Yeah yeah i know it's been like 2 months since i got back from the phils. But i'm finally getting around to updating my blog. Because I want to commemorate my trip like I originally planned? No. Because I was reliving my trip on one of my boring mornings at work? Nope.
SO I CAN SPITE MATT ALATIIT. TELLING ME I CAN'T KEEP UP WITH MY BLOG. FUCK YOU BUDDY. TAKE THIS!
So here's the cliff notes for the rest of the trip.
Boracay- WAS STRAIGHT UP B-A-N-A-N-A-S.
It started with the hotel. Boracay Tropics was awesome! Literally 10 steps from the beach, breath taking views, a pool you can spend all day and night in, an awesome restaurant, with great live music every night and a kick ass spa!
The food was again top notch. Ate at a great place for lunch where me and my fam feasted on lobsters. The seafood in Bora was top notch. On our last night me and Anne had a great dinner at a Greek restaurant called Abe. Never thought i'd try raw beef but it was an awesome appy. The lamb was good too.
The night life was crazy as well. Drinking, smoking sheesha and late night swimming in the beach. Definitely one of the best times of my life.
Sounds like a good trip eh? Well I didn't even get to the beach hoping. 5 hour beach hoping trip where we got to explore different islands, 2 caves, go scuba diving and have our own beach to ourselves for lunch!
After Boracay was a family reunion at my mom's province. It was a great time at a pool. And i'll never forget the memories (or the giant callouses i got from playing ball barefoot) I took away from that day.
Then came a week in Cavite. Prepping for my grandparents anniversary. We had to learn a catilion (basically a traditional spanish dance) which sucked. We were forced to spend literally hours a day throughout the week practicing that shit. But in the end it really made my grandparents anniversary so it was all worth it.
The week was littered with nights of getting completely wasted on my grandparents roof... yeah i said roof. but this is not what you're thinking.
A fun little reunion as well were my giant family was split into teams and competed in events. All i cared about was taking home the gold in Basketball which we did.
This was followed with another crazy night in Manila with Hammer Time and Claudine. Shut down a gay comedy and had the best time. That and surprise 4am shiatzu massages was the cherry on the top.
Finally the second to last full day in the phils was quiet the experience with Anne. Touring through Manila in everything from the train, bus, tricycle, JEEPNEY and CAB! haha
This was a life changing trip. Makes me want to go back more often and i hope i'll be able to do that in the future.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
In Transit
So i'm trying to remember what i did 2 weeks ago...
After Bagio we had a good 2 days rest in my mom's province. Got to see my Lola and introduce her to Anne. Awesome experience. Best part was when my Lola handed me my old school bag from kindergarden w/ my gym clothes. that was cool.
Next we headed to Cavite for a day before having to go back to Manila to pick up dad. Back to Cavite for a night, then my family headed to my mom's province cause my sister was part of Santa Crusan (SP??). Which basically consists of walking around in the hot sun wearing formal wear. Not my cup of tea. So me and Anne stayed in Manila. Went on the ABS/CBN tour and watched a live taping of the flip show Wow Wow Wee.
Oh man that was so NOT COOL. they make you dance like homos and if you're caught not smiling and having a good time the producers get sour and you can even get kicked out hahaha. The funniest part was when the camera was focused on me and anne we tried to act like we were talking to each other but she ended up getting picked to be one of the contestants. hahaha if i ever find a video of that on you tube i'll post it.
*Gotta love the Edmontonians behind us that were sour they didn't get on the show... it was almost worth it just to hear them bitch and complain for 2 hours!
after the taping we met up w/ hammer time and co. did a little shopping and had some good chinese food at a wicked restaurant in green hills. i forgot the name of the place but i'll try to remember for you all. only complaint was when i asked the waitress how many people could a single order of their dishes feed and she said 2, so we ordered 2 orders of everything because there were 4 adults and 3 kids. they bring out a feast that would've fed like 10 grown adults easily. tack that on to my "why i hate chanks" list.
afterwards we headed to claudine's condo in makati. 11th floor of a high rise condo unit. straight balling w/ wicked 180 degree views (a corner suite) and prime location. Unfortunately they gave their nanny 2 weeks off so they didn't have a sitter. no worries cause odine was nice enough to let hammer time show us the night life in Makati.
and what a night life! Even though we went out on a Monday night it was still good times. Headed to Fort Bonifacio High Street which is a upscale, outdoor mall/restaurant/club area. we hit Pier 1 for drinks and the live band.
You gotta love any group that can sing soldier boy accoustically in Pop version! hahahaha. Also if you ever want to get fucked up really quick, order the Weng Weng at Pier 1. Imagine a slurpee w/ rubbing alcohol that tastes good... that made sense in my head.
afterwards we took a cab (15 min drive... less then $2 canadian) to a tai massage parlor. Keep in mind this was past 1 in the morning. But we were still able to get 1 hour massages for P300 each. That's like $7! i love the exchange rate here.
after that massage we walked back to the apartment (2min walk) but were so relaxed that it didn't even bother us that it was raining haha. I've officially fallen in love w/ Makati.
