Home for the Weekend – Day 2
Second day… still in the hotel…. Woke up early… another hectic day! Nagkayayaan kasi few days ago na mag-Tagaytay. Wala lang. Madami na raw kasing bagong places of interest… ok… new places to eat… sa Tagaytay.
Met Neil for breakfast…. Syempre pa… best place for breakfast… Jollibee! Hehehe… namiss ko lang. Pabayaan nyo na ako. I wanted to taste the Corned Beef meal… and the Longganisa Meal… and the Tocino Meal.. and the Macaroni Soup…. Hay…. di naman pwede… so I ordered this special breakfast meal… may Corned Beef, Pancake, Chicken Longganisa and Garlic rice. Wowowee! I gave in to temptation and ordered a side of Macaroni Soup. Whew. Big Breakfast at Jollibee? Hehehehe…. Ewan ko ba. I never had any bad or sad memories sa Jollibee. Lahat masaya. Para sa akin… hindi Disneyland ang happiest place on earth. Jollibee! J
Anyway – after a very fulfilling breakfast…. Dumating na rin sina Jade and Mommy Gie (kasama din pala). Off to Tagaytay na kami. Pero dahil sa di pa sila nag-breakfast — nagstop kami sa South Expressway for food (gasoline para sa car…. Mc Donalds para kina Jade and Mommy Gie). Since I had a very heavy breakfast … tumunganga lang ako while they are eating. After filling up – on gasoline and fast food…. Off to Tagaytay na talaga! Road trip! Road Trip.
Nung nasa tagaytay na kami…. Napansin ko nga na commercialized na rin ito. Dati Mushroom Burger lang hehehe… ngayon lahat na yata nasa Tagaytay. And overlooking Taal volcano lahat. Kaya siguro madaming pumupunta dito for a weekend get-a-way. The comforts of the city and the good weather…panalo!
Our destination is Sonya’s Secret Garden. I’ve been hearing about this place for quite a while na. I even saw it featured in Travel time. Since Tagaytay naman ang punta…. We decided to visit the place. It’s not really hard to find since we have the directions. Since everyone is raving about this place… medyo mataas ang expectations ko. It’s good that I was not disappointed.
First thing I noticed nung papasok na kami… was the smell. Flowery scent…fragrant but not overpowering. I am not sure what it is.. pero di na importante yun. Hehe… I was so excited to go inside. The place… very nice… very quiet… very serene. Napapaligiran ka ng iba’t ibang foliage. Flowers are in bloom. I specially love the sunflowers. Napaka — hmmm.. sunny? Hehehe. .. To make this trip truly relaxing.. we scheduled a Sonya’s special Massage. It costs PHP700 which I think is quite ok. Ganun naman talaga price ng massage dib a? Anyway — massage schedule is at 1:00 p.m. pa – so we decided to have our lunch!
I am quite looking forward sa lunch. My friend Vida is raving about the dalandan juice. Sa mga travel blogs naman — everyone enjoyed the organic salad and the main course. Isang kaibahan dito sa place na to – they don’t have a menu. Kainin mo kung ano ang ihahain sa yo. Parang sa bahay no? Di pwede mamili. The lunch costs PHP600. Quite steep… so I am planning to eat my money’s worth hehehe… Medyo nagsisi ako with the heavy breakfast… pero kaya ko ito… J
They first served the salad… the greens, dressings, add-ons (nuts, boiled eggs, pate), mango, pineapple… etc…etc… Syempre may bread din. Hay… the greens are soooo good. Fresh and crunchy. The salad dressing is very nice. The add-ons — great! The Mango… whew… really sweet! Sabi ko nga.. hihingi ako ng hihingi ng ripe mango! And the much awaited Dalandan juice…. well … it lived up to its expectation. Its good…. tamang taman lang ang tamis at asim. Ano ba yan… salad and appetizer pa lang… ulam na hehehehe…….
The main course was served after…. DIY pasta….. the tomato based sauce is good… a little oily … but good. the Salmon is nice as well. Main course + Dalandan juice… perfect combination hehehehe….. Simple lang… pero lasap na lasap hehehe…..
Dessert was served last… but definitely not the least for me. I love desserts…. Kahit na bundat na bundat na ako…. I always have room for desserts. They first serve the turon and sweet camote. Hay… grabe na to. 2 of my most favorite desserts! Tuwing umuuwi nga ako ng Pinas nagpapahanap ako ng Banana/Camote – que at Turon. The sweet camote is divine. The sweetness of the syrup is just right… and the camote… heaven in every bite. ( take note…. I’m partial to these two desserts… so baka may pagka-exag ang aking description) After the great Filipino dessert… the served a slice of chocolate cake… we also ordered coffee. Chocolate cake and coffee—- the best way to end a very good lunch. Lam nyo… the price of the lunch is so worth it…
After the sumptuous lunch…. Pahinga lang ng kaunti… then the massage!!!!! Yung place for massage is ok din. It’s a private room… na may private shower. So for PHP700 … mura na sya di ba? I was assigned a male masseuse (tama ba spelling?). I have had massages before… pero babae lagi…. (o wag nang maging madumi ang isip… hehehe). Anyway — ok lang naman… no issue. He asked me to shower first… then higa na sa massage table… The massage was great… siguro kasi lalaki kaya naman talagang kayang-kaya nya ako ihagis hehehehe….. and that’s a feat di ba? Sa laki ko ba naming ito. Massage was a combination of Thai, Shiatsu and Swedish. Nakakarelax talaga. I fell asleep nga e… After the massage.. I again took a hot shower para matanggal yung lagkit sa katawan. The soap that was provided is really good… ang bango hehehe… pwede bilihin.. 3 for 100 yata. The shampoo is ok as well… honey-mint something.
After the massage… talagang rejuvenated ako! I am the relax and happy me! Pansamantalang nalimutan ang mga problema! Hehehe…… We went back to Manila afterwards…… on good spirits…… relax….. happy……. revived….. It’s a secret worth sharing….I will definitely go back to Sonya’s Secret Garden…
For those interested… their official website is http://www.sonyasgarden.com/
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