Miss Cebu 2010 is ON!

The crown is searching for the rightful owner. The princess is preparing to be the queen. The time has come to reveal who will be the next Miss Cebu 2010!!!

On the month of January, one of the major highlights of the annual Sinulog Festival 2010 will be showing us again the beauty that Cebu City poses. Miss Cebu 2010 will definitely catch all the guys attention. This is one of the biggest event ever!

Here are the qualifications to be apart of Miss Cebu 2010.

Qualifications:

-Single, between the ages of 18 and 25;
-pleasing personality with a minimum height of 5’3”;
-Good moral character;
-At least a graduating High School student and articulate in English;
-A resident of Cebu for not less than one year;
-Willing to travel and to reign for a full term of one year;
-Must be a Filipino citizen;
-Must not be a participant/applicant of a beauty search during the duration of the pageant.

Entry Forms are available:

• Cebu City Tourism Office – Tel. No. 412-4355 c/o Cinbeth Orellano; Tel. No. : (032) 412-43-55 Fax No. (032) 253-1109 Email Add: cebucitytourism@yahoo.com website: cebucitytourism.com
• VICE-MAYOR’S OFFICE - Tel. No. 253-2045 c/o Mr. Erwin Dela Cerna
• FILIPPO, Lower Ground, Ayala Center
• CAROLINAS, 2ND Level, SM City Cebu
• PIERRE ANGELI BOUTIQUE, F. Ramos Tel. 253-6569 c/o Mr. Philip Rodriguez
• STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICE of Different Schools and Universities.

Let's come and watch Miss Cebu 2010!

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The Search is On for Miss. Cebu 2010

Cebu: Helping the victims of Ondoy

As we all know, Manila is suffering BIG TIME because of the Tropical Storm Ondoy's visit. Some parts of Luzon is also greatly affected. Even here in Cebu, we can experience heavy rains.

Almost all companies, schools, organizations, or even individuals here in Cebu are making effort to help the people who are suffering because of Ondoy.

As a Cebu Blogger, together with CBS, this is one of our ways of helping the victims of Ondoy.

The list below are the most needed things that the victims need right now:

Rice, noodles, canned goods, powdered milk, sugar, iodized salt, cooking oil, monggo beans, potable water, paracetamol, antibiotics, analgesic, oral rehydration salts, multivitamins and medication for diarrhea, bath soap, face towels, shampoo, toothbrush/paste, plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, laundry soap, water containers, and purification tablet...Other items are most welcome.

Donation Drop Offs:

1. Cebu musicians and Outpost Restobar will help Ondoy victims! We'll need you to bring your goods, clothing food etc. Joseph Castillo, hubby of musician Lia Luisa A. Castillo will send a 20ft Container to MLA 4 esp Cainta and Marikina. Details to follow. Drop in some love while you listen to some music. Get in touch with him through 09082368999 or 09322117111.

(Ondoy-Live-Aid at the Outpost, 7pm on Wednesday September 30. Bring your donations. Let's fill up Joseph Castillo's container!)

2. Donations drop off at Banilad Church of Christ (bldg in front of Bright Academy near Sto. Nino Village), Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

3. SUNBURST FRIED CHICKEN-TABUNOK BRANCH accepting donations from 10am to 9:30pm. Tabang Para sa mga Biktima ni Ondoy...Istorya.net asks you to donate to the victims of Storm Ondoy. Our brothers and sisters in Luzon need our help.

4. Aunt Genie's Breadhouse: 1279 Talamban, Cebu City (In front of the Talamban Sports Complex). call at 416-0495 if you need directions to the drop-off area. (Accepting: Canned Goods, Old Clothes, Blankets, Diapers for babies, Noodles, Rice, Medicine, Soap, Toothpaste, Water Container, Iodized Salt)

5. Bizroute Solutions (Mon - Sat 11PM to 4PM) Unit 302 Keppel Bldg. Ayala. call at 416-0495 if you need directions to the drop-off area. (Accepting: Canned Goods, Old Clothes, Blankets, Diapers for babies, Noodles, Rice, Medicine, Soap, Toothpaste, Water Container, Iodized Salt)

