Meditation Point

Meditation Point is one of the features of Kawayan Cove. You can sit for hours watching the sun go down, fishing boats passing by or just listening to the 'sound of silence'! You will be amazed at the fact that those big boulders are part of a rosary. Feeling energetic you can hop from one stone to another while praying!

Our little friends from the sea!

A couple of years back, one of security guards saw a big turtle emerging from the water to crawling on the sand. He observed it from a distance. He noticed it was digging a whole in the sand. He knew not to disturb it, as she was making a 'nest' to lay her eggs! Look at the 'cuties'!

We googled the turtles and found out they are Olive Ridlys, an endangered species! Also that the 'mama' turtle, some 30 years ago was 'born' in Kawayan. When they mature, they are programmed to come back where they were 'born' to lay their eggs! Isn't that amazing?

A cove all your own!

The beach hugged by two promontories, create a safe haven for swimmers!

Summertime!

When summer comes, the sea is calm and the sun shines in all its glory! Dip into the cool water and feel the warmth of the sun in your face!

Sunset to a new beginning!

One of our wedding held in the beach was timed for the sunset! 

Beach Wedding

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One of the weddings we had by the beach, was very touching. Vows recited with the sound of gentle waves breaking unto the shore, faint music wafted through the whole cove.

Bamboos!

It is interesting to know that the Kawayan Property has native bamboos growing wildly in its property. More interesting to know that the wild bamboos, only grow within the property lines. To our left the property belonging to the Meneleo Carlos family, there isn't a bamboo pole to be seen! And to the right, where Terrazas de Punta Fuego is, past our property line neither!

Random thoughts of Kawayan.......

An exciting banca ride from Wawa wharf. A white sand cove waiting. A feast of lechon, Pesang Manok, Steamed huge prawns & a big fish in the spit, roasting! A long bamboo table with covered with banana leaves, mounds of fragrant white rice. Cold drinks, and cools breezes under the coconut trees! Can this be paradise?

Meditaion Wedding

We have had several wedding on site. Some have been by the beach but I think the view from Meditation Point is breathless! Especially timed when the sun is sinking into the horizon, the mass ends with 'Ite misa est'-the the priest turns to the sunset, and you get goose pimples feeling His presence! It never fails to end the ceremony with everyone in awe!

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Fast Forward-War ends!

The war ended and I remember the American soldiers marching into town, with big smiles handing out "Hersheys" chocolate bars! They were delicious, never remember tasting anything like them! The Americans had landed in Maiigaya Beach in amphibian tanks! Big 9 lbs. cans of corned beef hash, and cheese were exchanged for fresh produce! K-RAtions were handed out!

The vegetable garden

The bamboo houses were built hurriedly and some of the bamboo was still green. They were simple structures. There were two designs, one was like a barrack, with rooms all in a row, a long corridor for families with children. Another was like a bungalo, with maybe 3 rooms. We occupied a barrack and Enrique Brias, who was single at the time, and his two sisters, occupied a bungalo. Papa had a vegetable garden where all the people who lived there, go in the morning to tend to the vegetable garden and harvest some vegetables to eat that day! It was fun to see tomatoes ripening by the day and gathering spinach leaves to eat!

During the 'war years', we leaved in Nasugbu Batangas. Roxas & Company asked some of their employees who wanted to 'wait the war' in Nasugbu. So my father, designed in the heart of the town of Nasugbu a community of houses made out of bamboo. It was situated in front of the plaza, and within walking distance to the church. In the compound was a big old house, which was called the Casa Hacienda, where the Roxas brothers lived. The family of Don Antonio & Dona Maruja (de Mendezona0) and their two children lived, Pamen & Anton, and Eduardo still a bachelor lived there. And their brother Jose. I remember the big house with high concrete stairs, leading to a big wooden door. The house had wide narra planks for floors and between the rooms were open carved panels for ventilation.

Kawayan is very special to me, as it hold a treasure chest of great memories! My father, Jose Razon worked for the Roxas brothers, Antonio Eduardo & Jose. He was the lawyer and administrator for Central Azucarera Don Pedro. My father always said 'when God made the Roxas brothers, he threw away the mold'!

My Story...

My story of Kawayan starts many years ago! It seems like long, long ago. To be continued...