Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder: Pics of Nina & Ian arriving for The CW Upfront.

Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder: Pics of Nina & Ian arriving for The CW Upfront.: Here comes pics from when Nina & Ian arrived for The CW Upfront Party last night. Love, Janne :)

ONE with NATURE: a SUMMER WELCOME

As usual this is just one of those late blog entries I have regarding my LAAG trips and adventures. Anyway, since summer is not yet over, this can still be right in time… hahaha! I know it’s conflicting right? (LOL) Anyway, since summer has kicked off, my travel mates and I decided to be one with nature as we welcome the summer season this year. You might be wondering what I meant with being one with nature? I’m not really talking about mountain trekking, camping in some less inhabited places or what have you when I say being one with nature. For this summer, we decided to go see and swim with the Butandings in Barangay Tan-awan Oslob, Cebu. Oslob is one of the towns located in the southern part of Cebu province which rose to national prominence for its whale sharks or “Butandings” as we locally call it. 

A whale shark is said to be a slow-moving shark found in tropical and warm oceans and lives in the open sea with a lifespan of about 70years (source: www.fishbase.org). In the Phillippines, whale sharks are found in very few coastal sites and Oslob happens to be one of these places. Who would want to let this opportunity passed, right? Since the southern part of Cebu is just few minutes away from Negros Oriental via fast craft, we grabbed this opportunity. One, it does not require you to save more money because for less than Php1000.00 you’d be able to witness, experience the moment and swim with the Butadings in the coastal area of Barangay Tan-awan Oslob. Two, it’s not a whole-day activity and the travel time is not much of a hassle. We even decided to go there right after our night shift without getting some rest first.  Lastly, this trip does not require so much planning and preparation which I love the most! Hahaha! 

 

 According to some information we gathered in the area, the Butandings have long been spotted in the coastal area of the said barangay but has never really become a tourist attraction up until the local government got into the picture. Local fishermen in the area have been feeding this gigantic ocean creatures with krill, which is said to be the reason why these creatures keep visiting back. Now under the management and leadership of the local government in the area, Butading watching is now made possible. All thanks to the great minds behind this idea we started summer with a great experience. Yay! Though, the downside of this Butanding adventure is really that obvious. I may get into details regarding this matter later. But for now, here’s the break down of expenses per head for those of you who are planning to go there.

 *expenses are based on our location

_{1 you can opt to ride the bus waiting in Liloan Port and ask the bus driver to drop you off the Butanding watching point. This can make you save more.}

_{2 just one of the downside I’m talking about. The local government seem to be charging foreigners more. Sometimes the entrance fees varies.}

_{3 if you’re planning to jump off the Bangka in the Butanding spot}

_{4 free life vest are offered but you would have to wait for your turn. They won’t take you to the Butanding spot without your life vest on.}

Fares/Entrance fees	Amount
Multicab fare (Dumaguete to Sibulan Wharf)	Php22.00 (round trip)
Fast craft (scheduled trip is hourly)	Php124.00 (round trip)
Motorcab fare (Liloan Port to Brgy. Tan-awan)1	Php100.00 (round trip)
Entrance fee (subject to changes)2	Php300.00
Swimming fee3	Php20.00
Life vest (a must!) 4	Php150.00
Snorkel	Php100.00
TOTAL	Php816.00

The breakdown above is without having to spend much. Anyway, it would be best to be there early in the morning because the oces basically what we spent on this get away without our MEAL expenses yet. As mentioned earlier, you get to see the Butandingan tide is not that high yet and the scourging heat of the sun won’t get so much of you especially to those who are so particular with their skin complexion just like me. (LOL) though I literally looked over tanned myself from that experience. (Another LOL!)… Since the scheduled trip of fast crafts in Sibulan Wharf is hourly, going to Oslob in the morning is not much of a problem. Trips also start at 5am so the best trip to catch is the 6am or 7am schedule. You can opt to go with the pump boat located in the same port in Sibulan to save more money. Fare for pump boat is definitely half the price of the fast craft fare. For those riding on the fast craft, an air conditioned bus is actually assigned in Liloan Wharf to carry fast craft passengers to Cebu City. You can take this bus and just ask the bus driver to drop you off the Butanding Watching point since it’s on the way. As for those who are planning to ride the pump boat, a V-hire bound for Cebu City would await for you in the designated port which can take you to the Butanding location. As for us, we decided to ride on a motorcab from Liloan Santader Port to Oslob because we were not able to make it on the same fast craft ride. Two of my travel mates didn’t make it on time for the 7am trip so they had to wait for the 7:30am pump boat trip to make it to Liloan. Thus, we can’t take the bus ride as we have to wait for them. Besides, the docking area for fast crafts and pump boats are different so we have to compromise on the ride going to Oslob. 

