Enchanted Kingdom

my little girl in her snow white costume

It was my birthday, our family of 4 decided to spent it at Enchanted Kingdom, Sta. Rosa, Laguna. Coincidentally, EK have their Halloween's Trick or Treat on the same day as our visit. Since I was already aware of it because I check their website beforehand, I had my kids wear their Halloween costume. I thought its the usual trick or treat but I was mistaken, sure the kids in costume and their companion got to enter the park free of charge but they have to pay for the rides. And it's totally a waste of time! Imagine me, falling in line  again and again to buy their ride tickets. We were never told that we need to get outside of the park once we entered and fall in line in the long lines just to buy the ride all you can ticket. We arrived 9:30am but we get to enjoyed the rides late as 1pm because of the confusion brought about by this so called "free entrance for kids in costume and their companion".

Anyway, the good thing was I got to enjoy the rides for free. Since it was my birthday, they have this promo that if you spent your birthday there, you'll get the ride-all-you-can tag for free. And I also got 10% off from my hubby and 2 kids tickets. But then, the long lines I got through in the heat of the sun to buy those tickets was a terrible experience. The heat in Sta.Rosa, Laguna's just too much. I'll remember to bring an umbrella and sunblock in our next visit.

after the long lines at the gates buying tickets, we still manage to have fun!

My Birthday at Enchanted Kingdom

My Little girl didn't get to ride some rides because of height requirement

Rialto

We got to enjoy most of the rides. But since I have a 3yo little girl, there were rides that she still didn't reach the height requirement. But then again, we had a great time! If you ask me if I'll spend my birthday there again, with the free RAYC tag, sure I will. Anyway, I already know where to fall in line.

Trick or treat costume

So it's that time of the year again, and for us mommies, we are pressured to find a nice costume for our little ones.

As for me, I was aware that the school of my Pre- schoolers are going to have a trick or treat at school in time for their foundation week celebration a month ago. So as early as September I already had an idea what I wanted them to wear, I printed a photo downloaded from the Internet, I bought fabric of different colors and found a sewer to make the dress for them.

The fabric cost not more than 500 pesos. The dress maker asked me to pay her 600 pesos for each. That cost 1,700 for my little girl and boy's costume. Roughly 850 pesos for each.

Did I save some money this way? Maybe just a little, the fabric doesn't cost that much! But the dress maker does. Anyway, I am happy with their costume. And for their 1st trick or treat experience, I want them to look their best.

Siri fantasyland at Manila Ocean Park

One of the two destination for my kids field trip was Siri Fantasyland. Actually, the field trip fees for the students were already included with their tuition and miscellaneous fees. But since my 2 kids are still in preschool, guardian were required. Me and my husband paid 2,200 pesos.

The two destination:
1. Siri fantasyland
2. Bioresearch's Lost Eden

We arrive at our first destination before 9am, I think they were still close but since we were part of a school field trip, we were accommodated. We were a big number, so we were divided per bus number (the bus we came from) to efficiently accommodate us in the different attraction at the same time. Time management were efficient, the guides were well trained to facilitate school field trip.

Anyway, among the four attraction (mirror maze, 3D movie, art museum, and the kids paradise), I enjoyed the third one a lot! It was like a real thing, the painter has done a really good job. My only qualm is that the time was limited. I don't know if it's just the same with walk- ins but we were only given limited time to enjoy the area.

I will definitely come back. Hopefully, I'll get to enjoy the art museum without time constraint. Shoot as you can will be my goal next time I visit the place.

Facial at Luz Facial Care Center

It's been a long time since I had my facial, since I have a lot of time in my hands I decided to have one where I always had mine.

I had my first facial when I was in college, through my HS friends, I came to know Luz facial care center which was located at Banlat, Tandang Sora.

I didn't have much acne, but like any other teens, pimples every now and then became a major inferiority complex then. Anyway, the facial experience there was hard to forget. Sure it was painful, they will really get the blackheads out, and you will cry a river of tears. I wonder how those teens manage to get through it, specially those with heaps of pimples.

I like it at Luz because it's cheap and the facial comes with 2 free check up. Not that you need it when you don't have much to squeeze out! Hehe

I also like their placenta soap, or the way I call it, the black soap. I like their daily peel solution #14, which will make your dead skin peel off in 3 days. I like their whitening cream, which helps with the peeling. And of course, I love the pink placenta cream, which gives my skin the pink radiant glow...hehe! It helps hide the peeled of skin!

