February 7, 2010
Business, Cagayan de Oro City, Hotels, Mindanaoan Update, Reviews, Tourism, Travel, misamis oriental
Hello fellow Mindanawans! Planning a trip to CDO soon? Here’s a budget hotel in Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanao that you might be interested in.
Lamar Inn, located at the corner of JR Borja and Velez Streets (just a few blocks away from Divisoria, the heart of the city), is a downtown hotel that offers value for money. Conveniently located at the central business district of the City of Golden Friendship and owned and operated by VIP Hotel (which is located just right across the street), Lamar Inn CDO offers reasonably priced rooms and good amenities.
They have 14 tourist type rooms (P750.00 per night), 8 business type rooms (P850.00 per night) and two suites (P1,300.00 per night).
The business type room that we stayed in recently was air conditioned, had cable television, had a telephone and a hot beverage utility set.
Hence, it was easy for us to prepare coffee even in the middle of the night and early in the morning.
Our room also had hot and cold shower and a clean bathroom. We had clean towels and two bars of soap. No free shampoo but you can easily buy sachets from the reception desk. Bottled mineral water can also be bought at the reception area, by the way.
What I also liked about the business type room was the FREE wireless internet connection! On our first night of stay in Lamar Inn Cagayan de Oro, my wi-fi capable phone caught two wifi signals – Lamar’s and CGC (I reckon this stands for Canoy Group of Companies, the owners of Lamar Inn and yes, of VIP Hotel). I just asked for the security keys from the front desk and I was browsing the web in no time.
The hotel staff members were friendly, by the way, and they made sure that they kept our luggage safe (we had to leave our things for a few hours).
January 28, 2010
Beauty, Camiguin, Features, Mindanaoan Update, Musings, Personal, Photos, Weddings, blogging
Hi guys! Thanks for visiting my humble blog about Mindanao and Mindanaoans 
I know I haven’t been posting much the past few weeks…and I have good reason! Mindanaoan has been traveling here and there and more often than not, I end up being so tired to even lift a finger let alone write about my escapades.
Thankfully, this blogger from Mindanao is home (at least for the next few days) and I’m back to sharing with you all the sights and sounds of Mindanao.
One of the things that I got to do last week was travel to Camiguin Island, Mindanao. Along with my professional photographer-brother Bon and his assistant Gary, we covered a simple yet very romantic wedding in Camiguin, also known as the “Island Born of Fire.” It was the wedding of Erwin and Karen. Erwin’s from Bukidnon and Karen’s from Camiguin. Both of them work in CDO, though.
I served as Bon’s 2nd photographer. We arrived on a Friday and it was raining cats and dogs. The wedding was held the next day and it was STILL raining cats and dogs! So yes, covering the wedding – from the preparations to the ceremony to the reception was quite a challenge! However, all’s well that ends well My brother Bon, Gary and I also treated ourselves with a quick trip to Ardent Hot Springs and then dinner at Parola.
Here’s the video slideshow presentation of their engagement photos by the way:
erwin and karen engagement shoot from bon aserios on Vimeo.
Here are some of the photos taken during this Camiguin wedding: (and my contact details should you need a wedding photographer anywhere in the world! 
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January 11, 2010
Cagayan de Oro City, Features, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Leisure, Mindanao, Ozamis, Tourism, Travel, iligan city, misamis oriental, northern mindanao
When my professional wedding photographer-brother Bon told me that I was to serve as one of his 2nd photographers in a wedding to be held in Ozamiz City, I need not think twice. I haven’t been to Ozamis City yet and I’ve always wanted to visit the place. For one, I’ve always been curious of the place and of the many things I’ve heard about it. Secondly, any road trip around Mindanao is always a welcome thought for me. And thirdly, any chance for me to be a wedding photographer is always great news.
Together with fellow photographer Onat, the video coverage team members and Bon, we left Cagayan de Oro City for Ozamis City last January 7, 2010. From CDO, we traveled towards Iligan City (2 hours from CDO) and then onwards to Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte (about an hour after Iligan).
In Kolambugan, we boarded one of those Roll On, Roll Off (RORO) ferries at Mukas Sea Port. Mind you, the RORO ferry had a large airconditioned area with cushioned seats for passengers and even a few tables where passengers can eat or have coffee (like we did ) From Mukas Port to Ozamiz City, we only paid P20.00 per person and the trip was pretty fast. It only took us about 20 minutes!
Here’s a photo I took at Mukas Port using my cellular phone:
December 15, 2009
Announcements, Cagayan de Oro City, Entertainment, Events, Features, Leisure, Mindanaoan Update, Music, Society, Tourism
A new club will open in the City of Golden Friendship, Cagayan de Oro City, very soon!
CLUB TILT, the newest, hippest hangout in this side of Northern Mindanao will open on Friday, December 18, 2009. Located along Velez Street, TILT offers “a different level of partying.” Another facet about TILT that may interest you guys will be the interior design. See for yourself how the designer made use of the space and depicted tilted furniture and tilted counters. Don’t forget to check out the beautiful lighting, too!
Mindanaoan will be there to celebrate the opening of this new bar in CDO.
Spinning on that night will be DJ Manolet Santos. DJs from HYPE will also weave their funky beats into the night.
Hope to see you all there! Don’t forget to have your pictures taken by members of Team Oro or by me . If you spot me, please don’t hesitate to introduce yourself as well I would love to meet readers of Mindanaoan.com!
Meanwhile, if you need an events organizer in Cagayan de Oro City, Davao City, Bukidnon or in any other part around Mindanao or if you need a wedding or event photographer, please contact (+63) 919 2386575. You can also check the official website of ASTERISK Events and Communications.
See you all on Friday!
Visiting Davao City, Mindanao soon? My mom, some of her students and I were in my hometown Davao City a few days ago and we visited the Davao Crocodile Park. Located at Riverfront Corporate City, Diversion Road, Ma-a, this popular Davao City tourist spot is a must-visit place in Mindanao.
Owned by fellow Dabawenyo Sonny Dizon, Davao Crocodile Park also houses other exotic animals such as bats, monkeys, tigers (yep!), bearcats (super cute!), ostriches, snakes (I stayed as far as possible from the pythons! LOL) and some reptiles. Of course, the crocodiles are the “stars” of the park. There are saltwater and fresh water crocodiles there and then there’s Pangil – one very huge (and angry looking, I must say) crocodile.
Entrance fee to the Davao Crocodile Park is P100.00 (adults). For children, you only need to pay P50.00. Best if you visit at around 4PM since they have lectures and shows at around 430PM. You may also get the chance to feed the crocs yourself!
Here are some of the photos I took during our trip to Davao Crocodile Park:
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