A roadtrip to Pampanga

A few weeks ago, Jun and I decided to join our friend, Ate Sally and her family in a short visit to their Pampanga home. Jun and i just wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the Pampanga Roadtrip became the perfect avenue for us to satisfy that wanting. The trip was absolutely charming and we had a genuinely nice time with Ate Sally’s family; her kids are wonderful! Plus, their house in Pampanga is just a quaint and pretty work-in-progress (the architecture, by the way, was done by our dearest friend and Ate Sally’s brother, Architect Puroy, who now works in Bahrain).

We left Manila at around 6:00 am and arrived at around 8:00 (i think; sorry i lost track of the time). We almost did not get enough sleep as we had a happening the night before BUT the trip was all worth it. Aside from the fun that we had the kids and the many pictures that we’ve taken, we ate Sinigang (which Daddy Andy cooked) and fried Bangus (traditional home cooked meals are the best!). Too bad we were not able to take pictures of the food.

We were also able to watch the new Disney cartoon flick Wall-E, which I must say is very well made (more of that on future post). Before we went home, we dropped by SM Pampanga. It was a fiesta over there! It was like a quarter of the population was there. It was really crazy! The kids played games (A lot! Because they kept on winning, especially Alyssa!) and then we went to Starbucks to grab our usual Frappucinos.

Lesson learned from the trip 1: A quick trip to the country is equivalent to 3 days of regular eight-hour sleep. (It will most definitely re-energize you.)

Lesson learned from the trip 2: Pampangeno’s love their SM!

Lesson learned from the trip 3 (and the most enlightening one): If you want to watch a movie with your significant other or you want to go shopping by yourself, without the kid, let your child play the Pinball Game (or something like that) because they have their way to keep on winning and the tokens would just keep a dropping! I tell you, they won’t go anywhere. The game is just like heaven to them! Next thing you know, you’re through with movie, the shopping and you’ll even have some extra minutes to have a Latte in Starbucks!

Me, Ate Sally and Alyssa in front of Starbucks (Shell in NLEX)

Pampanga River

Front of the house

Alyssa in the hammock

Pampangeno’s love their SM!

Watching the kids play (we’re amazed at Alyssa’s skill in winning tokens!