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pagkangil-ad estoryaha.  luoy ang pasko sa duha ka pamilya.  moral lesson:  way komo sa molikay.    una, likay sa shabu.  ikaduha, likay sa mogamit nimo, mobayad o di.  ikatulo, likay sa kahoy nga himoong uling.  ulahi na ang tanan, gerson.

Quote from: bugsay on December 30, 2011, 08:31:39 AM
mr chen,

islander is your cousin.
hubag is your best friend.

your neighbor,
bugsay

hehe, motuo kong medyo may puruhan nga cousin mi kay cousin man sa akong lolo si sun tzu nga cousin pod to the 9th degree thrice removed ni uncle ming nga apo sa tuhod ni co juang koh nga silingan ni buhg sai, kadto bitaw nga igzu ni hobon huh bag...

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 29, 2011, 07:35:18 PM
He he, not actual photo, for illustration purposes only...




(Ang actual mas matso...)

kuyawa sad ning matsoha uy.  nagbutang man ug makeup foundation sa nawong.  on second thoughts, possible pod nga sunblock na.  weird lang nga mas puti iyang nawong kay sa lawas, mao nga nagduda ko gamay nga di ni matso kun di matsa.

i regret not finding the all the time at the onset of christmas to greet with christmas trees all the tb netizens, missing some vips in the process, like cujo, wolfpack, scarb, and the rest.  let me greet you all now...


MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!  may a more prosperous and blessed 2012 for you allow you to grace tb's pages with your presence.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 30, 2011, 10:10:14 AM
Meli Klismas and a Plaspelos Nyu Yil pud, an!

hehehe, malipay gyod ani si bugsay.  imagine, nasagol ang guangzhou, china ug canduao, balingsya.  at home jud sija.

di na lang usa ko mokaon...

hasang.  hasang ang angay putlon.  kaayo ra di mo okoy.

mao nay klarong recycling.  makasiguro pa siya nga gaan sa ulo ang curlers bisan morag imburnal kadak-a ang resulta sa iyang kulot.

karon pa lagi ko kabasa aning tibuok thread.  wa pa diay ko sa panahon ni DO.  naa diay siyay sugilanon o telenobela?  asa nga thread kay akoy tiwas.  siyarog di gihapon siya mobalik... bisan na lang sa pagdepensar sa iyang life story...

Quote from: bugsay on December 30, 2011, 09:19:33 AM
bastos lage diri, an?...

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 30, 2011, 09:44:07 AM
Hmm, kay naay mga mahomilat?

hahaha!  ang duha baya... morag wa makaapelyidog mahomilat...

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 29, 2011, 07:25:33 PM
Aron maklaro jud, gusto nimo Binisay-on ang meaning sa letter "I"? 

"I" is for ilong, okay?  mora kadak-a ug ilong ang kang DO, klaro?  in ader words, morag hubag kadak-ah.

aprub gyod koh!  los chiquitos guapitos bitaw gyod mo...

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 29, 2011, 07:37:25 PM
Sakto diay si Bay Bugsay, maayo pay unlan, klaro daan...

wa ta kahibawo nga fake pod diay nang iyang unlan.

di na lang ko mahibung nga ang panagang sa raiding team ang ilang bala.  proteksyon kuno ning copper bullet casing sa barang.  tourist spot ba kaha ning ilang kang jimmy ato?

Quote from: TUBAGBOHOL.com on December 30, 2011, 06:22:26 PM
Overkill na pud ni. robocop.

gaduda gyod hinoon ko nga tingali bayag ing-ana gyod kadak-a ang iyang ulo...

Quote from: RR on December 12, 2011, 07:16:30 PM
Built-in Helmet man ni Ms. Hubag....

bitaw, ms hubag; ang helmet naa sulod sa iyang ulo.  hagtok god na kaayong uloha kun iparok ka.

on second look, it's not an hour; it's two hours advanced.

Peter Hapak for TIME
Portrait
Loukanikos, photographed for TIME by Peter Hapak, November 15, 2011.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/

Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
In the Middle
This photo was taken in front of one of the city's hotels, June 2011.



Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
Good Dog
Near the Greek Parliament, May 2010.



Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
Night
In June 2011, in front of a line of riot police.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery

Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
Stroll?
The protest dog joins demonstrators in gas masks in June, 2011.



Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
Streets on Fire
Loukanikos avoids police and fire, February, 2011.



Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
Unfazed
A can of tear gas lands near Loukanikos and protesters, February 2011.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery

from Time Magazine (http://www.time.com/time/photogallery):

Meet Loukanikos, Athens' Protest Dog
The stray dog who joined the lines of demonstrators in the Greek capital has become an international celebrity.



Aris Messinis / AFP / Getty Images
Protest Dog
Loukanikos â€" the word means sausage in Greek â€" has showed up for numerous demonstrations in Athens over the last few years. Here, he barks at riot police in December 2010.



Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
On the Front Lines
The dog, who is a stray, is well taken care of by the students of Athens. This photo was taken in December 2009.



Giorgos Moutafis / Anzenberger
Unbowed
Loukanikos stands with the protesters, even when they are dodging tear gas and fire bombs.


http://www.time.com/time/photogallery

kay wa yagiy haboyhaboy, kita kaayo ang kayaybog-yaybog?  

just one thing, though.  tb's time is advance by about an hour, philippine time. 
 

duda ko ani nga groom ni siya nga gi-indyan sa simbahan.  maldita pod nga bride kay ang iyang gipalakaw ngadto sa simbahan ang iya rang boda de kasal.  na, sa kalagot sa groom, siyay nisul-ob, kuhag eskopita, mao nga naa, nangita sa iyang runaway bride aron targeton ang kiting.

simbako!  i would like to think that this particular lion is a vegetarian. 

(molikay na kog abli ani nga thread kutob sa mahimo.  nanglumoy akong tuhod just imagining what may have come next.  wa ba kaha lamya ang photographer ani?)

as a matter of personal taste, this darker blue hue is more pleasant.  thanks.  i'm less confused now.

mora diay ug city mayor? 

mahinumdom man sad ta ani ni hubag ug bugsay... oh, those two cute guys, pagkaambongan gyod intawon, mating pa.

daghan na bitaw ug fake karon, hasta nawong, fake na.  sigeg pangita ug miss right unya di diay mo right?  matunong pa unya mog fake nga babaye for a spouse, hahaha!

welcome, mr panda.  bugsay is the name of the tb member who is your neighbor there.  he may not be shy anymore once you get to meet him.  he's a bodybuilder, by the way.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 29, 2011, 10:44:45 AM

Hmm, covered diay sa IPR (Intercourse Property Rights) Law?

you're the author of this law, for sure.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 29, 2011, 10:41:53 AM
As in Gamayoten? Hmm, original-sounding baya pud...

di uy.  kyutoten is more like it.  DO will come back a more honest man with this more honest name.  his nickname?  KO na, di na DO.

welcome, mr smith.  i hope to see more of you, multiplied many times over.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 29, 2011, 03:46:50 PM
不，æˆ'çš,,聖誕精神抱住æˆ'çš,,睾丸ã€,

不 æˆ' çš,, 聖誕 精神 抱 住 æˆ' çš,, 睾丸 (Bù wÇ' de shèngdàn jÄ«ngshén bào zhù wÇ' de gāowán) - The Christmas spirit does not hold me to live my testicles.

huh?  what testicles?

Quote from: Lorenzo on February 20, 2008, 02:27:25 AM
Mr. DO,

I protest to your leaving us. You will do TB a great injustice by depriving us of your presence.

Please, stay a while. Post some more.


PS. I love your screen name, totally original. LOL

original?  hahaha!  ang gamay diay, imitation?  paskang, tingali baya ug apil na diay tawon ang naglabyog ni DO sa mga patents ug copyrights.  blazes, could this be the reason he chose to disaparecido?

thanks, states.  right now i'm convincing myself to get used to this amid my confusion over what belongs to where.

let's hope that those bad old days when donated canned bacon and corned beef reached the intended recipients as canned sardines are really, truly gone.

confound it!  my laptop's time is 23:57.  tb's new look?  01:42:45 a.m.  it's in another time zone. 

is this tb's 2012 new look or just my computer or my eyes?  mr mol webmaster, allow me to express my opinion; this goes without saying that you may or may not bother about it.  i kind of miss the character and uniqueness of the previous design.  this one now looks like any other forum with the usual color, no different from the ilonggo forum or the physics forum.  well, i'm just a creature of habit.  sigh.  (with apologies.)     

