Zoobic Safari

A few weeks ago, I had the chance to meet our Kingdom Animalia friends up close when we visited the only Tiger Safari in the Philippines. That was the closest encounter I had so far with zoological creatures as we fed them, gaze at them as they wander around their natural habitats and watched the staff braved the sharp fangs of the lions and tigers. We were toured around this Subic's 25-hectare land attraction while we learned interesting facts plus we were given a special and personalized treatment because the zoo was closed just for our company that day and fyi, that's a first in Zoobic Safari's history. Oha! We didn't just get home feeling safari geniuses but we also got to take home that little bragging right. hehehe!

Check out their website for more information.

www.zoobic.com.ph

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

Instagram Nickelback Parody

Annoyingly funny 'cos you're guilty, right?? HAHAHA!

Thanks to my friend, Santy, for sharing this.

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

Holiday Staycation

Me: I want to go to Maldives!!

The Husband: Sure, honey. Pack your things now. We'll be leaving tomorrow.

Did I hear someone shout Liar!? Do you think I'm a liar? AMAAAAAALAYER??!!

Fine! Wish ko lang ganyan lang kadali whenever we want to go somewhere but NO. It takes months and months (or years!) of planning and promo fare hunting before we finally force our kuripot minds to say Yes to a trip. Travel thirsty hearts but kuripot minds, such a clash! Hay! But if you want some summer getaway with the whole family, you don't always have to go out of town/country and spend a bunch of moolah to have a great time. Just like what we did two weeks ago! We spent the holiday with my fam just in our condo's clubhouse. Check out some of our snapshots.

Glad we've found our happy place! Hope you've found yours, too. :)

 
Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMY!

"There's a story behind everything...but behind all your stories is always your mother's story...because hers is where yours begins." -Mitch Albom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOMMY!! :)

Happy Mother's Day in advance to all the Moms out there! 

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

Real Beauty

This Dove Real Beauty Sketches video has been circulating the world wide web for quite sometime now. I came across it and I couldn't agree more. We, especially women today, tend to become too harsh on ourselves in dealing with our flaws and insecurities. For me, perfection is just a perception. Let's start to believe that we are more beautiful than we think. 

In case you haven't watched it, check it out.

realbeautysketches.dove.com

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

When A Non-Cook Cooks

I've never cooked in my entire single lady life, not even a decent sunny side up and I always told myself that I won't cook until I have my own kitchen. Now that I have one, I guess I can't use that excuse anymore. Pfffft! hehehe!

If you've been following me on Instagram, you'll probably notice my cooking experiments and please don't get annoyed whenever I post pictures of the ingredients and my finished products. Pagbigyan nyo na ko! Big deal 'to sakin, mga tsong! :)

For a non-cook wifey like me, honestly, it's not easy. It's NOT like "Wow! Ansarap maghiwa ng sibuyas!!!" in an instant. I have to really force myself to believe that I'm the next Kusina Master, kumbaga pamalit kay Chef Boy Logro. Yum! Yum! Yum! HAHAHA! And for someone who was used to just wait for the magic phrase "Kain na!" for several years, this is one of the biggest adjustments I've been going through since I got married. Good thing, I have a super mabait na asawa. He would help me wash the dishes without asking him to just to make things lighter for me.

So to all the young misis-es out there, go ahead and cook for your husbands. But don't do it just because you have no choice and no one will do it for you or just because you'll have something to post on Facebook or Instagram. Do it because it's your job to do so. Even if you already bought all the cookbooks and installed cooking applications to your phone, yet your finished products don't look like those in the pictures most of the time....trust me, he'll love you even more.

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

Linaw Beach Resort

Our flight to Tagbilaran was booked December last year and that was 4 months of waiting so just imagine how our giddiness grew month after month especially when we were searching for a nice and affordable hotel to stay in. There are so many pretty hotels and resorts along the beaches of Bohol but since we wanted a relaxed and quiet place, a dear friend recommended Linaw Beach Resort.

