Cagayan de Oro: Marco Hotel Vacation

My last day of work for CY 2009 ended yesterday, and as expected I had a very heavy fully loaded day. Thank God I'm done with it and now I'm re-conditioning myself for the coming year. Ready to face my day job, the job that I loved most.


And today Wednesday the last Wednesday of 2009, I'm here in front of my laptop at home browsing the net, playing farmville and farmtown on facebook, enjoying the holiday. Tomorrow I'll be signing out from blogging for a while because my hubby and I will celebrate New Year with his parents @ Bukidnon. I'm excited because it will be our first road trip to Bukidnon, I just hope we can stop by whenever there are views that need to be photographed. I just hope so. lol


Meanwhile I'll be sharing my Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday for today.

The photo was taken at Marco Hotel in Cagayan de Oro City we had our 2009 Christmas outing on December 20-21, 2009.

And this is the gang of professionals just enjoying the holidays!


Happy Watery Wednesday & Outdoor Wednesday!


Happy New Year Everyone!

Zamboanga City: The Four Century Old Fort Pilar

In Spanish, the Fort Pilar of Zamboanga City is called El Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza is a military defense fortress built on 17^th century Spanish colonial period. Built in 1635 and stands for almost 4 centuries is acclaimed to be the oldest structure and a major landmark in Zamboanga City, Philippines.

This former Spanish garrison also houses the National Museum were you can look back and appreciate the magnificent past of Zamboanga. You will also find in the museum natural marine life, antiques, and cultural records of the earlier days of Zamboanga as a Spanish City of the South.

On the upper portion of the fort’s east wall engraved the image of Nuestra Señora La Virgen del Pilar (Our Lady of the Pillar) and is now an open Catholic Shrine and the patroness of Zamboanga City. The feast of Our Lady of the Pillar is celebrated every 12^th of October.

Zamboangueños (people of Zamboanga) speak "Chavacano" which is 70% Spanish and 30% mixture of Tagalog Cebuano and other dialects, hence Zamboanga City is called the Latin City of Asia.

This is "My World on Tuesday" my hometown, Zamboanga City.

Nameless Flower Bud

It's the last Monday of calendar year 2009 and I'm back on my office desk again. I just had my first report for the day and before continuing the rest of the lined-up reports I'll take a break first and post something for Mondays.

Mondays are meme's day for Mellow Yellow and Macro Monday. So here's my entry for today, a yellow flower bud, very common and can be found anywhere and crap I don't know what the name is (oopps! sorry). Anyway I need to do some research later and hope I can come back and edit (hopefully! lol!).

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Macro Monday

Happy Monday Everyone!

Yellow Cosmos Flower

It's the last Sunday of the year today. And as a parting gift for 2009 I have a yellow cosmos flower that I have photographed near Maria Cristina Falls, Iligan City.

Cosmos are herbaceous perennial plants that grows up to 2 meter tall. It has leaves that are feather-like or pinnate arranged in opposite pairs with flowers are produced in a capitulum or inflorescence with a ring of broad ray florets and a center of disc florets.

(source: wikipedia)

I played with curves on photoshop to achieve a crisp edge.

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!

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Mags Tire Rim

First of all I want to greet my elder brother Joel a very happy birthday and may he always have good health and God fearing life.

My monochrome weekend entry for today is a mags tire rim.

Don't know much about mags and wheels but this sure is a "nice" monochrome shot I had.

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Monochrome Weekend

Christmas Eve Celebration

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I won't be posting a SkyWatch Friday for today because it's Christmas instead, I made a digiscrapbook from last night's celebration. My elder brother and his family arrived around 3pm yesterday to celebrate with us their first Christmas here in Iligan City. We had a medium size lechon (roasted pig) for noche buena, pancit, bread and few more dishes.

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EasyPage made by Vickie Fernandez of DigiVickie Word Art

13Hours before Christmas

It's the 24th of December and in 13 hours its already Christmas here in our beloved country the Philippines.

Since I was in Cagayan de Oro City last Tuesday for a work related activity, I did our last minute shopping for our preparation on tonight's Noche Bueana.

My husband and I are expecting my elder brother with his family from Zamboanga City to arrive this afternoon so we will have a Merry Christmas today here in Iligan City our first Christmas here in our apartment and their first vacation also.

Tomorrow we're planning to spend the rest of the day @ Timoga Swimming Pool.

Have Blessed Merry Christmas to all!

Enjoy the Holidays!

Sepai Aircraft Scene

A sepia scene of PAL aircraft ready to take-off from Cagayan de Oro City bound for Manila.

This is a late entry for My World on Tuesday but better late that never.

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Water Fountain

It's Wednesday and I'm back on my office desk again after the 1-day meeting @ Cagayan de Oro City yesterday. And today I have a long list of report to be prepared since it will be our Christmas holiday starting tomorrow.

But before devoting the rest of the day on work related activities, I'll be sharing to you first my entry for Watery Wednesday and Outdoor Wednesday for today.

This is a fountain found at the terraces of Ayala Mall in Cebu City.

More photos here.

Bohol: St. Agustine Church of Panglao Island

I'm a little late for Monochrome Weekly, but the saying goes better late than never right? So here it is, one of the oldest churches in Bohol, Philippines, The Panglao Church or the Saint Augustine Church.

According to history Rev. Fr. Valentin Utande started building the church in 1894 until 1897 but was put to stop because of his transfer to other Parish. In1898 the construction was continued by 2 Spanish Priests but was abandoned when the Filipino-Spanish revolution begun.

In 1912 through the help of church leaders, reidents of Panglao with Rev. Fr. Emiliano Veloso as Parish Priest the construction has continued and in 1924 even the church was still unfinished an inuaguration was held on August 31, 1924.


