Bali ABADventure Day 6

Day 6 / Conclusion:

We just walked along the beach. Konting swimming (kasi ang lamig pa rin), then we started the travel home.

We had a 5 hour layover in Singapore Airport. We thought we can just relax sa Changi, kasi super laki and ganda ng Changi diba? More or less complete sya. However, sa AirAsia pala, you really have to get your luggages and pass through immigrations og Singapore. From Bali, our boarding pass is until Singapore lang. We have to check-in ulit (sa AirPhil) pagdating ng Singapore, to think di kami budget terminal ha. Since di pa open ang counter ng AirPhil, we have to wait outside the departure area. Buti na lang, maganda din yung area na yun.

When we have checked-in, we still have 2 hours before our flight. So we went to Terminal 3 to kill time and to go to Charles & Keith. Wala rin akong nabili. Haha! Mahal din and yung mga styles meron na rin dito nun. Super okay talaga ang Changi kasi napaka convenient to transfer between 2 terminals. Nagenjoy si Antonio sa train. Haha!

Tuwang tuwa ang asawa ko to see the A380

Eventually, na bore na si Antonio

Learnings/Realizations/Conclusion/Tips:

1. This was the first out of the country namin na kasama si Antonio. So sobrang pagod talaga. Sabi ko kay Arch, if ever we will go to Hongkong or Singapore, di pwdeng kaming 3 lang. Dapat kasama family ko or family nya. (Parang di ko naman kaya magsama ng yaya. Kasi parang ang yaman namin ano? Haha! Though maraming magsasabi na kaya nga vacation, so the parents can relax relax din. Pero parang kaya nga family vacation para magbond!) Pagod na pagod kami e..to the point mainit na ulo ko haha! Pero kahit naman pagod kami, happy kami sobra.

2. Antonio is not a picky eater. Pero parang nanibago talaga sya, naku di nagkakakain. Tapos nagkasakit pa. Kahit french fries, di sya masyadong nagkakakain. Ang kinakain nya e chocolate and chips. Bakasyon na bakasyon ang dating ng anak namin. Buti na lang he eats watermelon. Sana, I brought healthier chips (?) Haha!

3. Charge the battery of the camera every night kahit di pa ubos. Haha! yan ang bwisit ako dahil nauubusan kami ng battery. Buti na lang madami kaming kasama na may camera din. hehe!

4. Bali is a beautiful place. Maganda ang kalye, walang lubak ha! At ang mga bus stops, okay din. Yun lang ang daming motorcycles! Haha! Nakakatakot. One time we saw a mom driving the motorcycle, one hand sa handle and one hand sa baby nya. Siguro wala pang one year old yun!

5. Will I ever go back to Bali? Pag libre! Haha! Otherwise, I will just go to Hongkong or Singapore. Kasi I think Bali is not for kids e. Unless surfers kayo or divers. The beach di naman maganda. Ang pupuntahan niyo lang talaga dun is temples and bars. Yung Safari naman, there is one in Singapore. Beach naman, nothing beats our beaches e.

6. Balinese people are uber nice!

7. I have read that their tap water is not safe for drinking. Even locals do not drink tap water daw. So to be sure, yung pang tooth brush ni Antonio, bottled water.

8. We really enjoyed this vacation. Kasi once in a lifetime to e. And I am thankful that the wedding was held in Bali. E kasi kung wala namang kinasal sa Bali, di din kami pupunta dun diba?

8. Time to think of our next vacation! Woohoo!!! 

Bali ABADventure Day 4

Day 4:

This day is the wedding day so we did not go anywhere else...We just walked along the beach and swam sa pool. Since our hotel was right beside Conrad and some relatives of Arch were billeted sa Conrad, we were able to swim there.
 

According to Arch's tita, we should be at the Chapel by 4pm. Kaso when we arrived there, pinagstay muna kami sa isang holding room. I think the the chapel is not yet ready. The ceremony was held at The Infinity Chapel. It was a small chapel kaya only relatives were inside. I told my husband buti na lang maliit lang yung side ng father ng groom (actually, isa lang ang umattend) kungdi, draw lots ang mangyayari. Ang mother side of the groom was my husband's family. But there was a big screen daw outside, so the friends can see what is happening inside. It was a very very solemn and heartwarming ceremony! And good thing it was short.

After the ceremony, there were cocktails, so we had time to take pictures. Then after, dinner time. The dinner/program ended at around 10, I think. Before matapos, Antonio and I went back to the hotel na. Kasi antok na antok na si Antonio e. Usually, kasi si Antonio mga 830 to 9pm, dapat nakahiga na yan. Good thing naman kay Antonio, pag antok di sya nagwawala...(pag nasa house lang). Funny story - may kasama kaming family friend ng groom's family sa table. Sabi nung dad, super bait daw ni Antonio. Kasi nakasama namin sila nung first night na dinner and the Welcome drinks/dinner...never nila nakitang magwala si Antonio. Sabi niya sobrang bait ni Antonio, para syang nakadrugs. Ahaha! Ayos!

