Bohol 204, Day 2: Work & Play

Here's the 2nd installment of my Bohol work trip! I was asked by Direk Jake Soriano to style Bellevue Resort's new ad materials and I immediately said yes! I've worked with Direk Jake (music videos for Polyeast Records) before and I've always had the best time, so it was a no-brainer na. Haha. When I learned we're shooting Bellevue, I got more excited! Brought Nico with me as my assistant. Buti nalang! Can't imagine carrying 2 huge luggage bags plus other bags all by myself. Kamusta naman ang scolio ko baka mag 100 degrees na db. Hihi. Anyway, our first day of shoot's calltime was 5am. You know I'm not a morning person so it was really, really difficult for me. But, nasurvive ko naman! Haha. Here are photos starting with my after lunch outfit after I took a bath... don't judge. ;)

BOHOL 2014, Day 1: Mayad, Airport & Bellevue Resort

Super long overdue post! Haven't posted this pa coz I waited for the campaign photos to be released. Anyway, went on a 3-day work trip to Bohol September of last year with Direk Jake Soriano & the amazing MAYAD team to shoot Bellevue Resort's campaign photos and video. SO.MUCH.FUN. Here's Day 1 from our trip starting with my outfit!

Boracay in November, Day 1: AirAsia

Finally on vacay mode!!! I can now work on backlogs and posts. Yeeey! Will work on my Boracay with the cuties (yan talaga Viber group name namin haha) post first. Here's what happened during our AirAsia flights. Story through photos... ;)

Our flight was at 9am so we were all at the airport na by 7am. So earlyyyy! For me. Haha. But being at the airport 2 hours before your flight is ideal for last minute adjustments. 

To avoid the queue at the check-in counter, AirAsia has put up 3 Self Check-In machines inside! Don't get intimidated by technology guysss. Hehe. It's actually super easy to use! 



You can key in the 6-digit booking reference number or scan the rectangular barcode on your itinerary. You will then get your boarding pass ahead of everyone! Cool huh? If you have baggages, just drop it at the AirAsia baggage counter. Do note however that guests with reduced mobility and those with special needs or group bookings of 10 or more guests under one booking number still need to use the counter. 

Watch this fun video for detailed instructions: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeAy2Rfc6yw

After waiting for 30 minutes, we were ready for boarding! Yipeee. 

We were discouraged to take photos at the tarmac but I was still able to take a few. Sneaky. Hehe. 

Hello from us!

It was drizzling when we arrived at the Mactan airport, but the whole ride was so smooth and fast! The whole trip was not bumpy at all. I was able to nap peacefully. Haha. We even got there 20 minutes earlier than our ETA. Nice!!!:)

Fast forward to our flight back to Manila...

Check-in at the Kalibo airport was also a breeze. I love how they have direct flights to Singapore & Incheon from there! Tara? Hehe.

Hello again! Boarding was also on time.

In-flight Menu

You can also buy AirAsia souvenirs or memorabilias!

Convenient & hassle free, AirAsia offers mobile check-in and booking! Yaaas.

Their friendly steward selling food and drinks during the flight:)

I love reading in-flight magazines!

where to next???:)

chicks sa tabi ko o! Haha. My very artsy seatmates who love taking cloud shots. Haha love you Alyssa & Tracy

I was just getting ready for my mandatory airplane nap when I suddenly heard the captain announce landing in a few minutes. Nashock ako. Haha. No time to nap! Their flights are that fast! Seriously. Which is a good thing because I still had a lot of things to do in Manila that day. Yey. 

Thank you girls for being helpful & nice!:)

And thank you Capt. Rafael Burgos Misa & the beautiful Flight Officer Andrea Halaguena for the amazing flight & for taking photos with us!

Thank you AirAsia for finding ways to make everyone fly. Please continue providing budget friendly flights for everyone so people like me could continue to see the wonders of the world. :) Thank you also for a wonderful experience. 'Til next time!:)

P.S. AirAsia has ongoing promo fare deals!!! Check it out! Click links below to book & for news & updates;)

http://www.airasia.com/ph/en/home.page

https://www.facebook.com/AirAsiaPhilippines

https://twitter.com/airasiaph

Tagaytay Photo Diary: 8 Suites Hotel, Ilog Maria, QiWellness Spa

So last month, Nico and I escaped to Tagaytay for his post birthday celebration. We finally made it after cancelling all our bookings when I got sick for almost 2 weeks. It was also the perfect time to reboot and recuperate from my sickness and all the stress that came with my job and my life. I'm not complaining ha. But sometimes, you just need to fly somewhere and hibernate for awhile to regain your vigor back. Anywaaaay, here's my story through photos starting with some outfit shots!:)

 Forever 21 top, shorts & shoes

Romwe hat, Nava shades

Slang bag, Timex watch, Silverworks bracelet

I wasn't able to take outfit photos on our first day because it was dark na when we arrived. Soyong. Will repeat the outfit soon and take photos na. So I'm posting my 2nd day outfit. It was not that cold in Tagaytay so I just wore my new favorite shorts, top and shoes from Forever 21! Super naabuse ko na the shoes. It's so comfy and stylish! I will never be THAT normcore and this is the closest normcore statement piece that I have right now. Haha. I wish I could buy this in all colors. Haha. Also loving my new vintage 80s watch from Timex & Silverworks. Sooo me. 

