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Cafe Andessa
posted on Thursday, November 5, 2009
"Kuripot kasi mga taga-Davao," Sue Ann Orig-Samson remarked, laughing, after seeing the surprise in my face while reviewing Cafe Andessa's menu. Only two items exceeded 200 Pesos -- one of them is Crispy Buntot ng Tuna (Davao's specialty), inexpensively priced at P250, flat.
Antulang Beach Resort
posted on Friday, September 4, 2009
Still sleepless from an early flight to Dumaguete, we stumbled along the airport, fumbling with our bags and fixing our messy hair to look more alive. Our shuttle driver held up a sign with my friend's name on it. It was amusingly misspelled and left us all in stitches while boarding the van. An hour's worth of drive is what it took for us to reach our destination. We barely got to catch some shuteye during the drive -- there was a long stretch of bumpy dirtroad before we finally reached our resort. It was not a refreshing way to begin our vacation, but let me tell you this: once the big gates of Antulang opened to welcome us, a love affair began.
Sutukil: Mactan's Pride
posted on Wednesday, July 8, 2009
On April 27, some 488 years ago, Mactan may have looked like what would make a foreigner's legs turn into jell-o. That is, if Antonio Pigafetta's account of the Battle of Mactan holds accurate. As one of those who remained in the boat and survived the struggle, he related how more than a thousand natives (the number is historically doubted) gamely and savagely welcomed forty-nine of Magellan's men who were in the shores of Mactan to kill their resentful datu Lapu-Lapu. The end of this tale, as we all Filipinos have learned in our elementary Kasaysayan class, is Magellan's fatal defeat and Lapu-Lapu's acquiring of the title "First Filipino Hero."
