by Kenneth K. Ong
Things are different in Davao City, you cannot just smoke anywhere, you cannot drink until sunrise, and pyrotechnics are illegal. So how you may ask, do Dabawenyos celebrate the coming of the New Year?
They celebrate it with family and in style. And the options are many, some opting to travel abroad, some going to Samal Island or Tagum City to experience the many pyro shows, while some other urbanites choose to stay at home and bang on their pots and pans. I on the other hand chose to greet the new year at the Marco Polo Hotel’s Hollywood Glam New Year’s Countdown.
Style was the byword of the evening as the ladies were dressed from top to toe with the most stylish dresses. The men were also looking pretty dapper with their dashing suits and dress shoes. One can say that this was not a typical party in Davao where the men and women would feel content to wear a comfortable tee and jeans.
The party was not an adults only affair as the younger set were given confetti cannons, whistles and clappers, all to make greeting the new year a loud affair. And loud it was, as the clock winds down to midnight, balloons and confetti dropped from above and the banging of pots and pans filled the air thanks to the chefs on parade.
Definitely a fit and fabulous start for 2012!
