Whoever said that money can’t buy happines doesn’t know where to shop.

But when you have a smiling one hundred peso bill like this, would you even spend it our for shopping?

The Smiling Dude right here is already a source of happiness. Like what they say, ‘Love begets Love’ perhaps “happiness begets happiness” also?

Spotted. Smiling Dude is sad.

Whatever happened to happiness? Smiling Dude. Sad Dude. You must be some case of a bipolar, eh?

And while we are trying to decipher of our good ole dude’s mood for the day, another dude is well, having a public display of affection with his…HIS.

Cue in music “shower me with your love” by Atlantic Starr.

Not that it’s any of my business, but being THE Gossip Girl, I make everybody’s business my business.

Our Shower-me-with-your-love has made tha parking area his very own comfort room, in full view of other people and in broad moonlight.

If you studied physics, would you say our dude here does it in the most surreal projectile motion? Look at the angle and the curve, I would say our guy is “mataas ang ihi” or has “such a big ego” to speak figuratively.

Hope he feels comfortable with one hand on his pocket and another hand on…:)

And who am I? That’s the secret I’ll never tell. I know you love me.

XOXO,

Gossip Girl

These rotating black outs seemed to have created a domino effect on burning houses over at Cugman last night, and burning and seething anger of a customer over a well-known fastfood establishment in the city.

First, there was the black out.  Angry Customer decided to spend sometime on a fastfood with FREE WIFI to finish his tasks. Nobody ever told Angry Customer to eat and surf at the same time, or else.

Then, there were dissatisfactions and disappointments which Angry Customer blogged about.

“i then went to the cash register to ask if there’s something wrong with the connection, apparently my brother’s connection got cut off, too (just to show that it’s not my laptop’s fault).”- angry customer

The said blog gathered a lot of angry reactions from other people who seemed to have experienced the same thing, from the same fastfood and the same branch. But one angrier than thou are Chowqueen’s vehement and somewhat defensive remarks on the matter.

“First of all, Chowking is a fast food chain, not your typical wifi/internet biztro. I personally hate those people esp. “some” who happens to be in the place “leeching” for damn internet and sucking all the bandwidths.” – chowqueen

Chowqueen seemed to have made herself popular the instant she clicked the SUBMIT button on the comment page. There were comments ranging from subtle complaining to harsh badmouthing.

Careful Chowqueen. More than anyone, these black outs are putting you in the dark side.

Read the rest of the Angry Customer’s story here.

And who am I? That’s the secret I’ll never tell. I know you love me.

xoxo,

Gossip Girl

Just when you’ve thought there’d be light, well, think again. Cepalco just released their new schedule for rotating black outs in the city. Think positive people. Who knows with the widespread dark areas in the city, you’re going to meet someone make the dark pretty much enjoyable.

And who am I? That’s the secret I’ll never tell. I know you love me.

XOXO,

Gossip Girl

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Cagayan de Oro Rotational Brownout Schedule (March 11-16,2010)

Cause:  New DAILY Brownout Schedules [March 11-16] due to the continuing power supply curtailments imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines [NGCP] all over Mindanao

Actual Interruption Schedule:  03/11/2010

Time Start:  rotational 8:00AM-1:00PM; 1:00PM-6:00PM; 6:00PM-11:00PM

Interruption Details:

8 March 2010

NOTICE to All CEPALCO Customers
Subject: New DAILY Brownout Schedules for March 11 to 16, 2010

Please find below the load shedding schedule [5 hours DAILY rotating brownouts] within the CEPALCO service area for the period March 11 to March 16, 2010 [Friday to Wednesday] due to the continuing power supply curtailments imposed by the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines [NGCP] all over Mindanao. Again, CEPALCO would like to caution customers that the actual switch off and switch on time may slightly vary from the announced schedule depending on the actual load curtailment level imposed by NGCP on CEPALCO on a day to day basis.

Time of Brownout

Dates: March 11 & 14
8:00am to 1:00pm – Group A
1:00pm to 6:00pm – Group B
6:00pm to 11:00pm – Group C

Dates: March 12 & 15
8:00am to 1:00pm – Group B
1:00pm to 6:00pm – Group C
6:00pm to 11:00pm – Group A

Dates: March 13 & 16
8:00am to 1:00pm – Group C
1:00pm to 6:00pm – Group A
6:00pm to 11:00pm – Group B

