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Trip to Tagaytay 2012
Since last year I promised myself to take a trip every first day of the year to treat myself and Sean for the whole year of hard work. Last year we took a dip in the warm and refreshing water of Pagsanjan Lodge’s pools with my brother’s family. This time, since my mom didn’t allow us to spend New Year in Baguio City, me and Sean went to Tagaytay City instead.We left the house at 11 in the morning on the first day of 2012. We took the shuttle service at Star Mall in Mandaluyong. We reached Tagaytay at exactly 3 pm. I decided to go to Tagaytay Zoo first since we don’t have the hotel/inn yet. We left the zoo at 5 pm and waited for a jeepney to Olivares where I saw few hotels.
Before reaching Olivares (Rotonda) we hopped out the jeepney and started querying for a cheap hotel. Ok, my budget is just around 1 thousand pesos and hotels in the area costs almost 3k. We ate at Burger Machine to fill Sean’s tummy. I had a chat with a tricycle driver and he told me he know some cheap inns in Picnic Grove area. It sounds good to me since our next destination is Picnic grove. We found Amora’s House which costs us 1,800 per night. We had a wonderful dinner (the most delicious tinola I’ve ever tasted) and slept soundly.
We woke up at 7, had our breakfast and headed the Picnic Grove. I discovered that there’s a hostel in the area. I inquired for the fee and it is the same with Amora’s. I did horseback riding and it’s my first time and first time to undergo fish spa. I’ve been seeing this for some time but never thought of trying it. But because of Sean I did it!
Me and Sean had a wonderful time. Sean even asked me, “Mom, where will be our next adventure?” Now I am thinking where the next short trip would be… You have any suggestion?
Precious Jewelries
As I walked by at The Shoppe beside The Venetian Hotel in Macau, I couldn’t resist to stopped and took a pic at one of the stalls which sells precious jewelries like diamond rings, diamond necklace, bracelets, and watches. Up to now I’m still wondering how much they are. Yes, you’re right I didn’t took the chance to take a peep at the price ‘coz I know, it’s impossible for me to have it. For now, I am contented on what I saw, but still dreaming of having one. 
Business Plans
This incoming year of 2012, I wanna some changes in my life. I want to progress and make my life more meaningful. I’ve been planning to put up a small business. But the problem is…. I don’t know what biz I am going into… I think meat shop is a good one or an internet shop. Some suggested me to make outdoor signs. They said the market of this business is big. But I don’t know someone who’s good in this craft. I know going into business is like a gamble, you may lose or you may profit. So God please guide me on this. Amen.
New Year’s Resolution
I haven’t heard of this phrase for so long. Maybe because it is like a promise that’s meant to be broken. Actually I, myself haven’t been thinking this for the past years because I am always breaking it. Hahahaha…
For this coming year, I won’t make any promise to myself. I’ll just go diet as
long as I can. Just have to think how…. mmmm…. I have to get a yoga mat !
Yes! Yoga is the kind of workout for me. No much effort. Just some stretching and they say it’s so effective. Gonna try this one.
FIRST DAY IN HONGKONG
It’s been a tiring night and that’s the reason why we woke up late. We were able to stepped out the hostel at around 10:30 am and the three of the group went out already somewhere. As planned, we will go to Ngong Ping 360 degrees where we will ride cable car and to the Monkey Trail but things had changed when my company chatted with some Filipinas living there. They suggested that we should go to Macau. Well it sounds good so we all agreed to go there instead of Ngong Ping 360.
Getting directions going to ferry to Macau wasn’t easy as we thought, we had several locals asked and we chose which one sounds best. hahahaha…. Until one girl (she looks in her early 20′s) approached me while looking at my map at the middle of the crowd. She asked how she can help me. I told her we will go to Macau but we don’t know how to get there. Guess what???? she was the one who helped us.
We bought the ticket at the sale price of HKD130.00 from the original price of HKD165.00, you just have to be a good seeker because there’s a lot of travel agency in the area. It only took us an hour to get to Macau, toed at the immigration and we were given a month-long stay in their country.
From the Taipa ferry station we don’t know where to go to. We saw the shuttle bus of the Venetian, the driver said it’s for free, we hopped in and reached the marvelous structure and architecture of the Venetian Hotel. We just roamed and took some pics. Just can’t believe my eyes what I saw in that grand hotel.
As we entered the other side of the hotel, there we saw a shopping center with humidors and the highlight…. a canal imitating the romantic Venice Canals. I was even faked by the sky. I thought we were already outdoor but to my surprised we’re still indoor. Still can’t find a word to describe The Venetian.
What I regret is that we arrived there late. It’s almost 3 in the afternoon and we had no time to roam around the city. We left Macau at around 7 in the evening and went back to Hongkong just to catch KFC before it closed. Hahahahaha…
We were able to go back at the hostel at around 9 in the evening, rest for a while then headed the night bazaar. It is lucky enough that we stayed in Mong Kok where the bazaars are. We bought some stuff and tried their street foods which taste good, just don’t convert the price in peso or else you won’t bother to buy it. Hahahahaha…
We went back to the room and called it a night…
