Eugenio Lopez Center
Antipolo City, Philippines
Reason: Attended a FEAST (Forex Education and Abundance Strategies Training) and FxMT (Forex Manual Trading) given by FX:JL
My reason was for a little getaway on a holiday...along of course with the chance to know a bit more about a subject which is somewhat mysterious and terrifying (?) for me :-)
Little did I know that a place like this existed in Antipolo City...and here I thought it was only Tagaytay which I could try for a getaway. The food was good and delicious, we had fruits with every course and the first soup I tried was enough to make me wish I was just staying there for a vacation and not for any strain on the brain :-)
My only regret was that due to weather and tight schedule I wasn't really able to use the pool or do any walking around as we were ensconced in the "classroom". "Never stop learning" is a mantra for me so all in all, a good experience to have, and an edifying one at that.
As it was wet weather, pictures taken with an Olympus waterproof u850SW.
Antipolo City, Philippines
Reason: Attended a FEAST (Forex Education and Abundance Strategies Training) and FxMT (Forex Manual Trading) given by FX:JL
My reason was for a little getaway on a holiday...along of course with the chance to know a bit more about a subject which is somewhat mysterious and terrifying (?) for me :-)
Little did I know that a place like this existed in Antipolo City...and here I thought it was only Tagaytay which I could try for a getaway. The food was good and delicious, we had fruits with every course and the first soup I tried was enough to make me wish I was just staying there for a vacation and not for any strain on the brain :-)
My only regret was that due to weather and tight schedule I wasn't really able to use the pool or do any walking around as we were ensconced in the "classroom". "Never stop learning" is a mantra for me so all in all, a good experience to have, and an edifying one at that.
As it was wet weather, pictures taken with an Olympus waterproof u850SW.
- Sep 26, '08 10:06 PM
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stormlizard wrote on Sep 26, '08
Very nice, thanks for sharing.
John.
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 27, '08
sorry no pictures of the food..we were all in a rush..but it was actually a buffet..:-)
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desyang8 wrote on Sep 27, '08
hi CAt, its such a nice place.. what's it called? I mean, is it a convention place, a retreat house or a hotel or all of the above hehe? Are there offices in that building? Daghana panhutana oy...curious lang hehe.
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 27, '08
desyang8 said
what's it called? I mean, is it a convention place, a retreat house or a hotel or all of the above hehe? Are there offices in that building?
*grin* no problem..glad to answer and to help people get interested in the different places in the country which they have not been to or would like to visit...
its a convention center I would think...it is owned by ABS-CBN (Lopez you know) and a lot of trainings and seminars can be held here...I don't think there are offices in the building, I would compare it to a mountain resort (coz its high up in Antipolo) but its not as if its teeming over with guests as its a bit out of the way...
the address is:
Eugenio Lopez Center
Sumulong Hi-way, Antipolo
Rizal, PHILIPPINES
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oselle wrote on Sep 27, '08
naku sayang nga di ka nakapag lublob man lang :(
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gnglucy wrote on Sep 27, '08
ang mysterious nga ng subject ! so what was it all about?
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gwiz wrote on Sep 27, '08
Wow, ang ganda na pala nito! This place in Antipolo was an abandoned structure during the Martial Law years. At the time Marcos declared Martial Law, the Lopezes were starting to build this Antipolo aerie. Then, as we all know, they were persecuted, having fallen out of favor with the dictator.
We used to drive by this area, sometimes deep into the night and we'd gaze up at the unfinished structure. Eerie, in the moonlight. But even then, I knew that it could have been an awesome sight if finished. =)
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hugzone wrote on Sep 27, '08
Ang ganda na nga!
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 27, '08
gnglucy said
ang mysterious nga ng subject ! so what was it all about?
foreign exchange (forex) trading :-)
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 27, '08
oselle said
naku sayang nga di ka nakapag lublob man lang :(
mas gusto ko sana to walk up and down...it was pretty steep..hay, gusto ko nga bumalik eh...
btw, mahal dito pala din ang rooms and food...or so I heard..
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gwiz said
Wow, ang ganda na pala nito! This place in Antipolo was an abandoned structure during the Martial Law years. At the time Marcos declared Martial Law, the Lopezes were starting to build this Antipolo aerie. Then, as we all know, they were persecuted, having fallen out of favor with the dictator.
We used to drive by this area, sometimes deep into the night and we'd gaze up at the unfinished structure. Eerie, in the moonlight. But even then, I knew that it could have been an awesome sight if finished. =)
yes, it is very nice, going up and up....their chapel was simple and natural ang dating...di lang ako nag=picture at baka batukan ako ng priest...all around ang daming photo ops...kaya nga lang it was either raining, fogging, or di ako nakagising to see the sunrise, or nasa classroom ako during sunset...so during dinner and check-in lang ako nakakuha ng photographs...
tara, puntahan natin ulit! if I had known Cathy (yung classmate namin sa AIM) was already in the Philippines, I would have dropped by her house too..they live near here...
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bananaking69 wrote on Sep 28, '08
"foggy so can't swim"
Why not?
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gwiz wrote on Sep 28, '08
Maginaw kasi siguro, BNK. =)
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 29, '08
tama si Ms G., thanks po!
at the same time..wala rin kasi akong nakitang lifeguard...e malay mo..foggy pa..kung anong mangyari sa akin, who will go to my rescue :-) Baywatch antipolo...hahaha!
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bananaking69 wrote on Sep 29, '08
I forgot, hindi pala heated ang mga pools diyan.
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cuh888 wrote on Sep 30, '08
bananaking69 said
I forgot, hindi pala heated ang mga pools diyan.
yes, I wish sometimes may mga onsen din dito sa atin..or at least heated swimming pools...but well, meron namang pools sa Laguna with water being fed into it from hot springs...