That One Gorgeous Beach – CAMAYA

You have to be here to know all of what I have written in here and real and definitely a one of a kind thing that you should have before hitting other beaches beyond Luzon.

I have few good friends and having Bette as a friend is a real blessing. She had us come to CAMAYA for a day tour of the place. I thought that it was just one of those beaches around that I have been but CAMAYA is one gorgeous beach in which you would utter within your inner peace of mind , “ I WANT TO LIVE HERE….”

We hit the road as early as 5 in the  morning just to be there right on time our fast boating experience… I was my first time to ride a fast boat and it was luxurious for me. The ride was very smooth and very fast indeed. The amenities of the boat or yacht were good enough to cater every need you have. I love the comfort room- very clean and really cool to do your personal things…  

When we reached the CAMAYA … well I was wowed! The greeneries around the white sand beaches with deep blue sea as sparkles blind me from the port… Oh yes! The water sparkles… shimmers… as the sun shines. Huge birds were flying in exhibition. It was my first time to see such huge birds hanging around the crowd of people at the beach.  In Manila this birds would be part of the museum when they get lost there… heheheh…

The floating port  was one awesome thing there…  I get to have my own baby swings as I walk the aisle.  The man made side bridges was a great thing to… every step is actually going to be an appreciated one.

We were catered by Jason. He is one of the humble staff who had toured us around the whole place. The place would have a developing 18 hole golf course with man-made lake.  Next is the residences area where the whole paradise could be overlooking the minute you wake up.  The pool is definitely a must try! Jason said that the infinity pool is a mystical and at the same time magical because of  the water is from the nature itself.  We are talking about healing water from the mountain here…  And the last one is the beach. As in wow! Very , very, very gorgeous indeed! The white sand with some sea creatures or dwellers walking along with you… The clear bluish sea teeming with lots of fishes and alive creatures…. Ad as I sat there the warm breeze kissed my cheeks and the coldness of the water embraced me… On my day there, it was perfect enough to see huge birds diving magnificently as they get there free fresh lunch by the seashore…

And for more details… here are some pictures how beautiful the place is…

My next trip here is the night tour… I want to see the fire dance and be serenade by the soft reggae music… I can’t wait for that time comes…

Happy Andrada's Ms. To Mrs.

I really want to write something really, really special about the Andrada Family. They are one of the nicest people in spite of what they have achieve and what they are right now. They are really one of the best example of humility and they treat each one of us as their friends regardless of who we. They are one of the best people I ever met in my life as of now. I and my mom are very honored to be acknowledge by their family in every event they have.

I want to be like Happy someday.

And she is HAPPY... One of the most beautiful Ms. to Mrs. muse I have ever seen.

Happy is an artist. Happy is one of our Filipino blood line who we should be proud of. Happy is a world class designer who you could look up for one of your greatest inspirations... With her unique talents, skills and such great but humble upbringing, she is one totally amazing artist to meet and to be with someday for the rest of your life.

The ever beautiful Ms. Viva with that ever very kind heart. With that angelic face and with so very angelic character and attitude, I am very much happy to know her.

Recently,  she had her dream wedding day. But before that, I and my mom were one of the people who were invited to witness her journey from Ms. to Mrs. in a HAVANA theme send off party at Marriot Hotel. As girl by heart, I am very humbled to be there to learn more about how I should be dreaming someday and be a somehow right person with a heart someday as an aspiring artist of my own. The minute Ms. Viva saw us, she had this sweet smile on her bright flawless face looking directly in our eyes. I love Ms. Viva! Happy's elder sister, who made us welcome warmly and catered our every need, she, who had assured our most comfortable stay during the party. I remember how she insisted to Ms. Rachel to give us the party's giveaways right away. Her sweet and soft voice is really amazing to hear every now and then. Believe it or not she is somebody great that everyone should look up too. I really love her even before in their family events even if she was in other country, she made sure that we were very much welcome. People should learn how perfect their character and attitude towards people. Such genuine kind people I would cherish for the rest of my life... They are some of the few people who appreciate us not only as bloggers but also as friends... and we are very blessed that we are considered MORE of as friends...

