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    Looking for a nice place to dine in and make my mother's birthday simple but a memorable one.  I called up Jack's Ridge to make a reservation for 15 people.

    My mother celebrates her 70th birthday,  November 9 at Taklobo Jack's Ridge Resort and Restaurant.



    It was a gloomy afternoon and I thought my reservation will be cancelled.   I prayed so hard that it will not rain that day.

    Lord God heard my prayer and I am happy and thankful for this is it the day we've been waiting for, almost 2 days preparation to surprise my mama.

    With my mama eldest sister Aunt Mely together with my two kids we arrived there around 5:30PM before the said time reservation we have at 6PM.



    As soon as we arrived there all the staff inside TAKLOBO eagerly greeted us and accompanied us to our reserved table.  We watched as plates, spoons, forks and glasses of water were brought to table around us.

    But what we are all amaze of is what we saw that time...The PEEK OF DAVAO CITY.



    The place has a very romantic view around DAVAO GULF, the perfect combination of sky, sea and land. It really makes you happy and it makes my mama more happy too!  For so many years living here in Davao, according to her this is her first time to see DAVAO VIEW on top of the hill.

    After a few minutes the waiter asked us if we were ready to order and he handed me the MENUS.




    We ordered:

    BABY BACK RIBS

    BEEF BROCCOLI
    PORK BBQ
    SINIGANG na LAPU-LAPU
    INIHAW NA PANGA Ng BARILES


    Yes great and yummy food indeed!!!  And their drinks quench your thirst.

    BUKO JUICE


    WATERMELON SHAKE

    BOTTOM LESS ICE TEA

    And what makes it more memorable day for my mama? My cousin has just arrived from abroad, and she was very glad to see her "pamangkin"
    on her birthday. A bit of shock and surprise I see in my mother's eyes.




    Laughter and Fun amidst my teary eyed mom.  Tears of joy as my daughter tells me, "Lola is crying"...with people and band serenading her.

           

    ....singing SONATA and birthday songs...quiet a surprise for her.

    A memorable 70th birthday treat for mama.  Thanks to Jack's Ridge Staff for making my mama's birthday possible. 

    Thanks to all my relatives and cousins for sharing their thoughts and being present in the party.

    And Thank You Lord Jesus for giving a wonderful day to celebrate my mama's birthday.    

    For my food and restaurant review you can visit my blog HERE

       


      
      
    HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION at ANIMALAND-SM Lanang Premier




    SM Lanang Premier had their Grand Opening last September 28, 2012. And I got a sneak peak on the stores who are open and one of these is ANIMALAND.




    ANIMALAND, The very first make-your-own stuffed animals store in Mindanao (first in Davao). Located at the 2nd Floor, SM Lanang Premier.  

    So impressed with it's store concept,"CREATE YOUR OWN STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND".  This is not an ordinary stuffed toy store but it's one level higher.

    Customers are given the chance to choose from different variety of animal skin and accessories whom they wish to be stuffed.






















    An interactive retail experience indeed. From stuffing to fluffing- this includes putting in a "WISHING STAR", which serves as a TOY HEART, picking scented pellets and SOUND CHIPS.


    SCENTED PELLETS

    SOUND CHIPS

    This will take 10 minutes to have a stuffed object brings into"LIFE". Each finished stuffed animals comes with its own birth certificates.  


    They also have this thingy concept of an idolls-a customized 3D photo dolls.





    Joven (THE OWNER) with his idoll replica


    By the way the store had also an ANIMALAND HOSPITAL, which they accept admission of stuff toys who is need of of medical attention, even if they are not ANIMALAND products they still accept it.


          

    Prices will vary on the sizes of animals you choose:  15' up to 24' costing PHp598-798,minus the accessories.



    In addition to this, ANIMALAND is hosting 
    SM LANANG PREMIER HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION this coming OCTOBER 28, 2012.


       

    Children are encourage to wear their BEST ANIMAL COSTUME.  Best Costume win a PRIZE. 
    Be PART OF THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME Event of the year!!!


    HAPPY HALLOWEEN !!! 

    For more information visit ANIMALAND.COM FACEBOOK PAGE 
    Photo courtesy of JOVEN NACARIO and SM LANANG PREMIER          
    Staring at the screen and thinking for a nice topic to blog I've noticed my wallpaper on my desktop and I wonder who captured this picture.


    I've been using this one on my PC about two and half years now.  This is the default wallpaper used by the MICROSOFT in WINDOWS XP. Yes this one, and apparently it become the FAMOUS LANDSCAPE WALLPAPER IN THE WORLD.

    But the question is who actually captured this famous photo landscape.

    SOURCE
      
    Charles O'Rear or better known as Chuck O'Rear to his friends, is an American photographer best known for his photos of WINE COUNTRY and the image use by MICROSOFT, they called it BLISS.  Taken at the SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA,1996.

    Now I know and the story behind BLISS is very interesting too.  
       
    This was actually his usual road to meet his girlfriend while ago but suddenly one day he watched how soothing the sky was and how beautiful the cloud was arranged so he decided to stop his car and captured it. Eventually it was used by Microsoft and he would never expect it would become so famous!

    So when you said famous, how much O'rear get for taking this picture? Hmmmm. I bet it is truly BIG, as famous his picture was.  Right?  

    According to NAPA VALLEY REGISTER, O'rear stated that: 

    It was "EXTRAORDINARY" and second only to that paid to another living, working photographer for the photo of the Ex- Pres. Bill Clinton hugging Monica Lewinsky.  



    O'rear has also taken photographs for BILL GATES' private Seattle stock photography company CORBIS. 

     
    You too can visit this exact place using your GOOGLE STREET VIEW using your GOOGLE MAP.  Here you can get 360 degree view of the area, and see how it looks today.

    By entering this following coordinates:

    38.248966, -122.410269

    Behind  where O'Rear stood, you can see more vineyards
    Photo credit by JW VAN WESSEL 




    THE DIGITAL MARTIAL LAW ACT

    photo credit: watchingfrogsboil via photopin cc

    What used to be a FREEDOM is now a CRIME here in the Philippines and I think this is merely killing our RIGHTS stated in UNITED NATION HUMAN RIGHTS LAW. 

    source

    It clearly stated that: 

    U.N DECLARES INTERNET FREEDOM A BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS

    In a ground-breaking new report, the United Nations has affirmed that all people should be allowed to express themselves freely and openly online, without fear of being disconnected. By Lauren O'Neil Posted: July 6, 2012 9:19 PM 



    source

    photo credit: michaelmolenda via photopin cc 

    Internet isn't a CRIME, when we used it in a bad way it'll be a CRIME.  The medium of an internet is already in itself a form of censorship.  Communication is about more than simply exchanging posts. What result from communication is as important as communicating. FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

    Leaders should be our model.  They should be our guide.  But now they should be ashamed of their actions.  And I am against what our leaders are doing.  What they act is not proper and beneficial to us all.  Our forefathers fought for our freedom and this is what is happening now.  This is a great insult to our HEROES.  

    Our young children are looking at us and asking what is happening now?  Why are you turning your FACEBOOK PROFILE PIC Black? Scary?  Right? I don't know how to answer them.  Bit scared about how to handle such query from my daughter.  I don't want them to feel the "E-DICTATORSHIP" going on.

    We are living in a Democratic country and they are dictating us now. Our privacy's invaded. And what we used to do here on the internet is desolate, barren to be isolated from afar.

    read more here 10 SCARY THINGS ABOUT CYBER CRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 2012  

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