Showing posts with label Resort. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Resort. Show all posts

Sep 12, 2011

Papa's Post Bday Celebration...

Last September 7, 2011 was my father-in-law's birthday and we celebrated it in a simple dinner with the family. We also requested a swimming day and yesterday was our schedule in Batangas.

Last Saturday, we stayed in the house because hubby started playing with the new PS3. I cooked for him because Tami and the yayabels were in my in-laws house, they want to sleep over there, mga excited kasi sa swimming. hehe.. I also sleep early pero ng magutom si badz kakalaro ng PS3 (around 10pm), he woke me up and we go outside just to buy food.

We went to Jollibee first and bought Champ and Jolly Hotdog then drop by at Starbucks because i want to try sana the Creme Brulee but i changed my mind and bought Green Tea cream for me and Java Chip venti size for hubby. We slept past 12am so imagine kung ilang hrs lang yung tulog namin tapos swimming na.


Sunday. Juvy's family weren't able to join because she has work so hubby's aunt and uncle together with his cousin joined us in our escapade. We had breakfast first in Tagaytay then headed to Batangas. I love going to swimming not because of the water but because of the food. hehe

We went to our fave resort in Batangas named Abaksa Resort because we want the pool in it and at the same time konti lang lagi ang tao.

Photos yesterday:

Kids and the yayabels..

Tami and Sean


Our daughter

I love the kiddie pool in Abaksa because of the playground in the pool and at the same time it is not scary to leave the kids there kasi mababaw lang talaga, there are also lifeguards around the area.


My daughter was so brave to stay on the other kiddie pool. Feeling nya masyado na syang big girl for the playground so she stays on the other pool...



Hubby and I stayed in the adult pool. Abaksa resort consists of 2 kiddie pools and 2 adult pools, both have slides..

Gusto daw nya may solo pic sya..

 
Kape't gatas...

The only family pic...

Last but not the least.

My 5 yrs old daughter enjoying the day...


How was your weekend peeps?



May 8, 2011

Scheduled Team Building

Hubby and I will be busy in the next few weekends because of our scheduled team outings.

Our team will be having a summer outing this coming friday, May 13, 2011 and one of the challenge is to look for a private pool in pansol area that is affordable for all of us because all the expenses will be shouldered by our team. One of my teammates suggests Dangsky resort because she's been there before. Since its all new to us, i googled it and found this resort in Sulit.com:


DANGSKY RESORT
 BRGY. BUCAL, CALAMBA CITY

- 3 BEDROOMS
- 1 SWIMMING POOL
- 1 KIDDIE POOL
- 2 SHOWER ROOMS AND 3 COMFORT ROOM
- PAVILLION
- KITCHEN (WITH REF,GAS STOVE, GRILL)
- VIDEOKE
- BILLIARDS
- SPACIOUS AREA, IDEAL FOR FUNCTIONS
- PARKING SPACE THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 8 CARS

Photos of the resort:







What we like in the offer is the resort is big enough for our team (15 pax) and for the PhP7,000 rental fee for an overnight stay, it is very affordable for a peak season and it includes the unlimited use of videoke because there are other resorts that it is not included in the package.

If the resort is nice in person, maybe hubby and his team will be choosing it for their team summer outing the following week after my team's outing (May 21, 2011). Hope this resort will not dissapoint us.

Another thing is the transportation, we hired a PUJ for that day because my FIL and Ayen's dad is not available that day. We dont have a choice but to rent a PUJ, cost from taguig to Pansol is Php 3,000 to 3,500.00.

Food will be assigned to each and everyone of us. For sure this will be enjoy. I dont want to tell more about our upcoming outing kasi baka may masabi ako na hindi dapat sabihin.... hehe

Anyway, since hubby and i will be on our summer outing with our teams (2 saturdays for him and mine's this coming friday), he requested for a new backpack that he can use for his 2 outings and here is what i bought:

 
Nike Backpack


Swimming shorts for me


Swimming shorts for Hubby.


