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    Bros,- we plan to make the trip tomorrow morning.... We do not want to pass by Los Banos town because of the expected heavy traffic and so, we plan to exit SLEX (and the connecting toll way with STAR) at Sto Tomas, Batangas :

    Just want to ask which is the better road to take from the national road going to San Pablo, Laguna (in terms of safety and road condition)

    1. Turn left at Sto-Tomas to Bay Road (passing beside the Banahaw Geothermal Plant and then UP Los Banos), turning right at the national road at Bay, Laguna

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    2. Turn left at San Pablo-Calauan-Victoria Road, and then turning right at the national road at Victoria near the big statue of the itik

    TIA.

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    I would suggest the San Pablo route. Least amount of traffic.

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    Hi Bro CVT, baka umuwi din ako tomorrow sa Pagsanjan to visit our ancestral house and farm.

    I wouldn't recommend the Banahaw Geothermal Plant route. IMO, hindi sedan friendly yung road and medyo creepy kapag inabutan ka ng gabi. Medyo may kalayuan din sa kabihasnan.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crave View Post
    Hi Bro CVT, baka umuwi din ako tomorrow sa Pagsanjan to visit our ancestral house and farm.

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    Walastik na yan handami talaga bahay at lupa me bukirin pa ! Pa burger ka naman idol hehehe

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    Quote Originally Posted by crave View Post
    Hi Bro CVT, baka umuwi din ako tomorrow sa Pagsanjan to visit our ancestral house and farm.

    I wouldn't recommend the Banahaw Geothermal Plant route. IMO, hindi sedan friendly yung road and medyo creepy kapag inabutan ka ng gabi. Medyo may kalayuan din sa kabihasnan.
    Taga Pagsanjan ka? That's a really small town. I associate Pagsanjan with Aling Taleng and Step Rite.hehehe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you View Post
    Taga Pagsanjan ka? That's a really small town. I associate Pagsanjan with Aling Taleng and Step Rite.hehehe.
    Yes Ms. Cathy, taga-Pagsanjan po yung angkan namin. Walking distance lang kami kay Step Rite.

    *Kenzie, bro behave ka dito. :hysterical: Gusto ko lang kasi mag-road trip bukas at saka namimiss ko na yung mga alaga naming manok.

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    Thanks bros and Sis.... GS ang dala ko at siyempre kasama ang buong pamilya... Hindi pa rin pala nag-i-improve ang daan sa may Geothermal...

    Sige doon na lang ako sa San Pablo-Calauan-Victoria road dadaan.... Baka makabili na rin ng pinya sa may Little Baguio... Ang takot ko lang ay baka biglang mag-traffic sa Alaminos.... Bigla na lang kasing isinasara ang main road doon...

    Exit namin sa Victoria... Turn left na lang ako papuntang Bay para kumain kami ng lunch sa Palaisdaan... Any recommended restaurant in the Bay-Victoria-Pila area, bros? Thanks again...

    IsKarGu is just too exotic for our kids....

    Step Rite Sis is indeed very good... But the ones in Liliw are awesome! May view ka pa ng Banahaw.....

    Pagsanjan,- mga Angeles family ang kakilala namin diyan,- sa may main road...

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    Quote Originally Posted by crave View Post

    *Kenzie, bro behave ka dito. :hysterical: Gusto ko lang kasi mag-road trip bukas at saka namimiss ko na yung mga alaga naming manok.
    Hahaha gege lulubayan kita just this onetime ;)

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    *CVT post ka pics ng roadtrip nyo siguradong enjoy yan with the fam


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    Quote Originally Posted by CVT View Post


    Thanks bros and Sis.... GS ang dala ko at siyempre kasama ang buong pamilya... Hindi pa rin pala nag-i-improve ang daan sa may Geothermal...

    Sige doon na lang ako sa San Pablo-Calauan-Victoria road dadaan.... Baka makabili na rin ng pinya sa may Little Baguio... Ang takot ko lang ay baka biglang mag-traffic sa Alaminos.... Bigla na lang kasing isinasara ang main road doon...

    Exit namin sa Victoria... Turn left na lang ako papuntang Bay para kumain kami ng lunch sa Palaisdaan... Any recommended restaurant in the Bay-Victoria-Pila area, bros? Thanks again...

    IsKarGu is just too exotic for our kids....

    Step Rite Sis is indeed very good... But the ones in Liliw are awesome! May view ka ba ng Banahaw.....

    Pagsanjan,- mga Angeles family ang kakilala namin diyan,- sa may main road...

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    That's nice kung yung GS ang dala mo. Mas okay dun sa Isdaan (yung pagmamay-ari nila Heart Evangelista) kesa dun sa Palaisdaan IMHO.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CVT View Post


    Thanks bros and Sis.... GS ang dala ko at siyempre kasama ang buong pamilya... Hindi pa rin pala nag-i-improve ang daan sa may Geothermal...

    Sige doon na lang ako sa San Pablo-Calauan-Victoria road dadaan.... Baka makabili na rin ng pinya sa may Little Baguio... Ang takot ko lang ay baka biglang mag-traffic sa Alaminos.... Bigla na lang kasing isinasara ang main road doon...

    Exit namin sa Victoria... Turn left na lang ako papuntang Bay para kumain kami ng lunch sa Palaisdaan... Any recommended restaurant in the Bay-Victoria-Pila area, bros? Thanks again...

