TRACE Suites : A Luxury Hotel in Los Banos, Laguna

Laguna has always been popular for its natural spring waters, private pools, and resorts. Whenever people would go to Laguna, passing by the different Buko Pie and Cassava stores are always part of the route and agenda. Truly, Laguna is a place where most people spend their vacations. Lately, many people have been talking about a "hidden" luxury hotel in Laguna. They say that its so luxurious, you would be so shocked that the rates are very low. The place I am talking about is TRACE Suites. It is a 5-star hotel, located in Traceville, El Danda St., Batong Malake, Los Banos, Laguna. When you visit the place, you will be welcomed with warm smiles and quality service as their attendants would always make sure that their customers' needs are met. The place is so big that (if requested) they would drive you, using a golf cart, to the swimming pool, courts, gym, and other sports facilities. All the aquatic sports of the last 2005 SEA Games were held there.

Filipina Soul also wrote about the place, and it was also featured in Laguna Tourism.

Trace Suites

Their selection of cuisines are marvelous! From Filipino, to American, to Chinese, Japanese, and Korean! My favorite meal from the menu is their Chicken Cordon Bleu. I have never tasted any Cordon Bleu that delicious! For breakfast, I ate their Daing na Bangus. The Bangus was really fresh and the rice was heavenly - soft, served steaming hot and has an aroma that would really make you eat more.

The Lobby Area

Many people from Metro Manila have been booking in this hotel because its facilities are complete! Its the best place for gatherings, meetings, team buildings, seminars, and other recreational activities. The air is so fresh, cold, and clean! Some would even bring their bikes there. As of 2009, they already have the following facilities :

different types of rooms
swimming pool
gym and spa
Theater
basketball court (indoor and outdoor)
volleyball court
Tennis court
Wall Climbing
Diving Pool
TRACE Sports and Aquatic Museum
Sports Bar (underground : you can see the pool from below)
Business Center with Wifi
Function Rooms
Bar at the Penthouse
TRACE East and West - Newest Buildings!


The Theater (Teatro Genuino)

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Contact Information :
TRACE SUITES
El Danda St., Batong Malake, Los Banos, Laguna
(049) 536 – 3944; (049) 536 - 4193

The Latest Mcdonald's Buzz : Huling El Bimbo Commercial

Just a few days ago, my former professor Ms. Aileen Apolo plurked about McDonalds' newest commercial, and just today, 5 of my friends in Multiply posted about the commercial too. What does this mean? yup! yup! yup! Mcdonald's Philippines has done it again!

Once again, they have produced a great commercial that has captured every Filipino's, or at least most Filipino's attention. The most capturing aspect of the commercial is the song Huling El Bimbo by The Eraserheads, and of course, the story of friendship and heartbreaking relationships. Mcdonald's always focuses on the idea that families, friends, lovers, and other groups of people from different walks of life go to Mcdonald's and experience memorable moments -- this may be a birthday, a get-together, a family lunch, a date, and in the case of the commercial, a relationship that was built in childhoold and a love that was strenthened but torn apart in adulthood = MEETING HIS FIRST LOVE AT McDONALDS. When I got to watch the commercial on YouTube, I was honestly teary-eyed! I even plurked about my reaction :

"Feeling ko may part 2 yan!!! Sana nagkatuluyan sila huhu!"
-my plurk reaction

I got so affected by the story line because it was about love that started off from childhood friendship. In addition, to make the Filipinos talk about it, they used the ever-so-famous-"Bigo"-ending of the nice, simple and humble guy being a little disappointed, and a little heart-broken for not having the girl for himself because he has loved her since they were kids, and she ended up with someone else.

Chorus of the Song Huling El Bimbo :
(I tried translating it haha bare with me)

"Magkahawak ang ating kamay
We were holding each others hands

At walang kamalaymalay
without even noticing

Na tinuruan mo ang puso ko
that you have taught my heart

Na umibig ng tunay"
how to love truly

So Freakin' Sweet Right?

Presenting!
the Newest, Cheeziest, McDonald's Commercial
"FIRST LOVE"

What Hollywood Movies are in store for 2009!

I got this list from Yahoo! the other day. I can't wait for these movies to be on cinemas! What I'm most excited about are Angels and Demons, Ice Age : The Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen, and the Pink Panther 2!!! =) Here are the other movies that we can expect to be on Cinemas this summer :

ALL ABOUT STEVE
Sandra Bullock's a crossword-puzzle creator on a road trip in pursuit of her soul mate.

CONFESSIONS OF A SHOPAHOLIC
A journalist (Isla Fisher) finds romance as she pursues her retail addiction.

DUPLICITY
Julia Roberts and Clive Owen are spies carrying on an affair amid a dangerous assignment.

FAST AND FURIOUS:
Vin Diesel and Paul Walker lead the original cast of "The Fast and the Furious" into a new racing thriller.

FRIDAY THE 13TH
The slasher franchise goes back to its beginning with an update of the horror tale about killer Jason Voorhees.

HANNAH MONTANA
THE MOVIE: Miley Cyrus brings her dual life as an ordinary school girl and pop star from TV to the big-screen.

HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Scarlett Johansson lead the cast of this ensemble romance.

THE INTERNATIONAL
Clive Owen and Naomi Watts lead a probe into banks that finance terrorism.

JONAS BROTHERS: THE 3-D CONCERT EXPERIENCE
The Disney stars follow the hit "Hannah Montana" flick with their own concert movie.

