The Pasalubong Center in Davao City

If you are from out of town and is here in Davao City vacationing. And you decide to bring home a gift or souvenir or maybe a memorabilia from your stay here in Davao. Drop by at Davao's very own Pasalubong Center.

The Pasalubong Center can be located at Palma Gil St.(known to most Davaoeños as the old DepEd building). it is near the People's Park and Apo View Hotel.

The Pasalubong Center is you one stop shop where tourist can buy souvenir product and take home gifts. The Center promotes and sells Davao made quality products such as handicrafts, processed  food, fashion accessories, home decors, indigenous costumes, recycled materials and more.

Here are some photos of the Pasalubong Center:

A Coffee Shop on the lest side of the Pasalubong Center

Fresh Durian Fruit is still the best for me

Car Wash and N'Joy Bar-BQ at Davao City

If you are having your car washed, and having to wait on a chair can bore you or even yet you suddenly feel hungry from waiting. Visit N'Joy Bar-BQ at Lanang just beside Insular Village 2. At N'Joy Bar-BQ there is a car wash station just beside it. So you can wait there and eat and watch TV while your car gets washed and cleaned.

Me and my wife ate their about two months ago, and the food and the service was great. Since the place is far from the downtown area, the place is not much crowded by people.

I ordered a value meal that consists of 1 Chicken Pecho, Rice and Atsara for 79 pesos while wifey also had a value meal that consist of 2 Pork Barbecue, Rice and Atsara for 65 pesos. I had a coke in glass for 15 pesos and my wife had calamansi juice for 25 pesos.We had a total bill of 184 pesos, not bad huh?

With regards to the place, the place is spacious, its quite windy when we visited the place since its open and no windows, the place main cooling equipment if that is the right term is a ceiling fan. I also like the color of the place which is yellow, it does help brighten up the place.There is also a huge mounted TV at the top wall of the counter.

So in case you are near lanang area visit N'Joy Bar-BQ.

Here are some photos of N'Joy Bar-BQ:

Front View of N'Joy Bar-BQ

Inside N'Joy Bar-BQ

Spacious open air area

Car wash station right beside N'Joy Bar-BQ

Chicken Pecho, Rice and Atsara

2 pieces Pork Barbecue, Rice and Atsara

Delicious and Tasty Chicken at Goldie Chicken House - Davao City

If you like chicken, well fried chicken to be exact. Better check out Goldie Chicken House at Ilustre Street. 

When it comes to chicken, for me they have the tastiest and juiciest chicken, that can rival that of Jollibee and Mcdonalds. Me and my wife love to eat there because also of their affordable price. I'm not sure of the correct prices of Jollibee and Mcdonalds when it comes to chicken, as far as I can remember, a 1 piece chicken meal in Jollibee or Mcdonalds can cost you almost 80 pesos (a one piece chicken part, one soft drinks and a rice) and that is good for only a single person. At Goldie, me and my wife usually order a Thrift Treat (Large) which can cost us 142 pesos, Expensive? well lets look at the content. A Thrift Treat (Large) has 6 slices of chicken part (YES 6 chicken parts compare to a single part on your favorite food chain), a rice and a macaroni or potato salad. Since there is only 1 rice we would order an extra rice, and an ice tea which cost 18 pesos. Usually our bill would range at about 180 pesos, is it worth it? of course. 

The only downside of the place well, its not air conditioned, only ceiling fans are in used, so come lunch time it could get a little hot, and the place also is not that big, it could accommodate maybe 20 to 30 person the most. But only few people dine in at the place, most of their clients would order in advance through phone call, and mostly are take out orders.

So if you crave for some tasty and yet affordable chicken. Don't hesitate to visit Goldie Chicken House. 

Goldie Chicken House is located at Amgar Plaza, Ilustre St, Davao City. Tel No.: 226-3846

Below are some photos of the place and our order.

 Goldie Chicken House

Food Counter located outside for take out orders

Inside Goldie Chicken House

Thrift Treat (Large) at Goldie Chicken House

2 of my 3 chicken part share, me and my wife each had 3

SM Lanang Premier Opening on September 26,2012

Just several days this week and SM Lanang Premier will have its opening day. I can't wait to go there. Several social media sites states that on the first floor of SM Lanang Premier will house establishments engaged in services, while the second floor will host shops for local and foreign brands, the second floor will also have the 122 meter dancing fountain.

On the third floor will be the restaurants, and the five regular cinemas, and the show venue Center Stage and of course the 466 seat IMAX theater.

There will be also be the Radisson Hotel, a 204 room business hotel that will be connected via bridge to the SM Lanang Premier, but will open in 2013. 

If you happen to pass by the area you will also see the Sky Garden which is also connected to the mall's second floor.

My wife on the other hand is excited to come to the opening since there will be a Forever 21 store in Sm Lanang. 

Well, for now that is all I can say about SM Lanang Premier, hope to see you guys there come September 26. 

Davao City Water Service Interruption on September 15 and 18

Davao City Water District has scheduled four sets of temporary water service interruption on September 15 and 18.

First set of water cut will be on September 15 from 9 am until 5 pm and will affect a portion of the Davao-Bukidnon Road specifically from Mangga St. in Tugbok Proper to Mahayahay road and the areas of Purok 1 to 6 in Brgy. Tacunan, Deca Homes Subd., and Purok 18 in Upper Mintal.This water cut is needed to allow the tapping of the newly installed 4-inch diameter Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipeline to the existing 6-inch diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline improvement at Pomelo St. in Tugbok Proper.

The second, third and fourth sets of water cut are all scheduled on September 18.

Second set is from 9 am until 5 pm and will affect Purok 2 in Brgy. Communal in Buhangin and Blue Diamond Village. The Engineering and Construction Department (ECD) crew will tap the newly installed 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline to the existing 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline improvement at Purok 2 in Blue Diamond Village Homeowners Association Inc., in Brgy. Communal.

The third set is still from 9 am until 5 pm and will affect some portions in Maa specifically St. Michael Village I and II, New Argao Village, JPMI Subdivision, Datu Loho Village, Gem Village, Don Julian Village and Orange St. in Spring Village. Another ECD crew will tap the newly installed 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline extension at San Rafael road to the main entrance of Twin Palm Residences in Ma-a.

The last set is from 10 am until 4 pm and will affect Trinidad Greenhills Subd. in Ma-a. Reasson for the said water interruption is the tapping of newly installed 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline to the existing 4-inch diameter PVC pipeline for the mainline improvement at Albero Compound in Trinidad Greenhills in Bugac Ma-a.

The general public may call the DCWD trunk line at 221-9400 and press "1" on the phone dial to listen to the latest daily updates, or contact its call center through the 24-hour hotline 221-9412 or 0927-798-8966 for updates, complaints, queries and other matters pertaining to DCWD service.