Last September 30, 20, Irish, Joan, John, Lanie and I went to Cebu onboard Cebu Pacific Flight 5J 552. Time of departure at the Domestic Airport was 5am. The original plan is to rent a hotel room (preferably Victoria Court??? hindi naman hotel to ah!) near the airport for us not to be late considering most of our home is far from the airport. Instead, Joan, Irish and I decided to meet early at 7-11 Store in Marikina. Irish's father drove us to the domestic airport. We will meet John and Lanie there.
At the airport, we were very excited thus we forgot to look for Lanie and John (who were already waiting for us). We immediately entered the terminal then check in our luggage. Terminal Fee was P200 each. Dined at the terminal and we are surprised by the high price of meals.
At the plane, cameras are so busy. We also took time to read the safety guidelines and watched the safety demonstration of the flight attendant. Free snacks were served which includes cofee that tastes like burned rice.
We arrived Cebu International airport at about 7am. We dont have itenerary thus we asked the taxi driver to look for a cheap but nice hotel. After an hour ride, the taxi driver brought us to downton Metro Cebu. THe hotel was Hotel de Mercedes. It was near the Metro Gaisano mall. We rested for several hours at the Hotel. Then we headed for the Taoist temple. Rented a taxi for for P450 back and forth. Stayed for several hours then headed for Mingkays Restaurant at Guadalupe for late lunch. We ordered tuna panga inihaw, pochero (bulalo) and chicken bisaya. The first two dish taste good but the chicken bisaya that we expect is special dish was not extra ordinary. The chicken that they claimed is not a chicken but a tastes more like duck. After lunch, we searched for the Rustans Fresh. The waiter in Minkays instructed us to ride jeepney and head for Banawa. However, we rode the wrong jeepney route that led us to Foodah, a competitor of Rustans. Rode again then headed for the Robinsons Mall. Asked for instructions from a girl but she thought we are looking for the Rustan Department Store, so she pointed us to Gaisano Mall at Ayala. At Ayala, we make the most of our time (window shop) then went to Boanoan Market and bought "pasalubong". We expected that the price of danggit was only P120 but its at P400. I could only aford to buy for half kilo. While looking for other items, we met PTS and his family there. Headed back to the hotel. End of first day.
Second day, went to Basilica de Sto Nino. The church was so crowded and the mass was in Bisaya. We took mass at Cebu Cathedral, picture taking at Magellans Cross and Cebu Port area. Irish and Joan bought guitar near Magellans cross. Bought t-shirts at Metro Gaisano. We nearly beat the check out time at the hotel. The attendant told us that we will pay for another day if the stay extended for few minutes.
At Mactan City (September 30 2:00pm)
On board 2 taxis, looked for new hotel. Several expensive hotels were suggested by the driver until we reached Mactan Hotel (a cheap one, more like a a motel). Went to Bellavista Resort and dine for P375. We planned to swim but the rain poured. Proceed to Mactan Shrine and have pictures with Lapu Lapu. Dine at Sutukil (like a dampa in Manila). The food was not that good when compared to dampa. Maybe because we chose the cheapest selling Resto.
The tour ended on October 1, 2006.
Interresting facts:
LLR spends about 30 minutes at the shower
John can't live without TV
At last, this is the moment they've been waiting for a long time. Congrats friendships! You guyz deserve it. Sana maambunan ako ng grasya!!! Kakausapin nyo pa rin ako, ha? Again, congratulations
Every year, we take some time from our busy schedule in the office to travel to new places, enjoy the view and get the feel of nature. This is the time of the year where we could spend some quality minutes together without being pressured by our superiors. To make it short, we are here to have fun...inuman na! :D
Preparations
This year, as usual, the date was moved from original plan of May 13-14 to May 27-28, because of the conflicts as to the place and schedules. The original plan was at San Juan, Batangas but was cancelled due to typhoon that struck the place. Then Beachwood in Sariaya, Quezon came, thanks to google in internet that pointed our interest to this place.
The day has come
We are all excited. Meeting place at Cubao at 6:00AM, transport left at about few minutes before 7:00AM. We had our lunch at Chiqs Restaurant. While waiting for others (LLR,ASA,JDJ and Kuya Alvin), we were instructed by the restaurant helpers to move from the regular dining area to what they call the VIP room. To our dismay the room was not better than the regular room, so we decided to move out and go to the original area. At last, we have finished our lunch, the food was bad, we did not enjoyed eating as evidenced by many leftovers.
After the dinner we proceed to the place. Along the way, the Asibal's car was hit by a tricycle driver. Then, Immediately after boarding out of the car, the basketball court caught my attention. We wait for some time before we check in.
Swim, swim,swim in the pool. Play basketball. The dinner was late. So, the restaurant owner decided to give us a free pancit just to pacify us. The dinner was not great because it was limited. This is the worst food ever in an outing.
Second day
Take a 20 minutes ride on a banca, headed for the corals at the middle of the ocean. The fare was P40 each. We rented 2 boats and when we reached the middle, swim for about an hour. It was Christian's first time to ride a motor banca. Yes! Chris will have no excuse, next time we chose places like Puerto Galera or any place where we need to cross the ocean.
Some pics (syempre ako bida dito..uu)
@ parking: with Ms Anne and Leonora :D
@ ocean: w/ Chris -first time to ride a motor banca
@ d pool: napansin nyo ba? arranged accdg to weight? [peace]
Hi officemates, i created this site for us to have some space here in online world. Post kayo dito ng kahit ano! kahit personal nyo! mas maganda at nang meron tayo pagtsismisan..hehe
