PAL RAINE

March is the beginning of summer here in the Philippines. Hot weather is experienced now, generally that we need to plunge to water all the time.

It was an unscheduled activity yesterday, March 3, Sunday. And the children are bored staying in the house facing and playing their android tablets all the time.

SUMMER IS HERE! Okay need to get that beach outfits that looks cool with this temperature.

Time to go to the beach and have that SUMMER FUN experience.

Knowing that we're late going to PARADISE ISLAND PARK and BEACH RESORT, we arrive their at 2PM and we only have 2hrs+ to enjoy our stay because last trip is scheduled at 5PM.

ENTRANCE FEE: *PHp200 DAY TOUR

(Adult and Kids Rate)

*PHp300 BEACH OVERNIGHT

>PHp30 discount for SC

Actually my kids did not enjoy their swimming here because of our limited time and at the same time my camera got low bat. Need to find place that let us enjoy more our summer outing and to charge my gadgets too.

So we've transfer our SUMMER FUN outing at GARDENS BY THE BAY(formerly Maryknoll)
just fronting SAMAL ISLAND.

They don't have beach swimming here only swimming pool.

Upon entering need to pay PHp50/each. And PHp100 for the use of swimming pool. Entrance fee is equivalent for food. That is why if you want to go swimming you need not to bring baon.

Here my kids did enjoy their swimming. I too thanks the management for allowing me to charge my camera with no extra cost.

The place is inviting but don't have an attractive atmosphere what I love here is that all the staffs are approachable, friendly and smiling. Especially their lifeguards, though a bit strict for implementing rules but I'd like their presence.

The foods are great too. They have a restaurant fronting the bay, that's why they call their place GARDEN BY THE BAY.

My children got hungry, need to use my 3 meal stubs courtesy from our entrance fee. Just present it to the cashier assigned and choose a dish equivalent from your pass. I choose 2 KINDS NOODLES amounting to PHp145. And because the bringing of baon is not allowed in the pool (for me as their first time visitor they allow me to bring my siopao inside the pool as long as I have to buy drinks from their restaurant. Okay no problem I do understand rules of business. Hahahahaha....

My orders were delivered by waiters to the pool area.

TWO-KINDS NOODLES
PHp145

SIOPAO (our baon from Shanghai Davao) PHp20/each
PEPSI 1.2 Liter PHp75

Explosive bundles of fun just in time for summer and to have that relaxing moment with the kids and my mom I enjoyed it very much!

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My first FUN RUN for this year 2013.
Great run with the PHILHEALTH.

Actually to sum it up, this is my 4th FUN RUN; (1) ATENEO: Running for Sendong families and Rebuild Lives (2) ATENEO: iRUN: RUN FOR INTEGRITY and (3) PHILIPPINE RED CROSS: iVOLUNTEER: RUN FOR HUMANITY

I've once joined a fun run before but this PHILHEALTH FUN RUN is very different, aside from it is organized by a Government Institution, this is my first time to run alone.

Experiencing running alone. This heightened experience is common to all veteran runners. When we do running we often love to be in a group, just like you can't run without your peers, the camaraderie. Having thoughts to join the run since I myself love to run in a group. But due to some reason my partner in running did not make it so I have no choice but to run alone.

Been amazed at what I've seen on the day of my run, held at SM CITY DAVAO PARKING C. I've seen many, many people. So much traffic while entering the place.

"WOW! This is the first time I've joined a fun run with a more than a thousand runners."

The event scheduled Sunday, February 17.
It starts at exactly 4:00 in the morning.

While we are doing our warm up exercise, 18K
RUNNERS are already preparing their race.

Followed by the 3K(Kiddie & Adult Race), then 5k, and lastly the 10K.

I choose to run 5k again.

My first 5k RUN is a bit scary, exciting, and overwhelming(read story here). I know I have to accelerate my run on a higher kilometer run, my last run happened to be a 7k run(read story here)but I am afraid that I can't make it to higher level trail anymore because I consider myself as an occasional runner and beside I don't have that training.

"I only run for a cause". For me my 7K run is the most difficult run I've every made.

And for this is my first run for this year, with no exercise and training, I've done my 5k run for 1 hour, 27 minutes and 32 seconds.

Just for the record:

FIRST FUN RUN: 3K - NO RECORD(Because it is my first to run, don't have an idea that I have to record it). :(

SECOND FUN RUN: 5k - FINISH for 1hr

THIRD FUN RUN: 7K - FINISH for 1hr and 15mins and 20sec

AVE. Speed: 1.55m/s

FOURTH FUN RUN: 5k - FINISH for 1hr and 27 minutes and 32 seconds.

Bad to see my performance decelerated. Comparing my last 5k run I've finished it for only 1 hour. Well as I've said lately I am not a professional runner. I only run occasionally but still it is a GREAT RUN for me because not only that I've received lots of freebies I also HELP raised awareness to PROTECT Mother and Children HEALTH.