So, I've been talking about Astoria in my previous vlogs that is because me & my husband availed of their membership when we were in Boracay last year 2016.
The club is called Astoria Vacation and Leisure Club Inc. (AVLCI) and with that we got a complimentary 3 days vacation in Southeast Asia & another 3 days 2 nights in Astoria Palawan, these complimentary stay has a validity of 6 months, and since we cannot claim it during public holidays and we have prior plans in the 3rd quarter of this year 2017, we went ahead and booked our 3 days 2 nights stay in Astoria Palawan last May 19-21, 2017 originally our plan was to stay in Astoria after our tour in Coron & El nido, it would be nice to chill in this hotel if our plan was followed, unfortunately the hotel was fully booked and we had to reversse our plan,our itinerary was from Singapore to Manila to visit my Nanay & Tatay, then head to Puerto Princesa Palawan to stay in Astoria, and then El nido to Coron which I'm going to blog next time.
Ahsoon's photo taken in the New Airport of Puerto Princesa
We arrived in the newly constructed airport in Puerto Princesa, from there we choose to ride a van going to Astoria for the P300.00 per head, all the Van are traveling all the way to El nido and Astoria is just about 1hr & 30 mins ride from the Airport, another way to reach this hotel is taking a tricycle from the Airport, then tell the driver to drop you off to the bus terminal in the city and take the bus going to San Rafael, this option is best because it is cheaper & go can buy some raw food that you can cook during your stay in the hotel.
Remember which Astoria your are heading to as there's another Astoria located in the city.
We arrived in the hotel past the hour of 3 in the afternoon and it was extremely humid, check-in was smooth the staff were courteous not to mentioned good looking front desk people, everybody makes you feel welcome.
The Canopy or front desk
We were greeted by the hotel staff with a necklace souvenir & a cold towel plus a welcome drink of coconut shake with some bite size kakanin, awesome!
kakanin: pampawi ng gutom
Welcome drink: Coconut shake
Rico was assigned to guid us to our room, 1 bedroom suite non-smoking located in the 2nd level of the main building, Rico was very friendly and courteous.
Now let's jump into the room tour!!
Here's our Mini-kitchen where we cooked our meal for the entire stay-cation, almost like your own kitchen complete with stove, rice cooker , microwave , kettle and even toaster how cool is that?
our room's mini-kitchen
of course you gotta have the fridge, in a normal hotel you can only have a mini-fridge, in Astoria you got two-doors fridge how awesome is that! this is perfect if we were able to stop by the public market in the city well unfortunately we skipped that part and we end up eating process foods, yikes!
With bottle water , tea, coffee, sugar & creamer compliments replenish daily
Good quality cutlery
Moving on to the very spacious and neat toilet & shower room.
Your choice of shower
Sink is simple yet elegant
Toiletries brand name is Naturals supplied by ADA Cosmetic International from Germany, not the usual all in one shampoo & conditioner that you normally find in hotels. I fell in love with the the bath soap and their lotion it smells really nice like you just came out of a spa. LOOVE it!!💖
Instantly this became my favourite soap
Nice & clean toilet
Neat!
Now here one of my favourite tools inside the room, I didn't know that hotels provide this and I don't even know what it is called, pardon my ignorance hahaha 👀
This tool is very useful when tidying your things without bending or messing the floor and this avoid the luggage to have (more) scratches as well, Thumbs up!
Let me go ahead and show you the dining area.
The wall design and furnitures colour combined together made the whole room looks beautiful and relaxing
Ahsoon really enjoyed his stay
got to have this pose 😅😅
Queen size bed
Now Lets proceed to the 2nd room we called it "The Green room" it has 2 Queen size bed with TV in front inside this room they also provide a kettle & a microwave and the usual complimentary bottled water, tea, coffee and creamer.
This room also has its own closet and own hotel supplies complete with slippers and even a laundry bag
And guess what makes us more happier? there's a bathtub! yay! 👏👏👏💞
Yah gotta try the tub right away!
There is an ongoing construction in front of the beach makes it not swimmable
what a lovely sunset
TIPs: 1. From Airport take the tricycle and visit the public market to buy your produce if you plan to cook during your stay buy those essentials like water, cooking oil, rice, bread and even the dish washing liquid and sponge, although there are few trading stores located just opposite the hotel, the price will not be as cheap as the one you can get from the public market and the selections are limited to process foods and all pack goods, oh well hotel offers ala-carte meal in case you want to skip cooking.