As for entrance fee which I said is just one of the many obvious bad sides  about this tourist attraction, we were charged Php300.00 per head though this rate keeps changing from time to time. How I manage to know this? Well, Mash, one of our companion that time went back the following week with her other workmates and they were charged Php500.00 for the entrance fee alone. See what I mean? Rumors has it that they are even charging foreigners twice the price that they are charging local tourists for. On top of the entrance fee you also get to add Php20.00 if you are planning to jump off the bangka and take some swimming in the open sea. I mean, who wouldn’t jump off the bangka once you get to the Butanding site, right? What with the water so inviting and all? Besides, it’s also understood that once you get into the bangka then you’re definitely off for some water adventure. Since we did not bring our own swimming gears (snorkel, goggles, etc.) we paid for the stuff. Mind you, even if you get to bring your own swimming gears, they’ll still be charging you for those stuff. That’s how well the local government milk on the tourists! No offense, just plainly saying my views. (LOL) Underwater cameras are allowed but of course another fee is charged. If I remember it well, you would have to pay Php100.00 to be allowed to bring you camera to the Butanding site. Unfortunately, none of us has an underwater camera. Fortunately though, the Sangguiniang Kabataan (SK) Chairman of the barangay is renting his underwater camera. Eager to capture the once-in-a-lifetime-maybe experience, we contributed for the rent cost which is Php500.00. I guess, we were not even charged Php100.00 on top for the camera. I’m not sure though if it’s because we rented it from someone who holds a position in the local government or probably the SK Chairman shouldered the charge from our rent fee. Oh well, whatever the deal was, it worked for us because we have some captured moments on this trip in the open sea…hahaha!

 

Now that I’ve told you about the milking scheme of the Butanding watching, another disadvantage that I found out, which quite affected me, is the rate of daily pay that the local government is providing the fishermen in the area whom they topped to bring tourists to the open sea where the Butandings are. On our way to the Butanding site, we got the chance to talk to the fishermen assigned in the bangka that we were riding.  “Kuya” informed us that they personally owned and maintained the bangka which they use to carry tourists in the open sea for 45minutes to an hour for the Butanding encounter and swimming escapade. In return, the local government would give them Php300.00 for the entire day’s hard work of paddling. Didn’t I just mention earlier that Php300.00 is the minimum entrance fee per head? And this is definitely no joke when I say that more or less 200 tourists go there every day. Imagine 200 tourists paying Php300.00 each for this adventure. This is how much they earned yet that’s how low they pay those local fishermen. Just another opinion of mine again. With all those other charges the government is imposing on top of the entrance fee, the fishermen deserves to at least get the right amount for their entire day’s effort. Just saying though I really find this situation ridiculous. Those fishermen deserve to get a fair share of this bargain somehow because their efforts should pay off too.

So much about me ranting the disadvantages of this tourist attraction because no one would really care about my issues. HAHAHA!!!!! Overall, the experience was definitely extraordinary! Besides, it’s not usual for us to see the Butandings in our regular sea travels or ocean adventures. These creatures may live in tropical places like our country but it just so happens that in the 7,107 islands that make up the country, Cebu is one of those few coastal areas that the Butandings are frequent. Since this was our way to welcome the summer of 2012, we never let go of the opportunity to do pictorials in this beautiful side of Cebu. Who wouldn’t want to have their pictures taken in this wonderful white-sand beach?

