It seems Im always starting these posts in Manila as I'm about to rush off somewhere. Just had a yummy breakfast of fried bananas, pandesal, and what I think was fried spam. It was definetly some sort of canned meat. Surprisingly delicious. We're heading out soon to visit some family on our way to a day trip to Tagaytay, a city nearish to Manila best known for its volcano. Or atleast that's why I know it...
Anyways, have been having a great time in Manila. I find myself not taking nearly as many pictures as I normally do - I think it's because it's so familiar it feels kind of home like. I was here for 2 months when I was in Grade 6, and was last here 2 years ago. The biggest difference Ive noted so far was at the airport - I think it's been redone since I was last here. Though atleast getting picked up went really smoothly this time around - I think we were the only flight coming in, so it wasn't crowded like last time.
Another perk of arriving so late (I think it was past 1am when we finally left the airport) was no traffic. Which is ridiculously brutal here in Manila. You see three cars where there are two lanes, cars cutting accross lanes at an angle - going to the mall yesterday involved no only cutting accross a sidewalk, but also briefly going the wrong way in traffic. It's a good thing the family here uses a driver who's a pro at navigating the roads.
Yesterday was spent taking a nice shower using the yummy beauty products they had ready for me - honestly, showering before breakfast makes me hungry. Then a mani/pedi, with a fullon footspa which was fantastic. The lady who does it comes to the house, and in total it winds up costing like $5? If I had the time, I would do them every day. Hopefully I get the chance to do it again before I leave.
And then the rest of the day was filled with shopping at Greenhills. Which I think might be a series of attached shopping centres? Part of it is an asian style bazaar with lots of stalls, and some parts are a more traditional shopping mall. Mainly bought jewelry - the pearl products they have available here are fabulous. And such a bargain. We were there for hours, though it wasn't all because of shopping. Because of the wicked traffic here, cars with certain licence plates can't be on the road on certain days at certain times. The van we were usig had to be off the road yesterday from 3-7, so we kind of stalled a little.
Ended up heading home after stopping for dinner at Max's chicken place. Got in at a reasonable hour, so initially intended on unpacking properly. Which didn't really happen, but atleast I have a vague idea now of where my things are. Mainly spent the evening hanging out with my grandmother, which was nice as that's one of the main reasons I come to Manila.
Anyways, I think everyone is almost ready to go, so Ill end this now. Better than having them wait on me as I madly type a few more words.
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