Bohol experience

for our 6th monthsary, i decided to take Sarah to a surprise trip... to Bohol! :)

the bohol trip was carefully planned and well hidden from Sarah. (well it is a surprise right? :) every plan in bohol cannot be made possible without the help of KC Lumayag, my college batchmate and now stays in Tagbilaran.

Upon check-in in the airport, i was already very nervous that Sarah might find out where i was taking her.. thank god she didn't know where Tagbilaran is... but then... my surprise blew its own cover when we landed in Tagbilaran... a huge board sign says "Welcome to Bohol!" with a picture of a tarsier on it greeted us as we stepped off the plane. *slaps own forehead*

We stayed at amorita resort in panglao island. the place was purely amazing! they have a great infinity pool, a great view of the shoreline, and their fish and chips are to die for! the staff is very much accomodating and friendly and the rooms are clean and very comfortable. :)

during our stay in bohol, we were able to go to baclayon church. according to our tour guide Jun, Baclayon church is the 2nd oldest church in the Philippines. it was absolutely amazing! you can actually breathe the "antique" air in there! the age of the church and everything in it was just... wow. we also went to see the tarsiers and the chocolate hills. we were able to do all of this in one afternoon. in the evening we decided to head to the loboc river to have a dinner and experience the loboc river night cruise.

the next day, we managed to go island hopping and the islands are amazing! :) this is what we saw:





Beautiful right? :)

we were also able to walk on the shores and had their mongolian bbq nights every wednesdays evenings *yum!*. and we also ate in one of those grilling places which was super cheap. the food there is not as expensive as boracay i must say. and bohol is simply so quiet and not crowded. (ma'am/ sir island hopping, banana boat, parasailing... sounds familiar?) :p

the people there gave me one truly amazing encounter: i accidentally left my phone on the grilling restaurant on the far end of the island from amorita. it has been already a mid-game of scrabble between me and sarah before i realized it. when i came back to where we had dinner, thank god... it was still there. i will never ever forget them for this. I THANK THEM AND I LOVE THEM. :) :) :)

on our monthsary, i prepared a supposed candlelight dinner for us on the observation deck of the resort which overlooks the beach :) it's an amazing place to have nice dinner with the view and the sound of the waves. unfortunately, it rained that night... so this is how the staff of amorita improvised our planned monthsary dinner:




sarah cried when she saw this. i am glad that she loved it :)

Amber ultralounge Part 2 (and other tales on that evening)

like i said, i was excited. :)

Sarah and i decided to go back to amber that night to check how the saturday crowd would be... This time with Tina along with us. i'd have to say, the crowd was really interesting (in a good way) and amazing. the crowd was not the unruly type nor the annoying type. they were just there to chill and have a good time.

Once again, i couldn't resist the temptation to buy a bottle of Moet to start the night off. Moet just makes people happy yeah? but more of the Moet later *evil laugh* Sarah had Kurant 7, Tina had Mojito (which was one of the good mojitos i've had around i must say!) and i had my all time favorite, cranberry vodka!

as the night went on, Therese, birthday celebrant for the evening and Sarah's friend, joined us. this girl is just the most amazing, funny and nice girl i've ever met. but yes, she did have fun watching Sarah "happy" all over the place.. because of too much Moet (We had Moet 2nd bottle, thanks to Tina!!! :))

The night ended with Sarah having to be brought to the car with the help of the "boys" *thanks Amber!* and yes... we had a great time with the great staff, great service and great people of amber.

the night ended where Sarah just spewed out dinner on the hallway... it was funny and memorable but at the same time i got worried. yeah she died in bed that night... Sarah, Moet killed you. thanks to Tina for the second bottle of Moet and Amber! ;)

new found love :)

last wednesday after a long and tiring day from class, sarah, jazel and i decided to just have dinner and go on a search for a new address.

.. yep, we found a new address. AMBER ULTRALOUNGE

... and it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.



it was freezing cold when we came in... but it was alright, there's not much people anyway. besides, when the place gets packed, one would definitely need a good air conditioner. :) we don't want sticky and sweaty skin rubbing against you yeah? :p i'll have to say the room temperature was great even though the place was crowded later in the evening.


the staff is amazing! they paid great attention to detail and they would check on us once in a while to see if there is anything that we may need. no, they don't bug you, but you just know that they check on you once in a while to make sure you're alright.



the place was amazing, the lights, sounds, and the people are great (i hope you know what i mean by great people.. decent crowd). oh, i love the couch! :)


the champagne, drinks and the food... amazing! i'm definitely going back here...


more to come for AMBER ULTRALOUNGE.


i'm excited already. :))

just ranting.

it's disappointing how one has remained loyal to an establishment and at the end of the day you are not well taken care of.. it's just disappointing... and i am still upset about it to this day... it's been a week since this has happened. why does one downgrade?

i do not wish to get into the details... but now i have found a new love :)

Encounter #3

"The truth shall set you free, but first it will piss you off." - Grace Quiton.

this encounter is one of the saddest. i am not upset with this client.. but i feel so bad having to say things that i never wanted to say, and having to make her hear it.
i can only imagine how it hurts to be deceived... by someone you love.

young woman enters store, asking for cleaning of jewelry item.

*taking out the item with pride* "Miss, i'd like to request cleaning. please let me know how much and how long it will take."

with one look at the item, it was so easy to tell that the item was a copy. (we like to use the word copy over fake. it's less... rude?) but then again of course you do not say this right away, so i decided to ask, "ma'am where did you get this item from?"

young woman replies with pride gleaming on her face, "i got it from my mother. it is a graduation gift."

for a moment, i didn't know what to say. but i just have to sigh and be prepared for whatever consequences will come my way for telling the truth...

"Ma'am, i sincerely apologize. this is one part of the job i hate to do. i do not know how else to say this but ma'am the item is copied."

"what do you mean it is copied?" she asked, voice raised.

"ma'am, it's a fake."

i thought she was gonna jump accross the counter and kill me with her bag. i'm glad she did not. whew!

She goes, "really? are you sure?"

trying not to rub it in her face but just to give her confirmation, we showed her the original version of the item to be compared side by side to her item.

she then decides to give her mom a call and goes, "Mom, where did you get the graduation gift from? *short pause, muffled voice on the other end of the phone* ok..."

i assumed the mom said something like, "anak, pagusapan nalang natin pag-uwi mo." (Translation: "let's talk about this when you get home.")

young woman was nice enough to say thank you and left.

*i do not intend to place her in a very uncomfortable position. but i really do feel bad. all this time, she was thinking that her graduation gift was real that she was willing to spend for the cleaning service herself only to find out that it is a copy.. and it had to come from us. but i am glad that this young woman took it gracefully.