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[dropcap]D[/dropcap]on’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to Alderaan. There’s nothing for me here now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and be a Jedi, like my father before me. The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.
Still, she’s got a lot of spirit. I don’t know, what do you think? What!? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– What good is a reward if you ain’t around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain’t my idea of courage. It’s more like…suicide.
You don’t believe in the Force, do you? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. I call it luck. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going. What?! The Force is strong with this one. I have you now.
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She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a detachment down to retrieve them, and see to it personally, Commander. [highlight color=”yellow”]There’ll be no one to stop us this time![/highlight] You’re all clear, kid. Let’s blow this thing and go home! Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
- Dantooine. They’re on Dantooine.
- He is here.
- Don’t underestimate the Force.
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I care. So, what do you think of her, Han? A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master. [highlight color=”blue”]But with the blast shield down,[/highlight] I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. But with the blast shield down, I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight? You are a part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take her away!
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Still, she’s got a lot of spirit. I don’t know, what do you think? What!? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– What good is a reward if you ain’t around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain’t my idea of courage. It’s more like…suicide.
You don’t believe in the Force, do you? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. I call it luck. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going. What?! The Force is strong with this one. I have you now.
- I care. So, what do you think of her, Han?
- You mean it controls your actions?
- Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going.
- I’m trying not to, kid.
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Revenge of the Sith
I can’t get involved! I’ve got work to do! It’s not that I like the Empire, I hate it, but there’s nothing I can do about it right now. It’s such a long way from here. Leave that to me. Send a distress signal, and inform the Senate that all on board were killed. I’m surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself. No! Alderaan is peaceful. We have no weapons. You can’t possibly…
Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them. He is here. What?! Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. I’m trying not to, kid.
I’m trying not to, kid. I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base. He is here. You are a part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take her away! Dantooine. They’re on Dantooine.
Still, she’s got a lot of spirit. I don’t know, what do you think? What!? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– What good is a reward if you ain’t around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain’t my idea of courage. It’s more like…suicide.
Hey, Luke! May the Force be with you. Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. It’s all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him. He is here. Ye-ha! I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base.
You don’t believe in the Force, do you? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. I call it luck. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going. What?! The Force is strong with this one. I have you now.
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Hey, Luke! May the Force be with you. Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. It’s all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him. He is here. Ye-ha! I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base.
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Oh God, my uncle. How am I ever gonna explain this? Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution, and I’m not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in it for the money. A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master.
All right. Well, take care of yourself, Han. [highlight color=”orange”]I guess that’s what you’re best at,[/highlight] ain’t it? Alderaan? I’m not going to Alderaan. I’ve got to go home. It’s late, I’m in for it as it is. The plans you refer to will soon be back in our hands.
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I need your help, Luke. She needs your help. I’m getting too old for this sort of thing. Oh God, my uncle. How am I ever gonna explain this? Hey, Luke! May the Force be with you. No! Alderaan is peaceful. We have no weapons. You can’t possibly… As you wish. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going.
I suggest you try it again, Luke. This time, let go your conscious self and act on instinct. Dantooine. They’re on Dantooine. You’re all clear, kid. Let’s blow this thing and go home! I’m surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself. I’m trying not to, kid.
I care. So, what do you think of her, Han? Don’t underestimate the Force. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base.
You’re all clear, kid. [highlight color=”green”]Let’s blow this thing and go home![/highlight] But with the blast shield down, I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight? Alderaan? I’m not going to Alderaan. I’ve got to go home. It’s late, I’m in for it as it is.
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[dropcap]D[/dropcap]on’t act so surprised, Your Highness. You weren’t on any mercy mission this time. Several transmissions were beamed to this ship by Rebel spies. I want to know what happened to the plans they sent you. In my experience, there is no such thing as luck. Partially, but it also obeys your commands. I want to come with you to Alderaan. There’s nothing for me here now. I want to learn the ways of the Force and be a Jedi, like my father before me. The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.