And the make up turtorial was introduce by the family friend as the master of ceremony. look at the details of the stage... They have really achieved the HAVANA inspired venue.. I love Ms. Viva's hat... The is something I should do to in my mom's own bridal shower.

Everybody in prints documenting everything about the bridal shower... 

I would be what he is right now... An ARTIST... 

Upon entering that place... As in WOW! pretty amazing venue with such amazing guests and family around. This was the best bridal shower I ever been. (Believe it or not, I and my mom been in other bridal showers and planned some bridal shower too but this one of Happy is something that all we should change in looking and planning what is a bridal shower should be. Each of us were given little pink flamingos which were put all together in a black bag and were given to a fellow blogger for the their young kids at home. I would love to bring one home but I was more be giving those pretty glass holder flamingos to the younger ones. We were also given flower head dress... I got blue and my mom got red. I felt like a nymph in the forest that time :)  

My mom and her good friends! all dress up and dolling up and having that good times together... 

The setting of the story was very inviting and inspiring. The whole party was carefully crafted and awesomely pushed through in the most perfect way I ever seen in my life... No flaws at all... just amazing things! What made this bridal shower different from the rest???

HAPPY...

Happy was very happy to give us everything that day... A gorgeous great thing about this was she planned everything for us rather us to give her the send off party as she went to Mrs. 

Mouth watering food station in every corner of the party... who wouldn't enjoy thee things??? Heaven indeed!

Take me back here! I would really love to be here again...

The food... everything I love was there! There were cake and ice cream in a mug... sushi and sashimi platters... hanging like jewels roasted glazed poultry... golden Chinese delicacies on the silver platters... The fruit station was what I really loved most with its rich rainbow colors of the fruits, it was a good lucky charm of appreciating life has to offer... and that is HAPPINESS...
Outside is even better! Each cart was something you should look at too... The wine cart sparkles as the lights stroke the lovely colors... The rice bowl is really something I found so Filipino with the right amount of serving for every lady by hear like me. You should have seen and tasted the waffle with ice cream on it and the cotton candy station too! And Lastly, that pasta station where you can put everything you want...  Every food that they were carefully planned according to what the girls want... Not by what Happy wants... because the center of the show was us... she made sure we would be happy to be there!

Everyone looks lovely that day... 

Happy got many things in stored for us that time. The first one was the MAC tutorial make up... which of course I copied when my mom had her show in school. The next one was the hair do tutorial... that was one good stuff they put on the model's hair... it was pretty indeed... Then the stripe teasing tutorial... it was a gorgeously elegant and mesmerizing tutorial that I had on my list whenever my mom decides to have her own bridal shower :)

Aside from that Happy had some priceless things raffled for us. Macky got a MAC cosmetics, bea got a pretty expensive pen and I and my mom got the most priceless ones -- HAPPY's well designed within the art design scarves... I and my mom, we were not fans of printed materials but when we met Happy and Viva and the rest of their family, they made us go out of our comfort zone of just staying in plain colors...  Her choices of fabric as she imprints her most detailed artworks are really something I would like to frame and put on my wall and say to everyone who see these that they were made by my "lodi" "petmalu" international world class artist, HAPPY ANDRADA.

One of the jaw dropping dead gorgeous collection of Happy Andrada

The most awesome part of the party for me was the showcasing of Happy's New Collection fit for everyone who would to have the fairy tale wedding and at the same time this collection can be worn anytime in every day in every occasion or just if you like to have the tea time with your best friend. i was stunned to see the collection that I forgot to take good pictures of them... She had gone beyond the white linens and fabric form... with those soft flowing dress, you will not only have the second look to appreciate not only the lady who is wearing such lovely and dainty dress... you will definitely going to look on the every details of the dresses from back to front and even sides...

