it’s been a childhood dream of mine to visit Lake Sebu. i have read about it and the T’bolis in a 3rd grade textbook and i got really fascinated by their culture.
now this dream of visiting Lake Sebu – as well as my first time to set foot in Davao and General Santos City – will come to reality as i will be off for those places this weekend.
i’ll blog more when i get there.. see yah guys!
special thanks to Julie and Irene of mindanaoan.com
i will not say here which presidential candidate i am rooting for. you will know him in my next post. hehe
for a night naki Noynoy muna ako for i was invited to cover the 2nd installment of Rock the Vote. i attended the 1st one August of last year. bungga.
pictures after the jump
last weekend we went to Tilt because i missed the place.
i missed the crowd of well dressed people and the not so well dressed.
and since there is no other party venue here in CDO that serves toogsh toogsh music, it is safe to say that it is the best club around. hehe
anyways, at first medyo hesitant pa kami to make enter the dragon because la masyado people. baka nag out of town ang karamihan kasi we are sosyal just like that. but we actually did enter and my gas, PBA superstars are there pala, nagaantay sa amin. lolz.
anyways let these pics *courtesy of Himatayaon nga Kagay-anon* do the talking.
Nochelife, her friend Jeanine (help me out with the spelling please), and Alvin.
the team – minus me (the photographer)
rona: wait… is that….?
wait… are they….?
commercial break muna…
kayo na?
ay si Cariaso nga!
Maierhofer and Pingris – bromance
dear Pingris, gwapo ka sana, kaya lang…. married na..
drama mode muna…
mga kids, pa pic muna kayo..
so much for photo op na…
6969,
atty magman
frenemies, eowh powhz! 
sensiya na i was not around here for a long time. no i did not go on a vacation (i wish) pero naging busy busyhan ang lolo niyong panot.
since the summer-long blogging activities are ongoing, di naman ako nawala.
last Saturday was our kick-off event for CDO Bloggers Summer Blogging Activities. and that was the Blogging 101 mini forum at Vienna Kaffeehaus. di ba, masaya? noh?
to top it all of i was one of the speakers. i spoke about why you must blog and how can you setup WordPress and Blogspot (yuck) for free. i am very happy how the forum went and a good turnout of the event. kaya sa mga nag attend, thank you and quiz next week.
photo by chiq montes
also last Sunday was another blogging event called the SEO Mini Forum. was a greater number of attendees and it was more intimate because the topic is very much important, too.
photo by chiq montes
photo by chiq montes
some attendees were given free cool stuff from Smart (thank you SMART for your generosity)
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE!
we still have a lot of activities lined up for you guys so please do visit CDO Bloggers for registration and info!
oh may ikekwento pa pala ako sa inyo about our venue last Sunday. maya maya na.. magpapapedi pa ako.
ciao!
6969,
atty magman
for the first salvo of our season long activities, we will be conducting Blogging 101 Mini Forum this coming Saturday, April 17, at Vienna Kaffeehaus (Velez Street, fronting City Grand Hotel), from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. and kasi sikat ako, i will be one of the speakers of the said event. so be there. ang di aattend.. pangit na, mabaho pa ang kilikili, singit, bibig, at paa. so join ha? wab yu!!!
6969,
atty magman
PS I LOVE YOU:
should you wish to join, pls register by visiting the CDO BLOGGERS site. click on the link!
salamat espesyal to Ria Jose of Davao Bloggers and riajose.com
hello frenemies,
last week was like the worst week of my life! daming naiwan, may nawala…. basta! that’s why i was not able to post any entries for the past few days. it’s ko kaka. kakabagot.
anyways i am ok now. but let me tell you some things i did miss.
MIA no. 1 Havaianas Urban Beach Bar – Friday (March 26, 2010,) La Vetta
siyempre dahil fashionista naman daw ako, I was invited by Ms. Cristina of Spruce to attend this party. it’s been a while since the last time i attended to this type of party (i think sa Tilt yun, pero kasama ko bad memories, kaya kiber). this is a fashinable event kaya keep muna the so-en lingerie and mag dress down a bit muna for the theme: summer fun beach wear (of course, have to wear Havaianas). pero two things happened (i digress again. bad memories). kaya i just leave you guys with awesome pics courtesy of the FUN FRESH FUNKY photographer Bon Aserios (master)
girly girl!
getting inked
Trisha Tamparong and Cristina Maagad of Spruce
lurve the shot!
good-looking Kagayanons... i guess.
trisha and vanessa tamparong with a Capre's Havaianas. Sosyal
MIA no. 2 – Davao Blogger’s Creative Writing Workshop with Rene Lizada (March 27,2010) PLDT Ponciano Street, Davao City
to all my friends from Davao Bloggers, sensiya na! di ko ginusto.
my plan was to spend my weekend in Davao… FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. imagine na lang how excited i was. kaso nga lang, may naiwan sa airplane. guess na lang kayo kung sino. may libreng batok from me.
