns the microphone over to COLONEL DIAZ, in command of the operation.

Tony’s assignment is to transport the gold via transport plane to Manila, where it will be deposited in the Central Bank. Amy is proud of her guy.

During the flight, the plane nearly sideswipes a lighthouse and crashes into the ocean. But before it goes down, someone bails out…

The plane’s been swallowed up by the ocean, sinking in more than 2,000 meters of water. The military declares it a loss since it would cost more to bring it up than it’s worth. Col. Diaz also suggests to the media that Tony was attempting to steal the gold.

Amy is devastated. She won’t accept Tony’s death, much less his getting labeled a criminal. When TV news cameras ambush her, she tells the world Tony loves his country and he’s proud of his service. She says she’s determined to prove his innocence.

Amy gets her boat untangled from Chang and sets out with her sister to find out what happened. A tip from a military intel-ligence man leads them to the lighthouse on the remote island of Talipanan, where they meet a wacky DJ, LULU, the sole witness to the crash. Lulu lives in the lighthouse, and she’s converted it into an off-beat radio station.

A free-lance journalist, BENNY SIMPSON, shows up with his wife, CLAIRE. They offer to hire the boat to search for the plane and the sunken gold, in exchange for the exclusive rights to sell the story.

Amy figures out the place where the plane went down isn’t really deep after all--it’s only 80 meters, not 2,000. The charts were altered during the war to thwart the Japanese and then were never corrected.

Overcoming interference from a pair of German fortune hunters, Amy and her crew locate the wreck of the transport plane.

But the three girls don't realize what dangerous waters they’ve sailed into. When Amy brings up a sample of the lost gold, she finds herself caught in a cover-up, and the stakes are extremely high--because Benny’s not who he says he is. He’s a disreputable mercenary and former CIA dirty trickster.

But nothing’s going to stop Amy. As a skilled diver, and willing to risk everything, she plunges into the ocean in a life-or-death brawl with Benny. Jess is forced to make a choice: watch her sister drown, or defeat her fear of deep water.

Against all odds, both sisters surface with some adventurous answers…

MAIN CAST

http://www.deepgoldthemovie.com/images/mainact.jpg
in order:
Vietnamese supermodel-turned-actress Bebe Pham
Hollywoord Actor Ken Arden
Singaporean actress Jaymee Ong

Directed by no less than "Cebuano by Choice" MICHAEL GLEISSNER

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 04:47 PM

BigFoot Entertainment Studios
Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu
18 December 2006
http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/2310/campussmallre8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

I. International Academy of Film and Television (IAFT) Campus and Hollywood Suites

Front Facade:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050199.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050203.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050237.jpg

Lobby (Front Desk):
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050206.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050208.jpg

Lobby (FashionTV Cafe):
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050205.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050204.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050210.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050211.jpg

Back Portion (facing the sea):
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050223.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050224.jpg

Pathway towards Soundstage 1:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050214.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050215.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050218.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050228.jpg

II. Soundstage 1
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050216.jpg
(a MovieBird 24, the country's first and only)
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050217.jpg

III. Soundstage 2
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050201.jpg

IV. CasaBlanca Dormitory
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050202.jpg

V. Miscellaneous

Ostriches used in their film
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050232.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050239.jpg

View from the Studios:
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050219.jpg

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 05:01 PM

^^ you did it again bai @markii !!!

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 05:11 PM

^^ Thanks to Wishbone and Rage :D

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 05:15 PM

...here's more info about MOVIEBIRD (available only in Cebu's Bigfoot)

**********

http://moviebird.com/images/frontcrane.jpg

The most awaited solution since TechnoCrane was invented 15 years ago!

After two years of research we are proud to announce that the next generation of telescopic crane is finally here, available for purchase. MovieBird® outperforms all other crane systems in the world in terms of speed, safety, precision of the movement, assembly/disassembly time and any other work characteristics that are crucial to any modern film or TV production.

Chief engineers from TechnoCrane Poland, with more than 15 years of experience related to design and production of world famous TechnoCrane and SuperTechnoCrane, are happy to present the solution that fixes all flaws related to the old TechnoCrane system.

This is also the first time in the camera crane industry when the complete telescopic crane solution with digital leveling head, digital control system and the universal dolly will be available at a such affordable price. We wanted to give every production studio the opportunity to have the own crane, ready for work any time, without prior rental arrangements.

Please browse our pages to read more about the technology behind MovieBird® and benefits related to the product and pay us a visit during the forthcoming trade shows or at our factory to have the opportunity to test the crane by yourself.

Looking forward to see you!

MovieBird® Project Staff

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 05:35 PM

...looks like All Soul's Day...hehhehehe!

