Salo2x sa Boy Zugba

Boy Zugba – Kusina Bisaya opened its first branch in Corrales Avenue last February 8, 2015 proposing a modern and casual counterpoint to traditional Kagay-anon home-cooked meals. Boy Zugba’s extensive menu is a reconciliation of past and present home cooking and Filipino street food, continuously catering every Filipino’s taste buds with premium food selection and caliber customer service. Food is intended for sharing and is characterized by a familiarity of flavors and the memories they bring back. 

Its extensive menu is a sure crowd pleaser, full of things people really love to eat, with choices ranging from an array of grilled food items, as well as meals that we normally see in karenderias or eat at home, which are wittingly dubbed with Bisaya names such as Pisbol sa Corrales, Pansit sa Pulis, and Sinuglaw de Cagayan– true to its form as a proudly Kusina Bisaya food joint. 

This year, after almost over a year of opening its latest branch at Centrio Ayala Mall, Boy Zugba has been proudly recognized and awarded by Ayala with the “Most Promising Retailer” Award last June 15, 2017. To celebrate its recognition and the upcoming city fiesta, Boy Zugba will be launching Two (2)  New set of boodle for 2 for only Php 499.

We Belong Zuggy-der Boodle consists of Chicken Inasal, Pork BBQ, Camaron Abusado, Lumpiang Kagubkob, Krispy kangkong, Kropek, Itlog Maalat and 2 Iced Teas

Zuggy-der Forever Boodle consists of Chicken Inasal, Kinilaw, Gidagat na Calamares, Lumpiang Kagubkob, Kropek, Krispy Kangkong, Itlog Maalat and 2 Iced Teas

Not only that, Boy Zugba will also be having an online contest that is open to everyone and the prizes are 2 FREE Boodle2x. See full mechanics of the online contest here: BOODLE2x for 2 GIVEAWAY

The City's Local Pizza Is Now In CDO!

Home of the famous MADCOW pizza!
"It packs heat, serious heat!"

Have you heard about Pizzarella? Personally, I have heard it when I was still in Iligan and was able to taste it and I can truly say that they make the best pizza in town!

Pizarella is situated in the heart of Iligan City and was opened 5 years ago (April 2012) by the Portado siblings which started from a simple dream (+ prayers) that made it eventually into a reality!

With their faith and hard-works, they are now able to provide their diners with finely crafted pizzas, using the freshest ingredients from the local vendors. Pizzarela's are offering a savory Italian and Filipino recipes inspired out from their own kitchen recipes.

Yesterday, (May 26, 2017) a rustic-inspired yet with contemporary cozy sensitivity Pizzarella opens their 4th stores in Corrales St., Cagayan de Oro (2 in Iligan and 2 in CDO). Now, they are hoping to open more soon!

Make Your Celebrations Bigger with the Samsung GIGA Fiesta Promo

Now is the best time to upgrade your family’s home entertainment system as Samsung launches the GIGA Fiesta promo. Here are the exciting deals to choose from:

• ·         Get a free 24-inch TV and a DVD player when you buy a Samsung GIGA Sound MX-HS6500
• ·         Get a free 32-inch Samsung Hyper TV and a DVD player for only Php 990 when you buy a Samsung GIGA Sound MX-HS7000 or MX-JS8000.

This special offer is valid during the Higalaay festival from August 22 to August 31, 2016.

The Samsung Giga Sound System is the perfect entertainment system for your fiesta celebrations.  It produces 2,400-watts of clear, quality sound with a powerful bass. Create fun and memorable singing sessions with the Karaoke function. Liven up your party with family and friends with the built-in DJ Beat and Lighting effects that pulse to the music’s beat.

Visit the following Samsung authorized dealers in Cagayan de Oro City for more details: Imperial, Quality, and Solidmark. 

Tonkatsu by Terazawa in Cagayan de Oro

I would like to welcome Tonkatzu by Terazawa here in the City of Golden friendship, another newly opened restaurant of the Bistro-Group added to TGIF and Italiani's! Actually, I am not a Japanese food lover but I tell you after trying their Katsu meals I'm now beginning to add the Japanese menu on my lists.

photo credits: google images

Here is a serving of tasty, tender pork cutlets fried to perfection, served with pickled vegetables, shredded cabbage, miso soup and unlimited rice is an irresistible meal anytime of the day. Yes you read it right, unlimited rice and this delightful fare one can enjoy only at Tonkatsu by Terazawa, the first Philippine franchise of the Japan-based chain brought to the country by the Bistro Group. 

