Sunday, April 16, 2006
Tagaytay. Cable TV. and BULALO!!! (Yummm!!!)

My post titles are getting wackier! Well, probably I'm still in the middle of a hangover! :P

Last Thursday was one of my most awaited summer escapades -- having an overnight stay in Tagaytay! (Too bad it was only an overnight stay, my sister and I wanted to stay there for two or three days.) Early in the morning, we left the house and proceeded to the highway. Thank God for the traffic wasn't so terrible! :) We didn't get to the place right away because daddy wanted to show us something. My mind wondered until we reached South Forbes Golf City in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. It isn't a subdivision like you have in mind but an all-in-one city. We had a short briefing on the site, then went around the place to take a look at the model houses. My reaction... THEY WERE ALL BEAUTIFUL!!! From the sala to the kitchen, to the bathrooms, then the bedrooms -- every part of the house was beautiful (especially one bedroom that happens to be Japanese-inspired!) However, the cost of all the houses we saw were too high. (Well, they're all mansions, so the price is understandable.)

After touring the place, we ate at Paseo Sta. Rosa then, went straight to Tagaytay. When we arrived at the tourist lodge (which isn't really much a hotel), the view was breathtaking! We could clearly see the volcano as well as the lake that surrounds it. The room wasn't that big (having only a single bed, so my sister and I needed a mattress), the bathroom was also small, but one thing my sister and I are happy about was the cable TV! (Woohoo!) Now we could watch Animax! Hehehe...

We rested for a little while then, went to the zoo in Residence Inn. The were quite a number of animals although, my mother pities them for they look sick. We had fun looking and playing with the animals (especially the baby tiger, Julianna). Of course, I couldn't forget about the wandering male peacock who I think was looking his mate! Bwahahaha... The Bachelor: Peacock Style!!! :)

The day was slowly fading away and so was my energy. I wanted to sleep, but my parents insisted to go to Leisure Farms. When we got there, it was so peaceful! The air was fresh, the flowers are in bloom and come in various hues -- the place was a perfect paradise.

When the night conquered the day, daddy decided to eat at one of the best Bulalo restaurants in the place. In the middle of our wait for the delicious food, the electricity almost all over Tagaytay broke down! We ate candlelight dinner but not for long for the wind kept on killing the flame. Good thing there was an emergency light bulb. After finishing the meal in my plate, I went out of the hut and looked up in the sky. There were so many stars! Every one of them was vividly sparkling as if they were diamonds. It was a full moon that night with its light showering upon the grounds, allowing us to see.

The electricity was back at 10:30 pm. My parents went to sleep ahead of us. Even though my eyes are slowly starting to fall, I joined my sister on watching a few shows in Animax. We then, slept at 11:45, probably because of the coldness.

We all woke up on our usual time in the morning. We ate breakfast inside the room (take-out from McDo). Our check-out time was 1:30 pm, so that only means we still have enough time to enjoy the freezing temperature of the room as well as the view. We took pictures, went back to sleep, and suddenly came across Narnia (we watched the Chronicles of Narnia in one of the channels, when there was nothing good in Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, and Animax).

Before heading on to Manila, we visited one of daddy's friends in a subdivision along the way. We stayed there quite long then, went to Sonya's Garden. The place was really pretty with all the flowers and plants. We then, had a number of stopovers causing us to arrive home late afternoon.

Then and there. I absolutely had a great time in Tagaytay. It wasn't only the coldness I will never experience in the city, nor the Cable TV that I wish we had, nor the Bulalo which filled our tummies -- it was that marvelous feeling of seeing God's creation. The view was indeed magnificent. Along the way, we saw mountains covered in a sea of greens. It was beautiful. It was splendid. My parents and my sister wanted to go back there and stay much longer, so was I.


Cheska's thoughts at 1:34 AM




Monday, April 10, 2006
Bakit ang init sa Pilipinas?!?!?!?!

Yes, everyday I complain about the heat that gets more and more scorching than ever. Yuck! I even smell so odd and disgusting.

Even though I'm happy with the fact that school days are finally over, there are new problems I have to face.

Although, the second one is still driving me crazy, I enjoyed some of the past days.

March 31 (Friday):

It was me and my sister's Recognition Day. Mine was in the morning while hers was in the afternoon. The First in Deportment award stayed with me until the end and I had maintained my spot in the Outstanding Students List -- 4th in the whole Second Year. Later that afternoon, my parents and I are very proud for Bea because she received the Logical Mathematical Award, the Leadership Award, and qualified for the Directress' List in their class (similar to Dean's List). It seems I'm not the only one who was spoiled by God, my sister, too! :D

April 3 (Monday):

Mommy, Bea, and I watched Ice Age 2 in Greenhills Promenade. The movie was crazy! And since there were only a few people watching, we were laughing really loud. We also got to check out "Fully Booked". There were a lot of great books there! There's a collection that caught my eye and I'm really eager to buy it next time.

April 8 (Saturday):

I was practically a bit sleepy when I attended a meeting involving the Youth Ministry in our church. I was happy that Osan was there, because I was quite worried that there wouldn't be someone I could talk to. After the meeting, I attended my piano class and got to know that the recital might be held on May 27. I then, proceeded to church where Osan, Krizsa, and I will meet because later we'll have a sleepover at Osan's house. Unfortunately, Osan and I didn't get to go home right away because her mother has something to do, so we amused ourselves watching various music videos of Japanese artists in youtube. I grew even happier when I got to watch an episode of "Prince of Tennis" (Episode 98 to be exact). It was one of the most awaited episodes that I wanted to watch because there were a lot of scenes to laugh about. Hehehe...sadista talaga si Inui! :D

We finally got to Osan's house and surprisingly, Krizsa was there! We stayed in Osan's room all-day, just playing PS2 until we were fed up and tired (take note: we played PS2 until 3am, I think). We didn't get to sleep right away. There were revelations and crazy conversations, laughs and more laughs. Grabe, nababaliw si Osan! We finally surrendered to sleep at (I think) 4am or past. Yehey! Another new record! :D

Everything's alright, except for the fact that there isn't anymore "Prince of Tennis" in QTV. (Waaahhh!!! Nabitin ako!!! Tezuka!!!) Anyway, I'll still update! ;)



Cheska's thoughts at 4:50 AM