Resort Review: Bosay Resort in Antipolo City, Philippines

After having seen one of the billboards of Bosay resort along the highway on our way home, our son Justin has been endlessly begging us to visit the place and go for a weekend swim.Finally, two weeks after that initial request, we finally gave in and went to Bosay for a spin one "sunny that turned rainy" Saturday. I said it like  that because it was a hot and sunny morning when we headed for the resort which is just a few turns (less than 2 kilometers)from our house then when we were there, all of a sudden it rained heavily. Our spirits weren't damped however because it was a very beautiful heavy rainfall amidst a glittering sunshine! I am pretty sure that a bright glowing rainbow is going on somewhere else while we are being showered against the morning sunshine.

The resort is easily accessible from Antipolo proper as it is very near the main highway and public transportation is highly and readily available. Getting there is very easy and wouldn't pose a challenge to anyone wishing to get there even if they haven't been to Antipolo before. Riding a public transpo or your private vehicle, all you have to do is find the Unciano Hospital and go right into the road beside it and two or three turns going down you will easily spot the billboard of Bosay resort. There is a driveway going down towards the gate of the resort and the first edifice that you will see is the ticket office where you will buy tickets for you and your group.

If you are in a vehicle going inside, be warned of two steep ramps going to the pools and cottages. I suggest that that you heed the warning sign not so prominently displayed there that all passengers of the vehicle should alight first for easy climb up the ramp. As I was distracted by my son's excitement to go for a swim, I did not noticed the warning sign and poor driver that I am, I was unable to give enough throttle to the car and we have to stop midway and go down slowly, change gear and go up again. I got worried with that climb because my loved ones are with me and it was a good thing no vehicle was following us on the way up.

Anyways, after that short adrenaline rush on the way up, we finally parked and my son excitedly ran towards the pools to swim. Bosay has several swimming pools and each of it has its own name like the "turtle pool", "therapy pool" and "disco pool". They also have a huge olympic size pool and pools with slides.

Amenities of the resort includes private and open cottages strategically located inside the vast compound with rolling terrain and lots of trees. One thing though that caused a little confusion on our way to our cottage was the confusing maze inside which made us literally lost and unable to find the cottage that we have paid for. Frustrated and tired looking for that particular cottage named R11 or C11? we just occupied the first vacant cottage that we stumbled upon and promptly notified the ticket office that we will use it instead of the original that we have paid for. We made some adjustment on the fee though because the one that we used is bigger to the one that we did not find according to the staff.

Finally after settling down, we were finally able to relax and watch our son and his two "baby-sitters" enjoy frolicking in the water.

Private Cottage

The Turtle Pool

Slide of one of the pools

Statue of a mythological creature called "Kapre" in the Phils.

Dinosaur Statue near the "Therapy Pool"

The dinosaur up close

The olympic pool

T-Rex near the "Disco Pool"

The T-Rex up close

The olympic pool as viewed from the "Disco Pool"

I wish I have collected these toys

Came across an exhibit of realistic miniature collection of toys at SM Megamall recently and I can't help but be amazed at the stunning details of the toys. The collection ranged from tiny toy soldiers arranged in battle formations to replicas of planes, aircraft carriers, cars, boats, ships and robots.

Looking at the realistic details of the toys continue to mesmerize me at no end. 'twas such a delight seeing those little toys and I felt as if I was transported to my childhood. The memories keep flashing while I stare with awe at the intricacies and sheer number of toys laid right in front of me.

I used to dream owning sets of those toy soldiers and war machinery during my childhood but till till this ripe age of 42 I really have't have the chance to fulfill it. All I can manage to acquire for the last so many years was my collection of scaled down sports bikes which numbers to a measly nine pieces.

Seeing the exhibit just renowned my passion for highly detailed toys and my thanks goes to the organizers of the exhibit who just gave me a trip down to memory lane. Given the chance and the right financial standing I would still pursue collecting miniature toys albeit now so much for my own purpose now but for my only son who is also very fond of toys.

 

Ynares Center in Antipolo

The Ynares Center in Antipolo City is one of the few places that filipino families go for recreation on weekends aside from the malls. If you go there on a Saturday or Sunday morning, you will find many people doing recreation activities. People jogging, doing aerobic dancing, playing badminton and children running or riding their small bikes.

The place is large and airy, fully landscaped and with a bigger gym that hosts professional basketball events, concerts and large gathering of people on an occassion. Since my family moved to Antipolo a year ago, it has became our hang-out place on weekend mornings. When we where still living in the nearby Quezon City, we spend our Saturday and Sunday mornings at the Baywalk in Manila Bay. We seldom go to Baywalk now and instead we go to Ynares now.

Someone who has influenced the way I see the World

T. Harv Eker

T. Harv Eker, the author of the best selling book, secrets of the Millionaire mind. For the longest time in my 41 years of existence, I was unaware of my own blueprint. Through his book, I was able to snap out of the bondage of the old blueprint with which I was unconsciously living for the longest time.



According to Harv, everyone of us has our our blueprint which influences the way we think, decide, do thing and see the world. He admonished that rich and poor people have totally opposite views of the world. And those views have been brought about by the person's life experiences and influences as he grows up to adulthood and old age.



As I was born and raised in a poor family, I viewed the world from the perspective of a poor man. Until I stumbled upon Harv's work, I didn't know that my poor mindset is one of the reasons why I am where I am right now.



Harv's book was like heaven sent to me. With it, I became aware of the causes of my present situation and I learned the ways on how to change my present situation and my destiny.



Right now, I am on the way to independence and finally correct the course that I was taking in the game of life.

Toy Fads from my childhood days

Voltez V. The robot which captivated the hearts of many 70's children. I can vividly remember I was in grade school then and when my classmates brings with them a 12" tall Voltez V. I am literally drooling in envy. As we were very poor that time, trying to buy that toy is like sacrificing our family's food for an entire month. We were so poor that I contented myself with watching that robot in the display window of our small community store whenever I had the chance.

That toy was the ultimate dream for every kid of my age that time. We spent long hours watching the animated TV series of Voltez V. had it been a food, we literally chew it from breakfast till dinner. That's how loco we where. Even just having a t-shirt with the voltez V picture on it is already considered cool.

I remember sometime during the late 1990's and early 2000 some crazy thirty something people of my age born on that Voltez V era actually thought of and tried to revive the childhood fantasy. But as time would have its way. it did not pick up and eventually the dream vanished silently behind the noise and hype of later model transformers, gundams and other modern robot icons of the internet era.

The famous adage that time was....Let's Volt In!