Movie Quotes: Lone Survivor

" Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."


Note: The first sentence was quoted in the movie from Mick Jagger

On the Quest for Success

" How you react to failure will determine whether you are a quitter or a winner."

- Josh Ortiz

What's In Between the Cebu and Bohol Islands

As a frequent traveler from Cebu to Bohol, and back, I became familiar of the sights during the trip. Everytime, I'd be amazed of of what I see, so I kind of documented the images here. There was this one time that the boat took another route because of the big waves, and it was an opportunity for me to pass under the bridges connecting Cebu and Mactan Island. There were  also a couple of lighthouses that we passed through, but since I always travel during the day, I haven't seen whether it was functional. When I asked the crew, they also did not noticed since they only passed that way in daytime.

On Making A Difference

CEFBEX and Cebu Auto Show 2014

This year's Cebu Food and Beverage Exhibit (CEFBEX) was held at SM City last October 9-12. It was simultaneously held with the Philippine Building Construction and Exposition (PHILBEX) and the Cebu Auto Show. PHILBEX was held at the SM Trade Hall, while CEFBEX and the Cebu Auto Show were held at the parking area of the North Wing.

The exhibit showcased the different needs of the food industry, like appliances, various kinds of ingredients, and the most interesting of all, the food itself.

Some of the food exhibitors are from different provinces who were trying to determine whether their product would be adapted by the Cebuanos before they will decide to open a store in here in the province. One of this is the Victoria's Empanada de Iloko. We tried their empanada, which was really, really good. Its a lot different from the empanadas that are made in Cebu. This empanada is not as greasy, and it has a thin crust. One can choose different fillings like egg with coleslaw, egg with meat, and a whole lot more of choices. It's best eaten with a dip of Ilokano vinegar- a vinegar made hot with chili. Its much like Cebu's 'sukang pinakurat", but is made of coconut vinegar. At a price range between 50-100 pesos, you can say that its worth it. While eating it, I can't help but purr 'yummm' and 'hmmmm'.

One of the best things during the food exhibit were the free tastes of almost all the products offered. You will not go hungry visiting this kind of Expo.

A temporary shelter was put up at the North Wing for CEFBEX

A staff of Victoria's Empanada is making this delicious snack.

The entries of the fruit presentation contest

The BRP Spyder at the Auto Show

The Mazda Flairwagon. Compact outside, spacious inside.

Pinoy Power

After digging a depth of 100 meters last year, Russian scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network a thousand years ago.

2016 Elections: One Student's View on the Philippines' Political Circus

Its one year and some months more to go before the 2016 Elections. And for some months now, the news on TV already reeked with the elections day after day.

My Favorite Poem: If by Rudyard Kipling

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

On Way of Living

" I would  rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't , than live my life as if there isn't and die to find out there is."

- Albert Camus

Journey to the Past: Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño de Cebu

The Basilica Minore del Sto. Nino, a Roman Catholic church is another major historical landmark of Cebu City, Philippines. The church was built during the Spanish occupation, and is one of the country's oldest.

Right shows the repairs being done for the belfry that was damaged by the October 2013 earthquake.

Right shows repairs being done on the belfry that was destroyed during the October 2013 earthquake

Pochero in Abuhan Dos

I've heard from friends that the best pochero Cebu  is in Abuhan Dos, along F. Ramos Street. So When my mother's birthday came, my Dad and my brother brought her there for a special lunch. And we definitely tried their special pochero.

Seafood at Co Jordan

Every now and then, we crave for something that we don't normally eat everyday, like seafood. And nothing beats eating it as fresh as can be. That is why my friends and I headed to Co- Jordan Seafood Restaurant. They offer a variety of fresh seafood like crabs, shrimps and different kinds of fish, and of course, talaba (oyster). The shrimps and the crabs are very much alive. You'll have to pick whatever you like, and then the staff will cook it for you. 

On Books

" Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested."

          - Sir Francis Bacon

Journey to the Past: Fort San Pedro

The Fort San Pedro in Cebu's  port area was built during the Spanish occupation in the Philippines. It was built in the 1700s under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legaspi.

Today, it served as one of the major tourist destination for those who want to learn something about Cebu's colorful history.

Part of the front facade

Collective Names of Animals

Animals have a different name when they are in a group. Here are some of them:

1. Crows - Murder

My Favorite Poem: Invictus by William Ernest Henley

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
for my unconquerable soul.