Cheaper Travel Agent

Hi our friends found a cheaper travel agent:
Win Castle
See link: http://www.wincastle.com.hk/agencyPDFfiles/mnl/package/CEBCXJ.pdf
Tel: 2332 1633
Contact: Ms LO

Package 5D4N Phillipnes (on CX flight HK-Cebu direct) Airlines Shangri-la Garden View hk$4346 Per Pax, Seaview room hk$4949

8am flight 24 Jan Depart HK, 28 Jan Cebu-HK 7pm flight Best period
HK-Cebu only 1 flight per day, 8/9am Mon to Thurs and Sat, on Fri it is 4pm flight

Hotel and Flight Rate

Here are the room rates we get if book via Planet Holiday

Cebu-Mactan shangri-la room rates :
22Jan ~ 29Jan Out (below room rates is per room per night)
Superior Gardenview HKD1,320.00 with breakfast
Superior Bayview HKD1,420.00 with breakfast
Premier Gardenview HKD1,480.00 with breakfast
Deluxe Seaview HKD1,600.00 with breakfast

Flight Deal:
(HKG/CEB/HKG by Philippine Airlines)
Operated by Cathay Parific Airways
2-8days ticket (Fixed date)
Per ticket fare : HKD1,980.00 + Tax HKD361.00

(HKG/CEB/HKG by Philippine Airlines)
Operated by Cathay Parific Airways
0-60days ticket
Per ticket fare : HKD2,470.00 + Tax HKD361.00

Bohol Hotel (After Wedding Trip - 29Jan,08 ~ 02Feb,08)
Deluxe Room at Amorita Resort for HKD990 per room per night.

Travel Ageng Contact:
Thomas So
PLANET HOLIDAY
Room 1004 Podium Plaza
5 Hanoi Road TST
Hong Kong SAR, China
Tel.: (852)2992-0414
Mobile: (852)9034-6921
Fax.: (852)2314-3863
YM : thomas_so_2004@yahoo.com
MSN : trans_global_hk@hotmail.com
Website : www.go-package.com

Formal Invitation in yoru Letterbox

Hi Friends we are going to send out formal invitation to our weddings soon. Please kindly help by emailing MartinaYu@gmail.com your home address so we could send the invitations.

Many friends and relatives have made booking of plane tickets. If you have not done so, please call Thomas now and reserve asap! As there are only 20 Philippines Airline places in each Cathay Pacific Airlines once per day flight HK-Cebu. Price for HK-Cebu return ticket is HK$2500 (tax and supplement fees included) return + HK$700 per person per night at Shangri-la hotel.

If you are staying more than 8 days, the plane ticket will become HK$2600 (tax and fees included)

If you book from Cathay Pacific Holidays direct they are still the cheapest: HK$3650 3D2N with HK-Cebu direct flight on CP airlines.

Hat Maker and Hats Web Site

If you plan to join in the fun and wear hats to our party. Please check out these hat web sites:
1) For men and women hats: http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/
2) The only Hat Maker in Hong Kong. She made her hats with heart. She is making my head piece: http://jaycow.com/

New Travel Agent

Hi Please use new travel agent. Thomas booked for us for the Bohol diving trip.
He is not cheap, the cheapest is booking via Cathay Pacific Holidays www.cxholidays.com/chl/r/homepage but you can talk to no one at CP holidays and you can only book on line. So if you need a real person to help you book, please call Thomas or Yero. My bookings are all through Thomas.

Thomas So
PLANET HOLIDAY
Room 1004 Podium Plaza5 Hanoi Road TST Hong Kong SAR, China
Tel.: (852)2992-0414
Mobile: (852)9034-6921
Fax.: (852)2314-3863
YM : thomas_so_2004@yahoo.com
MSN : trans_global_hk@hotmail.com
Website : www.go-package.com
www.seair.hk
www.elnidoresorts.com
www.clubnoah.com.ph

Cathay Pacific Holidays Package Rate for Cebu Shangri La

You could see the latest rate and also book online direct:
http://www.cxholidays.com/chl/r/package/SS7CEB01HKG?depd=26&depym=20080

You could also consider Maribago Bluewater Beach Resort which is just 5 minutes away from Shangri-La.

