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Taalena & a Bit of Shopping for our Mini Garden Haven

December 11, 2007

Prologue:

Thanks to our cheap finds. If before, our backyard looked like this:

 Now, it’s this:

 

  

 ~~~oOo~~~

 

One weekend (I think it was the one before our Bora getaway), Peter and I thought of going back to Tagaytay to finally buy stuff for our backyard-turned-mini garden haven. We again looked at the native ornaments sold at Olivarez Plaza and bought  some pieces we liked before we headed farther south.

 

   

 

Long before we thought of renovating our backyard, I’ve always wanted a wooden swing where we can just hang out, relax, read a book or something. We saw one in Festival Mall 2 months ago but it cost around P18k and the wood wasn’t even that good! Darn it.

 

 

 
So having that in mind, we resolved to look for some wooden garden furniture that will scream "buy me! buy me!". You know that feeling, when you see something you really like? We were looking for that as we scrounged the stretch of the road, looking for shops selling wooden furniture. Finally, we passed by a small factory, unlike the others we passed by that make and sell LOTS of garden chairs and tables. This one had a different feel to it and the maker/seller was very approachable and generous. We finally saw a couple of pieces we liked. But since we’re working n a budget, we settled for a swing and a long bench. If we buy these furniture somewhere else, it would’ve cost us around P25k or more. But with Rod (the maker/seller), we got both for only P13k plus a delivery fee of P800. Perfect! Sooooo perfect!

 

  

 
Happy with our purchases, hunger settled in. We passed by a restaurant that we haven’t tried yet. It’s positioned at the edge of a cliff where the wind was blowing its strongest…. TAALENA. Up close, it looks pretty nice and cozy. The menu was all-Filipino and the ambiance  was wonderful.  From afar, it would seem like a huge rundown house. But looking closely, it’s sort of like a mansion-turned-banquet hall.

 

 

It’s perfect for huge celebrations like baptism, company parties and weddings, even! I was thinking "It would be nice to hold a garden wedding here…" I immediately texted Vina and told her to book this place instead for their wedding next year! Too bad they already made their deposit at Josephine’s. Hmmmm, what if we’ll just do ours here instead of a beach wedding? The weather is cool, you got a magnificent view of the Taal volcano and the place is  both so cozy and vintage! Our taste, exactly! Hmmm…

 

  

They offer  banquet packages that give palatable menus and beautiful party trimmings at very affordable costs. Not bad! Not bad at all! They even have their own band that serenades customers. Coolness!

 

We’ll see…  :-)


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how can i get intouch with Rod? the furniture maker???

Posted by jinky at November 7, 2008, 2:25 pm

Hi Jinky! This was the number he gave me. Try to call him 0909-302-6902. :-)

Posted by Sexy Nomad at November 7, 2008, 11:55 pm

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