Cagayan de Oro
Spamsilog
Monday, November 17th, 2008That is how it is called locally. For a little over $1.42 one is served up with slices of fried-pink Spam (the genuine, the original), egg over easy, and a cupful of garlic rice, and finally topped with a little refreshment of iced tea.For many Filipi…
Our Daily Bread
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Ever wondered how your daily bread gets to your table?I doubt it first saw light from some huge air-conditioned factory equipped with rows of perpetually humming conveyors and flailing robotic arms moving the emerging bread from one process to another….
Lawless Driving In Cagayan de Oro
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008Road courtesy and internationally accepted standard traffic rules are literally being driven off the road in the bustling city of Cagayan de Oro, in Northern Mindanao. Populated by at least a million folks(Hey, nobody really knows what the exact popul…
Vestiges of Old Cagayan de Oro
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Curiously driving through the now congested old poblacion of a city that is bursting at the seams with people and structures, this wide-eyed visitor is gladdened to espy certain ancient residential structures that continue to clearly reveal the groanin…
When A Bridge Is More Than A Bridge
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008Carmen District in Cagayan de Oro is separated from the rest of the city by the Cagayan River, which natural boundary has made possible the division of the entire city into two districts. The original one invariably encompassing the old poblacion and …
Garbage Guaranty
Monday, June 16th, 2008UPDATE: (June 28th, 2008)Now, does that look like “fresh” garbage added on the heap, after a newly-painted garbage drum has been added for the dumpers’ convenience?**********************One sure way to guarantee that garbage and refuse will be dumped o…
Pet Shop: Hobby or Business?
Saturday, May 10th, 2008The pet shop has definitely garnered a firm foothold in the economic landscape of the old hometown. While their number may not approximate those of the lechon-manok eating places or the must have one in each corner bakeries, the pet shop certainly can…
The Bridge to Nowhere No More
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Now the tired of waiting residents can slowly croon the famed refrain of Six Bridges To Cross made known worldwide by the inimitable style of Sammy Davis, Jr.; though more accurately for Cagayan de Oro, five bridges, because that is how many ways peopl…
Instead of Hills and Rivers
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Instead of taking pictures of hardly-changing hills and rivers of the old homeland as part of a nostalgic trip as suggested by one equally forlorn friend, I opt instead to write about things that have changed since we left in what seems as a generation…
And The Lights All Went Out . . .
Monday, April 21st, 2008At exactly 6 AM Sunday, the world stopped for our part of the city, with no electric power for the next 12 hours. This fortuitous event coming without benefit of any prior notice or warning. As is typical I am told, it just happens.While 6AM may not …
Still More Quick Takes On This Slow Journey
Friday, April 18th, 2008A People Pure or Compromised?More random musings from an ex-pat long gone from the old hometown, and earnestly trying to rediscover it but necessarily using a different analytical prism, and with changed attitudes and perceptions acquired form living …
Scenes Around Divisoria Plaza, Cagayan de Oro Part 2
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008As twlight approaches, the activities get more frenzied as more stuff are unloaded from jeepneys, motorelas, or muscled in by bronze-shouldered cargadores.
Scenes Around Divisoria Plaza, Cagayan de Oro
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Pictures were taken at about 5pm on a Friday. About the usual time the plaza starts to be converted into what the city calls the Night Cafe, a two-day weekend affair where and when the city folks set up temporary shops to sell most anything - from food…
BRB.
Friday, November 23rd, 2007Cagayan de Oro. Now. Here. Woot. Out of commission till Monday.
Happy Thanksgiving!
cagayan, cagayan
Friday, October 12th, 2007it’s strange how i used to looove cagayan de oro. especially during my volunteer year. it was a welcome respite from my humdrum life in bukidnon where it was quiet and i was a semi-respectable teacher (wearing torn jeans kinda lowered the respectabil…
CDO-lag
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007Just got back from CDO and Ormoc (tell all sooness) and the city is so pretty with all the left over buntings!
I miss the fiesta celebrations for the second time. I heard they had a blast from last weekend’s FU’s Anton Ramos party. My cousins told tales of drunkenness and absolute highness for three days. I just [...]
Prodrive’s Pride
Monday, June 18th, 2007If you’re driving at 80 kilometers per hour on the streets and you’re 24 years old, you’re holding on for dear life. If you’re driving at 120 kph on a four-laned road, then you could be caught for street racing.
“Racing around any street without a race track is street racing. Unless you have a race [...]
a few weeks is not enough
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007CDO.. Aww..
Been around with my favorite boy Jay, and post-Angeli wedding I was with my favorite friends Rona, Yen, Michelle, Elmer, Dianne, Xenia, Roselle, Angeli, Tihn, Chammy, Barbie, Manfred, Jonex, Jb, Melissa, Sobie, bessy Val, and the Splakoys, …. hmm.. who else, Ishi, Marjo! haha! And the altas Maggie, Jeffa, then the bayots… and Ernie, Niño, and Carlo [...]
U-Turn
Saturday, June 9th, 2007Worried that I might have blognesia, I was grateful that I have something to talk about today because last night I was with the girls as usual and as usual having our desserts, and coffee, and as usual was talking about men and babies and life and as usual I spearheaded the expected route [...]
Red Wedding at 180 RPM
Tuesday, May 29th, 2007No, I didn’t forget that I have a blog. I just was more into my multiply and uploading and taking a lot of pictures that I ignored writing altogether. Should’ve made a photoblog, yeah?
I’m in Cagayan de Oro having the vacation of my life… errr, which the vacation part I’m still waiting because I didn’t get any [...]
CALL ME K-I-A-N-N-A
Monday, May 21st, 2007From: Kristine Gianna Roa
Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 9:08 PM
To: All - Cebu, All - Manila <— pak! pak! ANYAR!
Subject: CALL ME KIANNA
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So gais, I hope this will not generate another behavioral warning unlike someone I know who sent spam last time – please… nobody replies to all!
I’m going to miss seeing all of you as much as [...]
Bangaloo
Thursday, May 17th, 2007Proxy, shmoxy, ay Helga, I can totally relate. Good thing I have an undirect link to my blogsite, I can still post. [take that I.T., if ever you’re reading this!] so no hiatus for me. Yet.
By yet, I mean, until the start of a/my new job. Counting unhatched chickens? Not really but I was already [...]
Cold Turkey on Election Day
Sunday, May 13th, 2007Saturnight, Bong, Quennie, Arian, Sheila and friends were at Paseo when I got Markee’s text message.
“Hoy! Liquor Ban at 12am! Hold your beers!”
I told Mitz the same thing and we laughed. We don’t drink. Kevs, right? Not like it’ll affect us. I had to leave the place early because Hunhun was at home so [...]