Holy Week!
Yup it was a HOLY WEEKend indeed for me and Carleen. We had a long weekend (thurs-sun) vacation and we made the most of it by trying to relax, went nature tripping, sleeping and reflecting about our married life. We got a little help from some friends from Manila (Mia and Raymond) and we got some realizations about how life is.
We met Mia and Raymond when we were in our Hongkong honeymoon. (refer to a few post back) We were together during our trip in Ocean park and we got off in the right foot. We exchange numbers and promised that we will host them when they decided to come and visit the queen city of the south.
To make the long story short, we picked them up in the airport last wednesday evening. They decided to take our offer and had their vacation from Holy Wednesday and stayed until Easter Sunday. And it was one heck of a good weekened.
After picking them up, we decided to eat at neo-neo, a local grillery here in Cebu. The place was really cozy and perfect for a foursome get-together. We ordered grilled pork belly, chorizo, ngohiong and grilled milkfish. That dinner was the best dinner I had for days (we’ve been on a strict diet since we’re both expecting to pig-out during this weekend). Mia and Raymond were great! They easily opened up to us and share about their relationship. After dinner, we brought them to Metropark Hotel and call the night off.
Thursday, March 20, Holy Thursday. Since its the holy week, most restaurants were closed so we had no choice but to have breakfast at Mcdonalds. We 
picked up Mia and Raymond at 7:30AM because we’re supposed to meet with the Pentax staff at 9AM for our annual holy week outing. This year we’re going to Island in the Sky in Balamban, Cebu. It was a wonderful undeveloped mountain top resort. It has a hanging bridge that you need to cross so this resort is not advisable to those who have weak hearts. The air is so fresh and cold, its like having an aircon in your cottage. We arrived around 11am, had our picnic on top of the mountain, and decided to leave around 3pm. It was a long drive up (and down) the mountain, but it was worth the trip!
After returning from Island in the Sky, we decided to take a dip at Waterfront Hotel’s Pool. A hot day, a cold swim, a perfect afternoon with new found friends! We swam the rest of the day until about 7pm, we proceeded to Port Seafood Buffet to have dinner. Their baked oyster were to die for! As expected, a pig out was going to happen after an afternoon swim. After the meal, we took a stroll along the lobby of Waterfront until late night.
That ends part 1 of my HOLY WEEKend!
Signing out my blog. Over and out.
