The jewel of Cagayan de Oro, this is without a doubt the best hotel in town, well, out of town, about a P50 taxi ride from the city center. Prices start at about P3500 (~$70) and go up to about P7800 (~$156) per night, a bit too rich for my wallet, but nice for a [...]
Globalization is an historical event in the making. In it’s ancient form it was the imperialist expansion of Western Europe throughout the rest of The World. It tapered off with the Industrial Revolution, but began again with The Information Age. I would mark that date as Thomas Friedman does, as November 9, 1989, with the [...]
I’m getting married this coming Friday, September 1, 2006, less than three days from now. I will not be posting much about the wedding here, or the honeymoon, rather I’ll be posting that stuff at Marissa Valles‘ site, www.issavalles.com. Am I nervous? No, I’m not. I knew I wanted to marry Marissa within an hour [...]
The annual fiesta in honor of Cagayan de Oro’s patron saint, Saint Augustine, is held the end of August of each year. I was able to catch the fiesta two years ago, but this time I was a bit more prepared for it. Even President Gloria Arroyo is in town for the festivities. The parade [...]
This hotel has a great location, not quite as good as The Grand City Hotel, or The Dynasty, but the VIP is a nicer hotel, albeit more expensive. Their lobby is the most inviting also for hanging out, if you are looking to meet other people. VIP Class rooms are P1524.45 (~$30), Executive Suites are [...]
The Dynasty has a great location, in the heart of CdO. It’s right across the street from my favorite pool hall, Ralf’s, below which is a new club called Mojo’s that has a live band pretty much every night, then the old Xcite is next door, but is currently being remodeled and will be reborn [...]
The Riverview Inn is the closest to my office, less than one block away, so it is my preferred place to stay. Rates have gone up since I last stayed here by about 30%, back in 2004. They have a good restaurant, and room service, but they will turn your AC off when you leave [...]
The Weston has no restaurant and no room service. The place is well worn. The rooms are cheap. If there’s any saving grace to this place it’s that the most upscale titty bar in town is just downstairs. If an overnight stay is not what you are looking for, they have short time rooms (3 [...]
Middleton is one of my preferred places to stay here in CdO. Only Middleton, Pryce Plaza, and Lauremar Beach Resort have swimming pools and Middleton is much more affordable. They have 2-bedroom, 2-story apartments available at a daily rate of P1800 (about $36) and at a monthly rate (pay in advance) of P46,000 (about $900), [...]
I like going to the movies, but I don’t get to see all of the ones I want to see in the theatre, and there are some that I want to watch but don’t care to see in the theatre, I’d rather just watch them at home as time permits, in between working on blog [...]