Hong Kong High

It has got to be one of my most favorite places ever. I've been to HK so many times but I still never get tired of it. Each time I come back to Manila, I'll always be dreaming of the next time I'll return. Maybe it's because I'm such a shopaholic and HK is a shoppers ultimate mecca, or maybe it's because it's so easy to get around there you won't feel like a tourist at all. Their transport system is so efficient which makes me so envious, why can't our government do that here? It was sale season over there and there were loads to buy,if you have the mooolah, which I don't. Boo-hoo. I've never seen so many Gucci bags in use! Almost every other local I saw was toting one, males included. Gucci is THAT big over there apparently, well, based on the long queues outside every Gucci store I saw. And it's not cheap in HK I tell ya.

Anyway, this time around, I went with my sister from NY, her kids and her (mine too) cutie pie grandson. They visited the amusement parks and had so much fun shopping, my sister being an incorrigible shopper herself. I didn't go with them to Ocean Park because I've been there several times already. Instead I strolled around Causeway BAy and Harbour City by my lonesome and did a LITTLE bit of shopping. It was fun though. I enjoy shopping alone even when Im here in MAnila. I notice that I do the most damage to my cards when I shop alone. Haha! I went with them to Disneyland. It was Ok..Just a bit bigger than Enchanted Kingdom. I enjoyed the parade though. The production design is amazing! There are so many pinoy performers among them. Too bad we didn't get to see any of the shows because we had to wait 45 minutes just to get in! We tried out a few of the rides. They were fun. nothing heart-stopping, and that's how I like it.

I didn't take too many pictures because I have like tons of them already, from my past trips. I only took a few when we were in Disneyland.

Gaya-Gaya

because i'm just too lazy to think of a topic...

LAST MOVIE YOU SAW IN A THEATER: The Lake House--A feel-good movie that has many loopholes and a very pinoy ending.

WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW: Geez...there are so many i've started, but the one that's on my bedside table now is We were the Mulvaneys by Joyce Carol Oates.

FAVORITE BOARDGAME: Scrabble!

FAVORITE MAGAZINE: In Style

FAVORITE SMELLS: a baby, CLEAN perfumes, fresh from the oven pizza, and the smell of ginger being sauteed.

COMFORT FOODS: hot, hot pizza, lucky me supreme la paz batchoy, chips and dips, and a cold glass of iced tea.

FAVORITE SOUNDS: cooing ang laughter from a baby, early morning sound of waves on a beachside, birds chirping, the noise my pamangkins make when they get together.

WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: The feeling of helplessness and desperation when a loved one is gravely ill.

WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING: Lord, thank you for this brand new day.

FAVORITE FAST FOOD PLACE: KFC!!

FUTURE CHILD'S NAME: Maxine or Maximillan

FINISH THIS STATEMENT "IF I HAD A LOT OF MONEY I WOULD.." : Travel the world.

DO YOU DRIVE FAST? I'd like to say I drive carefully...hahaha!

DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?: I think i have a small stuffed elephant somewhere in my bed, but i didn't put him there.

STORMS, COOL OR SCARY? : scary! I worry and i can't sleep when a storm is raging outside.

WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CAR? : a red kia pride

FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK: vodka tonic

FINISH THIS STATEMENT- "IF I HAD THE TIME I WOULD LOVE TO" : go to the gym

DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI: yes. i love veggies.

IF YOU COULD DYE YOUR HAIR ANY COLOR, WHAT WOULD YOU CHOOSE? : medium brown with light brown highlights.

GLASS HALF-EMPTY OR FULL: half-empty, always.

HOW MANY TOWNS/CITIES HAVE YOU LIVED IN? : one--good ole manille

FAVORITE PLACE TO RELAX: the beach!

FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH: tennis and gymnastics

WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED? : dust bunnies...hehe..

TOILET PAPER/PAPER TOWEL-OVER OR UNDER?: over of course. it SHOULD be that way.

Back to School

It all happened so fast. And now I find myself in the middle of waking up very early on mondays and tuesdays, taking down notes, cramming for exams and most off all, wearing a UNIFORM. Ugh. I never thought I'd wear another uniform in my whole life. But here I am, back in the campus and taking up my second course, nursing. It felt strange at first, going to a new school after a bazillion years, meeting new people, and the prospect of a career change. If not for a benefactor, this would never have happened. And now, I find myself enjoying all these new things that are happening to me. I liked going to class, hanging out with my new friends, basically, just being a student again. I just don't know if I'll still feel this way once we start our tour of duty.

God help me.