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Launching of JCI Manila "Sea of Life" program

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click to enlarge Last August 19, 2012 JCI invited the media and government representatives and philippine coastguard to witness the launching of the Sea of Life program. JCI Manila President, Mr. Rodney Dizon promised to deliver 20 solar lights and 50 artificial coral reefs to Kamudmud. Two guest speakers were asked to share insights on the sea of life program. Guest Consultant & resource person, Mr. Chris Dearne, from England who resided in General Santos City since 1992 as a hotel owner & diving instructor talks about locally made artificial domes that will serve as coral reefs to fishes. He had been planting artificial domes as coral reefs in general santos for 3 years already from Malakas to Maitum for more than 5000 domes and still counting. His encouraging everyone to support his advocacy by buying a shirt worth P500 with a caption "Donate a Dome" Save the reefs and you also own your own artificial dome as fish habitat. Honorable Miguel Zubiri, ...

CafeFrance special media brunch with bloggers in Davao City

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Madayaw CafeFrance! Café France one of the leading restaurant-coffee shop with more than 30 store outlets nationwide just opened not one but three stores in Davao City at the Manila Bulletin Building on the corner of Ponciano and Rizal Street, at the Upper Ground Floor of Gaisano Mall of Davao and at The Peak of the 4 th level of the same mall just in time of the city’s Kadayawan Event this August. 

Western Digital offers the power of choice

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Western Digital, a storage industry pioneer and world leader of external storage and connected home solutions had a press conference last July 27 at Marco Polo Borneo Room from 1pm to 4pm, I was invited together with other davao bloggers and press people. click to enlarge Davao Bloggers It's been almost 4 years already since I have used Western Digital Passport external hard drive for my back up files and up to now, its still up and working. But did you know that if you will check the amount of unique information created last year and replicated it was estimated to reached at more than 1.8 Zettabytes. (1 ZB=1 billion terabytes.) click to enlarge Data Growth in the Information Age Imagine storage consumption is rapidly increasing in the Philippines, with the tremendous proliferation and combination of devices, applications, bandwidth, and collaboration, our personal, digital content is being created, captured, and shared in large file sizes and at a ve...

SM City Davao Kadayawan 2012 Events Schedule

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Am I ready to go PRO?

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click to enlarge I had been a hobbyist photographer since 2009, I’ve taken photos of my friends during their wedding, organized studio shots, and fashion photography shots with the collaboration of my ever talented friend hair and make-up artist Jonathan Paguia ( http://jongsalon.blogspot.com ) Since I currently have no full time 8 hour job since June 2012, I’ve been contemplating to get serious with my hobby and become a professional photographer. Here are 5 questions to help decide if I’m going to professional is the best move for me. 1.)     Am I expecting, willing and able to work from 9 to 5? Yes because I enjoy the work, I sometimes lose track of time. Passion with commitment is professionalism. 2.)     Can I work on Sundays, holidays and other days when necessary? Yes when necessary, my husband is a very supportive one and I am also  supportive to his job. 3.)     Can my ego take the subjective of photography?...

Jonathan Paguia, make up artist joins Ever Bilena Bridal Make up Competition

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click to enlarge Our very own talented Jonathan Paguia joined the Ever Bilena’s Gandang Pinay Bride Bridal Make up Contest at the Kasalang Filipino 2012 in Ayala Abreeza Mall Activity Center, Davao City last July 13, 2012. This event was the first competition he joined and he really made so much preparation to win this event. The mechanics was open to all professional and amateur hair and make-up artists. Jong brought with him Ms. Daren Tormis, a female model to work with. It was obvious in the mechanics; she has to be a FEMALE gender model. Daren Tormis with Jonathan Paguia Daren is obviously a pretty model, and the make-up presentation of Jong made her beauty show up and exceeds the rest of the other models in the competition plus she’s wearing a very beautiful bridal gown courtesy of David n Rachel Bridal Gowns. click to enlarge Jong was no. 9 in the contest out of more than 20+ contestants, he and the rest of the Make-up artist contestants where provi...

Free Seminar: Change Your World. Live Local-Work Global

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click to enlarge Change Your World. Live Local-Work Global Learn about the World of Outsourcing to be delivered by the Guest Speaker Mr. Nobby Kleinman, an australian founder and developer of Money Rules, a financial planner and consultant. Mr. Nobby is passionate to help Dabawenyos aspiring to become Virtual Consultants, or any online jobs. Mr. Nobby, believes in the talent of Filipinos, so this free seminar is open for everyone interested.  You are invited to join, just register for free at www.outsourceok.com  The Venue will be at Hans' Angels Pizza and Pasta at Victoria Plaza Compound in Davao City beside Grand Emperor and Ahfat I that will start at 1:00pm to 5:00pm tomorrow, Saturday August 4, 2012.

Free Workshop EVENT: I AM NIKON PATROL DAVAO!

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click to enlarge: Photo courtesy Tekpone Gadgets I AM NIKON PATROL DAVAO! This coming August 4, 2012 in ADDU Davao City, Nikon in partnership with Tekpone Gadgets will conduct a free workshop and all you have to do is register in nikon shops in Davao if you are interested.  Watch out of the featured speakers Ricky Ladia and learn techniques in his lecture using Nikon Creative Lighting System, Xander Angeles show us the ways of Advertising Photography, and Niko Villegas will help aspiring fashion photographers the Fast Fashion. Featured model actress,and FHM covergirl will be Bella Padilla. Just go straight at Room F-213, Ateneo de Davao University Jacinto Campus at 8:00am-5:00pm Bring your own lunch and valid id for entry (non-addu students) Don't forget to wear black or yellow top shirt.