My Thank You's for 2013 -12/31/2013

It's the end of the year again. So ill be listing my top 13 highlights for the year. 13 lang since 2013 naman ngayon. :)

To start off my list :
#13. Community & social works :)
Some of the best things to do is to reach out to our neighbors in need
Tahanan ng Pagmamahal (Orphanage for girls) - 1/11/2013
School Supplies Sharing for Dumagats in Calawis, Antipolo - 6/3/2013
Outreach with Victory Ortigas - 8/4/2013
Gawad Kalinga Build - 8/26/2013
GK Relief Operations at DAR -11/16 & 23/2013

#12. Videoke Nights 
Hey Girls Reunion at my place - 3/17/2013
Red Box with office friends/ Pantals - 7/30/2013

#11. Night Outs & Dinner Dates with Family and Friends 
This was the ultimate dining year. Ate at a lot of different restaurants with friends, officemates, and family. Some of the memorable ones are :
It takes a Man and a Woman with Lyssa and Daddy - 4/12/2013
My Birthday at Cafe Juanita - 9/8/2013
Shopping Date with Czari - 12/3/2013

Then my top 10 are mostly my travel trips (except one).

#10. Nagsasa Cove- 5/11-12/2013

9. Rizal Adventure with Den and Nheri - 12/29/2013

8. Taal Lake Trekking -4/13-14/2013

7. Enchanted Kingdom & Nuvali - 11/13/2013

6. Mama's 80th Birthday - 11/2/2013

5. HongKong Trip - 12/4-7/2013

4. Farm at San Mateo Highlands 4/6-7/2013

3. Norte Trip - 12/22-26/2013

2. Treetop Adventure Treat - 2/2-3/2013

1. MICECON Davao - 3/6-9/2013


Sinong nagsabi na malas ang 2013?! Sa dami ng nangyari, there's still MORE great things that happened.

Goodbye and thank you, 2013! and hello 2014! :)

Love, me. :)

Treetop Adventure, SUBIC - 2/2/13

During the gift-giving season of Christmas, there are times when we ran out of ideas of what gift to give to our loved ones. So for now, I wanna share with you a very priceless gift I gave my family. :)

A famous quote/ saying is that : the best gift you can give someone is your time

So.. I planned to give them a great family experience they can remember and look back to. :) I bought seven tickets from Treetop Adventure Subic so all of us can try out their cool activities together. I've been wanting to go there but didn't have the opportunity until now. Definitely, it is a great way for us to be complete and together- even for just one day. :)

I made an improvised GC which I gave them during our gift giving time last Christmas. In case they'll lose the copy, it's okay because I kept all the real Treetop Adventure Tickets). Disclaimer : These gift certificates were NOT from Treetop Adventure; just a personal "invitation" I designed and packaged for my family and that's it. No intention of harming, replacing/ changing their standard gift certificates :P)

My personalized gc - with our family picture on the background <3

Since our schedule didn't match for February 10, 2013. We moved the date on February 3. And to add more excitement, we decided to check in a hotel in Subic! I arranged this for them as well :))

We left home on the 2nd of Feb (Saturday) around 8pm for Olongapo. It's around 2 hours drive from home. :)

Thank you, SCTEX for the smooth and convenient journey we had

We arrived at Subic International Hotel around 10:30pm for some rest and sleep.

My siblings and I shared one room. :)) Sweet. :)

The next morning, we ate breakfast in the hotel (included in the package).

Then we went shopping at Puregold Duty Free! Got great finds in there. We even bought new water glasses! :)

Saraaap!

We also strolled along other duty free shops there. I actually splurged some money for a good quality rubber shoes from the Nike Outlet Store. (I used it for Treetop already. Haha :) )

After the shopping, we had lunch at Magic Lagoon. It was my treat!

View from our dining table

A complete family picture

Yummy grilled Pusit! :)

 

Finally, our last destination and the highlight of the trip : TREETOP ADVENTURE!!!

CANOPY RIDE

TREKKING with Basic Survival Demo

My monkey brother :)

SUPERMAN RIDE

It feels like we're really flying! :)

INTERACTIVE FREEFALL

Your heart will really fall! </3

SILVER SURFER ADVENTURE

and last but definitely not the least: 

TREEDROP ADVENTURE!!!

THIS WILL REALLY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE ON A FREE FALL.
Conquer this and it's a great achievement ever! :))

So there!
The trip was a great experience! Great for nature lovers. Great for family bonding. Great for some real adventure and adrenaline rush!!! Most especially the Treedrop Adventure. :)) Plus it can be availed at a package deal, and the location is not very far from Manila. A highly recommended place for a quick escape from the city.

We finished all the activities around 6pm. Then we had our dinner at the expressway and went home. It was a short but fun-filled weekend. It was definitely a highlight for my 2013 :)

Shaine