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 28, 2011, 10:44:50 AM
你像大鬍子假裝知識å"ˆå"ˆï¼

malditoh!  it seems to me like your christmas spirit is clinging to your toes.

morag taga-balingsya nga bungoton.

morag putyokan fetish ni da.

cute, with hit songs like "high school life" or something and "mr.dj" at this age.
 

wow, soulmates!

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Quote from: John on December 10, 2011, 12:48:15 AM
wow!! ang magsilita parang sino as if as the owner in dubai hello? are you ok?. as if like a perfect person in our world. FYI not all politician in the phillipines are corrupt. Maybe the bill boy ask you a tip seguro you are tihik sugo kalang ng sugo and You don't know how to say the magic word  thank you or to appreciate it. How many times we went to Bohol and stayed for one week to two weeks and we never experienced that the hotel bill boy asking for a tip in front of us. Even here in U S or any part of the world giving a tip is part of your world although not recommended  but if you want a good service so do it. Your comment like an uneducated person. lol

in case you didn't understand my english, which is most likely, my dear u.s.-based promdi, i made comments about dubai because i read.  in the academe, which you've obviously missed, they call it research-based.  this does not include my having lived in dubai for some years, mind you.  even someone with down's syndrome will know that just because i read about the place doesn't mean i own it.

i make comments too based on personal experience.  if you never experienced what i had experienced in bohol, i.e. being asked for tips, chances are you look so poor and uneducated yourself, those in the tourism industry must have thought you needed the tips more than them.  

and don't you dare tell me what manners are and what tips are for.  the former is second nature, the latter is for service that is appreciated.  it is for you to tell the difference.

fyi, whoever said that all politicians in the philippines are corrupt?    

by the way, dahlin', you yourself sound like you never went beyond grade 2 section 31, with your logic, english and spelling.  what's "bill boy" and "magsilita", among others, hello?

next time you make comments about other people's comments, just give your two-cents' worth only on the comments; don't get personal, don't make conclusions about the person you haven't known or met to avoid being outed as the maleducated promdi/redneck that you really are, okay, juan tamad?  this is a forum for sharing ideas and experiences, not for quack psychologists like you.

i hope this time you understand my very simple english.

fyi, i.e. means id est.  that's latin.

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Quote from: simplylee on December 10, 2011, 06:06:37 PM
daghan salamat! asa man ning dapita kay maayo ni adtuan karong pasko!

way sapajan.  sa bee farm kuno ni.  wa pa ko kaadto aning dapita.

da, tua na lagi.  what a self-engrossed guy of a father.  his punishment is his conclusion that he's being punished with having gay children.
 

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

On the eleventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the tenth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the ninth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the seventh day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the sixth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the third day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

the "gifts":




On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

the christmas carol:

The Twelve Days of Christmas is an English Christmas carol that enumerates a series of increasingly grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas.  Although first published in England in 1780, textual evidence may indicate the song is French in origin.

Music by   Traditional with additions by Frederic Austin
Published  c. 1780
Language  English; may be French in origin
Form        Cumulative song

/wikipedia

the background:

The Twelve Days of Christmas are the festive days beginning Christmas Day (25 December). This period is also known as Christmastide and Twelvetide. The Twelfth Night of Christmas is always on the evening of 5 January, but the Twelfth Day can either precede or follow the Twelfth Night according to which Christian tradition is followed.  Twelfth Night is followed by the Feast of the Epiphany on 6 January. In some traditions, the first day of Epiphany (6 January) and the twelfth day of Christmas overlap.

Over the centuries, differing churches and sects of Christianity have changed the actual traditions, time frame and their interpretations. St. Stephen's Day (or Boxing Day), for example, is 26 December in the Western Church and 27 December in the Eastern Church. Boxing Day, the first weekday after Christmas, is observed as a legal holiday in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations; Boxing Day was traditionally marked by the giving of Christmas boxes to service workers (such as postal workers and tradespeople) in the United Kingdom. 28 December is Childermas or the Feast of the Innocents. Currently, the twelve days and nights are celebrated in widely varying ways around the world. For example, some give gifts only on Christmas Day, some only on Twelfth Night, and some each of the twelve nights. (wikipedia) 

mora lagi ug nagpaburot ug bubble gum pero gitulon lang...