6. Bizroute Solutions Lahug Office (Mon - Sat 11PM to 2PM) Unit 201 MIT Bldg. Gorordo Ave., Lahug (near JY Square). call at 416-0495 if you need directions to the drop-off area. (Accepting: Canned Goods, Old Clothes, Blankets, Diapers for babies, Noodles, Rice, Medicine, Soap, Toothpaste, Water Container, Iodized Salt)

7. Cue Cafe Crossroads accepting donations in cash or kind as part of JCI Zugbuana relief ops. Accepting clothes,blankets,towels,underwear,footwear,food and water for our suffering brothers and sisters in manila.

8. Citigym accepting donations in cash or kind as part of JCI Zugbuana relief ops. Accepting clothes,blankets,towels,underwear,footwear,food and water for our suffering brothers and sisters in manila.

9. Y101 Station accepting donations in cash or kind as part of JCI Zugbuana relief ops. Accepting clothes,blankets,towels,underwear,footwear,food and water for our suffering brothers and sisters in manila.

10. CEBU WORLD VISION SPONSORS and VOLUNTEERS can help. Cash donations to BPI: 4251-0024-15 or BDO: 2700-4341-1

11. Holiday Gym and Spa Banilad Cebu set up a relief operations Drop-Off center beginning today 1:00 PM, Sunday, September 27. Please bring blankets, clothes and canned goods to the front desk/ reception area.

12. ABS-CBN CEBU is now accepting relief goods... adto lang mo sa ABS mga cebuanos...

13. Victory Cebu is a part of the Typhoon Ondoy Relief Operations, send your donations of goods to Victory Cebu center and they will consolidate sending of it to Metro Manila. They're located at 3/F Dacay Building, 72 Escario St., Cebu City.

14. Veco is accepting donations for the victims of flooding in Manila. Non-perishable donations (preferably canned goods, clothes, powdered milk, uncooked rice, used clothing, blankets, etc.) are accepted at the following VECO offices: SM, Talisay, Talamban, Consolacion, and Liloan. This is in addition to the 2GO outlets in Cebu as well as Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Dumaguete, Davao, GenSan, Puerto Princesa, Tagbilaran, and Zamboanga. Veco and 2GO will consolidate and turn over the donations to the DSWD.

15. FORMO in Banilad Town Center, Monday-Thursday, 6 p.m. onwards

16. VUDU in Crossroads, Tuesday - Thursday, 6 p.m. onwards.

17. TOYS @ WORK in Banilad Town Center

18. VERY MARY SHOP in Myra's Pensionne in Escario St.

Other ways you can help:

1. ABS-CBN through Banco de Oro account number 56300-20111 account name: ABS-CBN Foundation Incorporation

2. Red Cross Load Donations: Right now the easiest way to make donations from the seat of your chair is via mobile phone load. The Red Cross Rescue and Relief Operations. Text: RED AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)

3. TXTPower now accepts donations via SmartMoney 5577514418667103, GCash 09179751092 and Paypal http://is.gd/3GvuN

4. Worldvision Foundation is also accepting donations/volunteers to pack relief goods in QC. For $-donations, BPI:USDacct #4254-0050-08


Let us help hand-in-hand with this battle!

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Cebuanos, Filipinos, let us all help the victims of ONDOY

The Last Goodbye - Winner

Congratulations!!! There is already a winner for my simple contest! Thank you and congratulations.

The Last Goodbye

A poetry to reflect on. I'm really not sure what category this poetry belongs and it really kinda suck, but what the heck...here it goes:

The Last Goodbye

Please let me free
Right now, I'm okay and over you
It did took me some time and assurances, but now i can see
Nevertheless, I will always be a friend to you
Count on that my friend
Except, if you don't want to
Rude words I've thrown, hope you can forgive
You who badmouth and think false
Apology I'm asking is pure, please believe
Not like others who commits the same things again
God knows my love was real, but now
It's gone for you to feel
Love comes and goes
It's up to you to brag its moment, because
Goodbyes' door will always be open.

