Although it may seem offbeat going to the beach in December, it was still a wonderful experience and I would say, The Beach Is Still The Best Place To Be!
Our company deviated from our annual traditional Christmas party and decided to spend it in Subic with tours, shows and swimming on the side. Needless to say, I was disappointed because I voted for the party but the majority won and albeit the coldness of December, our pack went to Ocean Park and Camayan Beach Resort.
At first, I was really bored. We went to a park tour where we saw few animals in their cages and to an aquarium tour where I was a little amused with the colorful fishes in their tanks and while doing so, I was actually thinking of going to the soon to be opened Manila Ocean Park.
The highlights of My Subic Experience started during the Sea Lion Show where we met the adorable and highly talented (or trained) Madison and her trainor (the bonus eihihihi..) JV. Madison was really cute, she performed a lot of tricks and each time she would flash us her big smile, I wanted to hug her and take her home with me!
Our group went next to the dolphin show. It was in a hot area and we waited a long time before the show started. Finally, the three bottle-nose dolphins arrived along with Tonka, the killer whale! I was in love with Tonka, the big one! He was a playful and cheerful whale with a really cute grin, he was all grinning when he teasingly splashed with water two of our officemates who volunteered touching Tonka and the dolphins.
Our day ended at the beach, it was a beautiful beach with white sand and a lovely view of the mountains. I just slept though, I wasn’t brave enough to swim under the hot sun! After summer, I started using whitening formulas to remedy my sun-burned skin and I was not going to trade those efforts off with some hours lounging in the water.
All in all, it was an eventful day and one I would not forget. Thanks to Madison and Tonka, I had a lovely Christmas Treat in Subic. 
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#1 by jp on December 14th, 2007
and i will not miss visiting that manila ocean park too. i saw on tv they will be opening in this december… open na ba melanie?
#2 by Palito King on December 14th, 2007
Glad they opened again. Ang sarap manood ng mga tricks ng dolphins…at sea lions. Months after we went there two (or three) years ago, they closed the dolphin shows dahil may namatay na dolphin.
I saw nga last week yung billboard ng Manila oceanarium sa EDSA, can’t wait. I’m sure dadayuhin tayo ng mga tourists, para patuloy na tumaas ang peso pero now di pa din maramdaman ang purchasing power ng peso kahit P41 na lang ang palitan ng dollar. Wish, madami ng mabili ang piso. Hay, may piso pa bang pandesal? Hahaha. I’m off the topic. Hahaha.
Let’s spread love love love…Happy holidays, mare. See you soon. Kisses to Marcuz.
#3 by mhel on December 14th, 2007
jp…
cge sabay tayo sa pagpunta jan hihihi… d p sha open, but ive heard, mejo malapit na. kumusta naman ang mga names mo for me?
palito…
i’v heard nga merong mga activists against ocean park, nahihirapan nga rin kc ang mga dolphins and sea lions sa training. kawawa nga rin sila.
i can’t agree more with the “love” part.
#4 by manilenya on December 14th, 2007
kailan kaya ako makakarating dyan
hanggang
#5 by manilenya on December 14th, 2007
di natapos lol sensya na
#6 by Jennie on December 14th, 2007
Hay naalala ko ang subic escapade namin last oct. (nung hindi ako naka attend ng class party kay Q) Ang saya saya no! sobrang na-appreciate ni Jed ang ocean adventure at ang tubig ayaw tigilan. Ayaw umahon!
Sis, ang ganda nman ng photo na yan ng manila ocean park. How grand! Walking through the aquarium, maloloka siguro ako! Lalo ni si Jed, siguradong sobrang maaaliw. Yung aquarium nga sa mall na pagkaliit ayaw iwanan eh.
Uy balitaan mo ko pag bukas na sila ha. 
Mwah!
#7 by jp on December 14th, 2007
hahaha! wag kang magreklamo melissa. si ate beth epal… nagvolunteer talaga. di man lang nagpakipot. hehehe
#8 by mhel on December 14th, 2007
hahaha!!! lagot ka, tinwag mo shang epal! bwahahaha!!!
#9 by mhel on December 14th, 2007
manilenya…
hi sis! tnx for dropping by! eb tyo don para makapunta ka hihihi..
jen…
im sure super mgeenjoy c jed jan sis!
#10 by manilenya on December 15th, 2007
ige sige pag uwi ko EB tayo dun
#11 by kengkay on December 16th, 2007
i would also love to spend Christmas sa beach. would you recommend this resort for a family with kids?
#12 by mhel on December 16th, 2007
sis kengks…
yes i would… its actually beside the ocean park lang, walking distance lang and the guides will bring you there after the tour and show.
the beach is nice, malinis and white sand. malinis din ang public cr nila but they also have private rooms if you would stay overnight. i did not saw a lifeguard though so if ul go der sis, be watchful of the kids.
#13 by jessie on December 17th, 2007
sister marikenya, sino ka sa tatlong nasa picture? yung kyut, yung mas kyut o yung pinakakyut?
#14 by mhel on December 18th, 2007
bro jessie…
ang cute naman ng description mo… ako ang pinaka……
…..healthy hehehehe…