Republ1c Wakeboarding

It started out with Yani organizing an event for the weekend for Milcah and Patrick... anything! Idea from going to Sagada, to surfing, to whatever! But I told her, I had a climb that Saturday, but I'll be free on Sunday!

And that's the idea. She copied my itinerary on our Saturday climb at Mt. Batulao, but unfortunately, my phone was snatched/pickpocket-ed so I wasn't able to coordinate with her. Anyway, we just saw each other near the summit, and both of us went home after the climb, and on Sunday, went to Sta. Rosa, Laguna for some wakeboarding action! :)

Matel was also planning to go on Sunday with her boyfriend Ron and some of her friends. When she knew that I was going, they knew it was for sure, even if her friends wouldn't make it.

I wanted to sleep so much that I really don't want to go. (Plus since I have to buy a new phone, I know I have to save... yeah, right...) But I went because it was too late to cancel (Ron was on his way) and Yani will kill me!

Matel, Ron, and I took our car from Quezon City, and left sometime before 2 pm. We met with Yani and their friends in the Balibago complex, and went straight to Nuvali. You have to have a private mode of transportation when going to Republ1c. It's a really long, winding road inside Nuvali park.

We arrived around 3:30 pm. And just got the one-hour cable pass, which costs PhP 250. But there's a deposit of PhP 800 for the vest and helmet. We got a little lost finding the restroom, where we could change our clothes. Note to self: change first before registration, because your one-hour starts after registration.

The place was still under a lot on construction, but there were still a lot of people despite of that. (It was just a soft opening.)

The line was long for the beginners. We should have brought (or borrowed) our "own" board, because there was less line in the other route. (Next time daw.)

All Geared Up

Beginner's Course

All Geared Up with the Board

The Advance Course

Registration Area

Milcah, Patrick, Yani, me, Ron, Matel with the bare parking lot behind us

It was actually a good idea for us to go after lunch, so when we arrive, the sun isn't that hot anymore. The manong was also very nice, teaching us and letting us extend. (Well, also because the line was very long. We get to go on three rounds, though Ron was lucky enough to get four rounds.)

Wakeboarding was a great experience, but I think I still like surfing's much better? Or is it because I don't have to wait when I go surfing? I just paddle when I want, and rest when I choose to. And I still think surfing is harder. However, my whole body ached. I'm not sure if it's from Mt. Batulao or from the wakeboarding, but I'm suspecting that it must have been the wakeboarding. Because I really think Mt. Batulao was a leisurely climb haha Still, that's another story.

Katipuneros Road Trip

Do you know why I love this trip? Because I missed my friends! To me, this represents old college days with spontaneous urges and things.

Since it was still Tin's break, despite that we were studying for the boards, we were supposed to go to CDO by this time. Unfortunately, most are not allowed because we have to study for the boards, so we opted for an overnight trip in Laguna instead. We have no specific destination in mind, just that we'll go there for a day trip then sleep at Louie's afterwards! (I really like the part with "no destination in mind".)

my first road-trip with my NXO

We went first to this first-class Villa Escudero, thought about checking it out, and if we're going to spend our day trip there. It was nice and very classy, but we saw from the brochure that we don't think the facilities aren't worth PhP 1000, even if it includes lunch. So we went there, had our bathroom break, then went. We were too shy to have our pictures taken in front of the resort! Haha

So we just looked around. We drove around. And we saw some sort of resort. (Sorry, it was kind of a long time ago, so I forgot the name! Haha sometime in June 17-18, 2010) We rented an aircon room with our own bathroom (costs about 400-500/head), where we could leave our things while we explored the resort.

the swimming pool

exploring the cool rivers

gutom na si loi

one of the accommodations in the resort (kasya ba 15 diyan?! grabe!)

inside the aircon cottage, that's good for 4

There was a swimming pool with artificial waterfalls, and several um, natural waterfalls and riverbeds.
Picture-whores that we are, we explored first, took pictures, scheduled what we're doing first! We just had lunch first, some of us wanted to take a nap or have a massage (but the masseuse was out) and we had to get back at around 5pm so we can have dinner in Nuvali.

natural waterfalls

emmersing in the cool river

posing by another river

in the pool with the artificial waterfalls

In Nuvali, we arrived a little before sunset, so more pictures... Then we shopped and walked around... I didn't know the place was a boutique outlet. I wasn't planning on buying anything, but my friends were big fan of Havaianas, and other things. Instead, I bought Mark & Spencer jeans which was a steal, with the only size available in my size! Ha! It must have been meant for me! Hehe

Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna

fooling around with the lights

Then we had dinner in Kanin Club. We ordered Sinigang Rice, Krispy Dinuguan, and some seafood that I forgot hehe It was yummy, and we were all stuffed afterwards! Hehe

Dinner at Kanin Club

menu: pinakbet, lemon chicken, krispy dinuguan, sinigang rice

Then we went to Louie's place in Binan, where we drank some light drinks, and swam in their swimming pool... just like the old times. We slept at around 4 am. I miss the old times! (Parang nasa condo ko lang sa Katipunan during first year.) Just old plain fun without complications!

light drinking

Anyway, when we woke up, we were looking at our yearbooks, and albums of Louie, reminiscing the good old days!

in Louie's pink bedroom with the yearbooks and photo albums

Well, it was fun to go back there for a while. I miss you guys! I don't realize how much I missed my Katipuneros!

More photos Katipuneros Roadtrip Multiply Album