Thursday, August 8, 2013

My first ever Hello Kitty cake

Hello kitty!! yay! My all time favorite character. Since I was a kid I adore Sanrio characters and on top of them is Hello kitty. So cute and adorable, I collected stuffs related to Hello kitty since I can remember. So when my friend asked me if I can bake a hello kitty cake and she'll pay for it whatever it takes (hah). Challenge accepted! 


Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Bumbungan Eco Park, Cavinti, Laguna

       After an exhausting trek to Pagsanjan Falls we drop by the Bumbungan Eco Park near the Salvador el Pablo nature park. It served as a wet bridge on the Lumban-Caliraya-Cavinti Road but when a bridge was build for a new road the wet bridge became an Eco park. The river that flows in the spillway was actually the water from the Pagsanjan Falls. The entrance at the park is just 10.00 pesos. You can swim, have a picnic and do some singing, they have karaoke for rent. 





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The water was so warm and the place is so wonderful. When we are changing our clothes we saw some fireflies it was beautiful. We just stayed there for 30 minutes because jeepneys are till 7:00 pm only. We had a great time and my sister is planning to have her debut there. I hope our mom would agree. It is a simple yet unique Eco park, it is definitely a place for the family.


Tuesday, July 30, 2013

The Creepy Oldies- Pagsanjan Falls


               We had this creepy experience at the Pagsanjan Falls or Cavinti Falls, while we are having a quite good time at the falls a group of old women came and do some rituals at the devil's cave. While they are doing the rituals the weather kind of got bad. And its creeeepy deeky! They had the props like the flower crowns, red candles, wands with flowers at the end and they all wear white shirt. We didn't bother to ask or intrigue anything from them because we are scared. So we decided to go home. On our way up, we were shocked 'coz they actually reached us! Their age ranges from 35 - 50 and I cannot believe that they are about to overtake us. I mean we are halfway up and they appear like POOF! As we where going up we had some chitchats. They have an organization who believes in Engkanto (fairy), Lamang lupa and everything. They said they did some rituals at the cave to dismiss evil doings or something like that. And they believe they have powers. They told us we should be careful to some locals giving us some foods or gifts 'coz they might give us some powers or sickness. I was kinda trembling with their stories. They also trek to some mountains and places where they believe have some evil spirits and pray for it and do some rituals. 

We reached the top where we rest for a while and the old ladies keep on telling stories. One of them said "You should pray before going into adventures. Some of the people who goes on trekking looses their minds and go crazy" and I sort of giggle and said "It's not funny, nothings funny"  with a horrid face. And I was like oooooh ok and look away. We went home first because one of their members are still on the way up. It was really creepy to hear their stories and to actually witness them do some rituals, well sort of witness them. I don't know if I would believe in their stories but they are Catholics, and uhh I don't know haha. Its an unforgettable experience though! 


Pagsanjan Falls via Cavinti, Laguna

       Laguna is a place of bliss just 2 hours away from Manila. Pagsanjan falls is a very well known falls in the Philippines, but the fact is that it is located in Anglas, Cavinti Laguna. Locals call it Magdapio falls or Cavinti falls. There are two ways to get to the falls: first an expensive but thrilling ride from Pagsanjan Laguna , second an adventurous and exciting hike from Cavinti Laguna. Since I love adventures we took the second way to Cavinti Laguna.



        This is the sign at the entrance of the nature park. From the entrance we walk apprx. 100 meters to the office, we register and pay for the entrance fee and the rappelling fee. After that the guy at the office give us some reminders and rules on going down the falls. We followed the cemented pathway and some muddy path. I was amazed by the Santol tree around the cemented path the fruits just lay there decayed and there was like a sack of them! Its kinda expensive in Manila. We also passed a small mountain stream, the water is crystal clear and we tried a bit of it its a little bit sweet and amazingly cold.



The mountain stream

Sunday, July 21, 2013

The Fontana Water Park

        A colorful and fun water park near Manila, it is located at  Fontana Leisure Park, Clark, Pampangga. A water park for all kids, teens and adults, yah I mean it's fun for all! Everyone would actually go home with smiles on their faces after they enjoyed a whole day at the park. The entrance fee for Tuesday - Thursday 375.00 pesos/person and Friday - Sunday 475.00 pesos/person, Mondays are maintenance day so its closed. Club members at the Fontana Leisure Park has their discounts for the entrance at the water park they can avail tickets for only 100.00 pesos/person. Proper swim wear is strictly implemented like swimsuit for girls and trunks for men. 
Entrance at the water park.




The discounted entrance ticket 
The Water Factory
 Fun fountains isn't it?