Thanks to Mom for discovering this beautiful place through one of the guidebooks. Right after breakfast we went here. Aside from the beautiful gardens..it seemed like everyone enjoyed taking photos :-)
website: Hunter Valley Gardens
My good friend and neighbor, Tillie, will soon be renovating her house. So I made sure that I invited myself over to take photos of her beautiful garden which I love so much. I like the animal figurines which she put all over the garden. Whenever I see her garden from her cozy living room, I feel so happy and peaceful.
I was feeling so bad that it will soon be gone but I am sure she will have a more beautiful one when she has her new home
Heart2Heart is so happy to finally feature Denise and Heart Warmers! What a nice brand name! Heart Warmers offers elegant and quality stationary products.
Heartwarmers has a website: Heartwarmers
Pages form the website featuring the products:
(0917) 3001385
(034) 4330435
Heart2Heart is even more thrilled to discover the benefits of “malunggay” through the Trees for Life International which Heart Warmers supports.
HeartWarmers supports the Trees for Life www.treesforlife.org 
Project Moringa Tree in creating awareness on the benefits of the Moringa tree (Malunggay)
for more information please click on the link below. http://treesforlife.org/project/moringa/default.en.asp
or download the Moringa Book : http://treesforlife.org/project/moringa/book/default.asp
I am always on the lookout for great places for the kids to go and I recently heard about Forest Club and found out it was owned by a friend, Robbi Mercado. And just a few weeks ago, Jaime went there with his class…..and HAD A GREAT TIME!! Since our kids grew up in the city, it is always good for them to rough it out and experience nature…Forest Club seems to be the PLACE TO BE. I hope to visit it one day. Thanks Robbi for taking photos for me, next time I want to do it myself… 
The Forest Club (http://www.theforestclub.com) is a nature sanctuary and eco-friendly training institution committed to the healing and renewal of Mother Earth. For schools and student groups, the Forest Club offers the Eco Adventure Program, a set of interactive outdoor modules designed to help mold participants into responsible stewards of Mother Earth. Participants are not only assured of having fun but also end up learning something new about the environment and their role in protecting it.
The Forest Club provides an accessible and ideal environment not only for school field trips but also for corporate team building activities, seminars and conferences, spiritual retreats and family vacations. Forest Club prides itself in having a very relaxed and natural environment.
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BEACON SCHOOL SCIENCE FIELD TRIP
by Robbi Mercado
Taken from: http://theforestclub.com/main/beacon_grade6
Despite the intermittent showers and the wet surroundings, 37 Grade 6 students fromBeacon International School visited Forest Club last 21 February 2008 for a whole day of fun-filled learning activities.
The field trip was organized by Teacher Trixie who brought her students to Forest Club to help them learn more about their current science studies on seed plants.
The first activity was a short but lively discussion over langka and banana turon, kamote-que and fresh buko juice on the rich bio-diversity of the Philippines, the current state of deforestation and the urgent need to plant trees in order to help protect the country’s dying flora and fauna.
The Forest Club staff was pleasantly surprised not only with the kids’ grasp of current environment issues but more so by their animated commitment to doing their part in saving the earth.
Then came the fun part: the Eco Adventure activities.
The kids enthusiastically participated in games meant not only to be fun but also designed to develop more appreciation for Mother Earth.
Showering after the mud crawl…
After lunch the students were toured around Forest Club. They were shown the herbal plant gardens, the vermicompost facilities and were also made to plant hardwood trees seedlings. Forest Club will nurture the narra seedlings for the Grade 6 students until these are big enough to be transferred to the Beacon International School campus.
Information taken from Forest Club website:
Facilities:
Cottages
- Four cottage units available
- Maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit
- With one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons
- With one fan-cooled loft good for two (2) persons
- With daybeds in the verandah
- With one toilet and bath per cottage unit
Suites
- Two family suites available
- Fully air-conditioned
- Up to twenty (20) persons per family suite
- With separate toilet and bath facilities
Main Conference room
- Capacity for up to sixty (60) persons
- Fully air-conditioned
- With sound system and OHP
- With separate toilet and bath facilities
Rates:
Venue DAY TRIP Rate: PhP450 per person (plus VAT)
Inclusions:
- Complete food package: Welcome drink upon arrival, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack. Lunch is served buffet style with a minimum of three dishes. Juice and purified drinking water are provided with all meals.
- Use of swimming pool, tennis court and basketball court.
- Use of poolside huts:
Kabanya A or B maximum of eight (8) persons - poolside
- picnic table
- fan ventilation
Accomodations (optional): The following are our prices for each room, per day …
| Narra A or B,ORMolave A or B | PhP1,500 | maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit |
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| Tindalo,ORKamagongsuite | PhP4,000 | maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit |
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Notes:
- Day trip check-in time is no earlier than 8:00 AM and checkout time is no later than 5:00PM.
- Additional meals are priced as follows: Snack – P100/person, Breakfast - P150/person, Lunch or Dinner - P250/person.
- Guests are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
- A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
VENUE RATE (OVERNIGHT STAY)
Submitted by ram on Mon, 04/30/2007 - 3:11pm.
Our Rates consist of an accommodation rate per room type and a meal package per head:
Accomodations: The following are our prices per room, per night …
| Narra A or B,ORMolaveA or B |
PhP3,000
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maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit |
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| Tindalo, ORKamagongsuite | PhP8,000 | maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit |
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Complete Meal Package: P700/head (Plus VAT)
All guests are required to avail of our food package which includes: welcome drink upon arrival, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and breakfast the following day before checkout.
