Next Stop....SINGAPORE!

After seeing all the promos of discounted flights gone by, we finally able to grab a promo from Cebu Pacific Airlines: 50% off to international flights.

Louis, Jes and I have all waited for this opportunity and finally we we're able to get hold of it. Actually, we were planning to go to Singapore on May but because we weren't able to get the first promo of Cebu Pac last time, we've decided to wait for another round of promo from the same airline and luckily they've launched another 'half the price' promo.

Unfortunately, the travel period starts on June, meaning we cannot go on May as planned so we decided to book our flight on July instead. Muntikan pang hindi ulet namin mkuha ang flight because of some issue on the credit card that we were using good thing is a friend of ours lend us his CC.

And so now we have 5 more months to wait before our flight and hopefully we will be able to save a lot of money before July for us to enjoy our vacation more. Money is everything when you're traveling but because we were known for our cheapness I think we'll survive and still enjoy the trip even if we're low in budget.

Sunday Market and Emergency Cases

Emjay, Bogs and I have been planning to visit the Sunday markets near our area (that includes the Sidcor Sunday Market, The Lung Center Sunday Market and the Weekend Market in QC Circle) almost a month ago but it was only yesterday that we were able to do that.

Actually, our main goal is to ask for the price of the stall in their market. I'm planning to sell cupcakes and other pastries kasi and we've decided that the best way is to sell it in a Sunday Market.

Anyways, our first stop is the Sidcor Sunday Market which is located in the Eton Centris. I didn't know that they have a Sunday Market until Emjay mentioned it to me. While roaming and looking to the products being sold, an old lady told us that this market was once in the Lung Center parking area and that all of them have already transferred here, so wala na daw kwenta kung pupunta kami sa Lung Center dahil pangit na yung nandun (I think she overheard us talking that we wanted to visit the Lung Center Sunday market).

Anyways, we learned that the stall's rent is just for Php490.00 but we need to enlist first with the products we wanted to sold. If we don't have any competition, they will contact us.

After buying some Vigan Empanada, we went to the Lung Center but unfortunately, the guard mentioned that the Sunday market event was cancelled. And so we went straight ahead to the QC Circle Weekend Market which is not even comparable to the Sidcor Sunday Market, so we didn't bother asking the price of the stalls there.

Because I'm on a 2-10 shift yesterday, I didn't go home after our Sunday Market tour, instead I stayed in SM North and just went to the hospital around 1pm. Unfortunately, instead of having a peaceful Sunday afternoon duty (the usual routine of those who were on Sunday afternoon duty, is sleeping, watching TV and playing computer games), we have an emergency case, and it's not just one but three. They came one after the other.

Our first case is emergency ventriculostomy and our patient to make it worst is pregnant. She ended up in ICU afterwards, just for a close monitoring. Then we had an emergency appendectomy followed by an emergency ex-lap which also ended up in the ICU because of her unstable vital signs.

The weird thing is, all of us who were on duty that afternoon were also on duty the following morning, so we decided that instead of going home, we'll sleep in OR instead.

Good thing is, we were not that toxic today as expected and we were able to go home immediately. No overtime work for us :)

The Casual Goes To Tagaytay

The day has finally arrived for our most awaited casual trip in Tagaytay. It was Carla and Yeye's task to do the planning, after all it was their despedida (for being a casual).

Supposedly, it was only Thea who cannot come because she has a 2-10 shift for that day. But in the last minute, Pam, Chia, Razen and Bogs told us that they cannot come too. We felt bad but we cannot be sad for the whole day, especially when the reason why we're having this trip is to have fun and enjoy our rest day.

Our first stop, Summit Ridge. We ate first in Giligan's for our lunch then we sung our hearts out in a nearby karaoke hub. Actually, that's our only goal why we went to Tagaytay, to do karaoke. Joke. The initial plan was to do ziplining in Picnic Grove but because I already tried it and it wasn't that fun because the length of the zipline is too short, all of us agreed that it's just a waste of time if we still went there.

After singing for two hours, we went to Caleruega. I still feel that this is one of the place that makes you closer to God, with the serenity and environment. Sarap mag-reminisce during the retreat that we have during our college and like before photoshooting will never be out when you're in this place.

After doing our photoshoot at Caleruega, we went to Bag of Beans to have our dinner. Nakakagutom talaga ang walang humpay na pictorial. Hehe. But unfortunately, even though, I've always heard good things about the Bag of Beans, we've experienced the worst service in the place that time. I don't know if we're just unlucky or because the one who went to us to get our order is slow.

If we're unlucky during our dinner, we also didn't get any luck in buying pasalubong. It's already too late when we went to Rowena's to buy some tarts. The cheese tarts were the only one left, and we have to settle with that instead.

After the long trip, we went back home and even if some of us have a morning duty the following day, no one cares. We enjoyed our trip, we had fun and we would like to do this one more time.

Let's Go M-A-C-A-U

I have 5 days vacation and we're in Hongkong, so why not stop by in Macau, which is just a ferry away from HK Mainland, right?

 

If it's my sister's task to tour us in Hongkong, it's my job to make sure we're not getting lost in Macau, but the thing is I'm not really good in reading maps. They said to experience a country, one must get lost and so our Macau Adventure starts when we we're not able to get down in our supposedly bus stop. We ended up walking instead until we reach our target hotel, which I'm telling you is not easy as it seems.

Obviously, we need to start exploring Macau immediately and so after settling ourselves in Hotel Kou Va, we immediately went to Senado Square and started our walkathon. Our first stop is obviously the Ruins of St. Paul. There are a lot of tourist, lot of shops but what I definitely like going to the ruins are the free taste of the bakeries out there. Why waste money for food when you can have it for free...wag lang magpapahalata...hehe :)

But some foods are not just free, you need to buy it like the Portuguese Egg Tart and Steamed Pork Bun. Anyways, our walkathon didn't end in the Ruins, after that we went to the Monte Fort, then to the Camoes and Casa Garden.

