The Journey Continues...

My relatives have been planning on the places they are going to visit next year when they go on vacation for my cousin’s wedding. Three families are confirmed already on going there and they are telling me that my family should go there too. I’m sure it’s going to be fun but right now, we still don’t have a visa and we don’t have money for the air fare. But one thing at a time, maybe we will apply for a visa before the year ends and if we will be given one, that’s when I’ll think on where to get money for our airfare. :D

We’re now checked in at Taal Vista Hotel since we would like to spend quality time with our parents before they leave again for New Zealand. Part of services they have are spa and salons. We have not tried their services yet but I heard they are good. The owner of the hotel is a big business tycoon and maybe the ones providing the service is trained in a cosmetology school just like at Regency Beauty Institute where students are trained and can practice at salons with supervision from experts. Anyhow, we love the weather here in Tagaytay. Too bad we’re going back this afternoon to Manila so we can still rest before going to work tomorrow.

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My officemates were so disappointed when our company announced that we won’t be having a summer outing anymore despite the previous announcement. The employees were looking forward to it and we even had an ocular inspection on the possible venues where we can go. Unfortunately, our President disapproved the proposed venues because he wants to have our outing somewhere with a golf course like that of Myrtle Beach golf courses.

In fact, on one of the ocular inspections, he asked us to check one of the golf courses and asked about their packages if it’s at par with Myrtle Beach golf packages. When we told him the rates, he said we can push through with our outing there but sadly, the rates for the employees are way above our budget. So what happened was, our President asked his secretary to check on other golf courses like that of http://www.myrtlebeachgolf.net so he can still continue to play golf and for my officemates, who decided they’ll just go to the beach on their own and not rely on our company resources anymore. I hope to join them when they find a nice venue and this will be my last hurrah before the summer finally ends.

Last Thursday, I was tasked by our President to visit one of the resorts in Batangas to see if we can have our summer outing there. We were hoping to find a place similar to those who had an Orlando vacation so that the employees will enjoy. So off I went together with 3 of my officemates. Our President is kind enough to let us use his Fortuner so that we will be comfortable during the trip. We didn’t like the place he suggested so we went to visit other resorts. We found one that we like and we think the employees will love it but the person we talked to said we have to coordinate with the Manila office for the reservations. Last Friday, we called the resort but unfortunately they are fully booked until June. The committee will have a meeting this afternoon to discuss more venues and set a schedule for ocular again. We are targeting to have the outing by next month so we only have a few weeks to work on. I hope we will be able to find a good place.

My friends and I were talking in twitter this morning and all wants a vacation this summer. A friend will be going to the US with her family and is so excited because her SIL prepared an itinerary for them with all expense paid. They also want to include an Outer Banks vacation though I’m not sure if her SIL was able to include it. Another friend will be spending the Holy Week at the beach and a few more are still looking for places on where to spend their vacation. As for me, our family will be going to our house in Batangas on April and we’re hoping to hit the beach since we’re there already.

My cousins and I were planning a summer outing for our families. One of my cousins will be arriving from the US and they want to spend some time at the beach. We’re currently looking at the beaches in Batangas since we also plan to go to our province after our outing. All of us are looking forward to this family vacation since we haven’t seen our cousin for a long time and I’m sure the kids will all have fun at the beach. If budget permits, we would love to go to any of the Karisma Hotels. I’ve read in some reviews that having a vacation there is truly relaxing. They have great food and incredible service. The Azul Beach Hotel Resort is family friendly where parents are pampered and are even provided with strollers, cribs, milk heaters, etc. Kids will enjoy at the activity center in case they don’t want to swim at the beach. I hope sometime we get to visit the place. :)

Last Christmas vacation, most people here in my part of the world were indeed on vacation. But not for me and Paul. The kids’ nannies took a vacation and so we were left with the kids. Not that we’re complaining. Those two weeks that we were by ourselves really made us bond with them and we saw how both of them behave. Anyhow, I was telling Paul that we haven’t had a family vacation yet and this summer is a great time to spend it. We can go to the white sand beaches of Riviera Maya and stay at wonderful hotels like Karisma hotel. I’m sure we will be enjoying their great and luxurious accommodations and sumptuous cuisine. If only we can afford it. Hehe! Paul hasn’t given me the approval yet if we can go on vacation this summer. Let’s wait and see.

Our passport will be expiring soon so Paul and I are planning to renew it before the year ends coz that’s when most people are busy with Christmas and we’re hoping that DFA will be able to assist us faster. We also plan to get a passport for Hannah since Lance has one already. If we have passports already, we hope to have a family vacation but we still don’t have a destination yet hehe! We plan to live like those of myrtle beach condo rentals so that our stay will be more fun. I hope our vacation plans will push thru but for now, we need to have our passports renewed first. :)