For the First Time

Hi ! Good morning naman sa inyo. Remember my last post about Thunderbird, di ba  I mentioned that we entered its Casino just to see what it looks like? E sa totoo lang, I have never been into one. Kahit sa Resorts World never pa.

So what we did was, we let the bagets play with the IPAD inside the hotel room. We promised we will be back in thirty minutes. The obedient child that he is (because he has been bribed with the use of the IPAD na want-to-sawa) he just said yes.

So off we went. The casino is located on the second floor. It is open 24 hours a day, so it was 10:00 in the morning that we decided to just take a peek inside and see how it feels.

When we entered the first thing that greeted us were numerous slot machines, na hindi ko maintindihan paano laruin. Actually there are machines like this in most of the amusement parks that we go to, but never did it catch my attention. Di ko kasi talaga maintindihan pano tumaya.

But the curiousity inside us, made us bet. We talked first with one of the crews inside. Patient naman siya sa pag eexplain. Minimum bet is P100, so that is what we bet.

I know now the feeling of those who got addicted to gambling. Di ka talaga titigil kasi nakakagigil. There was this one woman, past her 60's na, I saw her win already P1800, then she re-bet that winnings, hanggang sa nauubos na siya, so she got another 500 from her wallet. She lost all the 500 then she got 1000 naman. My gulay, sa 100 nga nanghihinayang na ko.

Meron dung poker table na walang nag lalaro probably because it is only 10 in the morning.  Meron pang 2nd floor, but we did not peek na, feeling ko hardcore na siguro dun. Pang addict na talaga.

Pansin ko lang ha, puros mga beyond 60s na ang age nang mga players ng slot machines dun. Siguro mga balikbayan na nag vacation lang din sa resort, passing their time in casino. Kami lang ata ni hubby ang nasa age group namin e.

So what was the damage? P500 went to thin air just by betting. Sana binili ko na lang ng shake sa restaurant, na refresh pa ko.  Verdict? Never did casinos attracted me. Just out of curiousity kaya ko sya pinasok. But the logic behind why I should waldas our money over it, wala akong maisip.  

O syalala na, ayus pako ng pictures para sa next post ko. Oy, bakit walang pictures ng casino dito? Sorry not allowed to take pictures inside e. Mag imagine na lang kayo mga sis. Hehehehe.

Thunderbird Resort Rizal: A weekend to remember

This post has long been overdue, but as the cliche goes, its better late than never. So here goes--

I have been waiting for this long weekend. At last it finally came.  After all the stress and physically and mentally draining months preparing for our Office Annual Meeting and Convention, we finally had the time to unwind and relax. I chose Thunderbird Resort in Rizal coz I have been hearing about this and even saw this featured at Poptalk in Channel 11. Mukang magugustuhan ko siya because of its location at di nga ako nagkamali.

I have actually booked this since June and I was counting the days until its finally the It day.  We were booked for an August 24-25 date.  We left our home at 1:30 and arrived at the resort around 2 pm.  Since we lived in Antipolo, the fastest route would from M.L. Quezon St., We followed this street until we reached Angono. We entered East Ridge Subdivision, Angono gate, took a left turn and there it is.

We came from Cogeo that's why this route is the nearest route for us

The resort is situated near the mountain ranges of Sierra Madre in Binangonan. Just across the resort is the East Ridge Golf course. The peaceful surrounding of the place, helped me relax and forget all the anxieties that have been bugging me. Ang saya lang mag meditate.

I wasn't able to take a picture of the lobby due to my excitement.  Even if the lobby is small it was cozy and inviting. There was a table there with a big jar of juice and glasses. This is the resort's welcoming drinks for their clients in a warm afternoon, I was just not able to get one.

Now off to the room. We booked a deluxe room of about 48 sqm. It was very spacious and makes the room more inviting.

Complimentary coffee and tea

The bathroom was sparkling clean, but I just noticed the bathroom has very faint lighting. It look sad tuloy.

Having Wyeth take our shots at the pavilion

 

JACUZZI anyone?

Ang ganda right? Sarap bumalik and stay for another 2 nights and 3 days. Pang relax talaga.

Have I told you rin na Resort and Casino ito?  We tried the Casino. We left the bagets in the room playing with the IPAD so that we could take a peek of their casino that will be in a separate post.

Till next post!