The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection under Dir. Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba announces that 462 out of 1,105 equivalent to 41.81% passed the Real Estate Brokers Licensure Examination given by the Board of Examiners for Real Estate Brokers in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga on May 25, 2008.
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The first week in Cebu City was very difficult on my part. I’m not used of eating carenderia food. While I was in Davao, I was spoiled with my Lola’s home-cooked meals and food from Davao’s best restaurants. I was not prepared in the sudden change of my lifestyle.
Among those things I miss about Davao are the numerous Inasal restaurants found in the downtown area. Mang Inasal, Penongs, and Banoks among others. Last night, we were able to come across Cebu’s barbeque haven. We didn’t realize that such place lies a few blocks away from our building.
Larsian’s is a paradise for barbeque lovers. Located at the west side of Fuente - Osmeña circle, the place caters to a big number of barbeque shops. They have a good number of choices of barbeque-ables, from pork to danguit. The aromatic smoke of barbeque engulfed our nostrils upon entering the place.
For 58 pesos, I was able to enjoy my meal of grilled white marlin and pork barbeque. The food they sell are really affordable, a perfect match to my limited allowance. At least, I can now avoid getting a cash advance loan.
I arrived in Cebu City last Saturday morning. I had no idea yet on how my life in Cebu will turn out. Before I left Davao, I was thinking of spending a few hundreds for the airport shuttle that would take me to my boarding house. Fortunately, my Tito is working in Cebu City and he was able to spare some of his time to fetch me from the airport which saved me some bucks. Hihihihi.
I was informed by my ‘housemates’, who went ahead, that our room does not have much space. After seeing our room, I can attest that we really have a small room, in the literal sense. When asked by our fellow classmates, we describe our room as “Bed, bed and space for Eric”. It’s an air-conditioned room big enough for the five of us. Next to our room is our wash room which is big enough for a person to move around. Outside our room is the building’s common dining room and living room. We are the only ones using the building’s first floor. The living and dining room became our study and working area. No one else uses the ground floor’s facilities since most of the building’s occupants are working at night and asleep during daytime.
Water is a scarce resource in Cebu City, as well as sunlight, clean air and good food. We had to pay for the water we drink which is so different in Davao City wherein tap water is as good as purified water. Drinking from the faucet is suicide, when you are in Cebu. The weather has been acting so bad lately that we see the sun on rare occasions. The air is polluted, er, not so clean. I had to cover my nose with my handkerchief each time I go to the downtown area of the city. And finally, I miss the good food from Davao City. We’re living at Capitol Site in Cebu City and finding a good and affordable restaurant to eat is very difficult. The owner of the building where we stay does not allow us to bring a stove. *sad face*
On my second day in Cebu, I was able to meet Mark Monta and Kevin Ray Chua, two of my blogging friends from the Visayas Region. I met them for a short talk at Dunkin Donuts in SM Cebu. I was able to introduce my plan of helping them organize their Cebu Bloggers Society through the Visayas Bloggers directory and aggregator site. It was a short talk. After introducing the Mindanao Blogging Experience, I was able to get their support in establishing the Visayas Bloggers and promised to help me in promoting VB to their fellow Visayas Bloggers.
The location of our Review Center is not good also. It’s located in Colon Street, which we consider as the scariest place on earth. We were warned before that the place breeds the worst of all kinds of thieves, snatchers and hold-uppers. For Davao people, imagine Uyanguren, Magallenes, San Pedro, Claveria, Agdao and Bangkerohan merged into a single street. For the Manila people, imagine the whole of Quiapo diverged into a street. I may be exaggerating but that’s the way we see that place. Scary.
Our review schedule is MWF mornings. After our review, we head back to our boarding house to continue answering the questions/problems from our review class. On our TTh days, we start our days doing our laundry. (*Labangon = Laba + Bangon). I rarely find the time to open my computer or go to an internet cafe to surf. Most of my time are spent on studying and answering problems in mathematics and communications.
