A MOMster Life

It was still noon and we felt like we've already been and done a lot!

We decided to go to Temple of Leah before we head back to the city.
There, we have an overlooking view of Cebu.



Well, dear husband, I do not need any temple. Just the fact that you've stayed and survived another year with me is more than enough. ♥

Busy taking shots of the place!




Thank you for being my awesome photographer!

We ordered Baby Back Ribs, Spicy Shrimp 'n' Mushroom Madness, and California Maki Salad.

I wasn't able to take an individual photo of the Baby Back Ribs but this one is a big YAY! I highly recommend it.

I ordered California Maki Salad, because well, to be honest, I was expecting California Maki! Haha!
This is what we got.
I have nothing against salads. In fact, the husband and I have it for dinner most of the time these past few days. So I am not really that disappointed.

This could have been a YAY, too, but some slices of cucumber are too bitter. And the lettuce was also too wet. This just went to my NAY list.

Another big YAY is the Spicy Shrimp 'n' Mushroom Madness. It has the right spiciness!
I'm not a big fan of shrimps but I love the sauce. I also recommend this one.

* Prices and menu may have changed since our last visit.

• Breakfast at D' Village Antiquehouse and Diner
• Cold Morning at West 35 Eco Mountain Resort
• Our First Cable Car Ride at JVR Island in the Sky
• Photo Diary: Buwakan ni Alejandra and Sirao Flower Garden
• A Short Visit to the Temple of Leah

We happened to pass by a couple of flower gardens during our anniversary so we decided to drop by.

Buwakan ni Alejandra

Sirao Flower Garden

Entrance Fees:

• Buwakan ni Alejandra - Php50
• Sirao Flower Garden - Php50

Read the rest of the places we visited this day:

• Breakfast at D' Village Antiquehouse and Diner
• Cold Morning at West 35 Eco Mountain Resort
• Our First Cable Car Ride at JVR Island in the Sky
• Anniversary Lunch at Adventure Cafe
• A Short Visit to the Temple of Leah

Days prior our anniversary, I was searching for JVR Island on the Sky. I told my husband we check it out but he didn't really give the "GO" signal and I wasn't really that  interested.

On the day of our anniversary, we saw this gate with a signage of their entrance fees. I asked the guy who was guarding what do they have there, and he answered with "Cable Car". So we grabbed the opportunity to have our first cable car ride. Fun thing is that place was actually JVR Island in the Sky.
At first I thought the distance is really short, but it did took 10 minutes to get the bottom, and another 10 minutes to go back up.


I was taking videos but my husband was teasing me that the camera might accidentally fall off, so I stopped taking videos and pictures! Haha!

I wasn't able to take a lot of photos because I was really scared that I would accidentally let go of the camera, or the stick would suddenly give up. (Our stick that time was kinda broken so yeah, that explains the paranoia)

Upon reaching the end, I was so excited to turn the seats that the CAMERA FELL OFF THE CABLE CAR!! Yes! The one thing I was paranoid about this ride just happened!

I panicked and hurriedly untied the lock to get down the cable car. Fortunately, this end is not too steep and I was able to get the camera back. What I'm worrying about is the cable car going back up and I would be left behind.

We no longer have pictures going up because I got more paranoid after what just happened! Haha!

Beautiful!

These are the spots in the resort.
I love their restroom! Haha! They have bidet and tissue paper. What's making me a bit uncomfortable though is the thought of snakes hanging around. Eek!

Up ahead is Haven Cafe and the viewing deck. I would have wanted to sip some coffee while watching the views, but we already had coffee so maybe next time.

There are also a lot of bees buzzing over the flowers! It's really amazing to watch.


It feels so good to be on the top of the world! Especially with the company of our significant others. ♥

Entrance fee is Php50 per person.

Read the rest of the places we visited this day:

• Breakfast at D' Village Antiquehouse and Diner
• Our First Cable Car Ride at JVR Island in the Sky
• Photo Diary: Buwakan ni Alejandra and Sirao Flower Garden
• Anniversary Lunch at Adventure Cafe
• A Short Visit to the Temple of Leah

We arrived at West 35 Eco Mountain Resort earlier than its opening time. Since it was a really cold and foggy morning, we looked for someplace where we could have coffee and breakfast.

We then drove back to D' Village Antiquehouse and Diner.

Honestly, I find it a bit creepy especially since the walls at the back are made of glass. I could see the inside from where we were sitting. I mean, I wouldn't want to sleep in a room where someone from the outside could see me clearly.

Anyway, the lady from the Village Oven (the name of their store) is very friendly and accommodating. She prepared the scrambled eggs and coffee for us while we were enjoying the views.

We saw a town from afar and assumed it is Toledo. We forgot to take pictures of it, though.

My face when I realised I failed today's intermittent fasting.

We were pleasantly surprised, that their prices were just right. We were kind of expecting to pay double since they are really far from the city.

We celebrated our first wedding anniversary last March 16 - which is also our "relationship" anniversary (not sure what to call it haha).

We didn't really have any concrete plans asides from watching the sunrise somewhere. Unexpectedly, even without planning it, on our first wedding anniversary we have visited a lot of places for the first time.

Here's a short summary of how our day's been.

We arrived at West 35 Eco Mountain Resort at 6AM. The resort opens at 7AM, so we headed to D' Village Antiquehouse and Diner to have some coffee and breakfast. It was really very cold and foggy.

After breakfast, we went back to West 35 and took a few more photos before the guard finally let us in. The views were breathtaking! There is a camping site, a small playground, a cafe, and a viewing deck.

There was nothing else to do so we drove all the way to Poblacion Balamban to see if there would be anything else in there. We arrived at Wild Wild West which offers (as per their signage) horse backriding, and fishing activities. Unfortunately, there was really nothing to do there. The pond has dried up and we saw no horse anywhere. Either we were too early, or they aren't in business anymore.

We went back to the mountainous side of Balamban where we saw the signage for Buwakan ni Alejandra.

Just across it is JVR Island in the Sky where our GoPro fell off on our first cable car ride.

We then had our lunch at Adventure Cafe. I recommend their Baby Back Ribs.

We then passed by the spot where we had our prenuptial. We would have wanted to take photos there to compare with our prenup shoots, but the grass all dried up and there is really nothing good to see there.

We proceeded to Sirao Flower Garden where we encountered some kind of drama which I am not willing to share yet (haha! But yep all was good, we even took a groufie lol).

It was only 12 noon and we already felt like we've already done a lot. So we took a quick break at Temple of Leah before we headed back to the city.

We took a package from the post office (which was supposed to be delivered a few weeks ago). Then we realised it was already afternoon! Traffic is really time-consuming.

We had tuna salad and coffee at Go Go Cafe before we went to Watever Family KTV to sing our hearts out.

It was definitely a day well spent. We didn't plan any of this (except for the sunrise), and we have visited a lot of places! All of them for the first time (except for the ones in the city).

I will be sharing more details of each visit in different posts soon.

Our itinerary for the day:

• Breakfast at D' Village Antiquehouse and Diner
• Cold Morning at West 35 Eco Mountain Resort
• Our First Cable Car Ride at JVR Island in the Sky
• Photo Diary: Buwakan ni Alejandra and Sirao Flower Garden
• Anniversary Lunch at Adventure Cafe
• A Short Visit to the Temple of Leah