For many Pinoys in Metro Manila, the acronym ATM stands for an Automated Teller Machine – but in some parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, an ATM could also mean the very ingenious Automated Tubig Machine.

An ATM, as the title suggests, is a self-service coin-operated water vending machine. And I was lucky enough to try one during my visit in Cebu last year.

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Years ago, three Fine Arts students of the University of the Philippines Visayas Cebu College decided to go into the restaurant business. Taking the first letters of their names, they gave birth to Mooon Cafe.

And more than a decade after, I was finally able to visit one of Cebu’s pride and try out their very famous Sun Cooler drink.

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Looking for a great place to eat in Cebu? Then you should definitely go to Casa Verde. They have three branches already and I was able to visit the one along Ramos St.

Lunch time is always busy in Casa Verde, so be sure to go early or just have a late lunch.

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