Organized in partnership with the Philippine Eagle Foundation and the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, the first Asian bird fair will feature the Bird Conservation Forum and Turnover ceremony. The bird fair includes activities like exhibits, birding basics, bird quest contests, beach walk, art workshop, basic bird photography, lectures, birdwatching, tour and a lot more.

Other delegates will include the Chinese Wild Bird Federation, Bird Conservation Society of Thailand, Malaysian Nature Society, Nature Society of Singapore, Wild Bird Society of Taipei, the Shanghai Wild Bird Society, Fujian Birdwatching Society, Kaoshiung Wild Bird Society, Wild Bird Society of Tainan, Hong Kong Birdwatching Society, Eco-education and Resources Center, Asian Raptor Research and Conservation Network, Borneo Bird Club, Hornbill Research Foundation, the Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association, Bird Conservation Nepal and the Oriental Bird Club confirmed participation in the event. Local organizations joining are Conservation International, Fauna and Flora International, Katala Foundation, WWF-Philippines, Birding Adventure Philippines, Kaakbay, Malagos Garden Resort, Monfort Bat Cave & Conservation Foundation, Philippine Association of Wildlife Veterinarians, Philippine Wild Bird Photographers, My Zoo Foundation, City of Alaminos (Pangasinan) and the City of Balanga (Bataan).

Entrance to the birdfest exhibit area is free of charge. Organizers seek to enrich eco-tourism through birdwatching and promote the natural and cultural heritage of host cities.

For more inquiries contact Ms. Tatit Quiblat, Communications Officer, info@philippineeagle.org.

• Muzikahan sa Victoria Plaza (Victoria Plaza Parking Area) – Grin Department and Rocksteddy

August 19, 2010

• Hudyakaan Food and Music Street Party (Rizal Park) – Rivermaya, 6 Cyclemind, Razorback, Gloc 9 and some of our local bands
• Kadayawan sa Damosa (Damosa Gateway / Market Basket) – Rico Blanco, Cueshe, Callalily, Imago and Sandwich

August 20, 2010

• Hudyakaan Food and Music Street Party (Rizal Park) – Pedicab, Cueshe, Callalilly, Imago, Sandwich, and Marcus Highway and some of our local bands
• RMN and Uniliver Phils’ Fiesta Saya Concert (6:30pm, Damosa Gateway / Market Basket) – Amber Davis, Ronnie Liang, Sam Conception, Yeng Constantino and Parokya ni Edgar
• Kadayawan sa Chinatown (Chinatown, Uyanguren) – Rivermaya, 6 Cyclemind, Razorback and Paraluman

August 21, 2010

• Kapamilya Karavan (3pm, Atrium Gaisano Mall) – Angelica Panginiban, Derek Ramsay, John Prats and Matteo Guidecielli
• GMA’s Party Pilipinas (5pm, SM City Event Center)
• Katuwaan sa Kadayawan (5-7pm, NCCC Mall) – Velasco Brothers (Pilipinas Got Talent), Davey Langit (Pinoy Dream Academy), Princess Velasco (Acoustic Princess) and Andi Eigenmann (Agua Bendita)
• Hudyakaan Food and Music Street Party (Rizal Park) – 6 Cycleminds, Callalily, Rivermaya, Razorback, and Paraluman
• Kadayawan sa Chinatown (Chinatown, Uyanguren) – Pedicab, Cueshe, Sandwich, Imago and Marcus Highways
• Coca-Cola Concert (8pm, Rizal Park) – Sponge Cola and Sugar Free
• SMART Concert (Peoples Park) – Katya Santos, Billy Crawford, Itchyworms and the Philippine All-Stars

August 22, 2010

• Kapuso Stars (1-6pm, Atrium Gaisano Mall) – Dennis Trillo, Nadine Samonte, Bella Padilla, Janna Dominguez, Marco Alcaraz
• Katuwaan sa Kadayawan (5pm, NCCC Mall) – Pinoy BigBrother Teen Clash 2010 Big 6
• Globe Concert (8pm, Rizal Park) – Sandwich, Euphonics and Cesar Montano
• Kapamilya Concert (8pm, Peoples Park)

Photo credits from Kadayawan.com

Since fro-yo was an instant craze in Manila, my friends (Andrew, Lyle, Chattee, Joanna and Brendel) and I were excited to check out the newly-opened Californiaberry store at the 2nd floor of Gaisano Mall.

