Natividad Sky Plaza

Then there was this new bonding ground closer to home, since then, I look forward to have a good short trek with my family whenever I spend days of vacation in my hometown.

Sky Plaza is located in a nearby sleepy town of Natividad, about 30 mins away from where I live. It is close to nature and heaven too, as the Grotto was atop the hill with growing trees along the trail. I feel euphoric inhaling the smell of grass, feeling the breezy air, and just by being with the people I love.

I also started bringing along some friends to experience what I've been enjoying to do with my family. It is always a good thing to having spent some quality time with your loved ones early in the morning =)

Weekend Getaway: Urdaneta-Tayug

Lisland Resort
Urdaneta, Pangasinan
March 17-18, 2012

We were waiting for Kuya Jojo at the waiting area. He arrived at 12:30 MN and we were still up, energetic and excited to enjoy the weekend.

My parents greeted us at the gate as we arrived at around 5 o'clock in the morning. They started preparing our packed lunch and meryenda, pork adobo/mangga with mum's bagoong/spaghetti, while we took a rest. By 11 AM, we hit the road to Urdaneta City. Below are pictures from Lisland Rainforest Resort. Entrance Fee: Adults @ Php100, Kids @ Php80 and Regular Picnic Huts @400. The resort has one large 4 to 6ft deep pool and a small one for kids. It also has a playground. I love the trees surrounding the place but the Comfort Rooms and Showers were not that good at all.

At night, since it was our town's fiesta, we went to the plaza to have fun. Gi tried the strike zone and luckily she striked the tower of bottles with only two balls! 

We slept in tents. Here, we had a photo op with our adorable dog, Smile. =)

We had Itlog na Maalat with tomatoes, steamed Katuray and eggplant, tuyo and rice for beakfast. Then, we went to the market to buy pork liempo for lunch. Ramon and Raven did the job of grilling the meat and Cecille mixed the bagoong rice! And mum prepared the chocolate ice scramble for dessert!

Biyaheng Norte 2010

This year's PS & MIS' much anticipated destination is up north...
First stop is where the Hundred Islands are. City of Alaminos, Pangasinan.

We depart from QC at about 9:00PM of April 8 with our rented Mini-bus and arrived at Ferrer's resort at 2:00AM. By 9:00AM, a bright, sunny day... the adventure begins...
We had a 200-step trek at Governor's, the highest peak among the Islas, to view its neighboring islands. After that we went on to visit Children's.
We jumped off 10-15ft high and took a plunge into Imelda Cave's deep water. There are bats hanging from the cave's ceiling and the water is cold. You have to swim out of the cave, get pass through some blankets of seaweeds and climb up if you want to try jumping again. After the challenging jump at Marcos Island, others went on to Quezon Island to prepare our lunch... grilled Pork Liempo and Tilapia! Others had set up camp at Romulo Island. Swimming after eating!

By 4:30PM our boats came to fetch us. After dinner, the usual activities follows...open forum, welcoming of newbies and the highlight, announcing the winners of PS & MIS "ang PINAKA...."

lights out....

On Saturday, our next stop: Bolinao, Pangasinan.
We took a 30-minute bangka ride to take a look at the giant clams, sea urchins, coral reef and star fish at UP Marine Science Institute's protected area near Silaki Island.
We geared up our snorkelling gears and enjoyed the underwater view.
By noon, we went on to what Brgy Patar is boasting for, its long, white sand beach. Only paying P200 for cottage and P50 for parking, we have enjoyed the beauty of the beach, the white powdery sand, the calm, sparkling sea water and the fresh air. SULIT NA SULIT!!!

Before going home, we stopped by at the lighthouse overlooking the south china sea and Brgy Patar's long beach and bought some local delicacies at pasalubong store.

Tired and exhausted, everybody fell asleep the rest of the roadtrip... 4 hours later we're back in QC...

I will definitely bring some more friends here.... =D

Weekend Getaway: Bolinao

August 22, 2009
"Leave your footprints anywhere you go!"

We took advantage of the Holiday to tour around Bolinao. It took us 3hrs from Tayug (our hometown) to get there. Here's some pix of the beautiful views. ENJOY! =)

balingasay river

coconut trees on the way to enchanted cave

take a dip into the crystal clear water of the cave (8-9 ft deep)
cape bolinao lighthouse

enjoy the view of the south china sea!

visit the giant clams and sea cucumber @ UP marine institute
take 1 kilometer hike to reach tara falls

just be careful - its very slippery!

the virgin beach of brgy patar