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/jameslab8470/Cebu/dec18larsian01.jpg

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 05:37 PM

BigFoot's Future Developments (excluding the non-entertainment ventures e.g. Marina and Yatch Club)

1. Expansion to the South Road Properties estimated at around $10 million, to include five sound stages and a tank for underwater photography. Another $2 million is expected to be spent on new production equipment.

2. Having acquired the master franchise for FashionTV in Singapore and the Philippines, BF will be producing an hour content for FTV featuring local models. BF will further reinforce the brand by operating FTV Cafes in the country.

Current Projects:

1. USS Cooper: Return to Ormoc Bay.
A television documentary, now finished filming, ready for release.

2. Irriversi and Within
In post-production.

3. Deep Gold
Filming.

4. Cockfight
Will commence next year.

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 05:37 PM

^^ bai, will ADAM SANDLER star the "Cockfight" movie?

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 05:42 PM

^^ ...I smell another title for Cebu: "MOVIE-MAKING CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINES"? Or, perhaps in ASIA?

...bai, DP ka...hehehhe!

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 05:55 PM

^^ bai, will ADAM SANDLER star the "Cockfight" movie?

maybe because the movie is a ''hilarious comedy feature", although he was not mentioned recently

D'Transporter

December 18th, 2006, 06:07 PM

A special tour for Mike, Marki and Wishbone in BIGFOOT STUDIOUS ...WOW!!! what can beat that??

Those Ostrich, it's nice to see a few of them there. :)

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 06:07 PM

Shangri-la Mactan Island Resort and Spa
Mactan, Cebu
18 December 2006

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050269.jpg

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http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050282.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050279.jpg

flesh_is_weak

December 18th, 2006, 06:14 PM

whahahaha. im no president. but it should have been:

13. SkyScraperCity Cebu
For actively promoting Cebu to the rest of the world. :D

congrats diay natong tanan...

Time Magazine People of the Year ta...

along with every single internet user in the planet...:cheers:

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 06:24 PM

...this is a good news to Balikbayan or OFW like me....hehehe!

*********

Duty Free signs deal with Cebu Boardwalk
By Ehda M. Dagooc
The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/Freeman200612192001.htm) 12/19/2006

Duty Free Philippines will soon have a home at the North Reclamation Area (NRA) at the Mandaue City, after it inked a deal with FF Cruz & Co. Inc. (FFCCI), the developer of Cebu Boardwalk.

Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano announced that Duty Free Philippines may open its shop in March, three months early of the Cebu Boardwalk official opening.

Ouano said the 50-hectare Cebu Boardwalk, which is envisioned as the premier tourism, leisure, and shopping destination in Cebu is expected to fully operate July of 2007.

Ouano said the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between Duty Free Philippines, and FFCCI has been signed already, emphasizing the opening of Duty Free shop at the area by March next year.

The boardwalk, designed as a tourism and leisure hub in Cebu, will sit on the 50-hectare area of the 180-hectare NRA-Mandaue.

Cebu Boardwalk will have an 8,000-square-meter amphitheater park, which will be an ideal venue for concerts, theater productions, cultural presentations and huge expositions; cinemas; art gallery; marina and yacht club; marina promenade; a Zen center where fitness gyms, health spas, hair salons and skin and body care salons will be located.

It will also have a tourist center, visitor center, souvenir shops, antique shops, duty free shops, restaurant strips, fastfood chains, food court, retail shops, banks, themed flea market and a trade and exhibition center.

FFCCI aims to transform the area into a world-class visitor destination, aside from spurring economic and financial development in Mandaue. This will enhance tourism and socio-economic activities, ensuring sustainable and excellent quality development.

The project was supposedly set to be completed last year, but it was delayed due to some problems.

Ouano said the July 2007 schedule for opening of Cebu Boardwalk is already final.

The opening of the world-class tourism, shopping, leisure facility facing the Mactan Channel will further boost Mandaue's employment generation, significantly contribute economic upsurge.

Aside from shops, entertainment joints, coffee shops, interest hotel investors are already lining up to start contracture within the area, the Mayor said in a press conference.

Mandaue City government owned 30 percent of the 180-hectare NRA, the rest is owned by FFCCI, a Manila-based developer.

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 06:27 PM

At the lot across the airport runway once occupied by barbeque vendors (Ibo beach), these miniature houses are being displayed, representing the 10 ASEAN member-nations .

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050335.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050334.jpg

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MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 06:37 PM

[B]Ouano said the July 2007 schedule for opening of Cebu Boardwalk is already final.

So by end next year, Ciudad and the Cebu Boardwalk are already open, and the expansion of both Ayala and SM will be finished.

2007 will definitely be a Golden Year for Cebu Malls. :banana: :rock:

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 06:48 PM

^^ wowowee!

