July 15, 2009
Advocacy, Bisaya, Cagayan de Oro City, Internet, Mindanaoan Update, Technology, blogging
MINDANAO – I’m currently in Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao and just got back from a pretty fruitful meeting with some of the members of the CDO Bloggers group.
Mindanaoan joined their regular officers’ meeting and pitched in some of my thoughts for the upcoming Mindanao Bloggers Summit 3, which will be held in Cagayan de Oro City come October 24, 2009. The meeting was held at one of the coffee shops here in the City of Golden Friendship.
I found the CDO Bloggers to be very friendly and warm. They also welcomed new ideas and suggestions. To all of you whom I met earlier – thank you for welcoming me into the fold 
I look forward to working with you guys very soon!
If you wish to know more about the upcoming 3rd Mindanao Bloggers Summit 2009, please pre-register here.
By the way, Mindanaoan will be in town until the weekend. Hence, that means that I’ll watch the Philippine premier of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince here! 
I will also attend the Digital Filipino CDO Networking Event on the 17th. So if you’re attending that…well…see you then
LikeJune 4, 2009
Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Entertainment, Features, Mindanaoan Update, Photos, Society, Style
I could still remember those days when the taxis (cabs) of Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao were the talk of the town…and of other areas in the country, truth be told. Kagay-anons were so elated when Toyota Altis taxis started to roam around the city (and basically snubbed the “old” taxis) and people from other areas started to hope that they, too, can see “sosyal” public utility cabs in their own places. I also remember the many times when the drivers of “old” taxis would just heave a heavy sigh and wish that they, too, can drive a spanking new Toyota Altis taxi soon. After all, just how many passengers have these “old” taxis lost to these shiny new Altis cabs?
Well, taxi operators that still own “old” taxi models in Cagayan de Oro City should really keep up with the pace especially now that there are videoke taxis in CDO! My Southrace boys and I were able to ride one last night. Here are two photos that I took while inside the cab: (photos were only taken via a Motorola Krzr and it was pitch dark so apologies for the odd looking pics!)
Pretty cool, eh? Videoke loving Pinoys will really get a kick out of these types of taxis.
June 2, 2009
Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Davao City, Mindanaoan Update, Sports
So I’m back from a very brief visit to my hometown, Davao City, Mindanao. While it felt refreshing to be back home, my stay was a painfully short one so it was still really BITIN. My mother, brothers and I were in Wadab town to celebrate one my younger brothers’ birthday. Anyways, the highlight of my Davao City trip was the much-awaited Xcelerator adventure. I have so much to share about my Outland Adventure Xcelerator adventure (I’ll also share some photos!) – I’ll write more about that tomorrow.
In the meantime, I’d just like to share with you all a little bit of info that I got while we were at Outland Adventure. One of the staff members talked to me and told me that a zip line ala Xcelerator might be put up in Cagayan de Oro City (which is roughly 6 hours away from Davao City by bus). The staff member, a male foreigner, even told me that they already met up with someone from the Paras Family (of PARASAT Cable TV and Paras Beach Resort Camiguin) – I’m not sure if they spoke to PARASAT CEO Engr. Elpidio Paras, though. In any case, I was really elated with the news. I really hope that CDO will soon play host to a zip line adventure — perhaps the zip line might even be longer than the Xcelerator, which is currently recognized as the longest speed zip line in all of Asia!
I know zip lines aren’t new in Cagayan de Oro City. In fact, I have tried the zip line and canopy walk over at the Macahambus Cave (spent my birthday last year enjoying the zip line, canopy walk and white water rafting adventure package!).
Still, it would be great if a longer zip line would be put up…don’t you think so?
May 28, 2009
Announcements, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Corporate, Flights, Mindanaoan Update, News, Tourism, Travel, northern mindanao
I got word that Philippine Airlines (PAL) has donated a thermal scanner that can detect if a person has flu or fever. This thermal scanner is set to be installed at the Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City, Northern Mindanao very soon.
This is really very good news especially since there are now 10 confirmed H1N1 virus cases in the country (and if I’m not mistaken, three people in the Caraga region, Mindanao are currently being suspected of carrying the deadly virus as well) Interestingly, it had to take a corporate giant like PAL to donate a working thermal scanner just so passengers using the Cagayan de Oro airport can be assessed for fever or flu or be more protected against the H1N1 virus. So exactly where’s the health department in all of these?
What about the local government?
I’m sure that more and more passengers from the Northern Mindanao area are now more anxious than ever for the opening of the Laguindingan International Airport.
May 25, 2009
Announcements, Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Consumer, Food, Mindanaoan Update, Reviews, Society
Seems like the City of Golden Friendship is fast becoming the new city of major developments! Cagayan de Oro City is the newest home of a Teriyaki Boy branch.
Teriyaki Boy is a fast-casual Japanese dining restaurant here in the Philippines and yes, I often make it a point to drop by one of their branches in Manila (I also like Tokyo Tokyo, another fast-casual Japanese-style dining restaurant chain which has a couple of branches in Manila).
Thankfully, Teriyaki Boy now have an outlet in CDO — in SM City CDO along Masterson Avenue, to be exact.
*picture taken using only my Motorola Krzr
Is it just me or has Teriyaki Boy changed their corporate look? Their logo used to have red and black, yes?…now I noticed that they prominently used yellow. Or does this look only apply in their SM CDO branch?
Anyways, as soon as I saw their new outlet, I ordered some meals to go. I ordered my favorite Ebi Fry (breaded deep-fried prawns), Teriyaki Boy Chicken Don (boneless chicken marinated in special Teriyaki Boy sauce), 2 orders of Yakimeshi (Japanese fried rice with vegetables and ground pork), miso soup and requested a cup of their house tea. I requested that only the miso soup and the tea be served while the others should be to go. (Before you get so surprised with my order, the meals were for meant for three people hehe)
Unfortunately, my first visit at the new Teriyaki Boy branch in SM Cagayan de Oro City wasn’t all that smooth. My waiter messed up my order so I had to wait longer. My miso soup was served way before the house tea plus I even had to remind the waiter about my drink. They served the wrong package to me at first (thank goodness I checked else I would’ve carried a Tonkatsu meal instead of Ebi Fry!) Still, I knew very well that they’re new and I’m sure the waiters and waitresses are still adjusting to their new jobs so I really didn’t mind the “confusion” that much.
What I liked about the new branch, by the way, was its interiors. Very clean and stylish looking.I didn’t quite understand the long strands of cloth (?) that hung from the ceiling, though, but still…I think overall the new branch was tastefully designed.
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