Zooming back to Cebu in 2008 (album)

On Dec 29, 2008 I arrived back in Manila after a wonderful Christmas vacation with Helene and her family in Singapore....and just in time to have dinner with my bro and his family in Makati City. The next day, I zoomed to Cebu to be there in time for New Year 2009.

I did land back in Mactan Island but I already felt somewhat out of sorts and lightheaded. However, its been a tradition (in other words, so we don't have to cook as we don't have a helper) that when I arrive from Manila, we go out to eat something and then sleep.

So after picking up my bags, my parents and I proceeded to Waterfront Hotel Lahug.

This time I opted for a la carte at Uno since I was famished and since I was hoping Kaiyen (manangkaiyen to our Multiply group) and I could meet up later that night, fever be darned. And no, it didn't happen, I finally succumbed to my bed and stayed there in my sickbed for a day or two. *sigh* I had missed seeing her when I was in Sanfo and now that she was in Cebu, I missed her again.

Below you will see pics of our lunch at Uno (and I tested the waiter's patience by asking for cup after cup of lukewarm or hot water) and then a look at an exhibit at the hotel lobby.

btw, Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu has also the Casino and has many other restaurants we used to frequent back in my days of working in the IT industry in my hometown. A favorite used to be Port for its reasonably priced seafood dishes..and there's this Italian resto here too which I've not visited hehehe...

The hotel with its light at night looks quite stately from afar, in fact it sometimes makes me think of a castle in my whimsy....

you can check out their site: http://waterfronthotels.com.ph/cebu/ You might like to try visiting it, if not for gambling then maybe eating or hanging out as its quite near other establishments.

Since I had left all my bags in the car, pics below were taken using my trusty Nokia 6300, in all its unadulterated and uncropped glory *grin*

- Jun 19, '09 5:00 PM
for CatH 's network

delete reply stormlizard wrote on Jun 19, '09 Nice album, thank for showing it. Have a nice weekend. John.

delete reply bubu34 wrote on Jun 19, '09 ?????????really, I'd rather take tea..hehehe... your id is making me curious..how was the hair done? ang bilis naman for a change..bagay!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 stormlizard said Nice album, thank for showing it. Have a nice weekend. John.  thanks John...I figured I'd try to ease back into Multiply posting by looking over my cellphone pics and posting some of them..

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 bubu34 said ?????????really, I'd rather take tea..hehehe... your id is making me curious..how was the hair done? ang bilis naman for a change..bagay!  id? ah..you mean headshot? *grin* the hair is easy...wig it if all else fails...hehehe!

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jun 19, '09 It's a nice restaurant, but pretty empty looking.

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jun 19, '09 Hi Cat's Mom!

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jun 19, '09 Hello everybody!

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jun 19, '09 I'm an Aries for what it's worth.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 virtualted said It's a nice restaurant, but pretty empty looking.  yep..it was I think around 4 pm by that time...and the holidays too...I expect it has more customers in the evening..though I've got to say, most hotel restaurants I've seen in Cebu are never crowded...or maybe I was in there in the wrong time ...

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jun 19, '09 My youngest brother is a Sagittarius.

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jun 19, '09 Hmmm..... Don't know any Scorpios.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 virtualted said My youngest brother is a Sagittarius.  (hence you now know why I took this picture haha!) really? do you get along well with him? my dad is one..though since he was born on the cusp, I sometimes think he is Scorpio....

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09, edited on Jun 19, '09 virtualted said I'm an Aries for what it's worth.  April right? my mom is an Aries in April too.. hurray..more Aries!

delete reply virtualted wrote on Jun 19, '09 Nice shot and nice collection Cat! Sorry to read you weren't feeling well. Take care.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 virtualted said Hmmm..... Don't know any Scorpios.  I know of very few too...but most of them are passionate peeps ..hehehe..about anything and everything...too true..

delete reply stormlizard wrote on Jun 19, '09 cuh888 said I figured I'd try to ease back into Multiply posting by looking over my cellphone pics and posting some of them..  I see, i always resize my photos during sorting so tghat uploaded ones are not too large, but not to small either. Obviously I won't upload all 4000 photos from Thailand, nor those from Japan.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 virtualted said Hi Cat's Mom!  *grin* I think she also looks she needs food right away too...we were all hungry and tired..

