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Somewhere in time along Thalang Road in Old Phuket Town
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ne of my fondest memories during our recent Media Education Trip to Phuket, Thailand organized by the Tourism Authority of Thailand was a Sunday stroll down Thalang Road of Old Phuket Town. Old Phuket Town is the old part of the city around Thalang, Dibuk and Krabi roads which showcases its Peranakan heritage from a century ago with beautiful architecture from its Portuguese and British forebears at the height of the island’s tin industry. Peranakan is the common term for the descendants of late 15th and 16th-century Chinese immigrants to Indonesia, Malaya, Singapore and Thailand. They were usually traders, the middleman of the British and the Chinese, or the Chinese and Malays, or vice versa because many were English educated and usually spoke two or more languages. As they intermarried with the locals, many lost the ability to speak Chinese started to speak the local dialect. Most are Buddhists free thinkers. It was a treat for an amateur history and heritage buff like me to revel in the shophouses, cafés and print shops from another time. I read from various online sources how the Old Town was built by riches from its tin industry when the metal still played a key role in world trade. Although it was Sunday afternoon and most of the shops were closed, it somehow added to the charm of the place as one felt transported in time to how it actually was here during the tin boom. Due to time and weather constraints (there was a slight drizzle so it was cool though humid), we mostly strolled along Thalang Road, the old commercial center and it was a blast taking in the shophouses looking just like they were from way back with their traditional Chinese medicine, textiles and tailors, beauty parlors, little restaurants and hostels Fortunately for us, the owners of one of the residences which has now been converted into a hostel,
The oldest house in Thalang Road is the Sino-Portuguese Building, a showcase of Chinese and Portuguese architecture. It was built when the Portuguese still controlled the Straits of Malacca from Singapore to Burma and the Andaman Sea.
graciously allowed us a closer peek inside. Now known as 99 Oldtown Boutique Guesthouse it was once the residence of a wealthy Hookien merchant and had all of 14 rooms have been converted into rooms to let. Their ancestors were originally from Penang, Malaysia belonging to the Khoo clan. The hotel opened for business only two years ago with room rates ranges from BHT 999 to 2,000 with breakfast. From the traditional wooden furniture in what passes for its lobby in the first floor to the center court where the cool breeze drops in to cool its interior, the guest feels right at home and how it was to live
in this part of town a century ago. There are two small round wooden tables with wooden chairs where the guests can enjoy their breakfast next to the kitchen and the cool center court which also has a small pond that further helped cool down the interior. A quick look inside one of the rooms showed a spare but comfortable abode with modern amenities like wi-fi and a modern hot and cold shower and bath. A small billboard sporting a traditional red mailbox also shows a 2013 Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor.
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Influences & Inspirations Glenn Palacio - this Cagayan de Oro photographer takes us for a ride through his “photographic journey” and how inspiration keeps his heart growing and going. What inspired you to pursue photography? “I’m all about the passion. I’ve had a lot of things & hobbies going on back then but I’ve always been into photography. Maybe the greatest trigger was being inspired by the images of the people I’ve been looking up to. Ricky Ladia, Manny Librodo, George Tapan, Paul Ticzon, Parc Cruz, Jiggie Alejandrino, Lito Sy and of course my father. The rest of my inspirations have a great collective work around them and I get really inspired to do photography just by viewing their photos. I love to do photography because it’s dramatic and inspirational yet simple.” How did your grandfather and father influence your passion? “My dad and grandfather are 2 very different people. My grandfather, Dick Palacio, was a broadcaster and a press club member, he had the gift of speech and his thought process was one of the best here in the Philippines. He was one of the very few who was licensed by the KBP and that would really explain a lot on his critical thinking and elaboration of his ideas. My grandfather taught me how to convey emotions through stories. My dad, on the other hand, is an engineer. He is technical and studies everything that needs to be studied in order for him to apply it to his work. He loves photography; I can recall being wowed by his shots when he was still travelling all over the Middle East. I guess they both have their influences on me, my grandfather would be the way I tell my stories and my father would be how I can get technical in taking that shot”. How did you learn photography? “I read a lot of books, magazines and online guides on how to do photography. But I’ve never had a formal education on photography. I’ve attended workshops and mentorships program but the best way I got to learn photography is to do, well, photography. I remember back then that I would walk from Divisoria to high-ridge in Aluba, Macasandig and just take photos of anything, anyone and the sunset that happens over the city.”
