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Build Your Backyard Pool

Having your own backyard trampoline or pool and trying to build your backyard pool is one of the most satisfying activity a home owner can do. Kids always have great enthusiast when it comes to swimming- whether on a pool or on the beach. And because summer is coming, kids are more eager to experience unlimited swimming. If you have kids who love swimming, you might consider having your own backyard pool. But, there are things that you need to know first like the necessity of having tap cover for pool safety Gold Coast and other safety precautions to build your backyard pool.

5 Things You Need To Know Before Building Your Backyard Pool

1. Design of the pool

There are many designs of pool that are suitable for backyard, one of the most common is the giant pool. Another common design is the above the ground pool which is more convenient to build. There are also some swimming pool designs that are very artistic and modern, one of these is the fiberglass pool.

2. Pool safety and electrical safety

This is one of the first things that you need to secure- the pool safety and electrical safety. It is much recommended to have a tap cover for pool safety so that you won’t have to worry whenever your kids are having fun at the backyard.

3. Plumbing and Electrical

Both plumbing and electrical necessity of the installation of the swimming pool must be supervised by licensed and professional personnel. Do not oversee these issues and do not rely on unreliable plumbers and electricians.

4. Water source

There must be a sufficient water source so that you will be able to fill up the swimming pool in minimal time. Check with your local water services provider if they can provide you a special service.

5. Permit in your area

To avoid conflict, check with your subdivision, if you are inside a private subdivision. If you’re not inside a private subdivision, get your permit on the municipality that you belong. Do not skip this requirement and strictly follow the municipality rules and regulations.

We don’t want to compromise our kids’ safety so better to check first if you are capable to have your own swimming pool in your backyard.

Have you tried building your own pool?

Balay Dako Tagaytay Breakfast Buffet Review

Buffet breakfast in Tagaytay? Why not!?! Specially if is my birthday weekend. And while our initial plan was Taal Vista breakfast buffet, we end up having breakfast at Balay Dako Tagaytay Breakfast Buffet Review

Balay Dako Tagaytay Breakfast Buffet Review

Balay Dako Breakfast Buffet is only open on weekends and Holidays, hence the big volume of guests. Balay Dako breakfast buffet rates are as follows:

Breakfast buffet rate for aduls- 550 PhP
Breakfast buffet rate for children below 4ft- 375
Toddlers are free (how old is toddler?)

The wait may take some time.. specially if you went there late. We arrived around 8:30 and got our table by 10:30 (or close to that). We waited for 2 hours! But the food is worth the wait (but for a pregnant woman, it’s not! My sugar went sooo low and then went up as soon as I started eating.. hilong hilo ako after eating)

Balay Dako Tagaytay Breakfast Buffet Review

Basic Pinoy breakfast: Dried fish, daing na bangus, tocino, longanisa, bacon and corned beef. Skip the dried fish and daing na bangus and go straight to tocino and corned beef. Longanisa is on the sweet side, bacon is a bit salty. Indulge on the atsara… sobrang saraaap!

Balay Dako Tagaytay Breakfast Buffet Review

Never got to try any of these… busog na ako sa daing eh! I really wish I had palitao and suman!

Balay Dako’s balot is good! Maliit lang ang kiti eh.. never got to try the puto bumbong (now I have more than enough reasons to go back! bukas na pleaaase!)

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Bread with monggo filling is really good! Uh well, even the pandesal is good! And pair it with kesong puti or Antonio’s jams:

There’s a fried station and egg omelet station (hindi ko nakuhanan ng picture) and there’s a condiment station! Sawsawang pinoy for the win!! Sili, bawang, sibuyas, suka, name it, andun dun! Winner ito for my Balay Dako Tagaytay Breakfast Buffet Review. Sawsawan talaga ang nagdala eh!

Meron din station for drinks, their dalanghita juice is the bomb! Water are infused, for coffee, you have to ask for it but it’s included on the buffet rate.

Tips when planning to have a breakfast at Balay Dako:

The restaurant opens at 7 AM every weekends and holidays and guests usually arrives earlier. If you can, be there by 6!
As you walk in, go straight to the reception to have your name listed.
As you wait, take photos of the surrounding and the food upstairs (breakfast buffet is upstairs)
Also while waiting, check out Balay Dako Deli offerings:

You can buy Jams here, gourmet fish and breads!

I want to try Mango Hazelnut jam.. alam nyo naman I love anything with hazelnut! Kaso there was none from the buffet breakfast. Antonio’s jam price range is 200-300 PhP.

Balay Dako is the newest restaurant from Antonio’s Group. If it is from Antonios, it’s good! And like Breakfast by Antonio’s they also sell fresh organic veggies!

They’re really serious with Mongo roll! Ang sarap sarap promise!

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Although Balay Dako breakfast buffet only opens on weekends and holidays, the restaurant is open everyday from 11 AM onwards.

