Banana Cue (Sweetened Fried Banana on stick)

Banana cue and Camote Cue a Filipino all time favorite snack.

Banana cue (Sweetened Fried Banana on stick) and Camote Cue (Sweetened Fried Sweet Potato on stick) is a Filipino all time favorite snack. It's budget friendly too. Now a days it costs Php 5.00 to 10.00 per stick. 

During the All Saints day we bought around 20 sticks for snacks while in the cemetery visiting the grave of Grandpa and GrandMa in the Clean and Green City of Oroquieta.

Explore Balicasag Island

 Exploring the underwater world of Balicasag Island. This is one of the must try and must go places if you'll be visiting Panglao Island in Bohol. Visiting the Island is part of the island tour package that Kuya Dodong offered. However, snorkeling is optional. Majority of the tourist would not try snorkeling, but I tell you this is one of the fun part during the trip. Swimming with the fishes, touching them and most of all having pictures with them. I highly recommend you bring a underwater/waterproof digital camera or purchase a disposable or reusable underwater film camera from Bohol, because it's already x3 from the original price when you'll but it in the island.

In this photo, we used a Kodak disposable underwater film camera.

If your planning to have a vacation in Panglao Island Bohol, you may want to get Kuya Dodong's island tour services. You may contact him through mobile 0908.153.4117. We got the island tour  for only Php 2000 and that's good for 6 already. The boat is medium size and clean. They also have snorkeling equipments available for rent but I would recommend to bring your own if you have one.

Christmas Wishlist #2: Alcatel OneTouch Net

Ever since high school since the soap-like shape model of Alcatel [OT Club db] was released in 2000, if I'm not mistaken, I have been an alcatel fan. Got an alcatel as my very first phone.

Now I have 2 alcatel music phones; my 1 year and 9month old OT-V770, which was given to me as a gift and a 2 years old and 11months OT-C700A phone which I bought for my dad, but I am using it now since he got a free phone from his Suncellular postpaid subscription. I love Alcatel most specially when it's white.

my p@ulcatel: Alcatel OT-V770

Now that the qwerty , touchscreen and dual screen phone are on the move, I wish Alcatel will have these features in their new phone models. And these phone right here just answered my very wish. I have been scouting for qwerty mobile phones ever since I started working from home. I need a good quality and affordable one.  I need to stay connected with my clients, to answer their questions and/or inquiries and keep updated with friends through Yahoo and Facebook even when I'm on the go. I am currently using my existing OT-V770 to stay connected because i love its' wide screen, but I was thinking if only it's qwerty it would be so much easier. And Alcatel OneTouch Net is definitely an answer to my cry.

My OT-V770's 7 hour talk-time battery never fails me, how much more OneTouch Net's 9 hours talk-time. People on the go will surely love this, coz I certainly do!

Purple and White has always been my color, and as u can see  Alcatel OneTouch Net is definitely for me coz it's so me. I so want this for Christmas!
 
So now I'm updating my Christmas wish list(s);

1. THE “Relaks, Puso Lang ‘Yan, Malayo sa Bituka” PLANNER 2011 « yoshke.com

2. Alcatel OneTouch Net - oh yeah! So please help me win this, by simply clicking on the like button in my comment in these album in Alcatel Facebook Fan Page. Please please please.

Xy-Za Yape is working as an Independent Virtual Assistant specializing in General and Medical audio transcription, article writing, blogging and webdesign. For more information you may visit http://www.xyzaspeaks.com and click on the contact me page.

Solitary winter breeze

Here's my entry for  SEAIR Batanes Winter Bloggers' Tour! For more info please visit http://www.flyseair.com/ 

 

Ever since Batanes was featured in Kay Susan Tayo in GMA, I never stopped wishing to be there. But work always comes in the way. Schedules won't meet, vacation leaves unapproved and worst no companion.

ANY CHARACTER HERE

I always have wanted to travel the country and the world with him. Batanes with a lover would be perfect right? The foreign land like scenes are breath taking. The beauty of Batanes is mesmerizing.  The cool breeze combined with a warm embrace from a loved one completes the romantic scene...[Read More]

Xy-Za Yape is working as an Independent Virtual Assistant specializing in General and Medical audio transcription, article writing, blogging and webdesign. For more information you may visit http://www.xyzaspeaks.com and click on the contact me page.

Ilo-ilo: How will I do this?

