Thursday, April 12, 2012
Getting Ready For My SummerScape
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This month is full of summer trips for me. I'll be going to Cebu tomorrow and I've been busy packing my bag and preparing for all needed information such as contact numbers, hotels, and maps.
Planned Itinerary:
Friday (April 13)
8:30am Departure (From Iloilo Int'l Airport)
9:10am Arrival (Mactan Cebu Int'l Airport)
10:00am SM City Cebu/Ayala Center Cebu
1:00pm South Bus Terminal
4:00pm Osmena Peak
*overnight stay at a lodge in Mantalongon, Dalaguete
Saturday (April 14)
5:00am Go to Tan-awan Oslob
after Tan-awan, go to Badian Beach
*Overnight stay at Terra Manna Beach Resort
Sunday (April 15)
7:00am Go to Kawasan Falls
9:00am Back to Cebu City
11:00am/12:00pm check in at Sampaguita Suites
Cebu City Tour in the afternoon
4:00pm Go to Cebu Tops
Monday (April 16)
10:00am hotel checkout
10:00am - 4:00pm malling
4:00pm Mactan Cebu Int'l Airport
7:05pm Departure
7:55pm Arrival (Iloilo Int'l Airport)
I just made this itinerary by myself so this is not 100% sure yet. I don't know how to get to Badian from Tan-awan yet. I hope everything goes well in this trip. ^^
Friday, April 6, 2012
One Guilt-Free Saturday at Freska
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My BF and I usually jog during weekdays and practice healthy eating. On weekends, we allow ourselves to eat guiltless - meaning we could pig out if we want to.lol Being an online deal-seeker that I am, I bought 2 FRESKA! Authentic Ilonggo Seafood & Inasal dishes! vouchers which was Only P180 for P300 Worth of Authentic Ilonggo Seafood & Inasal Dishes from CashCashPinoy.com. And we used those vouchers for a guilt-free Saturday last month! Check out some of their delectable dishes:
| complimentary "dilis" |
| Chicken Inasal |
| Fresh Buko Juice |
| Sinigang na Managat |
| Inihaw na Managat |
| Grilled Tilapia with Green Mango |
After a guilt-free dinner at Freska, we went to SM to stroll and saw Arnel Pineda, Journey's vocalist. His performance made me miss the rock concert scene!
Freska Ilonggo Seafood & Inasal is located at Smallville Arcade, Diversion Road, Iloilo City. They can be reached at (033) 321-3885.
Friday, March 9, 2012
Valentine's Getaway in Manila
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Me and my BF went to Manila for our Valentine weekend trip through the Cebu Pacific pisofare promo. I bought our roundtrip plane tickets last August 2011 for a total of PhP1548 only. Our Cebu Pacific flights going to Manila and coming back to Iloilo were delayed (as usual) though.
To save on this trip, I frequently looked for promos from deal sites like CashCashPinoy and Ensogo. I was able to get a deal from CashCashPinoy for our hotel room at Gran Prix Hotel worth PhP1500/night. Then I also booked an Aqua Room at Hotel H20 via Ensogo for PhP5,850 including a set breakfast for 2 at Makan Makan Asian Food Village and Zenyu Eco Spa treatment for 2.
Spend our first day at SM Mall of Asia
We coincidentally saw his HS friends
Had breakfast with my friend Michelle and his BF Clarence at Global City
Back at MOA before going to Ocean Park. I love the Dark Chocolate with Almonds from Cacao.
Aqua Room at Hotel H2O
Oceanarium
Jellies!
The foods are expensive but totally worth the price!
I honestly did not enjoy the Ocean Park attractions that much. The entrance fees are expensive but the attractions are not that fun. The penguin arctic tour-something was the most boring. You just enter an icy room, watch some penguins swim, and ride in a not-so-thrilling slide. The Marine Life Show with the sea lions were a bit entertaining though.
