Category: Travel

Magicalympics at Enchanted Kingdom

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The highlight of our EK trip is the Magicalympics!
This is an offering by Enchanted Kingdom for corporate teambuilding events.

We were given this rare opportunity to take part of this as a blogger, we were a group of 50 who attended the event. We were divided into 5 groups (see picture above-those were our group leaders) – green, yellow, orange, purple & blue teams. I’m part of the purple team (love them!).

You can see in which team the members belong through the color of the bandanas (handkerchiefs), here are the teams:

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The game has 10 pitstops just like amazing race but the thing here is… we were able to enjoy the theme park’s facilities while playing the game. It’s really cool promise! I just hope our company would choose this as one of the company events coz it’s really fun! Believe me!

All teams started on a different pitstop. Here is just the series of events our team (purple team) experienced, enjoyed, loved! Thanks Enchanted Kingdom!

  • Rialto Studio (Lego The Racers, the Ride). After we finish this, we’ll have to correctly answer 6 out of 9 questions or else, we’ll have to face time penalties. Our team was only able to answer 5 out of 9, so we kinda failed on this leg.

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  • Anchors away is the next. I really always had this fear of riding Anchors away because I tend to tremble whenever I do. But since we need members to ride this in order to win, I decided to do it for our team’s sake. This is really fun! 3 of us needs to ride on the farthest side of the ship holding tomatoes (real ones!) while the other 3 rides on the other side holding nets to catch the tomatoes. There were about 25 tomatoes and we have to at least catch 15 of them. hehehee We were only able to catch 6 tomatoes, so got another penalty on this one.. but this was really FUN!!
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  • Next stop: Bump cars! Wow… the game goes wherein we’ll need to get all 5 flags via relay.. so the 1st car will get the flag then there are also blockers (ride attendants) who will try to stop us from getting the flags… we’ll need to complete this in 2-5minutes. This time, our team got this right! We got time bonus on this one!
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  • Wheel of Fate. In here we’ll have to answer 10 questions (landmarks that we can see when we’re riding it)… so we’ll have to pay attention on all the places that we can see during the ride… we’ll have to be able to answer 15 out of the 20 questions. We got a perfect score on this!
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  • Next is the puzzle game. but before we can solve the puzzle, we will need to ride flying fiesta first. Flying fiesta is my favorite ride in EK. I don’t know, I just feel so relaxed whenever I ride it hhehe.
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  • We went to the arcade next…. guess what we need to do? SING!!! We sung our hearts out with the song, Gold! The goal is to reach at least 98 and we got 99! wohoo!
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  • Grand Carousel is next… we were given pictures of the horses that we’ll need to ride into. The challenge is…. there are still other guests in the park, so if ever someone else got into the horse that we were assigned to, we also need to use our communication skills ehhehe. We got this challenge right too as well.
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  • Raging Rapids but we were not asked to ride it but we were asked to divide into 2 groups and have to do “guess the movie” game. We got this round as well… the 2 movies were “Fast & Furious 4” and “Star Trek”
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  • This one is another favorite, we were asked to ride the Log Jam ride wearing a headband with a paper cup full of water with it… so we have to strategize on how we will prevent water from pouring out of the cup at the same time conquer the fear of the ride itself. We got this too! hahahaha. There’s a trick but I won’t tell you
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  • On the final round, we’ll have to use our things to form a very looonng line. Some of us including me even removed our belts just to be able to form a longer line. We got this too! bonus points!
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We finished first but incurred too much penalty that the 2nd team won 1st place. As 2nd placers, we won T-Shirts. Winning is just a bonus here coz it’s the experience that really counts. This experience is memorable… I had the greatest time!!!

If you want to inquire about Magicalympics, you can contact Myla Miranda-Cammayo at mylacammayo@gmail.com or call Enchanted Kingdom at (02) 830-2111 to 16. I tell you, this is definitely worth it, truly enjoyable.. truly memorable.

Enchanté Summer Special: An Under the Sea Experience

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Enchanté Summer Special: An Under the Sea Experience 

Eldar’s Tent, Enchanted Kingdom, Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines 
May 3-June 7, 2009 
7PM

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This was just one of our activities when we went to EK last weekend. It is a free admission show being presented by E.K. employees and some GMA 7 talents.