Starting 2012 with new adventures: CDO-Bukidnon Trip 2012!

As mentioned in my previous post, 2012 would be a year full of exploration for me and my travel mates. You might be wondering why I haven’t really posted anything yet for 2012 when it’s past three months since the year have started. There’s really no particular reason for making my post so late. Just got busy of few things lately and I wasn’t really in the mood to write. Now that my travel mates and I are planning a trip to Baguio this coming September, I decided to finish this blog post regarding our Cagayand de Oro-Bukidnon trip adventure that happened earlier this year.

Yes, you’ve heard it right. We did start this year by going to Cagayan de Oro. Some of you may wonder why we choose to be in Cagayan knowing that Sendong did quite a lot of damages on the area before 2012 even started. Honestly, the trip has long been planned and no one really expected that disaster to come. Since Cagayan is located in Northern Mindanao,  who would have thought that such a typhoon would hit a typhoon-free area? So off we went to Cagayan on January 14-17, 2012 after knowing that the place’s great river has been restored for its famous Whitewater Rafting Adventure.

Before I tell you more about our rafting adventure, let me share the exhausting travel experience we had to get ourselves to Cagayan de Oro City. We were all first timers on that trip, which means none of us have been to Cagayan before; and if you were to go to Cagayan I suggest that you really go there by air. It was around November of 2011 when we booked a flight from CDO to Cebu. We’re from Dumaguete and since there’s no direct flight from CDO to Dumaguete we grabbed the promo seat sale from Cebu Pacific for CDO to Cebu trip as that’s the easiest way we can get back home. Downside there was we weren’t able to get a promo flight from Cebu to CDO, thus we decided to go to Cagayan by sea. Everything was definitely set including the ship scheduled for CDO, which travels only once a week from Dumaguete Port, only to find out a day before we set sail to CDO that the trip was cancelled because of typhoon Sendong. Our only option was to travel from Dumaguete to Dapitan by sea and then Dapitan to CDO by land. As mentioned, we were all first timers so we never really thought about the travel hours. Our minds were set to the excitement of going to a new place. We left Dumaguete early morning of January 14,2012. Travel hours from Dumaguete to Dapitan was approximately four hours. When we reached Dapitan around lunch time, we were informed that the only way we can go to CDO at that time was to get ourselves to Dipolog since the road in Dapitan leading to CDO was greatly affected by the storm and the government was still in process of restoring the road. Since Dipolog is just 15 minutes away from Dapitan, we decided to just drop by the place and grab our lunch before heading to the bus terminal. To our surprise, the land trip from Dipolog to Cagayan de Oro City is roughly around 10hours. Imagine how exhausting that would be! From Dipolog the bus would take you to Ozamiz wharf, where a barge is waiting to take the bus to Iligan City. It took us almost 6hours to reach Ozamiz. We were all energy-drained and droopy from lack of sleep since we got off from work early Saturday morning. Once in Ozamiz wharf, the barge would take 30 minutes to cross to Iligan wharf. It was dinner time when we got on board the barge to Iligan. Tired, drained and hungry…I wonder how we looked at that time? From Iligan wharf to CDO City was another tiring 4-5hour drive. It was almost 11pm when we arrived in CDOC bus terminal. To our dismay, the driver that we have contacted to take us to the hotel (which we still have to book for)  is no longer available for the day thus we had to take a cab to the downtown area. Good thing about it is that the place speaks vernacular so it was easy to negotiate and the people are definitely friendly and approachable. I would have to say that that was definitely the longest travel I had in my entire life and will never want to experience again. The stress was too much to bear! hahaha….

