The Great British Festival was held at Bonifacio High Street in Taguig City, last March 7-9, 2014. It was a festival that featured the best of British culture and everything about United Kingdom such as automotive, fashion, sports and education. My sister with her ballet school participated on the event. They danced ballet. Her school is accredited in Royal Academy of Dance in London, the owner of her ballet school also teaches ballet in British School Manila. I think that is why they participated. Haha Anyways, check out the photos I took on the event. 

She is a member of Philippine Ballet Theater.

Another member of Philippine Ballet Theater

Close up of the booths: Jaguar (top left), Racing booth (top right), Lee Cooper (lower left), River Island (lower right)

Last Valentine’s Day, we watched the movie “Starting Over Again” starring Piolo Pascual as Marco and Toni Gonzaga as Ginny. It was a different kind of love story. It was hilarious and at the same time it was a heart full of emotions. I think most of the people can relate to the story, especially to the people who have an old flame and called it “the-one-who-got-away”.

The movie started when Ginny received an email from a site called LetterLater, it was sent by Marco 4 years ago. So the message was old news from an old flame. It made Ginny a little bit hopeful that Marco still loves her. Then, they received an offer to remodel an old house to become a restaurant. When they saw the client, it was Marco. So the story begins…

The verdict

The storyline was not your typical love story and I like it. Writers here in our country are becoming adventurous and being true to reality. The movie is very relatable, it is close to reality. Please revive the local movie industry. I think enough of copying storyline from other countries, Filipinos want unique and an expected one. I am delightful that our country is producing nice quality movies. I hope we continue doing this. Let us support our own movie industry.

Going back to the movie, I will praise Piolo and Toni for doing such a good job portraying the characters very well. I cried at the scene when Marco (Piolo Pascual) went out of his car, running to Ginny’s house crying and begging not to go to the airport. Damn! Super kawawa.. I pity him. Anyways, It’s been a while since Piolo got a blockbuster movie; I think this is other big step for him to the spotlight. I have nothing to say bad about this movie. It is directed very well by Olivia Lamasan. I want to congratulate them for the success and for earning 150million in four days! Wow!

Watch the trailer here:

Bride for Rent is a movie about marriage. It is another blockbuster hit from Kim Chiu and Xian Lim. Congratulations to them for portraying the role with justice. I may not be a fan of Kim Chiu but she really made me laugh by playing the role of Rockylita a.k.a Rocky. She is playing a wanna be artist who landed the role of being the Bride of Rocco, played by Xian Lim. On the other hand, Rocco is a tall, handsome but a little brat and bossy guy in the movie. He party party and end up having a huge loan for about 10million, when betting all of the money to the game of poker. To pay up all the loans, he will receive his trust funds from his Lala, played by Pilita Corales, but he needs to be married first. This is why they thought of the idea of hiring an actress to portray as the wife of Rocco and it is Rocky. Yey! Then, the story begins. Watch it!

It is a feel good movie. Instead of movies about mistresses or infidelity, they should show more movies like this one such as true love and marriage. In the real world, only few people believe in love but if people in the movie industry will show that love still exist I think the world will be a better place. Anyways, back to the movie. It is funny with drama on the side. Go Xian Lim for crying and emoting! You are my new celebrity crush next to John Lloyd Cruz. I love your chiseled face! Hihihi Overall, the movie doesn’t have a dull moment. I will rate it 4.5 out of 5 stars! Good Job!

Watch the full trailer of Bride for Rent:

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flat shoes. 

Boots. I am so into boots lately.

Another one. Gosh! Can you help me choose?

I am so into animal prints.

BOOTS ang peg ko talaga! hehehe

If it's not boots, wedge sneakers is my other peg. 

White for purity. whehehehe

Floral Sweater. 

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Estancia Resort Hotel in Tagaytay is one of the places that people should visit if they want to be relaxed and enjoy the scenery of Tagaytay. It is close to nature and to the metro. It is a picture-perfect place; it can transport you to Santorini in no time because the place was inspired with Greek architecture. 

 I will tour you..

@ The Lobby

the rooms

other rooms 

the pool

the indoor pool

The hotel lobby

The restuarant inside the main lobby. 

the fountain, also in the lobby.

waiting area near the function rooms

Executive Suite (our rooms)

The balcony and our view, you can see the Taal volcano and lake.

messy bed

This me on a vacation mode. So lazy to strike a pose.

We were assigned to Executive Suite; it is a little bit far from the Main building so we felt excluded. Haha But good thing they offer golf cart to ride if you don’t want to walk. The room is amazing. It is huge. Inside the room it has an aircon, refrigerator, flat tv with cable, bathroom with bath tub and a balcony with nice view. It is quiet and you can hear the sound of the birds chirping. They offer free soaps, shampoos, toothbrush and shower gel to use. They also offer massages if you want to feel more relaxed but it is not free. They charge for Wifi access and it is expensive. So I just stayed out of social media for a while. 

For free breakfast, it is buffet. Don’t forget to bring the coupon before eating. I enjoyed the breakfast. They offer different variety of food. Moreover, if you want to use the Jacuzzi and sauna, you should schedule the time you want to try those amenities. 

I will give them 4 out of 5. They have a nice place for a 3 star hotel. I will give them 5 if they have free wifi access. 

For more information:

Website: http://www.estanciatagaytay.com.ph/index.php

Address: Zone 2, Barangay San Jose, Tagaytay - Calamba Road, Tagaytay, Philippines

Phone number: (046) 4131133 to 35 / (046) 4131331 / 09392379813 / 09151349426

Email: inquire@estanciatagaytay.com.ph

 

 

Family outing will always be a fun bonding activity with our love ones. I really enjoyed our 3 day staycation at Estancia. Not every day we have chance to be with them because of work and other stuff. My extended family lives in Cavite while me, my mom and my sister lives in Manila, so this is a perfect time to bond with them. I grew up in Cavite with my grandparents, that’s why I am their favorite grandchild. Joke. Hahaha (assuming?) Anyways, we had a great time spending time with each other. We should not neglect our families. We should spend time with them every chance we have. Friends come and go but our family will always be there no matter what. 

Me and my sister doing the selfies shot in the mirror. haha

The sky shining on us. This is the time we arrived at Our Lady of Monte Maria, Alfonso, Cavite.

This is it. Instead of having Visita Iglesia, we just visited one (1) Church and it is here at 

Our Lady Monte Maria.

Many people visited the Church too.

The path to the station of the cross. The hard way. haha

Look at life size Station of the Cross 

Another Station. The Crucifixion.

Just took a photo of a random tree. It looks like the Hundred Acre Wood. haha

My grandparents with my adorable cousin slash goddaughter. 

At Balinsasayaw Restaurant.

Free breakfast from the hotel. It's a buffet. I am just on a diet kuno. hehehe

Call it Spring Shoes of my sister.

Reading a book with a class. Want to try?

I will post a separate blog post for my review for Estancia Hotel in Tagaytay. I hope you enjoyed reading my post. Have you had you summer outing with your family? Where? Share your stories. =)

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