Watching it is like watching a live variety show. I’ve always loved watching ASAP (a channel 2 variety show) every sunday and watching Enchante Summer Special made me feel like I’m watching it live… now I know how it feels… So cool, I wish we can dance with them hahahaha it has been going on at the back of my mind heheheeh

The props, costumes, dance numbers, song numbers were superb! The bubbles are not just falling on the stage but in the whole tent! I didn’t know how they came up with it but I was very impressed.

I recorded several numbers in my camera and I uploaded them in my YouTube account… sharing the videos here so you can have an idea what the numbers are:

Be sure to catch them when it runs May 3 to June 7, 2009. I think the show runs for 45minutes.

Here are the other show offerings from Enchanted Kingdom:

Celebrity Storytellers (allows celebrities to invite 30 kids from their chosen beneficiary institution to come to the Park for free in exchange for their token appearance) – 4PM Eldar’s Tent

  • May 3 – Meryl Soriano
  • May 7 – Tessa Prieto-Valdes
  • May 9 – Tweety de Leon
  • May 17 – Giselle Sanchez
  • May 23 – Jinggoy Estrada

Events

  • May 9 – MYMP serenade moms on a Mother’s Day Weekend to be presented by PLDT Touch Card
  • May 16 – Summer Fashion Show “Colors of Summer” featuring Manila Prince of Avant Garde Junjun Cambe’s 2010 Summer Collection. Ogie Atos will direct the fashion show.
  • May 23 – Ai Ai Delas Alas will bring the house down with laughter and music with her concert “My Mother, My Best Friend”. Presented by PLDT Touch Card.
  • May 30 – Flowers of May – Parade around the Park will have wonderful ladies wearing Junjun Cambe’s gowns & colorful flowers sashaying at the Park

A. Venue Hotel Suites

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The A. Venue Hotel Suites
 

Antel Lifestyle City, 7829 Makati Avenue, Makati City 
(02) 403 0865, (02) 403 0888

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I have this weird thing that I like to try out different hotels and stay there for 1 night alone. Just to experience it and it’s my way of pampering & rewarding myself.

During holy week, I checked in at A. Venue Hotel Suites. Since it’s a new hotel, I’m pretty sure that all facilities are new and excellent. I was also a bit excited because it was written in their website that internet is available at all rooms.

the 1st thing that I noticed is their great service, I was pleasantly surprised how courteous their staff are. Based on previous experience with other hotels, I have this impression that they are not so courteous with local people but especially courteous with foreigners. I dont feel this with A. Venue Hotel Suites. And plus points for that one, it’s pretty important that there is no discrimination

When I entered the 1-bedroom suite, I was like “WOW”. It was well decorated.

You’ll see the kitchen on the left side & dining table on the right side. I also like the combination of the colors and the lighting. The kitchen is not well equipped but I’ll take note next time that if I want to cook there of something, I’ll have to bring the materials.

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In the middle area, there’s a desk where you can work, write, etc.

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Next is the living room area, there’s a TV there with DVD player. It also has very comfortable sofa & chair. View is superb as well as you can see the whole Makati area.

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Now, we go to the bedroom… the bed is soooo comfortable to sleep in. I think I started sleeping at around 9PM and woke up at 6AM. Sooooo relaxing. I can also watch TV there.

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Lastly, the washroom! It is my first time to see a small bathtub where we can sit! ahahhaha I was like surpised! Coz I realized that it’s pretty dangerous for me to stand up for shower, so I can only sit in the bath tub then take my bath hahaha. It’s a new experience and it’s cool!

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One thing I’m very disappointed about is that… their internet is NOT free! They did not put that in their site so I went there believing that I’ll be able to surf the net. Here are their internet rates for information:

  • Php240 (60 minutes)
  • Php480 (4 hours)
  • Php980 (16 hours)

Aside from hotel stay & free breakfast for 2, we can also use their infinity pool & gym! Their infinity pool is sooo nice. I wasn’t able to try any of those 2 because I wanted to leave early so I can surf the net at home. I just had my good night sleep at the hotel room and a good breakfast at their cafe hehehe.

