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The Dragon's Feast by Turning Boholano on Jan 22, 2012To welcome the Year of the Water Dragon in a grand manner as it ought to be, Saffron Redstaurant & Bar was transformed last night as if to resemble an imperial dining hall, while the buffet tables were lavished with traditional Chinese delic...

Island Life: Early morning to late afternoon by Turning Boholano on Jan 12, 2012* * *Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' sites, popular broadsheets, and local broadcast news segments, but I would appreciate even more a request for permission first.Thank you!*...

Breakfast: The most important meal of the day by Turning Boholano on Jan 3, 2012"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper," is an old saying, but I first learned about this way of eating from a friend from Peru who claimed this has always been the way for Peruvians and some South Americans. ...

Island City Mall by Turning Boholano on Dec 25, 2011Now that all presents have been unwrapped and every stocking unstuffed, where else is there to head to with the entire family but to ICM – the Island CityMall.  Located in Tagbilaran City, it is the largest shopping mall and cinema, though no...

Christmas Eve Mass with Fr. Val by Turning Boholano on Dec 24, 2011  The HK/FO Choir with Fr. ValFr. Val with Mr. James San Diego Ms. Carina Sy, Fr. Val and Mr. James San DiegoChief WilliamFr. Val with Guests* * *Please note:I very much appreciate my articles and photos appearing on fellow bloggers' s...

Parol by Turning Boholano on Dec 22, 2011They are local Christmas lanterns, traditionally star-shaped, made of bamboo and paper.  They come in various sizes and shapes, but the basic star pattern remains the all-time favorite, because it evokes to the Filipinos the Star of Bethlehem th...

Dive Shops along Alona Beach by Turning Boholano on Dec 9, 2011There’s probably more shops in the Alona Beach area I might have missed because they’re tucked inside some resorts’ lobbies, but will add as I discover them.  For those featured on this post, I had added the links to their sites where avai...

PHOTO ESSAY: SO NEAR YET SO FAR by Davao Today on Dec 8, 2011Vagrants make the back of the Davao City Hall, the mayor’s official place of work, their resting place and sleeping area as they dream of social services that may never reach them. (davaotoday.com photo essay by Ace R. Morandante) Read more [...]...

Art Cafe at ChArts Resort by Turning Boholano on Dec 6, 2011This is truly a cool cafe!  I've been passing by this place so many times, admiring its whimsical architecture, and saying to myself, "I have got to go in there and check it out one of these days."  And I did one morning.  I had alread...

PHOTO ESSAY: RAGE AGAINST IMPUNITY! by Davao Today on Dec 1, 2011                                                                       ...