For my love for mangoes, I indulged myself to a generously served cup of California Special, which happens to be one of the company’s bestsellers. This signature creation also comes with 2 additional toppings: kiwi and strawberry. To my surprise, the sweet blend of fruits and the unique tart flavor of the yogurt is distinctly delicious!

A delectable range of almost 30 different toppings of fresh fruits, cereals, nuts and sweets are available for your consumption. Their latest premium toppings include Cheesecake Factory (Original Cheesecake), Mrs. Fields (Chocolate Chip Cookies), and Planters (Honey Roasted Peanuts).

Check out these tasty Signature Creations:

• Californiaberry Special (bestseller) – kiwi, mango, strawberry
• Blueberry Morning (bestseller) – blueberry, almond clusters, rice crisps
• Rocky Road (bestseller) – chocolate chips, marshmallow, almonds with chocolate syrup
• Tropical Slim – kiwi, pineapple, fruity pebbles
• Cherry on Top – cherry, OREO, almonds
• Rainbow Overload – rainbow sprinkles, M&Ms, marshmallows with chocolate Syrup

Original Yogurt

• no toppings – small (P60), medium (P85), large (P115)
• with 3 toppings – medium (P115), large (145)

Seasonal Yogurt

• no toppings – small (P65), medium (P90), large (P120)
• with 3 toppings – medium (P120), large (150)

Californiaberry Gaisano Mall branch, along J.P. Laurel Street, Davao City, is the company’s first provincial branch. In celebration of the Kadayawan festival, once you purchase any size of yogurt, you can avail of their FREE TOPPINGS promo until August 22, 2010.

For more information, be a fan of Davao Californiaberry Gaisano Mall on Facebook.

Visitors can enjoy the communications and entertainment-rich smartphones such as Xperia™ X10, Xperia™ X10 mini, X10 mini pro, the full HD videophones Vivaz, Vivaz Pro, the environmentally friendly GreenHeart™ Aspen, and the Spiro and Zylo Walkman phones at the expo until August 22, 2010 at Atrium area of Gaisano Mall.

Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X10 mini and X10 mini pro, dubbed as “the world’s smallest Android smartphones” is the latest addition to the Xperia™ top-notch family. Incredibly small as a credit card, these smartphones stand out from the crowd with its unique four-corner user interface for an easy one–hand touch experience and other impressive features such as 5 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi™ support, QWERTY keyboard, Quad-band, 3G, Built-in GPS and a lot more. Customizing these Google Android smartphones is easy with the 100,000 applications available for download in the Android Market™.

Broadening their entertainment reach is with the addition of the new full-featured smartphones Sony Ericsson Vivaz™ and Vivaz pro.  Both videophones can capture your precious moments in 720p video recording that can be directly uploaded to YouTube via Wi-Fi™. Vivaz™ has an appealing 8.1 megapixel camera which is a sharpshooter at 3264 x 2448 pixels while Vivaz™ pro has a more compact 5.1 megapixel camera that is capable of taking photos up to 2592 x 1944 pixels.

Adding to Sony Ericsson’s successful environmentally friendly GreenHeart™ lineup is the Sony Ericsson Aspen™. This affordable business phone has a touchscreen capability and easy to use real QWERTY keyboard and D-pad. Aspen’s high-end feature is the Wi-Fi™ support for the preinstalled apps like the Windows Live, Windows Messenger, Facebook, Google and Bing Maps, Twitter, YouTube™ and Skype™. The first GreenHeart™ phone that is powered by a Windows Mobile OS is made from as much as 50% recycled plastics; a true testament to Sony Ericsson’s commitment to our environment.

For the ever-loyal Walkman fans, Sony Ericsson treats you with the new Spiro and Zylo phones. These phones play astounding music compatible with MP3, WAV, WMA, M4A, E-AAC and the lossless audio codec HD FLAC audio format. The excellent audio quality of these Walkman-branded phones makes it a fantastic portable audio player. On top of that, the built-in video player shows subtitles, the .SRT format.

Exciting promos, discounts and prizes are in store for the visitors of the Sony Ericsson Expo 2010 Davao. For more information, visit Sony Ericsson.