Catch Up 7 Things

Been MIA from the blogging world and online for almost a month. *queue for the song "Wake me up when September ends"*

Just a little update as to what I've been working on for the past few weeks(while drinking tea).

One : Writing

Just writing about stuff. It may end up as an article, a journal or just a few random scribbles brought by daily observations and reflections (which I've been having lately)

Two : Working... As usual.

Keeping business partners happy yo!

Three : Reading

Catching up with some reading and hunting a few good reads too! Any suggestions? Novels, Self-Help, Love Stories, Fictional, Biographies are very much appreciated.

Four : iOS7

Just updated and I'm trying to familiarize myself with the new stuff they got. Hmmm. How are you holdin' up iOS users?

Five : Browsing

Looking for schools, books, a few good beats and maybe gift ideas for the holiday season. 89 days to go - not that I'm counting.

Six : Working Out

Just sweatin' it out.

Seven : Day Dreaming about...

I may still be dreaming about the sun on my skin but I'm really excited about this sweater/jacket weather - means Christmas is just around the corner!

Hope you guys are having a blast too!

- T

Easter Weekend

One of the longest weekends we can ever have from where I come from.
We packed our bags, got in the car, ate chips and sang the tunes of random bands.
Finally, we arrived in our little town to unwind and relax.

Day 1 passed like any other day with food, music, drinks and a little adventure movie to keep us sane.

Day 2, same as the first day but twice thrice the noise because the rest of the family finally arrived!
Cousins, Aunts, Uncles, Grandmom and Granddad! (more food, more chatter, more drinks, louder music)
We ended this magnificent day by munching on bowls of popcorn and watching a medieval movie.

Day 3 started normally.
Breakfast was served.
Then came the questions from my little cousins, "Where can we swim?"
We really didn't have any swimming planned for the weekend. But since the little kids all gave us hugs and those pout-ty little lips, we conceded and the elders looked for a place where we can all splash water at each other.

Pebbles under our feet, the rush of the cold water, the cool wind, and the sun.
The kids immediately ran while the older ones stayed to lather on sunscreen.
We dipped, splashed and laughed for a while until the sun was unbearable.
We continued the fun in our little hut while eating icecream..

And enjoying the cool water beneath us.

When the sun was finally setting, we gathered our things and hopped in the truck.

It was an unexpected trip to the little river in Angat Bulacan.
I can't post any contact persons neither a website since there is none.
I'll try to search for the address of this little water fun haven.

Bohol Highlights

Continuing the story of my Bohol trip (part 1 and part 2) a few weeks ago, I decided to skip the day 2 and day 3 story and get down to business by highlighting the best parts of the trip.

I'll start with the hotel..
AW and I stayed at The Peacock Garden. A VERY spacious land area on top of a hill. As what I've repeated in my previous entries, the rooms are overlooking the ocean.

 Infinity pool, which I adore especially for morning swim!

 They have the bar underground together with the play room.

Dining area where they also play a little classic jazz.
 

After dinner and a little roaming around the area, these awesome little guys caught my attention..
Have you ever heard the story about the war between the Romans and the Egyptians?

I'm really not sure how it went since AW and I didn't finish our chess game!
 

 Fontana Aurelia Spa..
Goodness! I have to say, I've never slept during spa time. But this one, I don't even know how it happened!
I seldom say this but to those who assisted us, hands down! One of the best services I've had!

The hotel exceeded my expectations.
Courteous staff,
Great service,
Amazing food,
To die for view!

Moving on,
Forgive me, I just really have a lot to say about the hotel!

Aaaanyway....
AW and I went nature tripping too!
First stop..
The Man Made Forest (my favourite)
According to our personal tour guide/driver, the trees were planted by the boy scouts of 1958

Second stop..
Tarsiers!
The smallest living primates!
 

Third,
AW and I went ziplining.
Hanging in the air with only ropes preventing us from falling, we crossed Loboc river.
We were like birds flying the first time!
Not exaggerating or anything but when I was in the middle of the zipline, all feelings were gone and I was blown away by the magnificent view beneath me!*sighs and a floating mind right now!*
PS: Photos are to follow.
 
Lastly,
Lunch!
There were two options for lunch.
Both were an hour and a half boat rides.
The only difference is the stop over.
Option One: Loboc River Cruise - the end is a small formation of water which is very nice
Option Two: Loay River Lunch - end is a small native community.

Since AW and I have already gone to Loboc River (zipline and lunch) we opted for Option Two.

The Small Community I was telling you about is the Ati Tribe.
A few kids and elders.

 This nice gentleman played songs for us to keep us entertained.

AW and I went to a few more places but as what I've mentioned, I'll just tell the unforgettable ones for me.

I had absolutely a wonderful time in Bohol! and I'm sure you will too if you decide to visit!

All details are below:
Peacock Garden Resort
For tours and a private car, please give the very cheerful and handsome chauffeur, Gilbert a call at +63926-710-3074 

Bohol Day 1 - Part 2

Continuing the first day of my trip, AW and I headed for lunch.

It was a few minutes drive from where we stayed. 

Bohol Bee Farm.

We were welcomed by trees, flowers, herbs, the cool wind and (again) an overlooking view of the sea while dining under the sun  (unfortunately, for our visit, the sun was a little snob!)

We were given Squash Bread with diced green tomatoes, Mango spread and Pesto bread.
 

For drinks, I ordered Ginger Lemonade (AW was persistent that I order it!) while my sweet companion ordered Lemongrass Iced Tea, which was exceptionally good.

Organic Fresh Garden Salad for our greens. Petals, flower buds, greens with honey mustard dressing.

Native Chicken Adobo with brown rice and cassava fresh lumpia.

The chicken was….  satisfactory. 

 

The cassava fresh lumpia on the other hand..

Made me say oohh and ahh! It was the highlight of my meal! A mix of flavours, made with slices of mangoes, cheese, carrots, peanut butter and honey mustard dressing. I definitely recommend this!

Fresh Herb Pasta – Herbs, Pasta, Tomatoes. Exceptional.  

After a long gulp of our drinks and small sighs of satisfaction, AW and I head down to the small bread shop and bought a loaf of squash bread (yes it was that good!) for us to carry to our next stop which is Bohol Beach Club for a little fun under the sun! 

Thankfully, the sun did not disappoint us anymore! 

   

We stayed by the beach absorbing the sun while catching up with each other with drinks in hand.

When the sun said goodbye, we we're tan enough and so we grabbed our bags and went back to our hotel. 

Bohol Bee Farm details

Bohol Beach Club (their website is down as of this moment, I'll link it once its working)

*options are: day guest - door charge of Php 350 (Php 200consumable) OR check in guest.