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Their published rates for the 1-bedroom suite is Php6500. I was able to get it at Php3200ish. My secret? Go online and book. I booked mine at Asiatravel.com. I discovered that sometimes it’s much expensive if you go straight to the hotel to book & reserve. So lessons learned, I’ll be smarter next time

Newly Opened Blue Water Day Spa Capitol Hills

I tried the twin package (foot reflexology & back massage) at their Makati Branch just recently. See my post here. My WoW guildmate commented on my post and informed me of this contest. Apparently, Blue Water Day Spa is giving away free invites to the bloggers event with free foot reflex & swedish massages to 20 lucky bloggers!

The place is located inside the Golf Club, it has great view. Isn’t it nice that while you try to go to a spa to relax, you can also see such great view? It is like going to Tagaytay Highlands for a weekend

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While I browsed through the page, I noticed how beautiful the facilities of their Capitol Hills branch. The concept I think is very consistent throughout all their branches, beach theme.

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One thing that I’m excited about is their Spa Home Theater system that is equipped with 50-in HDTV Plasma TV with surround sound and (take note) BlueRay Players!! Wow! not only can we relax but we’ll also experience great entertainment.

I do hope I’d be chosen as one of the winners so I can try out their services. But 1 particular service I love to try is Botanical Rice & Milk Scrubs, I would like to try this in their private room. You can find more details on their services through their website.

If you live in Q.C., you can go to Blue Water Day Spa’s Capitol Hills branch. Here are the details:

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Blue Water Day Spa Capitol Hills Branch 

Capitol GreenStreet Commercial Center, Capitol Hills Golf Annex Building, Capitol Hills Drive, Old Balara, Quezon City 
(02) 473-0455, (02) 952-4829, (02) 435-0114

Foot Reflexology & Back Massage at Blue Water Day Spa

Our office organized a wellness fair sometime last month, a lot of establishments participated in the event. Some that I can remember are:

  • Burgoo
  • The Spa
  • Blue Water Day Spa
  • Slimmer’s World
  • Fitness First
  • Nestle Philippines
  • BTI Marsman
  • Honda Cars
  • Cashflow Group
  • SM Cinemas

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I bought gift cheques at Blue Water Day Spa due to their promo of Php50 to Php100 off on services. I know I have to grab that opportunity coz it’s not everyday that we get discounts on spa services.

I’m not really fond of body massages, I tried it out before but I ended up just laughing my heart out coz it tickled me a lot hahahaha! So what I usually do to relieve stress is to have a foot spa.

I have chosen to buy their twin package of foot reflexology & back massage. I bought 1 for their Makati branch and 1 for their Ortigas branch. I have yet to try their Ortigas branch but last monday, me and my friend Maus tried out the Makati branch.

While I was writing this blog post, I checked out their website and saw this description for the twin package: Relax the feet, back and the face, too, with this treatment that includes a 10 minute-Facial Crystal Massage. They didn’t give us the 10-minute facial crystal massage!!! That’s false advertising! Anyway, Php350 for a Php450 service is already okay, so no more complaints hehehe.

The Foot reflexology room has a beach theme. You’ll see several white chairs lined up with blue towels and a big poster of celebrities Piolo Pascual & Marian Rivera at the back of the room.

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They’ll bring out the foot spa machine with warm water and soap to where you’re sit at. You have to put your feet there for a few minutes.

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That’s my feet, oh yeah! You see the red marks on my feet? SUNBURN!! badly sunburned during our trip to Pangasinan last week. I wish the original color of my skin would come back though it’s really nice to see tan lines all over my body heheheehe an evidence that I went to the beach.

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The next thing is the actual foot massage, this is soothing. Maus even took a nap while I control the remote and watch television. I was able to watch an episode of Ghost Whisperer. Relax galore!

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Lastly, the back massage. Tickling hahahahaa. But very good, I’m pretty sure the massage therapist felt the stress in my body. I also noticed that the person is well-trained as the massage is really soothing and relaxing.

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Php 450 is a fair price for this twin package. Personally though, I wouldn’t spend that much amount for a foot reflexology service. I got this for Php350 and I’m happy.

If you wanna try it out yourself, here is their Makati branch details:

Blue Water Day Spa 

G/F Tropical Palms Condominium, 103 Dela Rosa St., Legaspi Village, Makati City 
(02) 817-3126, (02) 817-5455

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