Travel: 71 Gramercy, Manila, Philippines with the girls

Hello Hello!

I'm so excited to share some of the picture from our vacation in Manila, Philippines. Manila is the capital of Philippines, a place that more like town area yet in my opinion the scariest place I ever had. 

A town full of beggars asking from penny, either kids or adult. Basically kids who is scarier than the adult, and they are really poor country. Well, I've no right to judge their quality of life, and I bet they don't really want this kind of life coz they just homeless. 

Before I went to Manila, I thought that it wasn't a bad place, a town area with more and more church to visit. A place that we really can tour on. I know I'm wrong!

My mom had friends from Philipines, and some of them really very aggressive and fierce. They fight, argue with loud voice, and I know why now. If you are not aggressive enough, you will lost in Philippines especially Manila. OK. That's my thought and kind advice for those who want to travel to Manila. 

First day in Manila wasn't a good one, it was good at the beginning and nothing is good after that 20mins ride to hotel. We stayed in Riviera Mansion Hotel, and it is located at the street full of food and "someone who really work for money". That's it. No comment on the location but the room is very good. 

After we reached our hotel, all of us get ready for the first dinner in Manila.

The 71 Gramercy! 

The night view from the level 71!

Talking about the the ride to 71 Gramercy drive me crazy. Get a cab, and the cab driver doesn't know the location. Damn! We double confirmed with him that whether he know the place or not, and he actually said YES! Wth?

Four of us actually got really scare and Ting was at the other cab with her sis.

Why he can't admit that he doesn't know the place?

We kept scolding in Mandarin and threaten the guy with some specific words such as police, hotline, complain and etc. And we kept double confirmed with him, and he ignore me!!!!!

Wth?

I really damn scare coz Sheng Yi wasn't in good mood that time, and Bee was in front. One thing I don't like their cab driver is that they actually very hamsap, like to look at girls with short pants and dress. Omg! The whole ride was a tragedy! I mean the whole trip.

Took about 2 hours for 5km ride!

At last we just gave like P200 for that ride and no matter what he argued. *feel like wanna hit him*.

Change some mood and look at us in our room. The room looks damn nice I tell you.

Well, my first meal in Manila, Philippines and it taste suck! Well, mine was alright, still edible but the rest of them got really suck food especially Jane's carbonara spaghetti and Bee's chicken. Omg! Either too salty or tasteless.

Face before I eat that stupid thing!

Ting's Seafood risotto and it was edible at first and got really greasy at the end. Not a favorite food of mine.

Wefie with my baby Sony Alpha a5000 and I love it so much.

This is the best food I had at there. The bread is soft and the whole meal bread was alright. Better than the main course I would say. Much better!

But the view was awesome. Night scene always go right on the top.

Tofie with Bee the so called room mate.

We are the first one to get ready for the dinner ok? Always the fastest in Manila. Lol!

#ootd lol! Just for that night, and the rest of the day was normal clothes haha!

Coffee beans iced lemon tea from MALAYSIA! Wth?

Jane and Ting bought this and proudly present to us, but in the end they realize it was product of Malaysia.

#gophilippineboughtmalaysiaproduct #speechless #sofunny #notagooddrink

Went to their 7-11 and got these chocolate for our first tea time in Boracay.

This is our room and it was so cozy which I actually like. Good job Ting and Bee!

By the way, my photo was not in sequence so just bare in mind.

So this is just after our dinner and get some crazy wefie before bed.

Tofie with Ting. Wink wink eyes eh?

The night really so damn nice. Light and building...

At level 71 and end of the dinner part.

Now talk about going back to the hotel, and we got a cab. The cab driver this time was quite nice, but he actually cheat us! Argh!! Why like that one?

At first we get in to the cab and he said is by meter, then after few move he doesn't even on the meter omg! And when we already realized he said he doesn't even mentioned about meter. Ish!