Actually this is the real star of the event... I love Ms. Viva's cakes!

I really had the best things in my life that day that I really didn't want to end... As the party ended, My Ms. Viva held us right away to give us our loots. y mom said she doesn't have to give us those things but she is a very kind hearted person to say you deserve to have one. How lucky we really are to meet a family who are all genuine kind people. My mom said Viva is the only one who would address my mom as Rissa, her real name. My mom appreciates her alot... She even had her whole 5 classes consisting of 500 students to know Happy and Viva as someone to look up and be that ideal person someday... Much more of that genuine smile on Ms. Viva's face... She is an angel... Thank you for considering as more of your friends... I and my mom are greatly honored...

My mom loves to play with her styles and fashion. But people don't normally accept her peculiar style. She was very happy to meet Ms. Viva and the rest of the family because they made her comfortable that it is ok to bring out that creative sides of ours. 

Want to know more about Happy??? visit her website at http://www.happyandradaweddings.com/
or personally come to their awesome fashion site F*Art Fashion and Art at Estrain St, Kamuning Quezon City. She is like a very God mother who would gladly to help you to have the dream wedding art designed gowns and more come true... What ever you hearts desires help she will be much to be happy to be part of your biggest day

--Justin

The Art of Gift Giving in Zoomanity

It was my first time to go to somewhere in Pampanga and this was definitely one of the few things I would really treasure and will do every year in my life. I and my mom were two of the few bloggers who were invited to celebrate Sir Robert Yupangco’s birthday with our native Aetas . For all we know Sir Robert is the CEP of Zoomanity Group, one of the leading companies in the theme park industry, who which has been featured in certain magazines and newspaper of dreaming the impossible but made then possible.  That they he decided to give and sharing back the blessings and happiness to the less fortunate children of Pampanga in his theme parks there at Zoocobia Fun Zoo, Clark and Zoobic Safari, Subic last December 9, 2017 as they believe that share is a part of their social responsibilities in cooperating with the promoting of their advocacy  - 4 – E’s ( Education, Environmental Conservation, Exhibit and Entertainment )

I am so happy to be a part of this advocacy. Listening to the man behind this huge success of what he had done, had been doing and will be doing made me sit with him the whole time as had spoken a lot of words of wisdom that one youth like me should ponder and keep in mind. ( I want to be like him someday) As a kid, I want to grow up like looking after what Sir Robert had envisioned of for our country.

The time of gift giving… I liked what this whole moment of giving and assisting them. Those smiles of the children as I gave them food, gifts and even just a piece of straw… I would really love to be with them every year with Sir Robert.  I told Sir Robert that I want to volunteer to take good care of the animal this summer and starting January and will a piggy bank where I can put my savings for the children for the next year’s gift giving. I want to share something from my own as Sir Robert is doing for them.

As for some more details… Here are some pictures  of genuine sharing of blessings to everyone.

On our way to Pampanga!

My mom having fun modelling the gifts for the children

I got the chance to have him in person... So good looking smell like buko pandan 

We can sure become pals!

Sir Robert taking charge of everything. Oh boy I didn't mind the rides and the animals sight seeing because I am more interested in gaining good advice and knowledge from him 

Gracing the pages of that magazine is Sir Robert with his tiger...

My mom taking a good selfie with the kids

Awesome kid showing her moves

All Sir Robert is asking is for them to be happy this season

Adorable children... 

