Thursday, January 3, 2013

Hong Kong: Day Five


Ayan - day five started very early.
I asked Tisha to wake me up at 8:30 no matter what,
so at 8:30 she pulled the sheets and I froze as she screamed,
"SABI MO GISINGIN KITA DIBA??? GET UP"

Tisha's wake up tactics actually worked that day,
took me only five minutes of muni-muni before I got up and took a shower.

Left a bit past ten with Miko and Tracy.
One super big mistake we made was to not wear jackets.
We all assumed it wouldn't be cold outside and oooooh, were we wrong.

Lalo na 'tong si Trachea. She was wearing a super thin shirt
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Enggry Ana is enggry.
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We got off at the Tsim Sha Tsui stop and began walking.
I reminded Trachea to dance around as we walked to the N exit, where Nathan Road was.
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I was taking a picture when I got attacked from behind!
Ngek - it was Carlos trying to surprise me! He was waiting for us at the exit pala! :-))
He was the only one who knew how to get around Nathan Road,
so he wanted to help Miko find the store with Anica's shoes again :-)
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Asked him to take a photo at a very cool-looking alley!
Thank you, Carlos! :-)) I know you're used to me asking you for my picture anyway :-))
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Again - don't take photos while crossing the street.
Baka masagasaan ka. (I love saying this HAHAHAHAbye)
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Cute lola pushing a cart on the sidewalk.
I ran after her to take this :-)
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First stop - Cotton On! (Naghahanap kami lahat ng jacket kasi namamatay na kami sa lamig)
Something funny - all the stores were closed while we walked around Nathan Road,
and we were about to cry because of the cold, but the moment we got to Cotton On, the doors opened
(AS IN RIGHT ON THAT SECOND OKAY HINDI AKO NAGLOLOKO)

Took a picture of the locker because I want a locker in my room. Kasi. Wala lang.
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Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. :"-)
(Okay sorry I was just very happy okay)
Spot Miko's McDonald's on the left!
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In between the last photo and the next, we walked to the store where Anica's
shoes were, but it was still closed! At that time, we also realized that Tracy's
 jacket wasn't warm enough, so we walked all the way back to Cotton On to get
gloves for us naman. =))

TAPOS WE FOUND ERICA (As in our other friend who just got to Hong Kong
the night before) WHAT WERE THE CHANCES RIGHT it was so funny
we were freaking out in the middle of the store
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So ayun. After freaking out with Erica, getting gloves for ourselves,
and Tracy buying another sweater, we decided to go to McDonald's
for lunch + to kill time until the stores opened

Since we are easily distracted, (I already told you this)
we ended passing by a bunch of other stores.

This was where I met the very cool girl from two posts ago!
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I asked Tracy to take this while Miko looked at phones
in a gadget store that was open. It makes me very happy also hihihihi
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Had McWings again!
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AHAHAH I was wearing Tracy's jacket in this shot -
I was trying to be Eminem for lunch
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We finished lunch a few minutes after 12:00,
which was exactly the time that most of the stores were going to open,
so we began walking back to the store na.

Ended up stopping at the end of a pedestrian lane because
the sun was hitting it and it was WARM
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God probably felt that we were freezing and wanted to give us a few seconds of happiness
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Miko, Tracy, and Carlos :-)
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In between the last photo and the next,
I ended up buying shoes and several tops from a store,
tapos a hat and a new fox tail from another one!


When we ran out of things to do, we decided to take a cab to Ocean Terminal
so we could ride the ferry (something I really wanted to do) then take
the train to Central (Causeway Bay for Carlos because he was meeting his family there)
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It was his first time to use a token to get to the ferry!
First times are fun to document, okay?
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When we got inside, sakto, it was boarding time!
We ran to the boat.
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Saw another lolo and took his photo before people started appearing
and ruining the photo
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Took a seat on the front row
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"Jack, I'm flying!"
Parang baliktad?
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Hihi - Sorry if all the captions for the Ana and Carlos
photos are just kiligness! Kilig ako eh, bakit ba. :-j
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Lucky shot again! I was taking a photo of a man who probably wanted
to leave the boat first - and he looked! :-)
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After leaving the boat, I saw a really angry mom
running after a kid who was about to get lost
(At least nahabol!)
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Walked through the overpass to get to the train station.
These are the jeje gloves I was talking about! Miko has a pair too!
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Instead of getting on the red line, we got on the blue line so that
we could still get off on Admiralty and Carlos could go to Causeway Bay
without having to change trains anymore. (Nuks, nag-isip)

