Fun under the Sun

Sometime in May 2010, my family and I went to Canyon Cove in Batangas, (if you happen to read my piece in www.blognginamo.tk this was actually a part of my break up phenomena and should be part of MGA TIPS SA PAGMOMOVE ON..hahha!!).. If you watched GMA’s version of ENDLESS LOVE starring Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, they used the place as the main setting,(nanonod ang tita ko non dahil nanggaling kami dito..haha!!) the show was originally a Korean love series.. Don’t get the wrong idea coz im not promoting the show, mainly coz it already finished airing.. :D

Front Entrance of Canyon Cove

 

This was the view when you get down from the lobby,we went down using that staircase (kahit may elevator naman) and parang umaattend lang ng ball sa mga fairytales ang ginawa kong pagbaba..chos! And if you’re wondering who are those people in the middle of the picture, yes!!, those are my family (iniwan ako habang nagpipicture picture ako)..hihi!!! They are going to enter the resort’s restaurant.. The food, by the way, was delicious and with big servings, but a little expensive for me.. Another but, since I didn’t pay for it..go lang ng go! hahah!!! Actually, there’s a part of entrance fee that is consumable of  the restaurant’s food..Too bad I forgot how much was the entrance fee.. But this is much cheaper than hidden valley that’s for sure.. We cannot bring in food to the hotel, so what we did was eat outside, we have food inside the van.. :DDD wise noh!! Coz we are too many to eat inside the restaurant.. For lunch, we went out and ate at the van, we brought the complete set for picnic, except that we were inside a van.. Then for merienda, we make use of the food stub.. diba!! 

This was the picture i took upstairs and that’s my little cousin Megumi posing for her mom..

 

What I like about this place is the big pool..hihi!! Honestly, I didn’t get to explore the beach that much.. Kase naman ang corny!! Ang dameng bato.. Pero sabi nila may iba pa daw spot yung beach na talagang maganda, which I didn’t get to see coz its super hot that day.. On the picture it was early in the morning and the sun is not yet giving all its power, but come 10am until the afternoon, it was supeeeeerrrrrrr hot..as in!!! My energy was drained by the weather that I didn’t enjoy that much.. But the kids really enjoyed the pool more than I did.. 

 

I don’t know why it was so hot coz in most of the pictures I took it’s cloudy.. As in super init talaga that day, and the weather keeps on changing, maybe that’s why I don’t feel really good.. But look at the pics of the pool, it’s huge right??! Some part are deep but mostly keribels naman, kaya super happy ang mga kids.. :D I didn’t include any of my photo coz the swimsuit I wore was quite revealing..wahahha!!! conservative daw ako e.. :DDD The buildings that you can see on the background was actually the hotel and I don’t know if it is a family hobby that we don’t do overnight especially if we’re not complete.. Sorry guys, I didn’t get to see anything inside a hotel room.. Anyway, if you watched the teleserye I said earlier, they pretty much promoted the place so you already had a good look of the hotel..

 

And this is the beach.. :D wala lang..coz we didn’t actually spent very long time at the beach so I just picked this picture since the waves looks lively.. hahah!! As in dameng bato ng beach guys!! Hindi lang basta bato,, BATOOOOO!! My aunt was standing at the shore and suddenly she was hit by the big wave with a BIG ROCK!! Hahah!!! Not exaggerating pero buti nga hindi xa nagkapasa sa laki ng humampas sa kanya.. And the sand is not that white and not fine super dameng rocks talaga.. So we returned to the pool immediately.. I didn’t really explore the beach part, so im not sure if there’s a good spot or not.. As for beach lovers like me, but unlike me, can take the harsh waves and harsh rocks , Canyon Cove actually have very interesting amenities.. They have banana boat riding, jet skiing and im not sure if there’s also scuba diving.. 