MarkiiBoi

December 18th, 2006, 06:50 PM

Fuente Towers

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/9062/ft1ii6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7260/ft3do2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Nice photos bai. Here are the towers as seen from Fernan bridge:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050191copy.jpg

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 06:57 PM

ashton

December 18th, 2006, 07:08 PM

wow, that Abaca is just to gorgeous! :)

dabert

December 18th, 2006, 07:20 PM

waaa, metro cebu is being infested with malls. i hope Lapu-Lapu city will have more and Talisay too.. hehe. and i also hope Mandaue City will have its own first class hotel to complement the growing business in its reclamation area. cebu is just one of a kind! :D

tj_brewed

December 18th, 2006, 07:21 PM

CCCI to send group to US for trade talks
Sunstar Online
Dec 19, 2006

THE Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be sending a trade mission to Daly City in California, USA next month to start joint economic undertakings with its counterpart chambers of commerce.

The mission will leave on Jan. 22, 2007 for the kick off of a series of discussions abroad with the chambers’ Business Development and Management Service Division.

Dubbed “Dali Na, Sa Daly City,” the trade mission encourages the participation of small and medium enterprises with products and services complementing Daly City’s retail and medical services sectors.

Preparations

Preparations by the various committees are now being undertaken to organize a fitting representation of Cebu’s business community.

Cebuano businessmen are interested on Daly City because of its large Asian population. Around 50 percent of its residents are of Asian descent and a lot of them are Filipino.

Daly City’s retail and medical services sectors account for a huge chunk of the business activity in the city.

Program

Under the stewardship of Mayor Michael Guingona, Daly City is also heavily promoting small business development through the city’s economic development program.

Daly City boasts of approximately 3.1 million square-feet of retail space, including the Mission Street retail corridor bordering San Francisco, the Ser-ramonte Center, the t Westlake Shopping Center and the Pacific Plaza mixed-use office, cinema, retail and hotel project.

The Seton Medical Center, a medical facility in the US, is reportedly the city’s largest employer with 1,500 employees.

It has encouraged the development of additional clinics and laboratories adjacent to the hospital, such as the Seton Medical Office Center, San Francisco Heart Institute, the Spine Care Medical Group, the San Francisco Neuro-Skeletal Imaging Center, the Physician’s Medical Center and the Kaiser Permanente.

Courtesy

To ensure the success and order of the trade mission, the working committee, through the sponsorship of the Centre for International Education, sent project head Marylou Tan-Wong to the US last Oct. 30 to Nov. 4 for a courtesy visit.

She also met with officials of the Chamber of Commerce of Daly City–Colma led by its president Georgette Sarles.

tj_brewed

December 18th, 2006, 07:23 PM

waaa, metro cebu is being infested with malls :D

Coz its the Shopping Capital of the entire Visayas and Mindanao! :rock: :rock:

ashton

December 18th, 2006, 07:23 PM

These pictures are just so wonderful. Can't get over watching it!

Is this resort new?

Cebu's newest hideawy: ABACA BOUTIQUE RESORT & RESTAURANT
(next to Mactan Shangri-la Hotel)

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/01bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/abaca/01bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/02bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/03bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/05bb.jpg

flesh_is_weak

December 18th, 2006, 07:25 PM

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 07:49 PM

^^ ...2 months na open ang restaurant pero ang mga hotel rooms, next year pa mo-open ...here's an article about this resort...

********

Abacá Cebu's newest hideaway
By Rhia De Pablo
The Freeman (http://www.philstar.com/philstar/freeman200612192201.htm) 12/19/2006

Filipinos and Cebuanos in particular value good food and have a high regard for elegant dining in a relaxed atmosphere. For them, nothing beats a place with great ambiance and personalized service. abacá boutique resort + restaurant is Cebu's newest hideaway and aims to provide just that.

Abacá, which took its name from the Filipino hemp "abaka," offers great food and service to a discriminating high-end client base. With its subdued lighting and a lush garden environment, you are sure to be taken away to paradise. It's a very private and exclusive place that promises patrons complete discretion in a candle-it waterfront setting.

The restaurant at abacá features the culinary expertise of in-house chef/owner Mr. Jason Hyatt who worked for 19 years in various five star hotels and restaurants in places like New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and France.

In an interview with The Freeman, Mr. Hyatt shares his thoughts about the business: "We are still learning but I feel we are off to a good start. I want our customers to feel good about the restaurant. We go to great lengths to produce and deliver the highest quality of food and beverage we possibly can and we won't be satisfied until we achieve that. My philosophy is very straight forward - Keep it simple and do it to the best of your abilities. If we follow that, then everything else will fall into place."

Mr. Glenn Ylanan, who has several years of experience in some of Cebu's most popular restaurants, leads the service staff. Mr. Hyatt says, "Glenn and I are very similar in the way we think. The only thing that matters to us is customer satisfaction. After all, that's what pays the bills and makes all of this possible. Glenn has far exceeded our expectations of a Manager and has literally brought the project together and got it off the ground."

