Bolinao In A Jiffy With Yak Pak Philippines

Dear Luna,

Less than 24 hours, and we're already packing for our journey back home. Around past three in the afternoon yesterday, we arrived here at Holy Land Beach Resort in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Not the best on this strip, but it has a pool, and it's relatively cheap. Like, P2,300 cheap for an air-conditioned room good for 5-6.

With us are bubba, your grannies, mum's Aunt Miles, and mum's Uncle Ninoy and his whole family. This is our only beach trip with mum's extended family this Philippine summer. We all thought it shall do your Granpa Billy (who's still recovering from a stroke) good. Change of scenery, salty air, fresh seafood.

Plus it's a great opportunity to catch up with relatives who we don't see often.

Bolinao beach belle.

A pose inspired by one of the contestants of Sarbay Fest '14 Bay Bodies (which mum watched a week ago).
Your 'platypus pout' (a duck pout's too tame).

Bolinao's Patar White Beach is actually the first Philippine beach your bubba stepped onto. About five years ago, during bubba's first visit in the country, he and I joined your Aunt Gabe's team building with her ex colleagues. It was also my first time in Patar. 

We loved it because back then, the place has not drawn massive crowds yet. The sand is actually cream-colored, not white, but it's still a pretty shore. Oh, and the sunset view from here... Stunning!

Day 2 beach stroll.
Pikachu swimsuit given by Lola Namnam.
All photos here were not taken at Patar White Beach though. In fact, we didn't visit that part. This beach is the one in front of Holy Land Beach Resort. Not so well-kept, but it didn't matter to you. You were pretty content on digging sand and dumping loads of it (and seaweed) on Uncle Azhley's body earlier this morning. You also played in the pool last night (even if you already changed from swimsuit to dress) with Aunt Katkat.

Yes, you had a ball.

Yak Pak Tye Dye Mini Backpack. From Yak Pak Glorietta 5.

Ideal day pack for a baby doll. You like the play of colors on this one!

You got yourself a wound today. Aww.

We're about to leave soon and you're stuffing your Yak Pak back pack with snacks and toys. Haha. 'Til the next beach trip, baby doll.

OOTD bought from SM Kids Fashion:

Sandbox one-piece swimwear (SM) on sale P200

Tye Dye Mini Backpack (Yak Pak) P1,190

Love,
Your sun worshipper mum
ShareTweet

This page was viewed times.

On A Mission At Mission Beach

Dear Luna,

It's day two of our Cairns-Sydney roadtrip.

Right now we're at some rest stop off Bruce Highway, and we're sleeping inside our station wagon
(Which we hired for free!) again tonight. Prolly for the whole trip, we're not sure. We're the only ones parked at this stop, so mumma and bubba decided to have a bath in the bush and we used our esky as a pail and one of the pots as a dipper.

It was hilarious! We gave you a bath first and you were so annoyed, you kept saying "I want in the room!", perhaps pertaining to a bathroom but there were no showers in the toilets. Bath did you good me thinks, cause you're looking refreshed.

Anyhoo, this morning we went to Mission Beach in Queensland.

Sand between your toes, and all over your legs.

When we arrived at Mission Beach, you ran straight to the water without looking back! And it's infested with marine stingers so mumma and bubba ran after you as fast as we could! Yes, I was running while taking this photo.
As always, you had fun playing with sand.
We let you get in the water, but only until this part. We were that paranoid.
Mumma took heaps of snapshots, of course. And you wouldn't stand still, of course.
Oh that impish grin.
At Mission Beach, we made it a mission to visit at least one beach every day until our trip is over. We reckon this can't be difficult to achieve. Question is, will we really be up for it? Every day?

We'll see then.

Love,
Mosquito bite-covered Mumma


ShareTweet

This page was viewed times.

Read More

Нижний Новгород (Nizhny Novgorod)

Dear Luna,

What a frigorific day in Russia! Even so, we did a bit of roaming this afternoon cause we only got a couple of days in Nizhny Novgorod (after which we head to Moscow). Bubba's colleagues, who organized our visit (we're in the country partly for business, partly for pleasure), accompanied us to a few attractions that are a short stroll away from the hostel we're staying in.

You had heaps of fun running around the Kremlin. And we just let you be. 

Pretty cute tank, right for your size, baby doll.

You're so adorbs in that 20-peso ukay jacket. Looks like it did a good job in keeping you warm.

Impressive views from here. Volga River, I believe.
Peek-a-boo!
Love,
Mum with a freezing arse

ShareTweet

This page was viewed times.