Here's how to enjoy your Tonkatsu experience:

1. For the appetizing starters you can have the Fried Chicken Wings, the Chasoba Salad and the Pork Karaage. Here are the ones we've tasted below, but to add taste for the Pork Karaage you can squeeze the lemon on top of it. 

2. Next thing is to choose the main dish/course, they have IBERICO KATSU...

- this Katsu meal is made of the finest black Iberico Pork with a delicate, nutty, meaty, melt-in-in-your-mouth marbling. It is also known as the Pata Negra, the Iberian pigs of south and Southwest areas of Spain.

Another main course to choose from is the KUROBUTA KATSU...

- it is a  dubbed angus of pork, a meat from the original strains of Bekrshire hogs from Japan. It is packed with juiciness and is rich in flavor from the meat's excellent marbling. It is considered as the Katsu's crowning glory!

 

Still, you can choose aside from the two above mentioned Katsu's are the Rosu Katsu sets (deep-fried pork loin sets) and the Hire Katsu (deep-fried pork fillet sets). Another must try is the Jumbo Ebifurai, an imperial prawns that are simply deep-fried to achieve the natural fresh taste of the prawns.

 

Here's a good catch, all of the Katsu sets are served with refillable servings of Japanes rice, shredded cabbage and a bowl of hot Tonjiru, a special miso soup flavored with pork.

Here's how to enjoy your dish:

• Grind the sesame seeds straight onto the Tonkatsu to bring the aroma and flavor of the pork.
• Dip the Tonkatsu in the house blended Tonkatsu sauce with a pinch of Japanese salt for added taste.
• Include a good amount of the shredded cabbage in between bites to cleanse your palate.

But before you'll end your Tonkatsu experience, don't forget this sweet ending bestselling dessert called the Frozen Grean Tea. A heavenly slice of frozen, fluffy meringue roll with a hint of green tea! Indeed, it really taste like heaven.

So, I guess it's high time for you to try Tonkatsu by Chef Akinori Terazawa- a Japanese restaurateur. The restaurant is located at the ground floor of Centrio Mall, besides Italianis.

For more details, please feel free to check their FB page: https://www.facebook.com/TonkatsuByTerazawa. You can follow them also in Twitter and Instagram @tonkatsuph!

Indeed, I am a Proud Kagay-anon!

Higalaay: Kagay-an Festival 2014 Core Activities

Last July 16, 2014 was the unveiling of the official logo of Higalaay: Kagay-an Festival 2014 held at SM activity center.

photo: CDOplaces.com

The festival is that time of the year when Kagay-anons seek out friends, make new friends, and go beyond self-interests to be friends for others. It is a festival in time for the fiesta celebration of the city's patron saint, St. Augustine on 28th of August 2014.

The following is the festival core events and activities which are the rallying points for a campaign to promote Cagayan de Oro City and the surrounding areas as an investment and tourism destination.

Mindanao Fashion Summit  

August 8-10, 2014

1PM- 8PM

Limketkai Rotonda 

co-organize by Oro Fashion Designers Guild

Kumbira the country's longest-running culinary show 

August 13 to 15, 2014 

10 AM

Limketkai Mall Atrium

Organize by COHARA and Department of Tourism-10

Garden Show & Agri Fair 

August 8 to 31, 2014 

Gaston Park 

Organize by Flori Cultura de Oro and Agricultural Productivity Office

Kagay-an Festival Marathon 

August 17, 2014 (Sunday) 

3 AM

Centrio Mall 

Organize by Circle Productions 

Cowboy Festival: 10th Annual Cagayan de Oro Horse Show at Roa Property, P.N. Roa Avenue 

August 22 to 24, 2014 

Organize by the Cagayan de Oro Horsemen, Inc. 

Kahimunan Northern Mindanao- the food and lifestyle show 2014

August 23- 30, 2014

SM City CDO 

Organize by the Department of Trade and Industry Misamis Oriental 

Miss Cagayan de Oro 2014 Coronation Night 

August 23, 2014 (Saturday) 

7:00 PM

Limketkai Center Atrium 

Organize by JCI Bai Lawanen. Kagay-an 

  

Street Dancing: Cagayan de Oro Carnival 

August 24, 2014 (Saturday) 

2 PM 

Organize by City Tourism Council

P.E. Rhythmic Dance Competition 

August 25, 2014 (Monday) 

7 AM

Pelaez Sports Center 

Organize by DepED, City Schools Division, DOT-10 

 

Pyro Festival 

August 25,2014 (Monday) 

9:00 PM

SM City 

Organized by SM City Mall

Hegalas Parade of Floats and Icons and Civic Military Parade 

August 27, 2014 (Wednesday) 

7 AM

Starting Point at Rodelsa Circle to Limketkai Center. 

