Goldie Chicken House

I passed along Ilustre Street earlier today. Out of curiousity, I decided to check out Amgar Plaza (the small nook in front of Peter Pan) since I haven’t been there for ages. Once there I was very surprised to find out that Goldie Chicken House is still operational.

Confessions and Advise from a Davao Toy Collector

As Pinoy Toy Kolektors Forum’s slogan says:” “Look mom, it’s not a toy. It’s a collectible.”

My Story
I’ve always been a frustrated toy collector ever since i was a kid. The characters i wanted were either unavailable or simply too expensive, so i settled with the obscure figures. No duke? I got crystal ball instead. No jazz? No grimlock? Hello gears and cosmos! No he-man? Me gots stinkor!

WALL-E says: “HELLO DAVAO CITY.”

My sisters and cousin Kaka Pao take time to pose with WALL-E right around the SM cinema section. The life-sized WALL-E cardboard figure can also be seen at Gaisano Mall.

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Talk about good promotion gimmicks. The life-sized WALL-E cardboard figure at SM and Gaisano Mall is certainly building up a lot interest for the upcoming WALL-E movie. Movie-goers constantly gawk at the large cardboard figure, which is seated on a bench opposite Eve, the other robot featured prominently in the movie. And oh by the way, WALL-E stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter - Earth-Class.

Nostalgia Davao: Graduating Class of Davao High School, 1932.

The graduating class of Davao High School (also known as Davao Provincial High School), 1932. Photo taken four years before Davao’s inauguration as a chartered city in 1936. That same year, the school’s name was appropriately changed to Davao City High School. The school is still operational today, and is now known as Davao City National High School (DCNHS).

Anyway, this photo is owned by Robert Bula, who also sent me the photo of cadets marching in my previous blog entry. The girl with the red mark at left is Mr. Bula’s aunt and previous owner of this photograph, Estelle Torkelson. Mr. Bula adds that back in those days, Davao High School was located at Bolton street just after Magallanes toward the riverside. Many thanks to Mr. Bula and his family for this wonderful photograph.

Nostalgia Davao: Davao High School Cadets marching (1931)

The July 4th parade of 1931. The place showcased in this image is San Pedro street, and right behind the building at the background is the city hall drive. Marching along are cadets from the Davao High School. To view the larger version of this photo, click here.

I’d like to thank Mr. Robert Bula for sharing with us this classic photo, which is part of his personal collection. This picture was previously owned by his aunt, Estelle Torkelson, who was obviously a good keeper of memorabilia. In fact, the old City Hall photograph that I posted in my blog a month ago was also part of her old collection.

Totally Random Photos, Part 2

… and my little sister says: MAGING SA BAHAY MAN O SA LABAS… JUST ENJOY DA SUMMER!

Here’s the second part of my Random Photos feature. For those who missed out on the first part, click here. As always, if you need to re-use these photos for some reason, I’d really appreciate it if you’d inform me first.

Crash Landing Resort

Just when I thought I’ve heard about all the beautiful resorts here or near Davao … along came CRASH LANDING RESORT!

Last Saturday (April 12, 2008), we had the opportunity to visit one of Mindanao’s best kept secrets courtesy of my cousin Kaka Bebe, who just turned a year “wiser” last weekend. Crash Landing Resort is located in Darong, Sta. Cruz, which is not too far away from the confines of Davao City. It takes about 40 minutes or so to reach the place from city proper, depending on traffic conditions.

Davao Wants You: SBARRO PIZZA

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Pizza lovers all over the city rejoiced when Yellow Cab Pizza opened its first branch here in Davao more than two years ago. As expected, the place was an instant hit, and their pizzas has become a cult favorite for Dabawenyos who in previous years had to make do with the Shakeys, Greenwich and Pizza Huts of the world. Not that there’s anything wrong with those Pizza outlets of course, but it never hurts to have more choices.

“Ice” cold summer gone wrong.

A friend of mine was gracious enough to share with me this photo she took in her place not too long ago. Talk about being funny and scary at the same time. Ewww.

Paul Borromeo

Just one of the many astounding photographs by Davao-based professional hobbyist, Paul Borromeo.

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I was browsing around for pictures of the 2008 Mutya ng Dabaw candidates last week when I stumbled on the flickr page of Paul Borromeo.