So much about the travel drama, Cagayan de Oro is known for its Whitewater Rafting adventure.  For this activity we booked with Kagay, one of the rafting groups in Cagayan which offers different rafting packages. You can visit their site here: http://www.cdorafting-map.com/.  We took the advance course which will take a three-hour run for 17 kilometers on the vast CDO river with 21 rapids and a side-trip to Macahambus Adventure Park. Early morning of January 15,2012, Kagay team assigned to our group together with the other tourists who booked for the advance rafting course fetched us up from our hotel. We stopped by Macahambus Adventure Park first before heading to the rafting area. In Macahambus, we get to pass by their hanging bridge, also known as the Canopy walk. The Canopy walk is literally hanging more than 100meters above the ground. That definitely set the mood for adventure! After reaching the end of the Canopy walk, you would have to get on a zip line and zip your way back to the other side of the Park. I’ve never done zip lines before so I was a bit excited to try it. Mind you, they’ll have to drop you few feet from the ledge you’re standing on  first before you can rocket yourself to the other side of Park. Good thing about it, I didn’t get scared! Hahaha…. After setting everyone’s mood for adventure we headed to Cagayan de Oro-Bukidnon boundary where the Advance white water rafting adventure will start.

All geared up and ready to row, we got some important safety instructions from our Kagay rafting team experts. Then we finally set sail to meet those 21 rapids awaiting for us in the vast Cagayan de Oro river. Below are just few of f the captured moments.

Exhausted from the half day rafting activity, Kagay team dropped us off the city proper so we can have our lunch. Lunch was supposed to be part of our tour package but since Sendong washed off the restaurant Kagay usually take their guests to, we had to take care of our lunch. Still wet from rafting, we dropped off a Mexican restaurant to grabbed some bite since we didn’t get to have breakfast before heading to rafting. You shouldn’t really have to worry about where to eat or dine in CDOC because there are lots of food establishments in the downtown area. After eating we headed back to our hotel to take a bath and grab some rest for the night out. CDOC downtown area is known for its night market every weekend and this is something that you shouldn’t miss. This follows the concept of “Banchetto” every Friday in Ortigas, Pasig. A certain length of the road will be closed and food stalls are put up where you can buy variety of grilled food. The night market is just one of the things we look forward to experiencing. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to experience it because the downtown area temporarily stopped the night market after Sendong. We decided to drop by CDO-SM instead to grab some coffee and doughnuts to while away time while waiting for our dinner hitch in my elementary classmate’s place whose based in CDOC for work. We were also able to grab some souvenirs since we won’t have any chance the following day. After a bountiful dinner (thanks to Rainheart!) we headed back to our hotel for the next day’s activity—BUKIDNON: Forest Park and Dahilayan Zip Zone Adventure!

Located in the mountainous area of Monolo Fortich  Bukidnon, Barangay Dahilayan not only holds a magnificent nature’s view but also offers extreme adventure for it’s famous Dahilayan Forest Park and Zip Zone. The travel time from CDOC to Manolo Fortich is approximately an hour and a half to two hours depending on the weather condition. Mind you, the weather condition in Monolo Fortich is very erratic. The place gets drizzles to heavy rain showers from time to time but rain is mostly noted around lunch time. It would be best if you travel early in the morning. There are a lot of van/car rental services in CDOC that you can get from the internet for contact information.

As for us, we got a good deal from the hotel that we stayed in so we got the vehicle service with them. At 6:30 in the morning we were already set for our BUKIDNON trip. We just passed by a Jollibee drive thru to grab some burgers for our breakfast. We're not really into heavy meals that time since we would be travelling for two to two and a half hours. As for me, I had an upset stomach before midnight so I'm not really thinking about eating as well. Once in Forest Park, we decided to start with their Zip Zone. We decided to get their package for Php750.00 where you could get to zip their 350meters, 150meters and their longest zip line of almost  one kilometer. The place has photographers and you have the option to purchase your picture(s) after the activity. However, you can ask a friend to take picutres of you if you want. They're not strict when it comes to picture taking.

Eva and me on the First Longest Zip line in Asia

The Zip Zone experience was great. So if you're one of those adrenaline rush addicts then this experience is a must try. After the nerve-wracking zip zone experience we headed to their Forest Park Adventures to try out other activities like the strap on zorb-it, aqua zorb-it, tree top adventure and a lot more!!!!

