Kadayawan 2012 – Street Pic

 I decided to take a walk yesterday for my cardio exercise and ended up in San Pedro Street where I couldn’t help but notice the buntings that hung over the street.  They looked good and certainly helped bring in the vibe of the Kadayawan festival this month.

San Pedro Street is a good 10 minute walk from Davao Imperial Hotel.  This part of the city is where trading of various kinds of goods abound.  From ukay-ukay to general merchandise to DVD’s to tailoring to eye glasses and anything you can imagine of, it’s there.  My cardio work-out for the day turned out to be an impromptu sight-seeing as I don’t usually wander in these streets because work doesn’t bring me here often.  I also saw a place to buy and eat durian at the corner of JP Rizal and Inigo Street and was reminded that durian is in season.  I’d love to eat one again one of these days.  I came home at the Davao Imperial Hotel around 45 minutes of walking and sight seeing.  It was a good afternoon.  Thank God for simple pleasures.

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Kadayawan 2012, a Davao City festival

 

Photograb from kadayawan.com. Props goes to the photographer

It’s August once more and time for  Davao City’s annual Kadayawan festival.  Kadayawan is derived from the Mandaya term “madayaw”, which means   valuable, superior or beautiful and used as a greeting.  Today,  it’s loosely used in the urban language as an expression that something is of value or beautiful.

This month long festival, used as an excuse to party endlessly during my younger years has been replaced with my desire to learn about our culture more.  And I was more than happy to discover that the city has a comprehensive website that lists all the great activities the city has to offer at www.kadayawan.com.

We will be expecting droves of tourists in this month long festival to experience Kadayawan, party, go beach hopping, water rafting and to seek a new adventure.  See you here in Davao guys!   And for those who are budget conscious, we hope to see you here at the Davao Imperial Hotel.