It all started with the Wonder Girls dinner at Eastwood. We found out that Tim got assigned in Zambales (for Unilever) so he invited us for a weekend trip.
Everything else fell into place including our transportation. To cut the long story short, I was able to find a van rental service online. I totally believe Kuya Henry is heaven sent. He was very nice, our van is new, rate is sulit. Kuya Henry isn't just any driver. He worked in the States when he was younger. He worked for a dairy company, a company that makes scanners and Bank of America among others. After a while, he was tired and didn't want to work for a boss anymore so he retired and moved back to the Philippines. He got into exporting as a supplier of sweatshirts for brands like Marks and Spencer. Recession affected his business and his clients began outsourcing from China. So he had to search for other businesses. This van rental is one of them. He bought three new vans and is still learning the loops of the business. Our van was only three weeks old by the way. It smelled new, it super looks new, and we all felt like first timers. haha loveeet!
On our way to McDo in North Ave. to pick up Dianne, Karen and Cheska, we had sooo much kwentos already. Best kwento (that made us tear) was from Farrah. hahaha Can't kwento here. Dapat harapan.
Anyway, the drive to Zambales usually takes four hours. We weren't even 1o minutes on NLEX when Kuya Henry declared a flat tire! We were in such good moods that we ended up enjoying the hi-way. Emm did a photoshoot, Farrah and Rhett got to see an actual changing of tires (hope they got a few tips!) and weng stepped on what we'd like to call 'suka ng kabayo' HAHAHA
Here comes the patrol car.
A few minutes in the changing of the tires, an NLEX Patrol car pulled behind us to check what's up. We said we're just changing tires. We thought they were gonna scold us for whatever reason. But of course our energy was so contagious. They even posed with Emm during his photoshoot. Apparently, (I figured) it's SOP lang that they record emergencies along the express way so yun, they got the van details and made sure we were all safe and that the tire was properly changed. So cool of the manongs, they said 'Sige ingat kayo, enjoy the beach ha?' Awww I love people like them!
Before they left, photo op muna with the model.
We stopped over the nearest (3 minutes away) gas station for vulcanizing and to meet up with Tim, Lori and Punky. They ate breakfast first. Minutes later we finally started our road trip. Ang usapan convoy but Tim is just too kaskasero and he had no system (napaka walang systema, we'd say in the van haha) so we always end up missing turns, toll exits and whatever shizz. The lack of system was the cause of delay talaga. We finally arrived at Tammy's beach at past 1 pm. First thing we did was have lunch at the beachfront resto. Lunch was care of Tim so yehey! The mango shake was super mega yummy. Punky and I were so addicted!
The very makulit manong offered us to go snorkeling for Php150 per head. We were tying to bargain it (Emm tried to bargain at Php 145 which sent us all laughing coz sobrang banu mag bargain ni Emm) hahaha He said to the manong 'Ay mali. erase your memory' hahaha We left the bargaining to Tim and we were able to haggle it to Php 120.
We spent the afternoon in our rooms because it was too hot for a swim. Farrah was an outlier of course. Right after lunch she immediately went to the beach to toast her skin. haha
When we finally left our rooms to go snorkeling, we saw Fa trying to skimboard. She opted to stay and skim while we go snorkeling. Nakakaloka. Our life vests and goggles were hilarious. It's even more hilarious because there weren't enough goggles and vests for everyone. We couldn't control our movements. Sobrang laugh trip. The photos were so random because it was hard to pose and go underwater.
When we got back to the shore, we had to jump from the boat to the sand. Weng and I were magkasunod. Rhett helped all the girls. When it was Weng's turn, she made so much buwelo- sobrang babaw pala nung tubig. I was next but when she warned me about the water level, it didn't register because I was already preparing to jump. Tawa kami ng tawa ni Weng and Rhett kasi it was a grandslam touchdown. Hilarious. Na shock ata yung knees ko. hahaha
We saw Fa this time she was zipping. We all tried zipping and then Tim and Lori rented out a skimboard. We all tried it too but we were so inggit and didn't have the patience to wait for our turn so we rented another one. Grabe lang. Adrenaline rush, mega grand slams for everyone! My right shin had scratches because I fell too. As in major. Ay grabe talaga. Actually hindi nakakahiya. Nakakatawa talaga siya. We laughed at each other. At the end of the day the most improved skimmer was Cheska. She could pull off three-seconders and fall so gracefully.
Dinner time by the beach. So cute. Pa special kami hahaha Tim asked the manongs if they could set up a long table by the beach for us. They failed to take my order and the kitchen was already closed. Good thing Weng and Rhett ordered three meals so they gave me the other one. hehe My hunnies saved me yay! Punky and I had another glass of mango shake after dinner. Addict much?
Anyway, inuman was crazy. It was Emm's shining moment. Tim and Rhett did the mixes, Lori was the alcohol pusher, Tim was trying hard to be an alcohol pusher but he didn't have enough charms as Lori. Emm danced all night. He performed for us. Multiple performances - he did renditions of Telephone, Empire State of Mind, Bad Romance, and many more. I bet everyone's albums have Emm on half of their photos. WIN!
Tim as Jay-Z and Emm as Alicia Keys singing Empire State of Mind
Lady Gaga's Telephone
Bad Romance
When some decided to call it a night, the rest of us went to the beach for the real conversations.
Tim was still pushing alcohol shots and ended up almost finishing the bottle of Alfonso with Rhett. Tim became more emo that he already is and the bigger surprise was Rhett who became The Sandman! ahahaha
Day 2: My roommates decided to not swim anymore. Our bodies where aching from yesterday's activities. Punky and I went to the resto to have breakfast and huling hirit of mango shake. The rest of the morning was about packing and lying in bed.
Morning stroll
Punky and I spotted these guys making sand art. They're the same guys who do henna by the beach.
We set off for Subic at 11 am so we can have lunch there. We arrived at 1 pm and had lunch at Seafood by the Bay. Really bad service. Imagine I ordered Buko shake which was priced at 95. The waitress said it wasn't available but when I asked the barista, he said there is. Then the waitress explained
'Bale ma'am, dalawang buko po gagamitin.'
So I asked 'Oh so?'
Bale po maam 95 plus 95
po.
Eh bakit dalawang buko pa?
Hindi po kasi sure kung enough yung laman ng isang buko para sa shake'
I was already pissed so I said Hindi, wag na.
Punky said it was a bit mataray but I couldn't help it. It's 95 on the menu. I don't care how many bukos you'll need. It's per glass, not per buko. DUH.
All our food were served except the rice. It took like 10 years before the rice finally arrived. Because of that we didn't leave a tip for the waitresses. Very bad service. I don't care if the food is good. I hate bad service.
Next stop was Cold Spoon in Clark. Tim claims it to be the best yogurt ever so we all got curious. Frankly, I don't agree It's expensive, the toppings aren't even close to that of White hat or Red Mango. But the place is cute.
After dessert, we made our way to Manila. All those Quezon City bound rode in Tim's car. That's Punky, Cheska, Lori and myself. Everyone else were c-5 bound so they stayed in the van. On NLEX we spotted two different accidents. One involved four vehicles and the next was five vehicles. Parang uso yung accidents dun. Kaloka. We also witnessed a beautiful sunset. Imagine orange skies, rice fields and a natural pool with a flock of ducks swimming in one direction. Wasn't able to take a photo because we were moving. It was grand. We loved it.
It was a great weekend. Last night I was struggling to stay awake during mass. haha When I got home I started uploading the photos. Parang I felt I wasn't home for so many days when in fact I was gone for just one night. haha Glad we made so much memories in such a short span.
