| MARGIE CEBU 2009 |
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16-03-2009 Monday
left Holland's 13 degrees Centigrade weather.
After passing the required baggage weight which is 30
kilos(mine was 28 kilos hurrah!) waved to Fred and Tjits
goodbye.
17-03-2009 Tuesday
Cathay was okey. Since i never/can't sleep on the plane,
watched all the movies available on board.You may choose
what films you wanna watch and when. Feels like home. I was
having MOVIE MARATHON!!! All the way to Cebu, total of 17
hours approx. From Benjamin Button to The Changeling etc.
PLUS my favorite showbiz t.v. programs - The E
entertainment.
When the plane landed Cebu, my eyes were tired and showed
dark circles around them just like an areola. But hey, i
have to look my best. My good friend Judith is picking me up
and I know from experience she will be filming me. Ran to the
closest Restroom and did some make up and voila - A Star Is
Born!
18-03-2009 Wednesday
Got rested. Looking and feeling my best. The game is ON.
HELLO CEBUUUU!!!!
For a change there was no karaoke entourage this time.
Judith and I did some serious jobs - shopping at Ayala.
Bought sun block, sim card + load for my cell phone,
batteries, slippers, etc.
In the evening Jerry treated us to a nice Italian
restaurant. The food was superb the waitress was effecient
the atmosphere Italian.
When the battle (eating) was over I rated it 9...but I
think the waitress' skirt is extra short. Dinner was top.
19-03-2009 Thursday
Today is the family-seeing day. I have to be fit. Not only
physically but also mentally.
Upon arrival, there was no great band as warm welcome. I
learned that Nestor and the rest were still in Pooc doing
the last minute-work of the house. Well, minutes became
hours AND HOURS BECAME...SHOPPING. Inday and I went to
Gaisano South Dept. Store where I used to work. Asked one of
the salesgirl if i may speak to the Iron Lady of the store
which is Esther.
M'aam Esther doesn't work here anymore, said one.
There goes my astronomic discount rate down to the drain.
Anyway, we ended up our day with sinigang na baboy,
sinugbang isda and ginisang talong at the Food Court.
Back at Ermita we opened the 3 and a half balikbayan boxes
full gifts.
The usual raffles, who wins what. In that way everybody
gets their fair share.
20-march Friday
Went to Pooc in 2 taxis, my nieces and nephews as
entourage.
It was about 45 minute-drive from Cebu City. The road is
now called SRP meaning South Road Project.
Very nice. Took some video. Reached Pooc late in the
morning and was very happy and proud to see the
house/apartments. They are as i expected to be.
The other door has yet to be done. only the finishing
touches.
Together with 2 brothers we bought some furnitures for the
new house.
Beds, dining table, order some water dispenser, purified
water, garden chairs, wardrobe cabinet. Brother Nestor
brought the gas range the following day. Everybody had
something to do. Bought some groceries so we could eat.
It was fun, fun. There was that sense of unity in
everybody. I was glad. Oh yeah, saw Willem the real state
magnate accidentally at Gaisano Tabunoc today. Told me his
condominium is almost finish and that he is going to invite
me sometime.
We had some chit-chat and agreed on calling each other
after this busy week.
21-03-2009 Saturday
Spent the whole day at home, Pooc then.
It was still hectic. Things had to be cleaned, piled up and
made ready.
Since it is my second day in Pooc, you can imagine how many
things we don't have yet like tadtaran(cutting board).
Nestor had to slice/cut the fish on my tupperware plate.
We only had 6 pieces of glass. So everybody had to wait for
their turn. We needed water boiler and a thermos bottle.
22-03-2009 Sunday
Made appointment with Judith and Gretchen about our
Dumaguete visit.
Dumaguete lies on the opposite island of Cebu. Gretchen
hails from Bayawan located in Negros Oriental. In order to
reached Bayawan we had 3 choices by plane or by boat or by
trucking to Dumaguete.
Packed my things that night and get ready for tomorrow.
23-03-2009 Monday
Gretchen was in panic. She came to fetch us at Dumaguete
airport.
And since there was no passenger on the plane and still no
sign of us..she went looking for us. Judith and I were
playing tourists. We took turns in taking pictures of
ourselves with those planes as background. The captain of
the plane even joined us.
Gretch was relieved upon seeing us. Gretch looked fine.
And there was this photo session again going on.
We went straight to one native restaurant owned by a
schoolfriend of Gretch. I ordered my faves. like kinilaw and
dinuguan and tinolang isda.
Gretch showed us the famous international university of
Dumaguete - The Silliman University. It brings back memories
of my loving mother.
She used to mentioned how she dreamt of going to Silliman
but to no avail.
My mother hailed from Negros too. Guihulngan, Negros
Oriental.
