Last weekend, I was planning to bring James to Fun Ranch in
Alabang so we could try their playdium. From the time I saw Fun Ranch back in
2013, I was 2 months pregnant by then, I wanted to bring James na there so he can
play there. Actually nyan, pati ako gusto kong itry! Hahahaha! Toddlers 3 years
old and below requires an adult companion with an extra charge so I want to
take advantage of it. Hindi kasi ako nakapaglaro sa ganyan nung bata pa ako eh!
Hahaha.. Playground lang kasi talaga sa park ang napuntahan ko with matching
kakalawangin na slide. Hahaha! #90sbaby
That Saturday afternoon, My sister, Tita Grace went to our
house along with her kids. I told her of my plan pero sabi nya, she’s too lazy
daw to go there tapos mainit pa daw. Ayaw nya mag loose ng pound or two, kaloka
sya! She said, since they are going to SM Southmall daw, I can have James to
try the Austin Land inside Timezone, it’s a lot cheaper pa daw. It’s around 3pm
na so I think it won’t be very useful to go there. Sobrang hapon na kasi given
that we have to commute pa going there. Malapit lang naman but the traffic
would require more time pa.
I remember seeing the Austin Land in Southmall before when
James was months old but I didn’t pay much attention to it because James was
too young to enjoy the place. Karamihan kasi ng nakikita ko dun, puro kids ages
2 and above na so feeling ko hindi pa talaga time for James. I feel timezone
din kasi is too noisy and super crowded pag weekends kaya as much as possible,
iniiwasan kong pumunta dun.
Anyhoo, that was changed last weekend. After our lunch at
Jollibee, (which I suggested so James can see Jollibee a little longer plus, I
can earn more points using my Happyplus), I inquired on their rates. Php100 on
weekdays and Php150 on weekends. I hesitated a little kasi maliit lang ang
place pero it would be a good start naman for James. At least he would be able
to give it a try at the same time, I’ll find out on how he would react on a
place like this.
I was told to sign the paper which would serve as a waiver
that I let my child go inside. Austin Land requires an adult companion for
toddlers for FREE which I think was great. I saved Php125 that day! They also
have to take picture of James before entry. I brought socks for me too anticipating that I’ll look after
James while playing inside. With that, I saved another Php50 from buying socks
from them! Yeah!
As soon as James and I came in, I have to make him sit down
so I can take off his shoes but he won’t. Baka excited na din ang bagets with
the new environment. I wore my socks too and soon after, I let James walk
around the place. I carried him to the pool plenty of small balls as I know he
would like it very much.
True enough, he started throwing all the balls with matching
gigil on his face.
Hahaha!
I captured that on video and it was really funny. Parang
galit nag alit sya somewhere while throwing all the balls that he can get. I
also have to look after my nephew, Andy, Tita Grace’s son. Hindi kasi pinayagan
si Alex, my niece kasi she’s only 10 years old. Dapat daw kasi 18yo pataas ang
mga adult companion. Hindi naman bantayin si Andy because he’s 4yo and can
handle himself somehow.
OK, I’ll let the picture do the talking na lang. =)
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| Just got in!! |
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| Looking at other kids playing |
At this point, he got the hang of it then started throwing the ball.
Good thing walang tinatamaan dahil kami lang yung tao sa place.
I brought him to this part because I want him to try the maze and the
tunnels. To my surprise, he climbed on this thing on his own!!! I am
really shocked!! Looking at it, parang madulas and I am kinda scared na
baka mag slip sya at malaglag pero he made it to the top!! I want to do
cartwheels dun eh, hindi nga lang ako marunong mag cartwheel! Hahahah..
At this point, mejo
nagsisi na akong umakyat din ako sa tunnel kasi parang feeling ko di ako
kasya dito!! hahaha. It looks like na kapag papasok ako jan, mabubutas
yung tunnel. I was afraid na baka malaglag kami nila James and other
kids and ma dismantle yung buong playdium! Alam nio ba how it looks
like? Parang yung mas malaking version lang ng nasa mga kiddie land ng
Jollibee sa ibang branches nila? Hahahaha., Imagine how scared I am!
Sabi ko sa mga kasunod namin na kids, wait lang ha? Wag muna kayo susunod! =)
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| Encouraging them both to go through this tunnel |
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| The second tunnel. Ayaw ni James gumapang kasi it only has that ladder eh. |
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| Crawling down. It's still inside the tunnel. |
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| Natuwa sya sa mga patusok na yan, pero napatid sya sa isa sa mga yan hence the photo. |
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At the end of the maze was the slide. I tried to slide while James is sitting down on my lap pero epic fail yung pag slide ko kasi I was wearing a pekpek shorts.
Hindi dumulas yung pwet ko!! Hahahaha!!
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| This was moving pala in circular motion. |
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| This naman was like a ship moving from the waves of the ocean. |
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| James was not able to try this kasi he's too young pa. |
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| View upon entrance. Mommies taking a rest. |
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| This was the slide. James was trying to go up pero nadudulas sya. |
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I got really tired from the maze so we took a rest sa pool with balls (I
don't know what it is called eh). I was checking all the photos when I
realized that he was quite. I looked at him and found these...
He was putting the balls sa sulok ng play area until it was filled up.
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| Mandatory photo op |
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| This section is for watching movies |
Side Kwento:
I saw this car na walang gumagamit. I held James and I said, "Sakay ka, Anak!"
And then this little girl went by at inunahan si James. The little girl must be 2 yo. She went inside the car while James was halfway thru. Meaning inunahan nya to go inside. The mom was watching us closely, parang katabi ko lang halos. She was saying "No baby!" pero hindi naman nya pinipigilan si little girl. I took James away eh parang gusto na rin pala nyang sumakay, I know because nilalaban nya yung body nya when I was trying to take him out. Sabi ko na lang, "Paunahin mo na lang si Baby Girl, Anak. Ladies first!".
I took James elsewhere na lang then later on, I saw na wala ng gumagamit. That's the time I took James in and pushed the car para umaandar sya. Hehehe! Worth the wait! =)
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| James tried to carry this ball pero mas malaki pa sa kanya. Hehehe! |
After a while, I heard the lady saying "Time na po si James." I carried James while he was holding 2 small balls in his hand. Mukhang gusto pang iuwi! =)
Going out of the play area was breeze. We just literally went out. =)
As soon as we got out, We both tried this naman. You can usually see this in SM diba? Php10 per ride. I let James drive tapos mina maneuver ko lang pag babangga na. =)
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| Trying to get a nice photo of us pero ayan, nagwawala na. Tapos na kasi yung time allotted, he want to go out na. |
Verdict:
* Austin Land is perfect for the family who were just strolling around the mall.
* The mismong place was not crowded with kids at the time we came in.
* Great place para pagurin ang bagets. Heheh!
* The staff were not that friendly nga lang. I was asking question pero parang may 10 seconds delay bago nila ako kausapin.
* They said they wanted to take pictures of the baby pero ang blurry naman when I saw it tapos sabi ok na daw.. Haha!
* They were strict in terms of adult companion kasi my niece was not able to come in dahil 10yo pa lang sya. It should be 18yo and above.
* There were 2 televisions, one is not working.
* Ang konti ng plastic balls. Mas okay siguro kung mas madami.
Will I go back to Austin Land? Maybe but definitely not anytime soon kasi I still want to try Fun Ranch. =)
Austin Land
3rd floor, (Inside Timezone)
SM Southmall, Alabang Zapote Rd
Las Pinas
