Puto-kutsinta ni Bae Osiang
The beaches of Laiya and a bad hair day
Jul 14th, 2010 by ella
Awesome beach, fabulous resort for photo ops, bad hair day. Kung kailan maganda ang view, ayaw namang makisama ng buhok ko. Mukhang sinabunutan ng tatlong duwendeng may anger management issues. Haaay 
Anyway, last weekend, we had a trip scheduled by Playa Laiya, a beautiful exclusive resort in San Juan, Batangas. I’ve read rave reviews about the beaches of Laiya. Serene and beautiful, the sea has provided livelihood for the local fisher folk for centuries. Small fishing villages dotted the shoreline…once upon a time.
Yes, Virginia, exactly like the once upon a time pristine beaches of Boracay, Puerto Galera and Panglao. City folks “discover” them, then “rave” about their discoveries to the world.
Tourists descend on the untouched beaches “to experience a slice of paradise” and then rave about them to other tourists. As expected, the visionaries (read: real estate developers) start having great visions…for attracting more tourists. Or for selling mini slices of the paradise pie which they ingeniously call exclusive membership.
Like the proverbial students who believe they can do better than the teacher, these visionaries start adding improvements to God’s creations. They must think God’s handiwork is boring, blah and so Jurassic, right? The sea and the beaches are cool, but where’s the spa? The golf course? The infinity pool? What about the bars, dude, come on!
The rest is history. We all know how Boracay was greatly “improved”.
Dumaan muna kami sa Kabayan Resort, one of the few in the area, para kumain. Oops, bakit ganoon ang itsura ng buhok ko?
We had pinaputok na pla-pla for a very late lunch…
And a sad-looking crispy pata (not even a hint of crunch). Na-late na nga kami ng dating.
Local folks actually fish using nets in the shallow waters.
A fisher person with weird hair. Sus, mabigat pala ang lambat.
Baby crab lang ang nahuli ko. Syempre ibinalik ko siya ulit sa dagat. Baka hanapin siya ni mama crab.
Kahit hindi gaanong kaakit-akit ang kulay ng buhangin…
…ang dami pa ring tao at mukhang enjoy naman sila. May problema talaga ang buhok ko tsk tsk
After trying to frolic on the not so pristine beach, we left and drove about five minutes to the “exclusive” part of the shoreline, Playa Laiya.
Hmmm… the beach is cleaner and the sand less putik colored. I wonder why. It’s the same shoreline and less than 15 minutes walk from the Kabayan resort. Sana nga naglakad na lang kami.
This is a beach hut. Sosyal.
Kami lang ang tao kaya nagtanggal ako ng shirt at nag-frolic sa dalampasigan ng naka-bra lang hehe 
The clubhouse.
Stairs leading to the swimming pool on the right.
Infinity pool. Awesome.
Dipping in the pool. Literal ‘yon. Water treatment day kasi, hindi puwedeng mag-swimming. Aaw wala na talagang pag-asa ang buhok ko
The fishing boats and the sea. Beautiful.
Kinausap ko ang engineer in charge of building this exclusive residential resort. Maingat sila and very strict in maintaining the balance in the ecosystem. Kaya siguro mas malinis ang beach front sa property nila. I liked what I saw. Nabentahan ako ng Playa Laiya. If only the other resorts around the country did the same.
Weird photo of the trip
Nasiraan ang van namin halfway sa Star tollway. We were towed hanggang sa dulo ng tollway hehe Cool
kaya siguro bad ang hair mo that day ay dahil ang t-shirt mo ay sa boston celtics na tinalo ng lakers sa NBA,hehe..tiyak ang feeling parang nasa boracay ka na rin..lutang pa rin ang ganda kahit ganyan ang ayos ng buhok……………..
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maka-boston celtics din ka rin pala? \m/
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