They just dishonest people on earth. Ting and her sis got a cab that use meter and you know what it cost only P136 instead of P200 for that stupid ride.

I know it is insignificant for that differences, but the thing is he actually cheat us. Cheating is wrong OK?

Argh!

My first day wasn't a good one in Manila and more to come in the next blog post.

End here first.

Last picture is my selfie in 71 Gramercy! 

Hahahahaha!!!!!

Random: Just a sudden thought

Traveling partner is very important, and this is what I always agreed on.

Years ago, I didn't really care who I travel with, whether we are match or able to travel together or not and etc. Things like that just did not come to my mind, and I always say yes to travel no matter how. But now, I did think twice on the partner part. I haven't had a real bad travel partner yet, not even bad until I lost my mind. I'm an impatience girl, and it is easy to break my record. So far so good.

What comes to my mind on this?

I have a friend who travel alone with someone who she thought is good enough to travel with but end up she regretted and say no again.

I heard lots of this-kind-of-cases where they end up not good anymore and won't talk about travel again. An article said that choose a partner to travel is crucial. I agreed!

Another case is where the couple broke up after traveling together omg!

Then I come to think of it seriously for my every travel partner. Not-really-a-serious-one, sometimes just can't say no anyway.

But lucky I have a bunch of good travel partners that I always say yes to them.

The Tomo!

We just so coincidentally decided to travel to Penang together after our semester break, and why not 6 or 7 people for that trip? I just can't remember.

Just five of us, bought two-way tickets from Melaka to Penang, lost my purse a day before we go, go to the police station and make a report, and back home around 11pm, slept for less than an hour and embarked to our destination.

On 19 year old, five of us just leave the house and begin our first ever bagpack group trip together. We don't even know about the place, Jen was the travel tour guide with half pass six standard. Getting ourselves a mini compact camera and valuable Penang map from Komtar, walking around the places in the hot weather, and almost melted in the middle of nowhere.

Stopping the buses across us, jumping into bus and go to the next destination and this memories just can't forget. Eating the first ever "toilet bowl" cheese rice and regret so much. Salute in front of the government building..... Lotsa memories flash back.

Video some stupid video introducing Penang. Haha!

Then in 23 years old, we went to Sabah and I have the most wonderful snorkeling with Tomo. The beautiful scenery beneath the sea, the coral, the fishes, and the STAR fish! Remind us of Shin who doesn't join us that trip. Went up to the Kundasang with Jen's grumpy face but end up smile happily with those cowl at daily farm. Eat ice cream and drink milk in the cold weather, and got really stressed out with the night scene in Kundasang.

Lotsa photo being captured.

24 years old, first road trip to Sekinchan with sudden plan. Just five of us, Bee being driver, Jen the navigator, Shin the listener and Ting and me the singer. Listennnnnnn....

Singing so loudly with Jen's favorite song. First karaoke song with Tomo, and we really felt so old.

Throughout the years, technology has taken away the map we had in Penang, and Waze is the lead. Using Waze around, and reached every place with tons of photos, tofie and etc.

We just being so nice to each other. Just hope more travel together.

Tomodachi rock! And remember Ting and I had created Tomodachi just by looking at the Japanese language text book I had in my house.

Tomo forever!

Just a thought....

Random: Great catch up with the girls

Hello! 

I've been hiatus since Christmas 2014, and it's about 2 months plus I guess. Hence, now imma gonna blog about the catch up yesterday with the girls. And I yet to announce that I got my baby in Feb!!!! 

Baby Sony alpha a5000!!!!! 

Considering buying a semi pro cam for like 3 years, and finally I bought for the sack of going travelling with nice picture back home. Lol!

Here are some picture using my baby, showing off hahaha!

 A random flower that I love. 

 It is a selfie kinda camera, and it suits me well. Selfie with the girls at M Concept cafe in Melaka.

 My fresh beetroot drink from M Concept, and it tastes just like my mom's.

