Sunday, July 13, 2014

Labor Day Weekend 2014

It's been a tradition of my multiple groups of friends to go to Boracay during the Labor Day weekend, which usually happens from May 1 through May 5. It's actually where I get to see friends whom I haven't seen for a long time. I think this Labor Day Weekend, which is called Laboracay by many, has already become a beach music festival of some sort.

So what happens during Laboracay? PARTIES! Lots of it! From sunset parties, to multiple brands' gimmicks/promotions to international DJs, name it, Laboracay has got it! The most sought after parties are usually sponsored by the biggest brands of liquor, clothing, shoes, telecoms, mobile apps, etc. In my couple of years of spending Labor Day weekend in Boracay, the brands I have encountered in parties are Vans, Smart, Globe, Marlboro, Nestea, Vaseline, Hennessy, El Hombre, Nivea, Havaianas, Jose Cuervo, etc. This year, more brands came in such as Guess, Viber, AyosDito, BeachHut, Solar, etc.

Anyway, so how did I spend my Labor Day weekend? Here it goes:

May 1 - Arrived in Boracay and had lunch at Jonah's. Of course, we cannot miss the famous Jonah's fruit shakes on our first day. Checked-in at Whitehouse, had dinner with my El Hombre guy friends, had a couple of glasses of Glen in the hotel, had dinner at the Whitehouse resto, dropped by the Smart event in Boracay Uptown, had some pizza and drinks at our friend's room in The District. We weren't in the party mood that's why we didn't attend the sunset party in Whitehouse.
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boat to the island with Darlene and Con
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and I never get tired of this view
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lunch at Jonah's
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food trippin'
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with my girls


May 2 - Just had lunch in the hotel, went out for a walk at the beach, then came out by sunset for the Guess Beach Hotel party. It's a wet and wild one! And since the sound system got wet, the organizers had no choice but to stop the party, just when everyone's getting pumped up. Instead of going clubbing that night, we just had a house party with our Iloilo friends in Boracay Regency Hotel.
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using our Headware as tube tops
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nautical theme (thanks Pearly Pop Swimwear)
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w/ Thina of Vans (my Rayban flash lens from @poshop_ph)
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oh my selfie stick! :))
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with my friend, Apple David
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sea of people
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soaked!
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house partying
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crispy pata of Boracay Regency is just sooo good!


May 3 - We had lunch at Mamita's, then had some photo ops by the beach. By sunset, we came out for the Vans Summer Block Party. We started at around 5pm and I was already knocked out by 9pm. I was asleep  in our hotel while my friends were partying at Globe's event in epic, the concert of Cedric Gervais. Oh yeah, I missed that Summertime Sadness. Haha sorry! :))
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lunch at Mamita's (we had tapsilog and we liked it)
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playtime!
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with my friend, Wanda
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Vans girls :)
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gone cray cray :))
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all sweaty 'coz of the crazy partyyyy :))
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Farah and I with Misa Campo (please excuse the wasted face LOL)


May 4 - We had lunch at Two Seasons. Of course, we couldn't miss Oyster Sisig and probably the best Four Cheese Pizza in the planet! Then by sunset, we headed out for some photo ops, dinner, and again, party! This night's sponsored by our friends from El Hombre, Smart and Ayosdito.ph. We left the party early and had late dinner at Aria and headed back to the hotel. Then I was given a free ticket for Steve Aoki's set in Epic so I headed out again. We're supposed to leave early the next day so we left right after his set. Steve Aoki nailed it! I was impressed with the bouncers and the whole security group of the organizers because they were able to control the crowd outside after the walls were accidentally torn down. And it happened just right behind us by the VIP area. I really thought I would die from stampede but I was glad it didn't actually happen.
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my girls :)
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catching sunset (Angelia using my coverup. Thanks to Southshore Beach Shop)
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some calls it "wefie", while some call it "groufie" haha
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don't eat, inhale, and don't breathe for photo ops purposes LOL!
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pretty sunset
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El Hombre party w/ these girls and the El Hombre boys
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so we discussed how we died the previous night haha
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with THE Ramon Bautista
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my good friend, Bang of AyosDito.Ph
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yet another sweaty me :))))
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look at that crowd! everyone's having fun!
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with DJ Ace Ramos whom I've known for 8 years already (he wasn't as big in the scene back then)
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grabbed a friend's flash lens 'cause it matched my outfit LOL
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dinner treat of Manny at Aria
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THE Steve Aoki
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watched it with these girls
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view from our table
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the commotion
May 5 - We left the island quite late and we got a flight to catch in Iloilo City. Iloilo-bound vans from Caticlan already ran out by 9am and we got no choice but to take the bus which was and hour and a half slower. From the bus station in Iloilo, we took a cab to the airport, and that was already the time of the departure of our plane. Good thing we got a friend working at the Iloilo airport who's there to keep us posted. Apparently, our flight was delayed, thank God. But the bad news was, the only ATM machine in the airport wasn't working and we didn't have cash nor credit cards anymore. We ended up borrowing from our friend, Steph in the airport, just to survive dinner at the Iloilo airport. haha! See, it pays to be friendly!
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thanks to my friend, Steph of PAL for saving us haha

So that's how my immune system and my wallet survived Laboracay! Thanks to my friends who sponsored almost everything -- hotel, food, booze, concert tickets, etc.! :)



xoxo,

city girl

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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Labor Day Weekend 2014

It's been a tradition of my multiple groups of friends to go to Boracay during the Labor Day weekend, which usually happens from May 1 through May 5. It's actually where I get to see friends whom I haven't seen for a long time. I think this Labor Day Weekend, which is called Laboracay by many, has already become a beach music festival of some sort.