They have a branch in Fairview, but since I am closer at their SSS Zabarte branch, I went there! The place is small and you have to go out to go to the rest room. There is not much wall design, not even a curtain to hide the outside heat. Anyway, aside from that, they still offer the same quality facial just like any other branch.

The present rate:

-facial is 250 pesos comes with 2 free check up. ( I think I will just be using 1).

- daily peel solution small # 14,195 pesos

- whitening cream small, 295 pesos

- placenta cream small, 250 pesos

- placenta soap, 120 pesos


Like with any other things, hiyang- hiyang lang! I am a certified happy client kasi hiyang ako sa products nila. I suggest you try it also.

SunLife Fly Voucher

Well, we were fortunate to have won round trip ticket to Hong kong from hubby's work. It's an anniversary token of the company. The tickets came in a voucher form. And it is a Sunlife Fly Voucher of Sunlife Insurance.

Hubby went to Cathay Pacific in Makati for flight booking. The dates we wanted which is three months away are already fully booked. I check online and it is still very much available, the attendant said that there is limitation on the Sunlife voucher booking, that means that Sunlife has already achieved the allowed booking on the dates we wanted. And we needed 38 thousand pesos + plus the Sunlife voucher to get the dates we wanted. But since we don't want to spend that much, we settled on the later dates.

Anyway, we still paid 19thousand for taxes and fuel surcharge for 2 adults and 2 kids.

And so, I don't really know if we were fortunate! I should have just waited for promo flights. Husband's company should have just dealt directly to the airline company instead of getting that Sunlife deal! Maybe it's just another case of anomalous bidding!

Robot Zoo and Nido Discovery Center at MOA

Metrodeal had a promo, Instead of paying 350 pesos, you'll just pay 160 pesos per pax for Robot Zoo Entrance and 1 show of your choice in Nido Discovery Center's Planetarium, I immediately grab my credit card and availed the promo for our family of four..

We went on a Saturday, a post birthday treat for my 5 y.o. Boy, together with my hubby and our 3 y.o. Girl. The usual scenario at EDSA going to MOA, traffic was terrible. Took us 2 hours to reach the place and we just came from a lunch at Fairview, Q.C. Anyway, the line at the counter was long. And all of us are holding the voucher from metrodeal. Hehe! So about 10 minutes of waiting, we were given tickets for the Robot zoo, and tickets for a 4:40pm show at the planetarium. And the show for that time is One World,One sky with big bird and Elmo of Sesame street. It was fun for the toddlers, my kids enjoyed it so much. But a total disappointment to adults like my husband who were asleep half of the show. Thank goodness it only lasted 20 minutes for if it lasted a little longer, snoring would be heard across the cinema. I guess it will really be interesting depending on the choice of show so you have been warned, choose your show according to your interest and not according to the time preferred!

After the show, we went to the Robot zoo, which again, a fun and enjoyable experience for kids and a total disappointment for the adults. I don't see the beauty or purpose of the Robot animals, some look junk to me. Others aren't working, and it is just a waste of time and money. It may look on photos but it's definitely not worth it. The kids enjoyed it cos they have the space to run around and nothing much!

Honestly, I feel I've been ripped off. Firstly, the Nido Discovery center is having a renovation, the smell at the area from the lounge to the planetarium was terrible. It's the smell of paint so it's really bad. And you could smell it all through out the show. To think of it, I don't know how or why we lasted to stay there for 20 minutes and so. Secondly, the Robot animals at the zoo were broken. Others were working just fine, but still, I don't see the educational purpose or any purpose of it.

So it is a waste of time and money. I wouldn't recommend anyone to sit on a terrible traffic going there. You will just be dismay.

As a consolation, we did have fun riding the MOA eye. Read my separate post.

MOA Eye

MOA Eye is an aircon gondola/ ferris wheel ride located at bay front of SM Mall of Asia. Cost is 150 pesos per pax and there's is no discounted rate for kids. The ride lasted for about 10 minutes. We went on a rainy Saturday night, there were a line but only 2 minutes waiting so it's not much of a wait at all. We were 4, with my hubby and 2 kids (5yo and 3yo). We enjoyed it and it even comes with a spectacular free firework show. I guess, we were just lucky that we went on a weekend and in time for the fireworks of SM MOA. I recommend that you schedule your visit the same time as the fireworks display. It's spectacular up there seeing the different lights through the glass of the gondola! And NO! It wasn't scary at all, my kids were so brave. The only thing that bothers me is that it goes on and on, so imagine yourself riding on and getting off from the moving gondola.... With toddlers! But there were personnel to lend a helping hand. Hehe!