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Blog EntryMONDAY the 30THJun 30, '08 11:31 AM
for everyone
my day started out well.

i enjoyed social dance even though we did far from excellent in the practical exam. (okay. we sucked. haha. sorry camille.) it was still fun.
i loved the day more when he sent me a text message. :))
we had a looooong break because we had no comm1. (thank God!)
philosophy was also miraculously interesting today.
and my individual discussion will probably be rescheduled next week. (thank God again!)

see! my day was picture-perfect.
..........
until it was time to go home.


here were the catastrophes that folowed:
(they merely foreshadowed what would happen next)
  • we were separated from chantel, kristan, and camille while walking towards pedro gil.
  • i almost slipped because of the slippery pavement.
  • somebody got hurt.
  • we found out that our friends left already.
  • i had to try exiting the LRT twice because the bar didn't work at first.
AND THEN.....
(tatagalugin ko para mas emosyonal. haha.)
  • napansin ko na medyo deformed ung MRT card ko (na linagay ko sa backpocket ko nung uwian). as in sobrang hindi talaga prominent yung damage kaya hindi ko pinansin.
  • pagka-bili ni Nikko ng card nya, pumunta na kami dun sa entrance bars (o kung ano man tawag dun).
  • pinasok ko ung card ko, tapos... TICKET REJECTED GO TO THE TICKET OFFICE.
  • nangiilam pa yung manong sa likod ko tas sabi nya, balikatad siguro. (manong, nakasakay na naman po ako sa MRT. pero salamat sa concern)
  • triny ko dun sa katabing entrance. TICKET REJECTED GO TO THE TICKET OFFICE.
  • so siyempre, pumunta na ko sa ticket office. (nandun na nga pala si nikko sa kabilang side)
    • manong guard: bakit?
    • ako: rejected po kasi eh.
    • manong guard: (tinignan card ko) ai, patay, hindi na yan pwede!
      • salamat sa support at optimism niyo manong.
    • manong guard: sige, tanong mo dyan sa loob.
    • ako: pipila po ako? (medyo mahaba)
    • manong guard: hindi, sumingit ka na lang dyan.
  • so siyempre, pumunta na ko sa dun sa gilid ng ticket office. pero hindi ako makasingit sa mga tao. i'm not good at those things, especially when all the competitors will do anything to get home as soon as possible. whatever it takes.
  • kaya, pumila na lang ako.
  • habang nasa pila ako, tinuro ni nikko ung mga mama dun sa harap, sumisingit ba naman! na-reject din ata tickets nila kaya sumingit na nga sila dun sa harap. argh! pwede pala talaga sumingit! grrrrr.
  • nung ako na, sinabi ko kay ate na na-reject yung ticket ko. kinuha nya. tinignan. pinasok sa machine nila. ayaw din ata. nag-diskusyon pa sila nung isang ate sa office. hanggang sa sinabi nila, pumunta daw ako dun sa ticket office dun sa other end.
  • so pumunta naman kami ni nikko. (kawawa talaga si nikko. sorry!!!)
  • pagdating ko dun sa kabilang ticket office, tinignan na naman nung ate. sabi niya, "HINDI NA YAN PWEDE." ate, 70pesos pa laman niyan! gusto ko talagang sabihin sa kanya yun. grabe, wala siyang puso.
  • siyempre, nakiilam na naman yung manong sa likod. (ibang maning na toh ah).
    • "friendly" manong: stored value ba yan?
    • ako: opo.
    • "friendly" manong: bago?
    • ako: twice ko pa lang po nagagamit.
    • "friendly" manong: ano bang problema?
    • ako: (pinakita yung card) ito po oh.
    • "friendly" manong: yan lang? sabihin mo! ipaliwanag mo!
    • ako: (frustrated na. hahahaha.)
  • dahil feeling ko wala talagang puso si ate. pumila na lang ako dun para bumili ng bagong stored value card.
  • 100pesos un. 500pesos na buo yung pera ko. "WALA NA PO BA KAYONG SMALLER BILL?" pinakita ni ate yung 500 nya. siguro kakabayad lang sa kanya. shem. wala pa siyang panukli. e ung isa ko pang bill, 500 din at simut na simut na barya ko. how lucky can i get.
  • so punta naman kami ni nikko dun sa isa pang ticket office (iba pa dun sa una). natuwa pa ako kasi nakakita ako ng maraming 100's dun sa parang box ni ate. so, sinabi ko na na pabili ng stored value card na 100. biglang, "DUN PO KAYO SA KABILA."
  • pagtingin ko dun sa pila, ANG HABA.
    • ako: O.o
    • manong guard: ano daw?
    • ako: hindi na daw po pwede. (sad face)
    • manong guard: patingin nga. (kinuha yung card) eh kakabili mo lang naman nito diba?
    • ako: nung thursday pa po eh.
    • manong guard: ah. kaya pala. kasi iingatan mo yung card mo. hindi pwede masira.
    • ako: osige po, salamat kuya. (kahit pa po hindi nyo sinabi, kung pwde lang, ipapalaminate ko na mrt at lrt cards ko from now on :)) )
    • manong guard: san ba kayo pupunta?
    • ako: north avenue po. (hanggang ayala lang si nikko pero kailangan ko pa ba i-explain sa kanya yun?)
    • manong guard: ah. edi dun ka na lang sa line na yun oh. maiksi pa. pang north ave na single journey lang dun.
    • ako: ah. okay po. (I LOVE YOU MANONG!)
  • so pumunta na ako dun sa pila. siguro, kung wala pa silang barya, o hindi ako pwde dun, o kung ano pa mang kamalasan, MAGLALAKAD NA LANG AKO PAUWI. pero wala naman. whew. nagkaron na rin ng matinong card.
  • so ininsert ko na ung card dun sa may entrance. with matching kaba pa yun. kasi grabe ng kahihiyan sa mga staff ng MRT kung magka-problema na naman diba?
ATLAST, nakapasok na din.

