Definitely One of the Best Weekends of My Life
March 14, 2010 at 10:04 am | by Mars | In Lists, Red-Letter Days | 3 CommentsTags: beach, Camp Nivea, summer
Last March 5-7, Cre and I headed down to Batangas for Camp Nivea, a three-day beach camp for teens held at Peninsula De Punta Fuego. It’s definitely not your ordinary camp: instead of learning how to start fires, tie knots, and pitch tents, the campers were taught survival skills of a different kind: the kind you need to flourish in the fashion and entertainment industry. I could go on forever about the wonderful time I had there, but this short list would have to do for now…
- The camp masters were Reema Chanco and DJ TonyToni, and they were just so amazingly fun to be with! The campers were also really nice, really cool teens who are poised to become the next hottest stars in the local showbiz world. Among the campers were Regine Angeles from ABS-CBN’s Rubi, Beauty Gonzalez, Nicole Uysiuseng and Fred Payawan from ABS-CBN’s Pinoy Big Brother, Models John James Uy and Janeena Chan, and Ian Batherson from GMA’s Starstruck.

- Punta Fuego was simply gorgeous, like it was made to be taken pictures of. The picture-taking opportunities were simply endless, and every shot taken of the landscape seemed to be effortlessly beautiful. In fact, this greeted us the moment we stepped in the country club:

isn’t that beautiful? - There were workshops that were very practical for the modern style-savvy teen, and they were all handled by the best people in the industry. There was a DJ Workshop with DJ Mars Miranda and DJ Mike, a Fashion Workshop with Robbie Carmona and Sassa Jimenez, and a Headshot Workshop with Niccolo Cosme, and these were all capped by activities where the campers can show off what they learned. How cool is that?

- All work and no play is a definite no-no in any camp, and that’s why all the hard work the campers put in the workshops was balanced by enjoyable pool and beachside games and themed parties for each night. The final night was made all the more special with a mini-concert by Callalily!

- Last but not the least, the freebies! ‘Nuff said.


Honestly, I could rave about the experience for days. And yes, it was a perfect weekend, despite the fact that when I headed to the beach to work on getting some tan lines, I got jellyfish stings instead.
haha! But really, Camp Nivea was an experience I’ll really never forget, jellyfish stings included. Now, if only time-turners existed…








