Manila again..

Came back from Manila almost a month ago. Just goes to show my laziness in updating my blog.

Actually nothing much to say about it but compared to my last visit there in 2007, more shopping malls are springing up and needless to say, girls will be girls.. what can we do, right? Of course we had to go shopping.. a bit.. :) Unfortunately, my shopping trip was interrupted by my boss (as usual) so it was not a completely successful shopping trip for me. Since it was such a rush, there was no chance to take photos..

The only photo op I had was in the hotel itself during our waiting session.. that is, waiting for everyone to venture out on our lunch/shopping trip. So we decided to take some pics at the pool area.

I almost went into the water getting this shot..

People were staring at me like I've lost my marbles because I was just wandering around the pool area aiming my camera at everything..

But the Gala Dinner entertainment was without a doubt an eye opener. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much.. but the group they hired had the most fantastic voices. Apparently, they compete internationally. And now I'm even in love with The Philippines's national anthem! At least, their version of it. In fact, most of us forgot to eat, we were just staring at the stage with starry eyes the entire time... hehe..

Check out the professionalism.. to be almost undressed on stage... hehehe.. either that or he just doesn't like clothes..

The pink thingie in the photo below is a public male toilet.. and that black spot sticking out of the top.. is a guy occupying it at the time.. in a toilet without a door.. believe it or not..

Reminds me of Ghana, where people team around cars on the streets selling everything imaginable..

This guy looks really unhappy that I sneaked a photo of him.. thank god I was in a car.. oh yeah.. this is actually on Valentine's Day! Imagine that, we spent it first in a car, and then on a plane..

I guess this is universal... but their cabs look more comfy then ours.. after all, they use Vios and Altis..

Oh yeah, I forgot to mentioned being in a long queue at the airport as well... (how we spent our Vday)...

As usual, when the gang is bored, we revert to being kids.. in public..

well.. what can I say.. my colleagues, they are... (hehehe)

and then there are the 'normal' moments..

since they're now adults again... decided to explore elsewhere.. and realised I haven't really seen these for quite some time..

Then, of all luck, the plane we were on were one of those older versions of airbus and had no personal tv screens.. so sneaked another few shots out the window of the skies between Manila and Kuala Lumpur..

And that was my Valentine's Day..