 For the Zorb ball activity, we tried the strap on zorb-it where your bound inside an inflatable ball and then you're rolled on the field for almost a minute. The place also offers an Aqua Zorb-it where they pour few buckets of water inside the ball and all you have to do is slide along as the ball rolls down the field. Good thing about the aqua zorb-it is that you're not strapped on the ball but the bad side about it is you have to bear with the freezing water temperature. I'm sure you'll feel the temperature penetrates your muscle after the ball stops rolling...harhar!!!

 

If you've seen Sam Milby and KC Concepcion's film entitled Forever and a Day then I'm sure you're familiar with Forest Park's famous tree top adventure. How could you forget about the rope course that Sam and KC did? Motivated with the film, we did the tree top adventure as well. The tree top adventure is also known as the rope course in Forest Park. You will be harnessed on top of the pine trees and all you have to do is pass through all 21 obstacles without backing out. Skating in between two ropes was definitely the most challenging obstacle for me. I had trouble with my body weight...hahaha!!!! but I was able to finish it though.  

It was around lunch time when we finished our intended activities in BUKIDNON. Instead of heading back to CDOC immediately so we can enjoy the rest of the afternoon malling before we head back home the next day, we unexpectedly got stuck in Forest Park because of the heavy down pour. As I've mentioned earlier, the weather in the area is erratic. Since we can't drive through the heavy rain in the mountain, we decided to just take our lunch in the area. Though we were not able to tour the malls in Cagayan de Oro city on that trip, the adventure is definitely worht the experience.

Summer in August 2011 ——Talima Adventure and Water Park

Who says beach is only for summer? Well, not for us. My travel mates and I were greatly attracted by the water inflatables of Talima Adventure and Water Park located in Barangay Talima, Olango Island, Cebu. A separate island located on the northern part of Cebu province. Despite the scourging heat of the sun and sleepless night from our Crown Regency adventure the prior day , we never doubted to push through our plans. Since Olango is a separate island from Cebu, you just have to get yourself to Hilton (previously Hilton hotel) Wharf in Liloan. If you’re in Cebu City, the easiest way to get there without having to spend much is to take a ferry boat  from Pier 1 to Mactan and then ride a jeepney to Hilton’s wharf. But if you don’t mind the expense that much, you can just take a cab from the city to Hilton wharf which would likely cost more or less Php300.00.

From Hilton wharf, you have to take a “lantsa” which will take you to Olango island or you can rent a pump boat owned by Talima Adventure and Water Park itself which will take you directly to the water park site. The travel time from Hilton wharf to Olango island is roughly around 30-45minutes. You would actually have to ride a motor cab going to Barangay Talima if you take a “lantsa” which may take around 20minutes from Olango wharf. If you’re not used to traveling on rocky and dusty road, might as well take the pump boat straight to Talima Adventure and Water Park. Mind you, the motor cab ride is indeed tough and it gets tougher as you enter Barangay Talima. Imagine riding on a motor cab traveling through dead corals.

you would have to use up your upper body strength to get to the top

Once in Talima Adventure and Water Park, you just have to pay P100.00 per person for the entrance and an additional Php200.00 for unlimited inflatable fun. Only thing though that time when we went there was that not all of their inflatables were available. Some were under maintenance like the zorb ball and water zip line. Anyway, I am not a swimmer and the area where the inflatables are located is more or less 20 meters away from the floating bridge of the Adventure Park. Yes, you would have to swim though you don’t have to worry because they do provide life vest.  They have the slide, which you would have to use up most of your upper body strength to get yourself on top of the slide. The slide is more or less 12feet high so you would have to really pull yourself up. The challenging part for me though was when I reached on top of the slide. I am not scared of heights though but I’m a total loser when it comes to deep water. I know I acted like a paranoid as if I’ll drown myself with my life vest on but I kind of freak out when I reached the top. I was scared because I can’t go back where I came from 12feet below as it was too dangerous and my only option was to slide down to the other side plunging into deep water not to mention how scared I was that my life vest might not be able to save me…hahaha! That heart dropping feeling you feel from sliding long way down was awesome! That was the first time I have done it. Actually, I did slide before in one of the resorts back in my hometown but it wasn’t that high and I was not even wearing any life vest on because the pool wasn’t that deep. I still consider my Talima slide adventure my first time.

you can jump all you want and all you can all day long...