GROUP A Areas [Charlie 1 & Charlie 4]:
CHARLIE 1:
1. Greater portion of the City Poblacion along and bounded by Hayes St., Mortola St., JR Borja St. including S.Daumar St. up to corner JR. Borja St., Aguinaldo St. up to corner Justo Ramonal St.,
2. Along Pabayo St.; including portions of C. Pacana St., JR Borja St., Gomez St., C.Taal St., T.Neri St., Abejuela St., Hayes St. and Gaerlan St. from Pabayo St..
3. Hayes St. from corner A.Velez St. towards City Hall area & Burgos St., along T.Chavez St. from Burgos St. up to Tiano Bros. St. – including portions of Tiano Bros. St., Rizal St., Capistrano St. from Hayes St.; and; Dolores St..
4. Along Burgos St. from T.Chavez St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Abejuela St., T.Neri St., Cruz Taal St. and Gomez St. from Burgos St..
5. Surroundings along Mabini St. from corner A.Velez St. towards Capistrano St. up to corner Gomez St. including portions of Tiano Bros. St. from Mabini St.; Yacapin St. from Capistrano St. towards Burgos St.; and; C.Pacana St., JR Borja St. and Gomez St. from Capistrano St.
6. Along Pabayo and T. Saco Streets from Dolores towards Clementino Chaves St. up to 15th-26th St., Nazareth.
7. Greater portion of Macasandig, all of Tibasak, all the way to Taguanao.
CHARLIE 4:
1. Portions of Camaman-an near and including towards Manto to the San Jose and St. Vianney Seminaries, greater portion of Camaman-an proper towards Bontong, Bolonsori up to Upper Camaman-an and Hayes Subdivision including Tipolohon.
2. Part of Limketkai Center, Lapasan including Mc Donalds, PNB and Allied Bank.
3. Along Recto Ave. from corner Agora Road towards Maharlika Bridge including Coca-Cola Plant & Osmeña Ext.. up to Gaabucayan St.
4. Portion of A.Luna St. towards all of Mabulay Subdivision including portion of the Provincial Capitol and Provincial Hospital Area.
5. Medical Center area along and bounded by Capistrano St., Echem St. up to corner Akut St., A.Velez St., and Recto Ave.(UCCP side), including all of Consolacion.
6. Corrales Ext. from Gaabucayan St. towards most of PPA area.
7. J.Pacana St. from Recto Avenue towards all of Macabalan area.
8. All of RER Subdivision Phases I & 2 including Dolores compound; towards Fortune Express Shop along Maharlika Highway; including all of NHA-KSS Subdivision and portion of Bayabas near Manila Broadcasting Radio Station to Capisnon area.
9. Greater part of Bulua from Bulua Rotonda towards all of Iponan.
10. Greater part of Patag including Calamansi Drive, Apovel subdivision, Terry Hills subdivision and Anhawon, Bulua area.

GROUP B Areas [Carmen 3, Tango 1 & Pueblo 2]:
CARMEN 3:
1. Portions of Carmen: along vicinities of Villarin St. towards portion of Canitoan-Pagatpat Road; including St. Mary’s Academy (formerly Cathedral School of Technology), Golden Village, City Hospital-DOH Area, COWD reservoir and Seriña St. from Villarin St. down to Madonna and Child Hospital.
2. M.Suniel St. from Villarin St. down towards portion of Mabolo St.; including Matilde Neri St., Dabatian St. and Cagayan de Oro College area; and; portion of Lirio St. area.
3. Portions of Upper Carmen towards Dagong including SM CITY; PRYCE HOTEL; SPUM & SEARSOLIN.
TANGO 1:
1. Portions of Natumulan down to Casinglot, Tagoloan.
2. All the Barangays of Bugo, Puerto, Tin-ao, Agusan, Tablon, Baloy, Cugman, Gusa, and greater portion of Lapasan.
3. Portions of Lapasan-Camaman-an road from Recto Ave. towards Limketkai Commercial Center including Grand Caprice Restaurant.
4. All of Osmeña St. and portion of Cogon Market Area (JR Borja side and Yacapin side) including Roxas St. towards portion of JR Borja St.
5. Upper Gusa, Indahag, Malasag, FS Catanico and Balubal.
6. Agora Market area including Gaabucayan St.
7. Corrales Ext. from corner Recto Ave. up to Gaabucayan St.
8. DMPI plantation, MENZI Agri, etc.
PUEBLO 2 :
1. Portions of Upper Carmen, Upper Balulang and all of Brgy. Lumbia including; PNR Sawmill, Shop and transmitter; Pueblo de Oro, Camella Homes, Xavier Estates, Xavier Heights, Xavier High School, La Buena Vida, Frontiera and Montana subdivisions; CAA-BAT Lumbia Airport & Rio Verde.

