1st Stop: Angono. It's been years since we last ate at Balaw-Balaw. Kaya I thought it would be fun to have lunch there today.
Very Filipino ang atmosphere. Very provincial pa. Nice. And nope, hindi kami sabay-sabay nagpunta sa CR kaya mag-isa lang nakaupo si Seoul Sister sa table. Hehehe.
While waiting for the food, the waiter suggested that we tour the gallery and museum muna. Buti na lang, matagal bago dumating yung food eh.
Ma-art. The original owner of the restaurant was a famous artist in Angono. Kaya ayun, more than half of the place is a gallery/museum of various kinds of art. Even the waiters are artists who have their original works displayed in the gallery.
More stuff upstairs. The waiter/guide told us to check out the exhibit of sculptures on the second floor. We all got dizzy taking the winding staircase. Tapos bawal pala kumuha ng pictures dun. Sayang, marami pa namang blog-worthy pieces dun!
Body Art? Aside from paintings and wooden sculptures, there are lots of "people" on exhibit. Look at these two in the small pocket garden.
Hagrid Head. The town of Angono is known for its Higantes Festival. The resto staff makes some of these higantes. Strangely enough, we can't find the body of this head.
Actually, we can't find the bodies. Puro ulo lang talaga. Look closely. Walang magkakamukha. Ang galing noh?
These masks are everywhere. If you look closely, each mask contains messages and autographs from celebrities who have been to the restaurant before.
My dad and someone's head. Me and little higantes (wait, that doesn't make sense).
Fear Factor. Even though merong soup no.5, palaka, crickets, worms, bayawak, bouganvilla, etc. sa menu, we decided to try the safer ones like (clockwise) Balaw-balaw, rose petal tempura, ginataang hipon and crispy kangkong.
One green thing. Yeah, I know it's orange. But the napkin holder is actually a recycled Coke bottle.
Party of 9. Hindi nasama si Jun the driver sa pics, kaya talagang 8 lang ang mabibilang niyo. Hehehe.
2nd stop: Binangonan. Instead of checking out the church, we decided to check out the Thunderbird Resort, which boasts of the Fiesta Pavilion casino and the Eastridge Golf Club.
Waiting area. We tried entering via the casino, kaso they wouldn't let my teenage cousin in. Kaya ito, hanap muna ng matatambayan. Obviously, sa reception area kami napunta. Hehehe.
Infinity pool. Ang sarap siguro maligo dito sa pool. The "infinity" edge actually has the best view of the mountain and the lake.
Coffeebreak. My dad tried to look for a coffeeshop inside the hotel, wala pala. Merong restaurant na puro buffet lang (we ate there years ago pa). Turns out, kahit coffee lang ang order mo, you have to pay the full buffet price. Good thing I asked the frontdesk. Meron naman palang coffeeshop dun sa may pool area.
Rock Radio. There was piped-in music all over the resort. My bro couldn't figure it out at first, until he went near one of these rocks. Hindi pala bato. Hehehe.
The view from the top. From the coffeeshop, yung golf course. Sa malayo, yung Laguna Lake na ang tanaw, complete with fishpens.
Luno Mystico. My brother in silhouette. Seoul Sister took this shot.
Last stop: Taytay. Promised myself na I won't go to the mall on my birthday. Pero nagpunta pa rin kami sa SM --- sa Taytay naman. Hehehe.
4 comments:
Wow, that was just today? So that's Balaw-Balaw. Kewl stuff! What a fun day!
Happy birthday, Joycee!
Yeah! Parang ang lalayo. Pero kung walang traffic, 25 minutes papuntang Balaw-Balaw, from there, 10 minutes to the resort, then 20 minutes papuntang Taytay, then 15 to 20 pauwi sa bahay. Hehehe.
happy birthday ulit joyce! i've actually done the angono, rizal tour a loooong time ago. alam mo ba na may gallery si orville tiamson (brother ni liezl tiamson na ka-batch natin sa SPCP)? wish kasama kami sa special day mo.
thanks, Mrs. Angelo. I seem to remember a Liezl Tiamson. Pero I can't remember her face. Sabi sa yo, wala na talaga ako masyado maalala sa mga ka-batch natin eh. hehehe.
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