Returning to Rizal Park

Posted on July 15, 2012 by jipp

Manila really is a city that doesn’t sleep. We were woken up by a series of loud bangs at 3 in the morning and upon looking out the window, a firework display was brightening the sky over Malate. o.O

Despite being in the same time zone as Malaysia (there’s no/little time difference), the sun rays seem to touch down on Manila earlier then they do in KL or even Sabah. I was surprised to see it was already bright even when it was still 5.30 am !

Good morning Manila !

It was Sunday so there was no way we could skip church when my mom was there (LOL). Continue reading →

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Hello MANILA (We Meet Again)!

Posted on July 12, 2012 by jipp

It would be my second time to the Philippines – or rather Manila – and somehow I was so excited about the trip probably because I hadn’t really traveled anywhere this year apart from my weekend getaway to Brunei and later Singapore (which I don’t really consider a travel trip because I went there for a marathon).

It would be totally a different experience for me because I was going to travel with my family members for the first time. I knew, it would not be easy and I had to let myself be prepared for the worst since they themselves had never crossed any international border ever before except for my elder sister who went to Medan on a tour package last year. Continue reading →

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The Day I Visited the Angkor Wat

Posted on July 10, 2012 by jipp

Previously on my trip to Cambodia, I blogged about us doing the Grand Tour at the Angkor Wat temples. Of course, we had to spare the Mini Tour for the next day because we wanted to do what most people would do when they come to Siem Reap – to view the Angkor Wat (which is part of Mini Tour) at sunrise.

Riding on a Tuk Tuk at five in the morning, we knew instantly that we had made a HUGE mistake by coming to Siem Reap without a single piece of thick cloth and we now had to face the consequences. It was so smiting cold that none of us could even mutter a word without stuttering so everybody chose not to talk at all.  Brrrrr! LOL

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People were already piling up when we arrived at the entrance to Angkor Wat. A cycling event was about to take off so there were more people than it would have been if there was no event going on at all. Continue reading →

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