Finally, S&R in CDO!

Yup, I’ve been waiting for its opening for ages! When I first heard about it from a friend, I thought it was merely a rumor. Well, not anymore because S&R is here for real!!

What is S&R?

Let me guess, you might be thinking about the ‘late’ Makro, right? Well, same same but different…you get me? To me personally, S&R is the hybrid {way better} version of warehouse store (when it comes to its products, system/programs and physical structure) compared to any local establishments of same concept. It is way better because S&R is modeled after warehouse shopping chains in the US. When that {hashtag} ‘mommies duties’, {hashtag} ‘grocery time’ kicks in, you folks will probably know where I’m at.

I never thought I will be able to get things {which can be found only in US} for our baby and for our groceries without having to tap our parents {who are living overseas} from time to time, because {to be honest} it is quite embarrassing on our part and most likely hassle on their part. This is somewhat like a little ‘wish come true’ for me and Tyrone {my husband} because when you want the best for the family and value for money, this exactly what we need. Imagine- world class items for everyday use with trusted American brands, right here in CDO! It is such a good news to kagay-anons who have been wishing the same thing we did.

What’s inside S&R?

• High quality of meats and poultry, fresh and frozen hard-to-find seafood, dozens of imported fruits and vegetables to choose from, premium wines, brew and liquor.

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• Guess what? My favorite section of all, pastries, muffins and cakes, desserts, snacks, chips, Ice cream of many kinds {like, what?? yup…heavenly sight, alright}, lots of coffee and tea selections, all that pretty things, it’s like milk and honey to my senses haha! I can live in that section forever, seriously! rofl {don’t judge me :P}

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• And of course, my second favorite section: tons of lifestyle products, you name it; bed, bath and kitchen linens, casual apparel, health and beauty essentials, household basics, home appliances, furniture, etc – all quality products, I tell you.

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The benefit and rewards is one of the many things to look forward to with S&R but first you must be a member to enjoy it. Everyday savings via exclusive deals and low club pricing program guarantees the best value for money.

Parking space

It’s exciting to see so much space to park just outside their building. In other words…no worries, that is already been taken care of. Spacey parking lot, check!

Wrap up!

There you go! I hope you guys will have the best shopping experience with S&R Cagayan de Oro City and please do sign up for membership first and foremost. They are located along CDO-Iligan road, Barangay Kauswagan. For updates please do ‘like’ their facebook page, or you may check their website out at S&R Cagayan de Oro.

 

 

 

 

Restaurant Review: Manokan Grill

This is definitely super late review about another BBQ/Grill Restaurant that I went last year around the month of October. As I’ve mentioned on my previous post; I can see businessmen starting to pour out investments in food businesses specifically in BBQ/Grill Restaurants.  I’m going to review another one and this time I’ll do Manokan Grill Restaurant.

From the outside, you can see a modern – eco friendly and minimalist structured manokan. Even with the updated version of Manokan, they can assure you the taste of original recipe of famous chicken inasal that had been passed on over the years from one generation to another (I heard this is a duplication of the famous Jo’s Chicken Inato only rebranded). Like any other house of chicken inasal, you can expect affordability from their menus – great for family and barkadas (friends) dine-out experience.

Grilled Chicken Awesomeness

The chicken is so tender and juicy but of course; well cooked. Unlike the other manokan especially the commercialized manokan, their grilled chicken are mostly; dry, less meaty and you (kinda) could tell that the chicken was re-grilled over and over again to extend its shelf life (I think). I also loved their atchara because of its sweet and sour perfection.

The King of all Tapiocas

After their perfect grilled chicken, you can never go wrong with their desserts; Halo-Halo and tapioca. I am pretty much a sweet tooth person (tried almost all desserts in every restaurants or pastry café in town) and I could say they have the best Tapioca in town. I have to say major major sorry for the absence of the best tapioca. I ate everything so quickly  – forgot that I need to take a shot of it. Like a cliche “It’s so delicious, you’ll forget your name”. Well, in my case “forgot to take a tapioca selfie”.

Ms. Dem our PhilAm insurance consultant. Thank you for the treat your highness! My husband on black, my tiny little man with his yaya in the middle.

Rate Manokan Grill

Number 10 being the highest, I’m giving them number 9. Aces on everything; I love their grilled chicken, halo-halo and (of course) the tapioca! Lol, accommodating and friendly waiters, clean place (oh, and their comfort room’s cleanliness passed my OCD standard too!). I kept one point because I think the lack of lightings. I mean, it is important to have strong lightings so that people will appreciate the beauty of what they’ll see on their plate(s). ‘Sayang ang food presentation if ngit-ngit’ (it will defeat the purpose of food presentation). And the truth is, people with astigmatism can’t tolerate low lighted area (that’s me!). Well, that’s the only blindspot they have. But, I realized typicaly manokans’ have poor lighting plus few colorful bulbs here and there. Haha! Nevermind.

Please do visit them at Corrales -Yacapin St. beside Trinidad building for your next family bonding – dine out plan. That’s a wrap up. Have a nice day folks!