The Black Project with Nikon Professionals Ricky Ladia, Parc Cruz & Paul Ticzon
Magan Aranjuez as Baby Doll from Sucker Punch @ the barren lot right at the back of SM CDO
Relate your passion for football (soccer) to photography “Football and photography are really quite the same, when you want to do football - you have to practice, train and discipline yourself to be in the best possible form you can be. Same with photography, you have to prepare mentally, physically and emotionally for each shoot. There will be off days and there will be good days but form is temporary, class is permanent”. How was it starting out in this profession? “Starting out in photography, I had a hard time because of the competition and the limited resources that I possessed. I had to empty my cup from previous teachings that were too old and traditional so that I can learn the new techniques. But I never forgot everything because I wanted to mix the strengths of both teachings to cancel out the weaknesses. My number 1 supporter in my photographic journey is my family. My parents and my sister were with me since the start of my venture. I can remember right after I quit my office job that my mother, sister, and I had a “heart-toheart talk” and we discussed things on why I wanted to do photography. They supported me all the way after they heard how I explained why photography to me was my other half”.
Who mentors you in photography? “On the business side of photography, I’m quite honored and proud that I’m mentored by Ma’am Harvey Chua. Alongside with Sir John Chua, the couple has been running one of the most successful advertising studios in the country. On the technical aspect, I’ve been guided by few of the greats in photography in the country. But all that I am right now is somewhat greatly inspired by the teachings of Nikon Professional Sir Ricky Ladia. He is one of the best in the business and his passion in doing photography has inspired my own photography in leaps and bounds. I may not always be communicating with my mentors but their photographs move me where words can never fulfill” What genre in photography do you like best? “To be honest, I started out with street photography. Life happens in constant motion in the streets, you can’t pause or rewind certain things as you see them. But the genre which I like best now was the genre that I hated the most before - Portraiture. Given the chance I love to just take photos no matter what the genre it falls in. A lot of people say that I have to specialize in a single genre, but a camera and an artistic hunger for life and what it possesses is too powerful to be contained in just one genre”. What's the most difficult shoot you've done so far? “I guess every shoot is difficult because I have to deal with models and different scenarios. I tend to over think and over prepare and thus I always have a lot of equipment that I carry with me. I’ve had a few notable bad shoots before and I got really down. But I guess that is how we all grow as people and as photographers. Like photography, we have to develop from our negatives and be an inspiration”. On weddings and debuts: what particular moment do you want to capture? “On debuts, it would be the dance of the debutante with her father. A lot of people from a distance won’t notice but it’s during that moment that debutantes and fathers are emotional. The father might be thinking: “next stop would be a wedding” or something like that (laughs). On weddings, it would be that certain smile of the groom and the bride when the officiating minister finishes the wedding ceremony. That certain smile when they just look at each other and their eyes, their facial expression, that certain moment best defines a new chapter in their lives”. On portraiture: how do you prepare for a portraiture shoot? “I over prepare. It is better to be over prepared than to have some equipment lacking. A half-baked plan will always result in a half-baked shoot. I carry with me a lot of lighting equipment, lenses and some modifiers so that I can get the shots that I want”. Which do you feel more comfortable doing? studio set up? or on location? “I’m quite proud that I’m a strobist photographer, I use speedlights and studio lights when I do my shoots but I can also shoot using with available light. I started out with ambient/available lights and now love the magic of speeedlights. As long as it’s a shoot, I’ll feel comfortable and fit right in. I guess with my current passion, it is the fuel what helps me shoot everyday in a studio and even outside on location and experiment more”.