So what happens during Laboracay? PARTIES! Lots of it! From sunset parties, to multiple brands' gimmicks/promotions to international DJs, name it, Laboracay has got it! The most sought after parties are usually sponsored by the biggest brands of liquor, clothing, shoes, telecoms, mobile apps, etc. In my couple of years of spending Labor Day weekend in Boracay, the brands I have encountered in parties are Vans, Smart, Globe, Marlboro, Nestea, Vaseline, Hennessy, El Hombre, Nivea, Havaianas, Jose Cuervo, etc. This year, more brands came in such as Guess, Viber, AyosDito, BeachHut, Solar, etc.

Anyway, so how did I spend my Labor Day weekend? Here it goes:

May 1 - Arrived in Boracay and had lunch at Jonah's. Of course, we cannot miss the famous Jonah's fruit shakes on our first day. Checked-in at Whitehouse, had dinner with my El Hombre guy friends, had a couple of glasses of Glen in the hotel, had dinner at the Whitehouse resto, dropped by the Smart event in Boracay Uptown, had some pizza and drinks at our friend's room in The District. We weren't in the party mood that's why we didn't attend the sunset party in Whitehouse.
 photo IMG_6489_zps5328d278.jpg
boat to the island with Darlene and Con
 photo IMG_6491_zpsda352a40.jpg
and I never get tired of this view
 photo IMG_6495_zps7934a952.jpg
lunch at Jonah's
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food trippin'
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with my girls


May 2 - Just had lunch in the hotel, went out for a walk at the beach, then came out by sunset for the Guess Beach Hotel party. It's a wet and wild one! And since the sound system got wet, the organizers had no choice but to stop the party, just when everyone's getting pumped up. Instead of going clubbing that night, we just had a house party with our Iloilo friends in Boracay Regency Hotel.
 photo IMG_6558_zps9e3945ea.jpg
using our Headware as tube tops
 photo IMG_6587_zpsbe3b4efb.jpg
nautical theme (thanks Pearly Pop Swimwear)
 photo IMG_6597_zpsf98e3f3f.jpg
 photo IMG_6590_zpsb0ca5e8d.jpg
w/ Thina of Vans (my Rayban flash lens from @poshop_ph)
 photo IMG_6583_zpsf9948e97.jpg
oh my selfie stick! :))
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with my friend, Apple David
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sea of people
 photo IMG_6624_zps3f11e712.jpg
soaked!
 photo IMG_6648_zps5461a18d.jpg
house partying
 photo IMG_6650_zps77b1b5b6.jpg
crispy pata of Boracay Regency is just sooo good!


May 3 - We had lunch at Mamita's, then had some photo ops by the beach. By sunset, we came out for the Vans Summer Block Party. We started at around 5pm and I was already knocked out by 9pm. I was asleep  in our hotel while my friends were partying at Globe's event in epic, the concert of Cedric Gervais. Oh yeah, I missed that Summertime Sadness. Haha sorry! :))
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lunch at Mamita's (we had tapsilog and we liked it)
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playtime!
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with my friend, Wanda
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Vans girls :)
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gone cray cray :))
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all sweaty 'coz of the crazy partyyyy :))
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Farah and I with Misa Campo (please excuse the wasted face LOL)


May 4 - We had lunch at Two Seasons. Of course, we couldn't miss Oyster Sisig and probably the best Four Cheese Pizza in the planet! Then by sunset, we headed out for some photo ops, dinner, and again, party! This night's sponsored by our friends from El Hombre, Smart and Ayosdito.ph. We left the party early and had late dinner at Aria and headed back to the hotel. Then I was given a free ticket for Steve Aoki's set in Epic so I headed out again. We're supposed to leave early the next day so we left right after his set. Steve Aoki nailed it! I was impressed with the bouncers and the whole security group of the organizers because they were able to control the crowd outside after the walls were accidentally torn down. And it happened just right behind us by the VIP area. I really thought I would die from stampede but I was glad it didn't actually happen.
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my girls :)
 photo IMG_6775_zpsc3314f1f.jpg
catching sunset (Angelia using my coverup. Thanks to Southshore Beach Shop)
 photo IMG_6750_zps5414a3e9.jpg
some calls it "wefie", while some call it "groufie" haha
 photo IMG_6769_zps94d33c31.jpg
don't eat, inhale, and don't breathe for photo ops purposes LOL!
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pretty sunset
 photo IMG_6791_zpsd8869426.jpg
El Hombre party w/ these girls and the El Hombre boys
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so we discussed how we died the previous night haha
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with THE Ramon Bautista
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my good friend, Bang of AyosDito.Ph
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yet another sweaty me :))))
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look at that crowd! everyone's having fun!
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with DJ Ace Ramos whom I've known for 8 years already (he wasn't as big in the scene back then)
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grabbed a friend's flash lens 'cause it matched my outfit LOL
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dinner treat of Manny at Aria
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THE Steve Aoki
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watched it with these girls
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view from our table
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the commotion
May 5 - We left the island quite late and we got a flight to catch in Iloilo City. Iloilo-bound vans from Caticlan already ran out by 9am and we got no choice but to take the bus which was and hour and a half slower. From the bus station in Iloilo, we took a cab to the airport, and that was already the time of the departure of our plane. Good thing we got a friend working at the Iloilo airport who's there to keep us posted. Apparently, our flight was delayed, thank God. But the bad news was, the only ATM machine in the airport wasn't working and we didn't have cash nor credit cards anymore. We ended up borrowing from our friend, Steph in the airport, just to survive dinner at the Iloilo airport. haha! See, it pays to be friendly!
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thanks to my friend, Steph of PAL for saving us haha

So that's how my immune system and my wallet survived Laboracay! Thanks to my friends who sponsored almost everything -- hotel, food, booze, concert tickets, etc.! :)



xoxo,

city girl

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