June 12, 2009 - Today was a rest day. Due to some car problems, Jess and I opted not to go with Monse and Jesse, and Monse's friends. But Jesse got sick, so they ended up not going out for the day.
June 13, 2009 - Avilon Zoo!
We went today to Avilon Montalban Zoo.
Papa, together with Abby, dropped me off at Shell-Commonwealth. We were there early so we went to QC Circle first. Jess, together with Jesse, her mom, dad ans sister Janey picked me up at around 2.
My sister gave me directions on going to Avilon Zoo, and so I was charged to be the navigator. On the way there, we got lost twice, once when we overshot Litex Road (as then we didn't no that we had to go through there) and ended up entering Fairview, and 2nd one when we overshot Montalban Highway, as there were no road signs.
The dirt road to Avilon Zoo was frustrating. It was really bad! Monse with her mom, dad, kuya Mark, brothers Nico, Mario and sister Eana arrived later on, a little after 4. We had a tour guide with us at the last minute and went around the zoo for almost 3 hours.
We saw live birds in snake cages, waiting to be eaten; albino cows; pink flamingos; chicken heads being fed to big fish; long necked emu and ostrich; monkeys; leopard and goats; tigers; and even cats (big and small).
Jess's dad dropped me off at Petron-Commonwealth.
Thank you to Jess's Family and Monse's Family for a fun trip!
June 14, 2009 - Photos of memorabilia for Jesse. I met Jesse and Monse at the entrance of the Valle Verde Country Club.
The last day I saw Jesse here in the Philippines, as he was scheduled to fly the day after, to Taiwan at 11:15 AM, flying with Cebu Pacific Air.
Till next time Jesse!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Jesse's Visit (First Half) - June 7-11, 2009
Jesse, our Venezuelan-Canadian friend whom we met at NUS, came here to the Philippines to visit us.
June 7, 2009 - Jesse flew with Tiger Airways from Singapore to Clark. He took the bus from Clark to Megamall and arrived there at around 11, three hours earlier than the scheduled arrival time. Monse picked him up at Megamall and brought him to her house. They then went to Eastwood.
June 8, 2009 - Jesse and Monse went to Shangri-La Mall to watch a free French Film. They went to Jollibee afterwards to eat palabok.
June 9, 2009 - Together with my mom and sisters, we went to Taft Avenue to pick-up Monse and Jesse at Kenny Roger's (though they were waiting at Jollibee). They went to the Vietnamese Embassy there to process Jesse's Visa. We then went to Seaside at Macapagal Avenue, where we met-up with Gwen. We went to the wet market and bought seafood. We then went to Shaylin Restaurant to have the food cooked. We ate there until 2. Gwen soon left as we went to Manila Ocean Park. Jesse, Monse and I went around the Oceanarium for 2 and a half hours before my father and 2nd sister picked us up. We dropped off Monse and Jesse at Cityland Tower 2.
June 10, 2009 - Enrollment Day for Ateneans. I went to OAA where I saw Jess at Kostka Hall, and at first got surprised that I had to pay for my overload. After talking to Ate Tin, they fixed it so that I won't have to pay anything. I went to the Student Accounts counter to ask for the diploma and yearbook, but it turns out that it is okay that I did not buy the yearbook yet. I then went on line for the cashiering for validation. I went to SEC with Jess to meet some friends. I then met Gwen, Smile and Wayne, along with Jess at the Kostka Extension. Monse soon arrived with Jesse. EC happened to pass by, so we took a group photo.
Smile had to re-do her assessment with Wayne and Gwen with her. Monse had to finish her OAA problems, so Jess and I toured Jesse around Ateneo. After 1 hour, the three of us met-up with Smile, Gwen and Wayne at the cafeteria and had lunch there. Monse oon joined us. We then walked to LRT 2 Station. We alighted at Gilmore, then walekd a bit and rode 2 jeepneys before we walked for a little more to Jess's house. We watched Wowowee, The Curse of the Golden Flower (though we didn't finish this) and Jess's CCP performance.
As Charles arrived, the rest of us left for Gateway. The three of us then went to Timezone and spent the time playing. (Fail: We went to this videoke booth. We played the song "Breaking Free". When we were about to start, we realized that there was no microphone.)
June 11, 2009 - Tagayatay! Papa and my 1st sister went with us. At 8, we were at Taft Ave. Station (end of MRT). Jess arrived at around 8:10. Monse and Jesse arrived at 8:30. We reached Tagaytay at 10-ish. We then went to Caleruega as our 1st stop. We stayed there for quite some time. The church was stunning! We saw a child with whom Monse played with.
We then went to Leslie's to have lunch. Food was kinda expensive, but the food was great. (Fail: The ledge was kinda high, but Monse decided to jump from where we're eating to the lower cement floor. She miscalcuated the height and when she jumped, she accidentally scraped her palm.)
