It wasn't actually Day 1 of the Kalilangan Festival in General Santos City. But it was our first day here. Kalilangan is General Santos City's annual foundation day headed by the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This year's celebration is directed by the Orman Manansala and celebrated with the theme, "Honoring the Past, Celebrating the Present, Embracing the Future." Orman and his brother, Avel Manansala, with the support of Mayor Jun Acharon, invited Davao Bloggers to join in their festivities. So yesterday, at 7 am, me, Lyle Santos, Chattee Lara, Brendel Balaga, and Angel Abella boarded a van and, with so much chatter and excitement, headed to General Santos City. Upon arrival, we immediately settled in our rooms at the Family Country Hotel. Shameful but I took up most of the closet space. :P After resting, we ate lunch at Giacomino's Pizza at Robinson's Place. I had their lasagna and their chicken wings combo meal which was more than enough for me. Then, we prepared for our judging duties and a night out. Brendel and Angel had their hair and make up done at Envy Me Salon at Robinson's Mall while Chattee and I prettified ourselves with…
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This is Mindanao
During a visit to Museo Dabawenyo last year, this piece of art caught my attention. It's a multimedia work by a local artist portraying the three major groups living in Davao City, also representative of the people of Mindanao: the Muslims, the Christians, and the lumads or indigenous peoples. The artwork highlights the differences in beliefs, culture, and lifestyle of the three groups. It is the aspiration of every Davaeoño, every Mindanaoan that these three groups will live in peace together, cooperating to uplift and develop our land of promise... Mindanao. This is Mindanao, a melting pot of cultures, of peoples from different places, of different beliefs, of various lifestyles. It is our hope that we will, together, fulfill the promise, enrich our people, uplift the lives of our fellow Mindanaoans, and cultivate our islands riches. With each other's strengths, respecting and accepting our differences and living with each other harmoniously, we will live the dream, fulfill the promise. Padayon Mindanao! #Mindanao :)
The Misadventures of the Allebas at Camp Sabros
My cousins Kuya Andrew, Gwing, Kuya Jofer, Marc, and I just came from Camp Sabros. To start of our misadventure, we missed this very important sign... So we passed through Digos City (where Camp Sabros is) then panicked upon seeing the "Thank You! Come Again to Digos" signage. :( Not such a great way to start a fun summer outing. It was a sign of things to come... dun dun duuuun! We had to turn back, tried to find the correct way, and realized we wasted a lot of time by getting lost. When we saw a McDonald's we immediately went down to buy lunch, but wasn't able to because it was only 10 am and they would only start serving non-breakfast food at 10:30 am. SAAAD! Then we began the long trip to Camp Sabros. It was loooong and bumpeh! Then we tried to trek from the parking area to the actual site. Gwing, Marc, and I failed at being trekkers so we rode motorcycles. It was my first time to ride a motorcycle. Nothing exciting. Then, we arrived at Camp Sabros, when it was almost our turn, the people manning the zipline had to eat lunch. :( So…