Well, not quite. I’m still missing 137 pics that are on film and have to be digitized. My scanner gives them a red tint, and my Sony 5.0 MP just doesn’t do them justice. I’ll reformat the album after we have those done, and delete those that some people find offensive or [...]
Our wedding went off without a hitch because of one special lady, Riza Rodano, our wedding planner.
Riza, in blue blouse, orchestrating everone to their places
Riza, the wife of my best man and top gun, Gus Rodano, had offered to help with the wedding as soon as I returned to CdO. I knew Marissa [...]
The ceremony and reception were held on September 1, 2006. We’ll be on honeymoon for the next few weeks, traveling The Philippine Islands, but here are a few select photos from the wedding. I’ll post more as time, and love, permits.
Marissa, accompanied down the aisle by her parents, Vivencia & Mario Valles, Sr.
We [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
I met Marissa at Xcite, in Cagayan de Oro (CdO), in the Province of Misamis Oriental, Mindanao Island, The Philippines.. I had been in country seven weeks at that point and I had dated several, if not many girls; all of which had left me wanting. I’m not here to complain about Filipinos, I am, [...]