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Thursday, May 18, 2017

airline

4 months!!! (--and I said I was gonna blog more this year!) 

 What has happened... 
- I went home to the Philippines 
- I got back to Qatar (too much for a list, LOL)

 Between those moments, I had a lot to blog about, and yet not one single post. Partly because the internet connection in the Philippines is too bad. (nah-just kidding, it's better now, actually, I am just really lazy!)

 So February this year, my little sister turned 18 (just in numbers heehee). I felt sorry that I did not get to be there for her, as I had been for my three cousins when they each celebrated theirs. I am really into organizing parties and events, and I had many plans for my sister's debut. Anyway, I was there "in the spirit" ^_^

 I decided to come home a month after. Through Etihad which had one stop-over in Abu Dhabi. At first, of course, I was excited, coz I was gonna see one new place. I posted  TripAdvisor review, please disregard the grammar errors I think I did that half-awake, just the same, here's some more info:


At Hamad International Airport, there was a long line at the check-in counters which made me regret why I forgot to do an online check-in the night before (I made a mental note to ALWAYS check-in online at least 4 hours before the flight as I look at the empty bag-drop counter).

I once forfeited a flight because the plane left... and I was busy reading a book at the airport's upper level --well that's a different story. Anyway, I always made sure I find the boarding gates immediately after check-in, and wait there, no matter how long the delay would be. Luckily, this time, I was not left behind :)

 The flight from Doha to Abu Dhabi took only an hour. Just enough for a light snack, and I always loved eating in-flight. I love traveling by air planes. Anyway, I'm getting distracted by the thought of dried fruits and nuts. As soon as the plane started its descend, I looked outside the window to see how Abu Dhabi looks like. At first it was all sea and sand. It was a pretty sight, but I hoped to see buildings. I finally saw one, and it had the Ferrari logo on top, and that was it. That's the largest building I saw from the top, and the rest were like houses and small buildings. I was a bit disappointed, especially when the plane landed. I looked around (tried to look around when the plane was heading to the main airport building), and the tallest building I saw was the airport control tower. (Later on, I found out from a friend that the airport was a bit far away from the city.)

 At Abu Dhabi airport, I was surprised to find out that we had to take a shuttle to the main building. This is like one of the domestic flights I had back in Manila, so this is not new to me but it came as a surprise because this was an International flight. Most passengers uttered their disbelief-- they were expecting to pass through a tube. We also got through security gates again, which was again, surprising--we just got off a plane, we went no where between the plane and the airport? So after going around, exploring Abu Dhabi Duty Free, I decided to eat. I got tired and so hungry (I couldn't wait for another set of plane food haha!) I chose this cool-looking cafe (Bricco Café) only to get disappointed with the serving. I paid 32 Dirhams for two small cutlets of chicken and a heap of undercooked rice. It was unjust. It was unfair for my hungry tummy.  

 So to cut it short, I boarded the plane to Manila, arrived in the early morning, got a Grab (local transport provider) and got welcomed by our dog, Mimi (yep, no one else but her --on their defense, only my mom knew I was going home and it was really waaay too early!)
I'll write again about the Philippines stay.... when I want to. HAHA. Off to lunch!

PHILIPPINES!!! (super delayed post)

Friday, August 28, 2009

Jared

HAHAH. i'm actually here! sometimes it's really hard to believe. like when i'm walking on the streets, and seeing the stars... strolling on the mall, and seeing jeepneys outside! seeing filipinos all around me. feels so good to be here.

it's not like i've been gone for more than 5 years... but still, nothing compares to my own country. although it's crazy most of the time, i'm still proud of it.

so i came here last august 7... on a rainy day, like the last time. and spent my week preparing for jared's birthday. but i couldn't see him yet because of the flu scare. and his birthday came by, successfully, with my brother's help, and mom also ;) it was fun, and it was fun for me too because i always liked organizing parties.




blogging from my lola's kitchen

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Philippines

listening to Celine's ALL BY MYSELF :)


i'm really all by myself right now, coz they are asleep already, and my brother's outside with his friends. it's wednesday, and if there was ever a time when i feel like time is moving so s-l-o-w, this must be one of those. must be favorable, but i'm just really bored.

i have always been anticipating about this for so long, and now it's happened, i know i am happy. but i want to go home. but i love being with my grannies. i love spoiling them.

(it's all coming back to me ... now...)

pwede? (sigh)

so i've been here in the Philippines 12 days and so many thing has happened.