Cebú City and Province

[edifice_complex3]

GreyX might not want this but I'm making successive posts to make up for those days that I wasn't able to. My apologies, sir.
Anyways, I've posted photos of the spa village inside Shangrila before but those were night shots. To be fair, here are some day shots.


Entrance




Pathway leading to the lobby


Spa building


Lobby

INSIDE THE SPA










OT: For the boys, I heard that only gorgeous ladies are allowed to work here
and only those with face value are accepted as applicants. Not that I'm
implying something, but isn't it nice to be massaged by a pleasant looking
lady rather than....you know what I mean. He,he.

[edifice_complex3]

The grand dames of Mactan.

[edifice_complex3]

Originally Posted by slerz

cguro you mean South Bus Terminal.... not north.
beside ABS CBN complex but ABS CBN complex was already demolished to give way for the counstruction of an IT mall and college. just beside E mall or at the back of the former ABS CBN complex is the newly built modern GSIS Cebu building which I also posted here lately.
3 yrs ago, that area was very chaotic, a lot of crimes happens in that area along that vacant lot where E mall stands, that vacant area where GSIS stands upto south bus terminal area and that vacant area at the back of CCMC where the newly built CitiLink terminal stands, and infront of the citilink terminal was the newly built CTS college.... but now I can walk safely anytime.
If we think of that area just 3 yrs ago, it is far different at the moment.

Slerz, daghang salamat for the correction. Yeah, I meant South Bus Terminal.
One thing more, is there a skywalk in front of the GSIS building? It looks like there is one based on the photo you posted.
Thanks in advance.

[edifice_complex3]

I've never been to this island but when I saw the photos online, my jaws dropped. See for yourselves.

Mangodlong Beach Resort




Santiago Bay Cove




Boho Rock Resort




Mangrove Forest


Lighthouse in Pilar


Lake Danao

[slerz]

Originally Posted by edifice_complex3

Slerz, daghang salamat for the correction. Yeah, I meant South Bus Terminal.
One thing more, is there a skywalk in front of the GSIS building? It looks like there is one based on the photo you posted.
Thanks in advance.

nop, nothing...thats part of the e mall...no need fo skywalk in that area coz the street is quite narrow.

[sugarboy]

slerz, musta? may ubra ka na?

[edifice_complex3]

Some of the activities you can enjoy while in Cebu.
Badminton

Courtyard Badminton Court


City Sports Complex

Skydiving: Photos courtesy of Cebu Parachute Club




Swimming, diving, snorkeling:

Kota Beach

Whethere it's land, air or sea, Cebu has it all.

[slerz]

Originally Posted by sugarboy

slerz, musta? may ubra ka na?

oh, sugarboy...I'm ok nmn...what do you mean by ubra?

[sloid]

Wow. Skydiving In Cebu? I've always wanted to skydive. Guess I know where my first time would be. =D

The Camotes Islands are awesome!! Passed by them before as a supercat stop-over to Ormoc. I never knew it was a part of Cebu.

[olineil]

Originally Posted by Jimbu

They said it's different from the wireless fidelity (wi-fi) services available in public wi-fi hotspots.

The wireless fidelity (wi-fi) hotspots services were made available in Cebu more than two years ago.

http://www.inq7.net/inf/2003/may/31/inf_2-1.htm

But the facility brought by ASA Corp. and Protocol Century with the help of American partners, Tropos Networks and Aperto Networks is a seamless metro-scale configuration which to their reliable sources is the first ever facility in Southeast Asia.http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ce...vades.cebu.html

Ok, so this is not the tech that is being launched in cebu. But i guess this service is quite good for the common people to afford broadband in PInas. Although they say u cant roam with this service but still very good considering its a country wide coverage and at just P800/mo.

[xDieselJockx]

Originally Posted by edifice_complex3

The grand dames of Mactan.

I think this is shangrila hotel and beach resort. Or is it just similart? I remember that tiny island right on that beach but the only thing is I know Hilton hotel is a bit far from Shangrila. the building also here in the grand dames looks almost similar to shangrila's.

