Last 23 September 2008, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI), in partnership with the Anflocor Group, broke ground on Abreeza, Davao’s upcoming high-end real estate development for business and leisure. (Think Eden Nature Park meets Greenbelt.) In a simple but momentous ceremony, high-power representatives of the two major Philippine corporations signaled the start of building work on the 10-hectare property along J. P. Laurel Avenue.

Abreeza will be a multi-use commercial center that will house a mall, entertainment areas (including natural open spaces, comprising about 20% of the total project area), and locations reserved specifically for business-process outsourcing (BPO) operations. In fact, there are two buildings planned solely for BPO companies, according to the representatives of Ayala Land.

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I am lucky that I was accepted as a reviewer of gadgets by a global distributorship of mobile phones. Several times a year, I receive Nokia units (cellular phones and paraphernalia) from WOM World for review, and for participating in Nokia-specific programs. I just wish I’d get phones from Samsung (the Omnia would be nice!) and from Sony Ericsson as well.

Oh and I’d really like to get my hands on cell phone headsets, too. I got one once, but it was a big, bulky (but surprisingly lightweight) Nokia bluetooth headset. But that was it. There are so many more out there that I’m sure are worth trying.

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