*charmzzz*

sO.,here are some little tidbits on what we actually did during my hOLy wEek vAcatioN at siARgao isLand., PhiLippinEz… and hopefully give some of you who are interested to go there, some ideas as well.. Beware, this will be a long entry. =)

Going to Siargao is an experience in itself alone… You would be able to ride all means of transportation just by going there.. sea-land transpo?? — you’ve got them all..<<aZ in… kApoi daUn aU nGa tRip..bUt,, wORthL it ayOh..hEhe.>>
hHMm… fRom CagAyan dE oRo ciTy iT wOuLd rEaLLy bE a oNe dAy tRip in gOing theRe… aRrgh….<<tiRing>> =)
We arrived at Siargao Island at about 7 or 8 in the evening <<aPriL 2, 2007>> and we were a bit tired from all the traveling that we decided to eat and just frolic in the beach.. The resort we stayed in could offer you a lot of things to do so there would be no worries regarding how you wanted to spend your day…<<thaNkz fOr tHe cAbuntog ResoRt., tHe sTaFf theRe.., aNd tO mAyOr RusiLLon and famiLy… gRabeh cLah kAh buOtan sAh amOh…hEheh…imAgine…wE’ve gOt aLL thE sERvices fOr fRee..hoOOh…>>

===>>aCtivities??? shOcKz!! aZ in wE did pLenty oF thiNgz theRe saH piLa kAh daYz nGa sTay nAmOh did2.. =)
gRabeh nGa mGa aCtivities and muRag Lang.. ga-fLoOd aNg beeR., aNd thE sO caLLed “cOconut wiNe” ((hMmp..Lamih bYah jApun)

===>>mGa peOpLe?? nAkz!! gwAbeh kaH buOtan… aLso tHe suRFerz…
((tHanKz tO theM…haHa…sPEciaLLy sAh mgA gA`tudLo sKOh mag`sURF²..saLamat kAayO))
enjOy jUd aYoh.. =) <<bhaLa gRbeh kA`LagUm pAg-uLi.. hEhe..>> 

===>>beaChez?? oF cORz…. pNaka`bEst jUd did2….gRabeh kAh LimyO.. aNd niCe… =) 

===>>FoOdz??? hHmmPP…muRag Lah jUd kOh nkA`experiEnz ug Ka-guTom did2…hEhe… =)
yUmMy aNd daGko kaAyO aNg mGa fisHes aNd cRabz… ((mMMmmmmm…))
===>>nYtLyf?? muRag…gA`exist jaPun did2… hEhhe…. biBu jApun aU ug nYt….

>>>>bZtah uyYz…LOtz oF aCtivitiEz amOh nBuhaT did2.. aNd it seEmz nGa muRag LiSod e`pOst kAy haLOs eveRy hOuR naA gkA-hiTabo nGa gRabeh kAh LinGaw….imagine.. wE’ve beEn theRe fOr oNe wEek sO., dgHan jUd nhitAbo…hEhhee…. =) <<< 

thEn.,WE left early mOnday morning <<apriL 9, 2007>> with good ‘ole memories of this beautiful island of Siargao.. Heck no, I’m not being sappy, but the place just kind of made me fall in love with it..<<aNd sO wuth the peOpLe tHeRe… <<hahAha>>.. There were so many activities to do there which was really cool cause it’s not a haven for beach buffs only.. You get to surf, island hop, spelunking amongst other things.. Everything there was so different from Cagayan de Oro CiTy and so laidback that you wish you could afford all the time in the world to do that… 

Anyway, I’m ending this absolutely and shudderingly bLog entry of mine..hAHaYyzt… (aYay..muRag tAas2x sAd jUd nih nGa entRy…)…What patience and time you must have for reading up tiL this last line.. bwAhaha..thaNKz… =)
“The best things in life are indeed, free.”

….>>>psSstTT!!! if aNyOne oF yOu wAntz tO visiT siaRgao isLand..
jUst sEnd mE a mEssage…LoTz oF TraVeL paCkaGez fRom uS aWaitz yOu aND fiTz uR bUgdet…hEhehe…… =) 

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The City’s history dates back many centuries before the Spaniards came to Cagayan when the territory was called Kalambagohan. Its main town, Himologan, was a hill-top fortress situated some eight kilometers south of the present Poblacion.

At the time when the first Spanish missionaries came in 1622, the people of Cagayan had tributary relation to Kudarat, the Muslim Sultan of Maguindanao empire in Cotabato. However, the people had not embraced Islam and instead, many became Christians after sometime. Because of this, Muslim warriors began to attack the settlement. As a defense strategy, the priests persuaded the people to transfer from the hilltop to a better location which is the present site of the Saint Augustine Cathedral. The Cagayanons were able to defend themselves for almost 250 years from Muslim harassment.

In 1738, Spanish dominance was felt in Cagayan. When Misamis gained status of province in 1818, one of its four districts was the Partidos de Cagayan.

In 1871, the “Partidos” became a town and was made permanent capital of Misamis. In 1883, the town became seat of the Spanish government in Mindanao for the provinces of Misamis Oriental, Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte. Consequently, from a purely farming-fishing area, Cagayan emerged into a booming commerce and trade center.

The war years in Cagayan were prompted by the presence of the Americans in 1898. The Americans were initially and successfully repulsed by the local forces led by Major Apolinar Velez at the historic battle of Macahambus in June 4, 1900.

After the troubled years, peace finally brought back the economic activities to normal under the guidance of Americans. St. Augustine School, the forerunner of the present Xavier University and of Lourdes College, was inaugurated in 1928.

On June 15, 1950 President Elpidio Quirino signed Republic Act No. 521, which granted the status of a chartered city to the municipality of Cagayan de Oro.

Following these events, the socio-economic order underwent some far-reaching changes. Activities grew in scale and importance until it developed as the administrative center for the entire Northern Mindanao (Region X and XIII).

Today, Cagayan de Oro is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and was declared a “Highly Urbanized City” by the Ministry of Local Government last November 22, 1983.