Zombie Night Run 2015

Happy Halloween! There were a lot of events for the halloween weekend including a night run, trick or treats, and halloween parties.

This year, no holidays were declared giving us just one day to go to both my parents' hometowns to visit my grandparents' graves. My parents decided to skip the province, which means I get to spend my first halloween in the city and enjoy all those events.

When I heard about the zombie run, the first people I honestly thought of going with were my friends. At the day of the event, some had more important commitments, some cancelled, some already went to the province, leaving me with no choice but to invite my parents. I initially thought they wouldn't want to go because they're busy or they just don't enjoy events like this. This was why I was shocked when they said yes with excited smiles. They knew my sister and I are going to that night run but never said that they also want to join.

Our parents respect that as adults, we live our own lives that's why they allow us to go out with friends when they 'secretly' want to spend time with us. Sometimes, they're just waiting for an invitation from their children because they want us to want to be with them instead of being with other people.

So, here we are before and after running from and playing patintero against the zombies.

before we started the run

photo op with the zombies

finally finished the race! my dad has 2 'lives' left while my mom and i only have 1 each..

one trick my dad showed me - misdirection. zombies rarely looked down. that balloon is pinned to his socks. :)

No offense to my friends but I'm somehow thankful they cancelled because I really had a great night with my family. I invited my parents because I have no one else to ask but I'm super glad I did and I would do it again. It surprised me how great it felt when I was trying to survive the zombie-infested area and heard my parents call out my name looking for me, and when my dad gave up one of his 3 life-balloons just so he could stay at the side to wait for me get through the obstacles. This night is an unforgettable family bonding experience.

Cotton On active wear | Nike running jacket, socks, and shoes

Always remember that family members are your bestest friends.

Phuket Town

I want to take you to Phuket Town
I want to take you to Phuket Town
I want to take you to Phuket Town
I want to take you to Phuu-ket Town!

I know it's funky town but this post is gonna take you to sights in mainland Phuket. We went to Wat Chalong, Phromthep Cape, and Baan Teelanka. Three different sights in a day.

Wat Chalong is a famous temple in Phuket. We've been to numerous temples and what's different here is that instead of a quiet atmosphere, you'll hear the amplified noise of firecrackers. People buy the Judas Belt and light it inside a brick structure to send away bad elements. You can't imagine the smoke because the ritual was endless, tourist after tourist.

Phromthep Cape was more nature sightseeing, and maybe catching a quick nap. haha. Remember from this post I said my dad doesn't care so much, he just wants to sleep? You'll see in the photos that he really did just that. :)

from the lighthouse museum, i can see my dad resting on a bench

The highlight of our last day in Phuket is our visit at Baan Teelanka, The Upside Down House. We spent half the day here getting lost in the maze, crawling floors,and solving mysteries a la Mystery Manila. It's a 3-in-1 place that's why it's worth going.. :)

This is my mom, getting lost in the maze with me

Amazing?

My dad and I crawled the floor for that previous photo.. :)

It's a fun place to exercise your mind and to practice creativity. When you plan to go to Phuket, you should give this a try.. :)

Bershka cropped top | Anemone trousers | scarf from 999 Mall

The Palms Resort

I flew four times during the first two months of August, but I guess that wasn't enough because I had four more coming, and it's for this trip..

Third weekend of the month, I was at a hotel room so much bigger than my condo unit in Manila. A place where people stay for days is bigger than where I lived for years! Sad, right? Well, it's an RCI-related reservation anyway so I shouldn't feel so bad..

If you travel often, you should consider a membership to RCI. I'm not their ambassador or whatever (I wish, though!) but they really offer a lot of hotel deals than would make your eyes twinkle! My parents are members which means we can have a two-bedroom suite for one week in any of their affiliated hotels around the world, for FREE! That's subject to availability, of course, but platinum members have priority access. Also, they give out discounts and half-price deals. The membership is really worth it.

With one-peso fare airline tickets and a membership with RCI, you could have vacations every weekend, and who doesn't want that? That's why, I said in this post, our family sees every long weekend as an opportunity to go explore the world. August is the Kadayawan month in Davao City, my beloved hometown. The fourth monday of the month was declared as a holiday so Davaoenos can rest after the festivities. That was our go signal. A holiday/long weekend + promo tickets + RCI-affiliated hotel = Go.

This time, that green light took us to Phuket! We spent that weekend at The Palms Resort, never ordering room service because we had our own kitchen and Family Mart is just cheaper! haha.

Oh, I remember something. Whenever we stay at a hotel, we always take photos of the rooms because of course we're happy to be out of our house and being at a different place is just fun, and duh, the rooms are nice! I heard someone said that doing that - taking photos inside the hotel room - is so 'cheap' and it's being 'igrnorante'. Sorry, but I don't care what you think, person! Maybe my kind of fun is cheap for you and again, that crazy hotel room is bigger than my studio unit so yes, I'm being ignorante here.

Anyway, enough about that. Haters gonna hate, right? That's what they do. Bad vibes go away! Here are the photos, hope you enjoy them. :)

My mom and my sister

Here they are again

and again!

This happens all the time. I'm back home after a vacation, wondering why I don't have enough photos of myself. haha.

my dad doesn't care so much. he just wants to sleep...

...and drink his morning coffee...

...while his girls are taking a morning dip...

...because we're mermaids. haha.

Naked Sun swimwear

Don't mind what others say, just do you and have fun!