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Cebu Sinulog 2009: Travel to Cebu

ceblogger — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:37:27 +0000

To those of you who are planning to come to Cebu and watch or join the Sinulog 2009 festivities, below is the Sinulog 2009 Schedule of Activities. For the religious, the important dates are January 9 and 17, and any day in between, at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño. For those who are after the parade and street dance only, and has a very limited time to spare, Sinulog Sa Kabataan will be on January 10-11, and the Grand Parade is on the 18th.

Sinulog 2009 Schedule of Activities

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Goodbye, 2008! Hello, 2009!

ceblogger — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:36:28 +0000

In a few hours from now, it will be another year again. I don’t know much about your year 2008 but mine was pretty exciting. There were ups and downs, frustrations and encouragements, happy days and of tears, bright skies and storms.

There are some things I failed to do in 2008. I missed my $100 adsense goal by $5. Subscriber counts didn’t increase that much. I haven’t put up a webhost for two of my other domain names. Traffic decreased and my sites were down many times. I only got a few posts this December. Comments had become rare. I even wondered if this site had been hacked because two legit comments had disappeared. My bloghopping time decreased too.

But I look forward to 2009 with high hopes. And I wish you all my friends a happy and prosperous new year!

New Year’s Resolutions Ideas

ceblogger — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:19:04 +0000

Have you formulated your New Year’s Resolution already? It is 9 more days to go before 2009 comes. We’ve got to change this and that. Do this and that. Woe her and her. Buy this, sell that. And just like the last years, we have some of those so-called New Year’s resolutions. If you haven’t made up your mind yet, here are 50 New Year’s resolution ideas I gathered from many people (some of which I even had in my list in the past):

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Christmas in Cebu

ceblogger — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:26:55 +0000

I haven’t updated this blog for more than 10 days. I was so busy that I even had less time for sleep, and no time to blog or hop around. It’s been more than a month since I was officially transferred in Manila. There are so many things to be done and so many plans for 2009 hovering in my head. But one thing I’m looking forward to this Christmas is my trip back to Cebu.

How is Christmas celebrated in Cebu? It’s still the Christmas that you and I celebrate. There are parties and family celebrations. The famous lechon of Cebu is always present at the table. (Despite the many lechon I ate here in Manila, I still could not find the familiar taste of Cebu. No sauce needed.) The Christmas trees, kris kringle, singing, and the games are always part of the program. It is such a merry Christmas in Cebu!

The parties I attended here in Manila are nothing compared to being with my dear one back in Cebu. So, despite the steep plane fare price, I booked a ticket just to be with my love this Christmas Day.

Merry Christmas, friends! As you enjoy the holidays, remember Jesus Christ and what He has done for you more than 2,000 years ago!

photo credits: kevinworld. This is Fuente Osmeña every Christmas.

Kris Kringle Ideas For Officemates

ceblogger — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:23:52 +0000

Kris Kringle is simply another name for Santa Claus. But we often hear the words around our offices only on Christmas Season, and often referred to as the secret exchanging gifts or manito-manita. It’s the time of the year when work mates get to be creative in coming up with the craziest kris kringle gift ideas.

Our office Christmas kris kringle started last week but I haven’t given a gift yet. I had a difficulty recalling the name I picked. I still got to see the list to confirm my suspicions. The alias started with some puss*..something. I have not received a gift either. So it was just fair, or she could be stingy.

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The Best Gifts and Toys For Kids This Christmas

ceblogger — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:19:35 +0000

When you give out something and buy the best gifts and toys for kids this Christmas, think like a kid for a while and remember your own childhood. I am sure you don’t want to remember that day when you had none, or when you got a girls’ toy instead of a die-cast car you dreamed of. A gift you give today will forever be remembered by them when they grow up. Here’s some to include in your Christmas shopping list:

Best Gifts and Toys for Boys

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Pacquiao VS De La Hoya: Blog Round-Up

ceblogger — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:06:17 +0000

A lot of bloggers had been posting about the Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight even long before the scheduled bout. Some had titles anticipating the results. Whatever their motives are, they have their own say about it. Some are just posting announcements, with keywords enough to be captured by the search engines. There are others who had their predictions and analysis, like these two below:

For Oscar De La Hoya

Selaplana.com – “.. if we will look at the advantages of the Golden Boy like his height, weight, reach and experience, I think, Manny has the higher percentage of losing this game.”

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How To Explore Metro Manila

ceblogger — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:05:37 +0000

How to explore Metro Manila with its vastness, long highways, big and small streets, traffic rules and crazy traffic? This question bugged me since 15 years ago when I first set foot here (Manila). Then in 1996 when I came back here for a three-weeks training and in 2001 with a three-week audit assignment and an impending transfer to the Makati Office.

I transferred job late in 2001, in a company whose head office is in Cebu, but with a large Manila branch. Since then, being an HO guy, I’ve been a regular visitor to Manila mostly on a two or three-day visits. To explore Manila with an experienced driver is easy. We have that in our office. You get to avoid crazy traffic and insane drivers. In some cases, we ride a taxi. Riding a taxi is also convenient but you have to be wary of overcharging with fast meters, or fixed fees. Public utility jeepneys, V-hire (or what they call FX, even if it’s a Mitsubishi adventure) and buses are also available. Then there is the MRT and the LRT. But I never got to ride on those when in business trips.

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Ceblogger Is Now In Manila

ceblogger — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:14:38 +0000

From Cebu to the world, via Manila. That is how it is: Ceblogger is now in Manila! My wife and I arrived from Cebu yesterday afternoon. We’re still feeling our way here and hoping we won’t get lost in the maze of roads and highways.

Ok! I’ll just keep this post very very short, as I am facing tons and tons of work to do, especially with my new work assignment. If there are blogging EBs around, which I think are aplenty here, give me a buzz, will you?

Beautiful Cebuana Wins Miss Earth 2008

ceblogger — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:17:11 +0000

A beautiful Cebuana, Ms. Karla Paula Henry, wins Miss Earth 2008 at the pageant held at the Clark Expo in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines last November 9, 2008. The 22-year old Fil-Canadian 5’7” beauty bested 85 other candidates from all over the world. She also won the Miss Photogenic Award and the Miss Earth Designers Award.

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