Here's the whole of our trip! Let's goooo...

I wanted to kill Nico for choosing C-5 over EDSA. Haha.

i feel better with my coven hat on. Trying not to feel and act sick!

Super late lunch at Jollibee!

We left Manila at around 2pm (had to attend to some things pa kasi huhu) and arrived around 5:45pm (coz of traffic & stopover). I felt slightly frustrated (muntik nako mag tantrums) because of the 4 hours that we lost. But I thought, I wouldn't let that ruin our very short vacay. 

8 Suites Hotel is located along Tagaytay-Calamba road, the road going to Tagaytay Highlands, and it's just a few blocks after Picnic Grove!

road to oblivion. deep. haha. this is the road going to our hotel!

mejo creepy lang pag gabi hehe. it's not advisable to stay here if you don't have a car or you can ask them to call for a tricycle going out. 

Finally! So nice and serene:)

I originally wanted to book a room in Taal Vista but the P4k+ deal in Deal Grocer excluded breakfast and the room doesn't have a tub which Nico is totally obsessed about. Haha. That's when I saw 8 Suites' offer (also through Deal Grocer) na same price but has a balcony with a nice view, free breakfast and a tub! Winner. The only downside is the location. It's 10km away from the Leslie's area. But if your plan is just to chill, relax and stay in one place the whole night/day (alam na but not judging!), this is the perfect place for you. 

Here's our room!

glass windows all over!

there's a divider that you could open if you want to view the outside while in the tub

tiles need a little grouting though :/

After settling in, we then decided to leave our base camp to have dinner...

I didn't want to eat Filipino food muna (meaning Leslie's haha), so ended up eating at Pancake House...

 huli ka!!! hahaha selfie pa more

 our diet plan... zerooo. Haha.

Weh. Hahaha

We were not in the mood to drink, so we just went home and spent the night watching Palibhasa Lalake reruns (super epic!) over Hello Panda and hot tea. Hehe. Nico had a hard time sleeping because the glass door leading to the balcony has no lock. Hashtag praning. I was totally fine with it though. I stayed up 'til 3am just watching movies on HBO. Hehe.

 boom puyat!

 What a view:)I wish I could wake up to this every single day. 

 Our free set breakfast. Yum.

Love my daisy sweater from ROMWE!

 Our 360-degree view:) Absolutely breathtaking! Super sulit.

Took a short nap after eating (spell baboy) then checked out a little past 12pm...

 Balcony sa common dining area downstairs

 The view inside:)

We then descended to the garden to take some more shots!

Here are their rooms directly connected to the garden...

Our spa appointment was not until 4pm, so we decided to checkout the ILOG MARIA BEE FARM since I've never been there before. It was a 10 to 15-minute drive from Tagaytay proper and you had to drive through a narrow and masukal road to get to the place. Totally worth it though!:)

So, Ilog Maria is a bee farm where you can buy different products made from honey, bee pollens, beeswax...

 You know it! Visit www.ilogmaria.com

 I wanted to buy everything! So hard to choose which products to take home.

 Bought one! Really relieves my throat.

Should have bought one:( It's only P65

 I saw an old man bought 10 bottles of this! I guess it's that effective, so I bought a couple for myself too.

Bought a bottle of honey face scrub. I love it!!!

Killed time and waited for 4pm at that mall near the Skyranch. Ate meryenda lang so that we won't feel bloated during the massage. Sharing with you one of my favorite snacks!

Ted's batchoy & dinuguan + puto from Razons. Yum.

Proceeded to QiWellness Living afterwards. It's super easy to find. It's just along the road, Aguinaldo Highway to be exact, and it's beside Joaquin's Bed & Breakfast. Just look for this red door!

 They are usually closed Mondays & Tuesdays, but they still accomodated us. Yey!

When we stepped inside, someone immediately struck the huge gong by the door. Maybe to welcome us? Announce our arrival? Invite good vibrations? Signal the start of our session? Haha. By the way, booked our 3-hour spa session via Deal Grocer again. Yipee.

 Cool dining!

pahipster haha

The beautiful, beautiful view. It could render one speechless. Super ganda.

 Naksss, lakas maka haciendero ng pose ah! Haha

 Their resto:) I heard they serve great food!!!

That Kuya with Nico was super helpful and really explained everything to us. Thanks for the great service! We were asked to wait because the masseuses were still busy with other clients. We definitely didn't mind waiting though! 

 One of their rooms. So niiice.

We were served hot tea and we took lots of photos and just soaked in the beauty of the place while waiting. We were supposed to take a dip in the jacuzzi but for some reason, their heater was not working that day so we just skipped that part.

 Close up view of Taal lake & volcano. Wonderful. 

 Koi pond

 donya mode. i deserve this. haha

 Welcome to our assigned room!

 Niiiice

 The whole massage session took 1 1/2 hours. It was relaxing except for some parts. Ate girl the masseuse spent so much time working on my feet that it felt sore after na:( It was still amazing though!

To know more about this place, visit: http://www.qiwellnessliving.ph/

That's all folks!!! Have to sleep now, got appointments later. Waaah. Geting ready for our Boracay trip this week! Kwento soon!:)