Jacko's Kan-anan: Delightfully Tasty Krispy Squid

The mouth watering Krispy Squid.

One great dinner along with Iligan Bloggers Society happened at Jacko's Kan-anan to welcome the participants of the Waterfalling Adventure Tour held here at Iligan City.

Started in 2009, this great dining place actually started as a car wash shop with mini snackbar. Sadly, the place was washed away when tropical storm Sendong came. After some renovations, the owners had decided to put up a place to find good food starting with their own home-made recipe - the Krispy Squid.

150? 130? Nope, it's actually just under that - 120 pesos. Good for two. It can melt the heart of food lovers as the flavor of the squid settles in the tongue. Like any other recipe I have found in other places, this is one of the best recipe's I can vouch for.

Krispy Tuna Belly

Jacko's are also known for their Krispy Tuna Belly and Krispy Tuna Buntot. Two of these dishes fetch at 120 and 250 pesos respectively. The place offer small-run functions and catering services.

Jacko's Kan-anan is located at Hinaplanon - National Highway (Near Phoenix Gas Station), Iligan City.

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Day 1: Waterfalling Adventure Tour in Iligan

I am at Iligan City, finally!

I had to travel five hours by bus from my hometown to Cagayan de Oro then had dinner with a good friend who was now based in Surigao. After a few chit-chats, I was set to leave for another two hours ride to Iligan.

Woman Conductor at West Bound Terminal, Cagayan de Oro

This is my first time traveling alone west. Much has changed I can say, I was surprised to see bus companies such as the Rural Transit Bus Lines got away with gender-specific mentality as to jobs concerned, it was nice to see girls having to hold and provide tickets to their customers.

Two hours of glancing through the watch, I can finally see Iligan the way I saw it before, as an industrial town.

I never once imagined that the city is rich with quite a number of waterfalls. It was claimed that numbers went as high as 39, but only 23 was yet recognized as naturally-made. Hence, Iligan is also known as the "City of Majestic Waterfalls".

When I got to the busy part of the city, I began asking for questions from the people boarding the same bus. I asked for directions as to where the bus stop is, but to my dismay, the local-pretending lady failed to grasp my question, thus, leaving me hopeless in the city bus terminal.

Thankfully, after some few inquiries with the tourism police force, a cute police girl with a short hair pointed me to the right direction. I wished I had asked her name so that I won't call her maybe...

But now I am in Iligan, having some great food and fellowship with other bloggers at Jacko's Kan-anan to try out three great dishes!

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I'm going to The Waterfalling Adventure Tour in Iligan City!

Okay. So I am finally done with my weekend at Davao for a blogging seminar when a friend at Bukidnon Bloggers asked me if I could present as a guest blogger in Iligan City for the first Waterfalling Adventure Tour hosted by the Iligan Bloggers Society in celebration as well with the Diyandi Festival 2012.

My thoughts were nothing but excited. Okay, a bit vague there, but I have to say that I am excited because I want to relive my experience with a city I am lost to explain. I have been in Iligan twice my life; the first visit was when I was around 10 years old and the second time was when I visited Maria Cristina Falls on a field trip. During those two visits, my travel itch wasn't mature enough to make an archive of been there - done that. Thankfully, in a few days, I am happy to be part of an event which I am surely secured to know Iligan far better.

It is said in the newsletter that fifteen bloggers will be joining an adrenaline-pumping event filled with mouth watering food and heart thumping celebration of the Diyandi Festival. Additionally, IBS noted that there will be a good worth of two-day physical-related activites for the adventurous spirit - this actually sold me to come.

The whole event is a 5 day invitational tour hosted by the Iligan Bloggers Society and made possible with the full support of the event sponsors: Tita Fannies, Red Planet / Calda Pizza, El Canto / Macki's, Iligan City Government, UNILAB, NPC Natures Park, Third Team Media, TravelJams, PurpleSlipperz, and Pinay Travelista.

Oh... can't wait!

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Maramag Bus Terminal at Night

Today I found myself lurking in the internet for inspiration. "It's a desert here", I said.

I realized that I haven't been taking photographs for so long after an event haunted me to stop my photography hobby. You can read the story here.

But when I saw photos of my friend Estan Cabigas over at Langyaw.com, I imagined those opportunities I missed after all these months. I then decided to walk out of the room, wore comfortable sneakers, and took off for a photowalk.

There are only two photo's I can present to you this day. It is our own Maramag Bus Terminal, nothing to fancy but I think I have conceptualized change in its architecture.

All photos are copyright. By Drey Roque.

Luzon-Mindanao Bus Tickets

If anyone wondered what a Luzon bus ticket looks like. Here is an example taken when I was traveling north to Dau, Pampanga to buy myself some military equipment.

They have somewhat a different approach compared to a Mindanao bus conductor I am used to. The practice is different because you have more information out of your ticket; the ticket entails time, date, and the bus number.

As a comparison to what I am actually saying, here is a photo of a Rural Transit Mindanao bus ticket.

The Summit

Mountain Biking is a booming sport/hobby here in Bukidnon, where cross country races are being held once or twice a year with different sponsors. Of all Bukidnon's biking population, most if not all have participated in the said competitions. Mountain bikes are common here since our roads are yet to be developed taking advantage of the different technologies offered today. While on the other side of the coin, road bikes are not far behind.

A Usual Mountain Bike with Platform Pedals (Usually they wear clipless pedals here)

One route usually taken by these cycling enthusiasts is "The Summit",which is known for its steep gradient of the road going to Cabanglasan, a fourth class municipality of Bukidnon and it passes through several barangays from the city proper of Malaybalay. "The Summit" is a training ground for beginners and veterans alike, but for those who bike in a leisurely pace the scenery is breathtaking (I'm not sure if the scenery took my breath away or the roads going there)

Surrounded by small mountains

"Bukidnon" (the mountain says it all)

Here begins the climb to the Summit

The road actually leads to that mountain at the back

SNAPSHOTS | Descending from Mt. Kalatungan

I was actually descending 2880 meters above sea level from the summit of Mt. Kalatungan when I took this photo overlooking Southern Mindanao towards another view of a mountain in Cotabato.

During this time, our clothes were beginning to get soaked with rain water as the sky came down pouring. Yet for a moment of time, I was able to take a justifying photo of how beautiful this mountain can be.

Nagduaw ako sa Mt. Kalatungan, Pangantucan, Bukidnon.

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