Laguna 2015: Doña Jovita Garden Resort

It’s an annual tradition for our family to visit Pansol, Laguna for summer.  Pansol, Laguna is famous for its hot spring resorts.  Cuyab Resort is a well-loved hot spring resort for my family, but we wanted to try something new, and we ended up at Doña Jovita Garden Resort. 

Doña Jovita Garden Resort is quite far and is almost near the boundary of Calamba-Los Baños.  It has a lot of swimming pools and picturesque area.

They offer overnight accommodations but we opted for day tour. 

The house at the back is one of the many overnight accommodations. 

Doña Jovita also offers receptions for celebrations such as weddings and birthdays. 

This hill at the back of Doña Jovita is where the Grotto is located.  You can bring your cross (provided by the resort) and trek up hill to the Grotto.  Carry your own cross – which is think was popular last Holy Week.

We only stayed at Doña Jovita for five (5) hours.  We can’t stay longer because traveling to  Laguna during long weekend (we went there last May 1, Labor Day) is a pain in our patience.  The heat and the traffic can really test one’s sunny disposition. 

The little boy had a great time at Doña Jovita, because he loves swimming.  My cousins and I also had a great time catching up with each other’s life, because chatting face to face is so much better than chatting at facebook J

The only thing that saddens me about Doña Jovita is the swimming pool waters.  The waters are not so clean and don’t even smell the tiniest of chlorine.  According to a staff, they only replace the pools’ waters once a week.  Nonetheless, we enjoyed our day of bonding J

Bonding with Animals at Residence Inn

One Saturday last March, when we have nothing to do at home, we decided to visit Tagaytay and drop by Residence Inn.  Residence Inn is part of Zoomanity Group.  The area is smaller than Paradizoo but has the same ambiance and is also home to a lot of animals.  But unlike Paradizoo that housed farm animals, Residence Inn houses zoo animals.

Upon arrival, we were greeted by this tiger and was invited by the caretaker to have a picture with it.  We begged off. #takot

We entered a room full of aquariums that has different animals.  From different fishes to different snakes to varieties of insects and spiders.

During the time we visited, Residence Inn has a small magic show performance that includes animals.

After watching the magic show, we toured the area.

Neo was very fond of this rabbit.  He asked to be photographed a number of times together with it.

Then he saw a boy that was inside the big lovebirds’ cage feeding the lovebirds.  He was so eager to try it.  We bought him the bird feeds.  But when he was inside, the lovebirds attacked the bird feeds he has in his hands.  He cried a lot.  Ang dami daw laway ng birds.  I’m not sure though if it was saliva he really meant. 

Before heading home, Neo also insisted on riding a horse. 

We had fun roaming around Residence Inn and trying different activities as well as bonding with the animals.

Jollibee Kids Club Talent Camp

Neo is a proud member of the Jollibee Kids Club.  My brother, Neo’s Tito GB, is an alumnus.  He gets lots of perks being a member of Jollibee Kids Club since he was a little boy and I want Neo to experience it too.

Jollibee has a yearly program known as Jollibee Kids Club Talent Camp.  This is an opportunity for Jollibee Kids Club members to discover and enhance their talents.  This is held in various stores from April 6 to May 29, 2015.

This is one of the perks of being a Jollibee Kids Club member (JKC).  It’s a 6-day camp with various workshops and activities which focuses on honing different skills such as reading, social skills, performance arts, and arts and crafts.  The fun-filled activities will conclude in a graduation ceremony wherein the kids will get to show off their talents and skills.

The Jollibee Kids Club Talent Camp is offered exclusively to Jollibee Kids Club members aged 7 to 12 years old.  Parents who want their kids to join the workshop need only to purchase a Jollibee Kids Club Happyplus Card and register their kids.  After which, they can now enrol their kids at the JKC Talent Camp at any participating Jollibee stores.

There are 2 packages that parents can choose from:  (1) pay Php500 for the workshop fee that comes with a T-shirt and cap; or (2) pay Php200 for the workshop alone.  Both packages come with snacks and certificate of completion.

For more details, you can visit any Jollibee store near you or visit www.facebook.com/JollibeePhilippines.