Co-organize by Artists and Cultural Workers of Cagayan de Oro. 

There will be 2 Religious Processions.:

The street procession 

August 28, 2014 (Thursday) 

6 AM

St. Augustine Cathedral

Organize by the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro and Safer River Lifesaver Foundation, Inc. of Liceo de Cagayan University.

The Fluvial Parade 

August 28, 2014 (Thursday) 

10 AM

Macabalan to Duaw Kagay-an Park

Have fun and enjoy the city fiesta Proud Kagay-anons!

CdeO Celebrates Social Media Day 2014!

Sad to say that I wasn't able to be with my group (Cagayan de Oro Bloggers, Inc.) during the Courtesy Call of our City Mayor Oscar "Oca" Moreno which happened last June 25, 2014 due to office schedule conflict. Anyway, I am just proud that our organization was formally announced by the administration as one of the instruments in supporting the information dissemination drive of the city's progress.

Grabbed photo from www.chadacdo.com & www.cdoblog.com

This coming June 30, 2014 is s the 5th Annual Social Media Day (#SMDay) event launched by Mashable. It is an annual global event that recognizes the digital revolution happening right before our eyes. But here in our city we will be celebrating it today June 28, 2014 and we are so glad that even our our beloved Mayor showed his support for the #SocialMediaDayCDO!

photo credits: www.cdoblog.com

As one of the members of #CDOBloggers Inc, I am proud to say that I am here to make the City of Golden Friendship make known to the whole wide world as the 

City in Blossom, in Bloom and in Boom!

A Proud Kagay-anon indeed! :)

CDO Gears Up for Its First CDO Startup Weekend

This July, Cagayan de Oro plays host to its first ever Startup Weekend. Basically, the SW is like a crash course in creating a business. For 54 hours, managers, developers, designers, leaders, product managers, students, and anyone with entrepreneurial goals will gather in one venue to pitch ideas, form teams, and develop and launch startups. The 3-day event is open to both aspiring and experienced entrepreneurs.

What Should Participants Expect in a Startup Weekend?

The Startup Weekend is a concept-to-launch event that follows one model. One the first day, participants will be given time to pitch their ideas (usually 60 seconds or less) without visual aids or any other supporting material. Each participant is then given the opportunity to vote for the pitch he likes best and to choose a team. On Saturday, everyone will be busy working with their teammates develop their chosen pitch. There will be discussions on which business models and designs to use, while others will be thinking about marketing and customer development. On the third and last day, Sunday, all groups will have the chance to present and demonstrate their prototypes in front of a panel of judges composed of industry leaders and local entrepreneurs. The judges will offer feedback and choose a winning startup team.

Throughout the 54-hour event, mentors and leaders will move around so participants can interact with them. They can share ideas and even fish for suggestions. The Startup Weekend, after all, is an event for like-minded individuals whose goal is to become a part of global communities by launching their own startups.

Why You Should Join Startup Weekend

There are two main goals that Startup Weekend organizers all over the world intend to highlight. First, to create local startups; and second, to support local businesses. SW is an activity that encourages growth and innovation, especially in the local scene. Anyone who is success-driven will want to be a part of this campaign.

Aside from these, there are other reasons why you should join the Startup Weekend:

·         It is the ideal way to meet and interact with people who share your passion, ideals, and goals.

·         It is the best way to meet and connect with inspiring business leaders, successful entrepreneurs, developers, marketers, and success-oriented students.

·         It is an excellent opportunity for learning from some of the best and most successful people.

·         It is a good venue for welcoming opportunities that showcase your business and creative abilities.

·         It is your chance to become a part of the city and the region’s growing startup community.

Who are Qualified to Join the SW CdeO?

Every Startup Weekend gathers people with varying backgrounds. If you’re a kindergarten teacher wishing to experience a big change in your life; if you are a college student oozing with interesting ideas; or if you are an established businessman who wants to try out something different, the Startup Weekend is for you. Every SW is designed for anybody; for everybody – even for high school students. It is not just for managers, business leaders, or programmers. It is for anybody who is eager and passionate to share, create, learn, and develop ideas.

CDO’s First Startup Weekend

The success and influence of Startup Weekend is evident in the many cities and countries that have participated in the event. There are hundreds of grants around the world at present, and the number of Startup Weekend alumni total to around 100,000.