Tagalog/Filipino is taboo. That’s another fact I learned in Cebu. Unlike in Davao where people can easily use Tagalog/Filipino when conversing, the people in Cebu have no appetite for the language. Eric would usually give me that “no Tagalog please” look every time a Tagalog word slips my mouth when talking to the locals. Cebu bisaya is also different from Davao bisaya. Here are some of the words I learned during my first week stay in Cebu:
Cebu Bisaya - Davao Bisaya - English/Filipino
One week is just seven days, but for me, it seems more than just a week. I spent the rest of my week thinking how better Davao as compared to Cebu, thinking of the people, places and things I missed in Davao, and thinking how I would spend the rest of the 6 months (less one week) here in the land of the Bisaya. Just like what Brother Vince said, I’m a Cebuboy now, I have to learn how to adapt the Cebuboy way.
P.S. I got sick last Tuesday. I got colds which I guess was caused by the problematic weather.
*Labangon is a residential district in Cebu City.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 1,148 out of 2,077 passed the various grades of the written phase of the MARINE ENGINEER OFFICERS LICENSURE EXAMINATIONS given by the Board of Marine Engineer Officers in Manila this May 2008. The results of examination with respect to three (3) examinees were withheld pending final determination of their liabilities under the rules and regulations governing licensure examinations.
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The CPA (Certified Public Accountant) Board Exam Results for May 2008 are now available. You may check the following names below to see if you’ve passed.
MACABANDING, LADY NOREEN MILLAR
MACAMAY, DONN LOUIE CASTRO
MACAPAGAL, MARYLOU SANTOS
MACARAEG, DAPHNE GRACE BACHAR
MACASPAC, REA NIZZA SANTOS
MACUHA, MARJORIE PEARL MARASIGAN
MADELO, JOANNE BAJAN
MAGALI, ROBERTO GUIHAPON (more…)
The CPA (Certified Public Accountant) Board Exam Results for May 2008 are now available. You may check the following names below to see if you’ve passed.
ABABAO, MA FLORITA IDUL
ABAD, JOSEPH MERCADO
ABAD, MA BERNADETTE OLIMPO
ABANES, DIANE MARGARETTE MANA
ABAYA, MYRA BETH GAWIDAN
ABEJERO, RIEL GAYAWON
ABELLERA, KATHERINE AQUINO
ABIAD, MARVIN JOHN DILLERA (more…)
There’s nothing remarkable that happened to me last Tuesday except that I started packing up my office stuff.
I went to school in the afternoon to get started on cleaning my office locker which had been mine for three years. I thought packing-up is going to be an emo activity but it was not. Maybe it was brought upon by the not-so-nice experience I had with them these past few weeks.
I left my box in the office and decided to bring it home the following day. I also went back to Boyd’s to get something to eat before going home.
I decided I’d do a five-post series about my last five days in Davao. I’ll be leaving for Cebu this Saturday and I want to keep track on how I will spend my five remaining days.
It’s Monday. There is a nation-wide transport strike going on. I can somehow see its effect. The city government deployed buses to replace the public transport. But I’m glad there are taxis around.
I spent the afternoon with Kuya Andrew and Ate Ria. We went to Fagioli to grab some coffee and abuse the free WiFi they offer. Kuya and I had to finish some work, or rather get some work started (again). Ate Ria left earlier because she had to get something from the mall. We stayed at the coffee shop until seven in the evening and head back down town to pick Ate Ria.
We decided to have dinner at Dulce Manos. The three of us ordered their famous Shrimp with Alavar Sauce (P85) while Kuya Blogie, who followed, had his serving of Lechon Kawali (P105). The meal was “underwhelming”, or we were not “whelmed” at all for that matter.
We again decided to leave the place and look for a new restaurant to eat. The group decided to try Cafe Vivere in Mt. Apo Street. We ordered their pork steak while Kuya Blogie ordered Hungarian Sausage. The meal satisfied our hungry tummies. 
Thanks to the owner of Cafe Vivere, who let us in even if they were about to close, when we arrived.
That did not end our food adventure that night. We went to Basti’s Brew to finish the work we left. I tried their Cinnamon Roll topped with cream cheese (P60) at it was great. Kuya Drew was so happy that night because he was able to finish the task I gave him. Tsk tsk tsk. While I, on the other hand, was left clueless on how to work on my Joomla Component problem.
It was a brain draining day because of work, but nonetheless, it was also “food-filling”.
This series is tagged with “last five days in Davao“.
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