Boracay OHYEAH!

It was as early as February when we booked our airplane tickets for our June, Boracay vacation. Thanks to promo fares! :)

We really looked forward to this trip especially me and my cousins who were also first timers. Our trip was scheduled early June and the weather a week before was unpredictable. I just hoped that it will not rain so our trip will not be ruined by the weather. 

Yey! Off to Caticlan!

It's their first time to ride a plane! Congrats! :))

When we're still on the check-in counter at the airport (our flight is only Go Lite, but my uncle wanted to check-in their baggage, pero di na rin natuloy) we weigh all our bags and found out mine exceeded the 5kg allowance for Go Lite. Super aligaga kaming lahat na ipalagay ang bagahe sa kung kani-kanino then the lady over the counter, wala siyang pake. Yun pala.....

The plane is not full! Kaya okay lang kahit super excess baggage ka na. :)

Anyway, here I am in Caticlan na! :))

Gotta ride tricycle, boat then tricycle.

We stayed at Station 2, Maxima de Boracay Resort. 

http://www.maximadeboracayresort.com/

this is D' Mall, just beside Maxima :)

Hello Mr. Sun. Hello white sand. Hello clean calm water!

We have to achieve something on our first day! So, we went Reef Walking with Milky's Dive Center and Helmet Diving! (the term they always use is "helmet diving")

Milky's Dive Center and Helmet Diving
Email: milkymaming@yahoo.com
Fax/Tel: (036) 2882011
Mobile #: 09991944837

The payment includes 1 disc with pictures and videos of the group. I hate the pictures! Very malabo, they should have changed their cameras already!

We enjoyed the beach after the reef walking. Medyo kulimlim na though di pa pagabi. No sunset view :(

Went back to our room, change clothes and walked by the beach while shopping for pasalubongs and looking for a great place to eat.

we're our way to D' Talipapa when I saw this. :))

Had our dinner at Hap Chan. 

My travel buddies! :))

Right after our dinner, exactly after we went out of the resto, it rained! We waited for it to stop so we can stroll and see how's Boracay at night. Sadly, it didn't and we just decided to sleep.

We're actually set for an island hopping and snorkeling the next day. But Mr. Sun is still out and it's still raining. All of us were lazy to go out and we don't know what activities we can do with that kind of weather.

Not noticing it was near lunch time already, we had our second breakfast at Paradiso Grill (we had our first sa room)

After our late breakfast, we have no choice but to swim and enjoy the BIG waves! :)

Mr. Effort

It says, I♥U! :)

Then, someone approach my uncle for activities which are available though it's raining. 

And we decided to try GO KART! Every time I see Go Kart tracks, I always wanted to try it but didn't ever had a chance. So, hindi ko na pinalampas to. I don't know how to drive, kahit bump car di ako marunong. Pero it's easy lang naman pala. :) PLUS, pa-thrill ang madulas at maputik na track. 

see how wet the track was! Super talsik sa amin ang kaputikan along the track!

I bet, you cannot see kung gaano kami kadungis. The man on the extreme left, his shorts is white! Naging dirty white naaa! :))

See the white part on their board shorts? :))

We had our super late lunch, near merienda time at Smoke Resto!

After, Kuya Mari and I looked for pasalubongs. We walked and walked and walked just to find pasalubongs. Dahil sa kagustuhan naming mapuntahan lahat, we went to D' Talipapa, and etoooo.

BAHA!

2 hours walking and walking made us so tired samantalang sila, namamahinga sa room.

Our last night. Thankfully it didn't rain.

Tried having jumpshots. :))

We ate dinner at Astoria Boracay!

And watched this awesome fire dancers! Super galing!

Had an early flight the next day. And we needed to travel from Caticlan to Kalibo for about 2 hours. Kaya wala na kaming nagawa that day. :)

I'll have a separate post on what we ate! :)))

Chinx♥

Sunday at Antipolo

My family and relatives actually reserved this weekend for an overnight stay in Zambales, but for some reasons we didn't have the chance to push through with that plan. Instead, they decided to attend mass in Antipolo Church then look for a resort where we can enjoy the whole day. 

The church. It's Sunday, kaya madaming tao! :)

The front view of the church. And, yes they have that huge tarpaulin saying no to RH Bill. Fine, I'm actually Pro RH! :)

We were actually late for the mass so we decided to fall in line to see the popular Marian image of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage or the Virgin of Antipolo. Taking pictures is prohibited inside the exact room for exhibit. So, no pictures! Just come and see it yourself na lang! :D

Saw this upon entering the small place where the image was located. The exhibit is still upstairs!

After, we looked for a resort. My uncle suggested Bosay Resort (http://bosayresort.com/), he only learned about the resort when it was featured and reviewed in GMA News TV's Poptalk! We went there but I think it is advisable not to go anymore because it was too crowded. We've also tried going to other resorts but they were private pools!


Some posters along the road brought us to Loreland Farm Resort! 

I've been to many public pools with different attractions such as those crazy slides, wave pools etc. I know how it will look like inside especially it's Sunday and people are hitting the pools before the summer vacation ends. Didn't really expect a lot. 


I like that they have entrance procedures to follow. Very systematic.


STEP1: Secure gate pass and headcount

Where the customers were given the gate pass and do the headcount!

STEP2: Choose Accommodation

The counter where you'll say which accommodation you prefer. They also suggest where are the perfect spots for your group.

STEP3: Payment

The counter. :)

STEP4: Entrance Checking

Check out their website! http://loreland.com.ph/
Then, compare the photos there with what I have with me. :)

It was too crowded for me. Madumi na ang tubig, near to green na nga e. And, maybe sa sobrang dami ng tao, they decided to put a lot of chlorine! Grabe, very maamoy yung chlorine. Para kaming nakababad sa Zonrox! I also find it very tiring that if you want to go to another pool, you actually need to pass through a lot of stairs. Puro stairs! Kaya nakakatamad din magpalipat-lipat at libutin ang buong resort.

But we enjoyed something! The Zipline!! It doesn't offer the thrill that other ziplines do but since it's my first time, no fail ang medyo-medyong nakakalulang taas from the ground. Only, us, cousins tried it, but our parents, titos and titas also enjoyed by just watching us!

Me, off to go! :)

 Chinx ♥