It was an hour and a half trip to Bayawan to Gretch's
house.
The scenery was beautiful and green and clean.
But i was so tired i tried to take some nap.
to be continued.....
23/24-03-2009 Monday en Tuesday
We reached Gretchen's hometown Bayawan. A very progressive
clean city, cemented roads and plenty tuktuks. Gretch
house is on a prime area. In front of it is the City Hall,
250 meter further is City Hospital, grocery stores are easy
to find and small-scale businesses like carenderia and
ihaw-ihaw chicken bbq aroma welcomes you. Nice camaraderie
in its totality.
Gretch's family is quiet hospitable. Gretch sees to it that
we don't lost in translation(to borrow one of hollywood
films title.)
The house is big and beside it is Gretch almost finish
2-door-hotels.
The fruit of her 9-year-stay in Holland.
Fruit-bearing trees surround Gretch's house like jackfruit,
cacao, cambodian mangoes, caimito, plus flowering plants
too. She made her own landschaping around house. What a
thumb!
All we did is eat eat and eat wherever we go.
She showed us the longest boulevard in the whole
Philippines which is of course in Bayawan.
Went to Gretch's sister Jackie house. I have been there
before last 2006.
We eat again and talk and eat.
I got conscious with my very fair complexion. Went to
Bayawan's pharmacy, asked for a tanning lotion or anything
that will make me less stunning :-)
They don't have any. Coz, everybody here wants to be
fair-skinned.
They have skin whitening instead. I asked for charcoal.
They laughed.
On the eve of our departure to Cebu, we found a lechon de
leche(speenvarken) lying on the table. She was very tan. I
almost envy her.
She did find a tanning lotion for herself.
25-03-2009 Wednesday
Boarded the air-conditioned Ceres liner bound for Cebu.
In Dumaguete the liner took the barge with us inside and
crossed the water to southern part of Cebu - Bato.
We had a 15 min lunch break.
Judith and I looked for a nice rest. Across the road we saw
a carenderia.
We thought of going there but alas, beside it is a funeral
parlor with a nice coffin on displayed on its window.
We ran as fast as we can to the other side of the road.
Ordered some foods. The squid(inktvis) didnt taste fresh.
Judith complained. Told her we should have gone to the
carenderia across the road then we are sure that the meat
are fresh. They don't have to go far for fresh meat. It is
beside them. I bet they have fresh dinuguan(blood soup)
too.
At around 4 o clock in the afternoon we reach our
destination Cebu.
tbc
We reached Gretchen's hometown Bayawan. A very progressive
clean city, cemented roads and plenty tuktuks. Gretch
house is on a prime area. In front of it is the City Hall,
250 meter further is City Hospital, grocery stores are easy
to find and small-scale businesses like carenderia and
ihaw-ihaw chicken bbq aroma welcomes you. Nice camaraderie
in its totality.
Gretch's family is quiet hospitable. Gretch sees to it that
we don't lost in translation(to borrow one of hollywood
films title.)
The house is big and beside it is Gretch almost finish
2-door-hotels.
The fruit of her 9-year-stay in Holland.
Fruit-bearing trees surround Gretch's house like jackfruit,
cacao, cambodian mangoes, caimito, plus flowering plants
too. She made her own landschaping around house. What a
thumb!
All we did is eat eat and eat wherever we go.
She showed us the longest boulevard in the whole
Philippines which is of course in Bayawan.
Went to Gretch's sister Jackie house. I have been there
before last 2006.
We eat again and talk and eat.
I got conscious with my very fair complexion. Went to
Bayawan's pharmacy, asked for a tanning lotion or anything
that will make me less stunning :-)
They don't have any. Coz, everybody here wants to be
fair-skinned.
They have skin whitening instead. I asked for charcoal.
They laughed.
On the eve of our departure to Cebu, we found a lechon de
leche(speenvarken) lying on the table. She was very tan. I
almost envy her.
She did find a tanning lotion for herself.
25-03-2009 Wednesday
Boarded the air-conditioned Ceres liner bound for Cebu.
In Dumaguete the liner took the barge with us inside and
crossed the water to southern part of Cebu - Bato.
We had a 15 min lunch break.
Judith and I looked for a nice rest. Across the road we saw
a carenderia.
We thought of going there but alas, beside it is a funeral
parlor with a nice coffin on displayed on its window.
We ran as fast as we can to the other side of the road.
Ordered some foods. The squid(inktvis) didnt taste fresh.
Judith complained. Told her we should have gone to the
carenderia across the road then we are sure that the meat
are fresh. They don't have to go far for fresh meat. It is
beside them. I bet they have fresh dinuguan(blood soup)
too.
At around 4 o clock in the afternoon we reach our
destination Cebu.
tbc
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