Batangas

Twinkle’s 4th Birthday Moana Themed Party (Again?)

August 29, 2019 / Filed Under: Batangas, birthdays, family, travels, Twinkle

Yes! This is Twinkle’s second 4th birthday. If you can remember, she had her first celebration at Sundowner’s Bolinao with a Pineapple themed party.

READ: TWINKLE’S 4TH BIRTHDAY PINEAPPLE PARTY

It was supposed to be for her 3rd birthday na hindi natuloy kasi. This one is really meant for her 4th — a Moana Themed Party!

We celebrated it at Tierra Salva Resort in Batangas when we went there for a two day vacation on the last week of May.

READ: TIERRA SALVA LAKEVIEW RESORT IN BATANGAS

Moana Party Food

Twinkle’s Birthday Cake is chocolate cake bought from Purple Oven and decorated with Moana toys bought online.

I made Chicken Teriyaki and Filipino Style Spaghetti.

Sis made Hotdog Sandwiches in the shape of Moana’s boats….

We have a Ham and Cheese Skewers as well as Fruit Skewers made with black and green grapes and melon cubes.

We also have S’mores Cupcakes and Moana Loot Bags

Twinkle couldn’t help herself at kumagat na agad sa cupcakes! Huli ka Twinkle!

Sodas in mini-floaters

Happy Happy 4th Birthday Twinkle!

After ng konting pictorial, change to Moana costume na si Twinkle. Kaya lang, ayan, init na init sa wig nya at nakasimangot.

Chellie, Shy, Twinkle as Moana, Ykaie, and Gab-gab

Her swimsuit is also Moana’s clothes — pa-swimsuit lang! ang cute no???
Dito ko nabili ang Moana Costume: https://tinyurl.com/MoanaCostumeForKids
Yung swimsuit, I don’t think meron pa nito, pero you can check this one: https://tinyurl.com/MoanaSwimsuit

It was such a nice mini-party. The food lasted until merienda. Of course, the party ended with swimming and playing the whole day.

Check out our video here:

We really enjoy organizing these mini-parties for Ykaie and Twinkle. If you’re wondering kung ano pang party themes meron kami, just explore my old posts and use the search button.

Tierra Salva Lakeview Resort in Batangas

August 19, 2019 / Filed Under: Batangas, family, resorts, Rooms, swimming pools, travels

O siguro akala nyo tapos na ang kwento ko sa Summer escapades 2019 namin no? Hindi pa kaya. I just got sidetracked by……….. life. Ang busy kaya ng life nating mga mommies! I’m sure you’ll agree!

So, like what I’ve told you earlier, We usually have three Summer lakwatsa… (ang gastos namin no?). Let’s have a recap ha… just in case you want to back read…

READ:

And this was the last: Tierra Salva Lakeview Resort in Batangas. As you can see, we also wore matchy-matchy ootd’s. Feel namin maging halaman this time so leafy greens ang theme. (Parang salad lang, ganern!)

Ykaie and Twinkle. Nakupo! Dalaginding na si Ykaie…

Our Rooms, The Resort

The resort is like big rest house which they rented and turned into a resort. Its main house has two air-conditioned rooms on the second floor which has a double bed with a pull out bed and and an extra queen mattress. It has an adjoining bathroom.

This is where we stayed. (FIL, MIL, peanutbutter♥, me, Ykaie, and Twinkle)

This room is where Sis, Chellie, Shy, and Gab stayed.

It also has a family hall that has four double beds which has its own bathroom. The family hall is not air-conditioned, though. Syempre, no one stayed here kasi mainit!

Other accommodation outside which can also be used are the Antigo Cottage which is also air-conditioned with toilet and bath and has 4 double beds and the Bahay Kubo which has 1 twin beds.

As you can see, this is a big resort and can easily house around 30 persons. You can say this is also good for team buildings, family reunions, and other occasions which requires a large sleeping space.

