Balay Indang

I was a little bit confused about whether I would enjoy the WTE we had for the leadership team. Confused because of the office problems that have been going on before we went there. Wait, let's not go there now and I don't want additional stress while writing this post. Anyway, I did have some fun while interacting with the rest of the TLs not to mention the fun Joems, Doods and I had when we walked around the place and have our photo-op.Ü

Balay Indang is a very good place to relax and unwind. The huge garden had a very beautiful landscape and the inside was well decorated with various things such as antique furnitures to Thai Buddhas. They even setup some picnic tables and a few hammocks around the area. They even have a recreation area for those who can get easily bored with nature and needs a touch of civilization. The recreation area is right beside Balay Indang's pool and it had a pool table, some old board games like dama, tic-tac-toe, sungka, a magic sing and a mahjong table! Master Berns had to teach TL Ice, OM Ycel, SM Erica and SOIC Jerome how to play mahjong and they got hooked on it like our lolo's and lola's back in their days.Ü Joems and I played sungka and I lost. Hehe.. We even had some activities like a weird tug-o-war with 4 teams pulling all at the same time. This was where I hurt my self and burnt my hand because the rope had no knots to hold on. I tried to tie the rope around my hand (STUPID IDEA) to have a better grip but it slipped. We wanted to get a massage since they had one but I think we were all too tired to even ask for one so we got to bed earlier than the rest of the TLs. The rooms are nice and have airconditioning. Convenient especially on hot days. Each room had its own bathroom, which I think needed an exhaust fan in case somebody needs to take a dump. (Sorry, no positive scripting there.Ü) The idea of using white stones as the flooring for the shower area, it was a but painful when you're bare foot so I suggest bringing an extra pair of slippers for taking a bath. Balay Indang was also prepared with a mosquito repellant because the mosquitos there are very much hardcore. I mean, it hurts when they bite, and they linger around you even if you try to shoo them away. You'd have to kill them just to get rid of them! This was why I had to go back in and forget about taking long exposure photograph that night.Ü

The food was also delicious and enough to feed a family with a BIG appetite. You will never feel hungry because they served us breakfast, lunch and dinner with meriendas in between! The people were also very nice and accomodating.

I would definitely suggest going there to relax. Eventhough, its a little pricey for me (~1,700Php to 1,800Php per person) I would try to go back there possibly with some friends or family. Place is too big for just two persons. Hopefully, I could afford to go to places like this more often (envying Anton Diaz right now..Ü).