We are told it has:

• a more resort feel than Shangri-la
• it is a little cheaper in room rates
• the rooms are bigger and more of a resort setting
• their private beach is nicer than the beach of Shangri-la
• it has a very nice seafood restaurant that extends all the way outside the beach into the sea, very worth going

Check out their web site: http://www.bluewater.com.ph/

For those who are diving. It is confirmed that Bohol is a very nice area for diving and they have nice hotels too.

Here is the hotel we will book:

Amorita Resort HK$1070 delux room for 2, breakfast included.

This is a new hotel hence nicest in the Bohol area.

Diving open water course will be around US$390 all inclusive.

Diving Package in Bohol 29 Jan to 1 Feb 08

Click on above chart to enlarge

Here is the diving package for 4 days in Bohol.

Please email MartinaYu@Gmail.com if you are interested to join.

We will make arrangement accordingly.

Travel Agent for Air and Room Reservation

For reservation of HK-Cebu Room Package at Shangri-La Cebu, priced at around HK$3650 for 3D2N in Shangri-la Cebu (HK$640 extra night), please contact

Ms Yero Wong Symbol Travels Ltd. Licence 351252 Rm. 910, Tower 2, Slivercord, 30 Canton Road, Kwoloon
Email : yero@symboltravelsltd.com.hk
Tel : +852 2375 1088 Mob : 9216 5380 Fax : +852 2736 9019

Please mention that you are a guest in "Martina and Gabriel's Wedding" .

We may be able to get better deal if more are going together at the same flight.

You are welcome to submit your name to Yero for booking now.

If you need to share room and you want our help. Simply email me at MartinaYU@Gmail.com

We will be announcing diving packages etc details soon.

Flight Schedule and prices for Cathy Pacific: HK to Cebu

I have found out that the flight schedule for CP from HK to Cebu is only once a day. On Thurs depart HK around 9 am, Fri depart at 4pm, Sat 9am.

Schedule is as below:

Initial Cathy Pacific holidays pricing are quoted as below:-

a) Old block Garden View room and CP return Tickets: 3D2N hk$3650+hk$640 extra night

b) New Block Ocean View room and CP return tickets: 3D2N hk$4580+hk$1120 extra night

If booked through us, 5% off.

Those who can depart from HK on 25 Jan 08 4pm (Fri) and depart Cebu on (Mon) 28 Jan 08, or depart with the diving crowd in the same flight might get group fare, which should be a little cheaper. We are still waiting for CP fare to be announced after Sept 07.

Also those who would like to get the CP tickets by aisa miles can do so after mid Oct, Milage required to redeem Cebu tickets will be reduced after 15 Oct 07.

Gabs Suit - Alexander What?

We went to Joyce after the paint ball game on Sun. Right before it closed, Gabs hunted down his suit for the day. Here is a sneak preview of the suit. It is not black, not white, but light grey with light blue and even lighter grey thin stripes. I love it because it looks unconventional, fresh, and Gabs feels great in it. It is not very constructed, and seems soft to the touch and comfortable to be in. I am not going to show you the pictures of the real suit here but it is similar to the 3 botton suit and grey colours above. He will be wearing white bow and white bowler hat. Sounds dramatic!? So you know what to wear to match the show now. HaHaHa

Dress Code for Reception - FORMAL

Hi All, the dress code of the recption will be FORMAL!!!!!

That means Tux, bow or black tie for Lads
and Formal Floaty Dresses touching the sand for Lass
HaHa Chance to look like an angel or a goddess for the night and day too.


