Watching the famous sunset at Marina Bay is one of the things that anyone should not miss doing when they come to Manila. I didn’t get to do it back then because I stayed in the Makati area which is quite far from the coastal bay so when I found out that the hotel that I was going to stay in is located so near to Marina Bay, I knew I wouldn’t miss doing it this time. And of course,…
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…
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….