Still, she’s got a lot of spirit. I don’t know, what do you think? What!? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– What good is a reward if you ain’t around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain’t my idea of courage. It’s more like…suicide.
You don’t believe in the Force, do you? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. I call it luck. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going. What?! The Force is strong with this one. I have you now.
We hire people who want to make the best things in the world. -Steve Jobs
She must have hidden the plans in the escape pod. Send a detachment down to retrieve them, and see to it personally, Commander. [highlight color=”yellow”]There’ll be no one to stop us this time![/highlight] You’re all clear, kid. Let’s blow this thing and go home! Partially, but it also obeys your commands.
- Dantooine. They’re on Dantooine.
- He is here.
- Don’t underestimate the Force.
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I care. So, what do you think of her, Han? A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master. [highlight color=”blue”]But with the blast shield down,[/highlight] I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. But with the blast shield down, I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight? You are a part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take her away!
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Still, she’s got a lot of spirit. I don’t know, what do you think? What!? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– What good is a reward if you ain’t around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain’t my idea of courage. It’s more like…suicide.
You don’t believe in the Force, do you? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. I call it luck. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going. What?! The Force is strong with this one. I have you now.
- I care. So, what do you think of her, Han?
- You mean it controls your actions?
- Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going.
- I’m trying not to, kid.
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Revenge of the Sith
I can’t get involved! I’ve got work to do! It’s not that I like the Empire, I hate it, but there’s nothing I can do about it right now. It’s such a long way from here. Leave that to me. Send a distress signal, and inform the Senate that all on board were killed. I’m surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself. No! Alderaan is peaceful. We have no weapons. You can’t possibly…
Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them. He is here. What?! Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid. I’m trying not to, kid.
I’m trying not to, kid. I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base. He is here. You are a part of the Rebel Alliance and a traitor! Take her away! Dantooine. They’re on Dantooine.
Still, she’s got a lot of spirit. I don’t know, what do you think? What!? I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– What good is a reward if you ain’t around to use it? Besides, attacking that battle station ain’t my idea of courage. It’s more like…suicide.
Hey, Luke! May the Force be with you. Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. It’s all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him. He is here. Ye-ha! I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base.
You don’t believe in the Force, do you? Obi-Wan is here. The Force is with him. I call it luck. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going. What?! The Force is strong with this one. I have you now.
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Hey, Luke! May the Force be with you. Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one all-powerful Force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. It’s all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense. Remember, a Jedi can feel the Force flowing through him. He is here. Ye-ha! I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base.
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Oh God, my uncle. How am I ever gonna explain this? Look, I ain’t in this for your revolution, and I’m not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I’m in it for the money. A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of my old master.
All right. Well, take care of yourself, Han. [highlight color=”orange”]I guess that’s what you’re best at,[/highlight] ain’t it? Alderaan? I’m not going to Alderaan. I’ve got to go home. It’s late, I’m in for it as it is. The plans you refer to will soon be back in our hands.
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I need your help, Luke. She needs your help. I’m getting too old for this sort of thing. Oh God, my uncle. How am I ever gonna explain this? Hey, Luke! May the Force be with you. No! Alderaan is peaceful. We have no weapons. You can’t possibly… As you wish. Look, I can take you as far as Anchorhead. You can get a transport there to Mos Eisley or wherever you’re going.
I suggest you try it again, Luke. This time, let go your conscious self and act on instinct. Dantooine. They’re on Dantooine. You’re all clear, kid. Let’s blow this thing and go home! I’m surprised you had the courage to take the responsibility yourself. I’m trying not to, kid.
I care. So, what do you think of her, Han? Don’t underestimate the Force. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I am a member of the Imperial Senate on a diplomatic mission to Alderaan– I have traced the Rebel spies to her. Now she is my only link to finding their secret base.
