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Like many cities, General Santos has many places where you can eat, drink and enjoy but if you want BBQ then you head to Tsiongson Street Arcade as it is without a doubt the best area in the City. When ever we have visitors we always take them to Tsiongong Street as we know very well [...]
Every year, in order to Celebrate the Christmas and New Year Holidays Philippino’s like to make as much noise as they can especially to welcome in the New Year. Some make noise by Rattling things, Some, Blow Whistles, Some Rev their Vehicle Engines but the majority like to set off Fire Crackers, the louder the [...]
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I think that by now, most people around the world have heard of the deadly effects of Typhoon Sendong which on the 16th and 17th of December not only ravaged areas of Northern Mindanao but has also claimed the lives of well over 1,000 people. Unfortunately the true number of dead will probably never be known!… [Continue Reading]
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With it being that time of year once again we Scuba divers got our heads together and decided to celebrate the season with a Christmas Party. We had a primary meeting to try to get things organised and to my surprise we actually managed to achieve something before the beer took over. We managed to… [Continue Reading]
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On Friday the 25th November there was a ceremony which was said to be the Ground Breaking for the planned New Coal Fired Power Station here in Sarangani Bay. It was a bit of a strange event as nobody really new about it until nearly on the day. Many people were invited, myself not being… [Continue Reading]
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I think that by now most people who read my stuff will get the idea that I am all for Protection of the Environment and I think that this article will give you a good idea why I am for conservation! I think that most people are aware that because of the brutality caused by… [Continue Reading]
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Every year, in order to celebrate All Souls and All Saints Day the Philippino People tend to flock to the cemetery’s in order to do a little bonding with there departed loved ones and have annual family get togethers at the same time! This year was by far the best organised and policed that this… [Continue Reading]
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Now I am sure that people are wondering why this Gen San Resident is making the journey all the way to Palawan from the comfort of his home, well, it’s quite simple, I was invited there along with my wife by the JCI’s (Junior Chamber International) as the Guest of Honor during the launching of their Artificial… [Continue Reading]
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As many people will know, down here in General Santos and the Sarangani Bay area we deployed over 5,000 Artificial Reef Domes in an attempt to restore parts of the marine ecosystem back to the way it once was. The project was very good and has succeeded in many areas well beyond our wildest dreams. [...]
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I have always been a big lad even as a kid but ever since I left the army I have put on weight and the last few years I have been up to 125 kg which is 275 lbs and now as I am approaching 60 years old I think its time for me to [...]
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On Mothers Day, the 8th of May this year some would say that lightning did strike twice in the same place as a rather large ship, a Bulk Carrier managed to run aground at around 8pm in broad daylight in just about in the same spot as the Mystery Ship the Golden Akine did a couple [...]
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On June 19th my dear wife Ellie reached her 70th birthday and to be quite honest, she sure does not look her age. I think that the true reason for her good health and fitness is because she married a Toy Boy, me, to keep here young. We have now been married for 29 years and [...]
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Every year within the period of the school holidays which are held over April, May and into June it is not unusual to see the younger boys around the age of 8 to 10 years old walking around in either rather large T shirt, Big Baggy Shorts or even girls dresses, one thing that all [...]
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This is a short story about a small but interesting project which was carried out by John Heitz very near to our favorite dive site on the very edge of the Marine Sanctuary in Tampuan or Tinoto as it is commonly called. Having spoken to some of the older people who have lived in that area [...]
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This article is a bit disturbing to me as it tends to show that some local banks have at least two faces and are prepared to go to any lengths in order to make larger profits but just how they do this is very annoying and insulting to many people or will be when they [...]
On Sunday April 24th at 3am my wife Ellie and the kids joined a group going to Bukidnon to attend a birthday and Ellie was going to look and see if there were any young people who would be interested in working at Cambridge Farm as we are a bit short of staff. The party [...]
As many readers will know, when Holy Week or Easter as it is known in much of the world, here in the Philippines there is always Much celebration as the country celebrates the death of Jesus Christ. This year it is a bit special for me, no, I did not receive any chocolate Easter Eggs from [...]
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As readers will already know, we have had a run of bad luck here at Cambridge Farm and unfortunately that run of bad luck has just got worse. On Wednesday the 27th April 2011 in mid afternoon, one of our reasonably regular customers checked into one of the Pool Side Cottages and waited for his [...]
Before I start this article please let me state that it is not really anything to do with the Philippines but I am sure that a huge amount of people here sat and watched the event live on TV. I, being British am really a very Royalist especially with me being ex military so I take a [...]
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In 2003, I bought my Mazda Pickup second-hand in Davao. I was about 9 years old at the time and ever since it came into my possession it has really had a hard life and has been abused most horribly. On many occasions it has been well over loaded with not only dive gear but [...]
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Ever since the late 1980′s, London Beach was probably the best of all the Gen San Resorts but unfortunately, the owners lost interest in it and allowed it to run down and a couple of years ago it was sold off to a Korean Company who were supposedly going to turn the area into a [...]
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As I get older, every now and then I feel the odd new ache or pain that did not use to be there so now, every year I have my check up courtesy of my local Medical insurance Company, Caritas Health Shield. I am also a member of Phil Health so I am covered for the not [...]
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On March the 17th each year many areas of the world tend to act a bit strange to say the least in order to celebrate the Irish Patron Saint, even though he was from Wales, Saint Patrick who is most famous for removing the Snakes from the Irish Mainland. For what reason he did that [...]
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As many people who either visit or live here in the Philippines know, what ever business you start, no matter how good or how bad the business is, one thing is for sure and that is that the business will get copied all over the place, even right next door to you. General Santos is [...]
Over the last few years Myself and other diving enthusiasts have taken the 90 minute journey from General Santos to Kiamba where there are two reefs, one, Bakud Reef is situated about 7km off shore while the other, Tuka Reef is just a short 10 minute boat ride round the coast. Over the last few years [...]
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