Thursday, October 5, 2017

OSLOB HERITAGE PARK, CEBU


Oslob is a 4th municipal income class municipality in the province of CebuPhilippines.


-----THE BALUATE----


The Baluarte (Spanish for watchtower) of Oslob was built in 1788. Its main purpose was to provide a safe place wherein guards could observe the surrounding area. It was a part of the defense system in dispelling the Moro raiders of the past, which included 6 other watchtowers along the coastline of Oslob. Just near the cuartel, are the ruins of an ancient watchtower. So effective was this system that in 1815, the townspeople of Oslob were able to repel one such attack and remain at peace ever since. This prompted them to relocate the town to its present site from their fortified settlement in Daanglungsod, which is now in ruins but still breathtaking.

---CHURCH OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION-----


Oslob was established as a visita of Boljoon in 1690 and became an independent parish in 1848 with the Immaculate Conception as its patroness. The present-day church of cut coral stone was started in 1830 and finished 18 years later. The buttresses that were added between 1848 and 1850. The adjacent bell tower was built in 1858. The church was burned down during the Second World War liberating Philippine Commonwealth troops and Cebuano guerillas against the Japanese in Oslob in 1945, and 1955 but was eventually restored.
Outside the walls are the remains of a watchtower, one of the many that line the southeastern coast of the Cebu.The church is connected to the parish house or convento that still has its original clay-tiled roof. Across the road from the church is the former mortuary chapel with a pediment decorated with a relief of a human skeleton. North of the complex is a small road that leads to the old cemetery. In 2008, a fire gutted the 19th-century church's interior, including the altar and adjacent rectory, but it spared the image of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, which is inside a glass case, and the 73 other icons near the door to the bell tower.


----THE CUARTEL----

Located front right of the church of Oslob, just outside the perimeter stone fence and near the sea, at the intersection of Calle Aeternidad and the end of Calle Aragones, stands an unfinished building made of coral blocks resembling a Spanish-era barracks. This was intended to be the cuartel, barracks for Spanish soldiers or guardia civil. It was started about 1860, but remained unfinished at the end of Spanish occupation in 1898.



-----OSLOB PARK---


A perfect place to relax and unwind facing the sea with a refreshing air to cool you down from the heat of the sun.

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SAAN MAKAKARATING ANG 4,284 PESOS MO??? ( 5D & 4N ADVENTURE IN CEBU FOR 2 PAX )



Saan nga ba makakarating ang 4,284 mo?? for five days and four nights stay in Cebu for 2 pax???..for just 2,142/pax budget ( bugetarian expenses but the adventure is over loaded experience ) DO IT YOURSELF ADVENTURE is the answer....Cebu has so many adventure to offer it will depends on your itineraries  how you can manage the budget and the time....well...let me share to you how we made it.......

DAY 1

Our agenda is to stay for three days in Mountain view so before we jump off at Mountain view we buy some food stuffs to sustain our needs in three days stay (  i bring my mini burner for cooking purposes  )

Mountain view is a place wherein you can relax and chill just seat and enjoy the ambiance with an over looking view of  Cebu READ MORE ABOUT MOUNTAIN VIEW: http://celynrejusogmailcom.blogspot.com/2012/10/mountain-view.html
Arrived here at 3pm.....set-up the tent 
Then prepare for early dinner ( my partner in crime is in-charge in cooking )  
After the Dinner chill at the view deck area grab some beer and listen to my favorite singer singing her favorite songs.

------Lights off at 11:15pm-------

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DAY 2

Still at Mountain view morning breakfast ( partner in crime is in-charge in cooking )
After the meal take a little time in playing snaking ladder and enjoyed the company together ( an tikasan pilde jud na permi ) then take early lunch.
At afternoon proceed to their swimming pool area to take a swim
At the pool area you can encounter some friendly animals smiling at you.
At around 3pm we decided to go back to our camping area...take a nap and rest for awhile....
and wake up at 5:30pm with a fog all over the area almost all the surrounding are covered by fog looks like we are in Baguio....
At dinner....
 Dine at Firetree nook restaurant with a view from above....
Then, go to view deck area grab some beer and chill.....sing a songs

----Lights off at 10:45pm-----

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DAY 3

Still here....preparing to do rope course adventure...waiting the time to be open........excited lang..... 

