One Fine Sunday at Ateneo de Cagayan's Lucas Hall

(Reposting these pics taken sometime in 2012 from my old blog.) 

These pictures were taken inside Ateneo de Cagayan - Xavier University Campus. This school was hubby and my college Alma Mater. It's also where we attend mass every Sunday. Behind us is the statue of St. Ignatius de Loyola. The building here is called Lucas Hall. I used to make 'tambay' here during my college days. Oh, that's me and my daughter Chloe. We were both wearing the same style of clothes :)

Obviously, this picture was taken on a palm Sunday coz Chloe was holding what we call "Lukay". Baby Zoe was clinging so hard on me here. Unfortunately, there was no available size for her dress so I just let her wear her baby gap dress. Chloe told me that she will get my clothes soon and hers will be given to Zoe, hmmm... I also took a photo of Baby Zoe and Daddy to be fair. Far behind them is the Immaculate Concepcion chapel.

Whitewater Rafting in CDO

I posted some of these pictures long time ago in my other blog but I want to post it here again for I had a blast on this day. These pictures were taken sometime in 2009 when my aunt and cousin from Manila spent their vacation in Cagayan de Oro City. They wanted to experience Whitewater Rafting because this is one of the popular destinations in our place. It was my first time but I had fun on this 3-hour adventure together with my 2 older brothers and sister in law and I think we passed by 14 rapids. If you're in CDO, don't miss trying this out!

Jump to the max; shooting the rapids that made us all WET! (Ahoo-ahoo!!)

Do I really have to jump?!.... yeah, i did jump...

The water's kinda cold!; Just ended the 3-hr adventure with my 2 brods, Aunt, SIL & cousin

More pictures for you to see below:

Jump for joy!

Full battle gear

Readying ourselves
Hot and Dry...

Whoa!

Go brothers!

Waiting for the next rapid

Water was very still near the cave
River that separates CDO & Bukidnon
Ba-bath time

At the top of the rock

Other group joined us

Look! we're standing up..hehe
Our last stop

Showing off our Wet Money..want some? ;) 

Why It Has To Be Iloilo

Last October 31, 2018, I had the chance to visit Iloilo thru AirAsia with other CDOBloggers. It was my first time to visit the City of Love that I did not even expect to fall in love with ♥

On our second day at the City, we explored Iloilo and got so fascinated at the serenity of the river at Esplanade. We were actually off to see the Church but stopped the jeepney instead, went down and took some pictures of the river, enjoyed some walks and the peacefulness this place brought to passersby.

Never did I thought I would say this but I wish someday I could go back to this place and bring my family with me, to see its beauty and what Iloilo City can offer to people like me who lives in another City :-)

Hello Again Baguio City!

This picture was taken at Baguio City during our family vacation last June 2014. With us here is my brother who drove us all the way to Baguio from Manila, who lived in there and where we also stayed. It was a long trip but was worth it. It was my 2nd time to be in Baguio and first for my family.

We just stayed there for one day but we sure had fun and brought a lot of memories with us. However, it was raining when we went there so my family was not able to see Mine's view. I've seen it before but that in the 90's.

But since we tried not to go home late in the afternoon, we skipped Strawberry picking. Next visit, that will be the top on my list. I never even had the chance to meet with my friend. But we made sure to visit some historical sites and their tourist attractions and one of them is the Dinosaur Island at Baguio Eco-park (see picture). They also have Holy Land at the other side but we didn't go there anymore.

We had a blast going there. My brother and husband had fun following the route they use via there iphone's. My 2 kids and 1 nephew had a great time even though they often complained that it was too long. And if you ask me if I'll go back there again, I will definitely say Yes!

Opening of Gringo CDO 2017

Gringo: Chicken*Ribs*Friends opened their 9th branch last October 11, 2017 at SM CDO Downtown Premier, Cagayan de Oro City. This was their first branch to open outside Metro Manila.