You’re all clear, kid. [highlight color=”green”]Let’s blow this thing and go home![/highlight] But with the blast shield down, I can’t even see! How am I supposed to fight? Alderaan? I’m not going to Alderaan. I’ve got to go home. It’s late, I’m in for it as it is.
Eat all you can at Kublai Khan
Last week, Kublai Khan Mongolian Eat-All-You-Can Restaurant proudly opens its newest branch at Parkmall Cebu
Kublai Khan, which is operated by Barocan Ventures Inc. in partnership with Amuse Foods Inc., is committed in offering the same dining experience by consistently providing food of the highest quality with the freshest ingredients and excellent service.
What’s interesting about Kublai Khan is its dining concept. It’s not your typical eat-all-you-can restaurant where you would simply choose the food you like, put them on a plate, and eat. With Kublai Khan’s Mongolian buffet, there is an array of ingredients, from all sorts of vegetables, noodles, rice, meat and sauces, for a bowl of food. You get to cherry-pick the ingredients you want to eat, put them on your bowl and give it to the attendant who will be giving it to the cook who literally just mixes the stuff in your bowl and puts in fire.
And no, it’s really not that complicated. The great thing here though is, they have very friendly attendants who you can always seek for help.
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When I say it’s not complicated, it is definitely not. It’s very simple. Just follow these FOUR easy steps.
Well, this just proves that I really enjoyed the food. Why wouldn’t I? I mean, I got to cherry-pick the ingredients so there was no way I would not love it!
Don’t know which ingredients to pick? Not confident enough how your custom bowl of food would turn out? Or just in a hurry? Don’t fret as
PRICE
Kublai Khan gives you the freedom to choose which suits your budget from the following:
- Eat-All-You-Can Bowl (Php260) – A big bowl for you where you can eat all and as much as you can.
- All-You-Can Bowl (Php190) – A one-time fill bowl for you. Just for one round though.
- Check-A-Bowl (Php140) – A big bowl for you. Just one round with limited ingredients to choose from.
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Kublai Khan’s Parkmall Branch is located at the enclave section of Parkmall (beside Mooon Café), North Reclamation Area. They are open from 10 AM to 10 PM daily. Kublai Khan’s main branch is at 3rd Level Ayala Terraces. For inquiries and reservations, call (032) 236-9828 or (032) 233-6401.
Join the Halloween Party at Crown Regency!
Cheers to the beers and feast with your peers!
Yes, it’s the ultimate ‘Beerfest’ again and Crown Regency is once again inviting us to celebrate with them the year’s most horrific night. The ‘Halloween OktoBEERfest’ will be held this October 31, Friday, 6PM at Level 36 of Tower1, Crown Regency Hotel and Towers.
This is your chance to flaunt your most fabulous and creepiest costumes, enjoy bottomless beer with pica-pica, and groove to the beat with Cebu’s coolest DJ — all these treats for only Php499/pax.
Roll out the barrel with good music and stocks of beer. Give it a toast and celebrate good times with your friends. Cheers!
For inquiries, call (032) 418-8888. Tickets are available at the Front Office.
P.S. Some members of the Sugbu team will be joining the event. So we hope to see you there too!
The Other Side of the Coin: Smart and Globe offering ‘free’ mobile internet
Just a few weeks ago, leading telcos Smart Communications and Globe Telecom revealed the “big announcement” or “good news” to the public with Smart offering Unli FB + 30MB of free mobile internet with daily registration and Globe counterfeiting with Unli FB with one-time registration. These promos can be enjoyed by over 200 million people with prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. However, is this really good news? Or is it just too good to be true?
We have enlisted a couple of points why we think there’s something fishy going on.
1. This might just be a cover-up to the infamous issue — slow, globally incompetent internet speed in the PH — which may…
- just worsen the aforesaid issue due to a more congested mobile internet. Just imagine how large the population of mobile internet users is. With this, not only the subscribers who are registered to the promos would suffer such inconvenience but probably also…
- the other subscribers, mostly the postpaid users, who are not benefitting from these promos but still paying for the same slow mobile internet speed. With this, we begin to question, are Smart and Globe really ready to accommodate the riotous congestion?
