A Day at Club Balai Isabel

Sa wakas, bago man lang ako mawalan ng helper ay makapag-relax man lang. Kapag ganitong mga panahon ng bakasyon namimi-miss ko lalo si peanutbutter♥.Di na yata ako sanay magbakasyon ng wala sya. Enjoy din naman kasi naman si Ykaie sobrang hilig sa tubig.

We chose Club Balai Isabel, kasi nga, looking through their site, ay parang sobrang relaxing ng atmosphere doon...

..the view is spectacular.You can see the Taal Volcano in the background.

Syempre pagdating pa lang picture-taking na...ganda ng room namin, sulit ang bayad. Yes, si sis yang nagpi-picture...

Bed namin ni kulit...

After ng picture-an sa room...swimming na! Syempre si ykaie halos di mo na mapaahon sa tubig...

We stayed at the infinity pool.Yung Mobideep kasi, nawasak pala ng bagyong Ondoy. They rebuilt it but they are charging P250 entrance fee per person. Nakakalurky, hindi naman sya ganoon kaganda para magkaroon ng entrance fee.Tsaka, yun nga ang ipinunta mo sa Balai, tapos may separate payment pa...

eto pa, feeling ko lucky day ko at may nagbigay sa akin ng 2 stubs for body massage.Kaya lang ayaw naman pumayag ng Balai na i-claim ko yung massage without an authorization letter. Well, to this kind miss who gave me the stub, if you happen to land on my blog: THANK YOU SO MUCH for giving me the stubs.

puro mommy moments ano???

O diba? naka-de-kwatro pa?

That concludes our micro-vacation....

last shot before going back to reality!

Wanna see more of Club Balai Isabel? Check it out here...

Wanna see what we had for dinner at Club Balai Isabel? Check it out here

Dads Resort, Malabon

Ewan ko ba kay sis kung bakit nya naisipan na magyaya bigla mag-swimming dito. Hala, eh pag summer pa naman ay nuknukan ng dami ang tao dito dahil sa ito na yata ang isa sa pinakamalapit na pwedeng lubluban at languyan .

Kaya naman talagang walang plano-plano at go kami. Tinawagan lang namin si Nongnang Roman para ju-moin at ang dalawang pedicab driver para magpahatid..hehehe...

Super crowded! Ito na lang ang available na pwesto. Table with Umbrella for P250. Entrance Fee is P130 each.

Ano baon namin??Salami Sandwich, Spam, Rice, Chichirya at Juice.

Nakakalurky lang talaga mag-swimming sa ganito at mega-crowded. Gusto nyo makita kung gaano ka-crowded?? eto...

O diba?? ang dami-daming people? Nakaka-inggit nga yung mga baon nila. Parang gusto ko tuloy manghingi dun sa kabilang table ng baon nilang pancit.Gusto ko sila isa-isahin, dun sa isang table may fruit salad, sa isang table may pancit, sa isang table may isang drum na spaghetti at of course, ang pinaka-nakaka-inggit sa lahat--yung table na may sandamakmak na inihaw.  Di kasi kami prepared at ura-urada magyaya si sis.

Ang kiddie pool, susme, nanglilimahid na..hahahaha....My gas!

Nagka-sunburn na si Ykaie sa sobrang babad sa tubig at ayaw umahon. Sa totoo lang mas masarap dito magpunta kapag tag-ulan na at kaunti lang ang tao.

Hot Weekends are best spent..

...swimming with an adorable daughter and cute nieces..♥

 ..making a wet one-year-old niece smile.. [Her reason for smiling? Check it out here]

....watching ykaie have fun and make herself float..

...capturing cute smiles such as this..


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May Swimming Party Kahapon..

...ang mga kids. Kawawa ang inflatable pool at parang ayaw na nila lubayan! Maghapon silang nag-lumangoy sa maliit na pool.

Missy, Zoey,Ehm-Ehm, Chellie at Ei

Syempre, enjoy na enjoy sila dahil sobrang init ng panahon. Si ate, asikaso pa ang refreshments ng mga bata.

Syempre si Ykaie enjoy na enjoy. Bukod sa swimming ay ang dami nyang kalaro.

Eto nga at mega-join pa sya sa bunso ni kuya na si Cyvrine sa mini-pool! Summer na Summer na!
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Amana Waterpark

It's a good thing that we were able to go swimming before peanutbutter♥ left for Dubai. Somehow, this became his "going away party". Amana Waterpark is located in Pandi, Bulacan. Around an hour and a half drive from where we live [Caloocan City]. The entrance is P250 for adults and P200 for children below 4ft. Since Ykaie is still 2 years old, she got in for free.