The Hotel H2O experience, on the other hand, was amazing. We were awed with the room's interior design and features. It was very modern and sophisticated for ordinary people like us.lol The food at Makan Makan Asian Food Village were fantastic that we just set aside our diet plans that day and enjoyed the delectable foods on their menu. The hotbed treatment that was included on our Ensogo deal was, well, really HOT but very stress-relieving. According to the people from Zenyu Eco Spa, the hotbed treatment room was made of materials that emit negative ions helpful in promoting good health. After the hotbed, SWEATY treatment, we just added PhP600 each for a full body massage to have a very relaxing sleep on the last night of our trip. :)
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Girls' (Over)Night Out!
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It was during college days when F4 was a phenomenal hit in the Philippines. So me and my other 3 closest friends called ourselves F4 just for the fun of it. The last time we had a get-together was more than 4 years ago. Michelle, went to Manila to find a job after that get-together and Shella went to Abu Dhabi almost 2 years ago. So it's just me and Grace who are left here in Iloilo.
Last February, it was a coincidence that Shella and Michelle went home for a vacation. So we had a chance to catch up after 4 years. Grace and I came earlier than the agreed time because we did a "baby bump photoshoot". It don't really want to call it a photoshoot because I'm not a pro photographer.lol I just got my DSLR last December and I have a lot to learn about it. We chose the carnival which was temporarily located at the back of SM City Iloilo.
I'm not proud of my shots there but I just thought I'd include a sample here. Not satisfied with the shots at the carnival, we headed to Plazuela de Iloilo for more cam whoring and just waited Shella and Michelle there.
| Gracey with all the props ^^ |
Then Shella and Michelle joined us and we started our cam-whoring session!
We had our dinner at Red Corner restaurant located at Plazuela de Iloilo courtesy of Shella ;)
Eating is something that we enjoy together back in the days. Some fun memories we shared were:
1. Go out from class to have lunch at JD Infante. After enjoying our lunch, we just go back to class. There was even a time when we were going back to the room, our classmates were already at the lobby, some carrying our bags, because our professor dismissed the class early. ^^
2. Bring a KFC Bucket Meal at Mang Inasal Mandurriao where Michelle used to work. LOL
3. Pig out on a Saturday morning after our night shift. Usually at JD Roadhouse, General Luna St. Iloilo City.
Anyway, after dinner, we went to Smallville Complex for some dessert at Nothing But Dessert:
As we were talking/gossiping, Shella suggested that we go on a videoke. Since it was getting late already, it will not be a safe idea for Michelle and Shella to go home so we decided to check in on a hotel and spend the night together. lol The unplanned always turns out to be more fun! We first checked the room rates at Smallville 21. Then we went to Westown Hotel and it seemed that they have lower room rates so we proceeded to check in immediately. As we got to our room, we felt tired and just decided not to go on a videoke and just talk/gossip all night. lol And our winning topic for the night was AIKO MELENDEZ! I won't go into details why Aiko was our winning topic because it will be another long story to tell.lol
It was really fun and it wasn't so obvious that we missed each other so much that we had to check in on a hotel just to continue catching up. I don't know when the 4 of us will get to meet again. Perhaps on another coincidence? ^^
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Boracay Despedida
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2012 started as a busy year for me. I had to cope with my "vacation hangover" when I started my first days of work for this year. Then I attended several despidida parties for sun2 as he was about to leave for Canada. By end of January, we had our last memorable trip to Boracay before he left:
Camwhoring at the beautiful Boracay sunset!
| Boracay SUNSUNset ^^ |
Dinner! (forgot the name of the place)
Getting ready for a banana boat ride under the scorching heat of the sun...
We were shouting "Boring!" because of the boring and not-so-bumpy ride until...
all of those who were in the right side of the banana boat fell! LOL
and there was me laughing out loud despite my sore throat.lol
trying the trampoline at PhP200 per person for 5mins (hmm I'm not actually sure if it was 5mins or just 3, I forgot :D )
had a few drinks at Guilly's on our last night at Boracay... body-aching, almost voiceless, and less energy to enjoy the night.