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 stormlizard said I see, i always resize my photos during sorting so tghat uploaded ones are not too large, but not to small either. Obviously I won't upload all 4000 photos from Thailand, nor those from Japan.  hahaha! if you were to upload all those photos from your trips with all the complete captions etc., by the time you finish, it might be another trip back *grin*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 virtualted said Nice shot and nice collection Cat! Sorry to read you weren't feeling well. Take care.  thanks for dropping by and leaving comments Ted...*yawn* I've not sorted through my nicer photos during my other rambles here..so I played a lazy cat and just shared something with people who might like to try visiting this hotel...

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jun 19, '09 This is a wonderful picture of you and your mom. Glad I could zoom in to escape the translucency here and see a clearer and bigger version.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jun 19, '09 Another one here. (^_^) Sabay kami ng baby ni MeAnn...April 5th.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jun 19, '09 AJ is a Scorpion.

delete reply peachymalachi wrote on Jun 19, '09 Thanks for sharing this album, Cat; your cp takes pretty good photos. Looks like a nice hotel. Someday I hope to visit Cebu.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 peachymalachi said Another one here. (^_^) Sabay kami ng baby ni MeAnn...April 5th.  maybe thats why the world is so much fun-ner ...so many Aries peeps ramming it around...hahaha! if mom had waited a bit longer, I would have been born in April too...but I was already overdue a couple of days...so maybe its a good thing *wink*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 peachymalachi said This is a wonderful picture of you and your mom. Glad I could zoom in to escape the translucency here and see a clearer and bigger version.  thanks po! yep, thats one problem I have with this theme..but I felt that I was stuck for some time in red and black and pink themes..so something green and hopefully soothing this time...

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 peachymalachi said Thanks for sharing this album, Cat; your cp takes pretty good photos. Looks like a nice hotel. Someday I hope to visit Cebu.  you've never visited Cebu? naku, I better warn them when you are coming to visit... hehehe! kidding lang!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 virtualted said Hello everybody!  konnichiwa Ted-san!

delete reply stormlizard wrote on Jun 19, '09 cuh888 said by the time you finish, it might be another trip back *grin*  I'm far from finished sorting and even now I'm planning for this years holidays.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 peachymalachi said Thanks for sharing this album, Cat; your cp takes pretty good photos. Looks like a nice hotel. Someday I hope to visit Cebu.  personally, I'm tired of lugging around big cams...so if ever there comes a time there will really be a cellphone with a fine enough camera and decent for talking and texting, I'd rather buy that...*lazy bum thats me*

delete reply meannlim wrote on Jun 19, '09 ako rin, ganyan, i harass the waiters asking for warm water or hot tea...ask Jack, he saw me ask one after another....hehehe!!

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 stormlizard said I'm far from finished sorting and even now I'm planning for this years holidays.  my holiday this year will be probably just in my country...recession blues still keeps me in its grip *wink*

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 19, '09 meannlim said ako rin, ganyan, i harass the waiters asking for warm water or hot tea...ask Jack, he saw me ask one after another....hehehe!!  hahaha! hence what happened Meann? me? I finally told the waiter after my 6th glass, to please bring me a big pot of hot water na lang... and he did..he brought over this big white teapot full of only hot water which gradually cooled and which I consumed...of course I explained to him I was feeling quite sick and wanted to do water therapy..lest he thought I was being demanding :-)

delete reply greenpastures wrote on Jun 23, '09 wow! such a nice shots.

edit delete reply cuh888 wrote on Jun 23, '09 greenpastures said wow! such a nice shots.  Thanks Tunde for the kind compliment. I wasn't really in a "photographer" mood at that time, just wanted to get quick and dirty shots as souvenir..but am glad you think so anyway...:-)