It has a 3,500 sq. m wave pool where you get to experience 13 waves. We weren't able to experience it though because the waves are only turned on during weekends. They only turn it on during weekdays if they have a booking of 50 persons or more.We went on a monday so the wave pool is very very peaceful.

Cottages are available for day use and for overnight use. Prices range from P600 - P2,800 depending on the size and if there are added amenities.

We rented the Executive Cottage for P2,500.It's from 8:30am - 6:00pm exclusive of the entrance. The cottage has an airconditioned room upstairs and a TV. Not bad at all. I think it's better to rent a cottage with a room specially if you brought children along with you so they'll have someplace to rest after they get tired of swimming.

You can also rent a grill for P100. We grilled some pork belly, fish and hotdogs.

There are life-size characters around the resort. They are fun to look at and to take pictures with. Not in the picture are Michael Jordan, The Terminator, Freddie Krueger, Mickey Mouse, Batman, Spiderman, and The Justice League Characters.

Ykaie is scared of these life-size cartoon characters that's why I wasn't able to take pictures of her.

But she had such a fun time with daddy at the kiddie pool!

The kiddie pool measure around 500 sq. m and it has life-size Dragonball Characters around it.

mommy is teaching Ykaie how to swim........as if she knows how..heehee..

You might be wondering about the other amenities. The resort also has a cave-like restaurant, kiosks, horseback riding, massage,souvenir shop, man-made waterfalls and soon to open slide pools.

At the end of the day, everybody's tired but we all had a great time. I'll be posting more photos in FB soon, just in case you wanna see more.

Acuatico Beach Resort

Noong naghahanap pa lang kami ng beach resort na mapupuntahan sa Batangas ay nakita namin ang website ng Acuatico. Bagong gawa ang resort na ito at bonggang-bongga ang itsura.At naku,bonggang-bongga rin ang presyo. Isa ito sa mga high-end resort na meron sa Batangas. At dahil nga low-budget kami ay sabi namin next time na lang kami pupunta dito,mag-iipon muna kami..hahaha
(Nag-try si sis mag-inquire dahil may dadating syang friend from US na gusto nyang ipasyal pero fully booked na)

Pero ang kapalaran ay mabait,mwahahaha..Tingnan mo nga naman at next door neighbor lang ng Tivona ang Acuatico.

Sa kagustuhang makita ng personal at maki-usyoso na rin, go kami sa restaurant ng Acuatico.

Halo-Halo (P150)

I ordered Halo-Halo. O diba? bonggang-bongga ang presentation pati na ang presyo pero di ko masyadong na-enjoy ang lasa.

Mojito (P220)

Si peanutbutter♥ naman ay nag- Mojito pero sabi nya ay hindi daw yun ang lasa ng Mojito na hanap nya.

Pose muna bago mag-halo-halo..hehehe

With the infinity pool as our background. Hay, lurky ang lola nyo at gusto ko ng lumipat dito. Isipin nyo may mga active lifeguards pa by the pool. At may playroom pa for the kids. Lahat na yata ng comfort at kasosyalan ay nandito.

Hayan, family picture para naman masulit ang ibinili ng halo-halo at Mojito...haha

Tivona Beach Resort

I'm baaaaaack! Hay, na-miss ko rin ang Manila and I'm so surprised with myself dahil na-miss ko din tong shop. Attached na pala ako dito..parang second baby na hindi pwedeng iwanan ng matagal.

O siya,tama na ang emote at ng makarami tayo...Sus! ang layo pala ng San Juan, Batangas! 4 hours kaming nagbiyahe papunta sa Tivona Beach Resort.Sandamakmak na chichirya ang aming nakain bago kami nakarating.

We stayed at Kubo B, which is good for 8 persons. Rented for 2 nights at P5,000 for the first night and P2,500 for the second night.Not bad,huh? Peak season kasi at itong Tivona na ang pinakamura at this time on short notice.

This cottage has a room with a King bed and room with 2 single beds.They provide extra matresses for the balcony which doubles as sleeping area.

Other areas include: Kitchen and toilet and bath. They have electric fans,gas stove and griller but no refrigerator,kaya mega dala kami ng super cooler for all our foodang..

They also have air-conditioned rooms kaya lang mas mahal at walang Kitchen so hindi pwedeng magluto. You have to buy food at the next resort's restaurant kasi walang restaurant ang Tivona.

TIVONA is a Hebrew name that means “LOVER OF NATURE”.

Maganda ang beach area at malinis pero hindi katulad sa ibang beaches na maraming stores at maraming magagawa.

Tivona Beach Resort
Laiya, San Juan, Batangas
info@tivonabeachresort.com
0910-2968323