Next day we had to get an early start because my cousin from Bataan sent her driver to pick us up at noon. We went to Greenbelt (BEST MALL IN THE PHILS IMO) and had a wicked breakfast at this crepe spot. Did some shopping at GB and Glorietta Mall. Before Aga picked us up right on time and we headed back to Bataan for my nieces bday that night. The next day we had to join some procession in the sweltering heat, @ 7 in the evening, while it rained, holding candles. Yeah, all that.
But the very next day (i'm guessing the 21st? i know it was a wednesday for sure) we left for Boracay...
*I'm hoping the thongs we see in Boracay are like these... but on WOMEN! This was from the wow wow wee taping, and it's a pic of one of the gay comedians.
After Bagio we had a good 2 days rest in my mom's province. Got to see my Lola and introduce her to Anne. Awesome experience. Best part was when my Lola handed me my old school bag from kindergarden w/ my gym clothes. that was cool.
Next we headed to Cavite for a day before having to go back to Manila to pick up dad. Back to Cavite for a night, then my family headed to my mom's province cause my sister was part of Santa Crusan (SP??). Which basically consists of walking around in the hot sun wearing formal wear. Not my cup of tea. So me and Anne stayed in Manila. Went on the ABS/CBN tour and watched a live taping of the flip show Wow Wow Wee.
Oh man that was so NOT COOL. they make you dance like homos and if you're caught not smiling and having a good time the producers get sour and you can even get kicked out hahaha. The funniest part was when the camera was focused on me and anne we tried to act like we were talking to each other but she ended up getting picked to be one of the contestants. hahaha if i ever find a video of that on you tube i'll post it.
*Gotta love the Edmontonians behind us that were sour they didn't get on the show... it was almost worth it just to hear them bitch and complain for 2 hours!after the taping we met up w/ hammer time and co. did a little shopping and had some good chinese food at a wicked restaurant in green hills. i forgot the name of the place but i'll try to remember for you all. only complaint was when i asked the waitress how many people could a single order of their dishes feed and she said 2, so we ordered 2 orders of everything because there were 4 adults and 3 kids. they bring out a feast that would've fed like 10 grown adults easily. tack that on to my "why i hate chanks" list.
afterwards we headed to claudine's condo in makati. 11th floor of a high rise condo unit. straight balling w/ wicked 180 degree views (a corner suite) and prime location. Unfortunately they gave their nanny 2 weeks off so they didn't have a sitter. no worries cause odine was nice enough to let hammer time show us the night life in Makati.
and what a night life! Even though we went out on a Monday night it was still good times. Headed to Fort Bonifacio High Street which is a upscale, outdoor mall/restaurant/club area. we hit Pier 1 for drinks and the live band.
You gotta love any group that can sing soldier boy accoustically in Pop version! hahahaha. Also if you ever want to get fucked up really quick, order the Weng Weng at Pier 1. Imagine a slurpee w/ rubbing alcohol that tastes good... that made sense in my head.
afterwards we took a cab (15 min drive... less then $2 canadian) to a tai massage parlor. Keep in mind this was past 1 in the morning. But we were still able to get 1 hour massages for P300 each. That's like $7! i love the exchange rate here.
after that massage we walked back to the apartment (2min walk) but were so relaxed that it didn't even bother us that it was raining haha. I've officially fallen in love w/ Makati.
Next day we had to get an early start because my cousin from Bataan sent her driver to pick us up at noon. We went to Greenbelt (BEST MALL IN THE PHILS IMO) and had a wicked breakfast at this crepe spot. Did some shopping at GB and Glorietta Mall. Before Aga picked us up right on time and we headed back to Bataan for my nieces bday that night. The next day we had to join some procession in the sweltering heat, @ 7 in the evening, while it rained, holding candles. Yeah, all that.
But the very next day (i'm guessing the 21st? i know it was a wednesday for sure) we left for Boracay...
*I'm hoping the thongs we see in Boracay are like these... but on WOMEN! This was from the wow wow wee taping, and it's a pic of one of the gay comedians.
Just remembered why i don't blog
So i know it's been a while since my last update. To be honest i forgot i even had a blog. But you can't blame me since i'm basically in a whole other world. some days i don't even know what day it is, and everyday i don't know the exact date. so don't hate.
i'll try to recap the last 2 weeks to the best of my recollections but please excuse me if i fuck up my dates.
a couple side notes before we begin:
1.) I know i promised pics but like i've said i've been busy, so suck an egg
2.) Shout outs to keeks and Phil for their bdays
3.) Hollar at CO-#1 Laker Head Mr. Allan Catibog w/ the txt updates on the Lakers
i'll try to recap the last 2 weeks to the best of my recollections but please excuse me if i fuck up my dates.
a couple side notes before we begin:
1.) I know i promised pics but like i've said i've been busy, so suck an egg
2.) Shout outs to keeks and Phil for their bdays
3.) Hollar at CO-#1 Laker Head Mr. Allan Catibog w/ the txt updates on the Lakers
Thursday, May 15, 2008
No Pics?