 

What I don’t like about this resort is the washroom.. sooooooooooo far from the pool side.. Washrooms are very clean though and fully air conditioned but it’s really far, especially when you don’t have a hotel room and don’t know where to you’re your things.. They have lockers inside the washroom but it’s bring your own pad lock.. And WIFI usage is actually NOT free.. L Anyway, im not the person to say if this is a good place or not since I didn’t get to experience everything coz of energy drainage and we just visited for a day tour remember.. So all the hotel experiences are not for me to brag about since there’s no hotel room for us.. :D

So guys I hope you enjoyed the tour in canyon cove though it’s incomplete, at least you already have an idea of the resort itself.. I hope that you enjoyed reading and learned from the tips that I gave you.. if you can’t bring in food then don’t, JUST EAT INSIDE THE VAN.. :DDD

Once again this is your señorita lakwachera signing off..

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One of Nature’s finest, Laguna’s Pride

I just got home from work and I was thinking what entry could I give to Jade, since my introduction doesn’t really suit his blog.. in other words, pambawi sa mga pagkukulang ko sa kanya at dahil na din siguro hindi ako makatulog at naover dose ako sa kape.. I will not promise that it’s gonna be entertaining but this is DEFINITELY ONE OF NATURE’S FINEST.. Last August 2010 I went to Alaminos, Laguna, of course only in the Philippines, (parang may reader na taga ibang bansa diba), with my family, it was actually my second time in that resort, it is popularly known as HIDDEN VALLEY..

Topview:

This is one of my masterpiece using my nokia e51 cell phone, top view and can only be seen when you’re at the bridge.. I did my best to capture the beauty but im really sorry for the shot coz it’s nothing compared to the lenses of dslr, 2 megapixel guys so don’t complain.. :DDD

I don’t remember how many pools there are.. I think it’s around 7 running water pools, im not sure.. they have this SODA pool, I don’t know why it is called soda, maybe coz the water is very clean that drinking it will be fine.. in this picture the largest body of water (dagat genun??) is of normal temperature but on the smallest on top is lukewarm, which I actually have my most favorite picture taken coz I look like the goddess of nature on that photo..

Ang babae sa break water

pasintabi lamang sa mga kumakain at paalala sa mga magulang ito ay hindi kathang isip marapat lamang gabayan ang inyong mga anak sa susunod na larawang masasaksihan..baw!!

                                                                                                                    

They also have this LOVE pool.. it’s super cold and really nice for hot weather.

And this is the pathway if you wanna go to the highest waterfall of the resort.. but going near to that waterfall is prohibited since I think it’s more than 90ft, of course that’s for security purposes and once you pass through the soda pool there’s a personal local tourist guide waiting to show you around, since it’s kinda scary.. it’s pure nature so they try to keep the virginity of the place.. sabi nga nung manong sa kin the first time that I visited there, na merong mga ahas at bayawak, and in fact I saw one.. 

I really wanna show you guys more pictures but then it will not be a blog anymore but a photo album.. but this place is really awesome.. if you’re looking for nature, pleasure and relaxation this is the best place.. makakapagswimming ka pero hindi ka masusunog sa araw dahil sa dame ng punong nakapalibot ni hindi ka masisikatan..

So far it’s complete for me, there’s a store in case you forgot to buy your swim wear and floats.. they have locker rooms for day tour and for overnight there are cottages around.. For day tour it’s 1,800PHP/person and I think its half for kids at a certain age, im not sure of the overnight charges since we don’t do overnights..The food is good and it’s buffet, it’s for lunch and merienda.. There’s a band on the dining area performing while you’re eating and take note they are MULTILINGUAL band.. yes!!! You read it right, multilingual.. Someone from the Korean guests and Japanese guests as well requested a song on their own national languages and they sang it in pronto.. as in woooooow, taob ang talent ko!!! The tagalog songs of manong singer is so relaxing.. Ang ganda ng boses ni lolo ang hawak ay baduria at meron ding cello.. soxal lang!!!

Anyway, time for me to go pipz, I hope I gave you an idea on one of the places that you can go to with your families and friends.. I really intended not to gave out everything, it’s for you to find out..

It’s me renzie22 signing out..ima sleep!! (-.-)Zzzzz

Guest author: Renzie Actub