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Tell us about your experience shooting our Magazine cover... “The cover shoot was quite exciting for me because I will be celebrating my first year in doing photography this September and I’m deeply honored to be part of this project. I had to bring all the lights and gizmos for the shoot and (as usual) had to over think and over prepare. I wanted the shoot to be perfect and top class with only minimal editing. The cover is something that best defines the kind of work that I like; I like it simple, plain and clean. With big names like MyPhone and the Ms.Cagayan de Oro 2013 winners, the shoot had a lot of pressure on me. But I thank God for helping me pull off another successful shoot, my assistant Ivan Jumawid for the technical support, Sir Shaun Alejandrae Yap Uy for the chance to be a part of the history, my family for the love and support through thick and thin and my mentors who have made me a CDOTIMES photographer this city can be proud of”.
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In the latest edition of Cine Europa here in Cagayan de Oro, a criticallyacclaimed Swiss film will pave the way for the four-day film festival at Liceo U’s Rodelsa Hall. “Operation Libertad” by filmmaker Nicolas Wadimoff tells a fictional story about the destiny of young Swiss revolutionaries in the lates 1970’s. This film caught the attention of international critics and has landed a spot as one of the featured films in the Director’s Fortnight at the 65th Cannes International Film Festival in France. As stated in www.swissinfo.ch, the film revolves around a revolutionary group that tries to uncover a 1970’s
money laundering operation by a South American dictator in a Swiss bank. This mock documentary has received favorable reviews from film buffs and movie critics. Gracing the official opening of the 16th Cine Europa in Cagayan de Oro is no less than the Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines Ambassador Guy Ledoux. Other dignitaries from the EU member countries are also expected to grace the Cagayan de Oro leg. This is the fifth year in a row that the Delegation of the European Union to the Philippines has partnered with Liceo de Cagayan
University in showcasing awardwinning films from Europe. Aside from Switzerland’s entry to the festival, 20 other films from 16 countries will be screened for free at the Rodelsa Hall from October 10 until October 13. The festival will then visit Davao City on October 15-20. To know more about this exciting cinematic fare, please feel free to call the Office of Cultural Affairs of Liceo de Cagayan University at (088) 8584093 to 95 local 109 or text/call: +63917 636 6528 and look for Mr. Owen Jaen or Mr. Sheldon Frias. See you at Rodelsa Hall!
Operation Libertad SWITZERLAND Directed by Nicolas Wardinoff
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have always been fascinated with movies. When I got older and perhaps wiser, my appreciation for the craft even went beyond just watching them. I wanted to know how they were made and what goes inside a film production. It even got to the point that I got so soaked up to the movie-making side of films that I forgot to listen to the dialogues and wandered off on how much do those sets cost and how many people are involved in catering to their needs. I never got the chance to be involved in any movie whatsoever but nevertheless my love for movies never waned. I am fortunate to be one of Rodelsa Hall’s work team because I have the chance to help showcase wonderfully-made movies from all over Europe. This will be my fifth time to take part in this amazing project and hopefully in the several more editions to come. Cine Europa, the premiere European film festival in the country made such an impact in me not just from the movies that I have watched but from the entire experience of helping mount its Cagayan de Oro leg. Being part of providing an avenue for local movie buffs and young students to experience an array of quality films year after year is truly a blessing.
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Seeing their faces glow after watching the films at Rodelsa Hall is enough to inspire you to continue to be of service. What is more rewarding is to have conversations and friendly chats with people I barely know who have watched the film festival at Rodelsa Hall and heard wonderful memories they experienced. I may not be directly involved in the making of these films but I am happy to have helped in making them accessible to more people. I am excited to take part of the latest Cine Europa and once again wrap myself in the stories from the other side of the world. I am eager to cry, shout and fall in love once again in a few days to come. I hope you too will take this journey with me. Let us all discover the tales from their experiences and who knows amidst our cultural differences, we will still be able to connect with them and share their hopes, their fears and their strength. Join us as we celebrate the beauty of humanity through Cine Europa 16- 21 films from 17 countries in a four-day film festival at the Rodelsa Hall this coming October 10-13. The screenings are free to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. See you at the movies!
