Thrilla in Manila

Found myself on a plane with some of our friends over the weekend. RB and I took a mid-morning flight to Manila with Bryan and Telaw. Frank was supposed to go with us, but he bailed out a while back because of class. Lady wasn't sure until the last minute, but this escape was much more worth it than any of her med school dramas, I think. LOL

JV, as usual, picked us up from the airport and then we headed to Greenbelt for lunch. We met up with one of our first year high school classmates, Karl Pedregosa at Kitchen.

Discussing the wonders of sex, fame, and money.
Just kidding. They were talking about school, I think.

Glad you could make it to the party Karl!

Stepsisters

MORE PHOTOS AFTER THE BREAK.



The events soon after lunch are a bit blurry. We cancelled EK and opted to go to Tagaytay for dinner instead.  But we found ourselves in Quezon City, disposing of our baggage, getting haircuts and yogurts, and delivering a box of milk fish to RB's relative - and suddenly, we didn't have enough time to go down south. It was a blessing in disguise really, because having been stuck in QC for the night, we have discovered the palatial wonders of Maginhawa St. in UP Teacher's Village!

At Pino Bar

We had dinner at Gayuma ni Maria. The theme of the restaurant is obviously love. Some items on the menu were called: HHWWPSSP (Holding Hands While Walking Pa-sway Sway Pa), Summer Fling, French Kiss, etc. The food is a little overrated, but if you're looking a cheesy dining experience, then this is the place for you.

After exclaiming "I'm very full" when dinner was finished, we ended up having more stomach fillers at Pino Bar along the same street also. Pino Bar is a Filipino fusion restobar, and they also serve vegetarian food.

They serve the most awesome (not to mention cheap) desserts! Their sisig taco's are delicious, their margarita gigantic, their tablea cheesecakes are divine, and their choco tempuras are out of this world! 

By a unanimous decision, this was the best dessert of the night.

 Afterwards, Lady, JV and Lloyd was able to convince us to try the drinks at Van Gough is Bipolar. What an experience! I didn't have any pictures there, but they really won't give justice to the place. It has to be EXPERIENCED. We didn't get to try their courses, though I heard their meals are great! We did try their Spicy Beer and Mel Gibson shooters instead! Everything, from the interiors to the restroom, to the food, to the drinks, to the neighborhood is very very interesting. This place is a must visit if you're in the area. (Insider tip: check out their restroom. It's the most unique thing ever!)

Afterwards, we went to Havana KTV for some videoke fun! 

We ended around 3AM - we were the last group to leave the place! It was also already Camille's birthday so yay for celebration! Afterwards, we went back to JV's place to sleep, and in the case of Lloyd, Ian, and Lady, to drink some more!

As expected, we woke up late that morning! Like hours late! We were supposed to wake up at 8AM so we'll be on the road by 9, and then be at EK around 11! But oh well. We left QC at past 12 already! But traffic was minimal, and so we got there at half past 1!  Time for more adventures!

Extreme!

Before we abandoned the queue at Space Shuttle

Emoteros

Queueing for Log Jam

We only rode the EK Xtreme and the Log Jam. We gave up after seeing the very long lines at the rides! We went around the park for a little pictorial though.

There's an annoying Koia who photobomb the lower left frame.
GRR. Almost screamed at him after! loljk

    

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And because we left EK early, and we all wanted Starbucks, we decided to go to Tagaytay after! Yeahbah!

OMG Tagaytay weather was awesome! SOOOO WINDY! Love it!

Our view from the deck.

Here's a short clip from our stay there:

It was already dark when we left Tagaytay. We had been late meeting up with our former high school teacher in Science!

RB was being so yucky that night. EEEW.

Our last day in Manila was a very big blur! After dropping off Lady at the airport at around 4AM, we went back to Chic's house and slept until 11AM! We left around lunch and went on to do our own things and meet ups. Time was very short but we managed - barely though!

Because it was raining hard, we got afraid of the traffic on the way to the airport so left Makati really early! JV went after us to deliver our stuff which we left at his car.

This is how you eat noodles. LOL

Awww. So sad. It was a really short trip. Wish we could've extended for a few more days! We miss everyone!