Long lost sons and daughters of the sea
8:28:00 PM
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| La Luz Resort, San Juan, Batangas |
my toes touched sand,
the family went out of town (yes, Batangas is so out of town),
I've stayed under the sun for so long.
If it weren't for my sister and her husband, we would never have pushed through with this trip for many reasons I don't want to bore you with. I know they weren't too pleased with how much they spent for the short vacay but they still did anyway. I'm kidding. They're very generous with us.
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| Me and Julian, Chong and Kimy, Mother and Father, Jewel and Ronnie, Jigs and Julian, and Semo |
Well the long commute was really worth it.
Beach. Sand. Sun. Food. Family. What else is there to need?
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| The first thing my dad wanted to do was sleep on the cabana. Couldn't really blame him. |
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| Chicken with pineapple sauce and bagnet! Sweetened bananas and sago. Father was not impressed: "Walang kare-kare o bulalo?" |
As the eldest, it's a big relief to know that your younger sisters are with good men. My sisters are not really very feminine or the best examples of being ladies so I'm really happy that they're treated liked a princess by their partners. That's me, what more my mom.
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| Arkim, Chong, Me, mother, Jewel, and Ronnie |
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| Best buds. If it's just the two of them. It’s a completely different story when there are others around. |
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| I'm pretty sure she's a heavier than Ronnie. |
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| "My precious..." |
Puti!
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| Julian, mother, Chong, Me, Jewel, and Ronnie |
Me: Main photographer
Pictorial 1.
Pictorial 2.
Lovely set-up for dinner.
Do not play UNO Stacko with an Engineer and Architect!
This is what we woke up to.
"Beefy arms!" -- Julian in Viking accent.
Julian: Momsh picture mo kami ni Semo.
Ready to leave!
We left the resort at 11:30 and reached Lipa at around 1:00 PM. My mom wanted to be home soon and suggested that we have lunch in Alabang instead. So great we didn't listen to her.
Aside from the long commute, the whole trip was wonderful. It's always great to be with your family. At least once a year, we didn't try to strangle each other. Right mother? :)
I wonder where we'll be at next year. Suggestions? :)
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| The water's pretty cold and the waves are strong, too. The sand is very coarse and there's a good mix of rough and smooth stones as well. |
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| Jewel: picturan mo kami dali! Kunwari papalapit kami sa'yo. |
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| Mother: picturan mo kami dali para kunwari sweet. |
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| The lady in green? She really looked like our neighbor! |
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| Breaded chicken, dessert, pork in yogurt sauce, fish with lemon sauce, and chopseuy |
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| Arkim with his pitik move. |
The loser will sleep upstairs.
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| The stack I lost to. Bwisit ka Jigs. |
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| Beautiful morning. |
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| Ze omelette station, bread, garlic rice, salted fish, tocino, cereals and jams |
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| Photo by Julian |
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| Julian: "Ako naman kiss sa kanya!" |
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| Mother, Diane and family, Julian, Me, Father, Jewel, Ronnie, Chong, and Jigs |
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| Jewel's face: normal |
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| Jollibee! Where else! |
Fun experience for everyone, I think. The place wasn't that spectacular but it's really great that we didn't have to worry about a thing. The room was comfy; guests have their own towels, toiletries are provided, the blankets were not mere flat sheets (duvet, I think), and since there was only one AC in our room they provided us with an extra fan. The food wasn't amazing but not bad either. And their WiFi signal was very strong! The place wasn't crowded, too which is really good.
Aside from the long commute, the whole trip was wonderful. It's always great to be with your family. At least once a year, we didn't try to strangle each other. Right mother? :)
I wonder where we'll be at next year. Suggestions? :)
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