[xDieselJockx]

Oh wait, looking back again, it is Shangrila hotel mactan, I remember the hilton being visible from this spot when it was being built back then 3 years ago.... I just didn't see edifices put the heading as shangrila erlier. I also do not know how to delete a post so next time I made a mistake again i will just delete it... LOL

[richard fischer]

Originally Posted by slerz

to add.... From Tanke Talisay, the reduced 4 lane road upto Lawaan Talisay is only a juction of (F Jaca St.) secondary road, the 4 lane road (yellow marker) still extends upto the newly built Talisay City hall and finally connects to the Cebu South road (Cebu Natl hi-way in my mod pic).
The Cebu South road starts from N Bacalso ave. down,from mananga bridge in Talisay the road has only 2 lanes but it was widened into a 4 lane road to be considered as the continuation of the South coastal road but i think it is the project of the Governor to widen roads in the entire provice of Cebu into a 4 lane road. As of this moment, the widened Cebu South road is already in Naga.

thank you jimbu and slerz very much ! both of you are extremly precise on information. salamat. personally i prefer the satellite road-imaging though, it gives you a realistic birds-eye overview, almost like a map, but with specific information reduced to the maximum and to the question.
how about making a map like this on all 4 to 6 lane roads/expressways in luzon !? that would be just fantastic and some challenge too ! but i guess that would be just too much to ask, wouldn´t it......

[slerz]

newly built TALISAY CITY HALL

[rustyboi]

Originally Posted by Jimbu

One more first for Cebu is that it's the first city in the Philippines to connect to the internet.

[B]The online pioneers gathered 10 years ago at the University of San Carlos (USC) in Cebu for the first International Conference on Electronic Mail. There on March 29, 1994, at exactly 10:18 a.m., the country established its first leased line connection to the Internet.

http://www.manilatimes.net/national/...40329met6.html

thanks for the article bro. aside from the internet, cebu also has the first computerized traffic system imported from australia

[rustyboi]

Originally Posted by olineil

Regarding the "Wi-Fi" discussed a few posts before...
Are you guys reffering to this technology? Seems promising but raises a few question. Read on.

Smart eyes 32K fixed wireless broadband subscribers

"Seems to me its already been launched in southern Luzon. Anybody had experienced this? How fast is the connection? They say its bradband, but how fast? 512kbps+? How reliable is the connection? Since the article says it needs a line of sight for a proper conncetion. Good for Philippines yeah...considering the price, very affordable for a boradband connection."

for me its too hassle. setting up an antenna from home, has to be line of sight... there are actually a lot of factors that can affect the connection such as weather and blocking by tall buildings. so, not the type of service u wanna sign up if living in a high-rise apt or condo. but its actually a good alternative to DSL connection for home users far from the CBD's.

[KulasKusgan]

thanks edifice for sharing ur pics.

anyone here actually tried smart wi-fi? currently, im connected through pldt dsl. if smart can bring the same speed at P800, i'd switch.

[rustyboi]

Originally Posted by edifice_complex3

GreyX might not want this but I'm making successive posts to make up for those days that I wasn't able to. My apologies, sir.
Anyways, I've posted photos of the spa village inside Shangrila before but those were night shots. To be fair, here are some day shots.


Entrance




Pathway leading to the lobby


Spa building


Lobby

INSIDE THE SPA










OT: For the boys, I heard that only gorgeous ladies are allowed to work here
and only those with face value are accepted as applicants. Not that I'm
implying something, but isn't it nice to be massaged by a pleasant looking
lady rather than....you know what I mean. He,he.

Thanks for the photos ed! Heaven is already opening their branch in Mactan na pala. hehehe

Chi Spa caters to the high-end and ultra high-end market. so the only time i could go there is during my honeymoon. hehe. graduation nalang para walang magselos!

naughty question: does Chi-Spa offers extra service? hehehe peace.

[huistenmark]

Q. What to do in Mactan/Cebu for six hours? A friend is asking coz he has that much to wait for his flight home...

[rustyboi]

SM Mall or Ayala Center maybe traveltime roundtrip about 1.5-2 hours so he has 3-4 hours to stroll or sumthin.