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Seriously Hilarious “Never mind I’ll find someone like you” ... How would you feel if you hear this playing as background music in a wedding? Or hear someone else singing the song “dear Lord she’s dying to dance with my father again.... Seriously hilarious right? Not to exaggerate but these scenarios really did happen in someone’s wedding. We couldn’t help but hide our laughs. As a musician it is a crime to sing something that is not suitable for that particular occasion especially when it’s suppose to be happy and then the song connotes death. One time after singing, the team decided to rest just outside the main venue of the wedding and here comes the sound technician playing whatever he liked or perhaps what was available ....no other than Adele’s “Someone like you”. While conversing our reaction were faces filled with question mark expressions and controlled laughter. Good thing they did not finish the song perhaps the organizer was able to notice... Hotel Sound technicians shouldn’t be left alone on what to play because there are times they really do not know what to play. It is the organizer’s responsibility to prepare a compilation to be played for backup music when the musicians are resting or when there’s no deejay around. We should always remember that music is part of the ambiance for your occasion, so it
should be consistent not that it will just be changed into something that is not related to your occasion. For us singers and musicians we should always be conscious in the messages of the songs that our clients request from us because sometimes clients do requests that are not suitable for the event. I had a client who included in her playlist “one sweet day” and politely I declined by telling her that the message of the song is actually focused on the death of a love one ...and so we didn’t do it on her wedding. It’s good if our clients consult us for their requests if not it’s our responsibility to check the messages of each song if it is appropriate or not. It will save us from humiliation and everybody’s joke. Learning from experience I did sing a break up song without realizing it was a breakup song, not only until one of my team mates said, “Why did they request for it? It’s a break up song”. My mistake, the song was new to me and I concentrated on absorbing the melody in so little time that I forgot to understand the whole message of the song. I felt guilty afterwards but what’s done cannot be undone. Today I am more careful than ever. Seriously hilarious songs in events can be avoided when we care for our clients.
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Of roads less-traveled and sanguinity by Ariel Cervantes Sebellino Now I understand and perhaps, knew better.
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ever mind the irritatingly early morning departures to and from the sites. Never mind the torturous deliberations after each trip. Never mind the stink and dirt that were far more pleasant than the rubbish of urban jungle. Actually, I just minded myself getting the work done. After all, it was immersion for me at the same time. And so I thought. It took me five short trips that would have changed my life forever. It all formally started with a task to sit as a judge for a search on Huwarang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. To be able to assess the situation of each nominated family and know the veracity of documents submitted for the contest during the preliminary screening, I, along with other two field validators John Calidguid and Rowena Layugan were required to visit all five 4Ps beneficiary-families in their homes. To cut to the chase, we needed to interview the families, their neighbors and the barangay officials who unsurprisingly highly spoke of each family. Those kind words and all sorts of sincere flattery that came flowering each conversation. What would appear was an honest, strip-down persona of a battered and calloused Filipino family in the midst of struggles and lonely strife for a better life. Yet the kind of submissiveness that knows no surrender --- nor bereft of happiness beyond material. While it was simply difficult to connect with their dire situations, their hodgepodge replies to questions conjure up images of powerful storytelling of their plight as forsaken inhabitants of this country. "Never give up," said one family in Sta. Maria, Laguna. "Hindi hadlang ang kahirapan para mabuhay ng maayos," said the other four nominated families from Bohol, Tacloban, Lanao del Norte and Masbate. While these overindulging mantras reverberated, other things were percolating in my mind as to how an impoverished family is able to prove their worth in the community by leading and inspiring other families to rise above adversities. Whether leaders or followers in their communities, they were simply trying to make sense of their existence - and be able to manage survival even if help was far-fetched and their cries fell on deaf ears. I do not know if I saw and felt their utter disillusionment over their stark condition. Or was I just being objective as a judge? "But what was the point of applying fairness to an otherwise subjective task?,” I asked myself. And then I became uncomfortably emotional: Life is so unfair. That they were unanimously praising the goodness that CCT has done some miracles in their lives, has explicitly rendered me some loathsome and curseinducing predisposition to the systematic and continuing robbery by a lot of shameless and greedy 'leaders' who continue to hole them in misery. As an aside I silently screamed, "Where have all the PDAFs gone!" While the little monies they get simply allow them small purchases, they were 'forced or required' to value education by seeing to it that their children go to school regularly. Investing on education has never sounded so categorically good from these parents who all the while thought education is never a priority. Because they were simply busy trying to survive. Things never really end on a high note. But I brought with me vivid images of a poor Filipino family that has been given a spark of hope and a tinge of inspiration from an assignment that went beyond formalities and niceties --- ME knowing fully well that things will never be the same again. We bade goodbyes and left like it was simply the first and last chance encounter. We exchanged smiles as if all of the universe will conspire right at the moment for a better life for them. And then hoping the road will be less difficult someday.