2. After buying all the things that you need, take bus to Astoria San Rafael it will be cheaper than taking a van, even more cheaper from the Hotels Airport transfer of P2800 one way per van.
3. Bring mosquito repellent and apply it all over your exposed skin, there are a lot of sand fleas and other insects especially at the beach area.
4. Hotel will provide WIFI access within the resort premises, connection is very decent I was able to upload photon on Facebook during our stay, Each WiFi ticket is good for 2 devices which is valid during during your stay.
5. Pets are not allowed inside the resort.
This is just our day one and I can't wait to share with you the rest of our Astoria Palawan photos. The best time to enjoy your stay in Astoria is when you have nothing to do but to chill & enjoy your room and the pool.
Watch out for the 2nd part of this blog coming really soon!
Leave you comment or question below and I will try my best to answer them right away.
Let me tell you my story..... I created my account way back in 2009 and during that time I just watch other people's content.
It was Michellle Phan that I got obsessed with during those days, and then I found a tiny little bit of self confidence and I film myself using my samsung camera and edited my video using windows software.
My first ever video filming myself
That's the birth of my first ever beauty product review the Chin chun su review/Routine which I am very proud to say that it gained about 17K views from the day I uploaded it and as I write this blog today.
Maybe you're wondering why I didn't continue filming myself? it was because I didn't expect people will watch me, or my review/routine because of my break outs (pimples), furthermore I experienced teasing a mild form of bullying from my mates those who saw my video " tinutukso nila ako na gumagamit ako ng chin chun su" and because of that I lost confidence and stopped uploading content.
I continue with my life with out checking my Youtube account plus the fact that I forgot the password LOL.
Fast forward to Year 2016 it was during the summer time that I went home to The Philippines to spend time with my family. We went for day swim and I got tons of clips and photos, I decided to make a compilation of all the videos and add some effects and upload it to my channel. It was my first time to use iMovie, and I am totally clueless how this video editor works.
My family in The Philippines.
In September 2016 me & my husband had a five days trip to Boracay, Aklan Philippines and again I got tons of clips and photo with me after the trip. This time I'm trying to build the confidence in vlogging while in public places.
on board Tiger airways bound to Kalibo
Here's my Boracay trip video clip compilation which I edit using iMovie.
my 1st boracay travel video
I got inspired that I created another one and uploaded it again on YouTube.
I can't get enough of boracay so I created another one lol.
Thanks to our the family outing and Boracay trip, I was able to figure out what I really want to do this life. I WANT TO CREATE VIDEOS , CONTENT and SHARE INFORMATION to all the people out there.I got my confidence to start again, I went ahead and did a research online for the next content of channel and I came up with the most common question asked by my friends every time they see me.
I came up with 5 difficulties in finding job in Singapore, this video was uploaded in November 14, 2016 and it gained around 2,200+ plus views from day 1 and the views continue to climb up and I am very happy about that.
Now which part of this story that I got lost? ...... to be continue....
Hello there Lovely people! I am back with another Tag , this tag that I found online is kind of interesting especially when you just meet the person and you want know more about her or him. This has 20 questions and I hope that you won't get bore reading all the way down to number 20, now let's get started.
1. Did you wake up cranky? I didn't not wake up cranky however I woke up late and tired, normally I get up before 9:30 in the morning but today is different, I woke up at 9:50 to be exact just the right time to get to shower and get ready to go to work, and that means no breakfast at home. 😐 2.Would you date an 18-year old at your age? Of course not! aside from the fact that I am already married , 18 year old kiddo is like my nephew . deng! 3. Do you prefer to be friends with girls or boys? Most of my friends are girls, I guess girls so that we can talk about boys, lol! 😅but honestly at my age it doesn't matter if you are a guy or a girl as long as we connect and you are honest and true friend, not a user-friendly friend then we can be friends. 4. Would you ever smile at a stranger? Yes, there are reasons behind why I will smile to stranger not because of hooking up , but maybe some other funny reasons right? 5. Can you commit to one Person? I think so, I am married that explains that alone can explain already that I can.
6. How do you look right now? oh well, confidently beautiful with a heart, hahahaha 😅 7. What exactly are you wearing right now? My blouse is Navy blue checkered blue & Red with gems on the neckline, then working jeans and timberland sneakers my all time favorite and then Casio ladies watch gift from my husband , silver earrings gift from my ate Cristy.
