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What's in a (Business) Name? Dieciseis
B'gosh, it's a laundry shop!Spotted along Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City
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Cecil's Extra Moist Chocolate Cake
One February afternoon, while waiting for my flight to Cebu, I killed time in Limketkai Center in Cagayan de Oro City. It was after lunch and my mouth was salivating for dessert. I looked for a place...
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Silay Home(s) Invasion
When you fly in to Negros Occidental, you don't land in the capital, Bacolod City, but in Silay City, about 14 kilometers from the capital. Welcome to Bacolod? Not yet. You are still in Silay.Shuttle...
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Hot and Cold Waters of Mambukal
Time check. 11AM. Time to leave the ancestral homes of Silay City and make our way to Mambukal in Murcia. The municipality of Murcia is about 17 kilometers east of Bacolod City.Going to Mambukal from...
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Saltimboca Tourist Inn
Saltimboca Tourist Inn15th Street, Bacolod City 0932 877 9488 / 0910 490 3377saltimpension@yahoo.com.phRecommended by friends who were in Bacolod months before our trip, I booked a room at Saltimboca...
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Belly Bursting Bacolod
I came to Bacolod City with nothing but food in mind.I was prepared: I had a list of restaurants to visit.Aida's at Manokan CountryReclamation area (near SM), Bacolod City Click to enlarge menuChicken...
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Not for the Diabetic
Negros Occidental is a dangerous place for diabetics. Bacolod City, particularly, is teeming with sugary goodness. Like moths to flame, we couldn't help but be drawn into Bacolod's cafés and pastry...
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Brain Food in Negros Museum
My stomach is bursting. My sweet tooth is smiling. My brain is screaming.Screaming from hunger.Don't worry brain, I hear you!I will feed you. Both sides of you.I will treat left brain to a visit to...
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Art About Town
My stomach is bursting. My sweet tooth is smiling. My left brain is burping. Â Right brain, it's your turn. Let's go art gawking in Bacolod.What luck, I met an artist at the Negros Museum. This was my...
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Napoleon(es): Bon Pasalubong
When I say Bacolod, what comes into mind? Chicken inasal? Piaya? Bongbong's? Tired of the same old pasalubong, we set out to find something different to bring home.First up: Merci Bakeshop. Why?...
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Under the Banner of Heaven
What's the book's title?Under the Banner of HeavenIs this part two of The Five People You Meet in Heaven?Nope. This book is by Jon Krakauer, not Mitch Albom. And it's nonfiction.Ok, what's the...
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The Cherry Tree
About a year ago, I mentioned of a cherry blossom tree in AS Fortuna Street in Cebu City. Well, here it is! Not in full bloom, but I just thought I'd take a photo before I forget. If I forget, I will...
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Less than Twenty Questions with Noelfy of Noelimits.com
Noelfy (read as no-el-fee) is one of those travelers that I envy.  At 26, she has already traveled to 61 countries, couchsurfed even before Couchsurfing became famous, and immersed herself in learning...
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Allmytea: Tea with Calamansi and Orange
My email box's favorite pastime is to gather cobwebs. It does it amazingly well, too. When an email poked thru the cobwebs, my big eyes widened and my bushy eyebrows raised. It was just like receiving...
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The Bandwagon
I have an announcement to make...I am ripping off my mustacheand tearing down this blog.Just kidding. I have joined the social media bandwagon.I am now on:Â Â Though not at all active.But, hey, I took...
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What's in a (Business) Name? Diecisiete
Perfect for the summer: ice eyes candySpotted in Ayala Center Cebu
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On honestyNot everyone is out to con you.In Puerto Princesa,when we asked an airport guard where the nearest chaolong house is, he said it was just a few hundred meters away. Just walk. (True.) As we...
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Best Isaw Ever
I was never a fan of isaw until I met Sabeth. The first time I met Sabeth was in 2003 (ten years ago!), outside the Port of Surigao City. I have been longing for her...isaw...ever since. Sabeth's isaw...
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The Suite Room by Casa Verde
A rather classy looking invitation for an exclusive lunch came in the (e)mail. What an honor to be invited! But what shall I wear? I can't go in my usual attire for this lunch. I have to don my best...
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An Ultimate Brownie Experience
Today I want some dark fudge on my mustache. Or maybe red velvet. Hmmm...what will it be? I think I'll have red velvet (I have tried dark fudge months ago and it was lip-smacking sweet!). The dark...
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