Author: Issa

  • What It’s Like to Shop at Landers Cebu

    What It’s Like to Shop at Landers Cebu

    Thinking of shopping at Landers Cebu? You don’t need to sign up for a membership card if you know someone who is a member. That’s right, you can tag along a Landers member to test the waters before shelling out some cash for a card. By the way, according to Landers’ website their card promotion…

  • Here’s Our First Look at The Pyramid Cebu’s Menu

    Here’s Our First Look at The Pyramid Cebu’s Menu

    The Pyramid is in Cebu and there isn’t a single mummy inside. See what’s in store for you. A few days after the official soft opening of The Pyramid, the newest triangular, glass-walled dining place along Eblock 3 Cebu IT Park, we decided to baptize it. And by ‘we’, I mean my workmates and I. So, what…

  • Two Perfect Days in Camiguin: A Holy Week Special

    Two Perfect Days in Camiguin: A Holy Week Special

    What’s not to love about Camiguin? The island province located off the Northern coast of Mindanao has seven volcanoes, unspoilt beaches (think: blue water with white sand), springs and waterfalls as well as fresh seafood you wish were available daily. And it’s easy to navigate, too – relatively safe AND Instagram-worthy at every turn! As…

  • How We Spent Our Time in Boracay

    How We Spent Our Time in Boracay

    The rain lashed down, the wind shrieking eerily like a ghost. Slogging back to our hotel through deserted streets, Boracay seemed a million miles away from the vibrant island I’d dreamt of. But the next day, we woke up to sunshine, and Boracay transformed into a dazzling display of turquoise waters and endless stretches of…

  • Review: 13 Reasons Why

    Review: 13 Reasons Why

    “13 Reasons Why” is perfect for Netflix. I can’t imagine waiting a week to find out who is in Hannah Baker’s next tape. That would have been agonizing. There were 13 of them. And each tape contained a reason why she decided to end her life. Nothing can prepare you for the flood of emotions…

  • Ramen Revelation at Yushoken: A Sunday Surprise

    Ramen Revelation at Yushoken: A Sunday Surprise

    Someone once asked me, “What do you really love to do?” “Eat. Try new food. Experience exciting flavors,” I replied without hesitation. I often passed by a sleek ramen shop at Oakridge Business Park, but I never took the time to stop. However, one Sunday afternoon while grocery shopping, the sign caught my eye once…

  • Why I Heart Cebu’s Tymad Bistro

    Why I Heart Cebu’s Tymad Bistro

    The stars of the show in Tymad Bistro are heart-shaped. I wondered where my date’s eyes were fixed upon the moment we sat until after we ordered breakfast. He wasn’t looking at me. For a minute, I thought he was checking out a pretty lady. So I followed his gaze and discovered that he found…

  • What I Love About Eating in Cebu: Abaca Baking Company

    What I Love About Eating in Cebu: Abaca Baking Company

    Abaca Baking Company serves homestyle breakfast (all day) as well as soups, salads, sandwiches, burgers, and mains. I have tried some of their dishes but there’s one that I always love to order again and again. Tada: Vegetable Chopped! Vegetable Chopped (only available from 11AM onwards) On above image, the salad mix is topped with…

  • Language Matters: Stories and Observations

    Language Matters: Stories and Observations

    This is not the story of how I fell in love with Cebu nor a list of all stereotypes about Cebuanos or Cebu-based people. It’s about the language observations of a Filipino, who was raised in a home where Tagalog is the first language, Bisaya the occasional language (in my mother’s side of the family), and…

  • Here’s what to do when you’re absolutely sure your PLDT modem (Home DSL) is broken

    Here’s what to do when you’re absolutely sure your PLDT modem (Home DSL) is broken

    If you haven’t yet called PLDT hotline (172), spoken to a human tech support, and received a ticket number – do that first. (It’s a must.) Now after you have the ticket number, there is a fool-proof way of getting an immediate response from PLDT. Copy consumer@ntc.gov.ph on your follow-up email to customercare@pldt.com. The subject of…