Olanggo Island, Bird Sanctuary

When it comes to island hopping, I can almost always hear “Olanggo Island” as being another destination. But it was only last year that I was being able to take a look at how it is in the island. Olanggo Island is just another 15 minute boat ride from Mactan Island. It’s so easy to get there because you’ll only have to drive North, to Mactan, and there’s this beach resort that has sort of a mini-pier where a pump boat leaves for Olanggo at different times. The only thing that gets in the way is that the last trip from Olanggo to Mactan is at 5:30pm, truly a kill-joy. What made me say that is that 5:30 is too early to get back to the real world. Imagine having so much fun with your friends, drinking, singing, dancing or simply just laughing, and then the sun starts to set, and before you know it, you have to clean your mess, pack your bags, and start moving your lousy asses back to the pier. continue reading » »

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Up North: Catmon

Last year, I was invited to be part of a friend’s birthday celebration in Catmon. I disapproved of the idea without even an exact reason. A week after the party, a friend of mine told me about all the fun I had missed and I quite clearly regretted not being there with them. Anyway, last weekend, my family and all my other cousins and their families spent a day in Catmon. When the morning of that said day came, I wasn’t feeling pretty well since it was the Saturday before that and I was up all night with my friends over at my house, drinking the night away. continue reading » »

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Argao: Lawis Point

Being the type of person that I am, I consider taking trips and short vacations every once in a while. Like having trips down South every weekend, which is “once in a while” for me, or probably heading North, whichever you prefer. Okay, so taking time off of the stressful work school has been giving me and my friends, we decided to head South. Our destination? Argao. We got there by bus two hours later. Argao made me feel like I wasn’t in Cebu, like I was a tourist or something.

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Cebu City At A Glance

When you talk about Cebu City, the Filipino locals think of one thing and that’s the Sinulog festival. Every time January comes around, people from all parts of the country would be asking those whom they know are in Cebu about the upcoming festival, i.e. when is it going to be, what specific date, what to expect during the festival et cetera.

What everyone needs to know about the festival is that it happens on the third Sunday of January all the time. Usually the festival always falls on a hot humid day, making it convenient for tourists and locals alike to walk around, since the local transportation system is useless during this day. Cebu City is usually congested with people during the festival day itself and people can only walk.

The festival is held in the honor of the holy image of the Señor Santo Niño de Cebu or the Holy Child Jesus, which is housed in the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño. The festival is also known as Fiesta Señor, which is known to be the most celebrated among Cebu’s festivals where people come together along the route of a grand procession and participate in the fun among the Mardi Gras parade full of vivid colors and loud drums of the Pit Señor.

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Moving on: Mandaue

 

Moving on: Mandaue 

Well, as of this writing, the construction of the new flyover bound from Banilad to Talamban has started. This also, as of this writing, marked my first-ever post this February since last month. Wow. Busy days have indeed notched a new level unto my schedule, and for this, moving on is simply unrealistic but I proved it otherwise. continue reading » »

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