    IsKarGu is just too exotic for our kids....

    Step Rite Sis is indeed very good... But the ones in Liliw are awesome! May view ka pa ng Banahaw.....

    Pagsanjan,- mga Angeles family ang kakilala namin diyan,- sa may main road...

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    Wala ako ma recommend sa Bay-Pila-Victoria, pero sa Pagsanjan I would recommend Calle Arco

    Angeles family na may ari ng parang grocery malapit sa church?

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    Quote Originally Posted by crave View Post
    That's nice kung yung GS ang dala mo. Mas okay dun sa Isdaan (yung pagmamay-ari nila Heart Evangelista) kesa dun sa Palaisdaan IMHO.
    Thanks again bro... Magkatabi lang ba ang Isdaan at Palaisdaan sa Bay?.... Sige, sa Isdaan ang aming destination...

    I have not passed either of these roads for some time,- and so, I am now craving for the pineapple at Little Baguio(?).,... Pinakamatamis ang mga iyan....

    From San Pablo kasi, we frequent the road going to Nagcarlan/Liliw,- dahil nandoon ang mga kamag-anak ng mother-in-law ko......

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    Quote Originally Posted by crave View Post
    Yes Ms. Cathy, taga-Pagsanjan po yung angkan namin. Walking distance lang kami kay Step Rite.

    *Kenzie, bro behave ka dito. :hysterical: Gusto ko lang kasi mag-road trip bukas at saka namimiss ko na yung mga alaga naming manok.
    Kilala mo si Aling Emma?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you View Post
    Wala ako ma recommend sa Bay-Pila-Victoria, pero sa Pagsanjan I would recommend Calle Arco

    Angeles family na may ari ng parang grocery malapit sa church?
    You certainly are familiar with the place Sis. I am impressed....

    That's them, alright.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you View Post
    Wala ako ma recommend sa Bay-Pila-Victoria, pero sa Pagsanjan I would recommend Calle Arco

    Angeles family na may ari ng parang grocery malapit sa church?
    Agree with Ms. Cathy. The best sa kanila yung sinigang na baka sa langka and yung sinigang na sugpo.

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    Oo nga bro. paniguradong tagpas iyan sa mga bugoy namin....:hysterical:

    Pero, we are meeting a family in Pila after lunch kaya doon lang kami sa area for lunch....

    And most probably go through one of my favorite drives along the Pagsanjan-Cavinti-Majayjay-Luisiana-Lucban zigzag road....

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    Quote Originally Posted by crave View Post
    Agree with Ms. Cathy. The best sa kanila yung sinigang na baka sa langka and yung sinigang na sugpo.
    Masarap din sa 83 Gallery. The place is really nice since its owned by a designer/artist. Is it still open? The food was really good, di ko malimutan yung pasta with lucban longganisa! I'm not sure if they closed it when the owner got murdered

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    Parati ako sa Alaminos, bro. CVT. Kung traffic ang problema mo, basta huwag ka lang aabutin ng hapon, wala kang poproblemahin sa traffic. I go there usually mga 10am, I once went there ng hapon, traffic na bandang SM.

    Kapag pumupunta ako ng Alaminos, diretso lang hanggang Sto. Tomas exit (pinaka-dulo before mag-star tol) then right na tapos dire diretso.

    I'm not so sure if pangit pa rin daan sa Geothermal route pero if pangit pa nga, route #2 ka nalang.

    Safe trip, bro.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CVT View Post


    Thanks again bro... Magkatabi lang ba ang Isdaan at Palaisdaan sa Bay?.... Sige, sa Isdaan ang aming destination...

    I have not passed either of these roads for some time,- and so, I am now craving for the pineapple at Little Baguio(?).,... Pinakamatamis ang mga iyan....

    From San Pablo kasi, we frequent the road going to Nagcarlan/Liliw,- dahil nandoon ang mga kamag-anak ng mother-in-law ko......

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    yes bro CVT wala pa sigurong 100 meters yung pagitan nila. mas mauuna yung Isdaan if galing ka ng Pagsanjan.

    sult na sulit ang kain niyo dun sa Isdaan.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you View Post
    Kilala mo si Aling Emma?
    No po Ms. Cathy pero for sure kilala po siya ng father and mga aunties ko. Kamag-anak niyo po ba yun?

    I miss the old days (as if naman napaka-tanda ko na). Kapag ganitong summer, nagtitinda ako ng Snow Ball sa kalsada.

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    Hindi ko siya kamag anak. She sells kakanin etc. I don't know what it is called pero parang malagkit na naka wrap sa dahon na beige. It's good! Her store is across steprite lang.

    Ano ang snowball?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cathy_for_you View Post
    Hindi ko siya kamag anak. She sells kakanin etc. I don't know what it is called pero parang malagkit na naka wrap sa dahon na beige. It's good! Her store is across steprite lang.

    Ano ang snowball?
    Hindi ko na po maalala yung katapat ni Steprite. hehe

    Snowball. Yun po yung kinaskas na ice with syrup made (red violet ang color) of arnibal,pandan leaves, and vanilla, then may evap milk. optional if may sago or wala. i can send to you the recipe tomorrow if you want since si ermats ang mas nakakalam

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