Thursday, October 30, 2008

Viet Ville Restaurant, Palawan!



Puerto Princesa, Palawan in the ’70’s when Vietnam war was at it’s peak there were some boat people that landed in Palawan. With the intervention of the Catholic church on behalf of the asylum seekers the Viet Ville was made possible with the financial support of Vietnamese communities around the world in helping to build this community. There are only a few Vietnamese that lives in the village most of them are now reunited with their relatives in various parts of the world and few remained in the island and some are already married to locals.
The place is now one of the tourist attraction in Palawan and a Viet Ville Restaurant is still running and are offering various Vietnamese cuisine. You cannot miss the place, it is around 20 minutes ride from Puerto Princesa and a big sign along the road is very visible and not be missed.

More pictures and the rest of the article after the jump! Click read more below.




The Viet Ville Restaurant is the first building that you will encounter while going inside the village. The restaurant is open everyday during lunch and dinner time. If you are in Palawan it is a must visit place to go and dine.



They have a very big welcome at the entrance of the restaurant which is really very exotic and very Vietnamese in style.



The service crew is always ready and polite but to my surprise she is from Davao City and she is already working there for mare than a year. Her boss are Vietnamese and they are in the kitchen the whole time we were there.



She readily gave us a must eat dish in their restaurant. Since I usually eat rice at home. I tried their noodles with spicy beef. It is a one of a surprise for me. The noodle is cold and we ate it like a salad dish with a hot sauce on the side. It is really yummy with some mixed nuts on top and very tender meat with onions, garlic and some fresh herb on top. We also ordered spicy hot fish.




As for desert we have Dragon fruit which was sliced and placed on the plate with some caramel dip on the side. I was really full and satisfied after dinner.



A Catholic Shrine is also present on the right side of the street upon entering the village.



Then there are lots of houses made of wood and tin roof. It looks like a subdivision houses since they all look the same structurally. Very clean and well maintained houses and road.



An unusual roof for a catholic structure, a mix of east meets west.




Images of Bloggers at the 2MBS Fellowship Night!!

Here are the images from the fellowship night party where bloggers get together and socialize and get to know each other a little better.

This is just the first part of the images I've taken at the party. Do watch out for the second part!

Enjoy!!!



Check out the rest of the images HERE!



Images of Bloggers at the 2MBS Fellowship Night!!

Here are the images from the fellowship night party where bloggers get together and socialize and get to know each other a little better.

This is just the first part of the images I've taken at the party. Do watch out for the second part!

Enjoy!!!

Hearing for Fare reduction set!

Friday, 31 October 2008

The removal of the P10 additional rate for taxis will be tackled by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in a hearing set on November 4, 2009. Based on a petition filed by the National Council for Consumer Protection (NCCP) in Manila together with a petition for fare reduction of P1.50 for public utility jeeps and P2 for public utility bus.

This is a good news to all Filipinos if the petition will be granted before the Christmas season starts. The board en banc will decide if whether the reduction will be higher or lower over the rate presented by the petitioner.

So htis means that a fare reduction will be implemented hopefully before the year ends, but they are not still sure of the amount to be reduced yet. But still a fare reduction of any amount is still a good news.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Join the Nikon International Photo Contest!

Wednesday, 29 October 2008



Entrant criteria

The Nikon Photo Contest International is open to all photographers, professional or amateur, from any part of the world.


Theme and categories

Theme "At the heart of the image"
Categories
A Free subject:
Express yourself freely, as it moves you.
B My Planet:
Express your world, whether that involves the environment, scenes from your daily life, or the people and things that stir your passions.

Please note that the same photograph may not be submitted to both categories.



"At the heart of the image" is not only the brand statement of Nikon Imaging Company, but it is also the theme for the 32nd contest, in which entries are invited in two categories. The first category is free subject and the second is entitled "My Planet," and entries to each category are accepted as prints sent by conventional mail or as JPEG images sent via the Internet. With this theme and these categories, we look forward to receiving expressive images from around the world that are true to people's emotions.


Contest Period: September 1 - November 30, 2008



Contest Prize:

  • Grand Prize - most outstanding photograph out of all the entries, regardless of category
  • NIKKOR 75th Anniversary Award - most outstanding photograph displaying an exceptional use of the lens and its functions, regardless of category
  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes - 16 winners in each category
  • Emerging Talent Award - photographers under the age of 30 (born on or after January 1st, 1979) for photographs which are outstanding, yet have not been awarded a Grand, NIKKOR 75th Anniversary, 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize. Such photographs will be selected for their ability to communicate a fresh perspective, demonstrate high-level expressive power and convey the energy of youth.

Prize Name
Number of Winners
Prize
Grand Prize 1 (selected from both categories) Nikon Digital SLR Camera D3
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm F2.8G ED
AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm F2.8G ED
Exhibition of photograph on the contest website*1
NIKKOR 75th Anniversary Award 1 (selected from both categories) Nikon Digital SLR Camera D300
AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR
AF DX Fisheye-Nikkor ED 10.5mm F2.8G
AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor ED 70-300mm F4.5-5.6G (IF)
First Prize 2(1 from each category) Nikon Digital SLR Camera D300
Speedlight SB-800
AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor ED 18-200mm F3.5-5.6G (IF)
AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor ED 105mm F2.8G (IF)
Second Prize 10(5 from each category) Nikon Digital SLR Camera D80
AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR
Third Prize 20(10 from each category) Nikon Digital SLR Camera D60
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm F3.5-5.6G VR
Emerging Talent Award*2 4 (selected from both categories) Nikon Compact Digital Camera COOLPIX P5100
Exhibition of photograph on the contest website*1
Runners-up: Emerging Talent Award*2 16 (selected from both categories) Nikon Compact Digital Camera COOLPIX S52c
Exhibition of photograph on the contest website*1



For more information, log-in to imaging.nikon.com and Nikon news

Images of Bloggers at the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit! PartII!

The second batch of pictures at the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit is already out. You can view it HERE!



Next post of images will be at the Fellowship night so please do watch out!



Images of Bloggers at the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit! PartII!

Wednesday, 29 October 2008

Here are the second batch of images of those who attended the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit in General Santos City. If anyone of you interested to exchange link with me on this site kindly leave a message with your link. Thanks a lot and hope you like the pictures that I took at the event.

Click on the image to enlarge!