While im typing this, natatawa ako kasi naiisip ko yung mangyayari sa outing. Im excited :)



 

Nov 7, 2010

Villa Del Prado Resort in Quezon

Sorry that im not updating my blog for weeks now. As i have mentioned with my previous post, we moved in to our new home and i was so busy since then. Our internet was transferred 3 days ago only and i dont have time to go online because i always came home late from work. I have so many things to blog but since i was busy now until christmas maybe, i will just update you of what happens now because i may not blog again in the next few weeks...

Last october 16 to be exact was our first day here in our new home. We clean the house before we transferred our things, we only have our bed, lcd and home theater system with us. We bought a lot since day 1, from kitchen tools up to bedroom things. Our home was an up and down type and has 2 big bedrooms, hubby and i occupy the bigger room and tami has her own room now. Her yaya sleeps in her room because she cant sleep alone in her big room. This transfer-to-our-new-home damaged our pocket in a major major way, from the 4 months deposit to the house and for all the things we bought for the house. As for now, things in our house is now complete. Pictures soon.

If you will say, "Kamusta naman ang nakabukod?".... I could say "Were fine and enjoy"... Living alone with hubby, my daughter and 1 maid is new to us. Before, we only give 6,000 pesos a month to my parents-in-law as our share for house expenses like food and electricity but now we shoulder all the expenses, from the bills (meralco, water, telephone and internet) up to food. It was just added to our monthly expenses before. Now look at the things we need to pay: monthly rental for the house, Meralco, water, telephone and internet, monthly postpaid bill, cable, insurance, tami's school tuition, maid's salary, food......  Aaaarrggggghhhh.... i need to learn how to budget :)

Our wedding anniversary (oct 23) and hubby's birthday (oct 24) and i planned of ordering food and invite relatives for dinner or lunch but my in-laws wants to go swimming so we went to Quezon together with hubbys cousins. We went to Del Prado Pool and Beach Resort..




It was my first time to try resorts in Quezon and i was amazed of this resort. Perfect for team building and other celebrations. Check their website at http://www.villadelpradoresort.com/

Proof that my daughter enjoyed her papa's birthday. Hindi kinaya ng sunblock ang init.

Even my hubby enjoyed his birthday. My birthday gift to him was a cellphone (Nokia X6). I gave it to him the week after his birthday. His gift to me on our wedding anniversary was a Kate Spade wallet. I so love it! Pictures soon.. ill get the card reader first in my inlaws house...

This november there were a lot of celebrations to attend to. Three dedication or baptismal and hubby will be the godfather to those three babies (one for my cousin and 2 for his friends). Buti n lang at hindi ako because i have a lot already, 17 inaanaks already :)

Today (saturday), Hubby is in Pansol, Laguna for the team building of all the team leaders, supervisors and OMs prepared for them by their company's management.

On November 23-25 is our scheduled vacation in Palawan but were still not sure if we were going with my cousins. Hubby decided not to go. Me? still thinking twice whether or not to go. sayang kasi...

December. The most busy month for all of us. Attending lots of parties. As of now i have 3 scheduled company events. Dec 12 for the company's Year-end party at SMX convention center in MOA, Our pod  (department) xmas party and our team's xmas party.

Me and one of my teammates was assigned to host and organize our team's xmas party on Dec. 17-18, 2010. We booked the Team suite at Legend Villas in mandaluyong for our venue. Were still organizing the games, prizes and giveaways for the said party.

Christmas is approaching so fast and it makes me busy now until the next few weeks. Dont forget to drop-by here in my blog because if i have time, ill make sure to post some updates.. Goodbye for now because its past 1am and im sleepy na... Goodnight :)


Apr 12, 2010

Bato Springs in Alaminos



















Sorry for the delayed post. I was busy these past few days.. hehe

Last April 4, we had an impromptu decision to go swimming. At first, Hubby and I cannot decide if were going with my in-laws because we came from a friend's house in BF Homes. Its a get-together with some of our college friends and we cannot say no to them. We dont want to be left alone at home so we decided to join kahit walang tulog.

