I bought a Complete Teeth Whitening voucher from Cash Cash Pinoy.  For those who aren’t aware of Cash Cash Pinoy, it is a group buying website. I availed the voucher last March 2011 with an expiration date of June 2011.

June 2011, I decided to finally redeem the voucher, so I called the clinic to schedule the procedure. Right after work, I went straight to the dental clinic. I was excited that time. When I arrived in the clinic, the assistant greeted me warmly, “Ms. Lajara?” She then gave me a consent form regarding the procedure.  The dentist was also nice and very accommodating. After filling out the form, the procedure then began.

The dentist was really nice and caring. She made sure that my teeth won’t feel any sensitivity during the procedure. She made me feel that I’m a very valued customer. She gave me a bell and instructed me to ring it whenever there’s a pain or stinging sensation. She then carefully put the bleaching product on my teeth.

After few minutes of applying the bleaching product, I felt this slight stinging sensation on my lower lip, so I rang the bell. She immediately attended to it and applied a topical agent to lessen and remove the sensation. The whole procedure lasted for 45 minutes.  She handed the mirror to let me see the outcome.  I noticed the result, although it wasn’t a drastic result, my teeth is whiter now especially my canine teeth.

After the procedure, the dentist tried to sell me their whitening toothpaste and anti-sensitivity toothpaste which cost Php1,500 each. Wow, a total of Php3,000!! She said it’s for maintenance purposes to prevent the previous shade of my teeth from coming back. I’m not interested, damn Php1,500 for each toothpaste. I would rather buy whitening strip or Colgate Advanced Whitening Toothpaste for only Php55.00.

I am satisfied with the result (the whitening procedure). Although, I have few concerns. On the Cash Cash Pinoy website, it says there Save 75% off for a Complete Dental Check-up, Teeth Cleaning, and Teeth Whitening Session Valued at Php25,000.

The description on CashCashPinoy website was not accurate, the dentist only did the teeth whitening, and no dental check up and teeth cleaning was done. The dentist explained that if we will do a teeth cleaning or oral prophylaxis, the teeth would be very sensitive and I might not be able to tolerate the Whitening procedure.

At the back of my mind I was like, you should have not included the Dental Check up and Teeth Cleaning from the Cash Cash Pinoy website then.. So that’s why it’s just for Php5,000 only.

Upon searching the internet on how much the teeth whitening/bleaching really costs, the result will show Php 10,000 to Php12,000. I guess I already got a cheap deal in this teeth whitening procedure in 50% off; however, this is one of the great examples of inaccurate advertisement description.

Disclaimer: I prefer not to divulge the information or the name of the dental clinic. Again, I like their service, it’s just that how they (along with Cash Cash Pinoy) presented the promo was just inaccurate.

Plantation Bay Resort and Spa is located in Mactan Island of Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. I have heard of this place 2 years ago and it is one of the nicest resorts in the Philippines. It is a 30 to 45-minute ride from Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

The resort is absolutely fabulous. Funny when I went there, I had to wait Josh for 2 to 3 hours, as he didn’t have his PH number yet, until I started to get impatient and asked if I was in the right resort. “Excuse me, is this Plantation Bay?”

Moving forward, I have mixed reviews of the resort. To start off, the hotel lobby is wonderful and tranquil along with a relaxing piece of music played pianist. The staff are nice, all of them, as one of them even bothered to ask, “Are you okay Mam?” As I was seated on their couch for about 2 to 3 hours.

Inside the resort, they have cute jeepney shuttles which will drop you whatever place you want, be it restaurant or your room. The whole place is powered by WiFi, amazing. Even if you’re inside your room you can still access their wireless connection, fast and reliable. Being an occasional traveler, I am aware that most luxurious hotels always provide the worst internet connection. The internet is either a combination of expensiveness and suckness or free but you-have-to-walk-to-the-lobby-to-access-it. This made Plantation Bay on top of other 5-star hotels!

There are also several restaurants located inside the Plantation Bay. We had dinner at Kilimanjaro and my fiancé even made compliments to their bartender for serving awesome cocktails which I think part of that was thanking him for the right amount of alcohol which made our night very hot after that. What made the whole resort’s overall service experience is their No Tipping Policy. That only means that they do the highest standard of service without worrying how much to tip.

