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The Macau-Hong Kong Experience

Nyaha i need to blog about this na kasi kapag tumagal pa i may not remember some details. haha. kahit wala ako sa mood magsulat at hindi pa tapos mag edit ng pics i think it will do na hehe.

ok, so how will i start?! by date na lang siguro. since it was my first travel abroad siguro this is one of my most memorable trip. sa dami dami na ng napuntahan ko sa luzon nung bata ko, dito ko lang din naranasan ang mga first times like riding air plane, bus, train and ferry in just a day. haha. it was a great experience even more kung kasama ko mga friends ko or family. although i'm thankful i had spent kahit few hours lang with my aunts there in hong kong.

first day (august 29, 2008)

1pm from diosdado macapagal international airport we fly to macau airport. ayos naman since na cancel nga a week before yung flight mejo nakapag practice na hahaha! i mean at least i have some ideas na on the whereabouts.

around 3pm we landed in macau then mga 4pm we go straight at the venetian care of free bus ride from the airport to the hotel. we had a short merienda at the venetian food court, noodle soup na may dumplings ata yun. in fairness super anghang ng chili sauce nila compared sa chili sa chowking haha, pero masarap. authentic chinese noodle ang lasa.

by 5pm we go staright to the ferry terminal of cotai jet macau where we sail to hongkong. we're going to pass another country again so the passports are checked again. the by 7pm we're in hongkong. had to take a train (kung sa atin merong mrt sa kanila it's called mtr, i think it' s like metro transit railway, ops guess lang yown haha what's your guess?! haha)

around 8pm we arrived in tsim sha tsui station from admiral station ata yun. then we walked along the streets until we get to the royal pacific hotel where we checked in. then we went outside for dinner near the hotel. it's a chinese restaurant along canton road, if i remember it right its called the royal feast (in english). i ordered asado with rice. the last rice i ate on the four day tour since the following days are full of mcdonalds' and kfc.

after dinner we walk the streets of nearby places til midnight. tell you i'm walking on one leg that night because the other had cramps. fudgeeeit. haha. but we had wonderful view of the business district of hongkong. have you watched the dark knight? that's exactly the buildings we've seen. hehe. then after a long walk and photoshoots we went back to the hotel, clean up, took a bath and had a good night sleep. bagsak na bagsak na katawan ko nito. haha.

second day (august 30, 2008)

break fast at kfc around 9pm. then by 10pm the boys together with our boss travel to ocean park via the mts and bus. yep i had a chance to sit on the top half of the double deck bus. haha. the girls went by themselves to shop. they told us the ocean park is better than the hongkong disneyland?! hmmm. so there at the park we walk around, see the giant aquariums and rode the cable car along the mountains and sea side. we had lunch at mcdo, grabe naman yung bigmac, mukang regular pa lang nila yun, wala sa kanila yung regular meals sa pinas na maliliit na burger, parang it start with the cheeseburger na plus size tas palaki na ng palaki at wala silang rice meals kaya yun , hehe) i also enjoyed the roller coaster and the abyss (free fall - grabe to, di ka makakasigaw sa kaba, haha super fun). then after that mga 3pm we went sa hotel dahil sobrang init talaga. pero siyempre another byahe nanaman, bus tas mtr.

we rested for a few hours sa room, natulog yung iba, ako nag ayos ng gamit, haha at nanuod ng chinese shows haha joke. after dinner around 8pm na siguro yun, nagpapalit na kami ng us dollars to hk dollars. ewan ko pero parang mas sure kasi kapag us ung dala namin kesa peso although meron namanag nagpapalit ng peso to hk dollars.

then we walk staright to the nioght market, i forgot the name of the street, but we certainly pass by nathan road where commercial strips can also be found. well actually kahit saang sulok ka naman tumingin it's either boutiques or restaurant lang naman. so there, yung panahaon parang pinas din ang init sobra. although sabi nila malapit na daw mag winter dun at end of summer na nung andun kami. after a long walk (enjoy naman maglakad eh, pero pwede ka mag cab if you want) nrating na din namin ang night market. Andaming tourists, some eating on the side, chinese foods tas yung iba grilled, and marami ring nag seserve ng beers. parang malate streets siya na nilagayan mo ng tiangge sa gitna haha. ^_^. ayun sobrang sarap mamaili kahit puro pasalubong sa family nabili ko. haha. ayos lang pero nakakapanghinayang kasi andami pang magaganda at mura. hehe. ayon, bring your phone or mini calcu para matantsa niyo kung worth it yung bibilhin niyo haha. pwede ring tumawad. i bought a bag for my sisiter originall 250 dollars eh feeling ko super mahal kaya umalis ako, tas tinawag ako sabi niya 150 na lang daw, eh tumawad ako ng 120, sabi nung chinese 135 tas nag last price ako ng 125, hehe cool. sana pinaabot ko pa ng 100. haha. but it was a nice experience although some chinese vendors eh masusungit. haha.asar.

