Rommel and Len's Wedding

 My bff Len's wedding, we 've known each other since elementary :))))

We were at the reception at around 8am, I'm one of her bridesmaids and we needed to have our hair and makeup done early. I'm like seriously? 2PM pa ang kasal

@ Cafe Ignacia

HMUA: Joseph of JOREMS

\(^_^)/

Flowers by Serge Igonia

ganda ng flowers :)))

bridesmaid bouquet

Church: San Pedro Apostle Parish

Reception at Cafe Ignacia San Vicente, San Pedro Laguna

via

I only ate 1 bread since 8AM , it was around 5PM when we were in the reception so I went for a take 2 ;p

This is one of the emotional weddings that we attended, the bride and her parents were crying at the church during her walk. At the reception, her father delivered a speech while crying too, and of course when someone is crying, my eyes cry on its own...

Best Wishes to the newly wed and congrats :)))

Movie Dates: Xmen, Edge of Tomorrow, How to Train your Dragon

X-Men: Days of the Future Past

We watched this in Galleria after having a free Greenwich chicken dinner (thanks to BPI promo) ;p

So we got to see Wolverine once again and the younger version of Professor X and Magneto :)))

Michael Fassbender is my favorite here and also Blink, the asian gal with the somewhat portal power.

This movie was surprisingly good bec. some of the previous XMen were really off for me. Maybe any movie that has something to do with time and space looks cool. And why is that future world is always depicted with chaos? ;p Anyhow, the movie was really enjoyable esp with some funny slo-mo at the start and then it gave us a thrilling ride and drama towards the end. 

I have read some reviews prior to watching this that they don't like it in 3D. Well, for me 3D is only fit for animated movies. In some live action movie we saw, some view or characters appear too small or become too far in view so watching in 3D is no longer an option. 

Edge of Tomorrow

Why watch? It's a Tom Cruise film! We may miss Angelina Jolie's Maleficent (we'll just watch it in Netflix or Google Play) but a sci-fi Tom Cruise film must not be missed!

I did not watch the trailer nor read the synopsis, and I have a not so high expectation bec. I'm not very fond of Emily Blunt so imagine my surprise that this turned out to be a wholesome and brilliant movie.

Basically, it has the same concept in Jake Gyllenhaal's Source Code movie only that this one has glamorous CGI effects and involved some out of this world creatures. We were also able to witness Cruise's character that begin with a normal person, scaredy cat, not combat trained and a clueless guy for a change.

We were able to get 20% discount ticket from Ensogo, P180 instead of P220 sumtin. We were surprised that Megamall cinemas are now good. There are "lazy boy"-like seats in front of the cinema we went in! (Cinema5) Cool!

How to Train your Dragon 2 

We watched this one in Gateway bec we have some errands there. We bought tickets first, just a few minutes passed after we're there the line was already long (Independence Day holiday). We killed some time in the newly opened Uniqlo, we picked up some items but let go bec the line was just too long that it may take us more than 2 hours just to queue. We just then bought some foods from BK for our movie food.

This is one of our much awaited movie for this year. The first movie way back 2010 was just light for my heart but this one made me crylalooo!! I'm really emotional when it comes to pets, whether it is a mythical creature or not. 

Thumbs up for this movie, Now we want to read the book.

For our next movie trip, we are looking forward to see The Raid 2 next week! :)))

Subic Day 2: Puregold Duty Free

After our morning activities that I already posted on part 1 here, we went back in our room to watch Spurs vs. Pacers game while waiting for our checkout time. Thank goodness Spurs won! \^_^/

2nd day OOTD. that's the printed leggings I bought from Divi that I mentioned here 

I didn't buy any from Whiterock The Shop but they have good selections of tshirts, mugs and souvenirs of all sorts.

WhiteRock souvenir shop

We checked out at around 12noon and off we went to Puregold Duty Free :))

It was our chance to buy dark chocolates at cheaper prices \^_^/

I also got some pasalubong for my lil bro who looked after snowbell :)

and we tried this coke cherry flavor (lasang bubblegum)

And then there's S&R inside so we bought some food for takeout :) 

Then we were ready for the 3.5 hours drive back to Laguna :)

As first timers in Subic, we were kinda nervous that we might get caught if we miss some traffic regulations (first one to stop, first one to go in intersections; stopping in pedestrian's lane etc ) and at the same time we're also amazed with the disciplined motorist who followed their traffic rules, I wonder why they can't replicate it here in Manila...

Until next time Subic! :))

White Rock Beach Subic

1st time @ Subic!

I am Mike's +1 in his work's teambuilding activity ;p

We left at around 6AM from Laguna (we need to leave Snowbell) and reached our destination by 10AM, almost 3.5 hours less the total of 30mins stopovers for coffee, gas and restroom.

Our room, we were told that all reserved rooms are good for 4 which means we have many pillows, blanket  and towels :)
This room is located in the main bldg, ok naman xa but no windows. 

