Paradiso Terrestre

Last 29 March, we suddenly thought of taking the kids out for swimming. We originally planned of setting up our inflatable pool in the garage, but then, we thought, why not just go the nearby resort.

We went first to Circle Island Resort, but it was packed! Then, we proceeded to Paradiso Terrestre. From outside, and from their website, the place looked nice. So, we tried it out. It wasn't as impressive as the pictures in their website, but the deciding factor was when I saw the pool --- it was covered, well, not really a roof, but a net which can somehow protect my kids from the heat of the sun.

The entrance fee was reasonable, but the table and chairs were very expensive... but of course, we couldn't just put our things on the floor, and since we planned on spending the whole day there, we needed a place to relax... so, we had no choice but to get their rectangular table with 6 chairs at the cost of Php400.

The kids enjoyed themselves, most especially, the little girl. She just really loves water! She even learned how to swim just by herself, with a little help from her Dad, but we still want her to have formal lessons in swimming just like her kuya and ate.

When it was time to go home -- the daytime swimming was only until 4pm --- she had a tantrum because she didn't want to get out of the water!

Paradizoo and Leisure Farms

Faye's school had a field trip last 7 Feb. It was a much-awaited event for her, since the last time that she attended a field trip was three years ago. She was very excited that one week prior to her field trip, she kept on insisting that we pack her things already!

I had to accompany her, so, I paid for the two of us... We went to Paradizoo in Tagaytay and Leisure Farms in Batangas.

Paradizoo was a nice place for an educational trip. It was a huge place and at that time, it was very hot -- we were hoping that it would be cold -- so, it was really tiring to go around the place, but of course, the kids didn't mind. They enjoyed petting and milking the goats, listening to the lesson on the life cycle of the butterfly, watching the bees, and of course the most exciting part for Faye was, riding the pony --- it was just a 3-minute ride but she enjoyed it!

Afterwards, we went to Leisure Farms. It was also a huge place, and the kids really enjoyed running around the place, most of them not minding the tour guide who expertly narrated to us the history of each tree, the scientific name of each plant, the uses of each herb. We, parents, were saying that we were the ones who learned a lot from the trip and not our kids. But then, the kids enjoyed the interactive activities that they had, like:

Feeding the chickens with herbs

Smelling and tasting mint herbs

touching the worms (at first Faye said she will touch the worms
but she backed-out when she saw them)
these were cultured worms, their food is grass, and their poops are used as organic fertilizer

running after the butterflies



feeding the koi fish

She also enjoyed the five hanging bridges

and the most exciting part was: getting wet inside the flower garden. The tour guide turned on the Misting Machine so the kids had fun running around the garden with the mist getting them wet.

Day Out

It was vaccination day in the office, so I scheduled Izah and Faye for Hepa-B shot. It has been a long time since their last injection so it took a lot of effort before they were convinced. It was Faye who didn't seem to mind, her Dad just had to cover her eyes so she wouldn't see the needle. And of course, Barney and Baby Bop were there to offer their support.

Izah and Faye had fun posing for their Mommy... i've been in this office for so many years, and i never thought of taking their pictures in the courtyard or in the garden... so there...