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Maybe THIS Is Why That Person Gets Under Your Skin! And Why That’s Bad For You!

by MASTIN KIPP

Relationships – they come, they go – some stick with us for a whole lifetime – others are around for just a lesson in time. Same thing goes for partnerships, too. And many times, we miss the message of the relationship or partnership and continue to create the same thing over and over again with new people.

And we end up asking the same ole question, “Why did this happen to me – AGAIN!?”

Well, finding out the answer that question isn’t as easy as one blog post on The Daily Love. But, I did want to share with you a very interesting insight that might take some of the resentment out of your current relationships and, perhaps, shine a light on previous ones. Continue reading →

Family Budget Tour at Cebu and Bohol

Here’s a somewhat long overdue post since the escapade happened months ago (October 2011). However, this doesn’t keep me from posting what I considered as a memorable event to me. 😉

The Plan

Cebu Pacific’s Zero Fare

I’ve never been a frequent flyer (much more bring my family along) not until last year when I spotted Cebu Pacific’s Zero Fare and booked a flight from Gensan to Cebu. It’s actually my first promo fare booking with them (and ever since had already been a habit for my monthly destination adventures). Being able to confirm our booked flights, we’re good to go and invade Cebu and Bohol from October 22-25, 2011 (Oct. 25 was also my mother’s birthday. Yay!).

Adventuroj with her mom and brother

DIY Itinerary Cebu-Bohol Tour

Chocolate Hills in Bohol

I’m naturally a budget friendly person, (kuripot in tagalog, may be due to my Ilocano roots). So I opted to prepare a DIY tour for our family than avail of expensive tour packages. Months before the trip, I’ve already planned out our itineraries and the possible hotels where we could stay. Below is the list of the resources that had been handy to me. Hopefully it’ll also help you if you’re planning to have one. Continue reading →

Adventuroj Cebu City Walking Tour

Cebu Heritage Monument

On our first day in Cebu, we decided to go on a Cebu walking tour rather than hiring a taxi or an expensive tour package. So below is the path that we’ve taken, along with the pictures of memories along the way.

Cebu Cebu City: Walking Tour

More AdventuRoj Adventures in Cebu

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Adventuroj Ventures Cebu’s Edge Coaster and Sky Walk

Adventuroj Skyventure in Cebu

More Skyventure Fun!

Right at the heart of the city and in close proximity to the major points of commerce and recreation is the 40-storey Crown Regency Hotel & Towers (Tower 1), the tallest building in Metro Cebu.  Right at the back of it is Club Ultima (Tower 2), which hosts the executive suites, dining and recreation facilities. On the rise beside Club Ultima is Ultima Residences (Tower 3), which will soon host a mall, loft-type residences, one-stop diagnostic center, private offices and other new amenities. It is the newest addition to its integrated environment. Continue reading →

Adventuroj in Taoist Temple (Cebu City)

Taoist Temple

One of the most popular tourist spots in Cebu City aside from Magellan’s Cross is the Taoist Temple located in the posh Beverly Hills Subdivision way up on the hills of the Queen City of the South. This Taoist place of worship was constructed in 1972 by Cebu’s prominent Chinoy community. This is supposedly the biggest Taoist temple in the Philippines.

Here one will surely enjoy the picturesque and magnificent views of the city and Mactan Island (being located 300 meters above sea level).

My Family at Cebu Taoist Temple

Taoist Temple and ADventuroj

Taoist Temple and Dark Heavy Clouds

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Mactan: Sutukil, Lapu-Lapu Shrine and Mactan Monument

Upon arrival at Cebu International  Airport, we immediately headed out to have lunch at Mactan Seafoods Restaurant with their popular sutukil and yummy seafood cook to perfection. With a plan to head out to the Lapu-lapu Monument and Mactan Shrine afterwards.

Sutukil: Fresh seafood by the seas of Mactan island

Mactan Sutukil Restaurant

When you’re in or anywhere near Lapu-Lapu City in Mactan Island, you have to try sutukil. Sutukil is a portmanteau of the three ways fish are cooked in eateries near the Mactan Shrine: Su is for sugba or grilled, tu is for tula or prepared into a soup and kil is for kilaw or turned into a raw fish salad.

Yummy Seafoods

Sutukil restaurants let you choose whatever you want cooked from stalls of fresh fish, prawns, crabs, seaweeds, shells, clams and even lobsters. These seafood are as fresh as seafood can be and the crabs and lobsters on display are still alive as you pick which ones you want cooked. Sutukil eateries get their daily supply of fresh seafood from fishers in nearby islets. Continue reading →

Fort San Pedro / Plaza Independencia in Cebu City

Fort San Pedro with Adventuroj

Fort San Pedro

Fort San Pedro at Night

Fort San Pedro is a military structure built during the spanish days. . It is situated in the area called Plaza Independencia.

This is the smallest and the oldest triangular fort in the Philippines which was built in 1738 which served as a defensive structure for the Philippine revolutionaries.

In front of the Fort San Pedro

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Basilica Minore Del Sto Nino & Cebu City Cathedral

Basilica Minore del Santo Nino

Cebu’s historical Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño is the oldest Catholic Church in Cebu. Located at the heart of downtown Cebu, the Basilica is a house of prayer and pilgrimage to hundreds of thousands of people each year. It houses the image of the Sto.Niño, a representation of Jesus as a black Holy Child.

The Church is built on the exact spot where Spanish explorers in 1565 found the Holy Child sculpture. A burned wooden box left behind during the 1521 Magellan expedition preserved the Holy Child carving. The Spaniards, who discovered the image, called it miraculous for it survived the fire that destroyed the structure that housed it. The fire had totally blackened it and made it hardly recognizable. Continue reading →

Magellan’s Cross in Cebu City

A visit to Magellan’s Cross is a must for someone travelling and having a vacation in Cebu. This is a landmark in the city.

Historical landmark

Short History of Magellan’s Cross

The Magellan’s Cross marked the site where the first Christian baptism was held.

More than 300 natives, including Queen Juana and Rajah Humabon, were baptized by a Spanish priest known as Father Pedro Valderama.

It used to be an open shrine, until the cross was slowly being chipped away by the natives, because of the wood’s supposed healing powers. In order to protect it, a closed structure was built over it. Continue reading →

AdventuRoj Visits Yap-San Diego Ancestral House

Yap San Diego Ancestral House

The Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House is located at 155-Lopez Jaena corner Mabini Street, Parian District in Cebu, Philippines. It is just a few steps away from the Parian Monument which is also known as Heritage of Cebu Monument and meters away from Colon Street, the oldest street in the Philippines. Considered to be one of the oldest residential houses in the Philippines, the Yap-Sandiego Ancestral House was built sometime between 1675 and 1700. It was originally owned by a Chinese merchant named Don Juan Yap and his wife, Doña Maria Florido. They had 3 children, namely, Maria, Eleuterio, and Consolacion Yap. Continue reading →