lalaine’s blog

Amidst the hurdles and bustles of my busy life at long last I finally had my long awaited vacation…Erm…It was actually a long planned HK trip with my super friends…It was planned a year and a half ago without really knowing if it will really push thru..why? well…coz simply the concert might not push thru….whose concert? You know who…hehehehe…

What a way to start summer indeed….a perfect getaway from the piles of work on my desk, a moment away from my uberrrrr supperrrrrrrr kainisssss boss…hay…and….a break from my day to day life…yahooooo!!

Plane Ticket…check…(thanks to my super friends for the booking)…, Hotel Vouchers…check, Itinerary …check…all set…

Day 1 : Time check 1030am, meeting time 11am, ughh…left from Ortigas to Clark by 1pm , thanks for the ride Kaye..a short ride from Ortigas to Clark…shuckx! Why does this airline have to be in Clark…hehehehe…..

First stop…Macau….one word to describe this place ..Perfect!

Fog, cool breeze (hi maan!), drizzle….amazing! of course coming from the land where the heat of the sun sticks on your skin hehehe….I never thought I’d be needing jackets this month of the year…hahahaha….

…First bus ride route AP1 to hotel…thanks to those Pinoys whom we’ve met along the way…they were indeed a great help and a very helpful tour guide for us starting from the first bus ride…

First Lesson :  “Barya lang po sa umaga…” This famous line should be not only in the morning and is really a very helpful reminder when going out of the country…or else no change for your bus ride…hehehehehe 

Touring around, we took another bus taking us to Macau island since our hotel was located in Taipa…

Macau is comprised of three cities that is connected by bridges, quite pretty small, probably a little bigger than Singapore as per my own assumption.

We went to hit off the first in the list which was the Nam Van lake or the Cybernetic fountain…along the way we met this Pinay lady who guided us going to the Nam Van lake…It was one of the scenic spots because of the singing fountain and I read somewhere that it is one of the tallest fountains…too bad there was no show when we went there…just by walking you will really be fascinated with the place itself.

Then we went to Macau tower and was really very delighted  seeing those Hello Kitty’s.  It was a fantastic sight to see especially for Hello Kitty lovers like me.

It was getting late and we were starved to death, but then we still decided to go to the infamous  Leal Senado Square, it was marvelously designed, from the lights to the flooring and all…and finally we got to take our dinner at long last…and unluckily the food was erm….I think I’d rather go for the local goto than the congee I’ve eaten..ulk..

Then while walking around….we saw the St. Dominic Church…some boutiques and Starbucks which was unfortunately closed and McDonalds…then after a long tiring day we decided to go back and to get some rest and sleeeeeeep! 

Day 2 :  Had to maximize the day before we leave Macau, so before leaving we made sure to drop by Taipa Village and to drop by Mount Carmel Church. It was a pleasant sight to see those nice facade and structures of the buildings along the way.

It was one cold morning and I took a sausage mcmuffin and coffee while strolling the Taipa Village and looking for the Mount Carmel church,  then we went back to Macau to go to Ruins of St.Paul, another infamous sight not to be missed while in Macau.

Second Lesson :  Be mindful of the exit and entrance especially in buses..hehehehe..

Then in the afternoon we checked out and took the ferry from Macau to HK.  It was approximately over an hour ride thru First Ferry that was bound for Kowloon.

By around four o’clock we arrived HK and the weather was the same as Macau it was drizzling and it was cold…now we took the taxi going to the hotel and to take some rest.

Third lesson :  Try not to sit in the front seat if possible or you’ll end up exchanging seat with the driver hehehehe…

Upon checking in we went to our rooms and went to freshen up and changed a bit for a little shopping and to eat! We just have to find some decent meal to satisfy our hungry stomaches.

Then we strolled along Nathan Road, the nearest shopping area around the hotel, went back and then prepared for the most anticipated concert of this year…to Hongkong Coliseum….Whoa!!

F4 surprises me a lot with tons and tons of fans from all over the world (not that I don’t trust their “powers”) they really filled up the coliseum and it was not even the first night!  Song remixes from their old albums plus some songs from different artist, twas a two hours fun filled night that brought back all the excitement and the joy in watching them again. Approximately 10 rows from the stage, quite not that near but it was a good place, got to see there uhm…sexy performances hehehehe…A coliseum filled with screams, cheers and songs that I couldn’t really comprehend but love to listen to..hehehehe…..

Right after the concert we waited for  some of our friends and I actually lost count as to how may we were…It was quite a number of us who went to watch the concert…Unfortunately we really did not have any choice but go to McDonalds to grab something to eat, so better than nothing…

It was another tiring and exciting day….I was just so excited to hit off the bed and sleeeep…hahahaha…..

Day 3 :  To see Mickey or not?  To go to Disney or not?  Rain rain go away so Mickey and I will play….hehehehe…

It was a cloudy morning and we were at lost if we will still push thru the Disneyland tour as planned because of the weather, finally we decided to go!

Upon seeing the Mickey Mouse MTR we were all very ecstatic, who wouldn’t be? hehehehe…anyway, when we reached the entrance of Disneyland no one could stop us from taking those shots…it was not even the main entrance! 

As we reached the ticketing station, we rushed to enter and decided to grab something to eat first… to my surprise the food was not so expensive! Munched some sandwich along the way and waited for the Disney on Parade…

It was a parade of the Disney stars and we were very amazed that the performers were Filipinos…they greeted us Mabuhay and would go near us for some pictures…It was something uplifting to see Filipino performers on the International scene with my very own eyes rather than just reading about them.…

After a whole day Disney experience, we rushed out to catch the last day of the concert.  Just in time, we changed in comfortable clothes and rushed to the coliseum.

It was really not part of the plan but we wanted to catch the last day of the concert, and because it was not planned we were located at the far end of the coliseum…my head was spinning with the sight of the full packed coliseum with blinking lights, screaming fans…..  It was like a ride in the Space Mountain!  I swear it was so hard to move from my place!  I never really imagined watching a concert that far!  It was really faaar!  At least we were fine throughout the whole concert and I never fell from the last row to the stage hahahaha! 

Then after the concert, we went out to eat some Chinese food near the hotel and went back to our rooms and packed the things….too bad we have to leave the next day!  Another tiring yet fun day!

Day 4 :  Ugh!! No time to sleep we have to rush to the ferry terminal to catch the 830am ferry ride to Macau! 

Luckily we were able to change the time in most of the tickets because we really did not get to be on the same time when we got the tickets….. fortunately, we survived with all the hassles along the way hehehehe. Upon reaching Macau’s immigration,  there were tons as in TONss of passengers from HK!!! It was a very horrifying sight to see as in!!!! a full packed immigration yikes!! “ano to pila ng concert???!!!” 

After the long wait at the immigration, we then walked towards the fisherman’s wharf which was a few blocks away from the ferry terminal, along the way you will see the floating casino and the huge façade of the first part of the wharf…it was a great sight to see….I really could’nt believe that Macau is a part of China…the other part of the wharf was something like a Roman inspired, truly fantastic…we just took some shots and ate our lunch then went to the airport…

Oh by the way my last lesson : Never forget where your boarding pass is…hehehehe

One way to describe this trip was exhausting and I did enjoy a lot! I look forward to more trips like this…and one thing I could say…I love Macau…and love to go back there!….hehehehe