2. This might just be another trick especially for those who do not know the other side of the coin or are just simply new to mobile surfing. For example,
- Smart/Sun/TNT subscribers can be charged if they continue to use mobile data beyond the daily expiration. Especially that they have delayed notification of the promo expiration. If you are truly SMART, you should never forget that you are registered to the promo whenever you’re planning to use mobile data.
- Meanwhile, Globe/TM subscribers may experience convenience with the one-time registration to the promo, however, they can be charged without notice for their mobile internet activities outside Facebook.
There may be more, but these are the important things we are currently concerned about. Well, no matter how sensible or senseless you think we are, or whatever the real agenda of these telcos for offering this service is, free internet is still free internet. Freebies are freebies. Apparently, one way or another, there is still something to be benefitted from it even if you flip the coin.
Editorial cartoon by LJay Manayon
The Yaman Formula: Clicks away from your cash
To be rich is something that’s needed to be worked very hard. Well, not anymore! OLX had made it easy for you. You know OLX? Of course you do. And they’re working on something big. Something made for you and something made for Cebu!
Of course I wanna be rich too but not selfish enough to keep this on my own. So you’re saying you want to be rich? Want to know how? You just need a little Math. So now I present to you “THE YAMAN FORMULA”!
OLX.ph may not yet be around for far too long but you know sulit.com.ph has. I’m pretty sure you have quite an idea of what I’m about to tell you but wait, bigger, easier, faster or shall I mention the bonus too? Well, this is it, YAMAN FORMULA now spilling in easy steps in two easy ways.
STEP 1:
Go to OLX.ph on your desktop browser. If you love its old version, go to sulit.com.ph (it will redirect to olx.ph anyway.)
What are you going in that page? Yes, I forgot you are about to sell something? Something that you aren’t using anymore or if you just need some money, then you are on the right page. Just follow the on-page instructions then you are good to go.
Don’t you dare say that you don’t have anything settled in the bottom of your cabinets or resting somewhere in your house. It’s time to earn from your scraps, pre-loved items I mean.
We’ll let assume that you want to sell a thing but you have no idea how much would it cost. Nothing to worry about, OLX.ph had figured that out already for you. At this juncture, I welcome you to the YAMAN CALCULATOR.
YAMAN CALCULATOR is your all around buddy to your richness. Check the standard selling price of pre-loved item. Even so, you have all the freedom to price your things. It has all the most sold items, from appliances to your footwear. Name it, now you don’t have anything to worry about prices.
Another cool thing about this YAMAN CALCULATOR is “It can compute how rich you are or how rich you can be!” After I checked the items that I own It says “You have Php 202,900 hidden inside your house”! It shouldn’t be lying or else I’m gonna sell all these stuff that I own to see it myself how rich I am. It’s just as easy as answering a playbuzz quiz or filling an entire paper with your name. Try it yourself. You’ll be amazed and you’ll surely love to sell those things that you are not using.
Back to the YAMAN FORMULA steps. After filling the price sheet for your item wisely, wait then till your item turn to cash running to you. I mean “running” because OLX is optimized for transactions that can be done in your own locality. Of course, who will bother deal with a pre-loved XBOX 360 from Manila if there is another one from Cebu? Online selling – Made easier just for you.
If you’re reading this, then I assume you are from Cebu. Well, good news for you random bisaya friend!
Cebu, at this point that you are reading this has more than 10,000 users. If you want to sell a bike or a phone then your customer is just minute s or an hour away from you. Well if it turn out that you are the customer, same applies. Search for a pre-loved iPad. We don’t know, your neighbor is selling on OLX.ph. it is a whole lot easier and accessible. The “Yes Yaman” campaign to encourage Cebuano’s to go online selling has only started earlier this year’s March. You may not mind, after another month, a million more will be into this faster YAMAN solute on.