Because of this poetry, I'll be having a contest. Yes, a CONTEST for everyone! There is something in this poetry, a password or a code that needs to be unlocked. Whatever it is, that's yours to discover.

There will be a price for the contest don't worry (I'll update this blog this weekend for the price), but for now let's talk about it's process:

• Answers thru YM (no any other way)
• My YM is rabsin_d
  

Good luck!

Simple Action Counts: The Jeepney Driver

It was right after work when I hastily went into this jeepney going home. Nothing was really amusing in the jeepney since everyone looks tired and sleepy because it was almost midnight. Until the the jeepney driver made a simple action that made me to write this entry.

I noticed most of the jeepney drivers don't follow the traffic lights, especially at night or when no vehicles are conflicting, but not this driver, and it amazed me ALOT!

I suddenly remembered my mom saying 'Simple action counts in Him even if no one knows or care...' She was a great believer on the saying; however, I still lose my track on it.

Well, I just want to commend this jeepney driver for doing this simple act yet is a BIG impact to everyone (most people just do not notice its significance). Who ever you are, THANK YOU!

People Pleaser

I was mostly with Daisy, a very special friend, during my weekend in Dumaguete. We went to the different places we used to go and discovered some new places too.

We got really close because we are so similar...from personality to life to experiences. Most of them are the same and we share the same thoughts; however, she can express herself better than I do. We help and give advices to each other through our hard times and understand our shortcomings.

I just want to say thank you for being a good friend and one of the best friends I met.

After enjoying the weekend, Daisy told me that I was a people pleaser...and right there I realized she was totally right! All this time, I am indeed try to please everyone, but I actually didn't intend to do so. It just goes out naturally. I don't forcefully change myself to please anyone, it simply adjusts by its own. Is this what they are trying to say being flexible in making friends..?

However, I also realized that it can cause damage to me...since people often misunderstand lots of things...it's inevitable.

For now, I'm just glad my family is okay and have lots of real and good friends to count on.

Wish everyone good health and God speed!

Letting Go

 (Last Sunday, September 13, 2009)

It was a blue Sunday morning. My parents where here in Cebu to visit my sister, my brother and I. We were completely united...yet my heart was no where to be found.

We went to Church together since it has been a long time since we went to church all together...and the priest spoke the words that enlightened my heart and my mind: Letting go is the only key...

And there I was reflecting and understanding what the phrase was...and now I understood.

After Church, my parents went back to our hometown, Dumaguete City...and I went out to meet a good friend. We watched a movie which was supposedly funny, but I burst my heart out during watching the movie. I never thought letting go of someone very special would be pulling your heart out. To this friend, THANK YOU!

...and to this someone, you had your chances and you let it go away. I made a fool out of myself just for you... Someone told me that you love me and gave me some proof of conversations. Now I know what you feel, but I just don't understand why you're denying everything in front of me. You are so good when it comes to texting or chatting, but when it comes face-to-face you stumble. You might regret when I find someone else...

You want to play? Okay, let's play. I know your game now...You want to flurt, lust, and the like... I can do that, probably even better than you do...but now with no strings attached. Dare me!

From this day on, I'll be seeing you as a friend...

Sorry for being drunk tonight...but you made me do this...

BALAMBAN LIEMPO: A Critique on the Liempo from the West

Liempo has been an intrigue to me when I resided here in Cebu, since there was no liempo or haven't seen any 'for sale' in my hometown, Dumaguete City for that matter.

The first liempo I tasted was Andoks...and I may say it was delicious at first, but after trying 2-3 times, I noticed that there were inconsistencies on how they make their liempo...and it's so easy for them to do such inconsistencies probably because they don't have any competitor.

Then, Balamban Liempo arises. Together with the Cebu Bloggers Society, we invaded Balamban Liempo which is located directly in front of the University of Southern Philippines (USP) c/o Dhara's Tapsilogan, Salinas Drive, Lahug.

...and now my critique begins...


Bias it may seem, but I always love the idea of a simple yet outstanding quality of goods and services that business could give to its customer no matter how big or small the business is.

They started serving the food together with a basket full of puso and a bottle of vinegar (it was the native vinegar made from coconut).

