The Tugob Festival is a celebration of bounty here in my beloved hometown of Ormoc City. Actually, tugob is a Visayan word that means bountiful or abundant. We have an abundance of coconut, rice, pineapple, livestock, minerals, sugarcane, vegetable, fish, steam, and water. Come to think of it, our small provincial city basically has everything you need to live a good life (that is, if you value contentment). So anyway, we celebrate the Tugob Festival alongside our city's Charter Day celebration on the 20th of October every year.

Tugob is really a lively festival in thanksgiving for bountiful harvests and it is reverberated in the air of Ormoc City with contingents of the dance competition wearing colorful costumes, stomping their feet, slapping their thighs, raising their arms, and clapping their hands as everyone shouts in unison to celebrate the abundance of Ormoc City's natural resources.

Check out this video of the street dancers below from Mickey Lim and his team that showcases what the Tugob Festival is all about.

  Tugob Festival Street Dance 2013 - HIGHLIGHTS from Kester Michael on Vimeo.

It really is fun to be in Ormoc around this time of the month with all sorts of activities going on. One of which was the vintage car show at the Ormoc City Plaza where collector's showcased their best treasures. Ormoc is known to be a city of old roots and families who can trace their lineage back to Spain. Old rich versus nouveau riche. Nonetheless, all are happy to be Ormocanons and proud of it!








Aside from all that fancy display, we also have the annual search for the Festival Queen or Miss Tugob from various schools. The candidates each represent the category of abundance as in the street dancing competition.

Photo by Apple Alagon

MISS TUGOB FESTIVAL QUEEN 2013 winners are as follows:
Miss Tugob 2013 - Ipil National High School
1st Runner Up - New Ormoc City National High School
2nd Runner Up - Systems Technology Institute

Photo by Taga Ormoc Daily

Also we just had the Terry Larrazabal Bike Festival attended by hundreds (if not thousands?) of bike pros and enthusiasts nationwide.



If you dig some extreme fun, there was also a The Kopiko Astig 3inOne Supercross 2013, a motocross show brought to you by Mr. JoJo Magan with the help of the Ormoc City LGU. Man & Machine Racing Promotions is the name of the organizer headed by Mr Jonas Adlawan Jr. For more info regarding M&M, visit them on their FB page.

 

Post by Man & Machine Promotions.
So if you plan to visit Ormoc City or come home to this glorious city by the bay, make sure to book your flights and tours around this time of the month. Fran-Con Viaje International is a DOT-accredited tour operator in Ormoc City who can make your stay and visit here more fun and exciting. Check them out at www.viajeintl.com!

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When I was a kid, we used to have these "paradas" that take us to the pier/Ormoc City port whenever we go to Cebu and these are the ones who meet us also when we arrive from Cebu. This was during the 80s and the early 90s. Then progress came and we lost the old ways. But now it's time to relive those carriage days with our very own ORMOC Tartanilya Ride! Tour around the City Plaza and see why Ormoc has been awarded the cleanest and greenest city in Region 8 consecutively for years.


And now for more fun, my dear fellow Ormocanons, Fran-Con Viaje Internationale, our city's official Tartanilya operator is hosting a raffle contest for a week (ends on 10/19/2013) and the winner gets to go on a FREE Kalesa/Tartanilya Ride! So easy to join, just enter via rafflecopter below.

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Good luck and watch out for Ormoc City's TUGOB Festival happening on our beloved city's Charter Day on October 20th!



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It took me a while to post this ladies because I wanted to test these awesome products out fully and now I can confidently give you my unbiased reviews and feedbacks! As you know, BDJ BOX releases Elite boxes every now and then and when the news came out that they were releasing the Elite Girls Night Out box, I think I was one of the first people to respond/reserve and got in line to get my hands on this super sulit beauty box.

This Elite BDJ BOX is one helluva mother lode of beauty fix!

It didn't even take long to deliver this as only a couple of days after it was announced, this big beauty loot was already in my doorstep! It was hard to contain my excitement and I wanted to write about it immediately; however, it wouldn't give the justice it deserves if I didn't post a sort of in-depth review along with it. So here it is. (Sorry for the wait!) Read on to find out more about what makes this beauty box the perfect girls night out arsenal. Oh, and it comes with a sexy black pouch, too! ;)


RL Blue is one of my favorite scents in the whole world and this Ralph Lauren Big Pony Fragrance 10 mL (Php 750) with roller ball is just great for your travel or kikay kit for that quick freshening up you need when you're out and about. It actually comes in 4 variants, but I picked the Blue one as I just love the fresh, invigorating mix of sparkling grapefruit and cool blue lotus scent.


