CDOBloggers at Loreto's Grill and Family KTV

Last August 15, 2009, the CDOBloggers had a meeting at Loreto's Grill & Family KTV - the Home of the Original CDO Sisig. It's located at #35 Tomas Saco 6th Nazareth
Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

The meeting was for the upcoming Cagayan de Oro Fiesta and other Cagayan de Oro events to blog about - like the Tatak Environmentalist, One Shirt, One Tree Project.

If you're in Cagayan de Oro and you're looking for a place to unwind and eat great food - visit Loreto's Grill & Restaurant and enjoy their wide array of delicious lutong-bahay dishes!


They also have spacious themed Karaoke & Billiard Rooms. With prices per room ranging from 130-250/hr and can accommodate 6-20 persons.. In these photos we were at the SMB Room. There are other rooms like the Coke Room, Pop Room, Oscars Room, Super Heroes Room, Rap Room, Rock Room, Ginebra San Miguel Room, Classics Room, Elvi's Room, and Marilyn's Room.


Celebrate important occasions with their catering and packed meals service or hold a party at one of their function rooms.

For more information Call/Fax:
(088)8571342/ Fax (08822)714849

Thank you 2GO!

Last 8/2/2009 a package arrived at home. I had to wonder then who sent the package when I haven't even bought anything online yet. So I opened it and received a note with the stuffs inside. It was 2 free traveling kits/bag from 2GO for being one of the first 50 who registered in their new website feature. Thank you 2GO.

Our Last Day in Manila

..was last July 2, 2009. We decided to go to MOA for the last time before we headed back home. We just strolled and got snacks. Tita Suzette was also there with her grandson. Zaza enjoyed being with him. I got them thumbs up ice cream. It was Zaza's first time. They finished 10pcs each. LOL.

Running around the food court

Thumbs up time. :)

California Maki at Teriyaki Boy

Tita Norma eating the Maki

My Futo Maki. I just love em.

We then continued strolling around MOA and had our last dinner at Teriyaki Boy. Tita Norma wanted to meet us before we left so we had the last dinner with her. At home, my sister Pilar and bro in law couldn't stop hugging and playing with Zaza coz they know it's going to be another long time before they see him again.

Their lust hugs and kisses.

Our Manila Zoo Experience

Last June 27, 2009, a few more days till the flight back to CDO. I had to insist again and again that we go to Manila Zoo as I wanted Zaza to see the animals that he only sees on TV and PC. That was one of the main goals I wanted to achieve as we booked for Manila.

It was almost impossible to go there with the weather - It was raining almost everyday that time. The location was also a bit far from my sister and bro-in-law's place and they work night shifts. But thank God for the opportunity of a better day to visit the Zoo.

Seafood Cioppino at Italiannis (I just love seafoods!)

Before we went there, I had to go meet someone at Glorietta Mall. My online Boss, Ron, purchased a camera online thru eBay and he asked me to meet with the seller. So I did. We then tried Italianni's - which they say had good food, and we enjoyed it there, was a bit painful in the wallet though. hehe.

Zaza and his yellow chick.

So then, after our meal we went straight to the Zoo. At the entrance, Zaza was so desperate to have those painted chicks, so Ae got him one. The chick became a distraction the whole Zoo journey cause Zaza would worry about where the chick was and check on it once awhile.

Our pic near the very old Elephant.


Hippopotamus that won't show him/herself


Turtle posing for the camera


With the Philippine Deers

As far as I could remember we got to see a very old elephant, sadly no giraffe, lotsa monkeys - about a whole block of 'em, tigers, a hippo, birds, horses, carabaos, alligators, deers, hamsters, rabbits, huge fishes, iguanas, some snakes, and some other animals which names I do not know.

You might ask why, but sadly, not all the cages there had name/labels as to what the creature was. So I only got to identify and point to Zaza those that I know of. There was even a time when we were at the hippo pond getting some shade and there were maybe around 7 people that came to look too with their kids and they called it a rhino. I had to say it aloud "Za, that is a hippopotamus or a hippo" then those who heard would walk away. LOL. Atleast they'd know what was it, indirectly. haha.

So anyway, aside from that cage labels - the smell inside was really terrible only got better when we were around the horses as the animals were a bit far from where the people should be standing.

Horse and Zebra

Emo Monkey


Tiger Love


Mom, Me, Zaza, and Ae posing at the Tiger's cage.

I also got the chance to hold a small python. It scared the life out of me, I could feel every inch of its body moving around me. LOL.

To sum everything up, we enjoyed the zoo. I didn't enjoy my sinus attack after though. But it was worth it. We didn't have some of the animals back here in Cagayan de Oro - so it was all good.

More Photos Here