Last photo of the four of us before getting off on our stop.
(Deep inside I was all like "Huhuhuhu bye Carlos huhuhuhuhuhu")
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By 2:15, we were back at the hotel. I finished packing the rest of the things that I
got, and went to the couch where Daffy and Mickey were to watch Inception.
(I love that movie but Ate hates it because she hates movies where you have to think)
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Guys, ang dami nating maleta.
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Last photos in our favorite place in the hotel (na napakalamig)

Ana
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Daffy
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Tracy
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Mickey
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and Miko
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Lol at Mickey's face
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Went back inside to the seating area where
me and Miko ended up clapping our shoes together
to a Ramones song that he randomly sang.
Ay, I remember now! It was "I Wanna Be Sedated" :-))
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The bus that was picking us up for the trip to the airport wasn't
getting there until 4:30, so we all headed upstairs to have something for merienda.
Yes, we brought all our hand carry with us! (Natatawa ako eh.)
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This is Cafe Grey, the restaurant at the top of our hotel. :-)
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Can you guess what my favorite color is?
Carlos thought it was yellow. What do you think? :-))
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Tracy's left and right view from her place at the table.
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This is an apple crumble. I ate seven of these.
They are so tiny and goooooood.
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The bus has arrived!!!
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Fast forward to the airport where Dad was being cute.
He was taking a panorama shot with his phone!
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Ayaw ko.
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Went to the Cathay Pacific lounge while Tisha and Daffy went to
the Disney store at the airport to find a Lotso stuffed toy for herself.
(She got inggit at the small Lotso I got from Carlos and she wanted her own :-)) )

This is the coolest elevator. Sana all-black din yung elevator here at PPT!
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At the Cathay Pacific lounge, there is a place called The Noodle Bar,
 and Tracy introduced it to me that day. THEIR NOODLES ARE LOVELY.

I had three of these, and Tracy had four! (Hindi kami nagloloko)
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Had a chocolate lollipop for dessert
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Soon it was boarding time, and we had to get on an express train in the airport
to get to our gate. This is Dad and Ate Diday trying to keep my mom warm. :-))
(This train ride made me happy because I got to ride one last train before Manila!
I really love commuting in Hong Kong.)
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A lot of walking later - we were boarding!
I was being a gago before getting on the plane.
I made Daffy take a picture of me pressing those buttons you see before entering a plane
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Tisha was on my left
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Daffy was across from me, Tracy's legs on his right
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A documentary and two desserts later, we were in Manila!
Arrival time - 10:29
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Ang dami pa rin naming bag.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Hong Kong: Day Four


Hello! Day four was the day we all got to sleep in because
we weren't required to have lunch out. We all got up at around ten,
but then we all fell asleep again (or ako lang ba yun?)

Ate Diday said they would just have lunch at IFC then she would
come get us so we could all go to Festival Mall. Tess and Daffy
left to buy us some McDonald's, and when they got back, we had
to eat super fast because Ate Diday was back at our hotel na.

I take ten years to eat - so I had to eat my McWings while walking
+ I had to finish before reaching the station because you're not
allowed to eat on the train!


This was Ate Diday when we were on our way to Kowloon Tong!
(The farthest spot we went to on this trip!)
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Tracy making her favorite face
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Mickayla wearing Heather Miss Grey
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Daffy and Ana being monochromatic! (Minus my hair...)
Daffy got such a nice hoodie, 'no??? Good buy good buy
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Cute kid at the train with Ate Diday and Tess making chika at the side
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I do not know what Mickey is looking at.
Tracy is pretend sleeping while standing up.
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When I took this, I said, "Ate Diday, why are you looking into the distance?"
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Then Tisha said, "Gusto ko ako din looking into the distance!!!"
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Many stops later, we got to Kowloon Tong!
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Went straight to Log-On when we got into Festival Mall!
(This place is my favorite place for useless cute things.)
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Was looking for a pen for Ate, but they only sold in 0.5 and Ate wanted them in 0.7
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I was going for a school girl for that day's outfit!
I took this when I was waiting for a lady to get a bag I fell in love with
(Check out the shopping basket - puro useless cute things - kasiii eh.)
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Tisha wanted to pass by H&M (for a third time that trip)
and we - as in Daffy, Tracy, and Ana - were very thirsty so we went up to
the food court to grab some Coke. Tracy wanted Haagen Dazs,
and when she got some, we wanted to sit at the chair area but none were available...