 

Restaurant Review: Boy Zugba

Can’t Help To Notice

Photo by tripadvisor

 

Photo by aboutcagayandeoro.com

One thing I can’t help noticing (lately) in our booming city is as well as the booming of food businesses too especially BBQ themed restaurants. From my observation the focal area for this kind are mostly along the road of Corrales Ave. (I don’t know if you agree with me, though). From my address (Carmen) going to Centrio or Gaisano mall, I’ll pass by this road and I’ll always be attracted with Boy Zugba. For me, firstly it’s interior or basically the all-over architecture pretty much eye-catching since I love an ‘industrial’ setup.

Photo by krjarabelo.tumblr.com

I mean the details of the restaurants are like the packaging of their product, I personally think it’s important. Anyways, going back; Husband told me one day that we would dine in Boy Zugba but since our baby’s around, we avoid restaurants with crowd. This place is full packed – I don’t know – like from what I could recall, full house every single night we were there. Haha!

Boy Zugba’s Must Try

Last December, when Boy Zugba hosted the CDO Bloggers Christmas party, I was thrilled. No wonder why this restaurant never ran out of customers, I mean; their chicken BBQ is really something. The flavor is rich, it is definitely a well BBQ marinated chicken and it is so juicy plus the ‘atchara’ (I would compare it to kimchi but Filipino style) has just the right ‘asim’(sour) and ‘tam-is’ (sweet). The Pork barbeque and their bam-I also are a total winners.

That’s me on the back wearing green, piggin’ out. Don’t mind my pretty friend in front. lol

My personal encounter with Foodgasm

I am a Cheesy (not the corny-cheesy, of course lol) person, after trying their sausages with a hint of cheese; I have found my new favorite. I also died ( exaggeratedly speaking) when I tried their Leche flan. So so out of this world period. For me those were the best things I’ve experienced that night, because foodgasm is real. Haha!

Photo by http://www.opensnap.com

Special Thanks

And also want to thank you Jollibee for the awesome coupons and Krispy Kreme for the generous Joy in A box ( #JoyInaBox ) donuts. Thank so so much for sharing the blessings. Please continue visiting these stores guys. ❤

Rate Boy Zugba

Being 10 is the highest I’ll give Boy Zugba number 9. The food is great, amazing great service, I love their branding; so original, unique and Grabe ka kagay-anon (bisaya) nga restaurant (totally a kagay-anon brand). The food and ambiance are perfect for family and friends. It could have been 10 out of 10 if the CR’s squeaky clean like all the time. haha!

CDO Bloggers

Here’s an idea of our Christmas Party thanks to Emotera Goddess for almost all of the pictures (unless noted). All of the bloggers are having great time – I’m sure, at least I did. Looking forward for more!

 

Summer Problem When In CDO

As a kagay-anon, I am proud to almost all aspects of the city except for some few things and for me the ultimate problem is, power shortage during summer.  I am not sure why this problem has not been solved when this issue was the same issue we face for the past years, guess what? I’ve heard that the rotating brown-out schedule that they’ve released to the public is a failure. I realized that this power problem is a national thing but Mindanao shouldn’t be having this problem because from what I knew, our power plant can definitely provide enough power to whole Mindanao. right? correct me if i’m wrong.

No businesses can function properly with interrupted current supply – It will definitely affect the economic growth and tourism of the city. Speaking as a mother to an infant, trust me – it is not easy to calm a baby when it’s hot and humid. And you thought you should hang out at the shopping malls with your family because of their centralized air-conditioning. errmmm…wrong!

You know what? sorry for the nag, this mommy blogger just want to rant her frustration out off her chest. I reallyyy hope and pray that this problem will be better in the near future. If you think I need to hear something about this matter, please comment below. Big Tango!

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Cagayan De Oro Bloggers Courtesy Call With Mayor

Due to some reasons {reasonable reasons- of course}, some of the CDO Bloggers’ members were not able to attend this important meeting but some of us did. Here’s a few snaps after the successful courtesy call meeting with our City Mayor – Mayor Oca Moreno.

If you look at the picture closely, you’ll see them doing the pout thingy {haha!} Just for fun! Our Mayor is cool like that!

Mayor supports Social Media Day that will take place on June 28, 2014.

Pictures by: The CDO Blog

The Loop Scoop

One of the signs of a booming city are the infrastructural progress. I can definitely say now that CdO is definitely going through an impressive economic growth because of several new hotels and skyscrapers building they bloom like mushroom around the city. Speaking of current infrastructure here in cdo, earlier today i received an email from a friend inviting me to join her along with all other bloggers to witness The Loop opening ceremony and to take part in their other exciting activities which will be taking place on July 27th, 2013 {Saturday} at the atrium, Limketkai Center. Now, everybody can come too, so make sure all of you guys are there during the opening day. yay!

The Loop {if i am not mistaken} is Limketkai’s big project with the aim of creating a high class village and this condominium are one of the structure towards that goal and with a very modern concept. However, i will only know the exact details soon at the opening hehehe. How about a LIKE for The Loop? cheers!