Saturday Road Trip with Friends

Saturday, November 13, 2010


Spontaneity...spontaneity...
We shouldn't plan for road trips; we should just go and take them!

2:00 am

• Arrived at Dagupan Bus Liner Terminal 

3:00 am

• Bus left for Manaoag
• Road trip with my best friends Melody (Mel) and Lovella (Vel)
• Wheat pandesal, eggs, Marty's ("Marty's is not a pig! Hindi siya baboy! Gulay! Gulay!")
• 'Makulit' chicharon vendor all over Vel :)

7:00 am

• Reached the Our Lady of Manaoag Church
• Bought Manaoag items and candles
• Attended mass and had our candles blessed
• Visited the shrine
• Lighted our candles and sent out our prayers to the Heavenly Father
• Watched some  curious "plays of flames" among candles
• Bought more candles
• Floated our candles over water…let go…let go :)

10:00 am 

• Craved for Max's but realized it's in Urdaneta (whoops)
• Breakfast at Gianni's, Manaoag
• Loved the 'lutong bahay' and their kind accommodation of Mel's request for sunny side up eggs
• Menudo, Binagoongan, Giniling, 12-oz Coke…yum yum
• Decided spontaneously to go to Baguio :)

11:00 am

• Got Maxx candies instead, hehe
• Walked to the van terminal 
• 'Makulit' empanada vendor all over Vel (again)
• Van left for Baguio
• Dizzying overtakes had us on the edge of our seats (Thank God, the fare came with insurance :)

12:30 pm

• Reached Baguio (Otek St.) 
• Strolled to Burnham park and had 'hilaw na mangga' (Mel), pink cotton candy (Vel) and blue cotton candy (yours truly)
• Enjoyed the 30-minute swan ride, pedaling (Vel and myself) and steering (Me) through "the swan lake" of tourist-y boats under the noontime sun and against the lovely cool breeze

2:00 pm

• Lunch at Ganza Restaurant - Tiyan ng Bangus sa Miso, Special Chopsuey, Mango Shakes (Mel and Vel) and Buko Juice (Yours Truly), with a cute Pot of Rice
• Yum yum fresh veggies…delicious lunch…so Baguio!
• Another enlightening girl talk over lunch on the past, present and future
• Went knitwear shopping - furry warmer (Mel), knitted colorful caps (Mel and myself) and cellphone holders (Vel and myself)
• Window-shopped through ukay-ukay but held back (good job girls!)
• Bought strawberry jam (Vel and myself) and honey (Vel)

3:45 pm

• Rode taxi to Victory Liner Terminal 
• Honest cab drivers here; they give you change
• Bought tickets and rested for a while

4:40 pm

• Bus left for Manila
• Food trip in two bus stopovers 
• Donuts 'n Dip (Vel and myself), hotdog and puto (Mel)
• Capuccino (Mel and myself), macaroons (myself) and croissant (Vel)

11:30 pm

• We're back in Makati! 
• "Cinderella is home before midnight :)"
• What a lovely Saturday road trip with friends!

P.S.

Eat, Pray Love (Makati...Manaoag...where next?)

It's Feminine Friday!

My "technicolor" dress 

(My own girlie version of Joseph the Dreamer's multicolored coat)

It's so pretty I don't want to take it off! :)

Hahaha