Manila Ocean Park, The Pergola, etc. - a Happy Birthday Weekend Celebration

I was on a 24 hour shift when I realized that it was my birthday and I didn't have anything planned, hence my birthday post over at my Kicking Pinay blog last Saturday morning. I was so focused on everything else that I didn't have any more time and energy left to plan for my own birthday. Saying a simple prayer of thanks to the Almighty is enough for me as I have already received so many blessings in my life. Looking back, I ended up having such a blast last weekend. I guess that's what happens when you don't expect a lot and you start getting blissfully content with your life. The universe just gives you more of what you already have --- a husband who loves you and a life full of happy adventures. :)

Below is a summary of the wonderful birthday weekend I had which I ended up celebrating with the most important person in my life, my partner, my better half, my husband, Peter. ^_^

Saturday at the Pergola in Paranaque

We've been living in the south for 5 years now but we haven't really explored its nearby cities. I normally sleep on Saturday morning til afternoon and wake up just as the sun is starting to set. My body clock is perpetually on U.S. time no matter how hard I try to change it. Surprisingly last Saturday, I wasn't sleepy at all despite the fact that I just got sick the previous week and I've been awake for almost 24 hours by then. I guess I was just happy to be alive on my birthday and I didn't want it to pass me by. True, I wasn't feeling 100%, but I was energetic enough to at least go out of the house and experience something different.

In Nuvali and Paseo de Sta. Rosa One Saturday Afternoon

Having lived in the south for almost 5 years now, life can be very laid back. Before, when we were still living in Quezon City, it's so easy to just go out and bar hop at night (which was why we frequently watched Brownman Revival then) or visit the various malls all the way to Makati. Now, going out of Alabang can be such a hassle in terms of traffic, distance, time spent and money spent on gas and toll fees. So if we wanna go shopping, we just go to Festival Mall most of the time since it's just 5 minutes from our house, or to Alabang Town Center if we want a different vibe. We rarely even go to SM Southmall because though it's still quite near, traffic in that area can be horrendous! We find it more valuable to go out of town (like Batangas or Caliraya) than go to SM Southmall. LOL!

NUVALI

Anyway, one Saturday afternoon, our original plan was to check if the wakeboarding faclity in Nuvali is already open. I heard that it's supposed to open last year, Oct. 26 to be exact, but unfortunately, that is not yet the case. We still went to Nuvali one Saturday afternoon just to see if there's anything new. Last time I visited this place was in 2010 when houses were still being built in this still new ecopolis.