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Souvenir

sou·ve·nir  n.

A token of remembrance; a memento.

[French, from Old French, to recall, memory, from Latin subvenre, to come to mind : sub-, sub- + venre, to come; see gw- in Indo-European roots.]
Souvenir Morong, Bataan, July 2013

Souvenir
Morong, Bataan, July 2013

This was a very pretty key chain which I bought in Bataan when our team went to Island Waters Resort in the town of Morong. It was my second time in Morong and at the resort and I wasn’t able to buy a material souvenir the first time around so here’s the my little memento from the beautiful Morong.

the edited version :) which one do you prefer?

the edited version 🙂 which one do you prefer?

Beating The Heat At Island Waters Resort – Under The Glaring Sun Of Morong, Bataan

We're greeted by that very inviting sea!

We’re greeted by that very inviting sea!

A couple of weeks ago, my travel buddies and I went to a very much recommended place in Morong, Bataan. The travel time takes about 3 hours via Victory Liner Bus to Olongapo City in Zambales. From Olongapo, there’s a mini-bus that took us to Morong, Bataan.

The resort's infinity pool - bluer that blue! haha

The resort’s infinity pool – bluer than blue! – literally! haha

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This is simply the right  place for us to linger under the scorching heat of the sun this summer. It’s a newly constructed vacation getaway along the beachfront of Morong. The place boast of  “the only” infinity pool in the shoreline of beach houses and resorts. It is owned by a lovely and uber-accomodating couple who recently purchased the place and named it Island Waters Resort. It has a modern Western architecture infused with Asian designs.

You could stay at their "Nipa Huts" in various sizes good for two to a large group :)

You could stay at their “Nipa Huts” in various sizes good for two to a large group 🙂

Don't you just love traveling when you're with your the coolest peeps ever???!

Don’t you just love traveling when you’re with  the coolest peeps ever???!

The fun doesn’t stop at their infinity pool. We sang our hearts out at their karaoke and drank at the bar. (I missed taking some pictures here -we may have been too drunk to take some haha) You could also play Beach Volleyball (atleast we tried but we ended up laughing our arse off because no one seemed to know how to play the game! lol), we also rented a boat to take us to the newly built Pawikan Conservation Sanctuary. It’s a nice program of the town people which protects the Pawikan that lay their eggs in the shore of Morong.

Look! Baby Turtles!!!

Look! Baby Turtles!!!

We also did a little snorkeling. I personally do not know how to swim so it was a little nerve-wracking but it was all good since we’re given life vest to save me (us) from drowning haha.

us waiting for Jaws hahaha

us waiting for Jaws hahaha

time for reflection while staring at the beautiful midnight sun...

time for reflection while staring at the beautiful midnight sun…

At the conclusion of the three days of swimming, singing, snorkeling, soul-searching haha, laughing and eating – I guess the best thing about this trip is spending it with a great bunch of people and savoring every moment of it.

Contact Island Waters Resort via their official Facebook Page HERE

UPDATES:

Since a lot of peeps were asking about the resort and I loved both my visits here – I decided to post the on-going rates they posted online – you can also check it out in the link above.

Island Waters