We went to Lourdes Church and stayed there for a short while. The church was big, though not as big as how I remembered it before.
After the church, we went to People's Park in the Sky. We rode a jeep up for 40 pesos per jeep (just 4 people!). It wasn't worth it, though. The place was in ruins, even if they were rnovating it, supposedly. I had fun though, taking photos. We saw the child from Caleruega again! Two times in this place.
We then went to Picnic Grove, but found the prices too expensive. So we decided not to do horseback riding nor ziplining. Ripping us off!
We were stuck in traffic at the South Luzon Expressway. We dropped Monse and Jesse at Megamall at 6-ish. We then dropped Jess off at her house. Her dad lent papa Slumdog Millionaire (finally, he can finish watching the movie as he failed to finish it on the plane going to the US -- going home, we didn't have individual screens, so he wasn't able to fnish it on the plane going home).
June 7, 2009 - Jesse flew with Tiger Airways from Singapore to Clark. He took the bus from Clark to Megamall and arrived there at around 11, three hours earlier than the scheduled arrival time. Monse picked him up at Megamall and brought him to her house. They then went to Eastwood.
June 8, 2009 - Jesse and Monse went to Shangri-La Mall to watch a free French Film. They went to Jollibee afterwards to eat palabok.
June 9, 2009 - Together with my mom and sisters, we went to Taft Avenue to pick-up Monse and Jesse at Kenny Roger's (though they were waiting at Jollibee). They went to the Vietnamese Embassy there to process Jesse's Visa. We then went to Seaside at Macapagal Avenue, where we met-up with Gwen. We went to the wet market and bought seafood. We then went to Shaylin Restaurant to have the food cooked. We ate there until 2. Gwen soon left as we went to Manila Ocean Park. Jesse, Monse and I went around the Oceanarium for 2 and a half hours before my father and 2nd sister picked us up. We dropped off Monse and Jesse at Cityland Tower 2.
June 10, 2009 - Enrollment Day for Ateneans. I went to OAA where I saw Jess at Kostka Hall, and at first got surprised that I had to pay for my overload. After talking to Ate Tin, they fixed it so that I won't have to pay anything. I went to the Student Accounts counter to ask for the diploma and yearbook, but it turns out that it is okay that I did not buy the yearbook yet. I then went on line for the cashiering for validation. I went to SEC with Jess to meet some friends. I then met Gwen, Smile and Wayne, along with Jess at the Kostka Extension. Monse soon arrived with Jesse. EC happened to pass by, so we took a group photo.
Smile had to re-do her assessment with Wayne and Gwen with her. Monse had to finish her OAA problems, so Jess and I toured Jesse around Ateneo. After 1 hour, the three of us met-up with Smile, Gwen and Wayne at the cafeteria and had lunch there. Monse oon joined us. We then walked to LRT 2 Station. We alighted at Gilmore, then walekd a bit and rode 2 jeepneys before we walked for a little more to Jess's house. We watched Wowowee, The Curse of the Golden Flower (though we didn't finish this) and Jess's CCP performance.
As Charles arrived, the rest of us left for Gateway. The three of us then went to Timezone and spent the time playing. (Fail: We went to this videoke booth. We played the song "Breaking Free". When we were about to start, we realized that there was no microphone.)
June 11, 2009 - Tagayatay! Papa and my 1st sister went with us. At 8, we were at Taft Ave. Station (end of MRT). Jess arrived at around 8:10. Monse and Jesse arrived at 8:30. We reached Tagaytay at 10-ish. We then went to Caleruega as our 1st stop. We stayed there for quite some time. The church was stunning! We saw a child with whom Monse played with.
We then went to Leslie's to have lunch. Food was kinda expensive, but the food was great. (Fail: The ledge was kinda high, but Monse decided to jump from where we're eating to the lower cement floor. She miscalcuated the height and when she jumped, she accidentally scraped her palm.)
We went to Lourdes Church and stayed there for a short while. The church was big, though not as big as how I remembered it before.
After the church, we went to People's Park in the Sky. We rode a jeep up for 40 pesos per jeep (just 4 people!). It wasn't worth it, though. The place was in ruins, even if they were rnovating it, supposedly. I had fun though, taking photos. We saw the child from Caleruega again! Two times in this place.
We then went to Picnic Grove, but found the prices too expensive. So we decided not to do horseback riding nor ziplining. Ripping us off!
We were stuck in traffic at the South Luzon Expressway. We dropped Monse and Jesse at Megamall at 6-ish. We then dropped Jess off at her house. Her dad lent papa Slumdog Millionaire (finally, he can finish watching the movie as he failed to finish it on the plane going to the US -- going home, we didn't have individual screens, so he wasn't able to fnish it on the plane going home).
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