I Turned 30 (Enchanted Kingdom and Summit Ridge Tagaytay)

Soooo yeah.

As straightforward as it can be, I just turned 30.

For the younger generation, I may be old for them.

For the older ones, I may still be a baby.

For me, I actually don’t know where I stand.

Have I matured enough to be called an adult?

Or still a childish, spoiled brat?

I think I’m in the middle.

Depending on the situation, I can act maturely or childishly.

Nonetheless, I am already 30!!!

Aside from my birthday, it marked our first month as a married couple.

We had a lot of options in mind on how we will celebrate, but we settled, just a week before it, on spending the whole day of Sunday in the Enchanted Kingdom and then spending the night in Summit Ridge Tagaytay.

So it was kind of short notice, but thankfully my client approved my 2 days off (Mon-Tue).

We did not pack much because the hotel will provide the essentials.

I only packed my change of clothes.

We arrived at the Enchanted Kingdom on Sunday around 11:10 AM. 

And got in around 11:20 AM.

He bought his ticket online beforehand, while mine was FREE because it's my birth month. 🥳

As per EK's website, I would need to bring my birth certificate and one (1) valid I.D.

Good thing they accepted my driver's license and have not asked for my birth certificate because I forgot to bring it!

It even stressed me out on the way because I only remembered it while I was chatting with my friends.

Hinalughog ko pa ang gallery at Messenger ko kung sakaling may na-save akong photo ng birth cert ko.

So yeah.

One (1) valid I.D. is enough, folks (as long as your birth date is on it, I guess?).

Aside from the green wrist tag, they gave me this card (itagong mabuti dahil kakailanganin pala ito for re-entry kung sakaling lalabas ng EK) and a discount coupon (which we used when we dined at Amazon Grill).

They also gave a map of EK which you can see from my hubby's hand. 

I only saw two (2) colors of wrist tags, one was green which was for those that have birthdays, and the other one was purple for VIPs.

The regular passes did not have a wrist tag, but I think they used an invisible mark on their arms.

Our first ride was the Bump N' Splash.

Yes, friends, una pa lang, basahan na agad. Haha

Yun kasi ang walang pila.

Aapat nga lang ata kaming nag-ride nun nung time na yun. Yung dalawa ay mag-ama. Lol

Next was Dodgem (my favorite ride kahit saan man pumunta, basta bumper car, haha).

This time medyo mahaba haba na ang ipinila namin.

Too bad the ride only lasted for less than 3 minutes.

Sunod naman kaming pumila sa Roller Skater.

I was sooo excited dahil ang nasa isip ko, heto na, nagsisimula na kaming sumakay sa exciting rides.

I thought pang-warm up lang yung mga nauna.

But I was wrong. Very, very wrong.

After nung Roller Skater, ayaw na niyang sumakay sa ibang extreme rides!

We had our lunch at the Amazon Grill (where we used the discount coupon) since it was already quarter to 1:00 PM.

Also ordered a small carrot cake for my birthday. Teehee!

Pagpasensiyahan niyo na ang pagmumukha ng batang paslit na 'to. 

After we had our fill, lumabas muna kami para magpalit ng damit.

Medyo umaambon na nung time na yun.

Then nagpunta kami sa Skill Games zone, and nanood ng nagbibilliard.

And ayun na nga, tuluyan nang bumagsak ang malakas na ulan habang sinusubukan namin yung Bottle Up.

Php 50 per game pa naman yun at nakadalawang subok pa ako habang humahangin at umuulan.

Naisip ko lang, sobrang saya at memorable siguro ang experience nung mga nakasakay sa Space Shuttle habang bumubuhos ang ulan at kumikidlat pa. Haha

Pinanood na lang namin sila eh.

Sakto na rin dahil lahat kami sumilong sa (I don't know what it's called, Food court? Maraming food stores and may stage) kaya maraming nanood sa show nung mga performers.

Umaambon pa rin nung tinuloy naming maglaro sa Skill Games.

He played the 'Break and Run' for Php 50 (the billiard game na pinapanood namin bago umulan) sayang at naconscious siya nung marami nang nanonood sa kanya. Lol!

He also tried the 'Balloon Dart'.

Gusto sana naming kunin yung pinakamalaki, kaso nung tinanong namin kung ilang beses namin kailangan magputok ng balloon para makuha yun, 25 times daw! 

Eh Php 50 per game, so ano, gagastos kami ng Php 1,250? 

Kinuha na lang namin si Froggy which is the prize for popping two (2) balloons. It costed us Php 100.

Ayan, nilagay na lang namin siyang bantay ni Coco.  

We also tried the 'Ring Toss', but no luck.

Muntik na ako sa 'Wacky Wizard', ilang beses ko ba namang pina-demo kila Ate kung paano eh, para makita ko ang technique.

Kaso pagdating ko sa baba, paikot-ikot na lang ako dun hanggang sa tumunog. Lol

Hindi ko na inulit kasi nadiscourage na ako dun sa huli dahil ang tagal ko nga dun sa lowest part, I did my best, but I guess my best wasn’t good enough. #Ansabe? 😆

Hindi pa rin tumitila ang ulan, although hindi na ganoon kalakas, kaya napabili na rin kami ng raincoat for Php 81 each (I'm only guessing kasi siya ang bumili and ang nakita kong payment niya sa GCash is Php 162 😆).