All meals are served buffet style with a minimum of three dishes per meal. Juice and purified drinking water are provided with all meals and breakfast is served with coffee.
Children 2 years and below are free. Children 8 years below get a 50% discount.
Notes:
- Overnight stay check-in time is no earlier than 12:00NN and checkout time is no later than 1:00PM the following day.
- Additional meal prices are as follows: Snack – P100/person, Breakfast - P150/person, Lunch or Dinner - P250/person.
- Guests are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
- A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
CORPORATE ECO ADVENTURE PROGRAM
Corporate Eco-Adventure Program Rate: PhP750 per person (plus VAT)
For Companies and Adult Groups
Minimum Number of Participants: Twenty-Five (25)
Inclusions:
- Complete food package: Morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack.
- Choice of Eco Adventure Modules (to be designed and agreed upon prior to booking date):
- Survival Games - Forest Canopy Walk, Mud Crawl, Ifugao Bridge, Hanging Bridge, Bamboo Rafting
- Trust Games and Teambuilding Exercises - Caterpillar Race, Spider Web, Elevated Fall etc…
- Traditional Filipino Games - Tinikling, Patintero, Kadang Kadang, etc…
- Pool Games
- Walking Lecture Tour - medicinal herbs, reforestation, zero waste management, vermiculture
Notes:
- Minimum number of participants is twenty-five (25)
- Maximum number of participants is two hundred fifty (250)
- Participants are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
- A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
ECO-ADVENTURE STUDENT DAY PROGRAM
Eco-Adventure DAY PROGRAM Rate: PhP600 per person (plus VAT)
For Schools and Student Groups
Minimum Number of Participants: Twenty-Five (25)
Inclusions:
- Complete food package: Morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack.
- Choice of Eco Adventure Modules (to be designed and agreed upon prior to booking date):
- Survival Games - Forest Canopy Walk, Mud Crawl, Ifugao Bridge, Hanging Bridge, Bamboo Rafting
- Trust Games and Teambuilding Exercises - Caterpillar Race, Spider Web, Elevated Fall etc…
- Traditional Filipino Games - Tinikling, Patintero, Kadang Kadang, etc…
- Pool Games
- Walking Lecture Tour - medicinal herbs, reforestation, zero waste management, vermiculture
Notes:
- Minimum number of participants is twenty-five (25)
- Maximum number of participants is three hundred fifty (350)
- Discounts may be negotiated based on number of participants:
- One hundred twenty (120) or more: P500/participant
- Participants are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
- A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
ECO-ADVENTURE STUDENT OVERNIGHT PROGRAM
Eco-Adventure OVERNIGHT PROGRAM Rate:
PhP900 per person (plus VAT) plus Accommodation Charges
For Schools and Student Groups
Minimum Number of Participants: Twenty-Five (25)
Inclusions:
- Complete food package: Morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and breakfast prior to check-out the next day.
- Choice of Eco Adventure Modules (to be designed and agreed upon prior to booking date):
- Survival Games - Forest Canopy Walk, Mud Crawl, Ifugao Bridge, Hanging Bridge, Bamboo Rafting
- Trust Games and Teambuilding Exercises - Caterpillar Race, Spider Web, Elevated Fall etc…
- Traditional Filipino Games - Tinikling, Patintero, Kadang Kadang, etc…
- Pool Games
- Walking Lecture Tour - medicinal herbs, reforestation, zero waste management, vermiculture
Accomodation Charges: The following are our prices per room, per night …
Narra A or B,ORMolaveA or B PhP3,000 maximum of eight (8) persons per cottage unit - one air-conditioned room good for two (2) persons
- one fan-ventilated loft room good for two (2) persons
- one toilet and bath
Tindalo, ORKamagongsuite PhP8,000 maximum of twenty (20) persons per cottage unit - fully air-conditioned suite
- separate toilet and bath facilities
Notes:
- Minimum number of participants is twenty-five (25)
- Maximum number of participants is one hundred (100)
- Discounts will be given based on number of participants:
- Sixty (60) or more: P850/participant
- Participants are not allowed to bring their own food into the resort.
- A 50% downpayment is required no less than three days prior to booking date.
The Forest Club is just 1 hour and 30 minutes from the Ortigas Center in Pasig City and is located at Barangays Puypuy and Masaya, Bay, Laguna. The Forest Club accepts only guests who have made prior reservations.
website: http://theforestclub.com
Manila Booking Office (9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Mondays to Fridays)
Maien Clarino
Telephone: (02) 376 46 23 or 24
Mobile: (0917) 825 89 58
Ananyana Resort, Bohol - This entry is dedicated to my Dad who is a nature lover and is a regular viewer of Heart2Heart……Thanks Dad for always showing us the beauty of God’s gift….NATURE!
Yvonne was right when she told us about these crabs… definitely a National Geographic moment. Thank you for sharing this once in a lifetime experience with us. Javier made sure that we got up early in the morning to witness this so he could catch some of the tiny crabs that come out during low tide. 
It is quite tricky because when they know you are coming, they hide under the sand and dig holes.
But in some areas, it is a bit more difficult to dig so it is easier to catch them…..
of course, after catching them, the kids send them back to the water where they belong……..
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