My mind was slowly put to gear bite after bite...

I noticed 3 unique tastes in their sumptuous liempo of Balamban (good for 3-4 persons):

1. The crispy Balamban liempo skin that shows off its brittleness in your mouth every time you take a bite.
2. The well cooked fat portion of the Balamban liempo extracts a juicy liquid that makes you salivate.
3. The tender meat that plays around your mouth and gives you a never-ending desire to grab more.

...and together with its secret herbs and ingredients , it will definitely blow your minds out!

In addition, we had the chance to have a short chit-chat with Jojo Vergara, the owner of the business while his wife, Honey - the chef, was busy with the liempo...and assured their customers that what they serve is fresh from the grill.

Now, let's see if that promise, or I may say the assurance, of the owner is not just any mambo jumbo. Till the next time we meet.

An update to my never ending urges to eat Balamban Liempo:

December 9, 2009

It was just last week where I had the chance to buy another Balamban liempo and was able to let my siblings taste the food I was flaunting for a very long time...and they threw a positive feedback! They LOVE Liempo from the West!!!

Balamban Liempo is definitely a ring in the ear for most of the people in Cebu now and I'm proud of this food!!!

We will undoubtedly be celebrating our Christmas with BALAMBAN LIEMPO!

(photo by: Prince; Ethelbert)

The Jump Shots

I just want to share this .gif jump shots by Tiborsho during the Cebu Heritage Tour (Check Heritage Tour Day 1 and Day 2). It always gives a smile on me everytime I see it! ENJOY!

Come and Watch: My Fair Lady Stage Play

I hope this entry is not too late to let everyone know that the Department of Languages and Literature (DOLL) of The University of San Carlos in partnership with the English Majors Association (EMA) will be staging “My Fair Lady” which is a play based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion”. This will be an opportunity for the viewers to look into the socio-cultural and historical values portrayed in the story.

Play dates are on:

September 12 and 19 (Saturday)
10:00 AM – 12:00 NN
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

September 20 (Sunday)
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM
03:00 PM – 05:00 PM
05:30 PM – 07:30 PM

Tickets are sold for Php 90.

For queries and further details about the production you can contact these numbers: 09167811930 and 09202112860, or look for Hannah Aranas at 09159112274.

The Closure

before I start my entry, I would like to thank everyone who has been spending time reading my entry...especially for those who is following this blog. I can't THANK YOU enough. I wish you well.

Like me today, I am happy simply because I'm okay now...and so as the other party. As the title depicts... CLOSURE was the key.

I realized lots of things during that closure...and I want to thank you for telling the truth.

I wish you well and all the blessing to you and your family.

Being True

I may be fooled twice (and I pity myself for that), but I'll never be fooled ever again...

...at least I'm not a fake friend...
...at least I'm not a fake lover...
...at least I never ruined once life...

...and specially knows how to be true to myself.

Heritage Tour (Day 2)

We had the 2nd Heritage Tour in Cebu last August 31st and it was an amazing! If you don't remember the objective of the Heritage Tour, you can take a quick check on this.

It was a fun and worthwhile experience...walking...memorizing script...eating...cam-whoring...and a lot more!

Here are some photos by Ethelbert:

The over pass near Robinsons

 

Cam-whoring at Parian Monument

The best picture on the event!

-- EATING TIME --

CBS at SM

JUMP!!!

The Finale

...I can't wait for the PROVINCIAL TOUR!!!

So keep updated everyone! peace out!

Fin Lust, a nominee of The Philippine Blog Awards 2009

WOW! I couldn't hide my excitement, I hastily made a blog entry about this even if I only have 30 minutes left before work starts (and 30 minutes is the time traveled from my place to my work place). Waaah! I just received an email from THE PHILIPPINE BLOG AWARDS 2009 telling me that I am now an official nominee for the Personal(Diarist/Journal) Category.

I can't wait for the said event!!! Thank you for giving me the chance to be part of the said event! In addition, I would also like to thank the Cebu Bloggers Society for sharing and keeps on sharing all the things that they know about blogging.

Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!