Abacá offers a California-Mediterranean inspired menu served al a carte, using wood fired oven and grill. They offer a great variety of fresh meats and seafood, both local and imported, plus a large selection of homemade pastas, flat bread pizzas, breads, pastries and desserts. All the ice creams and sorbets are home made; in fact, the only products they don't make are ketchup and mustard. The wine list is comprised mostly of New World wines with over 40 selections from P900 and up per bottle. They have a full bar with top shelf pouring and a wide variety of champagnes and sparkling wines.

After two months in operation, abacá is the talk of the town and one client made the comment that "it's the best restaurant in Cebu...period."

With his wife Anna and partners Marc and Jeni Compagnon (who are based in Hong Kong), Hyatt has created a unique and special environment that's sure to exceed all expectations. The design concept and influence of Canadian Architect Michael Gottschalk and local architect Colwyn Gaviola have helped the partners build a resort that they can all be proud of.

As investors, the partners made a commitment to support the economy by getting local in everything, from their employment of staff to the procurement of equipment and supplies. Almost all of the materials and the products they are using are designed and built by Cebuanos. Hyatt claims that 70% of the staff comes from Lapu-Lapu City and that they have established a local outreach program to support their local sitio and the people of the community abacá does business in. Corporate social responsibility is one of the major parts of their business philosophy.

Abacá is encouraging patrons to avail of their loyalty card, which provides many special privileges, exclusive access to events and priority reservations to the holder. They are inviting those interested to their upcoming events, including Christmas and New Year's Eve celebrations where they will hold special private set dinners on those dates.

For reservations and inquiries, feel free to contact +63.32.4958456 / 342 8905, or access their website www.abacaresort.com and e-mail them at relax@abacaresort.com. Dinner is served Tuesday through Sunday from 5:30pm. It's probably best to book ahead as seating is very limited and abacá has been holding quite a few private events.

The resort is located in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Lapu-Lapu City (just 500m past the Shangri-La Resort and Spa) and is currently in its soft opening stages. The 9 boutique-styled rooms at abacá will be open to the general public in early 2007. Room sizes range from 550 square feet to 1100 square feet and all feature a private terrace or garden with full sea view. The rooms are inspired by contemporary Asian design, featuring spa styled bathrooms and the highest quality finishes.

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/abaca/02bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/04bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/accomodations/05bb.jpg

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http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/abaca/03bb.jpg

other rooms are under construction
http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/accomodations/04bb.jpg

flesh_is_weak

December 18th, 2006, 07:56 PM

^^dream gyud nako ever since na maka-open ug akong kaugalingon na resort + restaurant...

flesh_is_weak

December 18th, 2006, 07:56 PM

-delete-

diehardbisdak

December 18th, 2006, 08:02 PM

^^ the design of the furniture looks familiar...i'm sure sa Cebu ra sab na gihimo..pang world class gyud!

slerz

December 19th, 2006, 12:02 AM

WoW nice... really world class for a world class island :okay:.

@Marki, Rage and Wishbone, nice one... another for SSC Cebu...:okay:

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 03:50 AM

dabert

December 19th, 2006, 03:59 AM

hey guys, i think Mayor Ouano is online in Sunstar Chat right now.. you might wanna join.. :D hehe, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/chat.html

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 04:15 AM

^^

Hala, pangutana daw about Cebu Boardwalk, hehehe.. and katung proposed Mandaue North Recla.

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 04:36 AM

hey guys, i think Mayor Ouano is online in Sunstar Chat right now.. you might wanna join.. :D hehe, http://www.sunstar.com.ph/chat.html

Yehey! We're chatting with Mayor Ted right now.. :banana:

We can all ask questions from ASEAN SUmmit to developments in Mandaue City.

Wishbone7054

December 19th, 2006, 05:06 AM

Cebu's newest hideawy: ABACA BOUTIQUE RESORT & RESTAURANT
(next to Mactan Shangri-la Hotel)

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/01bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/abaca/01bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/02bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/03bb.jpg

http://www.abacaresort.com/images/gallery/restaurant/05bb.jpg
Congratulations, bai. Your fresh and up-to-the-minute news amazes me, despite your being on the other side of the globe. This new restaurant in Mactan seems destined to grace the pages of travel and lifestyle magazines - but I'd like to check it out myself first. Heheheh.

Wow, the excitement here in SSC Cebu forum is nonstop. Great and exciting news just ricochet around the world to energize every internet-using SSC forumer on the planet. Thanks, bai.

