Majayjay, Laguna: Don't Go Chasing Taytay Falls! (My First Waterfall Experience And The Happy Side Trip To Liliw)
Hey, what's up Super Folks! How are you doing today? Did you get a good sleep last night? Me? Praise God, I had a good sleep because it was my rest day. This morning, I'm just watching random YouTube videos, like the vlogs of Bretman Rock, Alex Gonzaga, Lost LeBlanc and my new fave is the channel of Heart Evangelista. Have you seen her video with Sen. Chiz Escudero about adulting? Oh my, you should watch it. They were sensible and articulate. Generally, this is what I do on my free time. I feel like, as we grow older, we really need to watch hilarious and self-help videos because they give good vibes. I'll tell you, it's very important nowadays.
Yeah, we don't wanna hear fake news and politics. We wanna grow old gracefully. In addition, I often watch Jollibee Mukbang videos, oh my I love chickenjoy and 90's Music videos. I don't know but honestly, I'm starting to admire the songs of Backstreet Boys, Westlife, A1 and Hanson again. Furthermore, the Beautiful Soul by Jesse McCartney, All You Wanted by Michelle Branch, Don't Say You Love Me by M2M and Too Little, Too Late by JoJo. LOL! I keep hitting the replay button on those songs. It's unstoppable happiness! In my defense, you most likely do it too, especially if you're a 90's baby. Right? As they say, it's like taking a walk down memory lane or a wistful feeling. Thank you music, I'm really enjoying it.
Speaking of, let me start this new blog post with great 90's R&B song. Listen to this!
"Don't go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to. I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all. But I think you're moving too fast."
Do you remember it? For sure you do know it, Super Folks. It's a very cool 90's song. That's a chorus of Waterfalls by TLC. Yes! This is our topic for today. Have you ever seen a stunning waterfall? Like the Yosemite Falls and Angel Falls.
How about a cute one? Like the picture above. Nah, not my friend, I mean the waterfall. Please say hello to Taytay Falls, a popular tourist spot of Majayjay, Laguna.
My story goes like this. I never thought I would end up swimming in the very cold natural pool right underneath the Taytay Falls last wet season. It's my first waterfall experience. Thanks to my kind friends who invited me to join their team building. Honestly, I was uncertain at first to join even if it's okay because I had this assumption that their other teammates would not welcome me but good thing I didn't feel it. Well, perhaps it's because I was also nice and friendly to them. Hello newfound friends! If you're reading this now, I miss you all!
That team building was a sign! It came as no surprise but I was very happy when I got transferred to my friends' team after our shift bidding in the office(almost one month after the team building). Yes, I had to bid because of them and somehow that team building helped me know my new teammates more. They were the best and I felt like family. I thought it was the right decision. I thought it was fate.
TEAM BUILDING 101. Moving forward, organizing a fun and effective team building is not an easy task, but it's well worth it. Just make sure it's a team effort. Although I was an outsider, I didn't excuse myself from helping them. I'm proud to say that there were times when I washed the dishes and helped my friends with cooking. My pleasure!
2 Days & 1 Night in Majayjay. Like the usual team building, they had to rent a huge van and find an affordable house. It takes approximately 3 hours to drive from Manila to Majayjay, but sadly it took us more than 4 hours because we had stopovers in Liliw and a local market where we bought fresh produce. We stayed at Marbhel-Room For Rent and paid only 100 Pesos each per night(roughly $1.85). I can say, it's well-priced and good quality accommodation. Cooking your own meals and renting a Karaoke are allowed. For inquiries and reservations, please call or text 09192302303(Smart) and 09956646360(Globe).
About Majayjay & Taytay Falls. What a cool rhyme! Circa 2016, I remember my travel blogger friend told me to blog Taytay Falls because it's a budget destination and could increase traffic but my bad, I didn't take it seriously. Good thing, team building was the second chance. Legends say that it was the difficult journey to Majayjay which gave the town its name. Tired travelers sighed, "Hay!" after scaling a cliff, "Hay!" after ascending a hill, and "Hay!" after crossing a raging river. Thus, guests referred to the place "Mahayhay", meaning, many sighs. Spaniards spelled it "Majayjay". In addition, Taytay Falls is also called Majayjay Falls or Imelda Falls because ex-First Lady Imelda Marcos financed the promotion of tourism in this place. Great info! Thanks Wikipedia, next?
St. John the Baptist Parish Church, aka Liliw Church
These 10-15 meters high waterfalls is located along the Dalitiwan River in Brgy. Taytay, Majayjay, Laguna. It has clear and cool water that falls in 1,000 sq m river channel area. Its surrounding is vegetated with various wild plants and trees. A natural falls with irrigation on its 2 km pathway and cliff on the right portion. Cold spring water flows freely from Mt. Banahaw. The site, which is about 8 km away from the Majayjay town proper, could be reached via motor vehicles and through hiking about a few hundred meters by way of a nature trail. -www.laguna.gov.ph
Taytay Falls is quite far from where we stayed, we had to walk roughly 10 minutes. It's pleasant though, we even went back the next morning because of its very cool and natural stress reducer water. Thought it was good for our body, we enjoyed it so much. Frankly, not all of us can appreciate the very cold water of this falls, especially if you're afraid of hypothermia(the condition of having an abnormally low body temperature) or you're not used to it. Just a friendly reminder, no matter what, have fun and appreciate the place. After team building, we went back to Liliw and stayed for almost 2 hours. We strolled through a few souvenir shops, had our lunch, visited the Insta-worthy Liliw Church and bought quality slipper, which the municipality is famous for. It's world-class and affordable. End of story.
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