It’s been quite a while the last time you heard from me. And I am so glad I still have the ounce of strength I needed to update you with what’s happening in my life for the past few weeks that I’ve been on hiatus.

Anyway, I am just here to let the whole world know that God has blessed me and my husband with another angel. Yep, I am pregnant again! (8 weeks and 6 days to be exact)

When we told Greggy about the good news, he was sooooo excited. He even screamed, “Yehey! May playmate na po ako!” :love:

“Pa’no yan, Greg? Ok lang ba sa ‘yo na wag na lang mag-milk kasi may new baby na tayo e. Expensive kasi ang Pediasure.” I jokingly asked my 3.5 year-old son.

I thought he would get jealous. But instead, he amazed me by his reply.“Ok lang po, mommy. Mag-Milo na lang po ako…Si baby na lang mag-Pediasure.”

I was so touched.

Anyway, our flight via Cebu Pacific was delayed for more than an hour so we arrived there at around 10:30 AM. Kuya Tatsky, our super nice driver and tour guide, was patiently waiting for us at the exit. And as requested, he immediately toured us around Bohol.

Our first stop was at Dumaluan Beach Resort where we had our early lunch. Dumaluan is one of the most popular beaches on Panglao Island. It has a nice beach front. The sand, as expected, is powdery white. Its public resort has a couple of nipa huts standing a few meters away from the beach. :hearty:

Dumaluan Beach Resort (public)

The weather was a bit uncooperative that day. It was raining a little eventhough the sun was shining. Unbelievable! :sigh:

view from Dumaluan Restaurant (private resort)

After eating, we headed to Bohol Bee Farm Resort and took lots of pictures. This resort is popular for its organic products and restaurant that promotes healthy living. Everything they sell in their shop is made of veggies and they offer free food tasting! From home-made malunggay spread to salabat to squash muffins – name it! I ended up buying two packs of tablea coz it’s my favorite chocolate drink. Its aroma was undoubtedly enticing. Love it! :7:

A great spot for sun bathing and swimming at the cliff…The view from the farm was magnificent! k:

If you wanna go swimming, you need to go down from the wooded platform. The beach is a combination of corals and sand. But I won’t advise anyone traveling with kids to stay at this resort because the beach has no shore at all. Kids will be scared to swim.

We also visited the Hinagdanan Cave, Mag-aso Falls, Inambacan Cave and Spring, Punta Cruz Watch Tower and Dauis Church that day. But I’ll post about them next time. :bleh:

Haven’t read Boracay get-away (day 1)? Click here.

We were up at 6am on our 2nd day and had yummy breakfast by the beach courtesy of Blue Mango Restaurant. After breakfast, we went for a swim and enjoyed the beach. Boracay was at its best during the day. The morning sun was rejuvenating. Then I spoke to Jelvin, (a very nice and helpful staff at the Blue Mango Inn and the same person who picked us up from the Caticlan Jetty Port the day we arrived), and had him arrange a boat for our exciting island hopping trip.

The boatman arrived at the inn at 9am to pick us up. Our island hopping trip lasted for six hours so we were really tired. Greggy slept on the boat on the way back to our room. Poor baby. Anyway, here are the places we visited.

The Crocodile Island
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This island has a shape of a crocodile’s head from afar so it was called The Crocodile Island. It is a perfect spot for fishing, snorkeling and diving. The three of us did not enjoy it very much though due to strong currents. Leo went snorkeling while Greggy and I were waiting on the boat. Sobrang nakakahilo ang waves dito! We almost puked. Because of that, di tuloy ako nakapag-take ng video. Di rin namin masyadong nagamit yung disposable underwater camera na binili namin. Nakailang shots lang kami. Pero in fairness, ang gaganda talaga ng mga fish! Very colorful. There were also small boats roaming around selling snacks. May tourist fee din nga pala dito na 20 pesos per head.

Anyway, we had to leave right away kasi nakakasuka na talaga ang waves. Haaay. Our next stop?

The Crystal Cove

I love this place! We stayed for two hours here I think. The caves are breathtakingly beautiful! You can tell that it’s well taken care of. So never miss to include The Crystal Cove in your itinerary if you’re going to Boracay. Never! Otherwise, you’ll miss half of your life! LOL. Entrance fee is 150 pesos per head, by the way.

We were accompanied by our by one of our boatmen to the caves. Each cave has its own guard to make sure that all tourists are safe. You can also ask them to take your pictures while inside the caves. Awesome! Too bad we were not able to swim coz the waves were too strong!

Cave 1

Sobrang ganda dito! The stairs going down to Cave 1 is really steep so you have to be careful. Or else, you will slip all the way down!

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Going inside the Cave 2 was quite an adventure. This was probably what I enjoyed the most during our trip. Pa’no ba naman until waistline ang lalim ng tubig papunta sa cave then we had to crawl all the way to the teeny-weeny entrance to Cave 2. Greggy didn’t even complain at all. Game na game sya! Haha.

When we’re all done sightseeing, we decided to go out of Crystal Cove and headed to our boat. But the crystal blue water was so tempting that we couldn’t resist it. Walang kalumot-lumot dito! (unlike stations 1-3). So we went for a quick plunge instead while our boatmen were waiting on the boat! Haha. They didn’t wanna swim. Sawa na daw sila!

Next stop?

