It’s officially summertime! So I’m sharing our Bohol experience. We stayed there for 3 days and 2 nights. We all regretted that. We should have stayed LONGER.

At first, our fear was that BG would cry incessantly during our flight. So we consulted our pedia who prescribed a medicine to take. So at the last minute, hubby and I decided we won’t give BG any medication and let her just experience an airplane ride.

We saw Sarah Geronimo while waiting for our flight. She’s tall, thin and has flawless skin. She was wearing glasses so I can’t say much of her face.

The flight went well. BG didn’t cry. She slept halfway but was awake during takeoff and touchdown.

When we arrived at Tagbilaran airport, we were told that our van was situated a kilometer away and that we had to ride tricycles (without pay of course). There was enough space in the URVAN for 11 of us (10 adults and 1 toddler).

We arrived at Aloha Tropical at around 3pm. The rest of the day was spent on the beach (hubby and other friends went on snorkeling) and the pool (BG and I stayed in the pool. She hated the beach especially the sand). IMO, BG and I missed a lot when we didn’t stay on the beach. That night, we had beer and chips on the beach, nice!

Here’s one cliche photo hehehe:

This shot was taken by hubby. The light bulbs are covered with shells. Nice huh?

The whole of the second day was spent on the day tour, except for our other friends who went swimming on the beach early that morning.

The third day till around 8am, we went swimming on the beach too. This time, BG and I went into the water. She was just hugging me, she hated it. Hehehe. I decided we go to the pool instead. Woah! BG enjoyed that! Well, as long as her face doesn’t get wet! Hahaha. I kept telling her “let’s go? let’s take a bath?” she kept telling me “no” with a frown. I think this was the only time we got our tan. But still, I would have wanted a darker tan.

Geez, I want to go back there! Next time, no more day tour, just the beach! Maybe next year. I just hope BG would like the beach by then.

I think it’s time to let go of the nanny. I’m sure you’d agree with me after reading this post.

The help (who btw is the nanny’s stepmom) is going home. Apparently, she misses her son and husband too much and could no longer stay away any longer. Plus, it seemed to us that she and the nanny are always having squabbles.

So I started considering to let go of the nanny too. This is to ensure that the nanny will indeed go back to the province and not run off with some guy.

Why am I so eager to let her go?

1. As I have blogged before, there are small things that started missing around the house like some sports gifts or hair tools like my Goody brush and Bench comb. I am quite sure she’s the one who took the comb ‘coz I know where I last left it. Imagine I just bought the comb 3 days earlier (it’s cheap but heck, I hate it when someone gets my things).

2. She talks on her mobile all the time, even at time of work. She enjoys it when BG asks to be on the swing, so she could go talk on her mobile while taking care of BG. This I don’t mind. What I mind, when hubby and I are talking inside the car and she puts her mobile on SPEAKER MODE!!!
Goodness, we couldn’t hear each other. In irritation, hubby told her to turn off the speaker. She answered back telling us she can’t hear unless it’s on speaker mode. Where’s the respect?!?!

3. She talks to boys all the time. One time we were out. A male visitor came and looked for her. The help/stepmom told him the nanny was out. (We were also told that earlier, the nanny was talking over the landline phone to this same guy.) He then asked when the nanny will go back to the BANK! OMG! There are two shocking factors here. One, the male visitor is a gas boy at the nearest Shell station. Meaning she gives away our number to strangers. Two, bank? Did I hear bank? I oftentimes ask her to deposit money to the bank for our car’s monthly amortization. Goodness!

4. Last but definitely not the least, when we were in Bohol. I was told by the help that the nanny had an attack. We were informed that she was epileptic since she was younger. Epilepsy attacks are triggered by skipping meals and sleeping late. She does both. She skips meals for reason that I don’t know, maybe she’s on a diet. She sleeps late talking to boys, this I was told by the help. Ugh!

I consulted a neurologist of her situation and I was strongly advised to let her go. One, she could be our liability if something happens to her in our house. Two, our daughter is no longer safe in her care. Period.