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PRETTY
certain that the past week and some days have gotten
your spirits down, sweetie—and just when everybody
seemed ready to finally surrender themselves to the
spirit of the holidays. (I surrendered as early as
October, if you must know.) Needless to say, we have a
few incredibly ambitious and incredibly greedy and,
ultimately, incredibly stupid politicians and would-be
politicians to thank for this awful holiday wet blanket.
Oh, let us not forget, sweetie, certain media
personalities who, in their obvious bloated sense of
self-importance, have made the days following that
pathetic incident at The Pen less about the nefarious
activities of a gaggle of military adveturists than
their ruffled feathers. Or don’t you tune in to AM
radio, where some portly bespectacled gentleman is taken
to snarking and ranting every morning like some lunatic
about them journalists being the gatekeepers of
democracy—this, due to the stringing up and detention of
some media members following that latest bit of military
adventurism, and before the so-called host-commentator
segues into endless pitching for a variety of products
for which he gets paid lots. Then again, we all have to
work hard for the money, sweetie.
But
enough of this yapping about sordid realities. It’s
Christmas and we must focus on the things that make our
days merry and bright—like experiencing Boracay in ways
so luxurious that you might be tempted to forever turn
your back on Metro Manila. Yes, sweetie, I do realize
that summer 2007 has long passed and the balmy days of
2008 are still months away, but this island paradise in
the off-season is even more glorious from where I
sit—and especially when you’re at the receiving end of
all the luxe pampering that Discovery Shores Boracay
provides to all its guests, as I was some weeks ago.
Now,
given that BusinessMirror columnist Stella Arnaldo came
out recently with that charming travel piece about
Discovery Shores, I won’t bore you with such things as
how marvelously laid-out and put-together this luxury
resort development is, giving it a distinctly Miami vibe
while remaining distinctly and proudly local; or how the
room appointments are so utterly dreamy that you would
be unbelievably torn between staying in and enjoying
Discovery Shores’ marvelous swimming pool or that
glorious strip of white-sand beach that Boracay is known
for globally; or how it feels almost totally decadent to
have your own personal butler at your beck and call; or
how the resort’s Sands Bar must serve the most glorious
glass of mojitos around these parts of the world!
Of
course, if you’re more the soon-to-be bride than a lush
like me who can always be easily had for a cocktail, not
unlike the small plate of salted peanuts that goes with
it, well, sweetie, I’m sure you’d be thrilled to know
that Discover Shores now offers “Happy Ever After”
fairy-tale wedding/honeymoon packages—each tailored
according to the Four Seasons of Love: El Otoño
(Autumn), La Verano (Summer), El Primavera
(Spring), El Invierno (Winter)—which are
available to coosome couples who have committed to
making their togetherness official and binding (well, at
least until one screws up and the other starts annulment
proceedings). Now, couples can leave all the dirty
wedding details and the fulfillment of their personal
fairy tale to the experts of Discovery Shores, which, by
the way, is a distinguished member of the exclusive
Small Luxury Hotels of the World.
If you
want more details on the packages and value-addons,
sweetie, you just need to call (6332) 683-8392 or
683-8222, locals 3929/3438 for Manila; (6336) 288-4500
for Boracay; or visit the resort’s web site
www.discoveryshoresboracay.com.
My
recent stay at Discovery Shores coincided with the
resort’s first-anniversary celebration, which was marked
by nice-and-quick performances by Rachelle Ann Go and
Mark Bautista, and a wonderful fashion show where some
of the resort’s yummy staff modeled the steamy and
striking clothes provided by Folded & Hung. Naturally,
sweetie, the movers and shakers of the resort and its
sister properties—Discovery Suites, Discovery Country
Suites Tagaytay and the upcoming Misibis in Legaspi,
Bicol—were on-hand for the celebration, led by the
fabulous Annabell Wisniewski, the president of HSAI
Raintree, the company managing all these hotel and
resort developments, and is responsible for all this
luxurious fabulosity.
Cheers
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