Quote from: Vito Andoline on December 07, 2011, 10:28:57 PM
Lorenzo,mangutana ko nimo.

1) Miabot na ba sa imong hunahuna kung mamatay ka, adto ka padulong sa langit?
2) Ug sigurado ka na maadto sa langit, Unsa man ang Imong itubag sa ginoo nganong pasudlon ka sa pultahan sa langit?

morpa, kurog ko aning mga pangutanaha.  ing-ani ba kaha ang mga pangutana si san pedro...

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 06, 2011, 07:40:58 PM
Naay ikasumpay si Bugsay ani, pero mauwaw lang siya...

unsa kahay iyang kauwawan?  naay uban dinha tagoan ilang ikog kay mauwaw silang tawgong unggoy... gitabonan kaha ni bugsay ang bag-ong tubo niyang pako ug anghel?

Miss Earth USA denies Manila Facebook rant

12/07/2011

MANILA, Philippines -- Miss Earth USA Nicole Kelley has denied that she posted negative comments about the Philippines on Facebook, saying that it is “never okay to cyberbully anyone.”

This after several Filipinos turned to Twitter to bash Kelley for allegedly calling the country "dirty and noisy," and its people "annoying."

It all began when Filipino-Norwegian crooner Markki Stroem posted an undated screen capture of the Facebook post that Kelley (Nicole Lynn in real life) allegedly wrote.

The Facebook post read: "I hardly made it to Manila and we already attended a ridiculous TV show. So annoying!!! These people want to touch you and be with you all the time!! I can't understand a word they say. I can't wait to go back home. This country is so dirty and noisy. I'm scared to eat!!! What a mess. On a lighter note, I don't see any real competition."

Stroem told Kelley on Twitter: "How dare you come to my country, and rant after being welcomed with open arms!"

Kelley was in Manila for the Miss Earth 2011 pageant, which was held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City.

In a video released by the Miss Earth organizers, Kelley said that she was at a community center when the negative remarks were posted online, adding that she was “very disappointed” about what was written.

The video’s upload date is November 18, 2011, but Stroem posted his screen capture on Wednesday.

The video had 1,976 views as of posting time.

“As Miss Earth contestants, we should be appreciating each other and making each other happy instead of pulling each other down,” she said.

“I want to see from now on, from everyone, the girls and the public included…a more positive outlook. No matter what happens, we are all Miss Earth representatives and we are all responsible for what happens to this planet,” she added.

The incident brings to mind comments that actress Claire Danes made about Manila in 1998, which resulted in her being unofficially banned from the city.

She was quoted in Vogue as saying that Manila was a “ghastly and weird city” and in Premiere magazine that the country’s capital “smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over, and that there is no sewerage system, and the people do not have anythingâ€"no arms, no legs, no eyes.”

Danes apologized for her words, and said in a statement that her views only reflect poor areas in Manila, where her film "Brokedown Palace" was shot.

She stressed that the Filipino people were "nothing but warm, friendly and supportive" during her stay in the country.

http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

that's her!

Miss Earth-USA comments on Philippines goes viral on Internet

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011


MANILA, Philippines â€" Nasty comments made by a contestant who competed in the just concluded Miss Earth beauty pageant on the social networking site, Facebook, has gone viral, eliciting varied reactions to her post.

“I hardly made it to manila and we already attended a ridiculous tv show. So annoying!!! These people want to touch you and be with you all the time!! I can’t understand a word they say. I can’t wait to go back home. This country is so dirty and noisy. I’m scared to eat!!! What a mess. On a lighter note I don’t see any real competition. Will keep you updated my loves”, according to the post that appeared on the Facebook page of Miss USA Nicole Lynn, which was uploaded before the pageant.

Lynn and other Miss Earth candidates guested in “Wil Time Big Time”, a television program hosted by Willie Revillame.