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Sederiosa - Bohol Postscript: I salute the indefatigable social workers John Calidguid and Rowena Layugan - and all the selfless men and women of the SWD in the regions for putting their heart and soul on the plight of indigent Filipino families. May your tribe increase and multiply to the ends of this archipelago. As we were looking for the Huwarang Pamilya through lesstraveled rough roads onto remote areas, my own experience was no less laden with rage and guilt as I saw the harsh realities --- and listened to the stories of the forgotten and neglected voices. Never mind the sob and sad stories - and the deafening silence in between conversations that were all too revealing of their pain and little joys of simplistic living. I
am nonetheless furious of the blatant and shameless stealing of people’s monies that has left a lot of Filipinos dirt poor. I am guilty as well of having enough that I have no right to complain about what I still do not have at this point in time. We were not exactly looking for the perfect family to fit into the mold of ‘huwaran or model’ because there is not one to speak of; but eventually stumbled upon varying degrees of tolerance and acceptance of poverty amidst the vast resources of this country that should have been equitably shared amongst the many struggling families. And as I communed with them, albeit in so short a time, I found the ever-resilient, steadfast and prudent Filipino whose faith in the Supreme
Being will bring about the goodness in life and the nobility to continue the journey to a brighter future for their children. To me, the Huwarang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino is not a search neither it is a tough competition among the meek and week families --- BUT IS A CELEBRATION FOR AND TRIBUTE TO ALL IMPOVERISHED FILIPINO FAMILIES that continue to lead and embrace a simple, honest, decent and hopeful life amidst uncertainties. May the DSWD, the HEART AND SOUL of the government continue to champion the Filipino spirit and deliver the graces that each less fortunate Filipino family deserves. Again, it is truly a humbling experience.
