Voters Registration in Lapu lapu City

The City Hall of Lapu Lapu 

Last October 27, 2012 I woke up early morning because I wanted to transfer my voters registration from Cebu City to Lapu lapu City.

1) The COMELEC office is located inside the Lapu lapu City Hall.  It is in the second floor.

The City Hall of Lapu Lapu 

2) The office opens at 8:00 AM.

3) The requirement for registration is a valid ID and the ID must state that you live in Lapu lapu City.  In my case since all my ID's don't have an address

   a) I was asked to get a Barangay Certification stating that I live in Lapu lapu City.
   b) The certification cost 40 pesos in Basak, Lapu lapu.
   c) And to get the Barangay Certification you will need a 1 piece of 2x2 ID picture.

4) After the requirements are met you will fall in line to

   a) get and fill out the registration form
   b) one personnel will check the data
   c)  another one will encode the information and have your picture taken, make your signature and thumb marks.
  d) DONE

The last registration will be on October 31, 2012! Let's vote and exercise our rights!

Pedro Calungsod will become a Saint on October 21, 2012

      This coming October 21, 2012 will be the canonization or the declaration of Blessed Pedro Calungsod as a saint.  He will be the second Filipino saint, the other one is Lorenzo Ruiz. 

About his life
      Blessed Pedro Calungsod was born on 1655.  His historical place of origin is not specific, some claimed that he comes from either Ginatilan Cebu, Hinunangan and Hinundayan in Southern Leyte, Molo district Iloilo or from Loboc Bohol. He received his basic education at a Jesuit boarding school.  At around 14 years old he was on of those young catechist who accompanied the Jesuits in their mission to Ladrones Islands or Mariana Islands. Pedro and San Vitores went to Guam to catechise the natives.

His Martyrdom
      Blessed Pedro Calungsod was killed at the age of 18 while doing his missionary work on April 2, 1627, a day before Palm Sunday that year. He was persecuted together with San Vitores after a certain Chinese named Choco accused them of spreading poison  through the baptism ritual.


Beatification and Cannonization
      Blessed John Paul II beatified Blessed Pedro on March 5, 2000 in Saint Peter's Square in Rome. Last December 2011, the Filipino martyr passed the third and final stage towards sainthood after the Vatican verified a second miracle attributed to him—the healing of a businesswoman from the Visayas who fell into a coma in 2003.  His date for cannonization will be on October 21, 2012.

      Blessed Pedro Calungsod is a role model to all the Filipinos that despite challenges in life and faith we keep on holding to God.  He is an inspiration to all of us!  Mabuhay ka Blessed Pedro Calungsod and we are proud of you!

Food Trip: Something korean

Our next food trip was in Yum Yum Baboy.  Yum Yum Baboy is a korean restaurant located in SSY Business Center, Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu, City.  It is near the JY Square Mall.

It was my first time tasting korean food aside from kimchi.  Most of their foods are spicy hot.  And the taste was kind of weird for me.  But to be fair even if their food are not good for my taste they are healthy because most of them are vegetables or mixed with vegetables. 

The restaurants prices for their menus are affordable.  Some of our food at our dinner are ramyeon, samgyeopsal, miso soup, kimchi.

Here are some of the photos from our dinner:

Yum yum Baboy  opens at  11:00 AM  -  2:00 PM  and  5:00 PM - 12:OO AM every monday to saturday.
Their contact number is 032-266-8390.
Email: yumyumbaboy@gmail.com

HSBC's Starbucks Promo

My friend and I usually spend our Friday evenings after a tiresome week to Starbucks.  Have some chat while sipping the delicious and free beverage from HSBC promo.  I could not go to starbucks if not for this promo.  Their drinks are quite expensive.

These are some of our drinks while spending our time in Starbucks.  I usually ordered the coffee free drinks. Thank you HSBC... I hope that you will have more promos soon...

For other HSBC credit card holders who have not tried this promo, this is their requirements:

- Use your HSBC credit card from August 1 to September 30, 2012, and for a single chargeslip of P2,500, you can redeem a tall handcrafted beverage from Starbucks or 3-pack Starbucks VIATM Ready Brew for only 250 Bonus Points. 

- Charge slips must be from transactions made from August 1 to September 30, 2012 (current promo)

- Cardholders may use their charge slip and Bonus Points to redeem a tall Starbucks beverage or 3-pack Starbucks VIATM from August 1 to November 30, 2012

- Only one (1) charge slip issued by a particular merchant on a given day can be used to redeem the Starbucks product

- All foreign currency and casino transactions will not be honored for redemption

- Faded charge slips will not be honored for redemption

- Only Bonus Points earned from your new spend is eligible for a Starbucks beverage

- Existing Bonus Points may not be used for redemption

Food Trip: Tsiboom Native Restaurant in Parkmall

My friend treat us to dinner last night as a celebration to his birthday.  We ended in Tsiboom Native Restaurant in Parkmall Mandaue. That was my first time in that mall and in that restaurant.  The said restaurant offers Filipino dishes at an affordable price and most of their food are delicious. One of the dishes I like best is their bikol express.  Enough gata and enough spices for my taste.

Here are some of the pictures we have, quite blurry :)

Bikol Express

Calamares

 

half chicken 

  Decoration Inside

June 1, 2012 - SM Consolacion Opening

A second SM mall in Cebu located in Consolacion will be open for public on June 1, 2012.  Kapuso artists will be performing live at the Event Center at 4 pm, Mark Herras, Catch Rochelle Pangilinan, Kris Lawrence, Jaya, Nomer and Bianca King.

And on June 2, Saturday Sam Milby will also come at 5 pm at the Event Center.

On June 3, Sunday at 5 pm at the Event Center of the mall Paulo Avelino and Melissa Ricks will be there.

And during the three days opening there will be fireworks show by Pyroworks International at 8 pm each day. 

Food Trip: 10 Dove Street

Last week my friend and I wanted to eat something but we don't want to spend that much.  So we tried 10 Dove Street. 10 Dove Street is located in Sto. Nino Village, Banilad Cebu City Philippines.  The place is inside the village, just ask the guard the exact location once you reach the guard house.

The front of 10 dove street

The menu...

For P 200.00 you can have soup, sandwich, salad and a slice of cake.

These are some of the food that we order.

Chef's Choice

Chef's Choice

Harvest Apple Salad

Macaroni and Frankfurter Skillet

The place is small but lovely with around 6 tables I think.  The food tastes good and the price is okay.

If you want to visit the place I think it's good to have a reservation ahead.  These are their contact numbers, 346-0618, 0922-332-3793, 0916-718-5082.