i couldn't apologize to nikko enough for the delay.
we spent about 20 minutes just shuffling from one ticket office to another.
good thing, he was patient (and very very very optimistic) all throughout.
or atleast that's what he showed me. haha.
how would i know if deep inside he thought that HE WILL NEVER GO HOME WITH SUCH A LUCK-DEPRIVED PERSON EVER AGAIN?

"i know it hurts. for what it's worth. it can only get better."
"'cause you had a bad day."
-kinakanta ni nikko habang nasa train na kami-

yes nikko,
i had a bad day.

but what matters most.
is that it was such a funny adventure.
i have to admit,
i got really frustrated.
but when i remember the things that happened.
i just couldn't help but laugh at myself.
i just couldn't believe that A SERIES OF UNBELIEVABLY UNFORTUNATE EVENTS even occur outside the pages of Lemony Snicket's books.
believe me, they do.


Blog Entrymy ultimate diliman adventure :)Jun 24, '08 11:16 AM
for everyone
disclaimer : nakalimutan ko mag-picture picture.


i love this day so much.
nakakapagod.
pero sobrang saya ko talaga.
minsan talaga, pag nakikita mo mga kaibigan mo. tsaka mo narerealize how terribly you miss them.

ayan, iisa-isahin ko, in order sa pagkita ko sa kanila. goodluck sakin. :))

