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When I saw Miss Lautner blog about the rebuilding of the Metropolitan Theater, I thought the rebuilding was already completed and people could actually see cultural shows and other theatrical performances inside. Curious, I gave myself the task of actually going to the place to see how it was transformed from it’s ruined state to what I thought to be a genuine political deed.

Today, despite the heavy rains, I went left Tagaytay to go and see the current state of the Metropolitan Theatre in Manila only to see this:

Bawal umehi dito may parosa

HAHAHA! This is just one of the many “graffitis” that can be seen painted all over the cracking walls around the Metropolitan Theater.

Okay, let’s give Mayor Alfredo Lim and the then Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo a break. There really is some improvement at the front hall of the Metropolitan Theater. The front, perhaps the main entrance, has been repainted and probably the lobby and whatever resides there has been renovated. Unfortunately, it was closed this afternoon so I wasn’t able to see the changes made.

Metropolitan Theatre

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During the peak of El Niño, the Water District had to control the water supply in our area lest the water from the faucets will run out for all eternity. It was so effing hot but we can’t setup our inflatable swimming pool because of the current water situation and our reservation at Triple G beach resort in Laiya, Batangas was not yet set.

Fortunately, one of our friendly neighborhood ultra-rich neighbors built a resort and on it, a swimming pool. The swimming pool is supposed to be strictly for their log house tenants use only but due to my persistent wife’s persuasions, we we’re given access to the pool for a very minimal fee.

Upon knowing that we’ll be swimming in the pool, Tifa immediately demanded to be dressed in her swimming attire, slipped on her floatee and proceeded to where the swimming pool is. And so we followed.

Piña Colina, Tagaytay City

Piña Colina, Tagaytay City

Piña Colina, Tagaytay City

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We were supposed to book a room or cottage at the Sigayan Bay Beach Resort but for very strange reasons, the contact persons at that resort refused to answer our calls and text messages (perhaps their inner psychics sensed we’re serials killers and they won’t allow us within their shores) so we just booked one of the biggest rooms at Triple G Beach resort.

Riding a regular passenger jeep which we contracted from one of my wife’s relatives living nearby, we left our meeting place in Tagaytay at 10:30 in the morning of March 28. Two hours and a half later, everyone (especially the most excited ones who didn’t had breakfast before leaving) was so hungry so we decided to stop at the random space along the road for lunch. The random space happened to be under a cotton tree held captive by political posters of, what else, politicians.

Lunch under the cotton tree

After lunch, we were back on the road (like we really left the road) to find the beach resort. One more hour, a rough road and fifteen annoyed and impatient souls later, we passed by a public cemetery and reach what seemed to be a dead end. Someone had to convince himself/herself that we were lost and badly needed to ask for directions. Thankfully, an almost willing volunteer told us we’re more that one kilometer past our destination so we had to go back and eat more dirt. Finally we found what we were looking for.

Laiya Beach Resorts

Thanks to the resorts miniature sign board, we already saw that cluster of signboards but still had to eat dirt because Triple G’s was just too small to be noticed. So here’s a note – if you’ll come here in the near future, look for the Sitio Magalang sign. That will lead you to a cluster of beach resorts in Laiya, San Juan, Batangas.

The entry road to Triple G beach resort is very very narrow. You’ll have to maneuver your jeep carefully and don’t let your ears outside the windows if you don’t want them amputated.

Triple G beach resort entrance

That narrow road will lead to the Triple G beach resorts entrance (the photo was taken from the exit side)

Triple G beach resort

Which will lead you to the rooms here…

Triple G beach resort

Which will lead you to the rooms here…

Triple G beach resort

and here…

Triple G beach resort

to here…

Laiya Beach Resorts

and finally, to here.

Laiya Beach Resorts

There already were too many people to think that we’ve only been here a week before holy week. Imagine how much more people would be here during the holy week.

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