One of the favorite things I love doing is go to any home depot stores and lose myself in the different displays in every aisle and be amazed at showrooms which give me a mental picture of how my dream home would look like. However, building your own home or renovating parts of it can […]
12 Happy-nings with New Balance X Cebu Marathon 2020
Cebu Marathon 2020 is going to be bigger as promised by the official event organizers, Cebu Executive Runners Club (CERC) in the recent media huddle yesterday. The highlight of the presscon was their announcement that they are once again forging another partnership with the New Balance as their official performance footwear for CCM 2020. Cebu […]
SMILeeY for the Legendary Denim Brand’s 130th Anniversary
To celebrate the happy occasion of Lee’s historic 130th anniversary, the quality denim brand jubilantly joins forces with another iconic label once again – the irrepressibly upbeat Smiley. Lee’s “workerwear” heritage is revisited with functional but fun outfits brightened up and buoyed with the sunlit Smiley. DESIGN LEGACY AND INNOVATION Staying true to Lee’s workwear […]
Second Outrigger Canoe Blessing in Cebu: A Ceremony of Love for Nature and Culture
On a windy Thursday morning along the shoreline of Mactan Newtown Beach, a small group of about twenty well-wishers gathered around the canoes for the blessing of the second 6-man ocean canoe (OC6), the female canoe, Bulakna. The solemn outrigger canoe blessing was facilitated by a renowned “wisdom keeper” and outrigger canoe paddler from Hawaii, […]
CoCo Tea Conquers Cebu City
Look who’s growing and staying in Cebu? It’s CoCo! In a matter of six months, CoCo Fresh Tea and Juice has launched two branches in Cebu City and soon they’ll be opening their third branch by the second quarter of next year. “We are overwhelmed with the response of Cebuanos for CoCo. In fact, Cebu City […]
Preparations underway for Sinulog 2020
The Sinulog Governing Board (SGB) is making headway in pre-production for Sinulog 2020. The board took its first step by identifying areas of improvement — streamline mechanics of performances particularly the mardi gras, zone viewing decks and selling stalls to improve foot traffic, and create targeted side events to expand the festival’s entertainment factor. The […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Give Rock Climbing A Try
Last week I was lucky to have been invited by the Regional Department of Tourism – Central Visayas to cover the rock-climbing summit dubbed as Lust for Lime XV. It is an annual gathering of local and foreign rock climbers at the world-class limestone crag in Barangay Cantabaco, Toledo City. Initially, I was ecstatic being […]
Maison Ichipan: A Wonderful and Fluffy Surprise
When my parents were in the bakery business decades ago, I practically grew up in a world of bread and pastries. Makita pod sa kahimsog sa lawas hihihi True to the adage, I can live on bread alone and I can get creative too when they would ask me to prepare a sandwich for them […]
Cio’s Kitchen: Comfort Food that Feeds Your Soul
For years I’ve been a foodie, I’m always on the lookout for a good place with great food that brings joy to my palates and good service that simply warms my heart. And this month, I’ve found one. A couple of weeks ago, a good friend invited me to check this place out since she […]
Ford Philippines Brings Back Safe Driving Program In Cebu
Ford Philippines is bringing back its Driving Skills for Life (DSFL) program in Cebu City with an aim to educate more drivers to become safer and more responsible while on the road. The DSFL, now on its third year in Cebu, will be held on Friday, October 25, 2019, at the Cebu Trade Hall, 3rd […]