It was the last day of 2013 and my side of the family finally met up for some Year Ender "lamierda". Come to think of it, this is the first and last gathering we had for the year. Thank God it finally pushed through.

We arrived at the gates of Island Cove Resort in Kawit, Cavite a few minutes after 12 noon. Tatay and Tito were already there when we arrived and they chose the balsa or kubo that has minimum 3K consumable. Funny thing is that it was actually our first time to dine at the balsa in Fisherman's Village even if we have been at Island Cove many times already.  

 "Balsa" is what you call the native house build over the body of water standing on stilts. It is not uncommon here in our side of town, there are actually 2-3 restaurants here that is setup just like that.

Anyway, we first checked the set menus but with our waiter's suggestion that it would be best to just choose ala carte dishes instead. Especially if we do not eat all of the items included in the set menu.

The kids and their Lolos are already hungry... sorry! But as expected, it takes a while for the food be served so for the meantime they went around to check out the pond area.

Finally when the food started coming in, we were all hungry that we forgot to take pictures. Serving is good for 2-3 people which cost Php 250-350 each. But we agreed that all 7 dishes taste good and worth the wait. Even the kids cleaned out their plate, so that was a good sign. So yes, it was a feast!

After the sumptuous meal, we walked towards the giant chess and took some pictures despite the high noon sun. Hahaha...

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May 04,2007
Island Cove
Winston's Summer Blast

The ticket was quite cheap (thanks to Winston!) so we just couldn't pass up the opportunity to see Bamboo perform live. The ticket includes a free beer and a pack of cigarette (FYI: I don't smoke or don't even drink) so it was really a good deal well at least for those who will use the freebies. So after braving the herendous traffic going home to Cavite last friday (due to Strike Revilla's motorcade) we were alas at the venue at exactly 8 pm as the ticket suggested. It was quite disappointing that there were very few people. Just to think na it is THE BAMBOO BAND. Nakakahiya naman baka isipin nila the Cavitenos don't appreciate their music. But anyway siguro kasalanan na rin ng promoters. I saw the banner like what May 1, 3 days before the actual gig. Sayang talaga!

But to our advantage, we get to see the whole thing right at the center next after the bar dividing the topaz tables and chairs to what I understand they refer to as the VIP area. Hehehe!!! Ahhh... the stage, I could still remember that 6 months ago I was doing the Pussy Cat Doll's Beep together with the rest of the team leaders on that stage for the company Xmas Party and now Bamboo will grace that same stage. Hahaha!!! So back to the VIP area, Nathan (bassist) sat down beside this girl the whole evening before their actual set and I was actually inhaling the smoke of his cigarette. Not actually a pretty nice situation to be in.

It's the 7th year for the Winston to feature this kind of concert and finally they chose Island Cove as one of their stop this year. Poetic Sparks was the front act. Soon after, Winner and Asia Agcaoli (yeap, she was there with her skimpy outfit. Just imagine the guys delight!) introduced Sugarfree. Did I mention they were there too? Hahaha!!! Ok naman sila kaso yung vocalist nila naoover power ng mga instruments and often the other member would actually make salo the singing part. Baka may sakit or something.

A couple of naughty games after, Nathan went back stage na. Wilma Doesn't, a true blue Cavitena, entered the VIP area. And then... I want to say the rest is history cause at that point Jase and I were already excited. But here goes, Ira (guitarist) entered the stage and soon after the other members came in...

Ibang klase! Each member of the band is really talented hindi lang si Bamboo lahat sila! And he had no problems sharing the lime light with the rest of his equally talented crew. But to my disappointment naglowbat ang digicam ko samantalang I recharge naman the battery the night before. So Jase settled in taking the video of the whole thing with my v3x instead. They did around 12 songs I think. And Bamboo came to us at countless time so we were able to smell his passion for music up close and personal. Nope I am no groupie... Yung kanta talaga nila ang gusto ko kaya ok na sa akin na wala kaming picture-picture na kasama sya with matching posing. Plus na nga lang ng nakamayan namin sya during the "Awit ng Kabataan".

It was a great performance and I'll be posting the video I guess soon.

Another crossed out item on my wish list.