South Forbes screams summer

MANILA, Philippines - A popular Looney Tunes episode starts with a young Bugs Bunny storming out of the schoolhouse shouting, “No more classes! No more books! No more teachers’ dirty looks!” I bet that made a lot of teachers furious, but it is undeniable that children look forward to setting aside their studies for 2 months of uninterrupted adventures denied them during the schoolyear.

Summers are great with all the goings on in South Forbes Golf City, the country’s largest fully-integrated, self-sustaining, and all-themed golf resort city at the forefront of the Metro Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay corridor, and recipient of the Best Golf Community Development title by the CNBC International Property Awards, the world’s most prestigious property awards programme.

Den, den, den, den. Over at any South Forbes home like the Edo and Meiji in Tokyo Mansions, the dens, or family rooms, are especially designed to suit modern trends. Let your kids invite their friends over for hours (seemingly endless) on their favorite consoles. Wii Sports can give them the exercise while not just being glued to the screen, or the latest PS3 for more hardcore gaming. With the den adjacent to the spacious dining area and loaded kitchen, these kids need not go out and spend on fastfood.

On weekends, parents or grandparents can help children learn the value of gardening, especially in Châteaux de Paris, South Forbes’ French quarter. Today, children are disconnected with the Earth and there is a need to reconnect them by teaching them that gardening is about good nutrition, exercise, cooking and being a part of the Earth. Moreover, gardening requires patience, a virtue that’s in short supply for many families today. And much like gardening, we need to nurture our families just like our plants.

Destination Clubhouses. Beat the heat over at every South Forbes enclave’s clubhouse. Swimmers and sunbathers are welcome to lounge on sunning beds all around the revitalizing pool, especially at the Phuket Mansions clubhouse with a backdrop of lush foliage. Team players will get a workout at the basketball court or futsal field located around the Mediterranean Villas.

After sweating it out with sports, nothing can quench your thirst or satisfy hunger pangs than a refreshing drink or delectable dishes, not to mention the popular summer refreshment Halo-halo, at the South Villas Café at the Mediterranean Villas clubhouse, the driving range, or the golf clubhouse.

Perfect Swing. The Driving Range, located at the City Center where every resident of every themed neighborhood can have easy access to it, can hone their golf skills swing by swing from Tuesday to Sunday. There are eleven spacious bays where golfers, both amateurs and professionals alike, can practice comfortably from 6:00 in the morning until 9:00 in the evening. The grass for the whole facility is the same grass used for the golf course so players can witness the performance of this grass as it does on the golf course.

The South Forbes Golf and Leisure Club, in cooperation with the DLSU-Canlubang and Brent International School, is presently conducting golf training at the driving range every Tuesdays and Thursdays, and at the world-class 18-hole golf course every Fridays. As they say, start when you’re young.

This summer, professional golfer Felix Fernando, who himself has trained young golf champions in the country, will be the resident trainer.

Expect a hot reception in South Forbes Golf City! Move in right here, right now. Call 635-7777 or 631-8855 for a free city tour or log on to www.southforbes.com for more information.