Thank God for the sign post like this...it helps tourist a lot,if you still get lost while following its direction then you have a major problem in your sense of direction...

If Macau is alive during the day, the night life is not different. With all the lights a blazing in every Hotel and Casinos in Macau, I don't know if the people still sleeps or not. Of course, our tour in Macau will not be complete if we don't visit the famous hotels and casinos out there right...and with all the free shows they have could we ask for more? Free shuttle bus, free shows...this is how we tour Macau the cheapest way. :)

Our first stop is the City of Dreams, where the free Bubble Show is being shown. It is on the other side of Macau so we need to ride their shuttle. Before the show starts, we decided to tour the Venetian Hotel first. Unfortunately, we don't have enough time to explore the Hotel that much so we just saw the lobby and that's it. After seeing the show, we immediately went to the Wynn hotel for the Fountain Show and the Tree of Prosperity Show.

The following day, we decided to tour the rest of Macau with the first stop in A-Ma Temple followed by the Flora Garden where we rode a cable car to reach the Guia Hill and Fortress. We then went to the Lotus Flower then spend our time looking for the Grand Prix and Wine Museum, which is just a few blocks from where we were standing.

Of course, one should always try the food of the country you're visiting, so we decided to buy some of their traditional food, or rather their street foods, which is almost like the street food here in the Philippines although more authentic. We also tried their Milk Tea, which for me tasted the same like the one found here in our country.

Street foods (fish balls, etc), Serradura (saw dust pudding)

Our short stay in Macau is fun and more colorful, with all the picturesque scenery. But I still love HongKong with all the shopping store you could find left and right. Anyways, if given a chance I would still love to visit the place and play some games in their casinos.

I Heart HongKong

Start the year right by doing something different and new, and that's exactly what we did by my sister...we flew to Hongkong last January 17 and spend our week in HK and Macau :)

It's my first time actually to visit other country, although it's my sister's second time to visit the place. I'm so excited to go to HK with a side trip in Macau that I drained my bank account and just left a measly amount to avoid it being closed by the bank.

 

Going to the international airport is just like being in a domestic one except for the immigration process and being a first timer has its own downside. The immigration lady in the counter had too many questions for me, like what will I do in HK and what's my work here and many more. I think she's suspecting me not to return when I reach HK. tsk tsk

My sister's the one responsible in guiding me in Hongkong so I didn't even bother to check vital info regarding the place and that's my big mistake. I didn't know that its freezing there minus the snow until my sister mentioned it before we leave the house, good thing I already packed my trusty jacket in my luggage. :)

It's freaking 10 degrees when we landed in HK and I'm not really used to this kind of weather especially when you consider how hot it is here in Manila. 

Anyways, it's already late in the afternoon when we arrived so we immediately went to the place where we would be lodging, and my sister decided to try in the cheapest place she could see, the Cosmic Guest House and coincidentally, that's also the place where my co-workers stayed during their trip in HK last year. To maximize our stay in HK, we decided to start our tour right after we were settled. And our first stop, the Avenue of Stars.

The following day, we decided to went and spend half of the day in Hongkong Disneyland!!!

Just took some photos and rode one ride, the Space Mountain coz all the other rides were either too childish for us or the queuing line is too long and we don't have enough time to stay.

After that we went to The Peak, and because it's already nighttime and the place is at the peak...we experienced the coldest temp in HK and we already had a smoky breath.

After that, we went to the night market to do some shopping and buy some souvenir but unfortunately we didn't find one or rather we don't have enough money to buy one. We decided to look first in Macau and if we didn't find any then we'll go back in HK to buy our souvenirs, after all our flight going back is in HK.

Our Hongkong trip is so good and so fast that I really wanted to go back there someday. There's still a lot of places I would like to visit. I really heart HK now, and if I ever go back there I promise to bring lots of money so I could go shopping. I really want to have a trench coat and gloves while walking in the streets of HK so next time I'll visit I'll do that. 

When We Painted A Kingdom Yellow...

Christmas Parties/ Get Togethers won't be over until we say so...and so even though it is already January, we still continue the Perps-OR Christmas Party and Reunion. We we're all excited for this event. Wala lang magkikita-kita na kasi kaming mga naging staff sa OR doon. It's been a while and we do miss each other.

Enchanted Kingdom is the place to be and the theme is yellow...the reason for the color, I don't know. Just a trip I guess. It was my first time to visit the place and so para akong bumalik sa pagkabata na may field trip na pupuntahan. Excited much! :)

 

I don't have any money and good thing this Christmas Get-Together is sponsored by the surgeons and anesthesiologists of Perps.

Enjoy na sana but unfortunately, umuulan ng dumating kami. Even our sun dance wasn't good enough to stop the rain. But the rain won't stop us to enjoy the Kingdom. Anchor's Away, Space Shuttle, Rio Grande and even the Fiesta something is love. 3D and 4D experience is good, actually we entered Rialto because it is raining hard outside and we need to run for cover...

Charice's mini concert is a bonus for us. We decided to wait for the fireworks display, so while waiting, we played in the arcade and made a second round in the Anchor's Away and other rides we love so much.

Rain won't stop us from enjoying but unfortunately some of us experienced horrible things to have fun and enjoy anymore. Liza was stuck in the infirmary after our ride in the Space Shuttle...tsk tsk..motion sickness is the enemy but the worse is the thief who stole Zen's cellphone while we we're watching the mini concert of Charice.

But all in all, it was a nice reunion. We enjoyed the company of each other and we enjoyed EK. :)