Waking Up in Dumaguete

I am here in one of the rooms of Worldview Pension Plaza in Dumaguete City! Few minutes to go and we shall depart for Siquijor!

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Carcar Rotunda

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Date Taken: October 23, 2011
Location: Carcar Rotunda, Carcar City, Philippines

This rotunda (rotonda) found in the city of Carcar is a famous landmark which serves as the gateway between Metro Cebu and southern Cebu province, and a symbol of the city known for its rich cultural heritage, native delicacies and shoe industry.

Pedicab and Trisikad Streets of Panabo City

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Date Taken: December 30, 2011
Location: In front of Gaisano Grand Panabo, Panabo City, Philippines

Though identified as a city since 2001, there are still things in Panabo that remain unchanged which make people reminisce at how the place used to be—a humble municipality of Davao province. One of them is the huge number of public utility pedicabs and trisikads that still rule the streets of the city, serving as a major means of transportation.

Greyscale & Green

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Date Taken: October 22, 2011
Location: San Fernando Central Elementary School, San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines

Brgy. North Poblacion Medical Mission

My present employer, Taiheiyo Cement Philippines, Inc. usually holds a series of medical missions every year as part of its Social Development and Management Program (SDMP). In collaboration with its raw materials supplier, Solid Earth Development Corporation, these activities are strategically carried out to any of the barangays being identified to experience impacts of our plant’s operations.

In 2011, four medical missions were conducted and one of these took place in Barangay North Poblacion, San Fernando, Cebu. With the active participation of the barangay council, barangay health workers (BHWs) and volunteers, the event was positively received by the residents.

And with my Sony NEX-C3 camera, which was new and just about to be used for the first time at that time, here are some of the catchy pics I had taken.

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Date Taken: October 22, 2011
Location: San Fernando Central Elementary School, San Fernando, Cebu, Philippines

Blood Pressure Check

There’s definitely no medical mission in history in which, the checking of vital signs was excluded. One of the significant points of this checkup is the use of sphygmomanometer and stethoscope to check the patient’s blood pressure (BP). The woman who does it in the picture is actually my officemate, and you have to know she is not a nurse but rather a hardworking employee of our purchasing department. Competitive!

Natawo’ng Ing-ani (Born This Way Bisaya)

I think a lot of my friends have been waiting for this since I started generating buzz as early as 3rd quarter of 2011. Well…feels right now. Ha!

Being Lady Gaga’s most successful track, and a song covered by a lot of artists and artist wannabes, not to mention the inspiration it has brought to listeners esp. the LGBT community, “Born This Way” really deserves to be in the spotlight for quite a time upon its release. And the moment it went #1 in almost all charts and achieved uber-popularity, I was like, “this has to have a Cebuano version”. Then, the translation process went right away, which didn’t take so long.

Capturing Sto. Niño's Picturesque Beauty

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Date Taken: December 28, 2011
Location: Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, Cebu City, Philippines

This minor basilica of Santo Niño is probably the second most renowned religious and historical landmark in Cebu City. The topmost of course, is the nearby Magellan’s Cross which is actually steps away from this place of worship.