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 05:42 AM

Updates from the live chat with Mayor Ouano:

- The security cameras will be permanent and more will be installed (after the summit) if there are positive effects;

- Regarding the new Mandaue City Public Market, they are still reviewing the current terms of loan offered by banks since they want to take advantage of the current low interest rates. They want a fixed rate so that they will not be affected much by inflation.

- Plaza Fair is interested at the site of the old Mandaue Public Market once the new public market is finished and opened.

- Other issues discussed were the Cebu Boardwalk, Yacht and Marina, Baywalk, CICC, etc.etc.

- Regarding the proposed Mandaue North Reclamation Area, a seaport of international standards will be built there for the industries located in the northern part of Metro Cebu. We can then expect less ten-wheeler trucks at the existing Mandaue reclamation area, :okay:

Here's a screenshot:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/sunstar_chat.jpg

hans boy

December 19th, 2006, 05:48 AM

dabert

December 19th, 2006, 05:53 AM

wow. that was a good chat with Mayor Teddy. i hope other officials will follow. :D

hans boy

December 19th, 2006, 05:54 AM

That Abaca` Restaurant is as world class as the quality of Abaca made goods that are exported to the U.S. and Europe.

Cebuano talaga, naiiba! Lahi gyud!

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 07:11 AM

International Entertainment Bar Complex

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050430.jpg

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 07:15 AM

Fuente Osmeña

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050447.jpg

Gibb

December 19th, 2006, 07:32 AM

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050430.jpg

Markiiboi, asa ni dapit?

If u notice wrong spelling ang Build... heheheh!

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 07:36 AM

^^ mao lagi...kayasa naghimo ana oy....wala man lang gi-correct....hehehhe!

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 07:37 AM

^^ bitaw sa wrong spelling. pakauwaw! heheheh

atbang dapit sa Mandaue Sports Complex na bai

dabert

December 19th, 2006, 07:37 AM

"this place will be builded" << oh my gash :ohno: hehe.. hope they will change that..

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 07:40 AM

This one is by San Miguel. Sakto na ba?

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050428.jpg

Gibb

December 19th, 2006, 07:41 AM

international man unta pero carabao english man sad. hehehehe! :lol:

dabert

December 19th, 2006, 07:46 AM

CEBU: lisud na ma-apsan kay daku na ang labaw, numero uno kini dili lang sa central visayas kungdi sa buong asya.. hehe !!

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 07:48 AM

CEBU: lisud na ma-apsan kay daku na ang labaw, numero uno kini dili lang sa central visayas kungdi sa buong asya.. hehe !!

Tumpak!

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7977/skylinecordovauntitled1wm6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Gibb

December 19th, 2006, 07:53 AM

Breathtaking!

D'Transporter

December 19th, 2006, 07:53 AM

WOOOOOOOOWW!!!! MAGNIFICO!!!!

dabert

December 19th, 2006, 08:04 AM

^^ :rock: :applause: :banana2: :righton: :nocrook: and all the expressions you could ever think of :D :D

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 08:12 AM

Congratulations, bai. Your fresh and up-to-the-minute news amazes me, despite your being on the other side of the globe. This new restaurant in Mactan seems destined to grace the pages of travel and lifestyle magazines - but I'd like to check it out myself first. Heheheh.

Wow, the excitement here in SSC Cebu forum is nonstop. Great and exciting news just ricochet around the world to energize every internet-using SSC forumer on the planet. Thanks, bai.

...scouring for news update about Cebu is a therapy for me to overcome homesickness....and it works!

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 08:20 AM

flickr pics

...somewhere in Lahug
http://static.flickr.com/137/326160957_f89654825d.jpg?v=0

...ceremonial light switching of CICC (late na ni nga pic pero nice au!)
http://static.flickr.com/134/326592351_ac0e70dfd2.jpg?v=0

...only in SM City Cebu
http://static.flickr.com/137/326449171_0d0c5880ba.jpg?v=0

hans boy

December 19th, 2006, 08:39 AM

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/P1050430.jpg

Markiiboi, asa ni dapit?

If u notice wrong spelling ang Build... heheheh!

Mga Bai, dapat makasabot sad mo kay naa baya toy forumer nga nag ingon nga Korean ang investor ani. Pasayloa lang sah ninyo kay nag eskwela pa cya ug English sa Bigfoot CleverLearn. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

hans boy

December 19th, 2006, 08:42 AM

Tumpak!

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9199/skylinecordovauntitled1ym8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

:banana: LUPIG SILA! :banana:

slerz

December 19th, 2006, 08:52 AM

^^Nindota ahhhhh!!!:banana::carrot:
Nindota pagka set up sa mga buildings uy pun an pa sa bukid as its backdrop.. nice and clean :okay::okay:

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 09:08 AM

...this is an old pic by @2rokbot2y

SHANG meets HILTON
http://static.flickr.com/38/119128073_2fd3733f68.jpg?v=0

rage@cebu

December 19th, 2006, 10:20 AM

^^ nice find bai! sarap mag.bakasyon dra oi!

