Have lots of updating to do. My cousin's already here. I've been to Boracay, to Capiz and back and still 2 more days left of being the hostess.
First and foremost, Danielle's really really nice. She was no primadonna at all and she actually shies off whenever she feels she's given special treatment. She's really down-to-earth that even if she's uber rich and holds a high position in a big company in the States, she still remains grounded. We even taught her how to do the boom-tarat-tarat! And mind you, she doesn't sing it with an annoying American accent. Her favorite Filipino dishes are pancit and lumpia. We made her eat dinuguan (pig's blood stew) and she actually said it's good, but upon finding out that it is made of pig's blood, she didn't finish the serving on her plate.
According to her, she doesn't really care about Manila, etc... she just wants to meet the cousins she hasn't met yet. Awww... Swet but still I take little offense that she doesn't care about the other half of her heritage but I guess I have to blame her father for that.
Of course, communicating was a little funny since all of us didn't want to talk to her. My sisters, other cousins and I were joking about having nosebleed. Harhar. We kept elbowing one another as to who would answer the phone when she calls. But we were able to survive, right? So I guess we can speak English after all. Haha.
First stop out of Manila is Tagaytay. We had lunch at Viewsite, took pictures. Then went to Sonia's Garden to take a look at the place, took pictures. Then we went to Taal Vista Lodge and took pictures again.
The view of Taal Volcano from Viewsite
The view of Taal Volcano from Taal Vista Lodge
Next stop is... Boracay! I loved the beach but I enjoyed more during our last visit two years ago. That was already two years ago? Oh my, time flies. Of course I enjoyed also this time but we were minding our companions that we really can't just do what we want. Before we do something, we always have to check on them. I guess that's the price we have to pay for being the hostesses.
My cousin was so awed by Boracay. She liked it so so much. She said it was much better than the Carribean, the Mediterranean, the beaches in Florida, Jamaica, Bahamas and the Hamptons! Plus everything's dirt cheap for her here. I guess we never really know what we've got unless it's taken away from us. I mean that literally since the island is practically owned by the foreigners. Even the people who have inhabited the island for years were stripped off the rights to their land.
We went island hopping and snorkeling. The boat ride was very rough with those big waves and all. The whole time I was worried if the camera's still okay and hasn't gotten wet yet. Snorkeling was much difficult too due to the big waves cos it was hard to swim through them. But still all good since I saw lots of fishes such as clownfishes aka Nemo, angelfishes, blue fishes, yellow fishes, and other colorful fishes. And we also saw this humongous electric blue starfish!
Picture I took while island hopping...
That's Crocodile Island over there...
And I took breathtaking pictures of the sunset in Boracay.
Am I good or what? Yaks ang yabang.
After Boracay, we went to Capiz already to attend Maayon's town fiesta and the coronation night. We took Danielle to the farm so she can see it and also to see a carabao and have her picture taken with it.
And yesterday, it was a gluttonous day. We practically just ate the entire day. We also went to Flat Rocks, a resort in Baybay in Capiz.
As much as I'd like to say This is the life!, I can't cos it's too friggin' hot!
That pretty much summarizes my vacation and stint as a hostess/yaya of my cousin. I guess we did a pretty good job since she said she's enjoying her vacation here... so far. And tomorrow, we're off to Greenhills for some bargain shopping.
Ciao!
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