Toiletries - shampoo and soap only, no toothpaste

card key :))

After checking in, we applied sunblock and went out to strolled a bit.

It was burning hot out there we decided to swim at night or early next day.

This part with white sand is elevated at around 3 feet and then when you go down the sand is already gray.

OOTD: I bought this printed dress from St Francis Square.

Cute print!

You can buy souvenirs inside

Our meal stub

Lunch buffet

After lunch we stayed in our room and watched 47Ronin (maganda in fairness) while waiting for their activity. 

I am expecting that they will have a line-up of activities for their team building so I kept bugging mike to

go out and check their schedule. After forcing him to call their HR, he was told that they don't have activity at all - free for all daw ;)))) But of course, I still urged him to go out with his colleagues, they played billiards, table tennis and also went swimming. I joined their swimming after dinner. We got tired and slept early around 10.

As for their food, the lunch was ok but the dinner and brekkie hmmm some were bland and not very tasty.

We even need to use the table salt :/ Pero ok na rin :))

Dinner buffet

Breakfast Buffet

Accdg to their website, our room cost P8600 with buffet meals included, cable TV, free newspaper, they have WIFI but only in the lobby area.

The next day, we went swimming after breakfast. We didn't bring our phones with us so I don't have photos of the waterpark. -_- 

We went at the beach first and  tried the kayak for... 10mins? hehehe I'm scared kc lolz 

We also tried the Giant wave pool  and the heated pool. 

thanks Gary for this photo :)))

http://www.whiterock.com.ph/

Sunday at Divisoria

 Next month of June, we're going to attend 2 weddings (I will be a bridesmaid again in one of the wedding:)) , we went to Divi today to buy M's pang-abay outfit.  I remember the last time we went shopping in Divi was 2009 pa.

 We parked at Lucky Chinatown Mall at around 9:30, walked around (mall was still closed) then we ate an early lunch in Sincerity at around 10.

We ordered these huge Siomai (P80 for 5pcs) super sulit!, Garlic Rice (P70-large bowl) and their famous Sincerity Fried Chicken (P150-half).

 It looks like an ordinary fried chicken but Wow it is really something. The breading is not thick but still very crunchy and the meat is soft and juicy. It is well seasoned that it is already good  to eat without sauce.

This is our first time to dine at Sincerity and we finally understand why their fried chicken is famous :) 

Then we headed to Tabora St where we bought M's Barong, Vest, White Polo, Necktie - all for less than 1K :) We also bought other cheap finds along Ylaya St. before heading back to Lucky Chinatown mall. It was already hot and crowded along the streets so we decided to go home since we already bought what we needed. 

My cheap finds: 3 for Php100 Slippers (bec. snowbell destroyed all my indoor slippers)

and this printed leggings for Php75

We decided to have a cup of milk tea before leaving the mall  at around 12 noon :)

Swimming Lesson at Swimplus Phil. Amateur Club

As a preparation for my first ever beach visit, I enrolled at Swimplus (Ultra venue) with M (It took me time to persuade him!) We both don't have formal lessons in swimming. I know how to swim with flutter kick then mga ilang dipa lang tatayo na ;p

We bought some of our swimming stuffs at SM Hypermarket (Sun and Sand/Sassa rashguards), Greenhills (Stoked Inc rashguards) and Speedo for goggles.

Day 1, M easily learned how to do the flutter kick with head out and there I am wondering how he did it

Our schedule was 2-4 PM every Sunday. 2 Hours seems like forever.

Day 2 and Day 3: We were taught how to do the breaststroke and backfloat

Day 4: Switch stroke - breaststroke to backfloat to breaststroke, where I failed (I don't know why I can't float) so I was transferred to Day 3 students, magaling pa yung mga bata sakin :/

Another funny scene was when we were told to try it sa malalim, when it was my turn, I'm so scared and told them "hindi ko pa po talaga kaya" kahit todo pilit ang coach at encourage pa ng encourage ang mga klasmeyts

I'm so nervous as our last session approaches. We practiced at our clubhouse pool for 2 days for about 1-2 hours each day

Day 5:  We were taught how to dive, freestyle and dolphin breaststroke.

Diving = tuloy tuloy ako sa kailaliman at natouch ko na ung floor, kinabahan ako ng bonggang bongga, tinulungan naman ako ni coach tumaas 

We were also asked to swim 50 meters of breaststroke, and of course 1/4 lang ang ata kinaya ko but infairness kaya ko na sa malalim. yehey!

Finally, we finished our sessions! I learned my limitations, I'm still a bit scared  bec. I easily get tired so I need more practice to be able to swim 50 meters or 1 lap. Let's say I gained about 70% confidence in water :)) On the other hand, Mike easily learned everything and adik na ata siya magswimming ;p

Thank you Swimplus!

*all photos are from Swimplus facebook page 
Swimplus Phil. Amateur Club

https://www.facebook.com/swimplus