Sinjin P.

December 19th, 2006, 11:03 AM

Tumpak!

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/9199/skylinecordovauntitled1ym8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Wow, this is by far the best panoramic image of Cebu I've seen, keep it up

Sinjin P.

December 19th, 2006, 11:05 AM

...only in SM City Cebu
http://static.flickr.com/137/326449171_0d0c5880ba.jpg?v=0

Why only? :D

Sinjin P.

December 19th, 2006, 11:10 AM

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 11:39 AM

Why only? :D

...wala lang, pang intriga lang para motan-aw lang sa pic..hehheheh!
(nganu man?, unsa na sab diay imong nahuna-hunaan @sinj?)

Sinjin P.

December 19th, 2006, 11:46 AM

...wala lang, pang intriga lang para motan-aw lang sa pic..hehheheh!
(nganu man?, unsa na sab diay imong nahuna-hunaan @sinj?)

Wala lang. You said only in SM, so it made me think, isn't this a common sight which can be seen in almost all parking areas? :lol:

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 02:22 PM

Salamat salamat :D

pasensya na uban lakawboys wala ko kapanghagad ganiha kay unexpected ra sad to nga naabot ko ug cordova ganiha. hehe

dive-cebu

December 19th, 2006, 02:44 PM

ho, naglibog nako ug asa ko mo react!!! sa kadaghang updates, speechless na lang ko ani.... waaaaah!!!! go cebu!!!

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 03:12 PM

^^ ...dili gyud ko kakita bai @markii....hehhehehe!

dive-cebu

December 19th, 2006, 03:16 PM

^^ kaluoy nimo bai... ako na lang i describe... joke! hehehe.... pero sa tinuod, nindot gyud kaayo bai, i thought at first gi photoshop ang greens

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 03:21 PM

cge ako i-photobucket unya bai.

edit: dili ko ka open sa photobucket!

2nd edit: maka photobucket na diay! hehehe

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/skylinecordovaUntitled-1.jpg

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 03:28 PM

^^ ...pero, kung gi-upload nimo sa flickr makakita ko...heheheh!

Wishbone7054

December 19th, 2006, 04:12 PM

Whew:( I never had the chance to meet wishbone. Such a avery friendly and kind hearted man. Thank you very much wishbone for your visit here in Cebu and for meeting the SSC Cebu peeps, even if I wasn't be able to meet and greet you in person. But I still have to thank you for what you have shared to the SSC Cebu Community.

I hope that I can meet you in time, in more time to come.
Thanks Hans for the very kind words. Finally meeting some of you guys has doubled the pleasure of my short stint this year in Cebu. It was fun interacting with you guys in the net, but it's been double the fun intermingling with you in person. What a pleasant and fun group. When I go back to my home in the States, interacting with you again in the net will surely keep those pleasant memories alive...at least until my next visit to Cebu. The pleasure is all mine.

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 04:28 PM

^^ salamat kaayo bai @markii.... nindota pagkakuha oy! makapalit dyud ko'g pasalubong nimo bai....puhon....hehhehehhe!

...one take ra na bai or many shots and then nigamit ka'g stitching software to get a nice pano?

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 05:20 PM

Here are some excerpts from an article that I got more than a year ago:

The 26-story Park Lane Cebu is scheduled to be in full operation, and open up the total 220 business class hotel rooms early next year, Benitez said.

The four-star Park Lane Cebu is built in a 2,950 square meter area right across the Cebu Business Park. Benitez said the hotel building would be built to have a total room capacity of 400. However, it will initially operate 220 rooms in the next few years.

“Our long term plan is to open the 400 rooms, as the building is built to this capacity. But, in the meantime, we will be opening first the 220 rooms,” he said.

Currently, he said the construction is already touching off the interior finishing, so that it could already accept guests by October this year. Tentatively, he added that soft opening is set on the first or second week of October.

So Parklane Hotel is "expandable" after all, just like the CICC. Besides, both buildings were designed by Guanzon, hehehe.. :okay:

.:.

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 05:41 PM

^^ nakahinumdum pa ka ana bai? karaang tawo jud ka do :D

so if its expandable by almost 100%, then its like building a whole new hotel!

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 05:43 PM

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 05:45 PM

I just snapped this one from a book at Chong Hua. 'Twas during the time when Compania Maritima was still functional.

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/8977/downtownuntitled1jc3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 05:47 PM

^^

By the way, speaking of CICC, a park currently constructed by F.F. Cruz Co. for Mandaue City will soon have a statue of former Mayor Alfredo Ouano.

It will be installed somewhere in this concrete block according to one of the workers at the site.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/arnoldsa/ouano_monument01.jpg

..

