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Buglasan Festival 2014

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Every third week of October the province of Negros Oriental celebrates its founding anniverary in a week-long fiesta known as the Buglasan Festival. This year I decided to visit Dumaguete to witness the streetdancing competition. This is my first time to attend the fiesta and I am very much excited to see the burst of colors in Dumaguete’s streets.

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We arrived in Dumaguete City just in time for the streetdancing parade to start. We went straight to the Boulevard to witness the parade. I am truly amazed at the colorful and elaborate costumes worn by the dancers. Truly, they were works of art and a pride of Negrense artistry.

Their dances too are very graceful. The dancers did not mind the scorching heat of the sun. They gave out their best performances to the delight of the cheering crowd.

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Once the parade was over we also walked down the streets until we reached the parade’s last stop at the provincial capitol.

Feeling tired and hungry we decided to grab some foods. In Negros, chicken inasal has been a popular choice during fiestas. I opted to get pecho (thigh) with rice on the side.

The streetdancing competition is just one of the main events of the annual Buglasan Festival. There are other events lined up for the festival like concerts trade fair fireworks competition and the nightly band show.

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I may not have covered all of the events of Buvlasan but thus gives me more reason to go back again next year. And yes, i have fully enjoyed every minute I stayed in Dumaguete

I am already counting the days until my next visit to the City of Gentle People!
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Buglasan Festival 2014

Eric Leave a comment

Every third week of October the province of Negros Oriental celebrates its founding anniverary in a week-long fiesta known as the Buglasan Festival. This year I decided to visit Dumaguete to witness the streetdancing competition. This is my first time to attend the fiesta and I am very much excited to see the burst of colors in Dumaguete’s streets.

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We arrived in Dumaguete City just in time for the streetdancing parade to start. We went straight to the Boulevard to witness the parade. I am truly amazed at the colorful and elaborate costumes worn by the dancers. Truly, they were works of art and a pride of Negrense artistry.

Their dances too are very graceful. The dancers did not mind the scorching heat of the sun. They gave out their best performances to the delight of the cheering crowd.

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Once the parade was over we also walked down the streets until we reached the parade’s last stop at the provincial capitol.

Feeling tired and hungry we decided to grab some foods. In Negros, chicken inasal has been a popular choice during fiestas. I opted to get pecho (thigh) with rice on the side.

The streetdancing competition is just one of the main events of the annual Buglasan Festival. There are other events lined up for the festival like concerts trade fair fireworks competition and the nightly band show.

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I may not have covered all of the events of Buvlasan but thus gives me more reason to go back again next year. And yes, i have fully enjoyed every minute I stayed in Dumaguete

I am already counting the days until my next visit to the City of Gentle People!
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Chibog :Sizzling Hot in Dumaguete!

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I was recently  in Dumaguete City towitness the Buglasan festival.   Coincidentally I was also invited by Malu and Lynette  drop  by at Chibog one of the newer fastfood centers that opened its d doors in the City of Gentle People.

I arrived in Dumaguete City just a few minutes past two in he afternoon  i was greeted by Marc at the Ceres Terminal.   From the bus terminsl we headed towards Santa Catalina street  to get a quick glimpse of chibog and some refreshments.

A few minutes later we’re headed to the streets to ctch the Buglasan  streetdancing competition.

The parade has already started when we arrived at the ciyy street.  We got to see snippets of performsnces from Dumaguete  Tanjay,  Bais, San Jose and Santa Catalina  not bad at all.

By nighttime we went back to chibog for dinner and some chitchat.  
Chibog is barely new to the city.  It only opened last June 2014 and since then has continuoulsy served hot off the grill value for your money meals

I love the artsy orsnge colored high ceiling.   It gives you na impression of a relaxed and comfotable dining experience.  Upon checking the menu I noticed that everything comes at a very reasonable price.   Since this is going to be my first time to sample the dishes  I did ‘t have much any expectation.  For dinner I ordered baby baxk ribs.  My companion got a plate of sisig marc also got boneless lechon for us!

