Holiday Roadtrip

My friends and I were supposed to go to Sagada last December 26-30 but plans changed because of some matters that one of our friends, Reggie, needed to attend to. And since we didn't want to just had that week passed without doing something exciting, we quickly thought of going somewhere else even just on a day trip. And roadtrip that was.

First Stop: Bacoor, Cavite
From our home in Paco, we headed to Bacoor to pickup our friend Jess somewhere near SM. Yes, our travel would indeed be shorter if only we had taken the SLEX but since Jess lives in Binacayan, which is out of SLEX, we had no choice but to take another way so we can pick her up. Hehehe. But I personally enjoyed going there and picking her up because I was the one driving. You know, dilettante driver enjoys first few driving experiences. And by the way that made me realize I'm an offensive driver. Bad...tsk tsk tsk.

Second Stop: Chowking, Tagaytay
It's high noon and we hadn't had our lunch yet so we stopped over at Chowking and ordered food for take out. Of all food houses, we ended up in Chowking. I don't know why. Oh, I was the one driving pala. As soon as I felt my stomach grumbling kasi, I suddenly pull my stirring wheel to Chowking's driveway. hehe.

Third Stop: Cheap Table for Rent overlooking Taal Lake
We're supposed to rent a table on one commercial place in Tagaytay but it's P500 per hour. It's kind of unreasonable so we decided to go back a bit and go to this place where table for rent is only P150 per hour. Though the place was kind of crumbling already, the view is still as nice and relaxing. In fact we did enjoy the place simply because there is something the other commercial place don't have - the dog. So while we're eating we're also serving whitey which looks like a white wolf. Oh well, I don't know what type of dog it is.

Fourth Stop: Caleruega
Oh and we just love this place! I want my wedding to be held there. The place is kind of private, though all my guests would require wheels just to go there (good luck to my guests from provinces hehehe). But it won't happen soon, not in the next two years. Anyways, going back to Calruega, I find the place solemn too. The climate is perfect, the view is perfect, almost everything is perfect.

The time we were there, someone (or two) is about to get wed. That's why some our pics accidentally include their guests. Or should I say, we're the ones who got included on their pictorials. hehe.

Fifth Stop: Tagaytay National Road
One of my friends bought flowers (hhmm....I wonder to whom he's gonna give it). Then moving a bit ahead, we bought naman pineapple, papaya and chico. I think the fruits are a bit cheaper there. Of course, you wouldn't go there from Manila just to buy those fruits because in transpo alone you would spend more than a hundred bucks. But if you're there for a roadtrip (like us!) and happened to see those fruits you love to eat (not to mention it could be displayed for media noche), and it's cheap, then why not buy it.

Sixth Stop: Pacita, San Pedro, Laguna
We took the other way going home so we can drop by at Reggie's Tita to pickup some things for grandma from States. And that was around 8ish already.

Seventh Stop: Macapagal Avenue
After several accidents seen in SLEX, we finally reached, or almost reached Macapagal road and was that really annoying! The place was so so crowded, people, cars, buses and all. We didn't realize that a lot of people will be there to witness the World Pyro Olympics! I thought that since the place would not be accessible as it would require wheels to be there, it's not a problem for us to drop by and see even for a while all these pyros. But to our surprise, my goodness, every corner was more than jammed. Anyhow, we still have witnessed the competing teams that night. They said it was Korea and another country I failed to know.

Eighth Stop: Star City
I swear this should be our last stop! And indeed it was. We're all tired. It's 11ish but Reggie wanted to go to horror house and so we all did. hehe. I guess even if we wanted to take rides, you have to queue for 10 years before you get to it.

We went home at 12ish and we slept like dead that night. But it was a wonderful roadtrip.


Pictures! Pictures!


1: Pictorial for the new season of Smallville to be televised in Krypton.
2: Inside this first 'tavern' in Caleruega. I forgot its name and I don't know what it is exactly.



3: Talagang pinagkasya namin ang mukha namin sa cam. hehehe.
4: Those were the people at the back that I mentioned earlier about. But we didn't mind them so long as we can take pictures.



5: The facade. Inside it is where pic 2 was taken.
6: Clark Kent, only slimmer and Pete, only taller, whiter, and weaker. hehe.



7: Back entrance of Starbucks Tagaytay overlooking Taal lake. We stopped over here just for my call of nature. I had an upset stomach that whole day and that time was the worst.