pagbalik sa hotel i mga midnight na ulit, i called my aunt who's working there kasi imi meet ko sila tas yun natulog na ko.

day 3 (august 31, 2008)

i meet up with my aunts sa lobby ng hotel namin. nagpaalam muna ko siyempre sa boss na kung pwede magspend ng time sa kanila. since free time naman tong araw na to, pinayagan ako. hehe. but i had to be back by 1pm kasi babalik na kami ng macau. ayun i had breakfast and lunch with my aunties. Auntie Mila, Odet and Nenet make me libot around the harbour city since limited nga yung time kaya kelangan magmadali at dun lang din malapit sa hotel kami naggala. Bumili rin ng additional pasalubong. hehe. ansaya lang kasi minsan lang na may makadalaw sa kanila dun, sayang di na ko nakapunta sa apartment nila with some filipino friends and relatives eh di sana marami pa sanang kwentuhan at lagay haha joke.

by afternoon we went back to macau via the cotai jet again, then bus to the venetian tas libot libot lang sa loob. yung iba nagshopping. after namin magcheck-in sa bonggang bonggang room, kumain sa eat all you can buffet style restaurant called "the bambu" . sooover naman tong experience na to. di ko lang na enjoy yung sea foods aksi baka umariba allergies ko. kaya naman nagpakalunod ako sa desserts. oh fudgeness, favorite ko na yung blueberry cheesecake nila. ansarap. heaven, haha. pati yung starwberry ice cream na may fresh starwberries at mongo ice cream na may sweet bits ng mongo. whoooh. saya. haha. tinikman ko rin yung portuguese egg tar na specialty daw sa macau, masarap din hehe. aftre nun naggala sa mga high end stores inside the hotel tas bumalik lang ako sa room para magpahinga saglit tas bumaba ako sa casino (i know macau is known for its world calss casino hotels) to play pero hindi yung mga big games, haha i just tried the slot machine na sa sobrang pagka aliw eh natalo na pala ako ng 60 dollars so i stopped na, iniwan ko na yung mga kasama ko sa baba na naglalaro ng mga card games, haha. nanalo ata sila eh. haha. congrats naman dun. haha. ^_^. ayun since wala pa yung iba namin kasama sa room i watched tv na muna, since there are twobig tvs in a room they are also watching on the other side ng ibang show. palipat lipat ako sa ugly betty, discovery at mtv. pero naisip ang gulo haha kaya nagsettle ako sa live concert ng coldplay. hehe. idol. hehe.

last day (september 01, 2008)

we had breakfast at mcdo, tas diretso na sa grand canal for the gondola ride.inside the venetian pa rin to. if you've watched "dangerous beauty" which is shot in venice, it was just like that. the gondola is the boat which carries 4 person max tas may sailorman basta yung taga sagwan. haha. yung nasakyan namin girl yung nagsasagwan. hehe. tas they sing classic italian songs to really feel the venetian atmosphere. ang gagaling kapag nagkasalubong yung girl at boy they sing in duet. coolness. meron pa ngang pinoy na ganun. well actually there's a lot of pinoy sa macau kahit sa casino matatawa ka na lang kasi they speak tagalog na lang bigla. haha. ayun after the gondola ride yung iba naggala pa ulit kaya naman medyo na late kami ng bus ride papuntang airport di na kami nakapag lunch. but anyways ayos lang kasi halos heavy breakfast naman yung nakain namin and nakahabol kami sa flight. so yun mga more than an hour and a half yung pabalik ng pilipinas. mga 4pm na ata kami nakababa ng clark. tas lunch/dinner sa junjun's na may masarap na bbbq at sisis hay kakamiss magkanin kaya naman tinodo ko na ang rice. hehe. yummers. by 8:30 na ko nakabalik ng house kasi naman yung mga taxi sa cubao nangongontrata. darn. buti may mabait na manong taxi driver after ilang mahaba habang antay. hehe.

the whole experience was really fun. a lot of firsts and defenitely memorable ones. sana maulit pa to. hehe. and hopefully kasama ko na family ko. i really want to travel with them. hay kelangan pa magbanat ng buto ng sobra sobra. pero siyempre had to enjoy life also. para naman balance di ba?! and of course a lot of prayers and faith. hehe. til my next blog.... ^_^

more pics on the photos section. haha. tinamad na kasi ako mag edit. pero worth looking -- the food, the room interior, the venetian shops and gondola ride. ^__^

posted by juliusmarzan @ 2:57 PM