Surpruse surprise!   The back ribs is so tender and oozing with yummy flavors.  The meat is so soft  you can just easily remove it off its bone with a fork. It’s so heavenly I am reminded of a popular restaurant in Cebu  that also offers back ribs.  Amd at P170  with unli it’s the biggest hit in town!    Their lechon is kinda weird too.   Instead of thr liver sauce or soysauce  one has to dipped small chunks of lechon in sweet spicy bagoong to more kick.   Since i do not eat bagoong and spicy foods i opted not to dip it in the sauce.

But their lechon has its distinct characteristics .  Its fat is so tender it easily melts in your mouth.  And has a subtle flavor too.   Thats thats why the bagoong complements well wiht the lechon.

We capped our dinner with na authentic Budbod kabog from Tanjay served with rich hot chocolste on the side.

Budbod  kabog is millet cooked on coconut leaves best when eaten with chocolate.  I also learned that their super rich hot chocolate is sourced locally.   You can actuslly taste the distinct bitter taste of cacao and the rough texture of the beans.  Definitely a must try!

Other dishes I got to sample during my 3day2night stay in Dumaguete are their version of grilled liempo leche flan and halo halo. their version of halo halo is not too sweet with lots of milk on it.  The grilled liempo is very well marinted it was cooked tender and juicy.   The fats melts in your mouth too!

Chibog is definitely a big hit among the discriminting taste of Dumagueteños. Their affordable  and great tasting meals are their rcip to success.  Little by little Chibog is going to rule Dumaguete  and soon enough its nearby province of Negros Occidental!

Like their FB Page https://facebook.com/chibog.menu

Radisson Blu: Your home in Cebu

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I was recently in Cebu and one of my prefered hotels in the Queen City of the South is Radison Blu Cebu Hotel.

One of the things that you would instantly notice is the high ceiling,  spacious hotel lobby.

Upon check in I was met by Miss Princes Anderle  the Director for Marketing and Communications.

I was booked at the 12th floor with rooms overlooking the busy Cebu pier.

Upon arrival I just took a break and slept at the psuper comfy  and luxurious bed.   My room  Has one big bed with an office desk perfect for office work.    It lso has a wide flat screen TV telephone  hot and cold shower  and high speed Internet.    Pillows are so soft and comfy   giving you more reasons to just cuddle up andn stay in your room a little but more.

Later that night I Was supposed to have meeting wih Miss Princess  but due to her hectic schedule I just had buffet dinner at Feria,  known to be one of the most expansive buffet spreads in  Cebu.

Buffet at Feria has always been one of the highlihhts of my stay here.  Theast time i stayed at Radisson was during the launch of the Korean section of the buffet.

Today,  i am pleasantly surprised to see that they have also included the Indian  section with dishes like chicken tikka masala  chicken tandoori and samosa are vailable.  

And as always,  one of the highlights of my dining experience  is the wide selection of sushi sashimi and maki from the Japanese section.

I always love thr fresh tuna and salmon being used in their sashimi ot is always of the highest quality.  

But si ce I was a bit full from my fternoon merienda i just enjoyed the various cheeses available  European cheeses are always thr best.   And their ice cream, it is always something thst i always look forward no to!

 Reakfast at Feria is an entirely different experience!  And i am always excited to see the sun rise  because I know breakfast will be served shortly!

For breakfast i had my usual starters like corn flakes with fresh milk and dried apricots  o  top.

Thne I had pasta linguine  in cream sauce.  Toast butter and jam and some more fresh milk.  I opted not to take any coffee for thst day since ill be tsking an 8hr land travel going west.

By 8am i got to meet Miss Princes again where we got to talk about the newest happenings at the hotel.

After our brief meeting it’s time for me to check out of the hotel and trsvel bsck to Bacolod,  bringing eiht me some good memories of my short byt memorsble stay in the city.

It may only be na overnight stya but I still got to experience the Cebuano brand of hospitality the hotel has always been known for.

Many thanks to Radisson Blu Hotel my home in Cebu.