Kagay-anons will get the chance to become a part of this distinguished group through the Startup Weekend happening on July 11, 12, and 13, 2014 at Capitol University. The intense 54-hour weekend event will have local entrepreneurs and industry leaders serve as mentors for the teams. Startup enthusiasts, marketing people, designers, programmers, developers, students, and anyone interested in developing and launching a startup are invited to register through http://cdo.startupweekend.org/.  

Cagayan de Oro’s first Startup Weekend is co-presented by the Cagayan de Oro ICT Business Council, DevCon (Developers Connect), Ideaspace, DOST-ICTO, and Microsoft. Updates about the event can be found through the SW CdeO Facebook Page.

About Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend started in 2007 in Boulder, Colorado when Andrew Hyde decided to gather some people for a weekend of brainstorming for a business idea.  The group spent the weekend working on the idea and bringing it into fruition by Sunday. By 2-009, the Startup Weekend was registered as a non-profit organization. Since then, it has been operating in Seattle under the direction of Marc Nager, who gained full ownership of the organization along with Clint Nelsen. Together, the two developed the Event Model that is currently used in all SWs.

About the CDO ICT Business Council

The Cagayan de Oro ICT Business Council is CDO’s recognized and official ICT (Information and Communication Technology) organization. It is accredited by the city government as a social organization. CDO ICT members include BPO stakeholders, members of the academe, computer hardware vendors, and locators. The organization works in partnership with the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and government agencies that support its objectives and goals. 

Dire Husi Initiative

Couple of weeks ago, we were priviledged enough that we were invited by one of the co-founder of Dire Husi Initiatives~Mr. Rhyan Casiño for a  sumptuous "boodle fight" lunch with my cousins. Dire Husi Artsville's new location is in Mambatangan, Upper Puerto Cagayan de Oro City. If you really love arts, you will surely appreciates the place in itself. 

By the way, if you still don't know what Dire Husi means, here's an info that I got:

“Dire” is a Visayan word for “here” and “Husi“ is a Manobo word for “friend.” We are a youth organization, a creative social enterprise, an artisan collective, a band of world musicians, a training hub, and a fair trade advocate. If that already sounds a bagful, wait and see, because we believe that with faith and dreams, we could be so much more.

Wow! Kudos to all the people who are involve in this organization, they're not just plainly men and women for others but above all they are the mighty men and women of God! God bless all your advocacies!! Once again, thanks for the invites Sir Rhyan! :)

DALTAN's Kambingan in CdeO!

As the world celebrated 4squareDay 2013 last April 16, the CDObloggers too for the first  time participated that same event. We the cluster 5 of CDO Bloggers made a decision to have our meet-up at Daltan's Kambingan situated at corner Capistrano- Cruz Taal Streets in this city. 

Upon knowing that the said venue was at Daltan's, what came to mind was okay I will not eat but I have to be there in support for the group. Why? because honestly, I don't feel like eating goat meat. I remember back then when my father and cousins would eat such, I would immediately asked them what does it taste like? Well, they've got the same answer..."it's yummy!"

Here comes the dishes in front of me, I thought they would served us another type of dish aside from the goat  meat but unfortunately they did not. Funny me! So I left with no choice but instead get a small amount of their Kalderetang Kambing as some kinda' taste test on my part. Believe me, I am so thankful for my taste buds at that time because I really love the dish and guess what? I requested for a additional cup of rice. :) So I can now say that Daltan's Kambingan is the yummiest Kambingan in the city (downtown). They are simply the best! 

So here's my plate below on the upper left...

By the way, just an info... they named their business as Daltan's not because of the owner's name combination but instead Daltan's means "Dala Tanan" (all -in-one) since they cater not only goat dishes but other dishes that you want to and aside from that they have their massage parlor at the second level of their restaurant. Cool huh! 

Well, if you want to try the best kambingan in town...

come and visit DALTAN's at Capistrano-Cruz Taal Sts, CDO (near Shanghai Bakery) 

J.CO Donuts and Coffee Finally in CdeO!

YES you read it right! J.Co Donuts and Coffee will finally opens here in the City of Golden Frienship- Cagayan de Oro on May 10, 2013. We must be proud of this since it will be their first branch outside Metro Manila.

Finally the long wait is over, no more pasalubongs coming from J.Co Donuts Manila 'coz we will be having our very own here in Centrio, Ayala Mall (Ground Floor) located near the garden area of the said mall.