Another dress code will be HATS HATS HATS
We want a fancy dress party but we can't really organise anything crazy, so we have chosen the subtle theme of hats+formal as the dress code

sO go ahead and buy, create your crazy hats to go with your formal suit or dress.

BE Pretty LoOk Crazy HaApy

To give you a better idea of what may work, take a look at the
Hats and fasinators for ladies to check out at eBay:
1)http://clothes.search.ebay.co.uk/hat_Womens-Accessories_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC12QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ1063
2)http://clothes.search.ebay.co.uk/hat_Womens-Accessories_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC12QQfclZ3QQflocZ1QQfromZR14QQfrppZ50QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQfssZ0QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsaaffZafdefaultQQsabfmtsZ0QQsacatZ1063QQsacurZ0QQsaobfmtsZexsifQQsaslcZ2QQsaslopZ1QQsasltZ2QQsbrsrtZdQQsorefinesearchZ1
3) Hat and Fasinator Shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Hats-By-Cressida
4) Dress Hats in General http://clothes.search.ebay.co.uk/dress-hat_Clothes-Shoes-Accessories_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC11QQfromZR40QQsacatZ11450

Gents: your choices maybe tophats, bowler hat, panama hat etc
1) Bowler Hat: http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C12&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=bowler&sacat=11450%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D3&sadis=200&fpos=Postcode&sabfmts=1&ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=


2) Top Hats
http://clothes.search.ebay.co.uk/top-hat_Mens-Accessories_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC12QQcoactionZcompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ1060QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZompareQQcoentrypageZsearchQQcopagenumZ1QQfromZR10QQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQftrtZ1QQftrvZ1QQga10244Z10425QQsabfmtsZ1QQsacatZ1060QQsaprchiZQQsaprcloZ
3) Panama Hats
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C12&from=R10&_trksid=m37&satitle=panama+hat&sacat=1060%26catref%3DC6&a6=-24&a47=-24&a10244=-24&alist=a6%2Ca56%2Ca14%2Ca53%2Ca47%2Ca3801%2Ca10244&pfmode=1&reqtype=1&gcs=1805&pfid=2603&pf_query=panama+hat&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D3&sadis=200&fpos=Postcode&sabfmts=1&ga10244=10425&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&sabdlo=&sabdhi=&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&fgtp=
4) Others - Improvise BUT NO NO NO Base ball Caps pls
http://clothes.search.ebay.co.uk/dress-hat_Clothes-Shoes-Accessories_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQcatrefZC11QQfromZR40QQsacatZ11450

We will have a great hats dress up party, and u are welcome to waer your hats to both the wedding and the party!

Happy shopping / creating your own fasinators!

More Pictures from Shangri La The hotel we are going to stay in

More Pictures on Cebu

More Pics from Cebu - Just to lure you to come join us

Bohol - Other Than Diving

Other than Diving, Bohol also has the following attractions worth checking out:

1) Jungle and Falls

2) Chocolat hills for hiking and site seeing

3) The Philippine Tarsier

AKA Ahdont X

(Tarsius syrichta) is very peculiar small animal. In fact it is one of the smallest known primates, no larger than a adult men's hand. Mostly active at night, it lives on a diet of insects. Folk traditions sometimes has it that tarsiers eat charcoal, but actually they retrieve the insects from (sometimes burned) wood. It can be found in the islands of Samar, Leyte, Bohol, and Mindanao in the Philippines.If no action is taken, the tarsier might not survive. Although it is a protected species, and the practice of catching them and then selling them as stuffed tarsiers to tourists has stopped, the species is still threatened by the destruction of his natural forest habitat. Many years of both legal and illegal logging and slash-and-burn agriculture have greatly reduced these forests, and reduced the tarsier population to a dangerously small size. If no action is taken now, the Philippine tarsier can soon be added to the list of extinct species.

Diving in Bohol after the Wedding

We are told that just 1 hour boat ride from Cebu is Bohol, a diving paradise.