MONSTERS VS. ALIENS
Reese Witherspoon leads the voice cast in an animated comedy about mutants battling an alien robot.

OBSERVE AND REPORT
Seth Rogen stars in the tale of an overzealous mall cop aiming to get into the police academy.

THE PINK PANTHER 2
Steve Martin's Inspector Clouseau bumbles through an investigation of stolen treasures.

RACE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN
Dwayne Johnson's a cabbie aiding fugitive teens with special powers in a remake of "Escape to Witch Mountain."

17 AGAIN
Zac Efron and Matthew Perry star in a comedy about a middle-aged loser transformed back to his teen years.

THE SOLOIST
Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. star in a drama about a music prodigy living on the streets.

STATE OF PLAY
Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck star in a murder mystery set among the elite of Washington, D.C.

STREET FIGHTER: THE LEGEND OF CHUN-LI
The video-game sensation is adapted into an action tale of warriors in Bangkok. THE UGLY

TRUTH
Romance is in the air for a lovelorn TV producer (Katherine Heigl) and a tough on-air personality (Gerard Butler).

UNDERWORLD: RISE OF THE LYCANS
The roots of an ancient feud between vampires and werewolves are explored in this prequel.

WATCHMEN
A superhero's murder casts his old associates into the investigation of a global conspiracy against their kind.

Summer season:

ANGELS & DEMONS
Tom Hanks and director Ron Howard follow up "The Da Vinci Code" with this showdown between the Vatican and a secret brotherhood.


BRUNO
"Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen takes another of his alter egos, Austrian fashionista Bruno, on the road.

DRAG ME TO HELL
"Spider-Man" and "Evil Dead" director Sam Raimi returns to his horror roots with this tale of a cursed woman.

FUNNY PEOPLE
Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and director Judd Apatow aim for laughs with a serious story about a dying comedian.

G-FORCE
Nicolas Cage and Penelope Cruz are among the voice cast of an action comedy about guinea pigs trained as covert operatives.

GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST
Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner star in the tale of a womanizer visited by the spirits of his jilted exes.

G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA
The Hasbro toys go into action in this tale of military operatives hunting an arms dealer.

ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS
Ray Romano and his prehistoric pals return in part three of the animated franchise.

I LOVE YOU BETH COOPER
Hayden Panettiere stars in a romance about a teen geek who gets his shot with the school hottie.

IMAGINE THAT
Eddie Murphy's a dad whose daughter's imaginary world holds the key to solving his personal crises.

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS
Brad Pitt stars in Quentin Tarantino's World War II epic that's a throwback to "Dirty Dozen"-style war action.

LAND OF THE LOST
Will Ferrell's a scientist hurled into a world of dinosaurs in this update of the TV show.

MY SISTER'S KEEPER
Cameron Diaz and Abigail Breslin star in a drama about a girl conceived as a donor for her ailing sister.

NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: BATTLE OF THE SMITHSONIAN
The national museum comes alive in Ben Stiller's comedy sequel. THE PROPOSAL
Sandra Bullock's a book editor trying to avoid deportation by marrying her harried assistant (Ryan Reynolds).

PUBLIC ENEMIES
Johnny Depp and Christian Bale star in Michael Mann's saga of Depression-era gangster John Dillinger.

THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3
Denzel Washington and John Travolta star in the remake about crooks who hijack a subway train for ransom.

TERMINATOR: SALVATION
Christian Bale leads humanity's remnants against machine enemies in the franchise's first flick without Arnold Schwarzenegger.

TRANSFORMERS : REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
Shia LaBeouf and his giant Autobot buddies team up for a rematch against the tyrannical Decepticons.


2012
John Cusack stars in an action epic about the end of the world and what comes after.

UP
The latest from Pixar Animation ("WALL-E") follows the balloon adventure of an old man and a boy stowaway.

X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
Hugh Jackman goes solo in a prequel to the "X-Men" movies spelling out the back-story of his mysterious superhero.

YEAR ONE
Jack Black and Michael Cera are primitive outcasts on an epic romp through ancient history.

I cant wait for these!!!!

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It's not TV, its HBO

HBO has always been so unique and creative in all its advertisements. My personal favorite is their short movie presentation with the letters "H, B, and O" being shown from different angles and symbols such as the train in the tunnel of "O", and the like. These are the ones shown before the actual movie will start. Truly, HBO has come up with a line that will forever fill up a space in my communication favorites.

Their new tag line that is "Its not TV, its HBO" is so self explanatory. It simply means that its not the flat screened TVs that gives us, the audience a movie experience of the lifetime, rather, its HBO. Home Box Office for me means the best movies.

Since I was a kid, HBO has been in my top 5 favorite channels. Sometimes I even wonder who picks the movies that are to be shown in HBO-Asia. I've always wanted to tell the person-in-charge-of-the-movie-lists that he has a very nice taste. Whenever its a Friday or a Saturday, and I'm at home, I just turn the channel to HBO because I know that when its a weekend, HBO will surely show the coolest movies!

Actually right now, I'm watching Shrek the Third! Haha! I've been waiting for this movie for so long! I even have the complete set of DVDs! LOL! Anyway, I blogged about HBO because their new tag line really caught my attention, not only because its so nice, but I was actually able to relate to it. It is very true, it is HBO that gives you the one of a kind experience in watching movies.


Well, cheers to HBO! =)