Another inflatable that is so fun to play is the trampoline. The place has two big trampolines where you could jump high up all you want till you get tired. You can also jump into the water from the trampoline as long as you like it. We were like happy kids not caring about the hunger we feel so long as we can jump, jump, jump on the trampoline. Again, that was another thing we’ve never done before. We were definitely shouting our hearts out despite the growing heat of the sun. Then there’s the spinning orbit. Another inflatable that’s worth an experience. It’s round in shape with an outer ring where four people have balance on each side of the outer ring while the orbit spins around the sea. Everyone must cooperate though to get the orbit spinning. The spinning orbit is also the most challenging inflatable for me. Aside from the balancing that you would have to do, it was quite difficult to get yourself seated on each side of the outer ring.

Good thing about Talima  Adventure and Water Park is they don’t have corkage. You can bring all the food you want though they have available menus and snack items. Since we’re not from Cebu, it would be much of a hassle to prepare and bring food so we decided to just get our meals from them. They offer a variety of meal as well. The price is not that high so there’s nothing to worry about. The food usually range from Php150.00-Php300.00. They sell drinks (bottled juices and soft drinks) too .

Our second day in our Cebu trip was definitely spent in Talima. We had to rush back to Dumaguete the next day though as we still have work to attend to.

Sky ride adventure at Crown Regency Cebu

I've lived in Cebu for almost three years and yet I never had the chance to explore and experience the sky ride adventure in Cebu's tallest hotel -Crown Regency located in Fuente Osmeña. After six months in my home sweet hometown Dumaguete, my travel mates decided to go to Cebu and have fun. Experiencing Crown Regency Cebu's sky adventure activities is just one of the things they plan to do in Cebu and since I never had the chance to take that opportunity I never doubted to say NO to their tip offer. So on August 27-28,2011, off we go to Cebu!!!

Funny thing about that trip was the low depression weather that Visayas was experiencing. We planned that tip for almost a month and then suddenly the weather wasn't cooperating. We planned to leave Negros right after our shift. Everyone from the office was warning us and trying to scare us about the possibility of a disaster trip. But nothing can stop us from pushing through with that plan. So we checked the weather forecast for that day and we pushed through to Cebu. God must have definitely heard our longing as the weather kept changing as we travel from Liloan Wharf to Cebu City. Finally when we arrived in Cebu City everything just turned bright and sunny. The weather was with us!

First thing that we did when we arrived in the city was immediately take on a jeepney going to Crown Regency Cebu not minding our heavy bags and a possible pension house that we can stay for the night. Yes, we did stay in a pension house as we can't really afford the room rate in Crown Regency. Our budget was just enough to experience their sky rides and be able to go to our next destination the following day. So we took a jeepney to the hotel and then we decided to get sky walk, edge coaster, 4-D movie, and a dinner buffet package all for Php950.00 each.

We took our time taking pictures in the hotel before we decided to take on our first adventure---Edge Coster!!!!

with Kim and Love. Taken before the edge coaster ride

Picture taking is strictly prohibited during the activity as the hotel provides their own photographer and pictures should be exclusively bought from them. Yes, you've read it right. You would have to purchase your pictures from the hotel. Just a tip, if you want to keep memories/pictures of your tip, better bring some extra money as the picture cost much. Mind you, you will have to pay for each picture which costs Php250.00.

You can actually take a lot of pictures within the vicinity though. That's what we did actually. We took so much pictures within the area.