So we have started looking for diving info in Bohol.

We like this diving center and are getting quotes from them:

http://www.seaquestdivecenter.net/

Their prices look good: http://www.seaquestdivecenter.net/pricelist.html

Some friends already indicated interest to come along with us to the dive after the wedding.

They include:

Ricardo

Jacy

Millie

Teresa maybe

So just check out the beautiful underwater Bohol.

Divers who had visited comments that:

It is like swimming in a huge live acquarium.

Gabs: See also Action Asia's article on diving in Bohol

Economy Return Direct Flight to Cebu Only 20000 Asia Miles

Hi Guys Good News

Today I checked Asia miles

You only need 20 000 asia miles to get a return ticket economy from Hong Kong to Cebu.

Before Oct 07 if you book, it will cost you 25000 miles, but after oct 07, miles required will be reduced to 20 000 only.

If you are planning to go by redeeming your asia miles, book early to ensure places in good flights.

Here is the result from asia miles http://www.asiamiles.com/en/redeem/calculator/flights/1,,,00.html?WAtxn=792

These are the Asia Miles required to redeem your specified award:
Ticket/Upgrade: Round-trip

Ticket Class: Economy
From Hong Kong
To Cebu
Via Cathay Pacific Airways

NOW Asia Miles Required
25,000

New Asia Miles Award Chart effective 15 Oct 2007. Asia Miles required when ticket is issued on or after 15 Oct 2007
20,000

Redeem Online Now

Gabs Guest List

The following is my probable guest list, hopefully I will raise an army of sporty guys to be my usher team!
1) Ahdont the mountaineer hopefully to be my bestman
2) Alain the runner
3) Andy Lau the Tempo Sparkian (Confirmed)
4) Gordon Lau
5) Gordon Chan
6) Appy
7) Kenny Lee & Flo (Confirmed)
9) Ah Min & Viv (Confirmed)
11) Patrick Lau the playwright & Joanna
12) Ka Kit the cousin (Confirmed)
13) Ah Ken the cousin (Confirmed)
14) Ah Wing the cousin
15) Kate & Jamie the Fogies
17) Anthony Mok & wife
19) Sunny & wife
21) Aunite Luen (2), Auntie Kwan(2) (Confirmed)
25) Grandpa, Grandma
26) Alan Ng & wife
28) Ramon & Karen
30) Gordon Chan, Siu Fu, Lisa

More Fun Things at Our Wedding - Pictures by Fun Guy

Hi Friends we have invited a very gifted fun guy to be our wedding photographer, he is Louis Pang. He used to be a reportor in newspaper, hence he uses photo-journalism way to take pics. Characters no need to pose, and he will try catch the natural you and moments.

Take a look at the pictures taken by him:
Turn on your speakers!
http://www.louispang.com/shows/km_faz/ (a destination wedding in Thailand)
http://www.louispang.com/shows/joni_kevin/ (a very glam wedding of a couple from HK)
http://www.louispang.com/shows/lena_hs/
http://www.louispang.com/shows/ali_phil/

If you'd like to have your personal, family, boy friend girl friend fun pictures to be taken by him.

I am now asking for his rate for a few hours picture taking session before or after the wedding.

We love his pictures so we figure you might want to have your pictures taken too.
We are asking for rates now.

Will let you know once we get them.

Wedding Date and Venue Selector

The next year's first Freeyasoul Adventure are now being planned, this year we will skip the hiking part and go straight to the resort bit that normally take place in the end. And we thought while we are at it, we might as well have a wedding to spice things. Hence the FreeOurSouls Weddingof Martina and Gabs is set in motion.....

Wedding Date: 27-January-2007
Venue: Shangri-La's Mactan Resort, Cebu, Phillipine

We are planning to have the wedding ceremony in the Ocean Pavillion of the resort, then a romatic beach party under the moonlight, then the fun will take place in nearby Bohol Island for some diving action. Stay tuned for more details.