La Vista del Monte adventure

I just want to write about our trip to La vista del Monte. We planned it for quite some time but circumstances didn't allow us until September 1st. It was a Rest-and-Relax day for the three of us. :) We had an overnight the day before at Danielle's house because we prepared the ingredients for our getaway! HAHHA! check out our pizzas:

creations (lol) from left to right: claudette's, danielle's, mine.
We got up at around 6 o'clock in the morning and cooked. After 2 hours we were all set. We headed off to Ayala via van and rode in a motorcycle (habal-habal in local language) because the road gets steeper as we go up! After half an hour or more we reached La Vista del Monte Resort! Some of the pictures while in motorcycle:

EPIC- a word to describe our faces!
Some of the views:

great weather :)

eco-friendly atmosphere. love the colors.

fresh-water pool :) safe to bathe in :)
It was a great day for us and we did enjoy it! Some of the stress from school went off. :) The experience was worth remembering because it's not everyday that you can have that kind of adventure. So for young and brave souls out there, go explore and discover something you haven't yet because time is running and we are aging. :P

a 10/10 experience! that's all.

P.S: I am not really good in writing Tagalog articles. omg. so humiliating. oh well. cheers. :)

How to pump yourself after final exams.

After five long months of school we obviously get tired of waking up early, staying up late just to finish home works, and sometimes not sleeping. All of us have been students and for sure we do not want any failing mark because repeating a subject will be too much :( We all know that sad feeling because you get to see your other classmates stepping up while you going over the same thing. But what are the way/s you can cope with so much stress from studying?

One way is to give yourself a relaxation. Go to a spa, sauna, salon or even try a new workout routine at your gym. My simple way to get a portion of stress away from my system is to visit a salon. After the last day of my exam, I went to a salon for a hair treatment. Well actually I just passed by that salon (R-style salon) and I noticed that their hair treatments are affordable so I gave it a try. My hair was so frizzy and out of place so a trim and hair mask will do. How relaxing! It did take away some of the stress that I feel and somehow I feel brand new after the treatment. The treatment cost 300PHP and the result was satisfying. The R-style salon provides hair treatments at very affordable prices and the services are great. So give yourself a break. It's a healthy thing to do. :) Smiles.

Note: This is not a paid review.

during the treatment

after the treatment

Retreat 2012

Last September 24-26 we had our senior's retreat. It was the best 3-day escape from the world! We went to harmony village at Pitogo, Sinunuc, in this city. The place was so serene and beautiful. Me and Claudette (in the picture) were the only females in the batch so we were privileged to use the guest room (well, it's just a good-for-two room, but it was awesome!). The retreat is the "looking back" part of our lives. Besides from being a university requirement, it reminds us where we're at in life today. The place was perfect for reflections and deep meditations. It has a campsite located at the topmost area (<500 meters -im not sure though). We weren't allowed to use gadgets like cellular phones, cameras, ipods and the like because those things were confiscated before the first session. Anyway, living for three days without gadgets isn't a bad thing. :)

Claudette (in long-sleeves) and I (dotted top) during the last day of the retreat. :)

Starting Over

Okay, so I decided to put this up again. I tried blogging way back high school and my posts were awful so I deleted my old blog and started over. As the title of this post is concerned, well I don't want to keep promises like posting once a day because it's so hard to comply with limited time. :P I want to start over in with my life (I get philosophical sometimes :p) like asking where am I right now? what am I doing with my life? naahh. Anyway, this blog contains all my thoughts unless stated otherwise. So, no copying! (lol cause this is my first post) Toodles! will get to you soon!