GROUP C Areas [Charlie 2, Carmen 1, Carmen 2, Tango 2]:
CHARLIE 2:
1. Along Hayes St. from Camaman-an towards V.Roa St. up to corner J.Ramonal Ext., including Pinikitan, Adela, Balangiao area, Quirino St. and Yacapin Ext.; portions of Macasandig, XU Grade School areas.
2. Along J.Ramonal Ext. from Sto. Niño, Cogon towards V.Roa St., R.Chavez St. up to Corrales Ave. corner A.Luna St.; D. Velez St & Yacapin St., JR Borja Sts between V. Roa St. and Mortola St.(PNB/Everbest) towards Daumar Sts. To Yacapin Ext. up to Doña Nieves St.
3. Along Corrales Ave. towards FICCO, Nazareth, including Yacapin Street Towards Capistrano St.,
4. Greater portion of Nazareth; greater portion of Ramonal Village. From Hayes-12th Sts up to T.Saco-14th Sts. ,T.Saco-6th Sts.,14th-21st Sts., and 15th-21st Sts.
CARMEN 1:
1. Greater portion of Carmen along Lirio St., from Trinity St., towards Oak St., Max Suniel St., Vamenta Blvd, up to cor. Jasmin St. including Waterlily St. and the Carmen market area.
2. Along Mabolo St. from Lirio St. towards corner Rosal St. including portion of Marigold St. .
3. Portions of Carmen: vicinities along Vamenta Blvd. from Fernandez St. towards greater part of Ilaya including Zayas St. up to Callos-Elloso St.: portions of Ipil St. and Mahogany St. from Fernandez St.; Madonna & Child Hospital; and; Seriña St. from COA towards Gumamela Ext.St., Guani Coliseum (former O.Roa’s) and Maharlika Police Station.
4. All of Macanhan, Carmen towards all of Lower Balulang.
CARMEN 2:
1. Portions of T.Chavez St. from Corrales Ave. up to Tiano Bros. St. including portions of A.Velez St from Hayes St..
2. Portions of Carmen along Yacal St. towards Lirio St., Vamenta Blvd., Waling-waling St. upto GSIS area including Ferrabrel St., Mango St. and portion of Rosal St. and Marigold St.
3. All of Kauswagan proper including Fairlane Village and portion of Capisnon, Bonbon and Bayabas.
4. Isla de Oro.
5. Along Montalban St. from near Tiano Bros. St. towards Burgos St., del Pilar St. and Magsaysay St. including portions of Macahambus St. and Abellanosa St. from Burgos St..
6. Portions of A.Luna St. from corner Corrales Ave.; towards vicinities along A.Velez St. upto corner Mabini St. including portion of Macahambus St. from A.Velez St. and Tiano Bros. St. from Macahambus St..
TANGO 2:
1. Portions of Natumulan, greater Tagoloan proper, all the Barangays of Baluarte, Pulot, Sugbongcogon, and Gracia, Tagoloan
2. All the Barangays of Sta. Cruz, Mohon, Sta. Ana, and Sto. Rosario, Tagoloan including Kimaya, Villanueva.
3. All of Villanueva and Jasaan, Misamis Oriental.

We hope all CEPALCO customers & the public in general will be guided by this announcement. Thank you.

Released by:

Marilyn A. Chavez
Senior Manager
Customer & Community Relations Dept.

The rotating black outs have caused raised eyebrows among the residents of Cagayan de Oro. Not only was the scheduled power interruption altered, it also caused several people coming out of their cribs with their tasks unfinished.

People are meeting up for coffee or dinner  while the rest of the city are enjoying their favorite soap operas on TV. However, this group, for the first time went out for dinner in piano bar not really fitting their age, but enjoyed it nonetheless.

Who wouldn’t when the oldies are cooing you to sing a song or two for them, and the songs sound like “I’ll be loving you eternally,” two of the young ones were “forced” to showcase their musical talents.

The touching song of “Pain in My Heart” was sung by M with a piano accompaniment R was rendered in a short but heartfelt way x-(. Oh yeah, the old ones were enjoying it, probably tipsy from bottles of San Miguel Light or probably pretending they can relate to the song despite their age.

For the first time, Will’s bar was transformed into a live performance venue with senile audience.

These black outs aren’t so bad after all. Our young ones are coming out of their caves once in a while.

What song are we going to hear from you next, young ones? I sure hope not “My Way.”

And who am I? That’s the secret I’ll never tell. I know you love me.

XOXO,

Gossip Girl

Spotted. Lonely Boy pretending not to be lonely in the company of alcohol.

While the rotating black-outs have put the city into the dark, Lonely Boy is feeling spirited with…alcohol spirits. And while he is at it, Lonely Boy became a chatterbox that he wasn’t before.

Ernest Hemmingway once said

“Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk.  That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. “

While being high from too much beer, Lonely Boy had a slip of the tongue. And while we don’t (really) want to gossip, what Lonely Boy said was not only irrevocable but intriguing.

Don’t spill the beans Lonely Boy. There are things we don’t want to know…not yet anyway.

What you just said did not only feed the intrigues, but it also confirmed speculations.

Careful Lonely Boy. Somebody is listening.

And who am I? That’s the secret I’ll never tell. I know you love me.

XOXO,

Gossip Girl

Spotted.

Gossip girl doesn’t live in Manhattan anymore. Nor is she following Serena, Blair, Chuck, Dan and Little J’s life.

Gossip Girl has gone local, and I mean very local. She has moved in to the city of golden friendship and she will be watching you. Everything you do and everything you say will be vulnerable in the eyes of the ominous Gossip Girl.

As she makes the debut of her residence in the city, your local Gossip Girl will be your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Cagayan de Oro’s elite.

Careful people of CDO. Someone is watching you. She is still the same Gossip Girl, but with a different zip code.

And who am I? That’s the secret I’ll never tell. I know you love me.

XOXO,

Gossip Girl