First Year Anniversary: Mambukal Resort and Seven Waterfalls

I haven't been updating my blog lately due to a lot of fun at work. As you all know, I transferred into a new department and I really need to study hard to know all the basics. I'm having a good time working and I just enjoy being in the office for almost 3 weeks. Anyway...

Looking back to our Anniversary Trip, our second and third day in our Negros Occidental adventure was filled with action packed activities. We went to Mambukal Resort after The Ruins.

On the 6th waterfalls, our tour guide told us that we could jump into the water. I am definitely game for this challenge! My husband though is just afraid of heights that I had to jump three times before he leaped into the ice cold water. The feeling after you jump 15 feet high to a 12 feet deep waterfall was super fulfilling. I don't know what calms me more, the water or when you're up in the air. What I know for sure is, it was a happy moment :)

<3 Mrs. D

First Year Anniversary: The Ruins

One year na yun? As in? Parang kahapon lang! How time flies so fast! Its been 371 days after our wedding. Wow! We surpassed a whole year of being together and managed not to kill each other. Hahaha! We still have a long way to go but with God, everything's possible :) 

This year, we planned to maximize our travel plans before the little one comes along. I booked us a local destination for our 1st wedding anniversary. I chose to go to Negros Occidental because I saw people enjoy the Negros side of the country. With all the food trips in Bacolod, trekking adventures in Murcia and beautiful beaches at Caoayan, aahhh who can resist those? So yes, Negros it is! 

Our first destination was The Ruins in Silay, Negros Occidental. The mansion was built before the World War II by the Lacsons, the mansion was built for Maria Braga, the mother of the ten Lacson children and burned by the American Guerillas in the Japanese Era. After centuries, it turned out to be a beautiful garden and a tourist destination. Besides the mansion, they also offer the place for events and prenups for couples. It is indeed a photogenic site. Inside the garden, they also have a restaurant serving Italian cuisine. 

If I have known about this place a year ago, I would have booked a flight and took our photographer here for our prenup. Hahaha! (as if may budget. Lol!) 

It is a historical place and a hidden gem that you can't miss when you go to Negros Occidental. 

<3 Mrs. D

Honeymoon

Before we got married, I told Ali that we can have a simple wedding but we have to have a big honeymoon. As the preparation goes, (it took us a year to prepare for a one day event. WHEW!) we wanted this and that... meaning we spent more than our budget and took our Honeymoon money for our wedding. We didn't regret our decision. Our wedding was close to perfect and I am really glad that we didn't have a grand honeymoon compared to other couples. Instead, we had a local, simple, so close to nature honeymoon in Surigao Del Sur.

This was eight months after our wedding. Why wait that long? Its because we have a lot to fix first for our after wedding jitters and time has always been an issue for us since we have 6 days a week, 9-5 full time job.

We had an early flight because we have an action packed day ahead of us. On our first day, we went to Tinuy-an Falls which is known to be the Niagra Falls of the Philippines. We didn't know that you can stay there overnight, if we knew of course, we would try it. It was a 20minute habal-habal ride from the town proper of Bislig. My first ever habal-habal ride! I enjoyed it so much because of the beautiful sceneries before you get to the waterfalls.

After that, we had dinner at Seaview. Part of the Seaview Restaurant was the International Doll House. I'm not really fond of dolls since I was a kid, except for Barbie of course. Hahaha! Some of the Asian dolls looked like my Mom and Aunts! I love the Kimi Dolls from Japan.

Kimi Dolls

On our second day, we went to Enchanted River in Hinatuan. It is called Enchanted River because of its interesting color and of course its "magical" history. We stayed there until after lunch because of the fish feeding. We are very lucky because we went there on the low season. Where you can really swim with the fishes. The river was beyond 85ft in depth. No one has ever gone thru the end of the tunnel because the one person who tried died. Scarrrrrrrrry!!! But it was all worth it.

We stayed at Sibadan Fish cage. Can you believe that it is located in the middle of the ocean? Yup! Its true!!! We haven't experienced something like this before. So we really have to try it. We got the fan room only for Php400.00/night. We are the only guest that time so we are pampered and served like King and Queen. We also experienced fishing for dinner, eating lobster for the first time, eating crabs only for Php30.00/kilo. YES!!! THIRTY PESOS LANG SYA!!! OMG I can eat crabs all day! Kawawa lang naman talaga ang puso ko sa cholesterol. Haha! 

We certainly enjoy our stay here. We thank Rd and his family for their hospitality. Not just because were the only guests but they are truly and genuinely good people. Actually, all of the people that we met in our Suri Adventure was so hospitable and kind hearted.

Rd

On our third day, we checked out at 8am because our travel time is 5 hours, just in time for our flight back to home base.

Look at that silly, happy face of my beloved. You know why my husband is so happy? Because he loves outdoors, nature and adventure. For me, I just love and lust for travel, take me anywhere, I'll be so glad and I will enjoy it for sure.

Compromising is one thing that we always practice as a couple (even before we got married). I value what he wants and he respects what I also want. We make sure to give in to each other's needs and wants for a perfect idea. Like our little honeymoon adventure.

<3 Mrs. D