Jazz Night at Ten02

@itsmekikay: Jazz night was perfect! The Big Band was awesome. Also saw some Filipino personalities in the club. :-)





Write-up & maybe a video clip to follow

Splash! Hot Springs Adventure in Laguna

Laguna, Philippines is well-known for its hot spring resorts in Los Baños and Calamba. I'm quite surprised that I only visited the place this weekend. Hmmm. It is definitely the place-to-be for workaholic Manileños like moi. There is no better place to go if you're from the Metro and just want to get away for a nice and relaxing weekend: air-conditioned hotel rooms, hot spring resorts, coconut juice, local delicacies, and well, a breath of fresh air. The best part? It's only an hour or two away from Metro Manila.


We stayed overnight at the Splash Mountain, in one of their standard rooms (1 double bed, 1 single bed), which, by the way, is so affordable. The initial plan was to get wasted, ergo the getaway and the Tequila; but well, it's just that--an "initial plan". The thermal pools of flowing hot springs from Mount Makiling were just so inviting. Meron silang tumataginting na 19 thermal pools! Saan ka pa?!?


Once checked-in, you have the privilege to use ALL of its provided facilities, including of course the pools of warm spring water, giant waterslides, oudoor jacuzzi, barbeque grills, and coin operated karaoke TV 24/7.


The snack bar's open 24/7 also. When you're there, you don't have to worry about anything else. Just leave all your worries in the Metro. And, there's a coffee shop :) They serve good food; I had a Filipiniana for breakfast. Delectable!



P.S. Calmed and relaxed me forgot to take photos of the pools. Hehe.
P.P.S. In case you wanna know, we (the three of us) only spent around P1,500.00 for the entire stay including travel fare (only P200 round-trip).



Getting There (cut-and-paste from their website):

If you are coming from Quezon City, aircon buses are available at Cubao, along EDSA corner Aurora Boulevard. HM Tranport leaves at 3:30 am daily from Cubao to Sta. Cruz via Los Banos. Bus leaves every 15 minutes until 10 pm. From Los Banos, you can wait for buses bound for Cubao at the highway in front of Splash Mountain. The last trip for buses coming from Sta. Cruz is at 8:00 pm.

For those coming from Manila, aircon buses bound for Sta. Cruz are available at JAM and Tritran bus terminals at LRT station, Buendia. First trip is also at 3:30 am and buses also leave every 15 minutes.