After the dinner, meron pang after wedding party, si husband na lang ang umattend dun =)

Bali ABADventure Day 3

Day 3: 
Madaling araw, Antonio had fever. Siguro sa sobrang pagod. Buti na lang the whole day wala ng fever. And soft and madalas sya mag poop (Until Sunday, madalas pa rin sya magpoop. Siguro nanibago talaga sya. Pero pagkauwi, wala naman na). Pero buti na lang di naman sya irritable and happy pa rin naman! 

parang walang sakit

 

We went to Kuta Market to make pasyal. We just bought matching sandos for us and I bought a bag. Wala lang haha! Just like sa atin, dapat ang tawad mo e 80% agad! Mahal yung mga branded clothes like Roxy. Though di na kami nakaikot sa ibang areas pa...dahil late na rin kami nakaalis sa hotel and matagal din kami natapos magshop.

We ate lunch somewhere near our hotel. Okay naman masarap naman yung food!

Around 4pm, we met up at Conrad Bali to go to AYANA Resort and Spa Bali. We had the welcome drinks/dinner there. Grabe, from the hotel lobby (of the Ayana Resort) to the bar, I think it took us about 15 to 30minutes. Kasi syempre picture picture pa. Though, may elevator, pero ang haba ng pila. 

This part of the island medyo di mahangin.Kaya pagdating namin sa bar, pagod at pawis galore! Or siguro napagod lang kami sa lakad, kaya init na init kami! Isama mo na ang paginom ng alcoholic drinks! Haha!

grabbed this picture from one of the groom's friends

Pero the pagod naman and init was worth it. Kasi ang ganda ng place!!!! Though di sya child friendly kasi cliff sya, pero ang ganda!

background: infinity pool

my husband and the groom

parang prenup lang haha

Bali ABADventure Days 1 and 2

Day 1: 

Travel to Singapore. We basically slept at Singapore. We got kasi Airphil. Kasi when we bought the tickets last January, we were told na dapat Wednesday night (September 14) dapat nasa Bali na kami. So we decided na Airphil na lang. E nagchange yung wedding plans, so we were stuck sa Airphil na. Okay na rin, mura pa rin naman lumabas kahit na we spent SGD150 for the hotel. Okay naman ang Airphil. Medyo na late lang nakaalis kasi we were waiting for the manifesto. Nagalit nga yung Pilot kasi pag sila late, memo kaagad daw. Hehe! Ang okay sa Airphil, di sya sa Budget terminal ng Changi. Terminal 2 sya. As for our hotel in Singapore, maliit yung room, to think upgraded pa daw kami ha. 3 floors sya and there were no elevators. Free breakfast din. Bread, cereals, egg and noodles. Okay na rin naman kung tipid talaga. And mababait yung tao sa hotel. Pero sabi ng husband ko, if ever we go to Singapore again, wag na daw dun. I was not able to take pictures na kasi sobrang pagod kami!

Hotel in Singapore:

Perak Hotel

12 Perak Road
Singapore 208133

Day 2: 

Travel to Bali. When I learned about the experience of 2 Filipinas in Bali last June, I really got scared that I wanted to back out. Di ko ata makakayanan na maexperience yun tapos kasama pa namin si Antonio. Pero iniisip ko na lang nga na di naman siguro mangyayari yun dahil nga kasama namin si Antonio and family kami nagtravel. Pero just to be sure, I brought the wedding invitation and yung bride and groom were already there in Bali beforehand so we got their numbers in case magkaproblem. We arrived Bali around 1155am. Medyo magulo and old na ang airport nila, parang NAIA Terminal 1. Thank God walang naging problem. Di na kami tinanong ng Immigration Officer. Unfortunately, one of the guests sa wedding, he was a Taiwanese, nahold sya for 2 hours sa airport. Napagkamalan syang may drugs. Hay wawa naman. 

Surprisingly, the weather in Bali was not humid! Ang lamig pa nga! Nung gabi, nanginginig kami sa lamig! It was so windy, na ang daming nagpapalipad ng kites.

After checking in at our hotel, we had our late lunch sa hotel na rin. Then, had a nap. Kasi awang awa ako kay Antonio puyat haha! 

Hotel in Bali:

The Benoa Beach Front Villas and Spa

Jl. Pratama 15B, Tanjung Benoa
Nusa Dua Bali 80363 - Indonesia

  

yezzz, we are millionaires!

The hotel where we stayed in Bali was okay. It was bit old but okay naman. The room was big, malamig, medyo madilim lang but ang important is walang lamok! I read kasi the post of TopazMommy regarding their Bali trip, sabi nya malamok daw yung room nila. Thankful talaga ako di malamok!

One thing though, I think our room is like a traditional Balinese house. Kasi yung lock ng room namin e padlock. Nagtatawanan nga kami pano na lang papasok yung mga kapatid ni Arch kung gigimik sila. Di naman pwedeng kami ang ilolock nila, pano kung may mangyari. E usually, kami ni Antonio tutulog na ng maaga. Buti na lang e connecting room kami. So the other door is locked inside and the other is padlocked where they can enter without waking us up.

