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Casa Rosario, Cebu City
Posted by Carambs
Casa Rosario is a pension house located at Aboitiz Street within Metro Cebu. It was recommended to us by Jovan’s biker friend who lives in Cebu. I actually wanted to try out the new Mango Hotel but because of Sinulog, all the hotels were fully booked by the time we started to plan out our trip.
Casa Rosario turned out to be a really good choice. The location was perfect. It was 2 blocks away from the Redemptorist Church, and 2 blocks away from Maxilom Street, which was part of the parade route. On Sunday, we got up early to hear mass, then we headed straight to Maxilom Street to choose a position for the parade. We didn’t have to go far at all!
The room was very neat. The beddings were very clean. The bathroom, which I’m very particular about, was very clean as well. I was comfortable in using it. The lobby was spacious, and cool, and very welcoming. For the rate, P1,700/night, it wasn’t bad at all. The normal rate was P1,000/night but all rates really go up during Sinulog time.
Tripper Tips: Manila Oceanpark
Posted by Carambs
Here are some tips that may be helpful for your trip to Manila Oceanpark.
1) Go there early. We went in the afternoon and there were so many people! Our friends lined up for 45 minutes just to buy tickets. Then we had to line up for around 20-30 more minutes to get inside. I’m not sure if there are less people in the morning, but nothing could be worse than what we went through.
2) Wear comfortable clothes and shoes. I’m not sure if there was no airconditioning or if there was something wrong with it, but I didn’t feel it at all. Bringing a fan will help a lot, I ended up using the flyer as my fan because it was just too hot!
3) Don’t go there hungry. Have a meal first before you go there. It takes a while to go around, and you can’t bring food inside. There was a bunch of unfinished pop corn and sodas at the entrance because people had to leave them there.
4) Bring a camera! There are so many interesting species that you will not see often so it will be good to take pictures. But please, follow the rules and don’t use flash photography. That’s not hard to understand right? I didn’t understand the other people there who had to be reminded so many times!
5) Bring your kids, nephews or nieces. It’s for everyone really but it’s just so amazing to see the reactions of the kids.
Philippine Holidays for 2008
Posted by Carambs
Here are the Philippine Holidays for 2008:
March 20 (Thursday) -Maundy Thursday
March 21 (Friday) - Good Friday
April 7 (Monday) - Araw ng Kagitingan (Monday nearest April 9)
May 1 (Thursday) - Labor Day
August 18 (Monday) - Ninoy Aquino Day (Monday nearest August 21)
August 25 (Monday) - National Heroes Day (last Monday of August)
November 1 (Saturday) - All Saints’ Day
December 1 (Monday) - Bonifacio Day (Monday nearest November 30)
December 25 (Thursday) - Christmas Day
December 26 (Friday) - additional special non-working holiday
December 29 (Monday) - additional special non-working holiday
December 30 (Tuesday) - Rizal Day
December 31 (Wednesday) - Last Day of the Year
If you’re wondering about the source, you can check out the PDF file of the proclamation.
Time to plan the major trips!
Long Weekend: February 23-25
Posted by Carambs
Malacanang just announced that February 25, 2008 is a non-working holiday.
Perfect for another roadtrip, a short trip to Iloilo (P3,300++ airfare with Cebu Pacific), or you can join the protest rallies/masses that will be held on that day.
Tripper Tip for Sinulog
Posted by Carambs
Thinking of wearing flipflops because it’s hot and you’re on vacation in Cebu? Think again! Wearing flipflops during Sinulog’s parade day will be a very bad idea. You will be stepped on and the roads will be full of litter and liquid, so it’s best if you wear sneakers or rubber shoes.
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