A JAUNT IN CEBU

When I heard about Cebu, different stuff comes in my mind, my favorite Shamrock Otap which is best match of black coffee, Dried Pusit (Squid) yummy when you dipped it in vinegar with pepper and garlic in addition one of my favorite getaways the beaches hmmn… I can’t smell the aquatic aroma.

Andy and I have been invited to visit his uncle’s house at Barili Cebu to celebrate their town fiesta and also to meet his relatives. So without a doubt, we don’t say no and hurriedly book for a roundtrip flight. We buy a Map of Cebu City wherein we can find tourist spots to leisurely walk. We were so excited because it was our first time to take a trip and visit Cebu together.
I really enjoy the one hour stay at the airplane as sightseeing the view from the window down below at the same time taking snapshots using my Olympus digital camera. I don’t use my DSLR for some reason.
We were thrilled since it was our first time to travel on a plane. When we reached the Airport in Mactan Cebu, we have to hang around for Andy’s uncle to go along with us to his house. While waiting for him were feeling quite hungry so we decided to have a lunch at the restaurant inside the airport.

When we reached in uncle’s house, a minute of talk while eating our dinner with his uncle and auntie, feeling so tired on our journey so we decided to take a rest the whole night to be ready for the next day intended for our trip to Cebu City.

As we wake up early in the morning, we quickly fix our self to get ready for our leisure walk. Our first stuff is the Cebu Taoist Temple located in Beverly Hills Subdivision in Cebu City. The temple was built by Cebu's substantial Chinese community. With an elevation of 300 meters above sea level, the temple is a towering, multi-tiered, multi-hued attraction accessible by three separate winding routes. Unlike the neighboring Phu Sian Temple, the Taoist temple is open to the worshipers and non-worshipers alike, that why we don’t visit the Phu Sian Temple in respect for their beliefs.

Next stuff The Minor Basilica of the Santo Niño or Basilica Minore del Santo Niño it is a 16th century church in Cebu City in the Philippines. It was built purportedly on the spot where the image of the Santo Niño, a sculpture depicting the Holy Child Jesus found by Spanish explorers in 1565 preserved in a burned wooden box which was left behind during the 1521 Magellan expedition. Afterward we go to the sidewalk of the Church which I bought some of my pasalubong like purse, bracelets, key-chains and a Sto. Nino de Cebu stature for my Nanay.
As we take a minute step near the cathedral is the famous Magellan’s Cross. Magellan's Cross is a Christian cross planted by Portuguese, and Spanish explorers as ordered by Ferdinand Magellan upon arriving in Cebu in the Philippines on April 21, 1521.
While enjoying our stroll holding the Cebu City Map, we reached the Fort San Pedro Historical Park also known as Fuerza de San Pedro, a military defence structure, built by Spanish and indigenous Cebuano labourers under the command of Spanish conquistador, Miguel López de Legazpi and the Spanish Government in Cebu. It is located in the area now called Plaza Indepedencia, in the Pier Area of Cebu City, Philippines.
After a half day strolling in the city. We ate our lunch at the mall near the bus station. Two hours bus ride to get through uncle’s house. As we reached the house to take pleasure in the extra time left for the day, Andy and I both decide to go to the beach downhill. A fifteen minute walk downhill to reach the beach and I could say it is worth it. While enjoying the sea-nery (scenery) with my hubhub Andy, we sat on the sand watching the sea-water flaps on the shore while enjoying playing with the hermit crabs or “umang” in tagalong term.