Photo credits: wowcdo.com

Just an information: J.Co Donuts and Coffee is a popular Indonesia-based cafe retailer and one of the fastest growing donut & coffee chain in South-East Asia.

Well, if you haven't tried this most clamoured donut brand from Indonesia, better line-up for a long queue by tomorrow. But don't worry, just trust me it's yummy!!! :)

Be Safe Everyone!

As  of the moment, people here in our city had started to panic because of the warning signal that Cagayan de Oro will be experiencing storm signal #2. It's kinda' weird because we were given warnings to evacuate as early as now well in fact the sun still shines so bright. Yet, we know God has given us the wisdom to be  always on guard/ready for any circumstances that will happen. Yes! Let us not wait that Sendong moments to happened again here in our City. Let us all continue to pray for the Typhoon Bopha/Pablo to stay away from us and spare us from any calamities to happen.

Anyway, let's just all prepare and be vigilant for tonight for this typhoon will gonna hit somewhere here in Mindanao and that rainfalls may be expected in our city. Be safe everyone and God Bless!

Typhoon Sendong (Washi)

Typhoon Sendong (Washi): an unforgettable tragedy...

December 17, 2011 at exactly 12 midnight a catastrophic happened in the city of Cagayan de Oro ~in just a split of seconds... flash flood came and it now turned out to be devastated areas. :(

It’s so sad seeing those thousands of families grieving for their loss of loved ones and those evacuees who are now homeless. My heart cries just like them who are directly affected of the said storm because I know lots of people who are victims of it- my friends, office mates, church mates and even my own direct families as well. Upon seeing the aftermath of the said typhoon, houses were totally wrecked, and most of those houses built along the river banks were being washed out and their areas turned to be a “desert” one. :(

Seeing those pictures uploaded by my friends makes me want to cry for God’s goodness of saving us from that kind of adversity. I can see dining room being crashed down, their kitchen being washed out and even their bathrooms like their clawfoot bathtub were full of mud. Nothing really escaped from that tragic event, indeed it was really an unforgettable moments among us Kagay-anons.

To all of us: just keep our hopes and faith going. God Bless us all!

Water & Current Crisis

After the unforgettable heartbreaking news that happened and experienced here in our city that was brought by the Typhoon Sendong (Washi), another calamity arises: the Water and Current crisis!

It would be so okay if current (electricity) will be off rather than having no water at all. Our water provider’s reservoir was being hit by the typhoon and it was totally damage and that’s the major cause of having a water crisis here in the whole city of Cagayan de Oro. They say that it will be fixed within a month, but hey we can’t live without the water.

You can see lines of pails, gallons and drums along the highway just to wait for the fire truck to arrive. Good for those households who have their own water pumps/coolant pumps because their time will not be wasted just to wait for the free water to come. Whew! Too bad commercial water prices are now starting to increase. Hope to have our water supply by next week.

Water and Current Crisis

After the unforgettable heartbreaking news that happened and experienced here in our city that was brought by the Typhoon Sendong (Washi), another calamity arises: the Water and Current crisis!

It would be so okay if current (electricity) will be off rather than having no water at all. Our water provider’s reservoir was being hit by the typhoon and it was totally damage and that’s the major cause of having a water crisis here in the whole city of Cagayan de Oro. They say that it will be fixed within a month, but hey we can’t live without the water.

You can see lines of pails, gallons and drums along the highway just to wait for the fire truck to arrive. Good for those households who have their own water pumps/coolant pump because their time will not be wasted just to wait for the free water to come. Whew! Too bad commercial water prices are now starting to increase. Hope to have our water supply by next week.

CDO's Golden Float Parade 2011

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It’s been five years ago when I started to witness the Golden Float Parade that our city holds. Last Saturday, it’s another memorable day that I witnessed together with my family- hubby, daughter, sis and cousins. We went to the city proper so early so as to see those different entries and be able to judge on my own who’s my bet to win the said contest. Anyway, the road was full of different colors, different faces and different work-arts being displayed. Truly, we are proud to be one of the Kagay-anons!

Here’s one of my bets below:

CDO: A Booming City

Cagayan de Oro City is considered as one of the most progressive cities in the Philippines and one of its most picturesque destination that serves as the regional center being the most populous highly-urbanized city in Northern Mindanao (Region X).

But hey, I've heard about this rumour that we are still in need of more hotels in our city so as to cater the 10,000 rooms for delegates coming in for conventions. Anyway, I thinks it's now on it's process of realizing it all since I'm starting to see lots of metal buildings arising within the city vicinity.

Cool and pretty sure it would be a greater booming city so soon! :)