Our plan is to go to Villa Escudero but since it was an impromptu and we cannot do reservation that time. By the way, we leave the house at 9am and we dont have time then to call any resort. My sis-in-law suggested the Bato Springs instead, they've been there when they are young. Im not familiar with Bato Springs thats why i cant interact with them. I cant relate to them when they recall their experience years back.

When we arrived at Bato Springs, i was amazed with the place because according to hubby, it was renovated na from the previous look.

This falls behind hubby is only one of those in the place. Its really amazing how they've made it. The water is so cold and comes from the naturals.. No chlorine and its crystal clear...
       
Family picture..sayang wala sila Juvy that time...

Tami was really afraid at first but later on enjoyed the water...
    
Enjoying the water..

I love how the water splashed through my back. Para kang minamasahe.. Also, if youre here and want to experience the falls, it is not advised to wear swimsuits unless its ok with you to have your swimsuit get malfunctioned..haha
                  
Its cold but not ice cold. You should try this natural spring. Well its open to public and they collect just a hundred peso for each pax. Its ok to share it with some people because its running water so youre sure that its really clean.

I really love the experience here but it also saddened me because my digicam got wet and now busted. Huhu..

Bato Springs can be found in Alaminos. Im not really sure of the exact location. They said you will reach this before the Villa Escudero.


Sep 11, 2009

Abaksa Beach Resort

Sept. 6, 2009 (Sunday)

My father-in-law's birthday is Sept. 7 and we held it last sunday (sept6) together with some of their relatives. Since the kids loves to swim, we headed to Batangas and we choose the Abaksa beach Resort because the kid's pool is nice and perfect for the kids.

Abaksa is 2hrs drive from Manila via tagaytay, when we are planning to have a swimming, we always headed to batangas via tagaytay because it so easy to get there, no traffic, and we can also view and stay for a while at tagaytay, when on our way to Batangas, tagaytay climate is so cold and fog is all around the road that sometimes we cannot see what is outside the van.


        us in the kid's and adult pools                 
                                                 
                           
And my baby surely enjoys the water, she just want to stay in the pool even lunch time, i managed to bring the food beside the pool so she can eat, good thing that they allowed us to bring the food.
                                                        
                                                    
After eating lunch, i rest for a while then play computer games.
                                                              
By 5:00pm, we packed our things because its raining so hard and its so cold staying in the water. My baby is so tired that after i took this pic see below), she just lie down at the car seat then drink milk and fell asleep, also hubby got tired and fell asleep too.

                                                              
                                       
            
I just listened to my ipod while were on our way to Manila.
                                                   
Happy Birthday Papa!

Aug 17, 2009

My trip at Bohol

After looking at my friends photos in her multiply account, i decided to have a trip at bohol because of its tourist attraction and places to visit and i also want to go to panglao. After a few more searches online, its gives me an idea of what to do and where to go in bohol. I contacted my cousin and aunt if they want to join us. Then the trip was planned and booked 1 month b4 the target flight.


the panglao map

I've been busy with my job these days that i forgot to blog our trip. So let me just pick the highlights or some infos about our Bohol trip last August 8-10 with hubby, cousins and my aunt and niece. tami was not able to make it because she's sick that time.

at terminal 2 - departure Mla-Tag


our plane ticket to bohol



arrival at Tagbilaran airport.

Janssen's cousin Chona is the one who picked us at the airport. She offer to help us with our itinerary and she also invited us to Panglao. Chona's husband is an ex-mayor of one of the municipalities of Bohol.

Before heading to Panglao, Chona and her husband bring us to their hometown which is Loon and among the sites that we visit is one of the oldest church (1st stop) in Bohol and Punta Cruz watch tower. It so amazing that every place in Bohol has an old church and all the stories behind each site was explained to us by Chona's husband.


at Punta Cruz watch tower (2nd stop) Entrance Fee - P10.00

We had our lunch at BQ Mall, the first mall in Bohol and they treat us on one of the resto that caters Bohol different food or delicacies.
After having lunch, we're heading to Panglao and we drop-by at Bohol Bee Farm.

