Marissa met me at the Cebu airport, along with Mario (Jo Jo), her younger brother. Tonight we’re taking the Superferry from Cebu to CdO and we’ll arrive at 5 AM in CdO.
It’s time to mee the family. Am I nervous? Not one bit. Why not? Because I love Marissa so [...]
Marissa, her chaperone brother Mario (Jo Jo), and I had planned to take the Superferry from Cebu to Cdo overnight on Saturday evening, but the only accomoodations were open air (without air conditioning), so we decided to fly instead. The one-hour flight was about $70 each, though there was a 10 kilo per passenger [...]
Sunflower Disco is one of the better clubs I’ve been in, in The Philippines. It is spacious, with a large dance floor, large stage, and while the service left a bit to be desired, it was not for lack of trying. I had to explain several times what a Cranberry & Vodka was. [...]
Marissa and her younger brother Mario, at the Lapulapu Mactan Shrine.
The front side of the Lapulapu plaque says:
Lapulapu
Here on 27 April 1521, Lapulapu and his men repulsed the Spanish invaders killing their leader Ferdinand Magellan. Thus Lapulapu became the first Filipino to have repelled European aggression.
The back side of the Lapulapu plaque says:
Ferdinand Magellan’s Death
On [...]
The view from The Top covers all of Cebu, and you can actually see all of Mactan Island as well. The top is only 15 to 20 minutes from downtown Cebu if you have a taxi driver who knows how to use his lower gears. The day we were there it was a bit cloudy, [...]
Magellans’ Cross is located outside the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, an Augustinian church, in Cebu. The cross was planted by Magellan upon his arrival in The Philippines in 1521. In 1835 the cross was encased in hollow tindalo wood to protect it from relic seeking devotees. The cross symbolizes the beginning [...]