People: Dining Staff at Vikings

Now that you have seen the food and probably hungry about what to cook just to temporarily take your mind off Vikings, I would like to share some of the dining experiences we had in Vikings. These are photos of the hard-working chefs and dining staff and also with Mr. Luel Magbanua, their Dining Manager, together with my fellow Davao Bloggers during our visit.

You will also see some photos that highlights the interior and details surrounding the buffet restaurant. Go ahead and enjoy!

Create a Light: Ending a Year with the JCI

There is nothing better than to celebrate the year's success by giving back to the community and contributing to help address our problems with energy.

This opportunity came to me when the Junior Chamber International Philippines Duwaling Chapter invited me to join their community affair in Brgy.21-C. (It was already a few years since my last "community visit" so I got excited to the familiar breeze coming in that day.)We got in to our location and the people from Brgy.21-C was more than accommodating and they were all curious and interested about the project. They asked questions and anxiously waited for the actual installation in the volunteer house. Everyone including I was amazed after seeing how bright the final result is!

Even though I was already learning about the project during the orientation with Brgy.21-C residents, the Liter of Light project was given an in-depth view during our presscon with the media and bloggers that proceeded after the community installation.

The Liter of Light is a partnership project of JCIP and My Shelter Foundation that aims to provide an alternate daytime light source. Further, it helps reduce electric consumption through a grassroots-level solution which requires only recyclable materials (how green can this project get?). Lastly, it also helps avoid household accidents caused by candles and kerosene.

So enough stories and let me share what my lens took in the inspiring and productive day I had with JCIP Duwaling and Brgy.22-C residents.

National Treasure JCI Sen Christine Garcia, National Chair JCI Mem Anna Lim, JCI Duwaling President JCI Mem Lani Abapo, and Homeowner Marcelo Ely

JCI Officers installing and demonstrating how to make solar bulbs

(c) Sarah Dayrit Canon AE1 Kodak ASA200

 

 

 Brgy. 21-C constituents during the orientation prior to installation of solar bulbs

(c) Sarah Dayrit Canon AE1 Kodak ASA200

Presscon with Davao Media and Bloggers
(c) Sarah Dayrit Canon AE1 Kodak ASA200

 

About JCI & JCI Duwaling

The Junior Chamber International (JCI) is the leading global organization of young active citizens. JCI is membership-based non-profit organization of 200,000 young people ages 18 to 40 in 5,000 communities and more than 100 countries around the world. The JCI Mission is "to provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change."

In the Philippines, there are more than 140 chapters with 9 chapter based in Davao Region. JCI Duwaling is a Davao-based all female chapter of the JCI. Duwaling is an amalgamation of Durian and Waling Waling, two of the most popular symbols of Davao. To know more, visit their page at http://www.facebook.com/JCIDuwaling.


**Photos were taken and posted with permission from the JCI Duwaling Chapter.

Tanduay Rockfest in Davao City

And this came in almost last in my 2012 backlogs...sorry my beloved readers but this 2013 should be better. Lets fix everything and get things in line.

Octoberfest is not only a month of flowing beers in the festive country of Philippines. Its also the month where endless concerts and parties happen. 

Each year, Tanduay hosts a concert series that trails from the three main islands of the Philippines--Mindanao, Visayas and Luzon. For the Mindanao leg, my beloved Davao City as chosen as the venue and no better place than the speed city near the Crocodile Park is more appropriate to host such a big event.

With our favorite local bands in the list, we sought for the tickets, prepared our cameras and luckily on that day, we were allowed to sneak in the VIP area. We were just meters away from the stage and on some moments, the singers were just a hop away. :) To top it all, Up Dharma Down opened the concert (although with just a couple of songs)!

Okay okay, enough stories and allow me to share the few photos I had during the concert because I got too excited and forgot to charge my camera battery!!! (>fail<)

Up Dharma Down opens the concert

The Original 5: Urbandub

 

 

 

Maybe this year will have a better set of photos! :) Cheers!

Laugh till you drop

There are just times that you feel down, not in your game and almost in the brink of giving up.

And in those times, it pays to have your friends surrounding you--they'd blanket you with your comfort zone, lie and tell that you look good even though you're such a mess and make you laugh at the most stupid thing on earth.

After watching the Up Darma Down mall show at the Abreeza Mall, which turned out to be really fun and awesome :), we decided to have a little dinner and my place. The place which we tagged as our HQ was home to many of our photoshoots in 2010. 

Photo credits to Darryl Lara

Instantly, my fellow photobombers decided to shoot and crazily made ourselves the subjects. 

Taken by no other than Mr. James Bautista, the brainchild of the 9gag-inspired photoshoot
(im kinda missing his photos lately though)

Photos and it did happen! :D