8. How often do you listen to music? Life without music is dull , boring, sad that is why I listen to music all day everyday hahaha
9. Do you wear Jeans or Sweats more? I think I am more of Jeans person 👍 10. Do you think your life will change dramatically before 2020? Oh wow, kinda difficult question but then I think my life will change dramatically before 2020, depends on how much effort I am going to put in my work right now. 11. Are you an introvert or extrovert? During my younger days I believed I am an extrovert, until I started working in Singapore and I met my husband and slowly switched to being introvert, haha nadamay ako kay husband. 12. If the person you like say they like someone else, what would you say? Aww! that sucks nyahaha, maybe I won't say anything and will keep my distance instead, then find a better one haha! 13. Are you good at hiding your feelings? Maybe when I was in High School or college yes , I am very good on that, but now? as I aged I got sucks in this department, I became more transparent, honest and prank. I do not want play time hehe. 14. Can you drive a stick shift ? Sadly I do not drive, I don't know how and I'm not sure if I want to drive . 15. Do you care if people talk badly about you ? At first yes, or should I say from time to time yes, maybe because I try to leave a nice impression, but then sometimes I totally don't care. Maybe people find something nice about me and they didn't want to share limelight that's why they talk bad about me instead. 16. Are you going out of town soon? As I write this blog March 9, 2017 Three weeks from now I am going out of town, this will be my 1st travel blog of the year, I am so excited. 17. When was the last time you cried? It was just the other day when I saw this short video about the American couple that adopted a Filipino baby that is handicapped, born without her arms and feet. It was very heartbreaking and at the same time was inspiring.
18. Have you ever liked someone that you didn't expect to? I did, I never thought I would end up with Chinese guy because it was not in my list of choices, funny how Lord God does his magic and no I am with this a Chinese guy that I used to dislike because of his Super thick Eyebrow, that makes him looks like he is always angry. LoL! 19. If you could change your eye color would you and what would they be? I like my eye color the outer ring is black and then inner part is kinda brown but not light brown. 20. Name something that you have to do tomorrow. For tomorrow as I write this blog, I have to finish my work load and my taxation. Edit this blog and upload and edit more and vlog more, and lastly I need to do our laundry LOL!!
Warning: Long Blog ahead Childhood questions Tag is one of the best and fun tag that I saw on YouTube, although I was not tag by a fellow content creator, I tag myself voluntarily yes I did hahaha and I had so much fun talking about it and double the fun when I start to edit the video as I get to insert more pictures of my childhood.
This tag has 14 questions and here's my answer: 1. What was your favorite Cereal? Well, I grew up in a Filipino family and Cereal was not part of my growing up, we grew up with fried rice and porridge and we called it "Lugaw".
There were days that
my Nanay (Mother) will prepare Plain porridge and we will just add salt
or sugar on it, on a feeling lucky day we will have a Champorado this is
a type of porridge that has cocoa in it , sometimes we add coconut milk and we uses black sticky rice and that's gonna be one of the best breakfast ever! My favorite was arroz caldo a type of porridge that has
chicken, sauteed in onions, ginger and garlic we also add chili leaves
to complete the menu, honestly this is my go to porridge, you can't go wrong with
ginger and onions after all. 2. What was your favorite show? There were a lot of good shows during my childhood days, although we didn't own a Television, we were lucky to have a family friend that has one and we were able to watch wit them. I cannot remember when exactly we had our first TV, and first electricity maybe I'll share that in a different blog. Going back to my favorite show:
Before I was introduced to Sesame Street we had this Filipino children's show called Batibot, the show basically teaches kids how to read, count and even teaches good values. I really love this show and their mascots as well.