Edge coaster ride does not take that long. The ride would roughly be around five to ten minutes only. You get to ride on a tilting car which goes around the hotel rooftop. You get to control the tilt of the car so if you're scared of heights, there's nothing much to worry as you can just position the car in your most convenient tilt and enjoy the scenic view of Cebu city. The surprising part of the ride was the first corner of the hotel rooftop. The car would automatically tilt to 50 degrees and you are literally overlooking on the jeepneys, taxis, cars and motorcycles making its way through Fuente Osmeña circle.  First thing you could think of is what would happen if you slip off your seat? Surely, you fall from the hotel's 37th floor to Fuente Osmeña circle flat dead.

still tilting after the first corner's automatic tilt.

The Hotel's 37th floor view from Fuente Osmeña Circle

if only Pierce wasn't that scared of heights...

the magnificent view of Cebu City!!!!

Second adventure we did in Crown Regency is the Skywalk. Everyone is required to wear a suit and is harnessed on the walk. Located at the 37^th floor of the hotel, you almost get to see the entire Cebu province at 360 degrees.  The view up there is truly amazing! So if you’re not scared of heights, I am pretty sure you’ll enjoy the experience. Everything from up there is magnificent! You can take pictures, courtesy of the hotel of course which you can purchase at Php250.00 per picture after the activity. If you go there as a group, you get to have one tour guide for the sky walk and one photographer. We were then toured on the walk which surrounds the entire 37^th floor area of the hotel. Only thing there is it’s literally located outside the 37^th floor where’s there no glass wall or any support you can hold on to as you walk except trust the harness you’re attached to. Hmmm, I guess the most challenging part (especially to those who are scared of heights)  of the skywalk is when the photographer would ask you to have a solo shot taken on the edge of the walk.

 

After the skywalk we grabbed a lunch at Chowking Fuente Osmeña Branch as lunch wasn’t part of the package and we haven’t eaten since we arrived in Cebu city that day. We headed to our pension house after eating lunch to get some sleep. We stayed in Jones so it wasn’t that tiresome to travel. We opted to do the 4D movie by night after we take the buffet dinner we paid for.

Speaking of the dinner buffet at Crown Regency, the food is super delicious!!!! It’s definitely worth what you’ve paid for. The food is another amazing thing you should not miss in the hotel. I am sure you won’t regret spending around Php480.00 for a buffet. You get to choose a variety of food from Japanese, Pinoy style lutong bahay, sea food, pastas, and a lot more. There are a lot of desserts to choose from as well. Just make sure to get there with an empty stomach so you get to taste their cuisines as take out is definitely a NO NO.

Cebu City's panoramic view at night just outside the window....

After dinner we went to the hotel’s 18^th floor to watch a 15-minute 4D movie. We decided to go for the horror one. I can’t really remember the exact title of the movie but it was like A Night in the Museum where all the stuff turns real or alive by midnight. That feeling you get when a lot of mouse running through your legs and feet was the most memorable part of the movie for me. The feeling was indescribable. I’m not sure if it feels yucky or what have you but the effects were great. Kim was indeed screaming at the top of her lungs the entire time we were inside the theater. Unfortunately for Lovely, she was a little bit wet that night since she was seated in the middle part of the theater where water sprays out of nowhere every time the dinosaur gets a little impatient with its prey.

That’s how we ended our adventure in Crown Regency Cebu. Afterwards, we went to 22^nd street, a famous comedy bar in Cebu City to while away the night for our next day trip.   -maja-

 

Laag

The best thing about being single and having friends with the same interest as you have is you get to agree on almost all things or matters instantly. This goes the same for my travel mates. Yes, I do consider them my travel mates because all we do is think about the best places we can go to and discover before we could finally say that we are ready to settle down.

I'm not saying though that we have all the money we can spend and splurge for traveling but we normally plan all our tip ahead of time so we get a heads up on how much we would need to save to get to that "dream place". Thus, I've decided to create this blog so we can share the places we've been to or might go to through the coming years. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of you out there who are also interested in discovering new places and meeting new faces.

EL Laagan. I decided to name this blog El Laagan as the second word in bisaya (vernacular) means someone who can't just stay in one place. Seriously, it's a vernacular term use to refer people who love to travel and go to places. Who knows you might just see one of the places you might want to go to on one of my posts one day?

Enjoy life and as they say make the best out of everything! :)