STEP 2:
This is for you if you have a smartphone. You don’t have one? Still fine, the browser method will still do great for you. OLX now have an android and iOS application that is made to make your online selling easier and handy.
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Search for OLX in App Store or Play Store and be amazed how many more are into online buying and selling by OLX. The app brings all the OLX features from a monitor screen to your hand. Just a few taps away. The mobile application has even a more secure and less hassle interface. Everybody may not have an email address but everyone has a cellphone number of course. The solution may be not look big but oh, it is. Your transection with your buyer or your seller is just a text away. Too awesome for OLX to bring it to this level of comfort just for you.
That’s it fellas. I may have made the story long, don’t misinterpret anything of it or else I will be the only one who can benefit from this good news OLX has brought to Cebuanos.
Now what are you waiting for? Check your basement, your cabinets and hidden treasure chests.
Say Yes Yaman! Yes to online buy and sell. Yes to OLX.ph!
A Talk with the Pros: Prestige Modelling Agency
I’ve seen a lot of potential models here in the metro but sometimes, what they need is a good modelling agency to be successful. But there are people who ask “What is a modelling agency?” A modelling agency is a company or organization that represents fashion models, to work for the fashion industry.
The Prestige Modelling Agency, spearheaded by Heindrich Torres, (together with) Arnold Echevarria Jr., Glenn Libradilla, Adam Resurreccion, held its first-ever Press Conference last October 10 at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel. Prestige is a duly recognized and established business entity aiming to serve and provide upscale and commendable models. It aims to be a catalyst of upbringing models not just in the metro but in the Philippines, as a whole.
“Grow them as a person and not just as a model.”, Prestige quoted as they unveiled their secrets on how they became a successful modelling agency, NATIONWIDE.
Prestige started in ramping. Their models were only for ramping and not much into prints and all. But now, you wouldn’t expect how their models are like. According to them, their models “dress with style, walk with fashion, and strut with elegance.” And I couldn’t agree more. I came to witness them, LIVE!
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When the host said “We’re now open for questions,” *croo croo* Haha! You will only hear silence but, when someone started to fire questions, we couldn’t help but asked more questions, too. Even I myself asked them my fair share of questions. Just keep reading for who knows, your questions are here (with answers, of course!), too.
Q: “How do you choose your models?”
A: “We choose them based on the photo they sent, if we think their photo/s qualify, ask them to come visit the office for a shoot. (Though they prefer a different person on shoot. Someone who looks different in person and on prints. And faces with minimal make-up.)”
Q: “How do you accept applicants?”
A: “Right now, you can send us your application (together with your photos) through e-mail and facebook page.”
Q: “Do you have any plans for the future?”
A: “Yes, we do. We’re planning to have a modelling workshop and also, personality development.”
Q: “Do you have specific height requirements?”
A: “Preferably 5’7″ for girls, 5’10” for boys. Also with age, we prefer 17-23 years old.”
Q: “How many models do you currently have?”
A: “We currently have 21 models. 8 men and 19 women.”
Q: “What’s your address and how can we contact you?”
A: “Our office is located at S202 Sonrisa Suites, 175 Juana Osmeña Street Capitol Site Cebu City and you can reach us at contact number (032) 254-2953.”
Do you want to see more? LIVE? Good news! You are cordially invited this October 17, 2014 at Ayala Center Cebu (5:00 PM). And make sure to bring your cameras with you for I assure you, you’ll see living mannequins in the runway. Also, don’t forget to wear your best chic ensemble, okay? I hope to see you there!
P.S. The event was/will be organized by Pixie Dust Creations. So, if you guys want to have a cool event/party, contact Pixie Dust Creations at 0917 626 9085. Or, visit their FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Pixie-Dust-Creations.