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Many of the shophouses and residences along this section share many of the same architectural features such as the cooking and bathing area at the back of these buildings, the open air center court for ventilation and rain for the in-house ponds which often containing exotic fish. Many old town roads and streets have covered arcades ('nohkaa-kee') or archways that join shops together and provide shelter for passersby. Like our gracious hosts from 99 Old Town Boutique Guest House, the old town’s tin mining was dominated by Hookien Chinese whom we understand were mostly responsible for building much of the city’s older sections. Like many of the ancestral homes of the Filipino-Chinese, many of the shop-houses were also residences cum business places, with trading done at the first floor and living quarters in the second. Which should not be surprising since many of the Chinese immigrants to the Philippines were also Hookien. These shop-houses were usually constructed in rows called tiam choo (row of shop houses) by the Hookien merchants. Our online sources tell us they are usually standard sized at five meters by 50 meters long,
could accommodate a large family, and an arcade in front. Mostly done in Sino-Colonial architecture, they were many times longer along their length than their frontage. The houses typically have four parts: a living room where guests were received, an open court with a well, with a kitchen at rear and living quarters at the upper floor. The center court was considered the heart of the house where the women folk usually did their cooking and washing while sharing the latest gossip. Together with the thick, insulating walls, the center court was also the progenitor of today’s green architecture, cooling the house with breezes and the rain especially during the hot summers where temperatures have been known to hit 30 degrees Celsius. The best time to enjoy a wander around Phuket’s historical streets is from 8:30 am onward. There are many coffee shops serving local breakfast as early as 5 am, with affords visitors the opportunity to go for a fine filling meal with the locals. Most shops close at around 6 or 6:30 pm and most are shut on Sundays. When planning itineraries to Phuket, visit the Tourism Authority of Thailand website at http://www.tourismthailand. org/. The Philippines’ leading
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oung, upwardly mobile professionals and entrepreneurs are invited to join a seminarworkshop on Personal Financial Planning aimed at aligning their financial goals with their life-goals. “We all have dreams and aspirations for the future. Many go through life hoping they will achieve these goals as they go along. But a significant number fail to achieve their life goals,” noted Mr. Rolando A. Robles, R.F.P. (Registered Financial Planner). “We are sure they did not plan to fail. They only failed to plan.” Mr. Robles is one of the two speakers for Write Consult’s Personal Financial
Planning Workshop scheduled on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 8:30am-5:00pm at Seda Centrio, Cagayan de Oro City. “This workshop will help you visualize your life goals and align the financial means to attain them,” said Mr. Robles. “This will be especially useful for young families who are planning to go into business or expand an existing one, planning to invest in a new house or thinking of going on a vacation abroad and who about to undertake similar major life-cycle events.” The one-day seminar-workshop will explain how the personal financial planning process works, analyze a family’s financial fitness, identify and prioritize a family’s life goals, identify issues that can deter them from attaining their financial goals, understand and comprehend the various financial products and investment instruments that are available to help them attain their long-term
goals, and learn how to craft a Personal Financial Plan. Mr. Rolando A. Robles, R.F.P is a Registered Financial Planner with over 30 years experience in the country’s top insurance and asset management companies. He will be joined by Mr. Roderick T. Enriquez, one of the country’s top banking professionals with a sterling record of over 20 years in five of the country’s Top 5 banks who was graduated with distinction from top universities in Japan and Hawaii. Discounts for couples and groups of five or more are available. Early bird discount are also available for those who register on or before Saturday, 05 October 2013. For further queries or reservations, please contact mobile #s 0917-714-8484 / 0999-998-4980 or email write.consult74@gmail.com.
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LEARN FROM TWO OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST FINANCIAL ADVISORS! ROLANDO A. ROBLES, R.F.P.
RODERICK T. ENRIQUEZ
Mr. Rolando “Rolly” A. Robles has been involved in the life insurance and asset management for over 30 years. He has been part of the senior management teams of some of the Philippines’ leading life insurance companies. He was also responsible for setting up the asset management company that introduced a now popular family of mutual funds. At present, he is Senior Vice President of a leading life insurance firm. While his work is focused on leading and managing distribution systems of financial institutions, his advocacy is to improve the financial literacy of the general public. As a Registered Financial Planner (RFP), he is one of the early proponents of personal financial planning in the country. He has guested in various TV programs to speak on financial literacy and investments, the latest in ANC’s “On the Money” for the episode “Living Below Your Means.” Visit this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4bVMJnTEYY
Mr. Roderick “Rod” T. Enriquez has a sterling track record of over 20 years with five banks all over the country. He earned his Master of Business Administration with academic distinction from the Globis University of Tokyo, Japan where he distinguished himself as the first ever international student accepted from overseas under the Globis International Leader Scholarship. He was also the recipient of a Postgraduate Diploma with Highest Distinction from the JapanAmerican Institute of Management Science in Honolulu, Hawaii under the Fujitsu Asia-Pacific Scholarship Program. He is currently area head of one of the top 5 banks in the country.
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