I am scheduled to attend the Visayas Blog Summit 2010 this coming November 27 to 28, 2010. Tickets whre already booked since June, I'm already registered, so what's the dilemma? where to stay!

I don't know where to stay yet and the date is approaching. I've been searching online for a budget friendly place to stay for at least 4 days. Yup that's right 4 days. I will arrive in Ilo-ilo on the 25th and leave for Cebu on 28th. My blogging services has been down lately and I haven't really been generating much income from the 3 sites that I have. It has been down for almost a year and just went back blogging last May. Now, the real issue is not actually "where to stay" but "How to pay?"

I have a Level 2 Chef's class to attend to and I don't have that extra money yet for the trip. I know it's my fault because I know I have this scheduled trip but I haven't planned properly my finances. I admit that's my weakness.

Now I'm having second thoughts in attending because I have concerns in going there;

1. FUNDS. Funds funds where will I get this? I admit I have a good paying job but I also have mountains of bills. I have spent quiet big the last time I traveled with the family in Panglao. So there, I'm still thinking on how I can afford this trip.
2. TRAVELING ALONE. This will be the very first time that I will be traveling super duper alone ILG-CDO-CEB-ILO-ILO route. I have been to many places, attended a lot of events but I never traveled alone before. I usually go in groups or with someone. This trip will definitely a big adventure for me most specially that they speak a different language. I
3. DIALECT. I couldn't help but wish that an Ilonggo specifically "kuhl" could accompany me. But then again, he's an untouchable now and I guess it's a big no no to disturb him at this time. I myself is not ready to see him. But of course, Ilonggo's can definitely speak Filipino/Tagalog of course ,I know it shouldn't be a problem but it's an advantage if atleast I know the language ,for me to haggle and I can use it during negotiations most specially when you're trying to get the best price for pasalubongs right? Well I guess this is a very selfish excuse, I apologize. 
4. HIS THERE. Ilo ilo is not a big place and I'm afraid to bump into him or even see him whatsoever. This is a very lame excuse or alibi I should say. But seriously I'm not ready for such an encounter.

Although I know some friends who's still in Ilo-ilo right now, most specially the Med graduates, but I couldn't seem to contact them now, I tried email, FB and text approach but to no avail, no replies. That makes  me more undecided.

But I was thinking, BLOG SUMMIT only comes once in a year. The discussions there will definitely help me big time as a blogger. Checking on the schedule of activities I know I will get a lot there. I can enroll in the next Chef's Class schedule on January and continue my culinary class from there. 

So I guess I made up my mind, I should attend the BLOG SUMMIT. I guess I need to make some extra extra work starting today until the 24th. How will I do this? I guess it's me to discover.

And oh by the way you might care to donate for me to get there? pretty please??? I'll be super duper happy if you will.

So I'll sleep now... Nighty nighty!

Xy-Za Yape is working as an Independent Virtual Assistant specializing in General and Medical audio transcription, article writing, blogging and webdesign. For more information you may visit http://www.xyzaspeaks.com and click on the contact me page.

Website Update

I just created a page for my website. I hope you'll like it. just simply click on the Facebook like badge which is also found in this site and care to visit my domain.

Xyzaspeaks.com is the first domain that I bought and was hoping to be solely using it, but I know I can't leave my readers from this page. This page has been with me for almost 4 years now and is still doing good in ranks. Way better from the new site of course.

The badge looks something like this;




'Til the next update my avid readers. I need to go to the city proper to buy some ingredients for dinner. See you around guys!

Xy-Za Yape is working as an Independent Virtual Assistant specializing in General and Medical audio transcription, article writing, blogging and webdesign. For more information you may visit http://www.xyzaspeaks.com and click on the contact me page.

which is which

 I was checking the stats of my blog last night, because I wanted to delete one blog site and maintain only 2 sites. My oldest blog which is http://lindle323.blogspot.com has not been updated for months or years now. I was thinking i should let go this blog. However, when I check on the stats and it's earnings, the blog together with http://kuhlwithme.blogspot.com is earning way higher than my own domain.

My http://xyzaspeaks.com is using a WP platform. I admit I'm more comfortable with blogger. So now I'm confused which one to let go. I also thought of migrating the stuff from my own domain to the highest earning blog. wew... what to do?

Xy-Za Yape is working as an Independent Virtual Assistant specializing in General and Medical audio transcription, article writing, blogging and webdesign. For more information you may visit http://www.xyzaspeaks.com and click on the contact me page.