Sunday, December 30, 2012

Family fun and bonding at the Quezon Memorial Circle

It was a great Dec. 23 great family fun and bonding at the Quezon Memorial Circle.

I thought I was in the Enchanted Kingdom that time when I saw same rides
were all jam-packed with kids and kids at heart.


Around were families enjoying the picnic, some were biking, jogging, strolling,
looking for great finds in the tiangges, and some having photo-ops with the
dinosaurs.


While some including my son enjoyed the inexpensive rides - boating,
zorb, zip line, carousel, ferriswheel and so many more.  Ride fee usually
ranges from 30-40 per ride. It was so affordable that a lot had surely
enjoyed.

What my son really enjoyed was the Go Kart.


The Family had its dinner at the Coconut Haus tasting some of its specialties -
Sinigang na Baboy(sa buko), Ginatadobo with Ensaladang Buko.

It was a very tiring long night but it was worth it all.

Friday, December 28, 2012

Merry Christmas 2012

It has been The Family's tradition to spend the whole day of Dec. 24 with
The Husband's family and the Christmas Noche Buena with mine.

We had a sumptuous lunch at Chef Jessie at the Rockwell Club. I had
Rib Eye steak and The Husband had his Lamb Chop.  The kids spent
the whole afternoon at the arcade games.

We ended the afternoon attending the anticipated Christmas mass.

Excited for the Noche Buena and gift-giving, my son had his time
count-down until 12 midnight for the gift-giving and opening.



It was another joyous Christmas for my kid and a stronger bonding
for The Family.

Thank you God for all the love and blessings...

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Baguio - Breakfast at The Manor Hotel, Camp John Hay

I treated The Family with The Manor Hotel's sumptuous buffet breakfast.

Because of the great food, nice ambiance, stroll in the park, and the pine trees,
we always go back here for a treat.



Experiencing Christmas @ The Manor.










Baguio - Famous Beautiful Spots


After my birthday buffet breakfast @ The Manor Hotel, The Family visited the
beautiful places in Baguio.  My son  had a checklist of these places from their
lessons in Civics and Culture.

3 years after our last visit here, its nice to see these famous places again.  

First stop was in The Mansion. 


At the Wright Park.  My son eating the strawberry taho.  Next visit, we'll try the
horse back riding.

At the Mines View Park.


Great to see people engaged in different activities in Burnham Park: family picnic, 
boating, biking, just walking around, dating, etc.


A nice picnic experience for my son.


And last but not the least - the famous landmark along the Kennon road - 
@ the Lion's head.  For me, you have not been to Baguio if you haven't seen
this. 











La Trinidad, Baguio - Strawberry Farm

This was our first stop during our trip to Baguio last Nov 30-Dec.1. The Family
was supposed to pick strawberries but when we saw the small sizes picked-up
by others, we changed our mind. We just took pictures of the fields and tried some.

The Family will surely come back in March for a strawberry picking
experience.

A line of stores for pasalubong shopping - walis tambo, souvenirs, small
packed-foodies, strawberry wines, and a lot...

So sweet strawberries of Baguio.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Disappointed on a cancelled Davao Family Get-away

At the height of our excitement to finalize our itinerary for The Family's get-away
to Davao this Nov.30-Dec.2, Air Asia brought us the bad news. Our flight
was cancelled.  For whatever reason, The Family was really disappointed.

This was a long time dream and plan of The Family to explore Davao - the
Samal Island, Pearl Farm, the Eden Nature, Jack's Ridge Resort, etc. and etc.

This should have been my gift to my self on my big day.

To Air Asia, thumbs down. Even if you will refund our fee, nothing can pay
that cancelled trip.

And just reminding everybody to better double check your flight before
you book your accommodation and tour in your destination.  I almost booked
in Pearl Farm and for sure, refund processing will not be that easy. 


Saturday, November 10, 2012

Dinosaurs Island @Clark, Pampanga

The Family just had an encounter with the Philippines' 1st Animatronics
Dinosaurs Park @Clark, Pampanga last November 3.

Around 30 moving dinosaurs from the past: Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus,
Iguanodon, Iritator, Raptors, Rhinoceros, Spirosaurus, Stegosaurus,
Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and a lot more...


Our entrance tickets (350PHP each, with discount for senior citizens)
















The Museum - real life-sized skeleton and fossils.





The Dino Show



The Park still needs more food stalls, huts, tables and bench, and souvenir shops....

Open from Monday thru Sunday 9:00-5:00PM.  Located at the Clark Picnic Grounds.