Travels and Stories
Where to request for medical assistance aside from DSWD and PCSO? Patients facing health crisis may go to the Office of the Vice President (OVP) to seek for medical assistance. The main OVP office is in Manila and there are satellite offices like VP Sara’s Cebu OVP branch. OVP is open to accepting clients / patients every working day starting at 8 AM. Weekend and holidays the office is ...
First day of the week Grateful and thankful A week after the modified radical mastectomy operation, malapit na mag-full okay ang bruises sa hand ko. Naka-apat na tusok ang anesthesiologist bago naka-jackpot ng ugat, thankfully natuloy ang mrm. Sobrang nipis daw ng ugat ko sa kamay 'parang bata', ouch. And may chance na soon matatanggalan na din ako ng surgery binder and drain. If ...
This journal came to me in 2006 but I did not use it. Nakatago lang. I had to take out this journal earlier kay I needed to write my heart out, because I know after writing I will be okay. And yes, I am now. God will provide. Thank You Lord Jesus. Thank You God for taking out my anxiety and worries. Thank you for all the family, friends, and community you sent to me to make this season ...
Plantitas and plantitos, do you already have Anthurium jenmanii in your collection? Are you interested in buying one? Some say this plant is a collector’s item for its rarity and its eye-catching giant, lush leaves.. A ‘must have’, some will push hehe. Is this plant really rare? The Anthurium jenmanii is ultra rare but only…
My backyard garden and house plants collection is growing day by day. Aside from purchases from the public market, via online plant sellers, and also during plant exhibitions and fairs, there are now a fair amount of growing plants from own propagations and offshoots. Yey, yeyyy! Happy dance! I’m becoming a certified plant tita more…
For those into gardening and ornamentals, chances are the plant Monstera deliciosa is part of the bucket list, if you don’t already have it, that is. Instagram is where I go – to look at pictures after pictures of this beautiful plant. I love foliage. I like big leaves. Monstera with its huge green leaves…
Gulay. Veggies. Pho. Bahn Mi. Bun Cha. Bun Rieu. Spring Rolls. Rice Noodles. Iced Coffee. Food trip in Vietnam! It’s fascinating to see just how the Vietnamese love to eat their green leafy vegetables. Different kinds of leaves and herbs piled mountain high on plates, and they ate this with much gusto. No wonder the…
PLDT lines down due to typhoon? No internet signal for days and weeks as a consequence? File for billing adjustment as soon as able. Our billing adjustment requests for the downtime of our PLDT Fibr service are approved. In this post I am sharing our experience as well as few insights as we tried to…
I’ve recently entered crypto, officially. Got a Binance account now hehe. Unofficially I started with a P3k sent to Doy to invest for me, last May 2021. That P3k is now worth P20k+. Salamat to my friend Doy hehe 😄. Hopefully, will be able to cash-out this investment soon once it hit the target return….
Who would have thought that Camotes Island can be reached in just an hour and 20 minutes these days! It’s amazing coz it’s true! For perspective, we commuted to the island 7 years ago, in 2011. We took the Danao route that time and sailed via pump-boat. That Camotes adventure was one for the books, totally…
Siquijor Tour Series: Fourth Stop, Day 2 Bolo – Bolo healing Among those who practice folk and faith healing like herbalists, mananambal, albularyo and shamans of Visayas and Mindanao, the Fridays of Lent are very important especially Good Friday which is considered as the ultimate day to gather the ingredients for their oils, concoctions and…
Coming to Cebu? First timer? Heed the call, come here, and explore the city with this Penfires recommended Cebu City Tour. Metro Cebu is huge! Thus, there are lots of choices out there for a city tour including a historical walking tour, full mountain tour, mountain plus a side trip to Mactan Island and Cordova,…
If there is anything that defines Mactan Island, Cebu in the eyes of tourists besides world class beaches and Lapu-Lapu Monument, its none other than guitars my friend! And the good news is tourist like you can go direct to the source and visit guitar factories and see how guitars are made by the island’s master guitar makers.
The widely popular Cebu made Classical Guitars
Cebu’s handcrafted guitars are usually made in guitar factories in Abuno, an outskirt barrio in Mactan Island. And the best factory to go to when you are on a hunt for great quality handcrafted