One fine Saturday, I was blessed enough to be part of the people that will have an ocular visit at Tierra de Lago. It was a great and amazing opportunity to meet some fellow bloggers and photographers alongside with the founder of SJCAM Users Philippines group, sir Troy. It was also a very nice and inspiring experience to meet the owner of Tierra de Lago wherein all his vision and ideas are sooooo cool and so on point! It’s like he has planned this resort his whole life because his vision is very firm and well documented. Also, this trip was a major milestone in my blogging side as this is my first time to meet other bloggers. Not really a big event but you see, opportunities like this are rare, at least for me.
Our pick up point and meeting place was Shell Magallanes and we were personally picked up by the owner himself. Being with the owner for a whole day was enough for me to see his humility and good heart. Seriously, I am really amazed that he has this very beautiful and big resort but is still humble and is not boastful.
Given that it’s a Saturday, there’s no traffic and our travel was comfortable and fast. Tierra de Lago, or also known as “Land by the Lake”, is situated at Brgy. Bambang, Los Banos, Laguna, just an hour drive from the metro. Honestly, even though I went to Laguna numerous times already, I just can’t seem to find my away around there. I’ve been a north person my whole life and at this age, I am still not familiar with most of South’s cities and districts.
The resort is not yet fully developed but is halfway through. But… don’t be deceived, even though the resort is not yet fully developed, you won’t even notice that some parts aren’t finish yet because the view alone can relax your senses. Actually, this is one of the most relaxing resorts I’ve been to. Everywhere you look at is a view to digest.
There are various room types depending on how big your group is. And during our ocular visit, all rooms cater to the needs of the guests. Airconditioned, clean, comfortable, and has a cozy ambiance. All room rates are inclusive of use of all amenities inside the resort. Amenities includes pools, jacuzzi, spa, different pavillions, kids’ playground, game lounge, fish hut, and so much more. This isn’t for people who like to do sporty activities. This resort is for pure relaxation and de-stressing when you’re already fed up with life (WHUT) or with your work. Though if you’re into fishing, this is something for you. You can go fishing and the catch can be requested to be cooked.
Everywhere we go, the view is something that can be used for photoshoot. So being the blogger that I am, I wanted to have photos in almost every corner of the resort but unfortunately, I was too shy to ask someone to take my photos. HAHA #bloggerproblems. If you’re so into instagram, then I promise you, you’ll never run out of instagram worthy photos here. ;)
The location is 10,000 square meters and is still expanding because there are more exciting things the owner envisioned. So just imagine our pagod while roaming the whole area. Good thing is even though sun is quite bipolar, the breeze is calming. After a half day of roaming around the resort, we had our lunch at the fish hut where our scrumptious lunch is waiting for us. And when I say scrumptious, I mean pata tim, pinaputok *na plapla, igado (first time to try it here), chicken-pork adobo, inihaw na relyenong bangus, *piniritong *tilapia, salted egg with mangoes tomatoes and onions, Balut, cassava cake, buko pie, bonete, and beer. *Daming *food. Muntik na akong maimpacho. HAHA. Kidding aside, the lunch was like a scene from a *probinsya *setting. lol. The breeze of the air, the Filipino food, the laughs and stories shared in within the conversations.
Right after lunch, we dip in the pool for an afternoon siesta. Though I didn’t really swim because I’m too lazy to change to swimming attire. HAHA. And I still have errands in the evening. I just had a little chitchat with my fellow bloggers and asked for some tips about blogging. Ehem. :)
We are scheduled to depart the place after sunset. It was quite a tiring day for me because I only had 2 hours of sleep but it’s still a good thing that I had this opportunity to experience. It felt like I stepped out of my comfort zone because I’m not really into meeting new people. As what my friends would always say, I’m such an awkward person. But hey, I’m working on it. Especially that my work requires me to talk to different people.
Also, I’m glad that I met sir Eric and his humility. I’m just really inspired. Oh well.. Another thing we’re thankful for was the pasalubong he prepared for us! We all took home a dozen of salted eggs, half dozen balut, cassava cake, buko pie, and bonete. Our tummies and eyes aren’t the only happy ones, our families too! Hehe.
So guys! I’m stressing this one out. If you’re looking for a resort this summer where you just want to relax, give Tierra de Lago a try. Kita naman sa* pictures, right? How beautiful the place is. I’m sure you won’t regret your experience here. This isn’t your typical Laguna resort because in here, they really value peacefulness and the relaxing ambiance. If you’re tired of the noisy metro, or if you’re so not into noisy resorts, *walwalan *type of resorts, and if you’re really stressed out.. come here. :)
Some of my fellow bloggers.
The view of Laguna de Bay
Thank you to sir Troy for opening up this opportunity to me. To sir Eric for opening his resort’s doors to us. What an experience! I hope I get to experience more of this in my coming blogger days. HAHA.. One step at a time. :)
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