When I was young, one of the most effective ways an adult make little children follow rules is to scare them into discipline by conjuring up mythical creatures, scary ghosts and stories of “Not Like Ours”. Before “He Who Must Not Be Named” became vogue, thanks to Harry Potter, our Filipino elders have been using…
Cebu’s Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House and Museum: Cebu Heritage Walk Tour #3
The heir to the Yap – San Diego Ancestral House has some big dreams to make this colonial residential house a truly Cebuano and Filipino Heritage Site.
Yap San Diego Ancestral House and Museum: Heritage Site
The Old Parian District where this ancestral house is located used to be community where the Chinese merchants, Filipino entrepreneurs and generally where the wealthier Cebuanos lived during the Spanish era. Original residents here can typically trace Chinese ancestry in their lineage. Lots of the old houses and structures in Parian have been lost with the progress of years but it’s a great thing that the Yap – San
Star City’s Snow World and Ride All You Can Fees and Mini-Guide
The holiday season is so near and I think if you’ve got kids and you are from Manila or nearby areas, then going to the Star City in Pasay is a wonderful treat and gift for the chikitings! They will love you more if you bring them to this fun place! Even barkadas of all…
Cebu Heritage Walk Tour #1 – Colon Street, Philippines Oldest Street
Ever wondered what is the Philippines’ oldest street? It Cebu’s Colon Street.
Colon Street, a 2 kilometers stretch of road at the heart of downtown Cebu City, holds the distinction of being the Philippines oldest street. Calle Colon was named after Christopher Columbus and it is now 446 years old. Imagine that!
Old Colon Street as depicted in a mural
At the end of this street, you will find the obelisk marking the end or beginning (depends on where you started) of the street of Colon. We took this picture around 9am on a Saturday and traffic was very light then. But come noon
Visit Opon Church: Parish of the Virgen de la Regla
Thanks to Penfires’ visitor Angela for inspiring me to finally write this post about our local church, Parish of the Virgen de la Regla or simply Opon Church to us. =) Titus aka FTB could not believe his eyes when our usually sleepy city (take out the export zone, the resorts and the airport and…
Hype or Not Krispy Kreme Cebu Opens to a Big Bang!
Early morning today October 22 Titus and I left Mactan for Ayala Center hoping to be among the first 100 customers of Krispy Kreme 1st Cebu branch.
I wanted to be among the first customer as I was there when KK opens its first store in the Philippines in Global City, Bonifacio High Street, Taguig and I want to win a golden ticket this time.
We got there a little past 8am, and this greeted us hehehe:
Krispy Kreme Ayala Center Cebu Branch Opening
The picture only shows a small portion of the crowd
No Waiting for Pasalubong: Krispy Kreme Is Now In Cebu
I remembered I was on the field working when my favorite former boss called me up and excitedly told me to come down to Bonifacio High Street, “Now na!” and to tell my districtmate and friend Mau to also come. “Why boss?” bewildered, I asked. “Opening na ng Krispy Kreme!” I did not know what Krispy…