Pathway to Kilimanjaro Restaurant

Plantation Bay also have some cool activities like archery, target shooting, and wall climbing. We tried their target shooting and unlike other target shooting center in Manila, you can choose between shotgun and pistol. This was my first time holding a big gun and using it as in a target shooting. Of course, being a gunner, I scored higher than Josh lol.

You can also choose to ride a calesa or a bicycle to tour around Plantation Bay.

We stayed here for only 2 nights and feel like we weren’t able to experience we had pay for like some amenities due to limited time. My fiancé loves watching movie so we need to get out of the resort and ride to the City for his needs. Their taxi service was also great, very professional, and safe going to any destination that you want.

Overall experience: 11 out of 10.
Will we stay here again? Definitely, Yes.

Resort Information:
Plantation Bay Resort and Spa
Marigondon, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines
http://plantationbay.com

Zest Air, former Asian Spirit, is known for its unsafe plane landing.

On June 25, 2009, Zest Airways Flight 863, with 54 passengers and five crew aboard, overshot the runway when it landed at Godofredo P. Ramos Airport, Caticlan. There were no injuries.

I didn’t mind the history of Zest Air. My flight only cost P976 (round trip) since lately, no bad news about Zest Air flights. I trust Bro

It’s raining hard in Manila, fortunately there were no flight problems or long delays. My flight Z2 839 was scheduled at 8:05 AM. Delayed flights is inevitable, good thing it is only 10-minute delay and boarded at 8:15 AM.

Zest Air planes are small, but the interior is refreshing, cool, and new.

There were only few people. I chose not to sit on the designated seat number instead, I pick a random seat near the window!

I was praying the whole time LOL!

We landed safely to Mactan Airport and it’s very sunny. See there were only few passengers LOL.

While in the cab of Mandaue City. Dili ko bai! Marco Polo ta ‘nong!

On my next post, stay tuned as Nyok nyok bloggers conquered Cebu!

If you remember my post about BlueWater Day Spa as a perfect treat for your barkada, then BlueWater Day Spa is also a perfect gift for us bloggers! Last Wednesday February 18, I was one of the lucky bloggers who won at the BlueWater Day Spa Movie Theater Competition.

BlueWater Day Spa, a Spa with Movie Theater, is located along Ortigas Avenue (near Greenhills Shopping Center). From the moment I enter the lobby, their staffs are obedient and all are young. Fruits and drinks were served before the Spa experience began.

It was actually my first time to have a foot massage, and BlueWater Day Spa did not fail to satisfy my first time!

After the tour, blogger were already excited to try the triple relaxation (Foot Massage + Back Massage + Movie). Their massage therapist then entered the theater, lined up and introduced their selves to us. Their uniform above all health services is unique, they look like a flight stewardess!

A nurse like me suffers a lot of leg discomfort because of 8-hour standing position in the hospital. This why Foot Spa with back massage is my favorite treatment at BlueWater Spa. Their foot massage which is approximately 30 minutes will give you an instant hours of sleep! For as low as Php550, the feeling of rejuvenation will be met. Bye bye leg discomfort.

Massage is so far the best treatment for insomnia. Sleeping pills costs a lot! Why buy sleeping pills if you could afford the very natural way, massage! BlueWater Day Spa is best for you.

After the feeling of rejuvenation, I wonder what if I’ll tell my friends about this? Like me, my friends are also nurses. I’ll absolutely make them salivate how was my experience in BlueWater Spa Treatment that completely relaxed my legs and feet.

I experience BlueWater Spa for free, so I’ll treat my friends in BlueWater Spa too, for free! They’ll go for it because we’ve never bonded before in a Spa treatment!!

A big thanks to Tech Filipino and BlueWater Day Spa!

Information:
ORTIGAS
2/F BPI Greentop Condominium, Ortigas Avenue, San Juan, Metro Manila
724 0426 • 727 8420
0917 815 6659
info_ortigas@bluewaterdayspa.com