May baon akong rain coat actually, kaso ayaw niyang suotin kasi may tatak ng Bear Brand. HAHAHA

At yung isa ko pang dala was free from SM Hypermarket nung naggrocery kami, kaso sobrang nipis pala at mukhang basura. 😅

Saktong muni muni muna then we’re back again sa rides.

Very timely na nakarain coat na kami because ang sunod naming sinakyan ay ang Rio Grande.

Tawa ko lang sa kanya dahil hindi niya inayos yung kapote niya habang nakaupo, so pagpasok ng tubig ay nabasa yung inuupuan niya and siyempre, damay ang shorts niya. HAHAHA

We also went to see the ‘Agila the EKsperience’.

I did not do my research before going here, so akala ko literal na makakakita kami ng agila.

My husband said it’s in 5D, and ang engeng ko para isipin na mala-hologram ang maeexperience ko. Sorna ✌️

Medyo matagal din kaming umupo at naghintay sa labas hanggang sa matuyo na nga ang kapote namin.

It was a nice experience though, and also nasurprise ako, dahil nga wala akong idea about this.

Kung ganito lahat ang mga sinehan, blockbuster siguro palagi, charot.

Too bad filming was not allowed inside, even cameras.

Then sunod naming sinakyan ang Grand Carousel, para chill chill lang.

And I think that’s the last ride na sinakyan namin. ☹️

Ang dami ko pang gustong sakyan pero ayaw na niya.

The very last na ginawa namin is to watch in Rialto 4D.

Almost the same experience sa Agila, but dito hindi na mawawala bigla yung tinatapakan mo and wala nang wisik wisik in the face. Just one tusok at the back. HAHAHA

As a remembrance, gusto kong mag-uwi ng Eldar merch as a souvenir. 

Yung plushie sana kaso parang hindi ko na trip nung nakita at nahawakan ko na ng malapitan, kaya yung Eldar pillow na lang. 

And also an Eldar ref magnet. 

We wanted to buy t-shirts din sana kaso wala siyang natipuhang design. 

Well mayroong isa, kaso kids size na lang ang meron. Too bad.

But hindi na bale since we ought to return pa naman with friends, para raw masakyan ko yung mga gusto kong sakyan and kukunan na lang daw niya kami sa baba. 😆

Magsi-7PM na nung bumiyahe kami papuntang Tagaytay to check in.

We arrived at the Summit Ridge Tagaytay around 8:15PM.

Medyo malabo dahil sa fog. 

He booked this via Klook few days ahead.

Requirement lang upon checking in is a valid ID and vaccination card.

Let me just share with you some photos of our room.

There's a ref, T.V. and coffee maker. 

They have vault, 2 hangers, 2 slippers and a laundry bag. 

Hand soap

Each kit has cotton pads and buds, hair cap, toothbrush and toothpaste. 

Hair dryer is life. 

Conditioning shampoo and body wash. 

Hindi kasama sa booking namin ang dinner so umorder siya sa Cafe Mary Grace na pina-Grab pa niya pero yun pala ay nasa tabi lang ng Summit Ridge. Haha

And he ordered another one which I can't remember kung saan. 

Fortunately nakunan pa namin ang Taal kinaumagahan bago balutin ng ulap.

This is the view from our room. 

What I liked about them is the complimentary buffet breakfast.

Hindi rin tinipid sa hot chocolate (unlike sa naexperience ko sa ibang hotel na isang lagok lang).

If you want some eggs, they have an egg station sa labas.

Just tell them how you would like it cooked, and they will make it for you.

There are different options for filling like ham, cheese, mushroom, onions, etc.

Sorry! Hindi ko napicturan yung station. 🤦‍♀️

But I was able to take a photo of my egg. 🤪

After we had our breakfast, hayahay na lang kami sa room until checkout.

Kaya niyo ba yon? Ha? Ha? Yung literal na magpalipas lang ng oras hanggang sa umuwi na? 😆

Grabe ang clouds, man, dumadaan daan lang sa harapan mo, minsan pa nga sa mukha mo. 😆 sorry, inosente.✌️

And saktong pictorial na rin with the cake he ordered from Cafe Mary Grace last night. 

Hanggang sa pag-uwi. Haha

Dumaan na rin muna kami sa Cecilia’s for pasalubong and sa SM East Ortigas para magfood trip.

Kung umuwi na kami ng Monday, bakit hanggang Tuesday ang ni-leave ko, you might ask....hmmmm...wala lang. Hahaha

To adjust myself mentally siguro from a quick vacation to going back to work? 😄

But honestly, akala ko kasi hanggang Tuesday ang adventure namin. 😅

Saka yun na yung na-file ko, kaya hindi ko na binawi.

And mabuti na rin yun, because we had the next day to finally get our marriage contract from the church and then get a certified true copy from Marikina City Hall.

Yun para sa akin yung reality, na we are officially married, because we now have the papers. 😁

I wanted to ponder more about my birthday but I think masyado nang mahaba itong post na ito, so I’ll leave it here.

Just, hoooray for another year in my life~! 🥳

Aaand, may pahabol pang pa-birthday ang team pagka-online ko ng Wednesday. 😄 Thank you very much~!

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