Thinking Out Loud

Kalilangan Festival 2010 – Day 4 Highlights

Lyle — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:24:35 +0000

Our Kalilangan Festival experience in the City of Generals was reaching its climax when Orman and Avel brought us to Marasa Grill, one of GenSan’s gastronomic pride. The place is owned and managed by Orman’s good friend, Ms. Kring Macion. GenSan bloggers Sheng Dumalay and Ate Jinky Borela were also around along with their respective husbands, Ric [...]

Schedule of Rotating Brownouts in Davao City

Lyle — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:38:32 +0000

The power situation in the country is not good. Everybody is affected. Until the problem is addressed and resolved, the best that we can do is adapt. We can do this by adjusting our work schedules to when and where power is available. The Davao Light and Power Company has published the schedule of rotating brownouts [...]

Kalilangan Festival 2010 – Day 3 Highlights

Lyle — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:06:17 +0000

Day 3 of our Kalilangan 2010 experience began with a magnificent early lunch at Mt. Sabrina in Tambler Hills, GenSan. Having been told that the place is owned by GenSan’s queen of tuna cuisine, I knew we were in for a delectable treat and boy, was I not mistaken. Of course, it helps that I have [...]

Kalilangan Festival 2010 – Day 2 Highlights

Lyle — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:28:39 +0000

Our second day in General Santos City was a free day, we didn’t have any event to attend or tasks to do. Festival director Orman O. Manansala made sure we had a free time to enjoy the city and its surrounding provinces. Avel’s friend, Francis Sablon of Zion Travel, hosted our group to lunch at the [...]

Kalilangan Festival 2010 – Day 1 Highlights

Lyle — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:42:41 +0000

The festivities for the 71st founding anniversary of General Santos City was already in full swing when our select group of Davao Bloggers arrived in GenSan before noon yesterday. Angel, Brendel, Chattee, Dulce, Ria, and I were invited by festival director, Orman O. Manansala, to serve as judges for Lakan and Lakambini and the Search [...]

All Set for Kalilangan Festival 2010

Lyle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:56:39 +0000

On February 24, all roads will lead to General Santos City as the Tuna Capital of the Philippines celebrates its 71st Founding Anniversary in style with Kalilangan Festival 2010. Residents and tourists are in for a treat with exciting events and festivies lined up. Major event highlights include: Kadsagayan Street Dancing Competition Lakan and Lakambini Pageant Search for the [...]

Lachi’s Sans Rival Atbp

Lyle — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:23:56 +0000

If you are from Davao, you have probably dined at or, at the very least, heard of Lachi’s Sans Rival Atbp. We went there a few days ago for lunch. I had their bestseller, the Unforgettable Pork Ribs. I’m not really a fan of pork but this one I really enjoyed. For pasta lovers, there’s the [...]

November 2009 Nurse Licensure Examination Results

Lyle — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:37:23 +0000

The much awaited results of the Nurse Licensure examination held last November 2009 is now available. 37,527 examinees out of 94,462 nursing graduates passed the nursing board exam which is held twice a year by the Professional Regulation Commission – Board of Nursing. The complete list of nursing board exam passers along with the name of [...]

GenSan Weekend Highlights

Lyle — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:39:52 +0000

The opening of Isla Jardin del Mar wasn’t the only highlight of my trip down south last weekend. Shortly after attending the opening of Sarangani’s newest white sand beach resort, we went to Piyesta KTV and Resto Bar at Robinsons Place GenSan for dinner. There, we enjoyed good music while feasting on Piyesta’s amazing menu selection [...]

Blog Davao: A snapshot of Davao’s blogging landscape

Lyle — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:33:27 +0000

Late last year, Avatar Media launched Blog Davao™, the most comprehensive aggregator of Davao-based blogs. Updated at timely intervals, Blog Davao™ brings readers the latest articles about what’s going on in and around Davao as well as the latest blog posts from blogs maintained by bloggers from Davao. The site saves visitors [...]