Can you see padlock? =)

After the nap, we strolled along the beach and making usyuso sa Conrad, since it is just right beside us haha! We saw the groom, who is Arch's cousin and his bride. We also met another cousin of Arch. After that, we went back to our hotel and swam for about 5 minutes kasi sobrang lamig! Natatakot ako namagkasakit si Antonio. 

After that, we freshened up and had merienda/dinner for Antonio. Maaga kasi magdinner si Antonio e. Then we waited for Arch's family to arrive (Cebu pac/Air Asia kasi sila). Then, we proceeded to the dinner place, which was arranged by the parents of the groom. We ate at JBS at Jimbaran Beach. Sayang when we arrived there, gabi na. I have read na maganda daw ang sunset dun. Ang sarap ng food!!!! As in...seafood galore. Yung grilled shrimp panalo!

and we are back...

from Bali! Woot woot! Utang muna ang kwento. I am still uploading all pics in FB =)

But will post a few here! =D

Subic ABADventure

Arch and I, together with Antonio, trooped to Subic last June 12 to celebrate our 3rd wedding anniversary.

We arrived in Zoobic Safari, which was our first stop, a little past 10am. Hay, dapat pala I insisted on leaving the house at 6am para we arrived earlier. Kasi when we arrived, it was hot na e. Anyway, we did not explore all the sights in Zoobic since it was hot na nga, it was nearing lunch time and I think Antonio will get bored din naman.

Antonio did not cry when he saw the tigers. Though the tigers naman were deadma and I think they were bangag. Haha!

The first activity was the walking tour of the Zoobic Park. There were birds, apes, rodents, camels, albino carabaos, horses, donkeys, ostrich, etc.


The second stop was the close encounter with the tigers. Wala lang, we went to a cage lang na puros tigers. Ahaha! Then the third stop was Tiger Safari. Sayang the tiger was busog, kasi parang pilit nung lumapit sya sa amin to eat the chicken e. Walang thrill. Hehe!


For lunch, we ate at Meat Plus. The food was okay and affordable. We had spaghetti and rib eye steak=) After that, we checked in na sa hotel. We stayed at Subic Park Hotel. For its price, pwede na. Hehe! May pool naman, which Antonio loved! =)

It was a tiring day. So we just availed the free dinner at the hotel. Sayang din naman and super pagod na kami ni Arch. I was telling Arch nga na we should start exercising kasi we cannot keep up with Antonio's energy. To think, we are only in our early 30s!!! Haha!

The next day was spent on swimming lang at the pool...not at the beach kasi super dirty! Yuck! Antonio loved swimming. I hope he'll be a swimmer someday! =)

For lunch, we ate at Xpresso Cafe. The pizza was yummy and cheap. I hope next time when we go back, we can order the gigantic burger! =)

I love having vacations...even though it is tiring and not cheap, I know the experience will benefit Antonio! He can learn a lot of things and meet new people. I also told Arch na since walang yaya and napagod na rin ako, I let Antonio eat by himself...which I think was not a bad idea after all =)

Bohol ABADventure

The reason why we went to Bohol was because my Mabuhay Miles were expiring last year. So we decided to use it kesa masayang. We opted to go to Bohol because we have never been there and Panglao Island is more accessible than Boracay.

Weeks before the trip, I was thinking if we should include Chocolate Hills on our city tour. Kasi I read that it was far, it would take I think 2 hours from the airport to go there and we will climb 200+ steps just to see the hills. E Antonio will be with us so baka mahirapan kami. I even asked the n@wies if okay lang, they suggested to go there nga kasi it will be a great experience.

Days before we left, Antonio got sick (fever and colds) so the visit to Chocolate Hills were removed from our list na talaga. We just went to visit the Tarsiers (which tulog naman si Antonio), Baclayon Church, Blood Compact Site, ate at Jo's Inato, and we went to Daius Church. We just promised na we will do the whole city tour when we go back to Bohol =)

When we arrived at Panglao, wow, the beach was so beautiful! It was low tide so super super ganda! Antonio was so happy to walk on the sand! What's nice about Bohol is pag low tide, as in ang haba ng shore. Also, in Bohol the waves are not strong and big...very baby/toddler friendly =)


We stayed at Dumaluan Beach Resort. The resort was not high end so the facilities are not Class A. But livable naman and clean so okay na for us =) The staff are polite and attentive so plus points na rin sa amin. Also, the food was great. We expected that the food will be so-so, but we were surprised kasi masarap lahat though a bit expensive =p

We really needed this vacation...not because we are stressed or anything but we need this bonding...it was the only time for us to bond as a family...walang yaya or lolos or lolas =) We thought mahihirapan kami, but kaya naman =) Medyo nagmamadali lang kami magdinner because the baby was already sleepy (at 7pm hahah). Tiring but it was all worth it =)