Sorry for no pics. But as you can tell by my post dates on these posts i've fired these off on one day. I'm actually spending the day at my cousins house while the house we're renting is getting new flooring put in today. I forgot my camera at home but will be updating my posts with pics as soon as i can.
So stay tuned.
So stay tuned.
Bagio- City in the sky
We left early Monday morning and headed to Bagio. From Pampanga it was a good 4 hour drive. We hired a driver named Paul who i swear looks just like my buddy Arneil.
The van was cool cause it had strong AC and fit all 12 members of our party comfortably. We stopped in Pangsignangngngingng (that's the wrong spelling but that's how i pronounced it hahaha) and i had Jollie Bee for the second straight day... no complaints haha.
The drive up to Bagio was banana's. Parts of the trip we were literally feets away from a cliff with a hundred foot drop. But amazing scenery.
We stayed 3 days and 2 nights in Bagio and did the tourist thing. It truely is the city in the sky. We hit SM Bagio and the top floor of the mall is open to the outdoors. At a certain part of the day the clouds that surround Bagio move their way through the mall and you are literally engulfed in the clouds. i wish i had taken a picture but when this went down we were running late to meet up w/ my mom to catch a movie.
Some high lights of the Bagio trip:
SM Bagio
Horse back riding
Botanical Gardens
Picture taking at one of the many view points in Bagio
Copping souvenirs at the Palenke
Dinner at Jerry's Grill
If you ever visit the phils then Bagio is a must! I could compare it to Banff in Alberta, Canada but really they are 2 totally different entities. The scenery alone is worth the trip.
(Show me a giant boob and ask me not to touch it, yeah right)
(Me and Wifey on top of a mountain, awesome view!)
*Wanted to take a pic in front of the Botanical garden sign... then Matt's people showed up
*Anne at the foot of the Botanical Gardens
The van was cool cause it had strong AC and fit all 12 members of our party comfortably. We stopped in Pangsignangngngingng (that's the wrong spelling but that's how i pronounced it hahaha) and i had Jollie Bee for the second straight day... no complaints haha.
The drive up to Bagio was banana's. Parts of the trip we were literally feets away from a cliff with a hundred foot drop. But amazing scenery.
We stayed 3 days and 2 nights in Bagio and did the tourist thing. It truely is the city in the sky. We hit SM Bagio and the top floor of the mall is open to the outdoors. At a certain part of the day the clouds that surround Bagio move their way through the mall and you are literally engulfed in the clouds. i wish i had taken a picture but when this went down we were running late to meet up w/ my mom to catch a movie.
Some high lights of the Bagio trip:
SM Bagio
Horse back riding
Botanical Gardens
Picture taking at one of the many view points in Bagio
Copping souvenirs at the Palenke
Dinner at Jerry's Grill
If you ever visit the phils then Bagio is a must! I could compare it to Banff in Alberta, Canada but really they are 2 totally different entities. The scenery alone is worth the trip.
(Show me a giant boob and ask me not to touch it, yeah right)
(Me and Wifey on top of a mountain, awesome view!)
*Wanted to take a pic in front of the Botanical garden sign... then Matt's people showed up
*Anne at the foot of the Botanical Gardens
Finally in Manila
2 hour lay over in Tai Pei and 2 hours to Phils. Finally touched down around 10 am Manila time. Claudine did her thing and got us threw customs in under 15 mins which is fucking amazing!
Got our shit and we stepped out into HELL. For real it was crazy hot. My balls stuck to my thighs .
We were greeted by my dads family who were there to see the members of our fam who were heading to cavite.
From my moms side was my mom, my sister, my cousin Jing and her driver.
We headed to Mall of Asia and WOW. That mall is crazy big and is amazingly designed. They even have a stage for performances that's opened up to the ocean.
We grabbed a quick lunch, walked around for a bit and headed to pampanga. We stayed the night in pampanga at a decent hotel before heading out to Bagio early the next morning.
Oh and i gotta throw in the fact that co-#1 Laker Head Catibog txt'd me at 3 in the morning to give me score updates... hahaha but being co-#1 Laker Head i was already up watching the game live via satellite. Hahaha Lakers '08 Champs bitches!
*Gotta love the exchange rate!! Those are 1,000P btw
Got our shit and we stepped out into HELL. For real it was crazy hot. My balls stuck to my thighs .
We were greeted by my dads family who were there to see the members of our fam who were heading to cavite.
From my moms side was my mom, my sister, my cousin Jing and her driver.
We headed to Mall of Asia and WOW. That mall is crazy big and is amazingly designed. They even have a stage for performances that's opened up to the ocean.
We grabbed a quick lunch, walked around for a bit and headed to pampanga. We stayed the night in pampanga at a decent hotel before heading out to Bagio early the next morning.
Oh and i gotta throw in the fact that co-#1 Laker Head Catibog txt'd me at 3 in the morning to give me score updates... hahaha but being co-#1 Laker Head i was already up watching the game live via satellite. Hahaha Lakers '08 Champs bitches!
*Gotta love the exchange rate!! Those are 1,000P btw
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