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Whew!It’s been a long time since I last posted. Been very busy lately. But I certainly will not let the Mothers’ Day pass without posting something for everyone to enjoy. So just sit back, relax and enjoy a light read.

Yesterday, Aldrin and I together with Sam and Ley, my mom, my bro Kev and our ate Joy and Hazel, went out for lunch at Max’s Restaurant to celebrate the Mothers’ day.

And so we went to SM Dasmarinas and when we got there, the PA was announcing that a Cake Decorating contest for moms and kids sponsored by Goldilocks was on-going at the activity area. My mom invited me to join the contest.
We went there, my mom registered Sam and I, and we purchased a rectangular mocha cake which comes with sugar and chocolate candies for decorating.

At first, we didn’t have any idea where to put the flowers so we decided to start with the gum paste. I drew butterflies at the sides of the cake and my mom wrote “Sam and Ley” at one side of the cake and “Happy Mom’s day” at the center of the cake. Her handwriting was fantastic. We were all chaotic at first since Sam and Ley were all around my mom and I. But we still got to finish the cake. We submitted it then we left to have lunch.

While at Max’s, we heard over the PA that the contestants were called to be interviewed by the host. So I hurried, I carried Sam to the contest stage. The host asked me what the concept was behind the cake decoration. I said that Sam liked butterflies and flowers so that’s what inspired the cake decoration.

After the short interview, we went back to Max’s to finish our lunch. But after a few minutes, my bro who was already outside waiting, was knocking at the glass wall, and told me that we won the grand prize and that the host was looking for me! I was really surprised!

Again, I hurried to go there with Sam. Everyone congratulated us. And I was really happy. My mom was also happy, she told me she knew we will win.

So, we won 5000 pesos worth of SM Gift cards, 2 MyTribe bracelets, Scents and Blends GCs, Akari products, and Goldilocks goodies of course!

Happy Mothers Day to everyone! I hope you all had a fun day like me!

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By sunrise today, we are heading to Bataan White Corals together with office mates. We’ll stay there for 2 days and 1 night. The place looks beautiful and all but I am actually not excited about this.

Honey will there too, but Sam and Ley will be left with my sister at home. Not good, is it?

My original plan is to bring the kids along with Honey and my sister. But it would be too expensive. I should have backed out but I still have to pay because I’m already reserved.

I just hope I could still enjoy this trip.

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The most comforting place I have been so far this summer season is nothing but Estancia Tagaytay. It was a summer treat to us from Honey’s mom, it was unplanned but we really enjoyed it. It was something unforgettable to me, and probably to everyone as well.

If someone would ask me of a place to stay in Tagaytay this summer, I would highly recommend Estancia. In fact, I am writing a short review of the place, although I am not into writing reviews. Not yet concise but I still hope you’ll get what I say. Honey was supposed to edit this review before I post it but I think she already forgot about this. So I am posting this, raw as a green mango, so bear with me. Thanks.

Accessibility

Located just around the area of Olivarez Tagaytay, Estancia can be easily accessible to tourists coming from Manila. There are two options to go there, one is via South Luzon Express way (SLEX) – Sta. Rosa Laguna or via Coastal Road – Aguinaldo Highway Cavite. Why go Estancia? Because it’s really practical since you don’t have to drive along the busy stretch and will reach the place hassle-free.

The Place

Estancia Tagaytay has an overlooking view on Taal Lake and Volcano from its restaurant. Although, the view is quite too far and the angle of the volcano is not too good it is still enjoyable. And to have it more enjoyable, you can pass through the hanging bridge and enjoy the view from there while it sways. You can peek on the gallery for some photos I took with my SLR camera. (Super Low-Res).

Facilities

Estancia Tagaytay has two adult pools. One is located within the hotel area and the other one is in the open, perfect for everyone to enjoy. They also have jaccuzzis to relax your tired body and experience the feeling of a true vacation.

The room we stayed in is huge. The bathroom is spacious and clean. I can compare it to Fraser’s Place in Makati.

The function room is huge. The kitchen is also huge. Huge enough to throw a party with friends, or a family reunion down to fouth generation. Just outside it is the recreation area, where they have two billiard tables a pingpong table, and a dart board. Access to the facilities is free for guests.

Across the balcony is a stairway down to the ceramic landscape. They have two stone bridges there leading you to the small grotto. On the other direction is a path to the playground. There are swings and a children adventure maze (like the one in Jolibee), which Sam enjoyed.

The restaurant is nice and clean. The food is on per-order basis and the prices are very affordable. They also have videoke bar at the restaurant area where every guest can’t help to stop by after every meal. It’s sing-to-sawa all the time. My first turn was Michelle, back-to-back with Hello. And right after our turn, the next guy who waited for his turn sang Michelle and Hello as well. I don’t have a nice voice but I can bet, I’m better than him. :p

The Crew/Staff/GRO/Waiters/Whatever

One of the most important asset of Hotel businesses is how their staff treat their guests, and in Estancia, they value us. I never looked at myself being treated like a boss- but I felt it there. They were all very courteous to me like they want to say “Sir, ang gwapo mo namane”. Were they asking for something? I’m not good on guessing so please help.

Check out the Estancia Tagaytay Experience Gallery. (uploading in progress…)
All in all, the experience I had with Estancia Tagaytay was very close to perfection.

This is not a paid review. Nobody would care paying for this.

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The Working Moms Organization in Accenture is having a “field trip” to Ocean’s Park today. Honey had signed up for that event, so she gets free ticket for herself and Sam. She’s bringing me, Bel and Ley but we have to pay for our own tickets.

Unluckily, Ley got fever last Thursday, fever gone Friday morning after we brought her to the hospital, and then back again in the afternoon. 12:00 AM Saturday when I checked Ley’s temperature, it was 40.5 C. She still looked fine but we still hurried to the hospital in the middle of the night. We spent our night at the ER and the Ocean’s Park trip is ruined.

We still tried though, but it’s really too late. Ticket distribution is until 11 AM only and we knew that we really won’t catch it anymore. So we just changed route to Alabang Town Center. And right now, we’re here at TGI Fridays, ATC, having our lunch…

Wi-Fi at TGIF is FREE. Cool.

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