Lottie's Trip To Bohol [Day 2]

We stayed at Lost Horizon beach dive resort in Alona Beach.

We had to wake up early because we would be watching the dolphins, and it's best to watch them early in the morning.

Lottie sitting properly on the boat, and being careful too, because there wasn't any life vest that would fit Lottie.

Ah, dolphins!

I should be inserting a video of the dolphins here, but for some reason, I'm having a difficulty uploading the video to YouTube. Hmm...

Here's the video!

We actually went to Balicasag beach to do some sea turtle watching and snorkelling, but I didn't bring Lottie near the water because I was scared that I might lose her while I swam. The water was also really deep, as it is very suitable for scuba diving, and the current was a little strong. Lottie was not at all prepared and equipped for scuba diving. Maybe when she gets older, hmm...

Just hanging out at the shore line of Balicasag beach, after the sea turtle watching and snorkelling.

Lottie was so ready to go on our next adventure!

These were taken at Virgin Island. I love this place. It's a sand bar with no trees, but that's OK. It's a small island, the skies are blue, and the water is clear!

It's a safe place for Lottie, because the water is manageable. The current wasn't strong for her.

More photos with the starfish because Lottie loves them!

Glad that I brought her pool floaties so she can explore where the (weak) current takes her.

Lottie wanted to see a starfish up close so I picked up a starfish gently for her to examine. Then I put it back carefully and quickly in the water, because I didn't want the starfish to dry up.

More swimming.

I like this photo.

Going back to our boat...

... but not until this photo was taken...

... And these photos, too. We found a big and random tree branch of some sort in the water.

It was time to go home.

We got back to Alona beach, and Lottie's beach hair was wilder than ever.

Lottie is a happy kid!

Day 3 post coming up soon!

Lottie's Trip To Bohol [Day 1]

So I actually went on a trip to Bohol. It takes around 1 1/2 hours to get there by plane from Manila, and I thought to bring along Lottie with me again.

Our flight from Manila was in the morning, around 6:30 am, and it was pretty exhausting going to the airport because of the rush, but we made it there, so that's cool.

We arrived safely at Tagbilaran airport.

"Goodbye, airplane!!"

Going to Panglao island, we have to pass by this man-made mahogany forest. It's pretty cool!!

We just had to stop by and check out the forest a bit on foot.

We went to the Bohol Tarsier Sanctuary and saw a number of tiny tarsiers perched on tree branches. By this time, my phone battery went low, so I couldn't take photos of Lottie looking at tarsiers.

But my sister's phone was still running, so I took these. Tarsiers are really small. I think the palm of my hand is much bigger than them. Also I was told by an attendant that a baby tarsier is as big as the upper half of my thumb. Crazy!

We went to Zoocolate Thrills and it felt a bit empty. Still, we found a playground of some sort, and Lottie went to the slide for a photo, lol.

How many hours will it take Lottie to climb up these stairs? LOL.

We also saw this non-functioning truck, and I wonder if its purpose was only decorative.

Lottie seeing Maja the tiger. She thought it's a lion.

"She doesn't look happy."

"I wish the lion is free so that she can run outside."

Yeah, Maja looks agitated.

Afterwards we dined at the floating restaurant that cruises along the Loboc river.

Food is all right, not the greatest, but we're really paying for the experience of dining on a boat anyway.

That's how one of the boats looks like.

I bought Lottie another guitar. The one she got in Palawan is a pink one, so I got her a yellow one.

Toffee the dog didn't come with us. I left him behind most of the time, aww.

Oh, and these are edible worms! They're quite crunchy.

I'll be posting a Day 2 post soon!

/We also dropped by the viewing deck of Chocolate Hills and the blood compact site, but I didn't take doll photos there.

A Package from Brini

I finally received the package that Sabrina from Brini's Doll Domain sent me! It took a long while, but it's here and that's what matters!! Whew!!

I forgot to film my reaction as I opened the package, but I was just screaming anyway. What's interesting about that? lol

If you can't watch the video, then let me tell you what I received: the Emerald Check doll from the 2016 Barbie Fashionistas line, and a Barbie fashion pack made up of a dress, a sleeveless top, a pair of pants, pink boots, and a backpack! I love it!! Pretty sure we'll never get the fashion pack here in the Philippines at all.

Here's Asha wearing the new dress from the fashion pack, and welcoming my new doll, Emerald, named like so for obvious reasons.

I like that Asha and Emerald have their hair up like this. It looks neat.

Thanks again, Brini!!! I'm very grateful. Oh and it's Barbie's birthday tomorrow! Hey!!

I'll post more frequently soon! I just got really busy and demotivated but I've hung on and I think I'll be just fine. I'll be having a vacation soon, so I'm excited to bring Lottie and a few other dolls for an outdoor shoot!! Hope my phone does not get wet anymore, lol.

Saving Red Ranger

I found another articulated Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Red Ranger figure, and it pleases me. He was missing a right arm and his left knee was busted, but I knew I could fix him.

I had an extra arm that kind of matched Red Ranger's other arm. So I painted it white. It took a while because the paint resists the plastic a bit, and it looks like a bad paint job because of the streaks, but it's OK. 

I also removed the existing peg in the left knee joint of Red Ranger, and replaced it with a toothpick.

Here's Red Ranger after the hand transplant and knee surgery.

He has yet to meet my S.H. Figuarts Red Ranger figure with a dragon shield, and my Gokai Red figure, both mentioned on a previous post.