yza.
strangely enough, never pa kami nagkita sa UPM since first day. :)) pero kanina, nagkita kami sa sm, tas sabay pumunta sa UPD. yey. :)
katleya.
wah. sobrang namiss ko tumawa kasama ni close. hai, nakakatawa ang mga stories nya about her oh-so-lovable eng11 prof at sa classmate nyang "newly bathe". :))
joyce.
wieeee, i'm so happy to see her again! sayang ndi kami masyandong nakapagkwentuhan, pero ansaya parin. at sayang ndi na siya nakasabay to quesci.
camille.
nakita ko sila sa may palma hall, nakatambay dun. haha. nakakatuwang makita uli sila. :)
calee.
ayun, nandun din siya sa as. wieeeeee. sayang, ndi tayo nakapagchikahan! :))
shantrel.
kasama rin siya sa circle sa may as. katuwa. haha. :))
hans.
wah! namiss kong masilaw sa kagwapuhan nya! haha, miss you hans!
paul.
naku, pagkatapos kitang purihin sa blog ni yza, aawayin mo pa kami ni close kanina?! :)) kamiss rin si paul, ang kanyang kabaitan/kasamaan. :))
audrey.
wieeee. nakita ko na rin ang ka-village ko sa wakas. :)) namiss ko si auds.
cj.
wah. sobrang sobrang sobrang saya ko talaga na makita si cj. sobrang unexpected. hindi na talaga ako umasa kasi feeling ko talaga nagtatago na siya samin. :)) pero ang saya talaga, catching up with him, ansaya kausap. at salamat rin sa form5 mo, cj. :)) miss ko na IP group  naten lalo na ang off-campus days!
angel.
wah. sobrang miss ko na si angel at ang mga chikahan namin. sayang nga may quiz sya tom kaya ndi kami masyadong nakapagkwentuhan, sana next time, mas mahaba angating pagkikita. miss na kita!
lc.
wieeeee, nagkita rin tayo. namiss kita promise! hai, sayang sandali lang din tau nagkita at sorry nga pala dahil ang bagal namin kumain ni yza :))
jason gelvezon.
haha, wala lang. nakta ko rin siya sa math bldg canteen :)
jerick.
wieeee, nagkita rin tayo, hehe. :)
orlie.
naku, buti na lang ndi sinabi ni orlie na tumaba ako :)) namiss ko ang pagtwag nya sakin ng taba :)) ang haba na ng buhok nya at ang tangkad na! miss you! :)
victoria.
nakita ko sila ni angel sa may jeep na opposite direction. :)) ayun, sobrang miss ko na to. kaya masaya na nakapagkwentuhan, kahit may sakit siya (pagaling ka!). basta, sobrang miss ko na na makita kayo everyday at mag-coop ng mag-coop. :))
neil.
wieeeee. ang rich kong soulmate. :)) kamiss. buti nakabisita din sya. :)
hevs.
wieee. nakita ko rin si hebs, sa may as. katuwa, namiss ko ang anak ko.
conjie.
siyempre, nagpaka-FC na ako at tinawag ko sya. :)) mejo mejo mejo close naman kami e. :))
migs.
pag katapos namin hintayin, muntik pa kaming isnabin. :)) pero ansaya, nakita ko uli siya. nakakamiss talaga.(ilang beses ko na ba nasasabi ang word na "miss" sa entry na to?) at nakita uli namin siya nung nandun kami sa may bench sa tapat ng as. :)
rod.
nakakaiinis si rod, umalis ba naman pag dating namin sa tapat ng as. :((
cholo.
patawid na kami from palma, tas biglang may sumigaw, "taga-manila oh!', paglingon ko sila cholo. :)) namiss ko makakwentuhan toh, kahit na inapi nila ko, ansaya makipagkwentuhan. :)
hoshea.
naku, taguan ba naman ako? hahaha. pero may reason naman daw. buti nakapasok siya, kaso may sakit pa ata. namiss ko talaga si hoshee. pasakay na kami ng jeep nung tinawagan ko uli siya para naman magkita kami bago ko umalis. ayun, nag-give up din at sinabi na kung asan sila :)) ndi kami masyado nakapagkwentuhan, pero just the fact na makasama sila, enjoy na :)
raphael.
namiss ko to. wala pa kasing nang-aaway sakin sa upm. haha,although si ej ang nagstart sa pang-aaway sakin, siyempre si rap ang pinakamagaling mang-away. :)) nakakamiss sila makausap at nakasabay rin naman sila ni cho sa jeep pauwi.
aaron.
ang lalaking nanuod ng oblation run, kainggit. :)) kahit ndi kami msayadong close, nakakatuwang makita uli siya :)
ephraim.
si ej ang nagsimulang mang-away sa upm :)) kaya aun, tinadtad na nila ko ng pang-aapi. bakit ba kasi ndi pumunta si jp kanina? :(( hahaha. pero nakakamiss ang humor ni ej. at ang buong si ej. :)
joshua.
wieee, dala nya ang kanyang t-square nung lumapit siya samin sa may bench. :)) salamat ej sa pagbgay ng ibang meaning sa detachable at super habang "t-square" ni joshua :))
jean.
wieeee, close labs ko. :D buti nagkita tau. miss you too! :)

haha. wow ang galing ko. :))
ayun, marami pa kong nakitang mga scientians na batchmates. nakakatuwa pala talaga sa upd. hai, nakakainggit. :(

pagpunta namin sa quesci. bawal.
(what do you expect?)
kaya ayun, nag-MCDO na lang kami nila close at bec.
namiss ko ang MCDO na iyon.
hai.
memories.

i really enjoyed this day.
i got to be my whole self again.
it felt real nice.

i guess absence does makes the heart grow fonder.
but presence is really nice as well.
especially after such a long absence.

promise.
bibisitahin ko uli kayo.
and remember.
august 19.
quezon city day.
kayo naman bibisita sa UPM.


