Exploring Boracay :p

Boracay Island

I've heard about Boracay to some of my friends and some of my relatives all of them are describing it as a wonderful paradise. It is considered as one of the best tourist spots in Asia, wherein lots of foreigners are trying exploring the the Island of Boracay. I've only seen Boracay before on tv or some pictures that are shown in internet sites and I would say that the place is awesome and that is one of the reasons why am I craving to be on the said island paradise.

it's me @ boracay

June 12, 2010

Upon having my vacation to Aklan that is one of our goals to visit Boracay Island, we were very excited because finally were gonna be on the magical island. And that was June 12, 2010, Saturday (Independence Day). We plan to go early, we leave Numancia at 6am and ride the GT express van all the way to Caticlan, it is approximately one hour away from Kalibo. Upon arriving to Caticlan, you will go directly to Cagban Jetty Port to pay for some expenses like passenger fee especially if you are not from Aklan you need to pay 50.Php. upon arriving to the said island we ride into a tricycle and it took almost 15-20 minutes to be in Boracay Yahoo! We already had our reservations a week before we are planning to go to bora and we went directly to our room to check-in.

Boracay Sand castle

( you need to give of tip if you want take pictures to this work of art)

When we are finally in Boracay and done checking-in to our room, we do some touring to the beach front, we toured all the way from station 3 to station 1. When we saw it's beach it is really a drop-jaw for all that i can say is Yehey! WOW!.. hehehe..lol. No matter how hard I try to exemplify Boracay i don't think i could give justice in describing it all I can say is that just try to visit the place for you to find out, but it is truly a magical place, powdery sand, crystal

clear blue water, serene landscapes, charming natives, delectable cuisines from all over the world, shopping at d' mall, vibrant nightlife, first-class and budget-friendly resorts, all kinds of water-sports so sad that we haven't try one, adventures for the thrill seekers.. there's something for everyone.

Boracay by night

There are lots of foreigners that time, but almost 60% of the guest are Koreans, you will always hear Anyong Haseyo. When you already barge in to the beach all you can see are guest with their swim wears, two piece, trunks or even see-through dresses; everyone there especially the foreigners; some of them are having sunbathing top-naked and it doesn't matter anyway.

Starbucks Java Chip

Boracay has lots of establishment that you may only find in the cities. There are lots of first class hotels, restaurants, they also have Starbucks which one that we tried, Yellowcab, Havaianas Store and lots of more when you enter their d' mall. During the Boracay nightlife there are lots of places that you may jive in, there are reggae music, acoustic bands and if you want to party hard you may go to their disco houses with some cool groovy sounds. you may also witness some of their lives shows like the amazing Poi Dance (fire dance). Our boracay exploration is well enough to meet our dreams and cravings to be on the place. And i would like to assure that it won't be our last, we would definitely be coming back especially now that we already had some ideas for the right expenses.

I am very much happy to visit the magical place, the Boracay Island one the the Philippines finest.

My precious moments...

While having my vacation in Kalibo, Aklan my Tart brought me to a place where we could really enjoy and unwind; the place named Sampaguita Gardens Resort located at New Washington, Aklan 30 minutes away from Kalibo that was last May 15. 2010 it's a Saturday night. Sampaguita Gardens Resort was built by Sam Butcher, the founder of Precious Moments, so you can imagine my delight when I saw Jojo's Christmas Cottage. It's entrance fee is only 50.Php and for that you can avail to tour around the whole resort, swimming pool, and enter the Jojo's Christmas Cottage.

Jojo's Christmas Cottage

At first our intentions of coming to the place is to have fun and relaxation at their swimming pool, but upon entering the place we were amazed of what we saw the Precious Moments characters were there i mean not real but its statues only.. hehehe... I feel like a child again to these angelic characters.

Precious moments display

Sampaguita Gardens Resort's motif is Christmas everyday, upon entering the place you will really felt the Christmas moments, upon seeing Christmas trees, Christmas lights, Christmas songs wait till you go inside it's Jojo's Christmas Cottage.. it is such a wow! If you wanna feel the Christmas fever even if it's not in a month of December go visit this lovely place.

Sampaguita Gardens is a Christmas place

Sampaguita Gardens Pool

Our first activity at the resort is swimming in their big pool.. weeeeeeh... We also had our dinner at their Resto located inside the pool area. We had some super large Burgers and carbonara , some ice tea and a beer for tart. When we got bored, filled up and feel bloated of the things that we ordered we decided to have a stroll all over the place. Their pool area is available only at 10am -8pm.

it's me :)

What's inside Jojo's Christmas cottage?

Inside the Christmas cottage you will see different Christmas trees designs, Precious Moments Bisque Figurines, Precious Moments Dolls and other Precious Moments items, including a roomful of baby products. Various Precious Moments ornaments are shown on several Christmas Trees, each with a particular theme or design.Precious Moments Weddings and Debuts and lots of different designs they also have new designs dolls of Former President Cory Aquino and the newly elect president Noy-noy Aquino and the hands of the dolls are designed with the Laban sign.

different precious moments dolls

precious moments wedding dolls

outside the Christmas Cottage

There are more rooms available to visit there are showrooms wherein you need to pay additional 10.Php in order you can go upstairs where you will find Santa’s Attic, a workshop for a myriad collection of souvenir items, Christmas trinkets and other Christmas decorative items. Inside you will also discover the different languages on Christmas greeting because it is posted on their wall the different Christmas greetings; you will also different kind of Santa Claus; the white Christmas, Christmas table arrangements and more about Christmas.

very cute Ati-atihan dolls

To see some of our photos of the Sampaguita Gardens Resort tour you may visit my facebook account... Thankz...

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/album.php?aid=2067804&id=1143393182

My Toy Story Moment

Weeeeeeeeh.. For me the long wait is over because finally Toy Story 3 is now showing in cinemas.. When i first saw it's trailer, i was so excited to watch it with the kids: my nieces & nephews. And yesterday June 25, 2010 is our date with the kids to watch it over, together with ate Hannah, Onai with their mama Jazz and the very excited kiddo Brandon with her Momi, we watched it at NCCC Mall of Davao.

this was taken @ NCCC Mall

It is Onai and Brandon's first time to watch movie on a big screen, that why i'm a little bit worried if the kid would like entering the very dark, cold and a very superb sound effects inside the said room. Upon entering the cinema.. Brandon first saw Woody the cowboy and shouted "oops!.. patay!!" hehehe. (it is because i downloaded the Toy Story 3 PSP game and every time i play on my PSP I usually say "oops! oops! patay" every time i lose in a particular level. hehehe :D). Brandon face was very excited while Onai is crying huhuhu.. :( because she got scared of the very loud sound inside the cinema.

while watching the movie.. brandon's eyes are rolling very participative, laughs on a laugh trip moments, cheering woody and buzz on a very adventurous scene, while onai is hiding on her mama.. hahaha.. and in the middle of the movies Onai was sleeping zzzzzz.. hehehe...

As an adult, i was enjoying while watching the movie because the child-in-me has come to certainty again...hehehe.. I super love the movie and their one thing , i got teary eyed on the last part of the movie when Andy just gave all his special toys to a very special kid "bonnie". Even though it is a cartoon movie I still get affected.. weeeeeeeeh...

Anywayz thank to Ate bhebz for sponsoring our movie-bonding with the kiddo's...