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 05:52 PM

^^ nakahinumdum pa ka ana bai? karaang tawo jud ka do :D

so if its expandable by almost 100%, then its like building a whole new hotel!

Haha, I was actually trying to reminisce my first days here at SSC.. I didn't realize that I was actually invited to SSC as early as November 2004 (Thread 2, that's where I got that article), although I signed up 10 months later on September 2005 (still on Thread 2, I think), hehehehehehehe... :D

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 06:17 PM

Karaan na jud diay ka bai. :lol:

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 06:26 PM

^^

Ikaw diay, ka tiguwang na pod nimo dinhi. :lol:

By the way, ang Danao City kay naa na lagi high-res sa Google. Wala man ni sauna diba?

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 06:32 PM

^^ naa na jud na ang Danao bai.

MarkiiBoi

December 19th, 2006, 06:32 PM

Gisugdan na diay ug himo ang mga Sinulog Art sa Fuente.

LordCarnal

December 19th, 2006, 06:42 PM

^^

Yup ang katung sa Penshoppe naa na pod.. pero last nako nakit-an around 2 days ago kay ginahimo pa siya..

Ambot unsa na kaha itsura niya karon.. Basin nice na.. Okay pod ni para added attraction sa ASEAN Summit.

Basta nice jud ni ang fuente during Sinulog especially with the newly installed LED Screen.. Naa ba tu siya sounds? Wala noh?

flesh_is_weak

December 19th, 2006, 07:27 PM

Tumpak!

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/7977/skylinecordovauntitled1wm6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

kinsay kahibaw mo-inintsik?

palihug ko ug translate:

mga taga-Hong Kong, watch out, basin adto na nya mo puniton sa tangkongan...:lol: :jk:

flesh_is_weak

December 19th, 2006, 07:32 PM

^^

Ikaw diay, ka tiguwang na pod nimo dinhi. :lol:

By the way, ang Danao City kay naa na lagi high-res sa Google. Wala man ni sauna diba?

request pud mo sa google na i-update nila ang cebu ug pun-an ug shots para sa toledo ug bogo...

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 08:12 PM

^^ bai @nold, the reason why GOOGLE EARTH has not released the complete images of Cebu because it is one of the sought-after places on earth...so, they are keeping it that way para mu-purchase gyud sa full software ang mga interesado makita ang atong pinalanggang Sugbo.... (just one of my wild guesses...hehhehehe!)

diehardbisdak

December 19th, 2006, 08:26 PM

...Pacquiao's coach FREDDIE ROACH is in town (MARRIOTT HOTEL)

here:
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb/2006/12/20/sports/sayson.the.great.freddie.roach.is.in.town.html

TagaCebu

December 19th, 2006, 10:44 PM

GOOGLE says:
While there are additional capabilities and features available in Google Earth Pro, the underlying imagery is the same for all versions of Google Earth.
http://earth.google.com/earth_pro.html
We should individually fill out this form:
http://googlesightseeing.com/suggest/
Maybe our request will work although forum says So far Google has updated it's image database around the 15th of every month so check back once in a while..
http://www.googleearthhacks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3225

slerz

December 20th, 2006, 12:04 AM

Nice updates :okay:
Wana jud ko kaadto sa ciudad lately...

ikra

December 20th, 2006, 12:40 AM

the skyline of cebu gets better and better every single time

slerz

December 20th, 2006, 02:48 AM

Nalingaw ko sa abs cbn skypatrol ganiha with Vilma Andales kay gi hisgutan niya ang Crown Regency...

Some of her storya storya about the survey and Cebu's growing skyline...

"Kung basehan nato ang SWS survey karon nga nag kagutom ang mga taw sa Pilipinas...
(camera focus sa Fuente Triangle) Mao ba kini ang senyales sa nagkagutom nga katawhan karon? Lahi imong makita sa sugbo karon, nagkadaghan ang mga nituybo nga mga tag as nga buildings sama niining Crown Regency hotel (camera close up sa Crown Regency) nga kasamtangang ang pinakataas nga edipisyo sa tibuok kabisay an og mindanao nga mo abot og kwarenta andanas... og makita nato (camera zoom to to number 30 sa 30th floor), naa nis ika traynta nga andana og mapun an pa kini og pipila ka andana...

well, sa latest survey, nagkadaghan ang gigutom sa MManila, Mindanao og Luzon pero sa Visayas kay ni decline. And Cebu is the bigger representative of Visayas so it represents more of Cebu's growing economy.

h3nry

December 20th, 2006, 02:55 AM

Good for you Arnold. If I was in the chat, ang dami ko sanang nais itanong kay Mayor Teddy :D

^^WOW Ka-social gyud sa mga taga SSC CEBU uy..
the mayor himself gyud ang ka-chat..
am very proud of you guys ..GRABE. :) :) :)
I remember b4 sila villarete,pe,gwen,etc pud ang ka-elbow ninyo..heheh

slerz

December 20th, 2006, 03:16 AM

^^but bai, it doesn't mean that you should be a social someone or bigatin just to have some chitchats to some of our officials. As long as you are a good citizen of our country that is concerned of our community, you will have the guts to find them always and have some descent talks with regards to our places' irregularities that is up to our concerns. I should find ways to talk to them coz I love my city...