Photographs by Keziah Ruth Madula
Confessions of a Sugbuholic
“Kay makita man ang mountains..” I remember saying this to my mom as I narrated to her how much I missed Cebu back then. Yes, I was once separated from my birthplace for almost four years. I was entering my third grade in elementary then. As young as that age, I could very well describe to you the streets where our humble abode was found. I could very well describe to you the buildings and the different shapes and sizes of the trees lying in those streets. I could very well look at your eyes and tell you quite jubilantly how I loved the green mountains found at the end of those streets. And now looking back at those times, I’m grateful to have been given to chance to come back to my birthplace after almost four years with high hopes of exploring more of the city where my heart has always belonged to.
I am a self-confessed Sugbuholic. Considering the many splendors of Cebu, from places worth wanderlusting to food worth frolicking for, I can’t quite tell how one can’t easily consider themselves as Sugbuholics. You just can’t help but be amazed by what is offered in every corner from North to South of Cebu that can truly peak up one’s senses. To date, I’ve already reached the far South of Cebu, Santander, once during highschool to attend the Regional Schools Press Conference held in Dumaguete City. Even with the long distance to travel, I seldom closed my eyes in the bus just so that I wouldn’t miss the scenery. Being a homebody but at the same time a traveller-at-heart since birth would let you do that. But even then, I never closed my doors into exploring Cebu from its far North to far South someday. And because good things come for those who hustle while they wait, I decided to make the most out of the yet-small world I’m into by appreciating what is at hand at the moment.
Speaking of making the most out of everything at the moment, I’ve also taken the challenge in expressing my Sugbuholic heart by trying our local delicacies. I even dared for the unusual ones (Tuslob Buwa, ring a bell?) and discovered that there are a hundred ways to enjoy this delicacy whatever state in life you’re in. Also, trusted friends in college have brought me wandering around Cebu despite empty pockets. That never stopped me, and neither should you, from being the Sugbuholic that I always am.
Now with Sugbu, expressing my Sugbuholic heart won’t be as hard as before. Trust, that this newest blog will bring you just the right feels of what it means to be a true-blue Cebuano. Trust, that it will always tickle your senses with the wide variety of topics featured. Trust, that with US, your Sugbuholic heart will only become more Sugbuholic as before.
This is a confession. This is one of my confessions. And I hope to share more of them to you soon.
Illustration by LJay Manayon
Waki Waffles: For the Young Ones and the Young Once
After having its media launch last October 9, Waki Waffles will surely give you a different taste of waffles that you will surely love coming back.
Named after the owner’s son Waki, Waki Waffles offers authentic Belgian waffles by using the best and imported ingredients available and even make them using waffle irons specifically from Belgium. Despite the rising competition in waffle-making industry, they will surely catch interest of the Cebuanos as they put a pinoy twist in the waffles they serve.
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What makes them more interesting and different from other waffle stores is that you get to choose the kind of waffles and toppings you want. The waffles come in Brussels (light and crispy) and Liege (soft and chewy) as you choose your spread from Nutella to Cream Cheese. The fruit you want may come from blueberry, strawberry, mangoes, peaches and banana. You can also add the kind of cream you like, may it be whipped or iced. Also, you get to choose the kind of drizzle and sprinklers you want. Just ask their waffle bakers and you can go crazy with your toppings.
After I’ve tasted a variety of the waffles, I say that Waki Waffles is something to watch out for. They have a huge selection of waffles you can choose from. And if you want them to be served the way your taste buds desire, then satisfy your cravings. You will definitely end up wanting more as they serve it you fresh! But if you’re on a hurry, you can grab a quick snack and go.
I bet your plans for a waffle adventure are all set. You can find them at Ayala Center Cebu (2nd floor of the Active Zone, right in front of Sun Cellular Shop) and SM City Cebu (2nd floor near Bo’s Coffee Shop stall and National Bookstore across Sunburst).
Go crazy and waki with your waffles!