Lynn went on to lose the competition last December 4 that saw Miss Ecuador’s Olga Alava bag the crown with Miss Philippines’ Athena Mae Duarte Imperial winning the Miss Earth-Water title.

But in a video on the same page, Lynn claimed that her account was hacked and denied making such remarks.

Lynn’s “post” drew varied reactions. Among them:

Laine Palabrica from Antipolo, Rizal posted: “The truth, you speak it.”

John Levin Yalung Angeles from Holy Angel University said, “Well said mate.”

Yoko Cortez Muraoka of De La Salle University in Manila was scathing in her response: “That’s why you didn’t win!”

An anonymous post said: “good thing she didn’t win â€" she doesn’t deserve to be crowned as Ms. Earth if she would judge every country she will visit. She’s smart in a sense that she fooled the judges in the US who gave her the Ms. Earth USA title, and stupid to rant on FB, and not change her privacy settings.”

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/

uyon ko ana.  ang personal maglupad-lupad god.  di na flying segbin for nothing.

di man pod tingali ni peligro...

way problema si manoy sa iyang haircut, bisag mug shot intawon...

nadungagan ang trahedya, tsk, tsk, tsk.  paskang luoya.

Barber killed over haircut, brother kills suspect

December 07, 2011

MANILA, Philippines (AP) â€" Philippine authorities say a mentally ill man who fatally stabbed his barber after he was teased about his new haircut has been shot dead inside a jail by the victim's brother.

Mayor Alex Centina of central Calinog town in Iloilo province says the brother of the slain barber pretended to be bringing food to the detained Benjie Lozada on Tuesday. Then, he shot him in the face in front of Lozada's mother.

Lozada had turned himself in last week and confessed to killing the barber and town pastor Charlie Agustino inside his shop after relatives teased him about his haircut.

Police said the suspect was taking medication for mental illness.

The town police chief was fired for security lapses. Police say they were busy with preparations for the town's fiesta.

http://www.philstar.com/

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on December 07, 2011, 03:41:50 PM
Salamat Ms. Ilse sa christmas greetings. Among christmas tree ang pinakapathetic tan awon sa tanan kay duha ka iring badlungon segi saka saka sa christmas tree naa jud koy video ug picture ebidinsya.

way sapayan, raqz. 

as for your irings enjoying your christmas tree, hehe, morag christmas tree pod diay ni hubag (please see his earlier post in this thread) nga niapil ang iring sa decors.

naa bitaw pod koy iring nga gipalakawlakaw lang nako sa sala kay friendly lagi siya sa tanan, way kontra.  kaso, ganahan sad sa akong christmas tree.  mahadlok god kong makoryentehan sa christmas lights, mao nga kanunay gyod nako alsahon ug ipalayo.  morag mabali akong bukobuko ug inalsa niya kay 10 kilos baya siyang higantehang iringa. 

(maghuwat ko sa imong video,  )

Quote from: vrglguapo on December 07, 2011, 03:16:16 PM
I'm truly touch madam Isles,you are the first person to send me a Christhmas greetings.May you and your familu have a joyous Christmas too and a hundredth fold blessing to come.

and thanks much for your wishes too!

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 06, 2011, 06:55:06 AM
Nakakaplag uroy og alibi...

aw, sa laing bahin, ingna kuno kog tarong bag ulo ang mobasa ni hubag...

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

welcome, rr!  great of you to come at this time of year.  stay, and feel at home.
 

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 06, 2011, 08:15:20 PM
Hmm, in the same way that to say "dishonest politician" is a tautology?

yes, as tautologic as saying, "hubag burot".

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

some trivia---

2010 tourist arrivals:

united arab emirates - 7.43 million
philippines                - 3.52 million

i doubt if bohol's planned artificial islands would double the province's tourist arrivals, let alone the country's. 

a personal opinion: tourists go to dubai (thus the uae) not for the artificial islands but for the tax-free shopping (the whole country is tax-free).  electronic goods, especially the latest ones, cost only about one-third of the cost in the philippines.  besides, their airport services are truly world-class.  no airport shady characters, no leeches called taxi drivers.

rather than make islands, couldn't we develop ourselves first, like putting proper values on what we have and what we could be?

lest we forget the possible inspiration...