 Rum and raisin cheesecake by M Concept. Well, this is soooo yummy!!!! Omg..

 Long time no see Jen!

 Chapter 2, and where chapter 1?

 Nutella waffer. Not really the best haha!

I love their decorations so much, very vintage.

 Last, a selfie with my sis.

Supposed to ask her help us selfie but then she came in the picture instead of helping lol!

PS: getting really tired nowadays, and I just finish badminton session with sis. *yawn*

Need enough sleep please!

OK bye!

PSS: imma going to blog about my trip to Manila and Boracay, Philippines. Adventurous trip ever in my entire life.

Stay tuned!

Family trip to Cameron Highland part 2

Hello world!

It's 1 a.m now, and I'm still awake. I shall blog about the family trip part which I have drag quite a long time since Dec. 

I have been busy with works lately, plus uploading pictures always take quite long time. Anyway, here is the part 2 of the trip.

 Day 2 sunrise from our apartment was gorgeous! I could just sit there and watch forever.

 We still wefie although we didn't look good in the morning, and it was really cold. Probably 15 celcius?

 We'd a morning walk before having breakfast, and everyone was really excited with the weather and scenery.

This was taken just right in front of the path along our apartment.

 You can imagine how cold the weather was. The little one already wrap himself like a ba Zhang (aka Chinese dumpling) and we couldn't stop laughing😍😍😍😍😍

 Breakfast of the day, fried eggs sandwich cooked by sis and others.

Then, prepared ourselves to start the journey! First stop was the Boh Tea Plantations, Sungai Palas.

 Wefie along the path to the top of the Boh Tea plantations. Before that, we need to drive all the way to Sungai Palas, and it was really damn scary, coz the road is freaking damn narrow and the only things I can see is the slope of the tea farm (like really damn sloppy one). It really freak me out, and I can't really look out of the window.

 The tea farm along the way to the top.

 And spot the cafe? That is where we need to climb to, 200 meter!!!! Everyone was really tired, but is good for exercising I must say!

PS: this is my phone wallpaper now!

 And surprisingly this boy addicted on documenting our trip in his notebook. He loves writing so much, and he can really write. So much like me lol!

 The famous tourist picture!

 Ordered some of the dessert here, strawberry cheesecake (little one favorite), chocolate cake, carrot cake with cream cheese, strawberry cake and apple pie!

I love their chocolate cake the most, I'm alright with anything goes with chocolate. So chocolateee!!!!

 We met yiyi here as well. They went out earlier that day.

 I love the decorations so much.

Bags for transporting their tea leaves from one place to another.

 Visited their factory for FREE! How the fresh tea leave being pack into the tea leave that we used to drink.

 We love this place sooooo much!

And sis made the love a bit emmm...

 Down the slope to the next destination.

 Pretending to be the tea lady there. Lol!

 The little one got his own fresh tea leave yo!

The next stop after tea farm was the bee farm. Basically we just visiting farm after another farm in Cameron!

 The family portrait in Bee farm, and papa got half face lol!

PS: little one has been asking my sis about the cap she is wearing that day. The little one was like Jie Jie you are dancer? Why you wear cap one? You know how to dance? Hahaha! Can't stop laughing. Not only dancer can wear cap one OK? He is so innocent and naive!

 Bee farm quite disappointed coz it is far different from what I imagine before lol

We bought some honey back home, and we have discount from the owner yo!

 Bro brought us here for water crest. Entrance fees RM1/person.

 And seriously nothing to see at all!!! Spent RM1 just for their toilet. Lol

 As what Jun Jie said must come down and see since already paid. Lol!!! This two little one really can't stop making us laugh!

A kind of vegetables farm.

We were quite tired on this, then had lunch at somewhere at Brinchang and the food was really not bad but pricey.

Alright! The journey goes after lunch but imma gonna stop here and continue to sleep now.

Bye!

PS: will blog about part 3 in coming entry.