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Cebu Bloggers Shout “Yehey!”

May 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment

May 28, 2009 — It was a fine Thursday afternoon when the Cebu Bloggers Society met at La Maison, The Terraces, Ayala with Ms. Kankan Ramos, Ms. Elaine Sibol, and Mr. Donald Patrick Lim of Yehey.com. The crew provided the bloggers the opportunity to do some food reviews on the dishes served at La Maison. Some of the food were the following:

Tostitos – a fried tortilla open faced, topped with beef and cheese, blended perfect with spices.

Barkada Ribs – grilled pork ribs in barbecue and honey chili sauce.

Classic Gourmet Platter – a combo of French Gourmet Dishes: Le Charconte, Boeuf Bourguignon, Coq Au Vin, and Sole Fish Tapanad.

Seafood Marinara – composed of fresh shrimps, mussels, and lapu-lapu in a Tomato Basil Sauce.

After the bloggers feasted on the delectable dishes, it was time for Mr. Donald Patrick Lim, CEO/President of Yehey.com, to orient them about the said website.

According to Wikipedia:

Yehey! is a Philippine Web portal. It is currently the second most visited Philippine site behind INQ7.net.

The company was formed in 1996 as Fiesta Online Corporation by a group of young pioneers composed of Alistair Israel, David Quitoriano, Voltaire Trinidad, Ramon Borja and Julius Alba.

As of 2006, Yehey.com has almost 280,000 registered users and over 21.6 million visits annually.

Basing on its current stats, you could never expect that Yehey.com was once at a loss. Being a striving company, Yehey.com credits its place in the web now to their much exerted effort in reaching out to their clients.

In the powerpoint presentation by Mr. Lim, it was found out that Filipinos are number one in social networking sites, number two in uploading photos, and number two in blogging. These facts have driven the company to choose the bloggers as their critics and judges for they also believe that online advertising is one key to a successful business.

Yehey.com’s PR activities, one of which was the Trinoma bloggers event (Manila), have been going on for about a year and a half now. This time, they are trying to reach out to the Cebu blogging community.

In the end, the Cebu Bloggers Society was thankful for the collaboration opportunity presented to them by the crew. And indeed, CBS could already joyfully shout, “Yehey!”

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Filed Under: Business, Cebu, Events, Food

In the CompanY of Mom Concert Review

May 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

In lieu of the Cebu Bloggers Society’s advocacy  to promote Cebu thru blogging, we (I, X, Aileen and Atty. Ethelbert) went to the The CompanY and Aiza Seguerra’s Mother’s Day concert in Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City.  The concert was specifically held in Teatro Casino of the said hotel.  MJ, the event’s production coordinator, invited us to attend the concert and blog about it.

Though we missed half of the show, we still thoroughly enjoyed the rest of the presentation.  We arrived at Teatro Casino around quarter to nine, and it was Aiza Seguerra’s very melodic, enchantingly soothing, and soul-captivating voice that greeted us as we were making our way to our seats at the back portion of the venue.

CBS Members with The CompanY

I’m really not that familiar with her songs, but all I felt while listening to her voice lulling the whole crowd was that somewhat very refreshing feeling which penetrates your soul, though its lyrics is somewhat melancholic. The tenderness of her voice softly embraced my tired mind and body, and as I closed my eyes to fully enjoy the moment, it seemed like a cold breeze of summer wind subtly kissed my haggard cheek… Or is it just the aircon? Hahahahahaha!

On the other hand, The CompanY had definitely delivered a very exceptional performance throughout the whole concert.  The blending of their voices was splendidly perfect.  Their solo performances were unique and flavorfully seasoned with faint humor.  Their stage presence was omnisciently beautiful.  And the lighting effects complemented the rhythmic velocity of their vocals.

CBS members with Miss Aiza Seguerra

Hahahaha!  Please pardon the inexperienced music critic’s way of describing a concert performance.  I’m not really knowledgeable when it comes to this kind of stuff.  Anyway, after their performance, Miss MJ personally introduced us to them (The CompanY members).  She also introduced us to the production staff of the concert, especially to Mr. Joey Nolasco (a fellow Cebuano), one of the producers.  And later, we had our picture taken with the performing artists.

N.B: At the center of the Queen City of the South is Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, one of the Philippines’ famous landmarks. Located 30 minutes from Mactan International Airport, and a stone’s throw away from the city’s financial district and best attractions, Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino is the place to go and stay. (Source: Waterfront Hotel Cebu)

 

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Cebu, Events

Maribago Bluewater Summer Blowout to Cebu Bloggers

May 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort special summer treat to Cebu bloggers excites everyone.

The free summer blowout of Maribago Bluewater on May 16, 2009 is expected to be fabulous. Exciting activities are specially prepared to make the bloggers’ visit memorable and meaningful.

Maribago Bluewater’s treat is made possible in cooperation with Pinoyworld and through the valuable coordination of CBS president, Mark Monta, and the Events Committee head, Xerendipity.

Expect all bloggers to generously share experiences and exciting moments at the Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort.

 

Filed Under: Blogging

Lunch Out with the CBS Folks

May 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

It’s been quite a while since I went out on a rest day, most especially with the CBS people. The date was April 25, which is, by the way, my little sister’s birthday, and the day when the power went out for more than two hours, approximately. I was supposed to finish some chores at home, but at around 10 AM, the lights went out and my laptop went blank because I had it on power supply rather than battery. So my Naruto Shippuuden episode 106 viewing got interrupted. I waited for about 20 minutes and no signs of the power coming back came. So I just decided to take a shower and then meet up with the CBS people at Max’s Restaurant at SM City. The time was supposed to be set at 11 AM, but we didn’t meet one another till about 11:30 AM.

Read the rest at Lunch Out with the CBS Folks.

 

Filed Under: Cebu, Food