Blog Entry**update*update**Jun 9, '08 8:40 AM
for everyone
updates.
sira parin ang smart bro til now.
so goodluck naman at naka-dial up ako.
namimiss ko ng tadtarin ng posts ang multiply ko every week. argh.
haha, sorry sa naghihintay ng pics nung avo outing.
promise, i'll upload them once naayos na ang connection namin. :)

driving lessons.
wieeeee. tapos na ang driving lessons ko. :))
enjoy naman at maraming natutunan.
sa una, nakakakaba talaga. feeling ko mapapatay ko lahat ng taong madadaanan namin at mababangga ang lahat ng kotseng makakasalubong namin. :))
pero nawala din naman yung takot slowly.
mas comfortable na ko ngayon.
practice practice na lang para gumaling naman ako. :))
salamat sir warren. :)

haircut.
so okay. another hair disaster. please remind me to NEVER get a haircut before any major event in my life.
so pumunta kami kagabi sa david's at riniquest si mr. ojie (siya na kasi ung regular hairdresser namin dun).
sabi ko, trim lang po at paiksian ng side bangs.
tas sabi nya, uso ngayon ung straight bangs.
tas sabi ko, ah, next time na lang po... ayaw pumayag.
tas mommy ko naman sinuportahan pa siya.
asus, mukha tuloy akong cleopatra ngayon. ahuhu.
but i learned not to care much about it...
hahaba din naman uli ang bangs ko, at after a month, balak ko na bumalik para magpa-side bangs na uli. :))

highschool.
hai, goodbye na talaga.
i can't believe i have to wake up in the morning and not go to quesci.
and not see my classmates.
and not do everything the way i had to do them for 4 years.
wah. COOP! GUARD HOUSE! FLAG CEM! SMB! AVO! QUESCI!

college.
kamusta naman yun at college na pala talaga ako.
i am nervous about the more difficult challenges ahead and the numerous changes i'll undergo.
but at the end of the day, what matters most, is that we do our best and we do everything for God.
kaya ayun, whatever comes, i know everything will turn out fine. :)


first day.
wah, first day of college na bukas.
ano kaya mangyayari? malalate kaya ako? hahaha.
i hope i can make many new friends. wieeeee. hahaha.

summer.
overall, ayos naman summer ko.
parang bitin ng unti dahil andami ko pang books na gusto basahin...
at asianovelas na gusto panuorin. :))
hahaha. ang cute kasi ng stories nila e.
ang cute cute pa ni wu zun at joe cheng. :))
nakapagpahinga naman din dahil normally, 8-9hrs tulog ko. :))
at nakapag-bakasyon din sa laguna at thailand.
i can't say that this is my happiest summer vacation...pro mukhang eto na last ko ee. haha.
pero i have to say, i also enjoyed my vacation.

BUH-BYE summer.
HELLOOO college.

Photo Albumsawadee kha thailand :) (43 photos)Jun 5, '08 9:29 AM
for everyone
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*INCOMPLETE PICTURES* :))
*ate camille, upload ko po lahat pag maayos na connection, sorry po.*

sawadee kha. :)

wieeee.
nakalabas din ng bahay.
at nakapagbakasyon.
in the truest sense of it.
(kahit na nakakapagod magshopping)

ayun, masaya naman ung bakasyon namin. we went to bangkok with mommy's cousin, ate camille. :)
it was really fun.

okay naman yung flight papunta, 3hrs lang. kaya halos 15mins lang ata ako nakatulog. at pinanuod ko na rin yung featured film na "dan in real life", okay naman. haha.

nakakatuwa yung ibang tao dun, lalo na yung taxi driver papunta sa hotel, kasi kahit di sya masyadong magaling mag-english, you can really feel his energy. tawa siya ng tawa habang nagkwekwentuhan sila ni daddy. at parating nakasmile. :)
maganda rin naman ung hotel. baiyoke sky. tallest hotel nga daw in thailand ee. at cute din naman yung room namin. haha.
tapos, shopping na kami sa mga stalls sa baba. kasi gabi na rin kami nakarating.

