The hiveph members planned to go to Tagaytay after the meetup, but only several people tagged along with the trip, still it was fun.

Our rented van going to Tagaytay met us somewhere at Jollibee BGC, we gathered at 8:00 am and departed at 9:00 am.

BULALO CAPITAL

I think it was a 2-hour long drive from Makati to Tagaytay, our first stop was in Bulalo capital to have lunch, and seeing that there were a lot of people around means the place is very famous. the restaurant was full so we had to wait in line to get a table.

_{@indayclara is such a model and very pretty too ~ hello to @cli4d, @dennnmarc and @ishthehealing.}

we waited at kopa koppi beside bulalo capital till our reservation got called,

As I said there were a lot of people in the restaurant which also means it has a long wait for the food to be cooked too~ I think we waited for an hour for our food to be served,

_{beautiful view of taal volcano}

I regret not bringing my umbrella because it was so hot that day~ although my fever helped me feel a little cold 🤣 (self-aircon)

@ishthehealing had a great idea, she asked me and @arcgspy to draw the taal view and explain it after, I think it was a fun activity while waiting for the food.

_{here's our sketches}

_{@adamada peace sign}

Food was served after an hour, I tried their sisig and crispy pata and it was delicious, although I only ate a small amount of it since I didn't get the appetite to eat a lot that day

I also felt bad because there was still some leftover food, I let it pack because it could still be eaten for dinner

If I had the appetite to eat that day I would have helped everyone finish the food.

After our lunch, Den and Ford were dropped off to a place where they can ride a bus going to their home.

The next stop was at Skyranch, Adam, witty, arc, Claire, and cthings were up for it. As for me, Ish, and Carl we just waited for them outside at Koomi's and had a heart-to-heart talk.

AI's Cabin

We already planned to stay overnight in Tagaytay, which the group already booked the AI's cabin ahead of time,

The place was simple yet beautiful, sitting under the tree feels so romantic, either with a lover or a friend, imagine talking in this cozy area, it would be relaxing. Sadly, I didn't take a picture of how it looked like at night, I didn't have the energy to do it.

They have a mini pool too, and hi pretty @indayclara ~

Here's what the room of AI's cabin looks like, there were two rooms with similar designs but the room I choose (the guy's room) didn't have a TV, so I sat down for a minute in the girl's room which has a TV and watched my favorite movie the fable on Netflix, I invited everyone that came inside the room to sit beside me to watch the movie with me, but they were very busy, then my energy got drained after a few scenes, 😣 I went to my room and rested to sleep.

I woke up for dinner and took a warm shower before going out, @nmore cooked our dinner that night, with the help of @ishthehealing, I was supposed to help out too, but I didn't wanna infect anyone with my fever, I apologized to @nmore and @ishthehealing when we were at koomi's that day, I'll make sure to make up for your effort someday guys ~

After dinner everyone was preparing to play card games while I'm getting ready to sleep since I took my medicine after eating, I remember laying down in bed and hearing everyone having fun outside the room, wishing I had the energy to join them, I scrolled in discord for a minute and saw @jijisaurart and @demotry talking in voice chat and I joined in, they were playing a game too like everyone around me was playing games, I cursing my fever that time. 😤

I felt a deja vu after though, it felt like I already experienced the situation before, then I fell asleep after bidding goodbye to Jiji and Demo since the med has started to kick in,

I woke up at around 2 am and I was kinda excited to be out in bed to see everyone still playing and to see happy faces, but when I stepped outside, no one was around which got me confused for a second, then I saw @adamada in the opposite room and gesturing for me to come over, I thought they moved their card games in the room but then, they were discussing our driver's concern,

My mind was still processing what was going on until @wittyzell read the message from our driver, then I got puzzled, it was a bit alarming, but it got solved after and everyone continued to play the games, Claire and Ish slept and didn't join in, so the only people that are left awake played the 3 card games that dawn.

I wasn't allowed to drink but I still participated in the game, @wittyzell offered she'll drink for me, and I think it was nice of her to do that, but at the same time I felt bad because I made lots of mistakes during the game, which made her so drunk after,

RIDGE PARK TAGAYTAY

We checked out in the cabin around 10:30 am and got ready to have our lunch at Ridge Park Tagaytay, it also had a long line similar to bulalo capital, but glad we didn't have to wait long to dine in,

the place looks so cozy ~ to sit in, It wasn't even hot because of the trees that were surrounding the place,

the 4 hiveph staff were discussing what to order, with the looks of their faces it looks like they were having a fun discussion,

since the hiveph staff was ordering and calculating the funds in the table area, I moved to where ish, arc, and nmore were located.

They were searching for a stone that represent them and explain their chosen stone, it was another brilliant idea of ish, to do while waiting for our order.

I wanted to join in, and tried looking for a heart-shaped stone but I didn't find any 😂 so I stopped searching...

why heart-shaped stone? I don't know either 🤣

here's our view while we ate our lunch, playing la vie en Rose as the background music would be perfect too ~ makes it more romantic charot!

I didn't get any decent shot on our ordered meals, but the group ordered, 2 sets of lumpia and chicken tinola, pancit, and drinks, and I must say their food was a 10/10 for me, it was very delicious.

After our lunch, we headed back to our van and enjoyed the ride going back to Makati,

while in the van, Ish shared her thoughts about the trip and gave each of us messages, I think it was sweet of her to do that.

When we dropped her off, Claire continued to do the activity ish did, until everyone participated. My heart was moved by their messages to each other, and to me as well... some also cried, it was a mix of feelings but mostly tears of joy with what happened throughout the meetup and the trip.

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while on the way, @cthings and Adam were the only ones asleep, we even joke,

" ano kaya ginawa ng dalawang to kagabi? 😏
( What did the two of them do last night?) 😏

hahaha joking aside, the two of them didn't get any proper sleep during our overnight stay at the cabin, a lot of things happened and they were like patrolling with what was happening, I think both of them were very strong people for having the energy to stay up for a long time. must be the mix of alcohol and coffee 🤔 since I saw them drinking it.

Everyone was saying goodbye to each other after we got dropped off at the same location somewhere in Jollibee bgc, we headed back home to freshen up and rest to get ready for dinner which I'm going to blog about it after this ~ see you there ~

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