The heaviest product in the Elite Girls Night Out BDJ Box is the L'Oreal Extraordinary Oil 100mL (Php 499) which is the best thing for my bleached blonde hair. My hair is actually really dry after 6 sessions of bleaching and this versatile hair treatment is so light and non-greasy that it makes my hair look alive and healthy!


I have been using this since the moment I started bleaching my hair and I can definitely say that it has nourished and protected it as well as leaves it soft and smooth especially for when I take "selfie" shots. Tee hee.



I still brush my hair at times even though I'm sporting this pixie cut and this brush is so gentle on my chemically-treated hair and scalp. After bleaching, my scalp gets very irritated but this purple (my fave color!!!) Goody So Bright brush (Php 399.75) doesn't hurt my scalp one bit. My son and husband also use this and it doesn't mess with their curls.


Next up, we have the full size Revlon Photoready BB Cream Skin Perfector (Php 725). I requested the Light Medium shade which is a great match for my current NC30 skintone. Even with SPF 30 it doesn't leave that weird white cast but I don't use it alone because I use it together with Revlon Colorstay 24-hr foundation.


It blends well in spite of its thick consistency and is not hard to work with. I believe you can layer this on if you want heavier coverage and want to opt out of using additional base products on your face. You can use a brush or a sponge, but most of the time I just use clean fingers to get the product warmed up against my skin.


The August Elite Girls Night Out BDJ Box also included one of the most expensive beauty products -- an eye cream. I don't think I've ever come across one that's cheap and so this box became even more worth it with the inclusion of Benefit's It's Potent eye cream 0.1 oz (full size 0.5 oz is priced at a whooping Php 1,800).


This eye cream is very hydrating and as soon as you apply it, you can immediately feel the cooling sensation as it works its magic into your tired sleepy eyes. It didn't quite diminish my heavy dark circles; however, it completely moisturized the area allowing for a perfect base for my concealer. At my age, these things are very important to maintain brighter and younger-looking eyes and with only an average of 4 hours of sleep a day, this is a little miracle worker.


I hardly ever go out without lining my eyes because I simply feel naked without eyeliner. I know a lot of girls feel the same way. I have rather small eyes and I think my eyes look bigger with eyeliner on. This Covergirl Liquiline Blast Eyeliner (Php 450) is waterproof and is a joy to apply.

It doesn't smudge unless you do it yourself and it stays put. Again, I repeat, it has amazing staying power! It also comes with a smudger at the other end if you want to do a smokey eye look. The consistency is not pencil-y at all but rather has a soft texture, almost like a solidified gel (if that ever makes sense!) and when applied, it gives the impression like a gel liner was used. This eyeliner is definitely HG quality. I'm definitely getting another one when this runs out. Additionally, can anyone also guess what mascara I used in the photo above? Well, check it out below.


This is really the product that caught my eye the moment BDJ Box announced this Elite Girls Night Out beauty box. It is no other than the Fairydrops Platinum Mascara (Php 1,195). I was going to pick this up at the Beauty Bar back in August but something held me back which was a good thing because now I got it for significantly less! Not only does it give you doll-like lashes but it claims to have 5 kinds of treatment essence to beautify and repair lashes. As you know, I have super straight lashes and this mascara really retains moisture, softens, hydrates and adds volume to mine. If you are blessed with fuller and thicker eyelashes, can you imagine what this baby can do? Sayonara, falsies!
I have nothing but pure love and praise for this awesome mascara. My lashes never held their curls as much as they do right now with wearing this mascara. They open up my eyes and stay that way until the end of the day. It is so waterproof that I would need a makeup remover to get this thing out. You can't simply wash it off with water and a cleanser. That will take a lot of rubbing. So save yourself from damaging the sensitive skin around your eyes and just use a makeup remover. And that's where our last but not the least products come in.


The Nippon Cleansing Kit consists of the Makeup Remover Lotion (Php 300) which is a gentle makeup remover, Parian Spirit Brush Cleaner Wipe (Php 50) which is perfect for on spot cleaning, and the Round Sponge 2 pcs (Php 60) which is perfect for applying foundation/concealer. The makeup remover is very gentle I would say. It has no annoying scent to it. The brush cleaner works like a charm and the sponges are slightly better than the average generic sponges that tear apart and go out of shape so easily.

This Elite Girls Night Out BDJ Box really impressed me a lot and what's more, I got it for only Php 1,680!!! There's almost 5K worth of beauty goodies and note that everything here is premium! I am so happy that I was able to grab this. The products are absolutely not just for ladies night but they are excellent even for every day use!


What's not to love about it, right? You know what, BDJ Box is releasing yet another exclusive Elite box full of makeup goodies. Check out www.bdjbox.com to find out more about scoring these amazing beauty boxes. You can follow them on Twitter and Instagram to get updated on the latest beauty buzz.

So what's your favorite item from BDJ BOX Elite: Girls Night Out? :)



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