Cebu Sinulog 2015

Pit Senyor! Pit Senyor! Pit Senyor!

This is my third year experiencing Cebu's Sinulog Festival and it never failed to give me one heck of an experience! Woot woot!

 The waiting game! Early morning flight to Cebu!

 As soon as we arrived, we went to our Hotel, placed our bags and left to catch the morning mass at Sto. Nino Basilica.

Mass at Basilica de Sto. Nino! Check!

After a long day of walking, we went to Ayala Mall to have lunch and catch Taken 3 in the cinemas, then after that we went straight to Fuente, to have dinner at Larsian's

Larsian's is a very affordable barbecue place in Fuente. There are a lot of barbecue vendors to choose from at a very affordable prices!

Puso - Php 4.00 per piece
Puso (pu-so') is the Cebuano style of rice, there's actually nothing special about it but the idea and the effort of how they present their rice makes it an experience

Larsian's Pork Barbecue - Php 5.00 per stick
We personally loved their barbecue because it's so barbecue-sweet which Filipinos really love and other stores sell barbecue without the fat! That is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G and imagine! Php5.00 per stick you can't find that here in Manila! haha

Another must try!
Chorizo de Cebu - Php 10.00 per stick

It's basically a barbecued sweet-taste longganisa and it's definitely a must try!

There are a lot of barbecue variants to choose from!! Larsian is indeed Cebu's Barbecue Haven.

The next day, we woke up at 4:00am to travel north of Cebu to experience whale shark watching/encounter. It's about 2-3hours drive from Cebu City proper.

Mode of Transportation:

Private Van - Whole day round trip Php 5,000
Inclusions - Oslob Whale Shark Watching - Tumalog Falls Oslob - Simala Shrine - Cebu Chicharon Shops

Public Bus - The terminal is located beside Elizabeth Mall.
Fare will range from Php 150+

It is located at Brgy. Tan-awan about 10km away from Oslob City Proper.

Terminal- South Bus Terminal Ceres Bus Fare (non-air-conditioned)-150+ php Ceres Bus Fare (air-conditioned)-155 php Travel time-2-3 hours

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Touchdown Oslob Cebu!

From the registration area you will be guided by the organization about the Do's and Dont's during your experience with the Whale Sharks. The encounter with the whale sharks is only limited up to 30 minutes maximum.

Prices:
Whale Shark Watching (from the boat) - Php 300.00
Whale Shark Encounter (swimming) - Php 500.00

  Seeing how huge and safe the whale sharks are will surely give you the chills.

No words can express how great the experience is, but one thing's for sure. It's definitely worth it.

After the encounter with the Butanding (Whale Sharks) we went straight to Tumalog Falls, which is about 10-15mins drive from the Whale Shark Watching area. Two years ago, I already tried the whale shark encounter. This year, I will experience something new the Tumalog Falls.

No cars can go beyond this point and an entrance fee of Php 120.00 will be charged. You can walk going down the falls or you have a choice of riding the habal-habal where you can ride a motorcycle for Php60.00 two way trip.

 As soon as you reach the place this will be your welcoming committee.

Breath taking isn't it?

 Every angle of this place is so picture perfect!

After Tumalog Falls we're off to our last stop for the day, the Simala Shrine.

After that day, it is just right to stop and thank our Lord for all the blessings and great experiences that He allowed us to enjoy.

Simala Shrine is known for it's structure and being Cebu's Castle Shrine and for having the Miraculous Image of Mary. You can see the different testimonials of people who experienced the miraculous powers of the Virgin Mary.

On our third day, went to Basilica de Sto. Nino to join the Mass and the Procession of Senyor Sto. Nino. A day full of walking, prayers, and festivities!

We witnessed the different performances of different organizations about how they worship and parade the image of Sto. Nino. It's so impressing to see how everyone really exert their all out effort to make sure to give their 100% performance for the festival.

After the performances, the procession started at 1pm and it's a must experience during Sinulog Festival since the celebration is all about the image of Sto. Nino.

Of course! You can't go to Sinulog without enjoying the night scenes! A great house party on a saturday night and followed by Invasion Sinulog happened at Fooda Mango! Definitely PIT SENYOR!

 prrt toot toot! prrt toot toot! PIT SENYOR PIT SENYOR!

Till next time!
-Xavier C.

Osaka Day 1 #StyleBrotherFootprints

Up Up here we goooo!

It's the loooong weekend! Thank God for vacations and holidays!

So last August 20-26 I went to Osaka, Japan with my family for the holidays (definitely extended holidays) too bad Xerex can't join us because of his class. HA HA.

We stayed at St. Regis Hotel, Osaka. I loved how it's in the heart of the city, meaning the shopping area and the subway stations. Rooms are quite fancy with all the automated controls almost over everything from the curtains to the lights even the air-conditioning so it's expensive too, it's a 5-Star hotel with the price ranging from $400 USD per night, so it's more of a family-vacation-hotel type.

How's that for morning view right? right? right???

So we started our first day walking the streets of Osaka, and of course what's the best way to explore the city than trying their food!

First stop! RAMEN! Isn't it awesome? You don't need to get the menu and call the waiter for your order, you just need to click your choice and pay through a vendo machine outside the restaurant!

On a side note, I totally love the soft-boiled eggs. I'm sure it's not chicken eggs because it's so tasty! Therefore I hereby declare that it's a Penoy! (A filipino street food--unfertilized duck eggs) hahaha kidding, we were debating because it's so tasty especially the yolk! So I heard they marinate the soft-boiled eggs in the chasu broth, hmmm so that's why it's tasty!

Well of course after eating you have to shake them off a little, enjoy a walk through the street of Shin Sai Bashi! This is by far the longest shopping street I've seen!

Can't wait for it to open in Manila! Adrenaline kicking in.

Sea of people right there. But wait, it's long! Sooo river of people? #waley

I know we're doing a lot of walking today so I wore something comfortable and lots-of-walking ready outfit.

What I wore:
Top- Black detailed sleeves shirt from Zara Couture 
Pants- Skinny Jogging Pants from Topman
Shoes- White Velcro Straps from Vans
Bag- Salvatore Ferragamo brown Tote Bag

Check out this store! I think it's Cos-Play costumes! But hey, there are Japanese who really dress up like anime! Even guys! Take note with full make up on! Japanese and their out of this world fashion! lol.

Of course if you spend your whole day walking, shopping, you will get hungry! lol I told you we're on an eating feast haha! You can't-can't try Takoyaki in Osaka! Definitely a must try!

urgh, Okay I'm craving.

That's it for our first day! Watch out for our Day 2 adventure on Universal Studios Osaka i'll be posting it tomorrow so keep posted! We'd love to hear from you! Comment on our page and follow us on our social media accounts!

Your Style Brother,

Xavier