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Wednesday, 16 April 2014

DIY: Felt Mum Flowers

Here's another cute felt flower DIY. This one is super easy, just about anybody can do this. Enjoy!

Materials Needed:

Felt Cloth

Scissors

Ruler and Pencil for measuring and marking

Glue Gun

Earrings or Studs (optional)

Steps:
1. Cut out strips of felt 1" width and 12" length (depending on how big you want your flower to be).

2. On one side of the strip, cut out slits all the way till the end.
3. Roll the strip to form the flower. Put some hot glue every once in a while.
4. Form your flower as you want it. Put a stud in middle if you like =D You're done!

You can also make loopy mums with the same step. Just have the strips in 2" width. Fold the strip in half and glue one side of the strip before cutting the slits. These looks really nice too.

I hope you enjoyed making these flowers as much as I did. Next stop on my DIY series is how to make rosettes. =D

DIY: Felt Roses

Here's a simple tutorial on how to make your own DIY roses. It requires tedious cutting though (",) Enjoy!

Materials Needed:

For Will You? To I Do Template (Click Here)

Felt Cloth

Scissors

Glue Gun

Steps:
1. Trace and cut out the template on your felt cloth. You will have a spiral circle.

2. Start rolling from the outer end. Continue rolling and try to keep the bottom straight. Add glue every now and then to keep the flower together.

3. You will find a circle when you reach the end of the cloth. Glue this to the bottom of your flower to become its base.

Whoala! You are done! You may try to use other type of felts if you want. I used soft felt cloth for the pink one and hard felt cloth for the blue and yellow ones.

Tuesday, 15 April 2014

A Day in Cebu

Upon arriving in Cebu Airport, we rode a metered taxi going to Mactan Shrine. The taxi fare was more or less Php 150 going there. No fee was collected upon entry.

The Mactan Shrine was built in honor of Lapu-Lapu, Ferdinand Magellan and the Battle of Mactan.

You will be greeted by an obelisk upon entering the park. The obelisk is known as the Magellan Monument.

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Sampaguita Suites, Plaza Garcia, Cebu

We only planned to stay in Cebu for a day then ferry to Bohol the next day, so we looked for a place that is conveniently located near Pier 1. We then decided to get a room at Sampaguita Suites, Plaza Garcia branch.

It is strategically located near historic sites for us to have a walking tour during our stay. Read more about the our walking tour here.

Room rate starts at Php 698 for single occupancy and starts at Php 898 for double. Check out their web site for latest room rates. Room rates do not include breakfast but its one of the most affordable rate you can find along the Pier area.

We booked one of their Matrimonial rooms online. The full amount should be settled when booking online. You will have to present a print out of your reservation upon check-in. You will also be depositing Php 500 as security deposit which will be refunded to you upon check-out.

Their Matrimonial room has a queen sized bed, a private toilet with hot and cold shower, 21-inch cable TV, a closet and a dresser. Free WiFi is available at the lobby area only.

For meals, there's a 24/7 McDonald's branch and a Mini Stop convenience store nearby. For souvenirs, an Island Souvenir store is located just beside the building itself.

The bed was comfortable and I especially love their pillows - it felt like a memory foam. As for toiletries, we were provided with two clean towels, two soaps and two sachets of shampoo. We can view the plaza where the chapel of Magellan's Cross is located from our room.

We recommend this hotel if you are on a tight budget and needs to go to the pier early. Otherwise, there are other hotel options available nearby that would require you to commute to the pier. Commuting in Cebu is not an issue since they have lots of jeepneys and taxis around.

This is part of our 5D4N Cebu-Bohol Summer Adventure. Read more about our trip in below links:

Read about our accommodations and food trips in Cebu here:

Read about our accommodation and food trips in Bohol here:

Larsian BBQ, Cebu

After our thrilling Sky Walk experience, we went straight to Larsian BBQ to have our dinner.

Stalls here actually sell the same food but each offer something different - like free soup, free kimchi, free WiFi and so on. We quickly surveyed the stalls and finally decided on one stall that has scallops. Sorry, I was not able to get the name.

We chose to grill a small squid (Php 90), a few stick of pork, atay, and chorizo and ordered baked scallops (Php 150) too. As we were seated, they have provided us with wooden plates covered in banana leaf and a plastic glove for us to use for eating. Also places in our table are condiments and a basket filled with puso (rice wrapped in banana leaves). Each puso costs Php 4.

After a few minutes of waiting, our food is served. The squid was tender and the grilled meat were tasty. Their chorizo was sweet and spicy in taste.

It was my first time to eat scallops so I can't really describe it. But it felt like there's something missing, garlic perhaps?

Our total bill reached more than Php 400 which was just right since we ordered lots of food.

Eating at Larsian is a definite must-try when coming to Cebu.