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Newest gimmick in Cebu: Internet Bday Party

When Philip Florido celebrated his 9th birthday recently, her mother arranged for an internet party, and boy, did he and his friends have fun.

What is an internet party? Instead of the usual restaurant or burger houses, a birthday party is held in an internet cafe. In the case of Philip’s mother, she visited Jungle Rose which is becoming known as the most beautiful internet cafe in Cebu.

Philip and his friends had an exclusive party set in the ambience of the first and only jungle-themed internet cafe in the world. A party menu was served, and the exquisite water fountain in the middle of Jungle Rose provided a lovely home to the “Happy Birthday Philip” banner. The girls surfed the net while the boys played internet games against each other. Because of the jungle ambience, Philip’s party gifts consisted of wild animal stuffed toys.

Since Philip’s father is in California, his father was able to share the joy and happiness of his son. How? Jungle Rose used its own digital camera to take 100 photos and uploaded it to a blogspot while the party was going on, with no additional cost.

There were a few problems though: The girls could not stop drinking the bottomless hot chocolate, and the boys wouldn’t want to go home. After all, with unlimited drinks, unlimited internet, superfast DSL, sexy LCD monitors, supercool aircons, and cozy jungle ambience, who would want to end the party?

Jungle Rose
2/F, The Forum, Archbishop Reyes Ave.
Tel: 231- 5860
junglerose@gmail.com

Venue: 70’s Bistro, 46 Anonas St. Project 2 Quezon City
Tickets: 400 Php
(comes with a lootbag containing an MBD shirt and pin, plus consummable 3
bottles of beer. Lootbags while supplies last)
Date: February 25 (Saturday) 3 PM to 9 PM

The PhilWeavers Network ( www.philweavers.net), The premiere
online community of Filipino Web Designers, announces the 2nd Murder by Design
Conference, to be held at the 70’s Bistro in Anonas, Quezon City on February
25, 2006.

This unique symposium will bring together top figures in Filipino graphic
design, web development, new media and motion graphics. In the same room for
the first time, the people shaping today’s Pinoy Design will spend an afternoon
presenting their ideas, methods and inspirations before an estimated audience
of 100 practicing Filipino designers.

We’ve lined up seven brilliant leaders from several graphic design disciplines
to inspire us. Sit at their feet, drink some beer, experience their work and
influences.

Blackfloodwill (www.blackflood.com ) talk about the power of black and white
illustrations

Pagedown ( www.pagedown.ph) will be relaunching of the well loved pinoy pdf
design magazine

K2 Interactive (www.k2ia.com) Randy Villa, CFO of k2 Interactive, will present
a Business Finance Primer for Small Agencies and Freelancers.

Electrolychee (www.electrolychee.com ) will show their portfolio and talk about
illustrations for use on graphic design

Team Manila ( www.teammanila.com) will show their portfolio and talk about
their graphic tee store

Kestrel will talk about setting up your own Design Agency

Liga Grafica will talk about the creative process.

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry in cooperation with the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) will be holding a Regional Policy Dialogue on Workplace Population Management Program, with its theme: 3Ps (Policies & Programs on Population): Key to Greater Productivity. The dialogue will take place on December 15, 2005 from 8:30am to 3:00pm at Cebu Northwinds Hotel.

Visayan Chamber Presidents & Officers are expected to participate for the whole day affair. Dr. Corazon Raymundo, Advocacy Consultant of the University of the Philippines Population Institute (UPPI) will speak about Philippine Population and Development: Issues and Challenges. Workplace Oriented Reproductive Health Services and Knowledge will also be tackled by Ms. Grace Mateo of ECOP and Mr. J. Nomer Macalalad will discuss about understanding House Bill 3773. Meanwhile, the President of Talisay Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mr. Allan Bucao will be among the reactors during the interactive discussion.

Highlights of the discussion is the current state of Philippine population, need for a national population policy (articulating business support for House Bill 3773) and implementation of DOLE Welfare Program and other related issues. The other objectives of the dialogue is to promote the implementation of an effective population management particularly establishing or enhancing reproductive health programs in the workplace as compliance to existing workplace population-related policies and also to provide a venue to ventilate the employers’ views on pending bills on comprehensive policy on population management.

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Manila in cooperation with the Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc. will be holding a seminar on Trade & Investment Opportunities in Indonesia on December 9, 2005 (Friday) from 9:00am to 12:00 noon at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Celebes Function room. The seminar aims to introduce the Indonesian business climate and investment opportunities that could best promote mutually beneficial investments and other forms of cooperation between the business community of the two countries. It also intends to present the existing policies, regulations, requirements, trends and other information that are necessary in pursuing business interest in Indonesia.