In case you were wondering, we got the resort for ₱14,500 per night which means ₱29,000 sya for two nights. I think it’s okay for 30 persons, considering the space and amenities.

This is the living area where their tv is located. At the back is a dining space and the clean kitchen where the microwave oven is located.

Videoke all night is also possible here in the resort… O ayan na nga si peanutbutter♥ at si Papa Sony nag-start na ng concert nila.

Oh and there’s this: a tree house where you can make tambay while having coffee during chismis time, hihihi

SWIMMING TIME!

Tierra Salva Lakeview Resort in Batangas — Shy, Finkywinky, Ykaie, Chellie, Gab-Gab, and Shwinkle Bashwinkle

The resort has only one swimming pool but of course one is enough for all of us. It was cloudy and drizzling from time to time when we were there but it just made it more fun.

We did nothing but swim- eat-swim-eat again-swim again.

Oh, and we celebrated Twinkle’s Moana Themed Birthday party here which I will share with you on my next post.

KAWA HOT BATH

There are lots of things you can do here like Jet ski, Kayak, play basketball (there’s a basketball court at the entrance), play volleyball, and utilize this Kawa Hot Bath…

This is where you’ll get to be ulam for a day… LOL! Ikaw muna ang iluluto, pahinga muna ang food. Just kidding.

This is where you’ll get to take a bath on a big pot or kawa just like you’re in a bath tub…

And this is how it looks like at night. Ang ganda no?

Over all, it was a fun stay. We really had a great time. Nakakapagod lang talaga mag pack and unpack at mag-byahe pauwi!

Let me share with you What I Like About Tierra Salva Lakeview Resort:

The resort is very spacious
The caretaker is always there so you can ask him if you need anything like where’s the nearest sari-sari store to buy tube ice, suka etc.
There’s wifi, cable tv, and videoke
The a/c is super okay. Malakas ang air con, ang sarap matulog kapag galing ng swimming!
Lots of activities you can do inside the resort.

What I Didn’t Like:

Malangaw sa resort. Hindi ko alam kung saan pwede manggaling ang langaw pero grabe!!!
Incomplete kitchen equipment — walang rice cooker, strainer, etc.
The showers are located at the 2nd floor. Meaning after swimming, you have to go up to take a shower.You’ll be leaving a trail of water along the way. At medyo mahina ang tulo ng tubig.
You don’t really have privacy ’cause the caretaker can go in and out of the main house.

Tierra Salva Lakeview Resort is located at Purok 5, Barangay Gonzales, Tanauan City, Batangas

Check out our video here:

Taal Imperial Hotel and Resorts + Flower Girl

October 3, 2017 / Filed Under: Batangas, swimming pools, travels

This is why we were busy last week. One of our neighbor-slash-friend’s daughter got married and Ykaie was one of the flower girls. The wedding took place in Taal, Batangas.

They got married at the Basilica of St. Martin of Tours. Taal, Batangas is around 3-4 hour drive from Manila. We didn’t want to go home after the reception so we looked for a place to spend the night. It has to be near the church too because that’s where we’re going to change clothes before the wedding.

We were eyeing Paradores Del Castillo hotel because it’s near the Basilica of St. Martin of Tours. But syempre, when you say spend the night — it has to have a swimming pool too so the kids can enjoy swimming the next day.

So we ended up with Taal Imperial Hotel and Resorts which was 8 minutes away from the church.

Taal Imperial Hotel and Resorts

Taal Imperial Hotel and Resorts is just a small resort. We had one room with two double beds and the coldest aircon on the the planet… ang saya! There’s tv in the room but they don’t have cable.

We arrived there at around 12:30pm. They didn’t have a restaurant but they handed us a menu from a nearby Bistro so we can order lunch. Lunch was delivered to our room and we were able to eat before going to the wedding.

There’s a small playground for the kids but it was kinda old. Some things doesn’t work anymore like the kiddie ride in the photo above and some has missing parts. Twinkle was able to enjoy the slide, though.