Saturday

I made a quick post yesterday that i was into a contest.  A posting contest and i even posted the prize. Did i won?  guess what?  tadaaaanggg!  I did not win. hahahaa Yeah, i did not win!  I was way behind the even for the third spot.  Though i did not win i had a good time..It was a crazy frenzy posting as in from 8 am until 8 pm.  There were ten of us when we started but i think it was not a perfect number anymore at the end but majority made it through.  It was Lorselle of Pencil PUshin who got the first place,  then Iris of Iris Collections got the second, then her cousin got the third place.  Ezrah run 4th and i was 5th but we were not part of the prizes but Sir Admin got a big heart so he maybe he will in for a surprise for everyone.   Big thanks to Paraiso Philippines for that wonderful contest.  It made our holiday more colorful!

After the contest, i had some food and coffee and after an hour hit the bed.   I was not able to update my blogs anymore because my back was already screamin “REST”. hahahaha

Am now off to post my photo hunting – wide.

ILIGAN – The City of Many Waterfalls

Iligan is a highly urbanized community in the province of Lanao del Norte in the Southern Philippines. It is about 795 kilometers southeast of Manila. It has a population count of 308.046 in the 2007 Census and for sure am part of that number.

This city is nicknamed as The City of Waterfalls because of the presence more or less 20 waterfalls and that includes the magestic Maria Chritina Falls (Life of the City). Visitors can also enjoy the elegant beauty of Tinago Falls (translated as Hidden Falls) because it is literally hidden in a deep ravine. The way that leads in going to and coming from the falls adds up to the thrill of being there. Some other accessible falls to visit should be Mimbalut Falls, Limunsudan Falls and Hindang Falls.

Currently, Iligan is composed of 44 Barangays with people from diverse cultures. Iliganons are mixture of Maranao and Cebuano with a minority number of cultural minorities which includes the Higaunons. Historically, Iligan already existed during the 1500’s but became noted when it became one of the first Christianized community in the country. The name Iligan is from the Higa-unon word “iligan” or “ilijan” which means “Fortress of Defense.” It became a fortress against the attacks of some hostile Mindanao tribes and pirates.

Locals and tourists alike enjoy the beauty of nature in this place. Sightseeing is not the only activity you will enjoy here but you can also enjoy hiking, trekking the river beds, swimming, mountain climbing, and shopping. The weather is very temperate whole year through so you can also enjoy the cold waters of Timoga Spring Pools. Timoga is very well known to have string of pools along the highway that on peak season, all these places are full. To add to more recreational destinations for residents and visitors, the Maze Park and Resort and also the Taytay Swimming Pool was opened to the public.

Iligan City houses several big industrial plants thus it is being tagged as the Industrial City of the South. These companies contributed a lot to the economy of this city. We also have big sectarian and non-sectarian colleges and universities that caters to the educational needs of the city residents as well as many youths all over Mindanao and beyond.

One of the places that visitors does not fail to visit while in Iligan is the Chedings Peanuts store in Sabayle Street. They sell the famous Cheding Peanuts that every Iliganon or Filipino loves. Not only tourists enjoy this place but also locals. They buy peanuts here or other Filipino sweet delicacies for personal consumption or be sent abroad. Cheding peanuts and also Sukang Pinakurat is relative to the name Iligan City.

Being born and have lived in this place, I consider this city my home of all my homes. It is my desire to see all the interesting places here so that I can live up to the theme of Walang Iwanan sa Bayan ni Juan. If foreigners love our Philippines after they visited us so it is just right that we must love it to the maximum level. Let us Experience Philippines at our utmost ability because this country is a very beautiful country. There is so much to see in this land they call The Pearl of the Orient. So am calling everybody to be aware of Tourism PInas 2009 and let’s join our hands promoting to the world the beauty they need to see in this land we call our home.

I Made It There!

As i mentioned last week, i’d like to say big thank you to the admin of Paraiso Philippines for giving me the chance to join the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit last week-end in General Santos City.  It was a memorable experience and made me think that in the next summits to come, i should take the time to attend.  Thank you too for sponsoring the one way gas expense of one of the speakers in the person of Mr. Bobby Timonera that enabled Dimple to tag along with me or else if i have taken the bus, she can never come along.