Saint Augustine Church is located on the southwestern side of Panglao Island just 18 kilometers away from Tagbilaran City, Bohol's Capital City.

~This my second on Structure and Architecture series.~

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Another Debrobium

I'm back! Just arrived from our 2-day Christmas Getaway @ Cagayan de Oro City with the barkadas. And before narrating our experiences there, I'll share first my Today's Flower and Mellow Yellow Monday entry.

Just like AL's post on Today's flower. I have here another orchid species for you, a dendrobium.


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On Holiday Again

Although Iligan City is not under Autonomous Region on Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) but everytime a Muslim Holiday is declared our City is enjoying it too, just like today, we had another off from work on a Friday.

And since it's a holiday I had my final 3-hour lesson at Sunrise Driving School. Today together with my instructor we reviewed everything he taught me the past days and I guess I'm a certified driver now and ready to take the road all by myself (cross fingers). Yipppeee!

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I'll be off from blogging too for a couple of days because my hubby and I, together with our barkadas (friends) we will have our Christmas outing tomorrow at Cagayan de Oro City.

Be Back on Sunday Night!

Portrait Sunset Sky

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.
~Rabindranath Tagore~

My 11th SkyWatch Friday and 2nd Looking @ the Sky on Friday is a Portrait Sunset Sky shot along Iligan Bay. Showing us a pretty sky after the sun has finally set.

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LP 84 Paskong Pinoy

Ngayon unang huwebes ko sa Litratong Pinoy, ang maibabahagi ko na litrato na may temang Paskong Pinoy, ay isang malaking Chirstmas Tree na kuha ng camera ko mula sa Bintana ng Cebu Midtown Hotel kun saan ako tumuloy noong isang linggo.

Ang malaking Christmas tree na ito ay nasa gitna ng Rotonda sa may Fuente-Osmeña Cebu, hindi ko lang alam kung ano pangalan ng park na ito.

Kaya mga kapuso ko na Pinoy eto po ang Paskong Pinoy sa Lungsod ng Cebu.




Today is my first Thursday joining Litratong Pinoy (Filipino Photos) , I'm sharing to you a tall Christmas Tree that i have photographed at Cebu Midtown Hotel's window last week.

This tall Christmas Tree can be found at the center of Fuente Osmeña Rotonda, sorry but I do nott know the name of the park where the tree stood.

Have a Nice Day!

Sepia Scenes # 1

“You must be strong now. You must never give up. And when people make you cry and you are afraid of the dark, don't forget the light is always there.”
~Author Unknown~

This is my first entry on Sepia Scene Wednesday. Took a shot of a lampshade beside the bed were I have stayed in Cebu City last week.

Iligan City: The Majestic Maria Cristina Falls

On my first post for Watery Wednesday I mentioned about the famous landmark in Iligan City, the Maria Cristina Falls. Today as promised I'll be giving you the latest photo of the said Majestic Falls which I have taken on November 30, 2009.

Towering 320 feet high the Maria Cristina Falls is the second highest waterfalls in the Philippines and can be found along the Agus River. The 90% of the water before flowing into the falls is utilized by NPC’s Agus VI Hydro Electric Plant or The Maria Cristina Hydro Electric Plant one of the base load power generator in Mindanao.

Maria Cristina Falls is sometimes called the “twin falls” because the water flow is separated by a rock at the edge of the water fall.

Before going I’ll share to you a Filipino Tale of the Maria Cristina Falls that I have read on the Freeweb, Publish Post here it is:

The Tale: How Maria Cristina Falls got its name

There were two beautiful sisters named Maria (the younger) and Cristina (the elder) living near the falls where Indarapata’s irrigation system is located. They love each other very much to the extent that Maria gave everything she have to Cristina. They also loved their neighbor as they loved themselves.

Since Maria & Cristina are good-looking and attractive maidens, many Datus & Sultans came to ask for their hands in marriage, but the sisters refused. However, there was an unhappy son of a famous Sultan living somewhere nearby Lake Lanao .He couldn't find find the girl that he really loved. He traveled around the lake until he saw the two maidens of the falls. He fell in love with the Maria and Cristina but the two sisters did not know whom he really loved. Days have passed and Maria realized that she loved the son of the sultan very much, which made her very sad and she went to the top of the falls and jumped. When Cristina her sister, found out that Maria was dead, she likewise went to the top of the falls and tossed herself down the deep ravine.

When the handsome young man discovered what happened and found the dead bodies, he buried them carefully under the falls and never married until he also died. He named the falls, Maria Cristina, after the two sisters he loved.

That’s the story it’s up to you to believe it or not!

Note: If you want to visit this majestic tourist destination, make it on weekends because you won’t be seeing water flowing during weekdays, because the hydro plant manually controls the flow of water. Viewing days are scheduled usually on Saturdays and Sundays.

Have A Nice Day!

Header Makeover

I had a header makeover, I composed it myself what do you think? Well, I'm not good at this but I'm trying.

I want to have a site makeover too, but I don't know how. Anybody wants to help me? I will surely appreciate it.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

My World # 1 - From a Hotel's Window

On my last week business travel to Cebu City, I stayed at Cebu Midtown Hotel just above Robinsons Mall along Fuente Osmeña. My room was on the 7th floor so I had a view of the Rotonda below. This time I brought my DSLR camera with me because my point and shoot camera was confiscated by my brother (hope he'll return it soon..lol).

I had a view on this part of Cebu City at early morning and at night.

Here they are my first entry for That's My World Tuesday...

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Pretty Cathelya

I'm a little late for my Today's Flower post but better late that never. So here it is a pretty yellow orchid, as far as I remember it is called cathelya. I'll check the net later if I'm correct.

This is also a post perfect for Mellow Yellow Monday, this will also be my 10th Mellow Yellow Monday entry.

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