Life’s Lessons

Emars Wavepool is the first wavepool in Davao City. Heard about it many times but never dared to visit the place since it opened. I am not willing to pay Php200.00 for an entrance fee but if it’s a beach resort, I won’t mind.

Sister and BIL decided to hold Eman’s 2nd birthday at Emar’s so the troop went there last March (see, this post is way too late!). The place is fairly nice but too hot during the day because there’s not much trees around. The interactive pool is huge but not tiled nor painted. It might have been better if they painted blue on the pool’s wall and floor so that the water will be more inviting.

Aside from the Php200.00 entrance fee, we paid Php500.00 for the open cottage. Don’t you think it’s too much?

I thought there’s waves all-the-time. Unfortunately, the waves is scheduled – at most 15 minutes every hour and in only one part of the pool. So when the siren starts to sound, everybody who wanted to enjoy the waves rush to that part of the pool where pool pump motors and wave machine are located.

Eman had a great time at the pool and wanted to walk alone in the water…

…and thinks that he is a big boy…he likes to submerge his head in the water.

Ella and Toti are having a great time too.

And while everybody are in the pool, Eman got hungry. Carol wanted to bring him to the cottage but he insisted on being fed at the pool so Carol has to breastfeed him in the middle of the pool.LOL.

It’s getting late and we’re out of the water but the photo op continued. See the joiners in every photo?

Ace never failed to do his signature TUWAD POSE.

We had FUN in Emars Wavepool but we don’t know if we’re willing to go back there again. It’s just too expensive for us. BUT at least we have tried the place and we enjoyed it. If somebody will invite us there for free, why not?

I blogged about the FREE SHIPPING of donations to Sendong victims in CDO and Iligan City via JRS Express days ago. Then I forgot to post an update here. The boxes were sent Tuesday last week. We were told that it will arrive CDO morning of Wednesday. But the recipients (Mommy Ruby and my sister) were busy and wasn’t able to pick up the boxes at JRS Express. The next day I told Che2x to pick up the box for it might be lost among the boxes. By lunch time sister texted me that she and her husband got the box. In the afternoon, Mommy Ruby said the boxes I sent her were delivered together with the box from another blogger-friend in ComVal. What a great service, JRS Express!

On Thursday afternoon, I and Ace sent another box for my family in CDO. We arrived JRS Ponciano branch at past 5PM. The lady at the counter told me that the truck has already left and that my box will be shipped the following week. Oh no! That can’t be because BIL needs a working shoes and we’re sending Ace’ 2-month old shoes (that we bought from the American Surplus store) for him to use because he’s been reporting to work in a pair of rubber slippers. I was a little bit worried. I asked her when will it be sent to CDO if ever I will pay for the shipping fee. She answered “the following day”. While I was weighing things – whether to pay for the shipping fee or wait for next week for the box to be shipped, the lady called out somebody and asked him when will be the next free shipment for CDO. The gentleman must be the supervisor. He approached me so I told him about my concern. When he asked me where is my “padala”, I pointed my box and he instantly said “yan lang pala. Isakay mo na yan sa truck” and carried my box. Ace has to courteously get the box from him kasi nakakahiya na sya pa ang magdala papunta sa truck. The delivery van is almost full with boxes and bottled water and we are very thankful our box was accommodated. Sister and BIL got the box the following day and they were both happy that BIL won’t go to work in a pair of slippers anymore. BIL and Daddy got Ace’ clothes too as the latter sent almost half of his clothes to the former.

On Friday, we learned that JRS Express’ free shipping will end that day. Sadness. But we’re thankful we were able to send some stuffs to CDO for FREE! Now if we need to send more (like water), we will just send it through the bus line plying the Davao-CDO route. Once again, a million thanks to JRS Express for the free shipping! You have helped a lot! You’ll be blessed a thousandfold for the public service you have offered.

Half of my day was spent sorting my clothes (because Ace was done with his own the night before) that we will send to fellow bloggers and my family who were victims of flash flood last Saturday dawn due to Typhoon Sendong. I need to make a separate post about that “tragedy” later. For now, I want to concentrate with how I am thankful for JRS EXPRESS’ way of helping the victims of the killer flash flood.

JRS Express will ship donations to certain recipients in Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City. This is really helpful especially to the people who wanted to send help to their friends, family, or relatives in the affected areas.

Upon knowing that JRS Express will send donations for free, I immediately packed our old (some are new) and unused clothes, together with new underwears for the family and relatives of fellow bloggers. We also sent 2 boxes of bottled water – 1 for friends and 1 for my family. Thanks to Nature’s Spring for giving HUGE discount!

The stuffs for my family – Daddy, sister, and BIL – will be sent the next day. Sister told us not to send too many clothes. Daddy wanted us to send baby stuffs instead in preparation for sister’s delivery on February. But of course we have to send some clothes and other stuffs including water and food to them so we will be sending a big box.

After packing the clothes, we picked-up the water from the office of a fellow blogger then headed to JRS Ponciano Branch. Sending these three boxes to Cagayan de Oro City is FREE! Even Manong Guard was very helpful and accommodating.

The goods are supposed to reach CDO the following morning. Thank you, JRS Express for offering your services of free shipping to CDO and Iligan City!