Since the owner of the Bohol Bee Farm knows the ex-mayor, we didn't pay for the entrance and farm tour. Good thing they're with us..hehe

hubby, me and kuya bing



The Buzz ice cream which is located inside the Bohol Bee Farm, the flavors of the ice cream is yummy and they put it in cab-cab cone. They also have a branch in Island City Mall. It is a must-try when you go there. Price of the ice cream is P60 per cone with 3 scoops of different flavored ice cream.

At last, we reach Bohol Beach Club in Panglao. I think, bbc has the longest shoreline among all beaches. This time, the ex-mayor is not with us anymore because he has an appointment but he promised that he will join us on dinner.

at bbc's cottage at the shoreline, the view is amazing with it's fine white sand like boracay and palawan. You will notice that we're not enjoying the water, it's because hubby don't want to swim because he don't want to have sunburn, the weather in bohol is so hot while here in manila have heavy rains.


foreigners surely enjoy the water and collecting some shells and even starfish, i don't know what are they going to do with it and i even ask them if i can took a picture with it.



kuya bing, cj and me.. just taking picture around bbc while waiting for the dinner... i think bbc is accepting day tour from 8am to 5pm only.

bbc's buffet for dinner... they have 3 buffet area and this one is along the shoreline...

dinner time along Panglao beach with Chona's family and we also meet panglao's ex-mayor and whose also the owner of dumaluan beach resort (dumaluan is beside bbc), the owner of dumaluan allowed us to enter the beach resort to check their amenities and took some pictures so if we plan to go back in panglao, we may choose to stay with dumaluan.

After eating dinner, we went to our room and sleep so we have enough energy for the next day countryside tour.

our bed



we choose the deluxe room because we want spacious room and this room has a veranda overlooking outside the hotel.

The next day is our countryside tour, we rent a van that we can use for the tour. Van rentals in bohol ranges from P4,000 up regardless of how many you are.

our first stop is the blood compact

the famous baclayon church, this church is so old but inside this church the structure is amazing...

After is the Loboc river but we didn't want to dine at their floating resto due to some safety issues and the river is not that clear so we headed to the tarsier and it's also around loboc area.

This little creature is already endangered species that's why tourists are not allowed to touch them and they also make sure that cameras doesn't have flash when taking picture with the tarsier because they said that tarsiers are suicidal...



Our next stop is the home of the largest Phyton named Prony.


Next is the famous Chocolate hills and on your way to Carmen, you will pass by the man-made forest in Bilar. This forest is made up of planted mahogany by the boholanos and im not sure why they consider it as a local tourist attraction though it has a nice view.

Upon reaching the chocolate hills in Carmen, you have to pay P50 for an entrance fee and 15.00 for the parking, there is an overlooking deck available for viewing and taking some pictures, however, before reaching the viewing deck, you have to be prepared for the hundred steps to reach the top.

me and hubby at the viewing deck... the view is indeed a majestic creature of nature.

After the chocolate hills, Sagbayan Peak is our next destination. I think this place is ideal for kids because there is water park and also there are life-size character statue like disney's mickey mouse, daffy duck, castle etc. Also, adults will also enjoy here because of the ambiance and it is situated on top of hill.



On our last day, after packing our things we decided to shop for bohol delicacies so we headed to Island city mall, we bought lots of peanut kisses, peanut kringles, danggit for our pasalubong. After buying, we look for the Prawn Farm because they say its famous for their seafood in bohol. We had our lunch there.




At prawn farm restaurant, we ordered different kinds of seafood like pusit, shrimp, tuna belly, crab rice and this seafood platter which consist of kebab, scallops, prawn, crab etc..

seafood platter, this will be cooked beside your table...

After lunch, we go back to hotel and while waiting for the service that will bring us back to the airport, we take some pictures around the hotel.



Going back to Manila...
at the plane before take-off...

i really enjoy this trip... Our expense is not that high because our first day is almost free, some of our food are paid by my aunt but with the van rental and accomodation, we have to pay it ourselves. With the beach, panglao is nice but i still love the waters in palawan

more pictures at my multiply account: http://www.cindyundag.multiply.com/