I never expected that I could ever describe how good my city is. Well, it has been part of my life and I would never imagine me growing in any other city here in the Philippines of course. If I should describe my city in only one word then "URBANITY" would be the perfect one-word adjective that can describe it. I really don't know what's the exact meaning of that word or if there is such a word like that. But, haha:P I still believe that there is a significant story in all things happening around us. We may judge deep within our minds but we can never determine how good things are unless we already knew the story behind it.As I mentioned a while ago, I've coined the term 'urbanity' a lot of times. I usually associate it with the word humanity cause I've red an article discussing about how sudden the change of the state of minds of the people occur. Well, as far as I know it changes faster in busy and outward looking people in life, in which is more common in highly urbanized societies embracing a very fast pace of life. As for me, I see my urban society where I actually belong here as a fast changing society of young people[on the majority] due mainly because of the growing population and the bigger needs of the people.
I grew up from 1 year of age until now[16 years] mainly in the island city of Lapu-lapu city. As seen in the picture above, a lot has changed in just a short span of years. I still remember when I was a child, although little has been left from my childhood memories where others are maybe forcibly forgotten because of the bad memories I can still recall upto now, few settlements are found except near market areas where merchants erected their commercial spaces for rent or lease just for their own benifit. I even remembered coining a term 'Island Province' to my city. At that time from year 1993-1998, few people settled here in this 'Island Province/City', although in terms of land area, this city is capable of expanding itself into a bigger cosmopolitan centre of trade and tourism. Because of less population, less traffic, less noise compared to it's neigboring city of Cebu, my parents decided to live here. We emigrated and just as is:)
Shortly after the rapid expansion of Lapu-lapu City's economy, more people moved, where most of the workers worked in the expanding economic zones and tourism facilities. However, the majority still works outside the city. Almost all college students study in the nearby colleges of Cebu City. Only a few universities are found and almost all of it offers tourism and aeronautic courses. So, a bigger bridge is constructed linking the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-lapu. This has made Urbanization more rapid than before, more cars cross the two bridges bringing more people in easier conditions and stronger reasons of moving or immigrating.
The land area of the entire metropolitan area is as the same area as in neighboring prosperous cities of Singapore and Hongkong. Upon going up into tall buildings common here or going into observation decks in the nearby mountain sites still inside Cebu City. I can see an excellent view of the city. The great problem against urban spread is the mountains that hinder the authorities to develop new sites in the opposite side of the province. With a population of 2 million in the metropolitan area, a few buildings stood as tall as the highest building here, a 37? floor Crown Regency Hotel. A lack of space for housing and offices may sooner call for moving up into skyscrapers with higher reach than today, and will soon give Cebu City an impressive skyline of an industrialized commercial centre in the future.
Until now, unlike my given comparison of Hongkong, my hometown is still far from the planned theory. Upon expansion, more and more slums and poor housing is settling everywhere in the city. But, for me there's still a bigger hope and chance that someday not only my hometown's metropolitan area will prosper but the entire country and region! Jai Ho~
Till' the next URBAN talk! I'll be describing my place together with my experiences and self-made adventures and discoveries. weeee^^
I grew up from 1 year of age until now[16 years] mainly in the island city of Lapu-lapu city. As seen in the picture above, a lot has changed in just a short span of years. I still remember when I was a child, although little has been left from my childhood memories where others are maybe forcibly forgotten because of the bad memories I can still recall upto now, few settlements are found except near market areas where merchants erected their commercial spaces for rent or lease just for their own benifit. I even remembered coining a term 'Island Province' to my city. At that time from year 1993-1998, few people settled here in this 'Island Province/City', although in terms of land area, this city is capable of expanding itself into a bigger cosmopolitan centre of trade and tourism. Because of less population, less traffic, less noise compared to it's neigboring city of Cebu, my parents decided to live here. We emigrated and just as is:)
Shortly after the rapid expansion of Lapu-lapu City's economy, more people moved, where most of the workers worked in the expanding economic zones and tourism facilities. However, the majority still works outside the city. Almost all college students study in the nearby colleges of Cebu City. Only a few universities are found and almost all of it offers tourism and aeronautic courses. So, a bigger bridge is constructed linking the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-lapu. This has made Urbanization more rapid than before, more cars cross the two bridges bringing more people in easier conditions and stronger reasons of moving or immigrating.
The land area of the entire metropolitan area is as the same area as in neighboring prosperous cities of Singapore and Hongkong. Upon going up into tall buildings common here or going into observation decks in the nearby mountain sites still inside Cebu City. I can see an excellent view of the city. The great problem against urban spread is the mountains that hinder the authorities to develop new sites in the opposite side of the province. With a population of 2 million in the metropolitan area, a few buildings stood as tall as the highest building here, a 37? floor Crown Regency Hotel. A lack of space for housing and offices may sooner call for moving up into skyscrapers with higher reach than today, and will soon give Cebu City an impressive skyline of an industrialized commercial centre in the future.
Until now, unlike my given comparison of Hongkong, my hometown is still far from the planned theory. Upon expansion, more and more slums and poor housing is settling everywhere in the city. But, for me there's still a bigger hope and chance that someday not only my hometown's metropolitan area will prosper but the entire country and region! Jai Ho~
Till' the next URBAN talk! I'll be describing my place together with my experiences and self-made adventures and discoveries. weeee^^
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