Rene Lizada pa naman ang magtuturo sa amin. yung nga lang may isang tao na may letter D sa forehead.
anyways pics here are courtesy of Chattee Lara of katherinevlara.com
zzzzz...
no cheating
behave children
ako na lang ang wala. char.
may MIA no. 3 pa sana kaso wag ko ng i post. baka they will make tsugi my job. yun na.
high grabe the week that was. basta, sana mister 2010, gawin mo ng masaya the rest of the year. kung di…… isusumbong kita kay 2012!
o sige na, mag penitensya na ako.. and oh
I’M SINGLE AND READY TO MINGLE! lolz
6969,
atty magman
last Monday, Irene texted me na naman…
"ui, friend, sorry talaga if di
kayo natuloy sa date niyo last time.
andito siya tomorrow,
you know, make bawi.
kaya mag prepare ka na.
tsaka pakihawi na din sa hair mo
abot hanggang dito eh..."
siyempre, pakipot ako at first. kasi nga di siya sumipot. may lahing Injan eh. nung last time.
(sa di pa nakakahabol sa part 1, click mo na.)
ui nga pala, thank you kay Bon Aserios, the fresh fun funky photographer i made hire ever. he took all these wonderful photos. big moment ko to eh. galing mo sa mga niyotniyotan. heto o my favorite, mega applause.
kaya lang something happened while preparing…. Continue reading »
March 13, 2010 – twas a perfect day to make Sinigang in SM? why sinigang? daming hipon eh…
shrimp fest.
yesterday was SM Men’s Fashion Summer 2010 – presenting collections from Mint, Maldita Men, Bossini, Folded and Hung, and Penshoppe - featuring Hipons Hot Hunks and the only one that made me go there – the love of my life – Akihiro Sato! *faints* i went there with Imanhorn, Robstroy, Irene, and Juvie!
*faints*
okey na sa akin di na mag Sinigang, allergic me sa Hipon. I’ll take the dessert na lang. Akihiro, sabi ni Mama magkakasundo daw tayo? Whatchathink?
all pictures are from Robstroy’s Photography. Check out his other works in HIMANTAYON NGA KAGAY_ANON!
more pics after the jump!
yesterday was supposed to be a busy day but because Irene texted me this:
"gud pm atty magman,
atty tamano asked you
for lunch tomorrow,
intimate dapat ang
scene, pwede?"
so you don’t really have to know what my answer was….
yes, po....
*eyeroll*
sige pa pa pogi points pa kayo. eat your cake while you still can.
The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) on Wednesday recommended that Mindanao be placed under a state of calamity as the power crisis continues to threaten the southern Philippine region.
NDCC chairman and Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales told reporters at Camp Aguinaldo that he expects President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to immediately issue a presidential proclamation for the NDCC recommendation, because “she’s very concerned.”
Gonzales said the declaration would allow the government to use its calamity fund and give it “more freedom” in making “short-term solutions” for the ill-effects of the El Niño phenomenon.
Since February, portions of Mindanao has been suffering from frequent brownouts that normally last between five to eight hours, caused by a 700-Megawatt power shortage.
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Gonzales said officials from the national headuqarters of the Department of Energy are set to hold on Thursday a dialogue with power stakeholders in Mindanao to discuss different measures like the leasing of generator sets, the transfer of barges from Luzon to Mindanao, and the operation of companies during nighttime, among others.
Present in the NDCC meeting were Mindanao Development Authority chairman Jesus Dureza, Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque, Heath Secretary Esperanza Cabral, Defense Undersecretary Ernesto Carolina, Secretary Estrella Alabastro of the Department of Science and Technology, and Cecil Kristin O’Brien, assistant secretary of the Office of the Press Secretary.
Gonzales admitted that their decision to recommend declaring a state of calamity was brought about by Congress’ “failure” to hold a special session to tackle measures in cushioning the effects of El Niño.
In late February, Reyes submitted a recommendation to the President asking her to declare a power crisis in Mindanao.
Among the DOE’s recommendations for solving the Mindanao power crisis are the rental of 160-megawatt (MW) generator sets and the operation and maintenance of the Alsons Corp.’s 30-megawatt Iligan Diesel Power Plant 1.
The energy chief also recommended that the government enter into an operation and maintenance agreement with Alsons Corp. for the 70-megawatt Iligan Diesel Power Plant 2, and enter into a contract with Southern Philippines Power Corp. for another five megawatts of electricity.
On March 4, Mrs. Arroyo said he would be heeding Reyes’ recommendations.
Three days before that, on March 1, the House energy committee approved a proposal asking Mrs. Arroyo to declare a power crisis in Mindanao.
The motion proposed by Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez was unanimously approved, “recommend[ing] that the President act under Section 71 of the Epira [Electric Power Industry Reform Act] law and that she determine and declare that there is an acute and a present, actual shortage of electricity.”
It was the same motion that also asked the President to call Congress to a joint session.
But whether Congress would be able to have sufficient numbers to muster a quorum is another issue, as many incumbent legislators are running for reelection. In the Senate, four senators are running for president, while two are running for vice president. — with Mark Merueñas/RSJ, GMANews.TV