As we get more cherished staying in the seashore I wrote “I love you” in the sand and I am surprised that the sea answers me, call me foolish but it was my interpretation, the water flaps on my feet with those stones that really amazed me because it was in letter form so I pick them up and bring together it to “I love you”. Then I saw a heart shape stone so I hunt letters of my nickname Melai and my hubbie’s nick Andy, luckily I found them completely and put it on Andy’s pocket. It is a nice souvenir from the ocean.
On the next day, early in the morning “Fiesta” they are busy preparing for foodstuff. I saw these pigs possibly they are the cuisine. Afterward we go to the shore to see what it looks like if it is not on the high tide, another great day to spot different living species in the sea, they are stranded from the previous elevated tide; we spot a small starfish, and different kinds of fish and other existing species stranded on the shore. Along the way we notice a black dog, looks familiar, it’s “blackie” doggie of Andy’s uncle. Blackie also visit the beach but probably not to take snapshot in the stranded fishes but to have them for his breakfast, fiercest dog on the shore. After a half day of stay on the beach going uphill again to have our lunch it’s Fiesta so a lot of food is ready now. *Munchmunch.
After our lunch we decide to visit the falls near uncle’s house it was about 15 minutes trip on a motorcycle to dig up Mantayupan Waterfalls. This was Andy’s first time to see Waterfalls. We really had fun go for a dip on the said waterfall, I was tell by Andy’s cousin that the falls is very valuable to them for because instead of the tourist spot and a great getaway in their town, it also used as a irrigation for their electricity and a lot farm industry over the town. Nearby the fall is the Ambakan Cave where in you can experience a cool atmosphere invigorate inside the cave.
Next morning, it was our last day on Cebu and sure we had a great experience during the past few days, but Andy’s consider that we ought to visit the beach resorts in Mactan Island where the foreign tourist go. So we without delay we call the “Lowaii’s” resort, an affordable resort in Mactan Island to hang around for the whole day before we head into our flight at exactly 9:45 in the evening on the same day. I like the place since it was really a stress-free to stay and given that it was not a peak season, the people stay at the resort are few, a great place to unwind. 5 oclock our check out time at the resort we both decide to go to pasalubong center to buy some pasalubong for our friends and family. Then stroll nearby the center before eating our dinner, then after dinner we head in to the airport to check in 2 hours before our flight.
It was a great experience and the place are really great but I think it was not just the place made the trip special. ;)

JEJEMON (Nag-level up na!)

It’s been a while since I wrote a blog about “jejemon” invasion

Extinction Started on a Text messages, Friendster, then facebook and now they are invading over the Television, radio, and in all places. Who doesn’t know the word “Jejemon’?

After a long argument about this Jejemon Fad, I could say that jejemon have leveled up and reached their recognition a success. Not even a typhoon can stop the jejemon, a person who likes to deliberately exaggerate a word's spelling in text messaging and social networks. Despite being bashed by the grammar police, he certainly had the last laugh, or should we say, "ajejeje."
As they reached fame besting 9 other finalists, jejemon was chosen as Salita ng Taon (Word of the Year) in this year's Sawikaan 2010 organized by the Filipinas Institute of Translation Inc. (FIT). The academic conference was held in the University of the Philippines from July 29 to 30. Closely running second in the Sawikaan 2010 was Ondoy, an adjective referring to a typhoon with the same name which hit Metro Manila late last year. Other finalists include those that have been used by Filipinos in the past 2 years such as: Unli, Load, Solb, Emo, Ampatuan, Spam, Tarpo, Namumutbol. In the last Sawikaan held in 2007, the Word of the Year was miskol, a Tagalog term for "missed call," or a call that was not answered. No words made it as Word of the Year in 2008 and 2009, since Sawikaan organizers felt there was no new word deserving of the title.

Song intended for them also hits the radio. From my favorite hot girl group Mocha Girls Song title’s “Wag Kang Jejemon (Don’t Be A Jejemon)”, a hip-hoppy song about the Jejemon’s ways. The song is already playing in several radio stations in the country.

Not only on the radio because if you will try to watch the television jejemon word is always has the scene even there fashion statement.
And now there will be an upcoming situational comedy that is produced by GMA Network, starring Eugene Domingo, Wendell Ramos, Jennica Garcia and Gelli de Belen its called JejeMom (Jejemon Mother)


Jejemon also become a hot topic in the “saksi” primetime news on GMA Network.
And featured on “Jessica Soho Reports”

And guess what? hahaha... someone manage to own a jejestore it’s called “Jejemon Store” where you can buy jejecaps, jejeshirts, jejebracelets, jejeshoes and other jeje apparels.

Try to visit their site http://www.jejemonstore.com/

It’s interesting that Jejemons are typically being discriminated in Philippine culture and yet Jejemon invades. Its a FAD... a funny one *jejeje

As I say on my previous blog
http://blogniborontok.blogspot.com/2010/04/jejemon-invasion.html

I don't like them nor hate them. But I think jejemon was just a fad. We don't have to discriminate or give pessimistic comments about them. They have their own life and sure we have our own. And it's our choice if we want to be with them or just let them exist or hate them. But the bottom line is why are so many Filipino affected with this fad to the point of blogging something awful about our country's education, in our country's people. May be for you they are nonsense but they are who they are. Accept the fact. As Rain Bojangles says, “If they can't swallow facts, let them eat fiction.”

“Don’t Judge a Person by its TYPO… *ajejejeje”