It was my first time to join the convention.  The first summit was held in Davao last year but i didn’t heard about that one besides from the fact that i just  started blogging around that time.   The theme of the convention was”"Mindanawon Paminawon Intawon: Blogging the Mindanao Consciousness.” Each speaker shares informations that can be a useful in improving one’s blog.    In short, i can say that everyone in the big room agrees that there are many things Mindanao can show to the world more then bad news and bombings.

Aside from the inspiring thoughts and tips of all speakers, one of the unforgetable happening out there is that, i made friends with most bloggers who are out there.  I have a long list of blogs to be visited and i hope to visit them one by one as soon as i got the time.   I was also able to pose with most of the speakers and am gonna post more of my pics in my Photoblog, if not tonight, the soonest.

I grabbed this program in JPEG file from Lainy’s blog as i want to share it here.  Lainy was part of the secretariat of the event and we end up chatting during the Tuna Cocktail.  She shared with me some good tips on how to earn more with my blogs and i hope i can apply it to myself soon.  Here’s the program.

Here are some proofs of my attendance: “:)

- @ 7:30 i was already at the site.

- my E-pass. Got it Thursday afternoon.

- because i made it early to the site, i was rewarded this Word Camp T-shirt. And am so happy, it fits Dimple in a fashionable way.  So that became hers right away.

- me w/ my kit & the secretariat -

- dimple w/ the youngest blogger present (14 y.o.)

Few more Days to Go…

and i will be off on a trip to attend the 2nd Mindanao Bloggers Summit.  This will be my first time and I can imagine i will be meeting so many bloggers out there.  Still up to now,  i haven’t find any of friends in my list that are going but even then, i know i will find many bloggers out there.  It is also good to know that one of the resource speakers will be from Iligan City in the person of Bobby Timonera.  I haven’t meet him ever yet but i heard his name through my photographer friends.

In preparation of the trip, Mitch has already sent me the flyers promoting Paraiso Philippines and i will be printing them out anytime this week.  She sent me too something to be given as surprise to some people i should meet there and Bariles (Avel) will be one of them.

My leave form has been signed already as my boss will be leaving on Monday for Manila and will be away for the whole week. 

Yey am so excited!  Wish anyone i know here can go.

I Bagged the 2nd Place!

And that means I bagged the $50.00 prize! yahooo!  Thank you very much PPF.

Do you remember this post? WIN $100 JUST BY POSTING I got the 2nd place and here’s the proof post -

I really had fun posting and this is my first time to become a member in a forum where they have lots of contests.  The first day i started posting, i also won the 3rd prize that time which was $20.00.

So, do you love to be interacting with fellow Kababayans, single, married, widowed, young and old, let me take this opportunity to invite you to the forum.  Get registered,  and join us in another contest – PAMASKONG HANDOG NG PARAISO.

Win $100 just by Posting!

What?

Win $100 dollars just by posting!

Where?

At Paraiso Philippines Forum site.

How?

Well, just read remaining of the post: Just click on this logo and it will direct you to the contest page or continue reading below.

Harimanok & Filipino Community Forum

Harimanok is the trade logo for Pinoy Blog Ads Philippines.  A home to Filipino news, Filipino ads, and unlimitted travel resources. 

I’d like to take this blog as an e-magazine for Filipinos all over the world, not just our overseas Filipino Workers but also our kapamilya anywhere abroad and even here in our own mother land.   So i’d like to invite you to bookmark this site to become one of your daily reads after your first visit to the site.  Being an ex-OFW i would often come back here to read about OFW news and happenings. 

Another find that’s worth checking is Paraiso Philippines Forum Site. 

It is another Filipino community for me since previously ive been active in one of filipino forum sites created in the web aside also being an active one my alma mater’s forum site.   Forum sites widen my circle of friendship.  That is one of the great things that happened to one’s life online especially if one gets active in an online community.  Forum sites helped me broaden my mind to learn accept people from all walks of life no matter if their ideas contradict with mine.  Everyone clicks and some does  not click but still it is good to know that a kababayan is out there.  Ideas and principles may contradict but it is still warm to know that all in all you are all Filipinos being connected by just a click away.  Thanks to the internet and thanks to wise people who made up forum sites.

So do you wanna make more friends?  Do you wanna your ideas, opinions, rants, and even inventions be heard and known?  Do you wanna know business tips, on how to start one, and maintain one, or yuo wanna know how to become a very good problogger? Or you wanna be familiar with a place in this country Philippines that you haven’t been to yet  — then Welcome to Paraiso Philippines Community online.