Cyma Greek Taverna - The Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu

On our last night in Cebu, I originally wanted to eat at Handuraw Pizza just because of the many raves about it. So we just walked to the restaurant but much to our dismay, it was already closed. So we rode a cab to go to their other branch in Gorordo Avenue but after a couple of minutes, we learned that the cab driver didn't knew where it was. So we ended up going to Ayala Center again for the nth time. We tried Cyma just to have something different. I've been a fan of the restaurant after trying it twice and I wanted Janet to experience it too.

Once inside, you will hear the waiters shouting to "OPA!" which they do whenever a flamed dish is served. They have this cheese which they smother with some liquor and set it on fire. It's the Greek's way of cheering or expressing a party or to get down and dance. So make sure you'll be in the look out for those flaming dishes as it can get pretty nervous and shocking when they shout altogether.  The restaurant wasn't that much crowded since it was pretty late already so our waiter led us to our table and promptly gave us the menu.

Paalam Pilipinas - Sugarfree

March  1,2011

Eastwood Central Plaza

Eastwood City Libis, Quezon City

Third row front and center. Waited for 2 1/2 hours. Leg cramps. Sweat.Constant suffocation from the smoke machine. Asthma. Thirst. Smoke machine again. Howling from the waiting crowd.88.3 DJ.Quark Henares. Crowd's impatience. Jal steps on the stage. Kaka sits on the drums. Ebe grabs the mic. Paalam Pilipinas.

Sorry for the redundant shots and angles. Situated in a cramped space with a 50mm is pretty tough.

Cebu - Day 4

After our hearty breakfast at Tree Tops Bar and Restaurant, we rode a cab to bring us to Punta Engaño where Kawayan Marine is located. It is between Shangri-La and Hilton Hotel in Mactan which is the jump-off point of Island Banca Cruises. I found Island Banca Cruises by searching contacts for island hopping activities in Cebu. A lot of sisses from GirlTalk said that their services were expensive but after checking out their website and seeing their services and a finding good reviews, I sent them an e-mail for a quote. Anna, their trip specialist promptly replied to my inquiry about what islands where gonna go to, what to do there, where to eat etc. and boy I was happy to get a very detailed reply that I didn't asked any further questions and just booked the trip. For me, this is was the highlight of our entire trip, maybe because I got a little disappointed with Bantayan Island and didn't expected it to be as beautiful as others describe it.

Moving on, we got a Butete Boat which can accommodate 10-15 persons and there were just 3 of us, of course excluding the crew. It has a large deck, bean bags, a little comfort room, iPod dock and supposedly, it should have WiFi but they told us that it was currently unavailable. Beers and sodas were available too as well as fresh towels, life vests and snorkeling masks.

our boat