(Photos above are from their website)

You need not to worry if you're coming earlier than the check in time. Your room may still not be available but there are lots of activities you can do while waiting. Ken and I enjoyed playing Table Tennis, Billiards (Looking at my amateurish hand position and my awkward face, oo na guys!! Hindi talaga ako marunong!!) and Darts. They also have Table Soccer and a whole lot of board games and the best part is...you can play all those for FREE. Oh diba? You'll have such a sporty honeymoon. hehehe!

I couldn't help taking photos in every corner of their picture-perfect landscape so brace yourselves. You might get sick and tired of our faces in the next few seconds.

The resort nestles in a secluded part of Alona Beach. Although they have a private long stretch of white sand beach, the only downside is that the sea itself is not always accessible for swimming but they offer services which will take you to the busy sides of the beach where the night life is for a reasonable cost. But if you just want to have some quiet time, you can just chill on their quirky beach sofas and chairs or take a dip in their swimming pool while waiting for Mr. Sun to rest.

So there, our first newlywed escapade. It doesn't really matter how long or where you spend it. The real essence of it, for me, is to have quality time together, to discover new things about each other and to collect beautiful memories as you continue to travel through the happy marriage road. ♥

Check out our Bohol Tour here.

Watch our travel video here.

    

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

Going Around Bohol

Every trip that Ken and I had occupies a special place in our travel-thirsty hearts but our recent trip to Bohol is our very first "just-the-two-of-us-trip" and that made it even more special. As promised in my travel video post (Watch it here), let me take you to a virtual trip to one of Visayas' gems.

(From top to bottom: Blood Compact, Hanging Bridge, Man-Made Forest, xZOOtic Animal Park, Butterfly Sanctuary)

Another famous spot is Bohol Bee Farm, a resort and restaurant which promotes an organic lifestyle from the food that they serve to their architectural designs (their walls and floors are made of coconut shells).

They also serve home-made Ice Cream. We tried their Malunggay Ice Cream and I soooo loved it that I almost forgot to leave some for my Mister. HAHAHA! 

We even had a mini field trip as we were toured around the resort. I'm so amazed by how they strive to make the environment a healthier place which left me thinking "Sana ganito din sa Manila". Bravo to the Bohol Bee Farm peeps!        

  

   

Just in time for lunch, we went to Loboc's Floating Restaurant. Though the food was just so so, I would still tag it as a Must-Try in Bohol. You get to eat all you can while cruising along Loboc River and being entertained by folk dancers and singers along the way. That's definitely an experience to remember. 

And then, we finally met one of the smallest primates on earth. Note: Ken didn't really touch that 16-year-old-tarsier. He's not that brave to do that. Hehehe!

And of course, a trip to Bohol won't be complete without visiting the oh-so-chocolatey-hills. Insert some drama here: "Dati sa picture ko lang sila nakikita. Ngayon, ako na ngpi-picture sa kanila!!!" Okay, enough of the drama. Hehehe! You just have to prepare to climb the stairs to reach the deck to have a magnificent view of the Chocolate Hills but believe me, it's really worth your 200-plus steps and your pawis. hihihi!

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

Happy Birthday, Papa!

This year, I turned Silver and he becomes Gold.

HAPPY 50th BIRTHDAY, PAPA!

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

Travel Video: Bohol

After 4 months of being married, we finally had our first out of town trip as Mister and Misis. I'm excited to share with all of you our Bohol adventures but for now, here's what we call "our little project". It's actually our first time to create a travel video and this is a very amateur one so don't expect too much, okay? Please bear with some shaky clips and the disgustingly cute finale. Bwahahaha! Enjoy! :)

 

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.

We Beat The Heat On My 25th

It's officially SUMMERTIME!! So, there's no better way to celebrate my birthday than having a Summer-themed party.

And we partied from sun up to sun down...

Thank you soooo much...

To my parents who sponsored most of the food

To my dearest Ken who prepared his famous Montecristo and Frappuccino

To Marel and Abby who helped me with the decorations (Check out Abby's event styling blog here)
To Sandy who became our Game Master

To my family and friends who came to celebrate with me

And again, to the most consistent kunsintidors of my kaartehan, my Mommy and my Hubby :)

You all made my birthday special (as always!)      

Thanks for visiting my site. I'd love to hear from you.