Gringo, a homegrown restaurant specializes in Latin-Mexican food like chicken, ribs, tacos, and burritos including Catfish. So if you're craving for some Latino food, then this place is definitely for you.

The grand opening was very well attended by CDOBloggers, Manila Bloggers, Social Media Influencers, Lifestyle Bloggers and Vloggers.

Celebrity Lifestyle bloggers/vloggers Dani Barretto and Verne Enciso were present that night and made Gringo's grand opening more exciting! And so nice of them to accommodate us with some photo ops :-)

Celebrity twins Joj and Jai were also there and joined the games. And yes, that's me and the sweet Dani girl :D

One of Gringo's bestseller foods is their Baby back ribs. They also served original or spicy chicken (see right pic).

Above left pic was their fried Catfish, another bestseller. Picture on the right was my plate. It has a little bit of everything: Chicken, Baby back ribs, catfish, Mexican rice complete with side dish (corn and carrots)

Mexican food won't be complete if there is no taco. Dessert served was composed of sweetened sticky rice topped with ice cream. It was my first time to try such dessert but the taste was good.

If you have't visited Gringo yet, you can locate them at 2/F SM CDO Downtown Premier and get to experience the Mexican vibe.

Having Fun Making My Own Pizza at Greenwich

(Reposting coz I look happy here 😀)

Greenwich Cagayan de Oro started the summer by offering their best ever Hawaiian Overload pizza! CDOBloggers were invited and got the chance to create their own pizza and some even won a prize!

This mouth-watering pizza is topped with the perfect blend of meaty slices of ham, sweet and juicy pineapple bits and finished with slices of green bell pepper. Below, you can see some of the pictures on how we created our own pizza and why we had so much

Decorating my pizza

My beautiful and mouth-watering pizza :-p
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I've got certified :-D

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Choobi Choobi CDO 2016

Last May 1, 2016, Choobi Choobi officially launched their newest branch at Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City. The store originally opened its first branch in Cebu on July2013. Currently, the store has 16 branches nationwide and still continues growing.

Choobi Choobi’s tag line is “Lingaw Lingaw Kaon!”, a Visayan word for Enjoy, Enjoy Eating! To give a brief background of this store, it is a family oriented casual dining restaurant. Although some thought that this is a Korean establishment because of how the name sounded, the restaurant actually offered Filipino Food Comfort. Their house specialties are mostly shrimps, and there are also squid, shellfish, fish, lobster, giant bamboo clam and baby lobster.

For the not so seafood-lover, you can order their Choobi crispy pata, Fried manok, crispy adobong kanding, fried herbed spring duck, belly dance, sizzling boneless bangus and many more. Try to check their food posted below so that you know what to order when you are planning to visit the restaurant.

A selfie with Erich Gonzalez

Choobi Choobi’s grand opening at LLKS was attended by their new brand ambassador, Kapamilya actress Erich Gonzales. Fans flocked at the mall’s rotunda to get a glimpse of her and fortunately for some, they got to dine with Erich at the store located at the 2^nd floor of the mall.

Local Medias were invited to grace the event and as a member of CDO Bloggers, I got the chance to see and interview Ms. Erich up close and personal. She entertained all questions thrown at her on why she chose to endorse the said restaurant. Being a seafood-lover, she did not hesitate to accept Choobi Choobi’s invitation to be their brand ambassador.

Social Media CDO Bloggers with the Brand Ambassador Erich


The proud Endorser

In case you have not yet tried the restaurant, visit Choobi Choobi at the 2^nd Level East Annex Building at Limketkai Mall or you can also visit them at the 2^nd floor of Centrio Ayala Mall, Cagayan de Oro City.

Posting some of their menus below:

Newest Menu - Chesapeaks Bay Crab and Shrimp boil

Grilled pompano fish

Stan's Fried Black Pepper Shrimp and my Favorite!


Chilean Mussels