A Weekend Trip To Melba’s Farm

Somebody asked me, upon learning that I’m into tour guiding, where in Negros Melba’s Farm is. You see, she was amazed to see huge billboards of Melba’s Farm along EDSA. She thought the owner must be very rich to afford it. Or he could be the owner of that billboard too, I said. In this [...]

Fun and Adventure Starts at Home!

FUN and ADVENTURE Starts at Home! Verdana Homes ASYANA Phase 2 Launch Ayala Land Negros By:          Jaime H. Baloyo Jr. June 19, 2010 — It was an afternoon of Fun and Activities for the Young ones and the Young-at-hearts alike at the Launching of Verdana Homes ASYANA Phase 2 held at the Club Verdana, Plantazionne [...]

Havaianas Beach Bar Invaded The Ruins

The Havaianaticos still have the hangover from the Havaianas Summer Games held at Punta Bulata White Beach Resort. Thanks to Havaianas, the party isn’t over yet. This time, it’s a Havaianas Beach Bar at the historic Ruins in Talisay. I came with blogging and Skyscrapercity.com buddies who were just too willing to come in white [...]

2010 Ilonggo Food Festival

In celebration of  the National Heritage Month, the Negrense Heritage Society will be holding the Ilonggo Food Festival on May 12, 2010 at The Ruins, Talisay City from 11am to 8pm. The event will be highlighted by Food Booths of Local Restaurants highlighting Traditional Ilonggo fare and modern interpretations of classic dishes. There will also [...]

Putting Facility at Ayala North Point

The Ayala Land Inc. has unveiled to the public last March 27 another unique attraction, two putting greens inside a 3,159 square meters park right in the middle of Ayala North Point’s Phase 3. Skyscrapercity forum members were among the invited guests during the event. The launching of the putting greens was part of Ayala [...]

Carlos Hilado Top Performing School, UNO-R Grads Placer in CE 2009 Board

Carlos Hilado Memorial State College (CHMSC) was the top performing school for the Civil Engineering November 2009 Licensure Examinations with its 16 takers passing the Board or a 100% passing rate. This is the second batch of graduates for Civil Engineering from CHMSC and it is already making a name as one of the top [...]

No More Logging in the Northern Negros Natural Park

The remaining 16,487 hectares of forest cover at the Northern Negros Natural Park are nor protected from commercial logging with Republic Act 3680 imposing a logging ban in the 3rd District of Negros Occiental which comprise the cities of Silay, Talisay and Victorias and two municipalities, E.B. Magalona and Murcia. President Arroyo signed into law [...]

Nature’s Village Resort: A Hideaway Close To Nature

Nature’s Village Resort in Talisay City is the nearest resort-hotel from the Bacolod-Silay Airport. At only 3.5 km away from downtown Bacolod City, the resort is likewise very accessible from the capital city. When it was developed in 1992, the owners planted hundreds of eucalyptus  trees around the perimeter of the property. The trees are [...]

Verdana Homes ASYANA Grand Launch Interview

(The following are exclusive interviews of TheSugarFairy during the Verdana Homes ASYANA Grand Launch. Photos courtesy of Annie May Alegato-Valdez) Hon Cong. Monico Puentevella: TheSugarFairy: I am a Professional Nurse and I find it very hard to cross both straits (Iloilo and Cebu) just to process my Professional License Card. How about Bacolod having a [...]

Celebrate Asia! Verdana Homes ASYANA Grand Launch

Celebrate Asia! Verdana Homes ASYANA Grand Launch Club Verdana in Plantazzione Ayala August 15, 2009 In the sprawling hectares of ALI (Ayala Land Incorporated) Property in Talisay City, a few kilometers North of Bacolod City in Negros Occidental, A new Premiere Residential Address is born! Celebrate Asia! Celebrate ASYANA! It was a night full of [...]

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