My favorite was kiko Matsing at Pong Pagong and Manang Bola. Another favorite show of mine was "Ok ka Fairy ko", this show was all about fairies and fantasies, evil vs good fight and teaches moral values as well. There was a radio show title ABAKADA (if I can remember it right) it was aired daily at 4pm to 5pm over the radio this was my favorite during my earlier years in primary or elementary, me and my siblings will tune in to this AM station and will sing along with the : A-Ba-Ka-Da, E-Ga-Ha-I-La, Ma-Na-Ng-O-Pa, Ra-Sa-Ta-you-Wa-Ya A - Ang mag-aral ay gintong tunay Ba - Bagay na dapat pagsikapan Ka - Karunungan ay kailangan lang Da - Dunong ay gamot sa kamangmangan E - Ewan ang sagot kapag hindi alam Ga - Gagat gago ay yaong mga hangal Ha - Hahayaan bang ikay magkagayon I - Iwasan mo habang may pagkakataon La - Labis-labis ang mapapala Ma - Magsikhay ka lang sa pag-aaral Na - Nasa guro ang wastong landas Nga - Ngayoy sikapin mong ito ang mabagtas O - Oras na upang ikaw ay magising Pa - Pansinin mo ang dako na madilim Ra - Rehas ng mga tanong ay sagutin Sa - Sabihin mong ikaw ay may alam na rin Ta - Tatalino ang bawat isa U - Unawain lang at turuan Wa - Wiwikain ang Abakada Ya - Yaman at gabay sa kaunlaran Adlib A-Ba-Ka-Da, E-Ga-Ha-I-La, Ma-Na-Ng-O-Pa, Ra-Sa-Ta-you-Wa-Ya A-Ba-Ka-Da, E-Ga-Ha-I-La, Ma-Na-Ng-O-Pa, Ra-Sa-Ta-you-Wa-Ya 3. Who was your Best friend? In my video I said I didn't have a best friend during my childhood, well I was referring to my primary years, I have friends but they come and go and my real best friend was my younger siblings. As I aged and reached secondary level which is High School I meet my BFFs , yes that's plural haha because I was lucky to have two lovely ladies Laida and Ahludia, I meet then in my 2nd year level in High School, since then we became good friends until now. Although I was more close to Laida because Lulu had to move to other place to continue her studies. I had several classmates that I became friends with, maybe I will do a separate blog about them. 4. Who was your Favorite Teacher? When I was in my primary level my favorite Teacher's name is Mrs. Balajadha not sure if i got her last name correct. She was very nice to all her students and she teaches English subject. When I was in High School I just remember that I Have two favorite teacher it was our Section's adviser 2-13 Mrs. Rivera she almost look like Tina Paner, A Filipina actress, and another one is my History Teacher which I forgot the name. 5. What was your Favorite Subject? I just remember that my Favorite subject is Biology and History 6. What was your awkward photo?
Tadaa!
7. Did you ever fake sick? I can't remember this anymore but I guess in some point I did fake some sick days hahaha to escape from assignments 8. Did you have a Childhood pet? Our family had an Askal means "Asong kalye " dog that became our pet and some cats too, to keep our place Snake & rat free . 9. What was your childhood hobby? This is easy, when I was in my childhood my hobby was to play..... play all day long. Me and my siblings will play improvised bahay-bahayan, we're acting like we shop for goods and play cooking or luto- lutuan and we used tin cans and bottle caps as our pan, then we cut grass and plant leaves to make it as our dish and rice. It was very fun although we didn't have the kitchen toys that kids have nowadays and our bahay-bahayan or small house was made of boxes and used fly woods, It was full of fun and we enjoyed it alot. 10. What was your favorite game to play? There were a lot of fun games that we played for example.
Siato all you need is to get a nice pair of long and short stick, this games enhances our counting skills. Siato
Tumbang preso , you just need your slippers and your ability to run fast so you won't be caught by the person guarding the tin can. The aim of this game is to knocked down the tin can and get your slippers back without being caught or else you'll be the next "taya"
Luksong Tinik In this game your long jump and high jump will be test.
Patintero If you are lucky enough and you got alot of friends this game is also fun and full of cardio
Chinese garter or 10-20 This game is mostly for girls, the higher you jump the better , all you need is your nanay's garter + your friends and you're good to go! jump baby jump! There's so much games that we played during our childhood days and its more on cardio running here and there. 11. What was your favorite costume ? We didn't have costume for events and Halloween parties, in fact we never celebrate Halloweens before, but we got our improvised costume, 😂 we used our "kumot "or blanket. 12. Who was your favorite artist/band then ? Fav artist was Backstreet boy, Britney spears and for locals it was the cast of TGIS a noon time teen drama/adventure and my ultimate crush was Onemig Bondoc.
TGIS -Thank God Its Sabado
My ultimate crush =>
13. What was your after school snacks ? After School snacks be like Fish balls, kikiam and when I reached home me and my siblings will have junk food like pompoms & lechong manok which we ate with rice hahaha.
Fishball ni manong
Lechon Manok ,This junkiee was our childhood fave, we eat this with rich in times that our ulam is not enough or if no ulam at all, hahaha
Pompoms used to be bigger in size and yellow color and we kinda love it as well , it was just .50cents pesos 14. Did you eat food from school cafeteria or pack lunch? and what will you have during a typical days ? I normally would have banana q or sandwich or pack lunch like eggs, hotdogs.
and that's about it lovely people! I hope that you enjoy my blog and if you want to do this tag feel free to do so.
How's your childhood? comment down below so I can read them! Thanks!!
