Today, we attended Volkswagen Philippines 6th Anniversary celebration at Trinoma, QC. During the event, they formally launched the new Lavida, Lavida Club Edition and Lavida Club Edition+ Models and they held Volkswagen PH's Child Safety Initiative to educate parents and children regarding road safety.
We took the Ford Everest Titanium 3.2L 4x2 AT for a drive to Tagaytay and back to Manila on two separate occasions, first in April and then with this trip and I can honestly say it's one of the most comfortable trips I've had :)
Our 3 Day trip in Baguio has come to an end and it's time to get back to Manila. We came up using Marcos Highway but on our way back, we were advised (by Waze) to take the Naguilian Road.
Today we joined in Ford Philippines' Family Safety Day at the Megatent Events venue in Quezon City. This was part of Ford PH's Driving Skills for Life advocacy for educating drivers on smart, safe and fuel-efficient driving. 
So Patrick has had the Hyundai Veloster for the week and this is the last day we're able to ride in it as a family. We took it for a ride to the 2017 Trans Sport Show. This post is about the day that we had - dining at Ma Mon Luk and stuff we bought while walking around SM Mall of Asia after we took a break from the Trans Sport Show. 
It's summer and it's time for another car show! This time, we went to the 2017 Trans Sport Show held between April 20-23 at the SMX Convention Center. Patrick actually covered the event for Carmudi, so if you want to see better photos of the cars, check out the article here. The Trans Sport Show's main attraction is the Nostalgic and Contemporary Car Competition but there are other events like the Moto Builds Pilipinas and plenty of automotive after-sales, custom-build services and related businesses to complete the experience.
We've always gone to the annual Manila International Auto Shows. This time, it's a bit special because it's Patrick's first MIAS event that he's covering under the Carmudi group. Though the event itself goes on for four days (March 30 - April 02) at the World Trade Center, we only came with him on the last day. But still, we all were excited at seeing all these brand new cars! :)
When you have a car as awesome as the Toyota 86 delivered to your home (in our case, as a test drive vehicle) what will you do? Well, of course! Take it for a spin! I remember the last time we had a Toyota 86 for a week, Patrick really did take it for a spin - drifting it at a parking lot no less! But, we're not doing that again. Instead, we just went for our favorites - Lego and great burgers at Charlie's Grind and Grill (Pasig).
The last time we went looking for the Pililla Wind Farm, we didn't actually end up getting there. You can read about our journey here. This time, we decided on traveling the route we were originally on (the Sampaloc-Tanay road) before we turned around and drove down via the less-known route from near Camp Capinpin. At the 54MW Pililla Rizal Wind Farm, we were up close and personal with six (6) 125-meter tall wind turbines capable of generating 2MW of power. From here, we also saw a row of 9 more wind turbines at a different location, presumably along the same road which we weren't able to access at this time.
Yesterday, we decided that since Patrick was test driving the new Hyundai Tucson for Top Gear Philippines, we could go back to the Pililia Wind Farm and see if we could actually finish what we started before (read about our previous trip here). We left the house at 10AM and arrived around lunchtime at our first stop, Cafe Katerina. Cafe Katerina is a restaurant offering Filipino dishes located atop a hill affording a scenic overlook of the Tanay, Rizal area all the way to Laguna de Bay.
Today, we attended the opening of the Isuzu 4x4 Action Playground at the Exploreum Parking of the SM Mall of Asia. The event features both the Isuzu mu-X and the D-Max as they both take on the Slipper Roller, the Articulation Ramp and the Action Playground's Highlight - the 20ft Thrill Hill, a 40 degree Transverse Angle Ramp. The obstacle course showcases the powerful engines (163 PS maximum output and 380Nm maximum torque) of both vehicles and everyone is invited to participate from April 21-24, 10AM to 9PM.