Some of the food from Balay Dako Restaurant:

Bulalo sa Baka (840 PhP)
Sinigang (all types, ranges from 310 to 750, depending on the main ingredients)
Crispy Pata (680 PhP)
Dinuguan (325 PhP)

Their cuisine are mostly Filipino (must be the reason why The Grill by Atonio’s no longer exist), even desserts are Pinoy. But they also offer Filipino- Chinese Inspired dishes such as Pata Tim (695 PhP), Lumpiang Shanghai (240 PhP).

Some of their seafood offerings includes Camaron Rebosado, Escabecheng Pampano, Sinigang na Hipon, Ginataang Sugpo, Tortang Alimasag and a lot more. Balay Dako Restaurant also offers Set meals ranging from 5200 PhP to 6600 Php.

Sati’s tummy is very happy!

I’ll definitely go back at Balay Dako for their breakfast buffet! Sulit!

Balay Dako lcoation: near the old The Grill by Antonio’s, RSM Lutong Bahay and Leslie’s. It is in front of 7-eleven. That’s how we discovered it actually. Husband bought something from 7-11 and saw Balay Dako.

Will you try their buffet breakfast? Or have you been to Balay Dako? What’s your favorite dish?

Pregnancy Journey: Aswang Chronicles

I don’t really believe in aswang, kase hello, scientifically impossible sila..

Uhmmm not until I got pregnant with Baby (babies) #5. Tatlo na aswang chronicles ko 🙁 though I never really encountered the typical aswang portrayed on most movies and tv shows, my experiences led me to believe that there really are creatures that enjoy torturing pregnant women.

My Aswang Experiences

1st aswang experience:

It was during my 1st trimester.. maybe between 8-10 weeks. I had an eerie feeling that there is something wrong. That was late at night.. somewhere between 11 PM to 2 AM. The dogs are barking.. not, they’re howling. The kind of howl that seems like they’re chasing something. The howls went on, circling our street and the street parallel to us. Parang umiikot kung ano man ung nakikita nila or tinatahulan nila. It happened twice that night.

2nd aswang experience:

If not for my helper who comes from Roxas, I wouldn’t know all about aswang and how to fend them off.

It happened before a few days before Christmas. Around 10 in the evening, my helper noticed a big dog circling the house. I checked on it on the door and as I move from our back door to the front door, the dog followed me. Parang masyadong maamo ung aso, I even asked my mother kung pinakain ba nya kase parang syang nag aantay na pakainin sya or something to that effect. As in nakatanghod sya sa akin and waiting for something. Usually pag tinaboy mo ang aso, natatakot tapos umaalis na, that one was different. Kakaiba talaga sya and it’s circling the house following me.

Binato ng asin ng helper ko and that’s the only time it left. After the incident my helper said I should be more careful specially after 6 PM. Aswang daw yung aso. She even gave me tips on how to fend of those kind of creatures.

3rd aswang experience:

This happened just this morning. Pagkahatid namin sa mga bata, sa may gate ng bahay may nakaabang na aso. It’s not the same as the one from my 2nd experience but the look in their eyes are the same. Ganun din, sinusundan sundan nya ako.. but this time, hindi sya makapasok sa loob ng bakuran, punong puno kase ng bawang lahat ng bintana namin eh.

It was scary but I always pray to Mama Mary to guide and protect me so I know I’m safe. Even so, there is no harm in practicing some beliefs to fend of this kind of creature.

These are according to my friend (who’s family is from Visayas) and my helper who is from Roxas/ Capiz boundary.

Hide your pregnancy scent. According to my helper, aswangs love the scent of a pregnant women (specially first trim and last trim and babies below one month old).Hide that scent from them by rubbing calamansi extract on your stomach.
Hide your pregnancy from them by wearing black underneath. Wear black panty or black camisole.
Always have garlic on your bag when you go out.
Put garlic around your house, specially on the window.
Put rock salt (not iodized salt) around your house.

Here are some other ways to fend off aswang according to my FB friends:

Aside from bawang at asin, keep something sharp and pointed by your bed side (-Annalyn)
Pag may tiktik, minumura ng Tatay ko para umalis bukod sa may asin din sa bintana si Ate. (-Tetcha)
May asin saka walis tambo ako sa bintana namin. Di ko inaalis, nandun pa din til now. Nung buntis ako may bawang ako lgi sa waist nakatali. (-Kath)
If alam nyo yung tanim na san jose, nabibili sa may Quiapo. Pwede nyio ilagay may bintana nyo (-Grace)
Wear black panty up to your waist to cover your belly button. (-Angie)
Aside sa asin and bawang dapat daw ung attitude mo is mas matapang ka and di ka takot sa aswang/tiktik. (-Audz)

Naranasan nyo na ba aswangin? Heard the famous story of aswangs? Yep the one portrayed by Manilyn Reynes, my helper said it’s a true to life story. Even before the movie came out, my helper already knew about it since it is one of the oldest aswang story in Capiz. Do you believe in asawang?!?