What's in a (Business) Name? Veintiquatro

The internet shop for bats!

 Spotted in Visitacion St., Sambag II, Cebu City

Submitted by Fred of The Exaggerated Zeal. Thank you!

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What Time Is It at Chatime?

What time is it at Chatime?

First Time. The first time I tried Chatime was early this year. Since then I have consumed about a dozen of their drinks. There are over a hundred drinks to choose from and from the few that I have tried, I keep coming back for their pearl milk tea, QQ milk tea, and strawberry milk tea (with real strawberry bits!).

Tea Time. Or coffee time? Both. Coffee + milk + tea = coffee milk tea (regular Php 100 / large Php 110 / add Php 20 for coffee jelly). Welcome to Mustachio's Favorites Club, Coffee Milk Tea! But I must remember not to drink this at night for it will keep me up until three in the morning.

Coffee milk tea with coffee jelly

Snack Time. The chicken chops sandwich (regular or spicy, Php 95) makes an everyday appearance on the menu but, shame on me, this is the first time I have tried it. Pros: tender and not at all dry. Con: Too spicy. I like spicy food but this was too spicy for me. Next time I will have the regular one. Another snack option is the fries. Potato lovers will like Chatime's fries (Php 65). Choose from three flavors: barbecue, cheddar cheese, or parmesan cheese. 

Chicken chops sandwich and fries

Lunch (or Dinner) Time. Also making an everyday appearance on the menu are the pepper salt chicken chops (regular or spicy, Php 75) and the annatto rice pilaf (Php 18). A good combination for a full meal. But if I were to choose between this and the sandwich, I will have the sandwich. Or maybe I am just saying this because at this point, my stomach was telling me to stop eating.

Pepper salt chicken chops and annatto rice pilaf

Thank You Time. Thank you Chatime for serving me three times—tea (coffee), snack, and meal—at one time.

Opening and Closing Times.

Chatime
eBloc 2, Cebu IT Park, Lahug, Cebu City
Sundays to Thursdays 11AM to 12MN
Fridays and Saturdays 11AM to 1AM

Expansion Time. Soon it will be time to expand. Chatime will open in SM City Cebu by December 2013.

Mt. Uragay Spring

Itching to go for a swim?

• Swim (if you don't freeze) in the ice cold waters of Tappiyah Falls in Batad, Ifugao
• Jump in Kayangan Lake in Coron, Palawan
• Go to Hambil Beach in Hambil (aka Carabao) Island, Romblon
• Take a dip in a swimming pool in Boljoon, Cebu
• Be Tarzan in Canlaob River in Alegria, Cebu

Living in Cebu City and all the above suggestions are too far for you? Then try the cold spring in Carmen, Cebu—Mt. Uragay Spring. Carmen is just 40 km from Cebu City. Mt. Uragay Spring can be reached by taking a north bound bus, then alighting at the Carmen Public Market (or at the turn off before Carmen National High School, if you can spot the signboard for Mt Urugay Spring). Then take a motorcycle to the spring (if you want to walk, it's about 5km from the highway). Sorry, I can't provide estimated fares as I only hitched a ride with friends.

Mt. Uragay Spring

Brgy. Corte, Carmen, Cebu

(032) 429 8200

Entrance Fees:

Adult Php 50 / Child Php 25

Rentals:

Table only Php 100

Table with 4 chairs Php 150

Single Cottage Php 300

Family Cottage Php 500

Parking Fees:

Car Php 15

Motorcycle Php 10

Corkage Fee:

Drinks/Beer Php 50/case

This is a simple place with simple amenities. The basics are provided: tables and chairs or an open cottage (both for a fee), changing rooms, and a small sari-sari store at the entrance if you want some drinks and snacks. If you plan to have lunch/dinner there, best to bring your own food.

Mt. Uragay Spring has two pools. The smaller one (on the mid left of the photo above) is shallow, made especially for kids. The large pool is quite deep and very cold. For those who don't know how to swim, you might want to stay on the sides or deprive kids of space at the kiddie pool.