second day yung sa dreamworld. although pumunta na kami dun last time, pumunta uli kami para makita ni tita. :)
masaya naman, kasi maraming cute na picture spots dun ee. haha, atska maganda ung mga landscapes. tas may mga thrilling rides din. :)
masaya yung flying carpet at yung isang baliktad na roller coaster ride na nakalimutan ko na ang pangalan. haha, ang cute. :)
at grabe, 2 lang kami ng tita ko dun sa space mountain. maaga pa kasi. ang dilim pa naman sa loob, katakot talaga.
at first time ko nag-bump car. masaya pala siya. kahit na nakakahiya kasi stinop lahat ng cars nung narealize ni manong na ndi ako nakaseat belt at kinakausap nya ko pero ndi ko siya maintindihan. grabe, lahat ng tao nakatingin sakin. hahaha. :)
ayun, iba pang rides. tas picture picture.
ay may snowland pa pala. na ice lang naman talaga. hahaha. naka-shorts pa naman ako. tas ang iksi nung jacket na binigay sakin. pero nakaya ko naman. haha, ndi naman ako naging violet. :)
haha. tas ayun, ay!
nagpakain pala ako ng elephant!ang saya nun. kahit na kinakabahan ako. ang tanda na nga ni elphy e.. tas parang gutom sya kasi rinireach niya ung binebentang bananas. kaya, pinakain namin siya. :)
medyo nakakatakot sa una, tas kitang kita ko pa yung texture nung trunk nya, medyo creepy. haha.
gusto ko pa nga sumakay, kasi pde, kaso ndi na ako pinayagan ni daddy.
next time, kung pupunta man uli kami sa thai, di na ko makakapayag na di makasakay nan elephant. hahaha. :)

ayun, third day..super shopping. haha, sulit naman. andaming choices at mura pa at cute pa. sa may chatuchak weekend shopping market at MBK na mall kami pumunta.
tapos, ayun, tapos na. hahaha.
ay nag-shopping pa pala kami dun uli sa stalls na malapit sa hotel namin. kasi sa may pratunam district yun. at yun talaga ang shopping district nan bangkok, kaya kahit bumaba lan nan hotel, andami nang stalls. :)

last day, more shopping. :))
naisip ko nga, nakakahiya naman kay tita dahil ndi nya nakita ung mga temples and other beautiful parts of thailand...kasi last time na pumunta kami, nag-tour na kami, kaya ndi na kami nagtour. pro naisip ko, kawawa naman tita ko. haha.

ayun, antagal nga pala namin naghintay sa airport... kasi naman 1pm lan late check out sa hotel e 11pm pa flight namin. kaya nagshopping uli kami hanggang 3pm. tambay sa hotel hanggang 4pm. tas punta na ng airport. aun, ang boring tuloy. haha.
kaya lumibot-libot na rin kami sa airport dun. ang ganda nga nung shape nya e. at ang laki. un nga ata ung largest airport sa asia. newly rennovated kasi siya. :)

ayun. ano pa ba? haha.
basta ayun, super nag-enjoy naman ako (magshopping). hahaha.
pero ayun, masaya talaga.
sana mabisita nyo rin ang thailand.
phuket kung beach lover kayo.
at bangkok kung shopaholic kayo.
hahaha. ayan. :)

kop khun kha for reading. :)
sawadee kha. :)

Photo AlbumaVo4 'o8 miNi rEuNioN (61 photos)May 26, '08 4:16 AM
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ansaya saya talaga nung outing. :)

Blog Entryfirst-half of my summerApr 28, '08 3:08 AM
for everyone
yey. sinipag ulit ako. there's really something sooo wrong with me. i mean, i'm jessica. the girl who enjoys blogging. and posting anything on her multiply site. and yet.. for some reason, i suddenly dreaded posting. hahahaha. and all my best friends noticed my sudden lack of new posts. hahaha. :)

so... here i am, magdadaldal ulit about my first-half of summer. yay.


PIDC.

well, this probably launched my summer. hahaha. we volunteered for this inter-collegiate debate competition. it was exhausting. but it was fun. i got to tour UP's eng'g bldg and the palma hall. haha. it was really fun watching the debates...and meeting new people! (one of which offered to eat my left-over chicken) haha. ;) it was honestly enjoyable though. everyone was amazing.




HANA KIMI.

haha. i was starting to imitate a pig about to be slaughtered (as i do every summer). when suddenly i watched this show on ABS. at first, i didn't like it that much. but it turned out to be fun. haha. ang gwapo pa ng bida. go BRIAN. go WU CHUN. yay! it's a very funny series at kilig din. wieeee.

what really made the show fun is the fact that i got to watch them with my bestfriends. mas masaya nga sana kung buong SMB. kaso baka hindi nila magustuhan ang hana kimi. hahaha. so ayun, it was really fun. yung adventures na pinagdaanan namin. yung pagkakaron ng buhay sa bahay namin. yung pagsama sa iba diyan sa UPD para sa medical. hahaha. yung pag-commute commute. yung pagkain. yung maling pagclick sa remote control nan XBOX nila bec. yung pag-surprise sa iba diyan. hahahaha. basta lahat, i really enjoyed those three days.

hope we could do it again some time.



