May 18, 2012

Startup Weekend Cebu, a Success on Day 1

This is after the initial pitches and voting for the top ideas. It was an organized chaos. Many participants came in front the stage to choose their teams.

Startup Weekend Cebu had a very overwhelming turnout. I could say it was a success. Although it may seem biased since I am one of the organizers, but basing on the number of participants and the activities and then fun, I can really say that it was a blast— a successful blast. Different mentors and [...]

Bjorn Cebuano Joined Pre-Startup Weekend Workshop, Anticipated the SWC Bootcamp

Pre-Startup Weekend Cebu Workshop

I joined the Pre-Startup Weekend Cebu Workshop last Saturday, April 21 at CIT University Auditorium. And the good part about joining it was that I was part of the team, StrongGame.com that won the mock pitch. Anúncio OnlineHotel I highly anticipate the final Startup Weekend which will be on May 11-13, 2012 at UP Cebu [...]

Bjorn Cebuano will cover Startup Weekend Cebu this May 2012

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When I first knew about Cebu Startup Weekend, instantaneously, startups such as FourSquare and Tumblr came into my mind. That was before Pinterest became an instant hit on the web. I’ve been reading news and stories about tech start-ups from prime blogs such as Mashable and TechCrunch. I am so impressed of the tech revolution [...]

The Easter Vigil

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This week, starting Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the Easter season, with glee and merry-making. But before the day when many people crowd the beaches of Cebu, Christians and Catholics celebrate the Easter Vigil.” During the Easter Vigil, I and my family went to the Shrine of Mary Coredemptrix in San Jose, Cebu City. It is [...]

Tambuli West is Closing

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I received an advisory from the Department of Tourism Region 7, informing the public of the closure of Tambuli West Hotel and Restaurant on April 16, 2012. I never had a recollection of going to Tambuli West except for Cebu Beach Club which is a neighbor of the resort. Cebu Beach Club is also in [...]

Visita Iglesias 2012

Last Supper Mass in St. Joseph Parish

Holy week reminds us–yes, not only me but us– that this week is for the Lord, Jesus Christ. But this is not to generalize all. I’d say this to the Christians who observe Holy Week. Instead of frolicking at the beach with the berks, I chose to spend my Maundy Thursday with my friends and [...]

Panic in the City

  11:39 AM, February 6, 2012, the city of Cebu was struck with an earth-shaking intensity 6.9, a magnitude deemed very alarming to Cebuanos that lasted in 30 seconds. Casualties were not reported so far within Metro Cebu, but intense damages were experienced in the cities and towns of Negros, a neighboring island west of [...]

How’s life in Cebu in 2011?

Many things happened in Cebu during 2011. And there will be many things that can occur in Cebu. Some good and some bad. Balance in life. But aren’t we always hopeful of more and more good things to come to us? 2011 has gone and 2012 has just begun. We are in a world in [...]

iPhone 4S is now in the Philippines

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The launch of iPhone 4S was done simultaneously in major cities in the Philippines. Two giant telecom companies made the launching on the same date, December 15, 2011.   PNoy was made the first Subscriber of iPhone 4S by Globe while Smart made a launching part of the same unit from Apple at midnight in [...]

A bigger SM in SRP: SM Seaside City Cebu

SM Seaside City Cebu Aerial-View-Master-Development

SM City Cebu has often been dubbed as a city within a city. It is one of the largest malls in the Philippines and factually, the largest mall in the Visayas. It has landed among the 15 largest malls in the world. With a land area of 11.8 hectares encompassing the 268,611 square meter of [...]