Staycation at the Gramercy Residences

Having a staycation is literally one of my friends and I's traditions. Perhaps, it's the relaxed, comfortable, and quick getaway we need in our busy lives without leaving the Metro. And a single night wouldn't be enough, so we booked for 2 nights at The Gramercy Residences. 

The lobby was so boujee and you'd see foreigners from left to right! A pretty awesome place to go#Afamhunting! lol parang ikaw pa foreigner sa sarili mong bansa sa dami nila but oh well what do you expect, it's Poblacion. We even walked in into a couple making out in the elevator! Culture shock vebs, holding hands pa nga lang kinakabahan na ako baka pagalitan ako ni mama. Halaa?? di ka magpapa sweet ghorl!! I was like yan yan, pagbutihan nyo hehe OKAY NA BAA??

I was dead starving when we got there. Traffic sucks!

Thankfully, I ordered some pastries from Jobs so we got something to munch on when we arrived. 

We spent our first day just relaxing and playing Avalon. Talo talo na naman kame sa game na to!

Later in the afternoon, the squad dropped by the mall to buy more necessities and ingredients while making afam hunting then headed back to our unit. Eguls lahat may jowa 😤

For dinner, we opted for a Korean dish with Samgyup and Ramen. Enoki mushrooms are delicious!

Continued playing more board games since Jobs brought a lot of them. I learned how to play Dixit which connects to me on many levels. That game got me thinking of so much stuff. It plays with your emotions and creativity.

After being so personal with each story we told during Dixit, we returned to our main game, Avalon. Putting the alcoholic in the mix was just chaos! Everyone was loud and cursing. That board game will literally be ending friendships out there istg! It's worse than Uno Cards!

Also got to try this Hoegaarden Rosée did not enjoy it haha not really into drinking beer. I'd rather have lemon kase meron akong Tequila lol

The following day, we were back doing random covers while playing Ukulele! We started out as a duo, I on the ukulele and Jobs on the vocals. In the end, everyone sang and even had soothing harmonies. I just love how music brings us all together and I live for moments like this. 💕 This is what I love about this group. You could sing a single line from a song and the next thing you know, you're singing in harmony with one. Everyone can just literally jump in and join you. Ang gagaling nyo hayerp!

For our late lunch, we ordered 24 Chicken. It was soo good. So long diet! 😭😭

And finally, at night, we got to try their swimming pool. Yayy! They only allowed 4 pax per unit so the boys stayed while us girls enjoyed the infinity pool overlooking the city lights. 

Yan oh may panot na afam hala charot #oldmoney but seriously, sobrang dami nila lalo sa pool area!!

Being in the pool felt like we were in a giant aquarium, tapos kami goldfish joke lang piranha ako. 

Me and my girls!!!

Once we got back to our unit and washed up, we jammed a bit more. Kala mo may pinag praktisang gig jusko!

Before we drifted to sleep, my best friend, Bill, and I watched the last episode of "How I Met Your Mother". Then proceeded to discuss the ending. We bonded over theories and random shit we'd read online about the show. It was a perfect way to cap off our night. Also a core memory!!!!!

The next morning, we took some more photos and left because photos or it didn't happen! duhhh

and who would've thought that these photos were taken by Bill?!?! galing dibaaa!

Thank you so much, friends. Til our next staycation!

For those who want to book the unit here's their Airbnb link!

AFAM HUNTING

xoxo

Grasya