Cebu Escapade

One word that best describes Cebu, HISTORIC. It's culturally and historically rich! I am blessed and fortunate to visit and see, in first hand, the Queen City of the South which is more familiar to us Manila girls and boys, (with arms raised) the Cebu City!! Yes, the hometown of Manilyn Reynes, Vina Morales, Pilita Corales and one of my favorite authors, the Filipino-American Cecilia Brainard.

I tour around with no destination in mind, ride jeepneys with numbers on top that correspond to the places of one's destination, talk to locals, the Cebuanos who are more confident speaking in English than Tagalog. Believe me, I happened to ask for directions to these two ladies and they're talking to me in Bisaya, I told them, "Ms. Tagalog po." Then one lady spoke in dollars, in English! Wow! That really impressed me. I told that story to Joy's boardmate Ella and she agreed that they are more comfortable speaking in English. Naks! Kaya wag niyong gagalitin mga Cebuanos or else, i-Englishin kayo! Just kidding, and I tell you, they have good grammar and nice accent! I it!

Proof of being Pinoy: Mahilig sa pictures

With Magellan's cross

Port San Pedro (The wall is 20 feet high and 8 feet thick)

Joy in cloud 9, overJOYed. Hehe

I'm on TOPS! Breathing the coolest and cleanest air evah!! (It's 2000 feet)

Loving this time of my life

I'm supposed to be traveling with friends but it happened that I'm a solo traveler. Well, that's fine but of course, it's always happy to be with someone, a close friend or group of friends who can witness the nice views and relive the history with you. But since I'm all alone coz Joy is most of the time at work, I just tour, tour and tour until my heart's content. I figured out that I never get tired easily touring around, hehe. That's my new self-dicovery and that's what I like about traveling (you get to know yourself more) and also it makes me feel somehow more expanded. Hayy, it feels good, really really good.

Of course, nothing can beat my bonding moments with my tan sister (politically correct term than saying "negra," sobrang babad sa araw e). Just laughing with her with some wholesome jokes or making faces that makes her laugh after a tiring day or maybe as simple as meeting her at the mall or waiting at Booksale (Cebu edition), hehe. As a sister, it makes me happy just seeing her doing what she really really like. It makes me proud!

Dinner at Casa Verde

Night view at the TOPS.

Let me repeat what I've said, I love this time of my life. This is a good life and I thank God for the good life!