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Debut Preparations: Apple's Debut Photo Montage

I made 2 videos which was showed at Apple's debut, one as video background and the other is a video of Apple growing up. I made it through one true media. Check it out!

Page Rank Level Up!

Thank you so much to my followers and readers in both my CDO Guide blog and Live.Laugh.Love personal blog. Both turns PR 3 today.

Rest assured I will continue providing quality post that not only share my everyday existence but also something that my readers will learn and get updates about Cagayan de Oro and more.

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Just this afternoon I recieved my prize from A Teacher's Journey blogging contest. I won the 2 Singapore key chains for being the first to comment on the blog post and the the first to share the link of the post to my Facebook. More are up for grabs so check out 36 Key Chains to give away on how to win too!

Debut Preparations: Searching for Venue

During this past few weeks I have been busy with both work, CDO events and debut preparations for Apple. I know there are lots of people also here in Cagayan de Oro who will soon carry this kind of party planning so to help you out I'm going to share how I did the debut preparations. Unfortunately, I wont be blogging it all in one post because its going to be longer and I can't promise to blog all info at once. So to guide you just find the blog post with "Debut Preparations:" affixed in the title.

Searching for Venue...

January 4, 2011. I was hunting for the perfect venue which accommodates 100 guest and at the same time budget friendly. First step I did was inquiring some possible venue over the phone and below are prices and inclusions I've gathered.

Max's Restaurant (Tentative)
15 thousand inclusive with food
Corkage:
Php 300 lechon
Cake depends on the size

Philtown Hotel
Php 215 per head buffet 4 courses, rice, desert, soft drinks
Php 175 per head plate in 3 courses, rice, desert, soft drinks
Free room, decorations and everything
no corkage for lechon and cake

Deluxe Hotel
Function Room: Ballroom
Php 220 per head buffet 5 courses, rice, desert, soft drinks
Php 195 per head buffet 4 courses, rice, desert, soft drinks

Includes:
Free room and use of everything

Tarpaulin

Table centerpiece
No corkage for lechon and cake

Grand city Hotel
Function Room: Ballroom
Php 260 per head
Php 275 per head

Includes:
Free dressing room until 10 PM
Table centerpiece

Our initial choice was between Max's Restaurant and Philtown Hotel. The next day, I check out some restaurants which offer function room services. So here's what I found out:

Chicken Inasal Bacolod Style (Tiano Bros. cor. Macahambus Sts.) - function room is for 30-40 guest only. A minimum of Php 3, 500 consumable amount.

Lexis Bar and Grill (Tiano Bros. cor. Macahambus Sts.) - function room is for a maximum of 50 guest. They charge per head.
Dear Manok (Tiano Bros. next to Lexis Disco) - Backyard Garden caters 70 guest but if can possibly extend tables if guest is more than 70. There are also other function rooms which are good for lesser number of guest or perhaps for children's party. They offer plate-in (Php 119 - Php 149 per head) and buffet type(Php 138 - Php 174 per head).

Lokal Grill (Corrales Avenue) - They have function room good for 50 guest.

Ghana (Rosario Arcade) - Can cater more than 100 guest. A minimum of Php 25, 000 consumable amount.

So after looking around and asking details we decided to go for De Luxe Hotel. Philtown Hotel would have been our choice but it's fully book on January 22th while Max's Restaurant available function room can't cater more than 100 guest. By the way, inquire personally about there function room arrangement since they have a new manager. Thats the reason I put tentative on the above info.

This is Ballroom room A. We were reserved on Ballroom room B because somebody already paid for it. But both Ballroom rooms have the same style.

4th Day of Salo Tabo sa Kapitolyo

Right after the iSYU Karon interview I along with Vic and Crizel we headed to Provincial Capitol to witness the 4th day of Salo Tabo sa Kapitolyo. Thanks to Macky by the way for the ride to Provincial Capitol. When we arrived the place was already full of eager buyers of cheap affordable agricultural products from different municipalities. The booth of different municipalities in Misamis Oriental also was very awesome! Each represents unique artistic designed. Each also showcase there "One Town, One Product" (OTOP) aside from crops like vegetables, fruits, plants and fishes.

The booths and agricultural products display...