First 2 days in Cebu May 16, 2009
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I arrived at Cebu yesterday (Thursday) around noontime. I took the promo of Crown Regency Cebu Getaway. The hotel feels more like a condotel, but it’s new and well furnished. I was pleasantly surprised to see that there are 2 queen sized beds in the twin-sharing room. I came with my brother Jared (who took his first plane ride) and my friend Oliver arrived on another flight.
The last time I was here, it was about 16 years ago. During that time I came with my Slimmers World gym buddies, and I was told to just buy a ticket with specific dates and they’ll take care of the rest. I did that and when we arrived, we were picked up by a military jeep. At that time, kidnapping was rampant and I was a bit unnerved when I saw that. And during those times there’s no texting yet. I had a Motorala Cellphone that I can bop you on the head and kill you with. Anyway, I freaked out when I saw lots of armed military men around where we were going, and realized I was in a military camp. I broke into a cold sweat, and scolded myself inwardly why i didn’t find out more about the trip. To make the story short, I found out that we were being hosted by the wife of the colonel who’s in charge of that camp, and I breathed a sigh of relief. It’s one of the funny moments I have had.
Back to the present, on the first day I walked around the whole SM City Cebu. My feet were killing me by the time I finished roaming around. Today I roamed around Ayala Cebu. Yep, my first 2 days were malling days. Actually I was looking for possible spaces that we can get for Get Laud, since there has been a clamor from Get Laud customers for us to have presence in Cebu. Will announce when we do have one!
With the suggestions from friends we tried out the Lechon Cebu by CNT Lechon at the Food Choices in Ayala Cebu. The line was always long, and we weren’t disappointed with the taste. The meat is soft, it’s a bit too salty for me though because I don’t eat rice. I had quite a lot though because it’s so tender! I also tried the Dimsum Break products, but they’re not very good except for the Pai Kwat (tausi spareribs). Don’t order the fried ones by the way, the steamed dimsum are a bit better.
One thing I like about my 2 days here is that there’s always a cab if you need one. 
Oh and there’s a Starbucks at the Ground Floor of this hotel. Next building is a McDonalds and 2 buildings away is Robinsons Place. Civilization!! No, I haven’t bought from McDo. I haven’t bought a Starbucks coffee yet. But there’s a feeling of comfort knowing they’re there. Obviously I’m a city girl through and through!
We went back to the hotel in the late afternoon and went up to do the “Sky Experience Adventure” which is included in our package. That’s the Edge Coaster and the Skywalk. I was both excited and scared about the prospect. Sadly, I wasn’t able to do any of it. I didn’t fit into the chair of the Edge Coaster. As for Skywalk, it’s required to wear their jumpsuits and I don’t fit into them. It made me kinda sad, but I was determined to enjoy myself. There’s an area where the Sky Bar is and the view is spectacular. I can also watch Jared and Oliver on the Edge Coaster as they pass me by. It made me feel a bit melancholy for a moment though, but I’m happy to see them enjoying themselves.
We had buffet dinner at the Sparx Restobar, which has a live band and a long buffet. Grabe! I was stuffed, but again, was able to eat a plate of vegetables (that’s my commitment and I’ve stuck with it for more than a month now. someone said it takes at least a month to create a habit). After dinner, I left Oliver and Jared to do their Skywalk. They had to postpone til after dinner because it rained. I went then to Prana Medispa to avail of my free one hour massage. And before that I was able to enjoy the dry sauna and steam bath. The massage was heavenly, especially after 2 days of walking and carrying my bag (I’ve wondered so many times why it’s so heavy but when I look inside I don’t feel like removing any of the contents).
Tomorrow we go to Maribago Bluewater. The wedding is there at 4pm but we’re going early so my bro and Oliver can go swimming. I am planning for a quite day of reading and relaxing myself. I have no intention of swimming, I don’t want to scare the people away hehehe. We go home on Sunday afternoon, I am hoping I can have another massage (I got 1 more free massage) before we leave. Also we still haven’t seen the 4D movies, hope we find time to avail of that. We won’t be able to go sightseeing, but I hope to come back soon. I’m glad travel now is so affordable and hope it stays that way.
As I looked out the night lights from the window, I think of how many things I want to do, places I want to go, but I’m limited to this big body. I’m not feeling self-pity, but I’m just accepting facts. I will continue with my food habit change, that’s for sure. I’ll also be faithful in using the exercise machine. I’m not sure how fast or how far it will take me, but I intend to just eat better now. I hope slowly I can shed some of this weight so I can walk better. I enjoy travelling and seeing new places. I want to try new things. I am hungry for more new experiences. Life is short and I will enjoy whatever I can for now. I’m not going to stop myself from experiencing them just because I’m big. True, there are limitations, but I won’t let them get me down. It’s seeing the glass as half full, that’s what I always do.
I’m babbling. But I’m happy. Too bad I missed today’s episode of Tayong Dalawa and Boys Over Flowers :-P
Tomorrow is another day!
Details of my package: 4D3N stay @Crown Regency Hotel, roundtrip ticket via Cebu Pacific
- daily breakfast buffet at Glo Cafe (food is very good)
- lunch buffet at Wan Shan Lo (haven’t tried it yet)
- dinner buffet at Sparx Restobar ( buffet has different types of food and lots of desserts, service is good, has live band)
- free massage at Prana
- 4D movie (haven’t tried it yet)
Will post again on those I haven’t tried
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