Carla's first glamerous outfit- made out of a curtain!

We were secretly looking forward to it as we would get to see loads of the locals all dressed up and as the tickets were all given out it should have been a fantastic evening!

Carla and I

My job was to sell tequila to all the guests, although customeres only ever drink beer, so thought this would be quite a challenge!

Chris and Carla- perfect couple!

However, Carla, one of the members of staff who helped organised was the first and unfortunately the last person to turn up though!

Carlos and GeeGee admiring Carla's back!

So this was in fact very disappointing :( Somehow though, I still managed to see 45 shots to other customers here! But poor Carla was broken hearted and went to bed early after getting dressed up not just one but twice! :((

written by  chrischarly on February 26, 2011 from Santa Ana, Philippines
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Playing basket ball

Locals playing basketball outside the resort

Kids playing basket ball...

Today we finished off making the last few prperations for 'The Gay Night' tomorrow evening and the clothes distribution on Sunday

written by  chrischarly on February 25, 2011 from Santa Ana, Philippines
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The kitchen staff

Today we finished distributing the rest of the tickets around the village and you'd be amazed just how many children there are per household! Once we finished we came back up to the resort and before we knew it, there were people coming up and asking for tickets 'as they were at the market'.

L-R Anna, Chris, Jarret and Mary-Jane

Word soon spreads around this place and unfortunately you cannot provide for everyone, but we still had around 100 more tickets requested for! It's so hard to say no to them though

written by  chrischarly on February 23, 2011 from Santa Ana, Philippines
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A guy posing with his cute little kid

Trev's sister sent a huge box of clothing for the poor people that live in Santa Ana. So today after arranging all of the clothes and sorting through them we went down to the children's clinic and then walked around half of the town giving out tickets to the small children and their families so they can attend on Sunday to Jotay and pick out some clothes.

Kids playing basket ball...

It was quite faninating and upsetting at the same time to see so many of the children here living in poverty but we can imagine it will be pretty chaotic on Sunday! Still many more tickets to give out though as we had over 380 items of clothing sent from the U.K, which cost over £150 just in postage!

written by  chrischarly on February 22, 2011 from Santa Ana, Philippines
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Jordy, Melissa, Jill, Chris and I

good balance

the island

mini islands

resting after our mammoth climb

Last night we met a friendly couple Melissa and Jordy with tiny 5 month baby Jill who said we could join them on a fishing boat to another nearby island to visit a lighthouse with some breathtaking views.

The cliff

lighthouse

The lighthouse

Blue sea

The island

fantastic view

We had a lovely day after some climbing we went snorkelling again, but unfortunately I looked down and I was surrounded by loads of jellyfish! They really hurt! I don't think I have swam so fast in my life to get away from them!

Us

The view from the lighthouse

the lighthouse from the boat

lighthouse

Once I sorted out the fridge, nice and organised!

Wide load

Today we spent most of our day at the resort, Chris as usual in the kithen whilst I did some training out front...

Pigs in the back of a trailer!

Eating maize from the sisters

The sisters are so tiny, cannot imagine them using this!

Absolutely no idea how they fitted this jeep in a tiny room!

Me, Chris and Sister Irene

Trev and Sister Irene

It was a great morning and we were treated as V.I.P guests and the Sisters gave us free food and a tour of the museum as Trev is quite a celebrity here!

written by  chrischarly on February 18, 2011 from Santa Ana, Philippines
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Our boat tied up

The beach

Our speed boat

We took some staff with us as well as some were off duty and we all had the most amazing time.

Trev and I outside our hut on the beach

Paradise

White sand, perfect blue sea!

Fantastic white sand and the most perfect clear blue sea,

Burying Cora

Making it a little more realistic

Cora and Mary-Jane

Staff at Jotay

Authentic and O'Natural!

Chris, Pearla and I (you would never guess Pearla was a guy!)

the photos still don't do the pretty little island justice though!

written by  chrischarly on February 17, 2011 from Santa Ana, Philippines
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