I wouldn't trade anything else that day for my mom, Sir Robert d the rest of the children. My mom is right. It is more rewarding to help and be in an event with with such  genuine purpose

If ever  would like to give something for them too please, contact www.zoomanity.com.ph or feel free to go to any Zoomanity Parks... anything will be much more appreciated :)

-Justin

The Open City – MNLBNL2018 (The Press Launch )

I told my son that I would bring him to Intramuros. I tell him stories every now and then my memorable tings in Intramuros and how beautiful the Open City is…. One time we had a glimpse of some places in Inramuros but I think what I have done is not enough to make my kid understand the true soul of Intramuros.  I and my son were very fortunate in taking part of having to experience and understand a few of Intramuros’ pure soul through our good friend Bette and Sir John.  It was held at Henry’s Hotel in Pasay Ciy… It was such a wonderful place to be with on how our history could be understand and appreciate before we could take part in the certain moment of Intramuros.  Carlos… Ahhh… The amazing Carlos who I only have seen in the televiosn catering and nurturing the Filipinos as well as the Foreign who were willing to understand and be amazed by the beauty and richness and our history in Intramuros. Carlos… of all the people that I have watched for any visual presentation, he made my jaw dropped… He is awesomely perfect as he had us feed with such gorgeous knowledge about Intramuros and the history of our country. I almost jerk a tear when I saw my kid listening with that very curious face to learn more of the richness of the Open City… And so what is this all about???

– Manila Beinnale Open City 2018

Manila… preferably Intramuros is somewhat  developing yet our culture and and few legends of history are slowly being destroyed because of some uncanny and carelessness   of none other but our own countrymen… the sarcasm of Manila yesterday and today is the huge slap on our face as we deliberately taking no care at all in the issues of deteriorating Manila… AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS…

Through music, arts and other things that will signify and cultural Filipino heirlooms, Manila Beinnale wishes for not only us, Filipinos but as well as the foreigners who would like to take part in making huge dream of preserving our Open City more for our future sons and daughters

Mark your calendar in February 2018, where they will showcase wide variety of events and shows that will surely make you feel that it’s all worth to see and be there in person to witness such wonderful things in The Open City 2018 that you will surely won’t regret at all. 

That is one sweet moment I would cherish forever... knowing my kid is as curious as a cat learning how rich is our history outside the for corners of his classroom.

My kid with Carlos... boy he loves Carlos indeed!

My Mom's Peculiarity - The Sugar Skull Inspired Make Up

The day of the dead for me is the most interesting holiday for me. We choose to celebrate this more than any other day. Remembering those we loved most who are already with God and spending all that day with them in the cemetery is always been fun with my mom. Every Halloween mom do certain make ups. Me as a kid I always love every look she does every year. This year she chose to do a sugar skull make-up.

Lighting a candle for my Lola Salud...

What is SUGAR SKULL?

I asked my mom why did she chose to have a sugar skull make up to scare the kids at the cemetery.
Well, she said this is originated from Mexico where they believe that on October 31 the gates of heaven would opened to have those little to be united with their loved ones and by November 2 the spirits of the adults will have their time to feast on the living's fiesta buffet had prepared.

sugar skull was first known in the 17th century where the Mexican were said can not afford to buy imported sweets but have that huge production of local sugar in town. And so the friars taught the people how to do this laborious intensively made skull molded from clay and everyone made this kind of sweets personalized as my mom did on her face :)

So this is her transformation...

I laughed all the way while she does this makeup. :)

She tried this is a glamorous hair style. (Yes I find this glamorous! She's so cute!)

Then she tried this with her bojo look...

And with that just plain hair...

Same sugar skull inspired make up with different hairstyle really made a huge difference in looks...

This is where my Lola Salud rest in peace.

And her fun thing started here...

With Keier around
Keier: Tita baket ka po naka make up? Di kita nakilala ah!
Mom: Kasi madami akong utang... Baka kc singilin nila ako dito pag nakita nila ako.... :)

This is how we are missing Lola Salud alot...

This kid was so brave! He said my mom mom is very beautiful. He standby the whole afternoon with my mom even he was actually there for his departed aunt.

We had a great time here... feasting on what my Lola Salud used to love #BIDAandSAYA

I can't wait for next Halloween... Mom is always peculiar but she would always be the awesome one for me...

--Justin