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Venare LOI deadline today

Do you want to join the Special Priority Selling event on Sunday, August 14, 2011?
Submit your signed LOI with your check before 3pm today, Friday. Venue is the Treveia clubhouse in Nuvali from 10am-12nn.

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The LOI is just to save you a place in line– if you decide not to push through with buying a lot on Sunday, your check will be returned to you.

Should be an exciting day, let me know if you\’d like to join!

Johanna
0920-9624116

Elaro Lots for Sale in Nuvali

Everyday LifeNuvali Lots for Sale, Nuvali Real Estate

What\’s available to buy in Elaro, Ayala Land Premier\’s newest community in Nuvali?

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Available inventory as of August 9, 2011:

Tranche 1 – 15 lots remaining out of 155 lots

Tranche 2 – 19 lots remaining out of 60 lots

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Elaro in brief:

Gross Land Area : 72 has.
Lot Size range : 600 to 1400 sqm
Average Lot Size : 770 sqm
Number of Lots : 451 lots
Density : 6 lots/ha.

Gently rolling terrain
With views of Tagaytay Ridge (West) and Mt. Makiling (Souteast)
Directly beside the Nuvali Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary
Elevation: 121-161 meters above sea level

Contact johanna@metrorealty.ph or 0920-9624116 to reserve your Elaro lot today!

Wakeboarding in Nuvali begins in October!

Life in Nuvali PhilippinesSports, Wakeboarding, Nuvali Services

Republic Wakepark is finally opening its doors on October 26, 2011– woohoo!

Here’s the announcement from the Republic Wakepark Facebook Page:

Heads-up, guys: REPUBL1C WAKEPARK, NUVALI will officially open on OCTOBER 26th, 2011. The Philippine Wakeboard Nationals will also be on October 26th-29th at REPUBL1C WAKEPARK, NUVALI. We would like to apologize for the delay of the opening due to the delay of construction brought by the recent typhoons. We will be announcing REPUBL1C WAKEPARK’s Yearly & Monthly Rates by end of August.

Getting excited!

Dug up old photos of my first visit to the Camsur Wakeboarding Complex (CWC) in Camsur in 2008:

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14 August 2011: Full Spectrum at Venare NUVALI – Priority Selling for Section K

Everyday Lifevenare, Nuvali Real Estate

Here\’s the official invite from Alveo:

Priority Selling of VENARE Section K
August 14, 2011 (SUNDAY)
Treveia Clubhouse
10:00AM-5:00PM

We are now accepting Letters of Intent!

MAP and Pricelist available on the day of priority selling.

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Submit your Letter of Intent today! Just fill up the template below and send it back to us, or contact johanna@metrorealty.ph or 0920-9624116 for more information.

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Nooks and crannies

Green Design and Architecture

I’ve always had a soft spot for nooks and crannies.

Hidden spaces turned into showcase areas, utility or storage space–whatever the owner fancies–these unexpected “bumps” in a house always felt warm to me, much like how a loved one’s imperfections end up so endearing.

We didn’t have an architect for our houses in Tagaytay, and my mom pretty much let my dad have his way in designing them.

I recently noticed these unplanned nooks and cranies– what gems! I can already picture different ways of sprucing them up. 🙂

The Nuvali house will be in the finishing stage in one month (if all goes as planned).

On one hand, I would love for the house to be seamless, flowing in one fluid motion, every space accounted for, which is especially critical because of its compact size.

On the other hand, I wouldn\’t mind seeing nooks and crannies like these come September.

Venare Section K readies for Priority Selling!

Everyday Lifevenare, Nuvali Real Estate

Edit: Priority Selling is on Sunday, August 14.

Great news just in: Venare is opening a new section– its second to the last!

Section K is the second of two remaining clusters in the middle of Venare, deemed by some as the Prime of Prime lots.

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No details yet, but if you are interested, I suggest we submit a reservation agreement asap so you can \”fall in line\” for the Priority Selling Event on August 14, Sunday. Actual price and map will only be released on the day of the event itself, but indicative price for Section K is P14,000/sqm. Lot sizes will be 250-600sqm, similar to Venare\’s previous sections.

If you have been wanting to invest in Nuvali but still haven\’t done so, now is your chance!

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Are the rolling hills calling your name?

Fill up the Letter of Intent below and send it back to us, or contact johanna@metrorealty.ph or 0920-9624116 for more information.

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guyabano seedlings

Farming and Gardening Sustainable LivingTagaytay

I love guyabano, I can eat one whole fruit for breakfast everyday!

Whenever we chance upon an especially sweet fruit (we love it when it\’s also soft, literally like cotton), we set the seeds aside and try to sprout them for planting:

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The other week, we were excited to see these small guyabano seedlings (seen below on the left) ready for transferring to their own spot!

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Among the fruit trees in our Tagaytay garden, the avocado, langka and mango trees are the only ones still standing– the guyabano died from the strong winds. 🙁 Will make sure to plant these in a less windy area, maybe next to a protective wall.

Too bad in Avida Settings we\’re not allowed to plant fruit trees in our tiny gardens– maybe I\’ll grow them in big pots so their roots don\’t bother anyone. Anyone knows how long it takes for a guyabano to bloom?

Xavier Nuvali applications for SY 2012 now open

Life in Nuvali PhilippinesXavier Nuvali, Nuvali Schools, Nuvali Services

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Forms are available both in Xavier School Greenhills and Xavier School Nuvali in the Evoliving Center! That\’s nice that they now have a physical office in Nuvali 🙂

Levels opening next school year are Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3.

Office hours in Xavier School Nuvali in Evoliving Center are every Friday and Saturday from 8:00am to 3:00pm.

More info at the Xavier website

Banggerahan-inspired window

Green Design and ArchitectureTagaytay

My dad is the rah-rah boy for the banggerahan, a window and sink extension common in traditional Pinoy kitchens, and he asked for a banggerahan-inspired window to be installed in our Tagaytay house:

It comes in handy for displaying planters, or just for good old ventilation, similar to horizontal ventanillas we saw in Treveia\’s green home:

These vents let air through from the outside:

Ingenious modernization of tried and tested Pinoy architecture!

Azkals surpise in Nuvali

Life in Nuvali PhilippinesSolenad, Nuvali Events

I had no idea the Azkals were going to be in Nuvali to launch Solenad 2 last Saturday.

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As luck would have it, we dropped by just in time for the meet and greet with the boys. Apparently the first forty people to register at Solenad 2 Main Activity Area were given the chance to get their pictures taken with Aly Borromeo and Anton Del Rosario.

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Since high school I\’d hear Aly\’s name from my younger brothers who were friends with him in La Salle. Even back then he seemed to be dead serious about soccer. Nice to see him all grown up, a rising celebrity at that.

This was the second time I got to see the Azkals in Nuvali–the first was for a Venare event in the Treveia clubhouse earlier this year (saw the Younghusband brothers). I\’m way beyond the fangirl age, but what can I say, football is football and I\’ll always be a fan. 🙂

What’s open in Solenad 2?

Life in Nuvali PhilippinesSolenad, Nuvali Services, Nuvali Events

We were in Nuvali last Saturday and chanced upon the opening of Solenad 2, Ayala’s second retail area in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. This new development gives Nuvali an additional leasable area of 10, 670 square meters for food and non-food establishments.