Topics to be discussed are the following: Investment Opportunities in KAPET SASAMBA, Eastern Kalimantan Province, Indonesia; The Potentials in Increasing Indonesia and Philippine Investment Cooperation and the Indonesia-Philippine Business Prospects. There will also be a cultural presentation to showcase the cultural heritage of Indonesia and to promote its tourism.

The Philippines and Indonesia share a common vision of commitment to economic growth and development. Indonesia for its part is now trying to create an atmosphere conducive to achieve a level of growth to ensure development leading to employment and prosperity. The Philippine business community remains Indonesia’s partner to set-up a unique and productive interaction for a stronger relationship. There are so many opportunities available to enhance the bilateral cooperation between the two countries that remain to be tapped towards a fast-growing and promising economic region in the world.

The seminar is free of charge with limited seats available. Interested parties may call CCCI for reservations and look for Jarrah Jurani at 2321421-24 loc. 108-109.

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry is inviting participants to join the Association of South East Asian Nations Trade, Tourism and Culture Exhibition 2005 (ASEANTEX 2005) at Johannesburg Expo Centre, South Africa on November 10-13, 2005.

ASEANTEX 2005, which is organized by Global Exhibitions Inc. is the first and only exhibition at South Africa that will focus solely on the Asian Region. ASEAN countries will have the opportunity to attract South African and African importers, traders, tourism authorities, travel agents, buyers, distributors, wholesalers and manufacturers who are sourcing for a wide range of products, commodities and services from the Asean countries. Also, the ASEAN countries can showcase their products, services, tourism attractions and culture (food, traditional dances, arts and crafts, investment opportunities, etc.) to visitors from all over the world.
Running parallel and in conjunction with the exhibition is the Culture and Dance Performances, Food Demonstrations and the Business Seminar & Conference. This event have been tied-up also with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Investment South Africa (TISA), the Gauteng Provincial Government and Asean Embassies in South Africa.

CCCI is encouraging companies to join the exposition as an exhibitor or a delegate from CCCI that will provide an opportunity of networking with different businessmen who may be a potential partner for a new business venture. For inquiries please call CCCI at telephone numbers 232-1421 to 24 local 108 and look for Rhea May Almacin.

When the 23rd Southeast Asian Games is held in the country in November, it won’t just be a gathering of thousands of athletes and officials but a jamboree of local and foreign mediamen as well.

The Philippine SEA Games Organizing Committee or Philsoc said it expects close to a thousand mediamen to cover the 11-nation event to be staged in different parts of the country Nov. 27-Dec. 5.

Based on requests for accreditation forms, Thailand alone is planning to send 300 mediamen while Indonesia is bringing in 120. Singapore plans to send close to a hundred.

The other countries competing in the SEA Games which is offering 441 gold medals in 41 sports are Malaysia, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, new member East Timor and host Philippines.

The country’s major broadsheets, dozens of tabloids and a big number of radio and TV stations will all try to maximize their manpower during the Games. The same goes with the different media outfits in Cebu and Bacolod.

These mediamen will be scattered in the close to 40 different venues, including those in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, and southern cities Cebu and Bacolod. They will be billeted in hotels of their choice.

The bulk of the mediamen, however, will spend most of their time at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila where the main press center for the SEA Games is housed.

Despite the fact that the foreigners will be armed to the teeth, from laptops to digital cameras, Philsoc is still planning to put up around 80 PCs (personal computers) at the main press center.

All these computers will have internet access and will be directly linked to the Games’ official website, now being loaded with articles and other information, from the history of the Games to past and present records.

The computer requirements should be ready by the middle of October or just in time for a couple of weeks of dry-run heading into the Games. The PICC also housed the main press center during the 1991 Manila SEA Games.

From the official Cebu Sea Games website

SPELUNKING IN CALBIGA
OCTOBER 28-30, 2005
THE LANGUN-GOBINGOB CAVE
CALBIGA SAMAR PHLIPPINES

Dear fellow cavers,

Are you type of person who wouldn’t dream of
littering, exploiting endangered species of animals,
offending your environment and natural heritage, or
type of person who simply enjoy the breath taking
sceneries and take pictures with different extra
ordinary rock formation, or just enjoy beong in the
wilderness that momentarily get away from buzzling
life in the city?

Why not join the 3rd SPELUNKING IN CALBIGA sponsored
by the
Trexplore Adventure Club featuring the country’s
biggest cave, the Langun-Gobingob Cave in Calbiga,
Samar to held on October 28-30,2005 (Friday-Sunday).

Our goal is to promote the great potential in the
ecotourism of Samar’s caves at the same time, our
awareness to conserve and protect its archaeological
importance.

Maximum of 30 participants only nationwide first come
first serve bases of discipline mountaineers, cavers
and environmentalist including young professionals,
nature lovers, teachers and even government employees.