Diniwid beach and Puka Shell beach! Pero sa next entry ko na lang…Hahaha. This post is way too long already.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Awww, I was so touched! Look at the pictures. Thanks, baby! I love you so much.
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Anyway, my mom-in-law took us out for lunch at Pizza Company then we headed to the theater to watch the Iron man afterwards. To be honest, I didn’t not expect the movie to be that wonderful. The effects are mind-blowing that it made my jaw lock in awe. Astig! Panoorin nyo rin!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in the world!

At present,  many people do not consider purchasing a life insurance as a necessity. But the truth is, whether we admit it or not, it is the only way that we can give our children the security they need for their future. It’s just sad that because of the poverty we are currently experiencing, not everyone can take advantage of the many benefits of having a life insurance.

Chocolates? Flowers? Greeting card? Or a jewelry perhaps to show your debt of gratitude for having raised a wonderful person that you are today?

The truth is, it doesn’t really matter what you give to her. Be it expensive or cheap, it’s always the thought that counts…

Anyway, it’s a good thing that there’s this Kiddie Travelers’ Lounge inside the airport so kids can play while waiting for the flight.

At about 6:45 AM, we were asked to go on board. And of course, before climbing up the plane, we took a lot of pictures. First time eh! Even inside the plane, super picture taking parin while waiting for other passengers! Hahaha.

We landed at Kalibo airport earlier than we had expected! It was a very smooth flight indeed. Before we got off the plane, the three of us said: “thank you, papa Jesus” in unison then laughed.

Then we took a van going to Caticlan Jetty Port and paid 175php per head. It took 1 hour and 30 minutes! The staff from the Blue Mango Inn, where we stayed for four days, was already there waiting for us. He was holding up a white board with my name written on it so it would be easier for him to find me. He assisted us with our luggages on our way to the resort. We took a 10-minute boat ride then took a tricycle.

The beach was beautiful as I had expected it to be (medyo malumot nga lang). The weather was perfect. Beautiful, sexy girls were everywhere flaunting their gifted bodies in skimpy bikinis. Oh what a sight. I was teasing my husband the whole time.

Anyway, when we were led to our room by one of the Blue Mango staff, I realized that it wasn’t the standard room I reserved online. It’s one of those sophisticated Deluxe gardens rooms that they have! So I told the receptionist that it wasn’t the room that I paid for. Then she said, our room was upgraded by the owner for free before he left for Boston! I couldn’t believe our luck! (Thanks, Mr. Vaughan Pratt, for your generosity!)

After breakfast, we excitedly headed to the beach and took a plunge! It was extremely hot that day but we didn’t care. We liked staying at Station 3 because the ambiance was peaceful and quiet. It wasn’t crowded like the other stations. We loved it there. Especially the hammocks by the beach right infront of the Blue Mango Restaurant. A perfect spot for relaxation.

At around 2PM, we went back to the inn, took a bath and had a yummy lunch at the Blue Mango Restaurant. We were so tired and hungry! We ordered sizzling gambas and sinigang na hipon for only 600php.

After our late lunch, we all sat on the hammocks by the beach and enjoyed the sun. Then went for a very long stroll around Bora.

We also went shopping at D’ Talipapa. We bought t-shirts for only 75 pesos each. Sarong is only 130. Board shorts, 150. Key chains, bracelets and necklaces are also very cheap. So perfect for pasalubong.

We went back to the inn at around 5PM feeling so exhausted and sleepy so we decided to take a nap. But it turned out to be a very good-night sleep for us. So we woke up the next day! In short, our first night in Boracay wasn’t wisely spent coz we fell asleep. Sayang.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Boracay get-away (Day 2): Island hopping trip

We also went to Mt. Luho View Point where you can see all the different islands from above then headed to the most dreadful cave of all — The Bat Cave. There’s a lot of snakes inside. Definitely not safe for kids. Grrr…I am so glad my son and I didn’t go inside that cave. It stinks from the outside very badly. I hate it! My husband went inside with his tour guide and lo and behold, there were colorful snakes everywhere (aside from the bats!).

Anyways, I have lots of stories to tell you about our four-day trip but I’ll just post them some other time. May hang-over pa ako e. LOL.

By the way, I’m posting all of our pictures on my multiply account now and I’m not even half-way done. Check ‘em out later, okay?

Anyway, this is the conversation that I had with my son when I arrived at my in-law’s house (from work) this morning.

Me: Baby, did you take a bath already?
Greggy: Take a bath with ate Jessie…(referring to my mom-in-law’s helper)
Me: With ate Jessie? Why? Where’s your yaya?
Greggy: Go home…
Me: Where’s your daddy?
Greggy: office…

Hahaha. Sa totoo lang, nakakatuwa kausap ang anak ko. He’s only two years old and yet his eloquence is very admirable. He enunciates very clearly and pronounces letters v, f and th perfectly. He knows a lot of words, phrases and sentences now — be it in tagalog or english. He’s also a great translator I must say. Everytime he speaks tagalog, we would always say “WHAT?!” (pretending we did not understand him). Then he’ll translate what he just said in english. LOL.

By the way, here are some of the photos we took when we went to Serendra last month. I forgot to post them before.

On our way there, I took some pictures of my super kulit na baby… I told him: “Show me your perfect teeth, baby Greggy!” Then he smiled like this… Ang arte di ba?

After eating, we took him to the playground. He wanted to try all the slides! (even the tallest ones!Hahaha!) He’s so happy. Here’s one of the videos that I took using my cellphone. Tuwang-tuwa ako sa video na ito kasi ang taas ng slide pero keri nya. LOL. He was with his yaya but she released him from the very top so he just slid all the way down alone.

O di ba, ang kulit? LOL. Medyo na-shock sya! More videos here.