MarkiiBoi

December 20th, 2006, 03:27 AM

LordCarnal

December 20th, 2006, 04:05 AM

^^

yeah, seven more skyscrapers under construction as of now:

1.) Lexmark - 22
2.) Ramos Tower - 30
3.) Ultima Residences - 27 (but as tall as a 40-floor building)
4.) Citylights 1 - 20
5.) Citylights 2 - 20
6.) Tower Palace -20
7.) Cebu Towers Commercial - 15

Soon:

- Winland Towers, building 3.

@TagaCebu

GOOGLE says:
While there are additional capabilities and features available in Google Earth Pro, the underlying imagery is the same for all versions of Google Earth.
http://earth.google.com/earth_pro.html
We should individually fill out this form:
http://googlesightseeing.com/suggest/
Maybe our request will work although forum says So far Google has updated it's image database around the 15th of every month so check back once in a while..
http://www.googleearthhacks.com/foru...ead.php?t=3225

Updated na pod ang Google sa Metro Manila.

hans boy

December 20th, 2006, 04:06 AM

and many more buildings to rise bai...

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/MarkiiBoi/skylinecordovaUntitled-1copy.jpg
(buildings that are now underconstuction or that are sure to be constructed)

Markii, you forgot to include the 2 Lexmark Towers.

Also, if you can try bai. Try to have an angle of the Cebu skyscrapers from Bohol's view so that the Mactan island skyscrapers will be seen.

LordCarnal

December 20th, 2006, 04:40 AM

embed error.

tj_brewed

December 20th, 2006, 05:57 AM

ahihihihi..nalingaw ko og basa...especially sa post ni slerz about the survey ..eheheheh.....if gipanggutom ang uban, sus perti natong panambok dire sa Cebu...eheheheheh.....:) Good thing we're sharing our blessings...

by the way, kinsay nakaremember sa MV Doulos? It's a ship two years younger than Titanic. After 5 years na nivisit sya sa Philippines, it will visit The Philippines again next year from January 25 to February 19, this time in CEBU....

So we're inviting u peeps to visit MV Doulos. They are also looking for volunteers who will stay sa ship for 10 days and do fellowship with other foreign crews from all over the world na mokuyog sa ship. :)

rage@cebu

December 20th, 2006, 08:30 AM

^^ graveh na ang Cebu nato da!

TagaCebu

December 20th, 2006, 09:55 AM

Asa man diri ang bag-ong "McDo"
http://wikimapia.org/#y=10295813&x=123886310&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2
Kung wala kay DSL gamita ang WIKIMAPIA.org.:dance2: :dance2: :dance2: Masmaayo pa kay mahimo man suwatan.. Hinoon dili madugay magka-gubot ang "Mapa" sa Cebu.:dance2:

rage@cebu

December 20th, 2006, 09:57 AM

^^ faet... hehehe!

northstar1804

December 20th, 2006, 11:13 AM

flesh_is_weak

December 20th, 2006, 11:35 AM

^^pasabta daw ko aning mv doulos...

tj_brewed

December 20th, 2006, 11:44 AM

mg balik nsad ang mv doulos sa cebu? tsk tsk tsk ,,,last sila ng ara sa cebu hyskol pmn ko ato nya add.book rmn gyd npalit nko ato tyma,nya krn ala ko sa cebu dli ko kplit,,,ahak,,,wait nsad ko anther 5yrs...ah,minyo nmn ko ana pnhuna....:dance2: :cheers2: :banana:

This will be their last stop in our country....after the Philippines, d na sila mobalik kc moretire na daw ang barko. So guys, if ur interested to visit (by the way, they are expecting more than a hundred thousand of Cebuanos to visit their ship), you may catch them from January 25 to February 19.

MV Doulos is the world's oldest active ocean faring passenger ship. 2 years younger sya sa Titanic. She used to be called as SS Medina, SS Roma, and MV Franca.

The Medina or now called as Doulos was built in 1914. In today's modern world, she is manned by volunteers visiting sea ports world wide and is the world's most popular floating bookfair. With stops in over 500 ports of call, this unique ship has visited more than 100 countries in including Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and many island nations.

Doulos is recognised in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest active ocean-going passenger ship.

And it will visit Cebu this January!