The Palm Islands are an artificial archipelago in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructures will be constructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United Arab Emirates, who hired Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractor Jan De Nul and Van Oord, some of the world's specialists in land reclamation. The islands are the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. (wikipedia)




and perhaps a little lesson, circa 2009?

From its artificial islands to its boring new skycraper, Dubai's architecture is beyond crass

Crassest of all the real estate initiatives are the three Palms, off-shore developments of 16 branches emerging from a central trunk, enclosed within a circular breakwater, each intended to house hotels, villas, apartments, marinas, theme parks, sports facilities, and malls. At Palm Jumeira, still largely undeveloped, the water between the branches is stagnating and algae is forming along the man-made beachfront. How this will affect the dolphins that are shipped from the South Pacific to amuse the guests at the Hotel Atlantis, who pay $75 to swim with them, is anybody's guess.

In December, Nakheel, developer of the Palms, cut 15% of its workforce. Dubai's stock market has lost 70% of its value. Half of the 100 Dubai estate agents interviewed for the Christian Science Monitor in December said they had not sold a property in the previous month. Some of the unfinished buildings I saw will never be finished. Many should never have been started. For all its extravagant novelties and its masses of petunias, Dubai is a city with neither charm nor character.

more at:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/feb/09/dubai-architecture-greer

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on December 07, 2011, 06:50:05 AM
“We humbly believe the proposed project reclamation into man-made islands of Panglao Bay will enhance the province's vision of being a prime eco-cultural destination by providing readily available land for development by players in the industry,” said Oculam in his letter to Aumentado.

QuoteOculam said that the project will bring in more tourists and “bring enormous benefits” to the tourism industry here in terms of “economic development, business opportunities and employment generation.” It was expected the increase of visitors, now numbering more than half a million, will need for the opening of tourist sites, products and facilities.

sounds too rosy and too good to be true.

QuoteHere, “private sector can be tapped for coral planting and other marine-based initiatives for the conservation and protection of the environment.” The fifth cluster of islets (5 has.) can be acquired privately, the paper said.

maybe someone should tell that to the marines.

Quote from: Mike Ortega Ligalig on December 07, 2011, 06:50:05 AM
Contrary to claims describing the project as “a juicy proposal,” the SP found that it is a “grossly disadvantageous transaction" since the province has “totally surrendered its environmental and zoning responsibilities” to the project proponent. In addition, the SP said that the province “will be incurring costs” that are not being considered by the proponent. OLIDI, according to the lawmakers is "not qualified to undertake” the project since it has no track record being just newly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with a capitalization of only P12 million represented by a group under Norris Oculam.

sounds fishy enough.

whew!  goodah.  let dubai have these probably similar constructions because that place really lacks what paradise needs.  but bohol?  don't we have those existing islands and islets, some of which don't even have potable water, that are worth developing?  why tinker with nature where nature has bestowed much?  

besides, those emiratis in dubai have oil, and thus the funds, while their government for all intent and purposes cannot be accused of corruption.  sadly, in our day and age, where we are and what we are, any big time construction project advocated by politicians is suspect.  it's a dearth of trust, if nothing else.  

we will have more tourists if our service sector is improved and professionalized some more.  (it's unprofessional to frontally ask for tips, right?  i find this common in bohol among hotel drivers and bellboys; and i'm not even a tourist!)  another tourist trap such as this planned one would only make bohol no different from so many other similarly "developed" tourist come-ons in the world.   

for vito andoline:



Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

for fdaray:



Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Quote from: Lorenzo on December 07, 2011, 10:01:26 AM
hahaha, nong, ka gamay'a man ilang lubut, nong.

tingali cross-dressers that's why?

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 05, 2011, 07:35:32 PM
Salamat jamo, Inday. Unsa man ni, naa pa bay sulod?

Iniwi, dawata ang akong bawos:

you're most welcome.  naa pa nay mga sulod kay gituwad pa man.  ang tawong moinom ani nila padung pod motuwad.

thanks for your bawos.  ka-cute sa gitungtong nga kitten... sure ko nga wa na siya ibitay kay guhay-guhay na unta ang imong epok.