LAGUNA.

i never really expected that i would enjoy staying there as much as i did. as in, ayaw ko pa talagang umuwi  nun. i really miss a lot of things there.

i miss my family there. i miss being forcely fed by my lola. i miss taking care of my lolo. i miss my makulit na tita. i miss my nice tito. i miss my madaldal and lovable cousin Ana. i miss them all.

i miss the uga-uga which i love sitting on. haha. i miss the terrace where we star gaze. i miss seeing a lot of stars and constellations. i miss the fresh air. i miss watching loveholic on their tv and dvd. i miss opening the tv without cable. i miss having no internet. haha. get it? just everything.

one unforgettable thing there is how i met my second cousins. they were from cavite at bakasyon lang din sila sa laguna. it was the first time we met each other. haha. and the funny thing is crush ako nung pinsan ko na ka-age ko named mcneil. hahaha. tawa talaga ko ng tawa nung kwinento yun sakin ng lola ko the day after i met my cousins. my ninang overheard my cousins talking and she told my lola. detailed pa yung pagkwento nya a. kwinento pa ung pagka-describe sakin and all. that part, nahiya na ako. haha. nakakailang pala. hahaha. cute din naman yung pinsan ko. haha. sabi nga ng lola ko, buti nagkakilala na kami kasi baka daw magkaligawan pa and we'll be like star-crossed lovers from teleseryes. hahahaha.

really enjoyed my stay there. hope i can go back soon.




LOVEHOLIC.

my new found addiction.

grabe. i could not tell you enough how much i loved the story. grabe grabe grabe talaga! i wish all people in the world could love and be loved that way. i could not find the perfect word to describe the love the two people here have for eah other.

i've watched it twice already. and i'm not ready to stop. hahaha.




SUMMER LOVIN'.

hahahaha.

i'm just really happy right now. haha. so many things are happening. super happy ako. haha. and it's fun to enjoy things just as they are. and i'm really contented right now.

overwhelmed pa nga eh.




well, sorry for the long post. haha. nahahawa na talaga ko kay victoria. hahaha.

the first half of my summer was fun. hope i enjoy the latter-half even more. and you too. ;]




p.s SMB!!! UBE ulit a!
 



Photo Album+++china+++ (105 photos)Jun 1, '07 12:49 AM
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Blog Entrytrip to tsinaMay 30, '07 11:55 PM
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i really enjoyed this trip. i can say na it is one of the most interesting countries i've been two. this is actually my second tim,e to visit china. pero last time kasi shopping lang. this time, i got to truly appreciate china and its unique history and culture.

friday. we flew to china. 4 hours ung flight but it was kinda bumpy. this should have been our rest day. however, our tour guide told us that we were going to visit the forbidden city and tianamen square.SUPER ganda ng forbidden city. anlaki nya. 72 hectares. tapos interesting ung arrangement ng buildings, colors, and mga purpose nila. everything has a meaning. :) our hotel room was nice. holiday inn is a four-star hotel kxe in china. kaya ayon, masarap tulugan. :)

saturday. great wall of china is such a great place. :) super haba nga e. ang iksi lang ng naakyat namin kasi nakakapagod pala yun. ang steep kasi ng stairs. todo hawak kami sa rail because even though the view was spectacular, nakakalula tlga. at the top, tourists from all nations were huffing and puffing. it was kinda funny. we also went to the ming tombs, it was also nice. after these tiring events, we still went shopping. we were able to bargain and in turn bought loads of items.ü

sunday. we went to the summer palace. it was beautiful. the dragon lady was behind its construction. (if i tell you the history, mapapagod tayo pareho) it was surrounded by a huge lake. it was where the last emperor was imprisoned for 10years and where the dragon lady rested. we also went to some stores where we shopped. mom bought me a pearl necklace and an amber ring in exchange for my next week of allowance being reduced to 500. haha. its worth it though. :)

monday. time to fly home. we had our last buffet breakfast at the hotel. then we headed to the airport with uncle mark(52) and ate liezle(20), our newly found friends we met there. i also saw other filipinos who had the same flight with us last monday. we had the same kind of 4-day package tour but they were with a different agency. btw, i liked one guy. haha.ü

so much for a four day trip to china. i learned a whole lot more about china. this visit sparked my interest. i actually wanna learn more about their culture. but now, i;m happily back home...waiting for summer's deadline to explode.ü

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