For these 3 days cave exploration and 2 nights inside
the cave , a total of P500 per person will be
collected by Secretariat upon registration to cover
expenses including your souvenir kits, transportation
within Calbiga Entrance fees,
Mayors permit, lantern ,Calbiga local tour guide and
trexplore explorer guide.

We would like you to shoulder your own food for the
duration of the trip.Bring also with you caving
equipments like caving helmets,caving suits or
clothes, headlights, flashlights, extra batteries and
bulbs , camera and camping equipments like tents,
slepping mat and sleeping bags., camping stove and
cookset,trekking shoes and trekking sandals etc…

Please informed the Secretariat by mail or by
telephone your confirmation and for your
reservation.Our office is located at Rm.No.6 2nd Flr.
Abesamis Bldg., Allen Avenue, Catbalogan, Samar. Tel
no. (055)-251-2301.

You can call or text also at 09192943865 (For Joni)
or email us at trexplore@yahoo.com or
trexplore2@yahoo.com
for more information you can visit:

www.bonifaciojoni.blogspot.com

www.samarnews.net/calbiga.htm

DISCOVER CALBIGA SAMAR
THE LANGUN-GOBINGOB CAVES

Location: Calbigan Samar, 52 kms. from Tacloban, the
cave is 6 kilometers away from the town proper,
accessible by foot.
The Philippines’ biggest karst formation and one of
the second largest in Southeast Asia,the 2,968-hectare
cave system is composed of 12 caves with wide
underground spaces, unique rock formations and
sub-terreanean water course. The surface area of
Calbiga Caves has a “mid-mountain forest” forest which
is the habitat of some threatened wild species like
bats, cave crickets, eyeless shell fishes.

It was first scientifically exlored in 1987 by an
eight-man team of Italian speleologists who belived
there are still several hundred of kilometres of
galleries waiting to be explored. The karst has an
estimated total surface area of 900 sq. km. The main
cave in Langun, has a chamber that could be easily fit
in three football fields. The other big caves are
Gobingob and Bitong Mahangin.\

WHAT ARE U WAITMG FOR COME AND JOIN US….
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE 30 PAX ONLY NATIONWIDE…

EXPLORER:JONI A BONIFACIO
TREXPLORE The Adventure
Abesamis Store Allen Ave.
Catbalogan Samar Philippines
Tell:055-2512301
Cell:0919-2943865
Email: trexplore@yahoo.com
trexplore2@yahoo.com

visit our site:

www.bonifaciojoni.blogspot.com

NOTE:
(FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO UR FRIEND WHO IS INTERESTED
TO GO CAVING IN SAMAR THANKS…)

cheers
Joni A. Bonifacio
TREXPLORE The Adventure

The Cebu Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Inc. will hold its General Membership Meeting on October 26, 2005 (Wednesday), from 10:00am to 2:30pm at Grand Ballroom, Cebu City Marriott Hotel. Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be the guest speaker to share to Cebu business community her plans Gearing Towards Economic Turn-around in 2006.

The Knowledge Channel Foundation, Inc. will make a presentation on their Cable A School Project. Your Chamber will also give an update on the CCCI Website & present the Cebu Plus and the Cebu Masterplan as one of the highlights during the General Assembly.

In addition, an induction of the new CCCI members will be undertaken. New members for induction are: 33 POINT 3 EXPORTS,INC., PANTHEON HUMAN RESOURCES, INC., SVC TRADING CORPORATION, ETELECARE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS, PAC-ATLANTIC 2100, INC., D.L.X. CREATIVE DESIGNS, INC., BODY AND SOLE FRANCHISE CORPORATION, JUNREX CELLPHONES & ACCESSORIES INCORPORATED, LEVINE WATER REFILLING STATION, SWAMBI, INC., CEBU STUDIO 7 DESIGNS INC., ASIALINK FINANCE CORP.-CEBU BRANCH, HIM HOTEL INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CORP. , IWG-PHILS. INC., JOBSTREET.COM PHILIPPINES INC., MAY PHARMA DISTRIBUTOR, POMEROY INTERNATIONAL EXPORT, INC., ADNETWORK CORP., PHILIPPINE IINO CORP., ATOMED CEBU, INC., CEBU INTEGRATED ARRASTRE (CIA), CIRSAM SEASHELLS TRADER, EAST-WEST SPA CONCEPTS, INC., IDS LOGISTICS PHILS., MACK MAYER MEDIA, SCUBA WORLD INC., AND INTELLICARE.

CCCI members & invited guests are requested to be seated by 11:30am. Registration is on a first come / first served basis and is free of charge!. Participation is limited to the first 200 confirmation. For confirmation and seat reservation, you may call CCCI at tel. nos. 2321421-24 loc. 110 and look for Love or JM.