Saint Thérèse de Lisieux is in Cebu

Bad traffic to Mabolo. People lining up outside the Carmelite's gate. You would know "something" is there. The smell of flower will greet you from the gate and embrace you even more when you're inside the church. (The scent is still sticking on my hands up until now though I haven't touched anything.)

Ordinary girl. Extraordinary Soul. St.Thérèse is known for her "Little Way." In her quest for sanctity, she realised that it was not necessary to accomplish heroic acts, or "great deeds", in order to attain holiness and to express her love of God.

I heard about her when I was still a child and it was a joy to be finally near her even for a minute.

Do you wanna be on TOP?

Busay, 20 to 30 minutes from the city is the place to be if you like to be on a higher ground. Try Mr. A or La Tegola if you want to dine overlooking the city. View of city lights while having your dinner or coffee is really spectacular plus the fresh cold air...

Spa and Massage in Cebu

If I just want a quick body booster, I go to Thewi Thai Massage in Mango. It's near and their 30-minute back massage or foot massage feels like an hour massage. Though quick, I can still doze off and feels like I had an 8-hour sleep after the power-nap. The place is clean, sheets are clean and the downy-smelling-pajamas are clean. I can get that body booster for only 75 pesos!

But I go to Serenity Spa when I feel like pampering my body. Though near JY Square-Lahug, you feel like you are really far from the buzzling city. It's fenced, parking is not a problem and you can even enjoy conversations with your friends in the garden. They serve coffee, tea and refreshments. It's so quiet that it feels like you are in your own rest house in a province. Staff is so friendly and accommodating. There's a free sauna before massage and nice shower room and you will even look forward to the delicious iced tea that they serve after a relaxing massage. You would thought it's expensive but it's not! Me and my friends love to go there. In fact, here are the pictures of my trips there with different sets of friends...

Relaxed and Energized

feeling the sauna's heat

body-balancing

Plantation Bay

Seven years after I last wowed by the beauty of Plantation Bay, I was there again last week and admired the artificially built lagoon paradise.














The white sand and the sparkling water would pierce your eyes sweetly like a dagger in a sunny day...














Come and enjoy sunshine with me...

Angelina Jolie is Pregnant! (with twins???)

They have not officially confirmed it but the pictures say it all. Angelina showed off that baby bump at the Independent Spirit Awards today in Santa Monica.

The growing family of Jolie-Pitt.

Heart Heart Heart

To all my friends who are single, in a relationship, married and who call their relationship "complicated"...

To all who are inlve or who fell out of l ve...

To those who are looking and to those who have stopped looking...

Happy Valentine's Day and never stop wishing... ;)

Prisoners the Performers

This was actually in the news, they said. But I read about this from my favorite hollywood blogsite www.justjared.com. Prisoners dancing, Dayang-dayang and I will follow him from Sister Act, Thriller and Jumbo Hotdog. Really funny. But whoever is behind this should be commended. Look at them, they look Harmless.... only in Cebu!

Here they are in there rendition of Michael Jackson's Thriller!...

Skim-boarding under the Rain!

Stuck in Gen. Maxilom cor Gorordo Ave. traffic, we chanced upon this boy holding a skim board and wearing a rashguard shirt under the rain at Jollibee's parking lot... and indeed he positioned his board parallel to the ground and the next thing we saw , he was riding his skim board! Hahaha. This hobby doesn't need to be expensive... you don't need a sandy beach to find the perfect board ride! ... only in Cebu CITY!

Looking for Job in Cebu?

BPO industries like call centers are sprouting like mushrooms in Cebu. Below are links to companies who are actively looking for applicants for various positions:

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Xlibris - a print-on-demand publishing company. Looking for people who will help writers'
idea become a book.

Xlibris Philippines Inc.

Lagon Technopark (Blueblade)

P. Remedio St., Banilad,

6014 Mandaue City

Tel: 421-3465

website: http://www.xlibris.com/

http://www.notlooking.net/

email: recruitment@xlibris.com

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Convergys - Call Center

Convergys

Cebu Banawa Office:

R. Arcenas St., Arcenas Estate

Banawa Hills, Cebu City

Tel: 416-5810

Cebu AsiaTown IT Park Office

11/F i2 Bldg., Asiatown IT Park,

Lahug, Cebu City

411-9200

email: philippinesrecruitment@convergys.com

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Sykes - Call Center

Sykes

Synergis IT Center

F. Cabahug Street, Mabolo

Cebu City 6000

http://www.sykes.com/

email: HR_Cebu@sykes.com

348-9898

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People Support - Call Center

People Support Cebu e-Office 1

AsiaTown IT Park

Lahug, Cebu City 6000

http://www.peoplesupport.com/careers.aspx

email: cebu@peoplesupport.com

Tel: 234-8222

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eTelecare - Call Center

eTelecare

G/F i2 Bldg.

Asiatown IT Park, Lahug

6000 Cebu City

http://www.etelecarecareers.com/

email: ceburecruiting@etelecare.com

Tel: 411-9030

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Epson - Software development

Epson Software Engineering (Phils.), Inc.

8/F Skyrise Bldg., Asiatown IT Park, Apas,

Cebu City 6000

email: jobs_epsoncebu@eppi.epson.com.ph

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NCR - IT business solutions company

NCR

NCR Cebu Development, Inc.

e-OfficeOne Asiatown IT Park

Apas, Lahug, Cebu City 6000

email: staffing.philippines@ncr.com

http://www.ncr.com/

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Teletech - Call Center

Teletech

Levels 1 & 2, Oakridge IT Center

880 A.S. Fortuna St.,

Mandaue City 6014

apply online at http://www.hirepoint.com/

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Accenture - Software Development .Consulting Technology.Outsoursing

(Building contruction at Cebu Business Park is ongoing)

www.accenture.com/cebu

email : percival.dela.cruz@accenture.com

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ePerformax - Call Center

ePerformax

Xpresso Career Cafe

JY Square Mall

Lahug, Cebu City 6000

http://www.bexceptional.com/

email: cebucareers@eperformax.com

Tel: 411-9700

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Lexmark Research and Development

Lexmark Research and Development

Innove Bldg., Cebu Business Park
Cebu City 6000
http://careers.lexmark.c0m.ph/

email: lrdchrd@lexmark.com

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Welcome to Cebu!

I knew Cebu when my late grandmother, Lola Trudez introduced me Masareal, a sugary sweet bar made of i-don't-know wrapped in a plain white paper which she would always brag to come from Sugbu (Cebu's old name) everytime she offered us a teeny-weeny piece. Cebu was so familiar to me even then coz my papa would always grab the ukulele and we would sing the "May barko gikan sa Sugbu... kang lola lung-ag sa kusina..." together with mama. Yes, I would always picture Cebu with a big boat -they never told me about the existence of beautiful white beaches here!

I have been working here for 6 years already. Never did I imagine working here, I have always dream of working abroad. Friends used to invite me to work here or in Manila and I would always say, "I would only work and live far from my family when the job is overseas." But still, the wind brought me here from a province called Misamis Occidental. I found home in Cebu. The place has a lot to offer. Restaurants and cafes for friends' rendezvous, malls and cinemas to catch the latest trends and flicks, modern infrastructure to embrace the future, jobs to hone your skills, the friendly people and the famous beachfronts with pristine sand and bluewater for swimming, snorkeling and diving. What more you can ask for?