This kind of activity is very challenging because it will measure your mental ability, your straight, your physical fitness, and courage to finish the course. mental focus is the key to help you up sustain the game.
Enjoy and excited mixed emotion trying to conquer  the different kind of rope course activity. then, suddenly at the middle of the course light accident happened she accidentally bump her head at the edge of steal ( but shes fine...isog man ) still decided to finish the rope course challenge.......( proud of you bisag nihilak ka kay naa man dugo )
NOTE: Doing this kind of challenges extra precaution is needed for your safety.....
At around 11am ended up the activity....thank's God for the guidance.
Then proceed to temple of Leah eat lunch at the corner of the temple

At the Temple of Leah

End of activity......... proceed to the City

Check- in at Patria de Cebu.
then go to Labangon for craving soimai sa tisa
Dinner at Tisa Labangon for my favorite soimai

Back to Patria de Cebu
-----------Lights off at 10:40pm-----------

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DAY 4

At Cebu City area
Take a breakfast at Patria de Cebu canteen

At afternoon go to Ayala mall
 Take some snacks 
At night eat street food at colon area
 ( colon area at night has so many to offer from food to goods. ) 
Go to bar, the Passion bar located at the upper Mango Avenue
Grab some cold beer and party on to their performing band on stage.

Back to Patria de Cebu
---------Light off at 12:20am----------

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DAY 5

Morning breakfast at Patria de Cebu....
Then go to Santo nino church READ MORE ABOUT SANTO NINO DE CEBU: http://celynrejusogmailcom.blogspot.com/2015/05/santo-nino-de-cebu-basilica-menor-del.html

-----END OF ADVENTURE-------



SUMMARY EXPENSES


DAY 1
-food stuff--------------------------------------------250 ( additional )
-lunch at mcdo-----------------------200
-transpo going to mountain view----------30 ( jeep )
-mountain view entrance fee------------------100 ( 50/pax )
-beer----------------------------------120
-videoke-----------------------------------------60 ( 5/song )
-total----------------------------------760

DAY 2

-swimming pool entrance fee---------200 ( 100/pax )
-water----------------------150
note: ( water is too expensive here so bring your own water to avoid additional expense )
-dinner--------------------400
-videoke-----------------60
-beer---------------------120
-total---------------------930

DAY 3

- rope course registration fee-----------------300 ( 150/pax )
- lunch---------------------------70
-temple of leah entrance fee---------------100 ( 50/pax )
- transpo going to city------------------20 ( jeep )
-check in at patria de cebu------------350/night
-buy some food stuff-----------100
-transpo going to labangon-----------------------28 ( vic versa jeep )
dinner siomai ------------------150
-total--------------------------------1,118

DAY 4

- patria de cebu--------------------350/night
-breakfast-------------------120
- lunch----------------------100
-transpo going to ayala----------------------28 ( vic versa jeep )
-snack---------------------110
- dinner-------------------80
-transpo going to mango --------------------28 ( vic versa jeep )
-at bar----------------------380
-total--------------------------1,196

DAY 5

-breakfast----------------30
-lunch---------------------100
-buy some food----------150
-total----------------------280


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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

MACAAS BOARDWALK, TUBIGON BOHOL



A 500 meters boardwalk built around the mangroves forest of Barangay Macaas where the river runs through....perfect place to unwind and relax with the ambiance of the sea and greenly mangroves 
And the best thing in here is you can ( nginhas ) catch with your bare hands and feet the different kinds of shell FOR FREE.........and this is our main agenda to catch fresh shell and cook it for dinner.
Perfect time to catch a shell is when its low tide.
Note: check first the calendar for the low tide time before going here.
We started catching shell at 5pm ( because we keep on waiting to subsides the low level of the sea but not on our luck the water is at our hips part ) so we don't have a choice we just enjoy the moment. we ended up at around 6:40pm 
And here's my proudly hard and effort 100 times....... ( gamay ra kaayo ni... maihap lang pero lipay kaayo ko ani ) this could be my most expensive dinner.....eating my own caught shell.
And this is her ( my partner in crime ).................maayo kaayo manginhas master na kaayo...makabuhi na jud og pamilya.... two thumps up for you........hehe

AMENITIES

Long range of bamboo bridge
Mangroves scenery

Entrance fee 10/pax
 Comfort room / washing
 Cottages ( rate 200 pesos )
 SAFETY FIRST IS MUST...............


HOW TO GET HERE


---From Tubigon ( proper / plaza ) you can ride a tricycle or habal-habal to reach the place just tell the driver to your designated place ( negotiate the driver for the fare )

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