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...is not a novel thing to do. Camp Kawayan Resort has been around for quiet a while now and I know that as a Burawanon I should have been able to try it a long time ago. Circumstances. :) Well, it's good that I finally got the chance to do it with mi familia on the September 1st holiday. And boy did we have a blast, especially my Celestine who even quipped that "Camp Kawayan is amazing!"

Take note though that the place is also open during the day so if you wanna come while the sun is high in the sky or when it's about to go down, it's totes up to you.

Since our home is located like 5 minutes away from this place, we can come anytime. We came at sunset and look ma, no need for shades and SPFs.

It's located at Brgy. Balorinay, Burauen, Leyte. I honestly don't remember how this looked like before it was turned into a resort. I have a pretty good guess that it was a forest. :) Under the auspices of the current proprietor, who happens to be my mama's former student in high school, this place has been greatly transformed. But it still feels close to nature with all those trees, bamboos and foliage. Plus an irrigation system is located right next to it so there's a sound of running water. You can hear cicadas at night and the air is just so cooold.

Camp Kawayan? So, asan po si Coach Bamboo? 😁 Wala po. Puro kawayan lang.

This bridge goes over a fast-flowing irrigation system.

Where the catfish at? Yep, there are huge catfishes inside that pond, the size of my baby's arms or even bigger.

We brought in some food and rented out a cottage. There's an entrance fee too, btw, but trust me it's really affordable.

The cottages - also made of, guess what. :)

So obviously, the main attraction in this resort are the pools. There's a huge one for adults which is about 6 feet deep at the center and maybe 4 or 5 feet deep at the sides. Thank God, or I'll drown because I'm not much of a swimmer. I perused the slides several times, taking chlorinated water inside my nostrils each time. Oh well. Happy naman.

There are also two pools for the kiddies. One is 2 feet deep and the other one is just over a foot deep. There's a barrier between each of the pools for safety.

I adore these little water fountains that sprout everywhere.

Here are more photos of our fun time at Camp Kawayan Resort. :)

The look of excitement!

So inviting. Camp Kawayan Resort.

The slide at the kid's pool.

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When we were kids, me and my younger brother, our parents used to take us to the Daguitan or Marabong river during Sundays. Somehow, it stopped being cool doing so. Maybe we just grew up but we hear that it's not as clean as it used to be or that the rivers have changed their course. Then we flocked to the beaches of Dulag or Tolosa.

I'm glad that right now, we don't have to go far because different resorts have sprung in Burauen, pun intended. There's the Pines Farm Mountain Resort in Barangay Aboyogon or the Cansiboy Cold Springs, which I hope I can visit soon. It's really something to be proud of.

Right now, I'd like to say 'kudos' to the people behind Camp Kawayan Resort and we hope to see you again soon.

XO,

Carissa

Night Swimming At The Camp Kawayan Resort In Burauen, Leyte

by Carissa Ramosa on Saturday, September 09, 2017

...is not a novel thing to do. Camp Kawayan Resort has been around for quiet a while now and I know that as a Burawanon I should have been ...

Time flies indeed! I reached my first year milestone in the PNP last February 23. So far, everything is running smoothly. I’ve learned so much from my daily mix up with police matters, albeit I’m not a uniformed personnel, so to say. I’m also enjoying my small roles in community related activities, as well as my daily grind as a Crime Registrar. However, all work and no play makes Jane (or Juana) a dull girl. Did I pray for a break and got answered? Well yes! Lo and behold, 2 whole days on a work were given to us Juanas of the Northern Samar Police Provincial Office for team-building and merry-making. Now, this my friends is what we call a Women’s Month Celebration!

Allen PS we represent! :)

Women’s Month in a Nutshell

Before I go into the deets about the team-building, I’d like to share some info about how the month of March came to be dedicated for this cause. Before women had the whole month, the U.S. recognized Women’s Week; before that, a single International Women’s Day. The first Women’s Day took place on February 28, 1909, in New York City as a national observance organized by the Socialist party. It honoured the one-year anniversary of the garment worker’s strikes in New York that had taken place a year earlier when thousands of women marched for economic rights through Lower Manhattan to Union Square. For more info about this, read this article from Time here.

On to the Team Building. . .

Location: Lagbangan Eco Park and Beach Resort, San Antonio, Northern Samar

Date: March 29-30, 2016

This trip is riddled with many firsts for me that it feels like I've gone straight out of looserville: first time to attend a Women's Month Celebration outing, first time to ride a motorboat, and first time to cross the sea towards an island. Huzzah!

We come in peace. Arriving at the island via a state-of-the-art sea craft. Thank God the 'voyage' only took about 20 minutes from the terminal at Victoria because I was starting to feel a little edgy. No I was NOT nervous!

This being my first time to attend and it seemed that my companions were veterans of this occasion, I didn't know what to expect. Needless to say, we didn't waste much time and after finishing our lunch and resting and sleeping a bit, our activities immediately started. These photos were randomly taken during the games. It was so much fun, I had tummy aches for laughing too much! It truly gave us the chance to get to know each other better. What with the night socials extending up the wee hours of the 30th. I have a fairly good idea about who the best dancers and singers are, NUP and Police-wise, this side of the region. (^^,)

Our team leaders get blindfolded during the game of 'Find Me'.

Meanwhile, these are some of the photos taken inside the resort. Lovely, ayt? I'm actually thinking of coming back and inviting my siblings for a vacay.

Photos on he left were taken at Cafe Ruperto where we took our meals for the entire duration of the activity. On the right are the sights at the Lagbangan Eco Park and Beach Resort.

That would be me, making the most out of my two-day no work. :)

Bakasyonista mode. Wala munang Crime Registrar.

And lastly, this trip wouldn't have been as fun it it were not for my companion, who also happens to be my office-mate, friend, chaperon (?! Look after me, I can't swim!!!), bedfellow and owner of the photos used in this blog post (royalty-free of course!). The fierce and arse-kicking Maam Tracy.