If I ever contributed to your curiosity about purchasing your dream home in Nuvali, I might as well warn you against it too.
I admit I tend to show you the delights of living in the countryside, particularly in our area in Laguna. Nuvali is new, clean, fresh, relatively safe, exclusive, and highly attractive in the property market. House prices are constantly going up, so even if you only invested on an empty lot here, you can still expect profits today and more so in the coming years.
But it’s not always sunny in this side of the South. As residents for over a year now, my husband and I have found things that irate us about our day-to-day living conditions here.
1. Joggers
Nuvali is marketed as an eco-friendly and healthy environment for all to enjoy. They advocate sharing the road to pedestrians and bikers for fitness. We don’t have a problem with active lifestyle per se, but we do not appreciate joggers who do not wear reflectors or wearable lights at night. A great number of them, if not majority, jog in the actual car lanes and not on the sidewalk. Several bikers also cut on motorists and do not bear any reflectors.
We believe they should also be regulated, just as much as motorists are (ie. It’s illegal to drive a car without functioning headlights and taillights). We, after all, “share” the road.
While it’s good that they are trying to get fit, I hope they also try not to die.
2. Streets are not well-lit
I understand my first complaint can come across as shallow for non-drivers. You have to cruise all the way from Nuvali North (where the malls are) to Nuvali South to understand where we’re coming from. Kilometers of this highway lack proper lighting. You can’t easily spot carabaos on the road, so how do you expect us to spot humans running around? Being on high beam all the time is also illegal.
(I get that joggers prefer to be out at night to avoid the heat of the sun, but they might as well avoid potential snakes lurking among untrimmed weeds of unlit streets, right? Basically: Run. Under. The. Street. Lights. Where. Motorists. Can. See. You. Clearly. And. Where. You. Can. See. Baby. Snakes. Clearly. Too. 👸🏻 And wear reflectors!!)
3. No sari-sari stores
We don’t really hate this much because we buy enough groceries in one go and we can easily drive away in case we miss out in anything. A 711 store is more or less five minutes away from our house by car. But if you are so used to crossing the street to buy a few pieces of shampoo sachets, then you’ll have to adjust a lot.
There are constant talks of a “Trisoma” planned for Nuvali South less than five minutes away from our house, but I‘m sure it wouldn’t come close to tindahan ni Aling Nena.
4. No jeeps, no tricycles
Not yet an issue for us, thank God. But if anything happens permanently to our car, then we will have to resort to taking the village shuttle to get out of the residential area and reach the malls/bus terminal/hospital/civilization. They come and go from the Robinsons terminal every 30 minutes. You better design your life around this schedule if you don’t drive.
5. Weekends are parking competitions
Living near Tagaytay and this huge commercial area of Nuvali is both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because you are minutes away from legit bulalo and Taal view. But prepare to be frustrated with the parking curse when you just need to run errands on a weekend (unless of course you take the Php20 village shuttle ride). We have personally witnessed several d.uchebags standing on parking spaces to reserve. It’s not like there aren’t enough trending videos against this. 🤷🏻♀️ Christmas time is the worst. Thanks a lot, Disney light shows.
6. Mobile signal is poor
Our postpaid plans are not utilized to their core because Smart LTE does not exist in our part of the the world. I guess that being an Ayala property, they could really restrict signals of their competitors if they want to. But surprise, surprise — even their very own Globe Wifi At Home fails too. In our subdivision, the signal is only strong from the guard house up to the clubhouse.
Peasants like us further in the streets do not receive favorable signals. We only had PLDT Fibr connection after a year in.
7. It’s too quiet — for now
Well, it needs to be noted that our subdivision is not yet a full-blown community because a lot of the residents are only weekenders. If you want to have karaoke, you have to remember your neighbors are listening! 😂 It’s so quiet and chill. They have no choice but to hear your hidden talent. Baka magulat ka na lang, they’ll knock on your door and tell you “it’s a No for me.” Hahahaha!
Personally, I love this kind of environment. Being raised along a major road in Tondo where 10-wheeler trucks pass by regularly left me wanting for more peace and quiet. Same is to be said for my fellow Tondo-native husband.
Will these negative factors make me want to retreat back to good old Manila? Honestly, no. As they say in risk management, the benefits outweigh the negatives.
I take pride in being raised in Manila, much more in Tondo. I really do. If not for its eccentricities, I wouldn’t be the tiny street smart lady I am today. It just so happens that at this age, I very much prefer a slower pace of daily life.
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