We ended up at the far corner where the fire exit was, and we sat on the floor...
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People were passing by us, and they were probably weirded out about
a bunch of kids blocking the way
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Finally some customers left, and we were able to steal a table.
(This shot was taken after I said, "Look relieved!!!")
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After Festival Mall, we had to go back to the hotel
kasi we were going to have dinner with the Cayetanos again.

Mickey's ticket to the train didn't work twice,
so he had to keep on going back to the customer service area (LOL)
On his third try to get in, his ticket finally worked,
and this picture is of him telling you that the third time's a charm!
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And then... I saw the coolest lolo ever. He was in a suit! Sorry for being a stalker,
but he was so cool talaga. I followed him around on the train, okay. =))
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Look!!! He's looking right at the camera! Super lucky shot! 
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When we had to change trains at Mong Kok, he changed trains too!
I got to take a shot of him standing up naman!
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When we stopped at Tsim Sha Tsui, there was more space on the train
so he took a seat over there to the right.
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Tapos his stop was at Admiralty din pala, so I took one last shot of him leaving
the train, and yeah. That's my story about the very cool old man that I saw. :-))
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Tracy's favorite pose part two
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And theeeen we were back at the hotel.
We were so shocked to find that the cleaner tortured Fluffy when we were gone!!!
(Sana pinatong nalang niya sa kama. Bakit pa inipit sa headboard?)
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Nag-aayos sa salamin
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There's a hashtag for the next three photos, but I will not tell you what. :-))
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Tapos, we went downstairs to the lobby/grass area,
where Tisha met up with her friend AJ so they could go out.
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This is what our hotel looked like from where I was standing
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About an hour later, we were going to leave for dinner na.
Ang tawag dito ay #patweetums
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Was so happy to hear that Kuya Leo found batteries for the film
camera that Carlos got me for my birthday!!!
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LOL I made Miko raise his arm too, and since he was busy texting,
I don't think he even noticed that I was taking a funny picture
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This is the battery I was talking about, by the way!
Thank you so much, Kuya Leo!!! I finally got to use the camera that night!
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Sooo... Dinner was at a Chinese place I can't remember the name of.
This was the restaurant's WiFi password.
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Mga pagod/inaantok dahil sa kakashopping
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HAHAHAHA this is how much I shopped at Log-On I'm so sorry
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... This is me noticing that the receipt smelled like Jollibee spaghetti.
I AM NOT KIDDING, OKAY? I kept the receipt
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Nomnom, Peking Duck!
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I was trying to make him smile with the duck,
but I don't think he understood.
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Tapos Tisha finally arrived - and guess what.
She was out getting pictures with a topless guy at Abercrombie with AJ. :-))))
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This is Ana trying to steal Tess's jacket.
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Tita Lani, Tita Pia, Dad, and Mom
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I can't remember what was happening here.
Pinapagalitan ata ni Kuya Leo si Tisha for taking a picture with the topless guy, LOL
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A picture with Mr. Alan-dude!
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SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND
(Ops. That was our theme song for the trip)
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I saw a cute bald kid with a bald doll at the
Christmas stage of the mall, so I made Tracy pretend
I was taking her picture so I could take a picture of the little girl.
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Yiiiiiiiie, group picture!!!
Kuya Leo, Ate Diday, Mom, Dad, Tita Pia, and Mr. Alan-dude!
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That night, we had to pack everything na. We still had a last day at Hong Kong,
but Miko wanted to go to Nathan Road again to pick up Anica's (his girlfriend) shoes.
We had to bring our packed bags to Ate Diday the next day very early
so that we would have enough time at Tsim Sha Tsui!

After packing, I realized that I had left my Converse sneakers in the other room,
so I made a reminder for myself for the morning and stuck it to the door.
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