i wish i could ask my brain to stop from thinking even for a minute.
i will stop dreaming for a while. i'd stop feeling happy, bored, angry. just nothing. i feel like i am exhausted. its like i want to shutdown just right now. even big computers stop processing while in the middle of system maintenance right? i hope i could too. no don't try to imitate me. try to think of your own trip in life bro.
pang-ilan na ba to sa mga ginawa kong blog. hindi ko na mabilang. pano lagi na lang naba-block ng mis ang mga blog sites. ha ha ha. ang galing nila no. no offense. trabaho lang. for sure ilang days o week lang block na to. pero bago mangyari yun magbablog muna ako kahit saglit lang. kahit ngayon lang. kahit ngayong week lang.
i tried to play with my ixus800is but since i can't find a subject i decided to shoot some things in my room.
before you enter the hellzone here's what is gonna greet you: restricted area. for no reason is the room restricted. but anyone can come inside anyway.
the patient's bed. why patient? i don't know. everything is white. from the bedcovers to the pillowcase. only some stripes of purple on the blanket but who cares?
small cabinet holds some boxes. you don't wanna know other stuff in it.
i pretend sometimes that i know how to play it. let's start rockin.
naruto in the middle of the buddha face and a "piggy bank".
coins sometimes called money. he he he he
kon, mr. bean, dreamcatcher and donaldduck keyring. on the wall of fame.
lights anyone? planning to start lung cancer? be my guest.
baguio silver.
shoes?
wanna smell nice?
mp3 player? yes and no.
where i save my hidden files. yes. i don't have pc nor laptop. poor me.
let's plan ahead.
this is my two year old guitar which i play only whenever i feel like playing. maybe that is why until now i am not good at it. hmmm
saw some news on TV this morning. in this third world country 3 fugitives who escaped their prison cell was shot to death. i don't know what they were thinking. what they would do if in case they escaped scathe-free. well they died. so they can't do anything now. good riddance? nabawasan ang masasamang tao/elementong gumagala sa lipunan pero ang masasamang tao na nagnanakaw sa kaban ng bayan, nananamantala sa kanilang estado at posisyon ay buhay pa rin. sweet life.
actually i do not care about them. but i can't help it. one way or another i might be affected by these acts. may mga tao sigurong ayaw lang magbago. na mas masarap sa pakiramdam nila kapag may kapangyarihan silang magpasunod sa mga maliliit na tao. mga taong walang kalaban-laban. mga taong nawalan na rin ng pag-asa sa buhay. nabubuhay na lang sa karampot na kinikita. parang mga hayop na naghahalukay ng makakain sa mga tambak ng basura. ironic kase may opinyon ako tungkol dito pero wala akong ginagawa para makatulong. naiinis ako sa mga pulitiko na magaling manloko ng mga taong mahihina. madaling mapagsamantalahan. ano ba ang gagawin nila sa napakaraming kayamanan na iipunin nila sa mundong ito? hindi naman nila kayang i-enjoy lahat ng milyones na nakukurakot nila di ba? madami naman sigurong bagay na pwedeng mapuntahan ang mga kayamanan nilang gustong angkinin. pwede namang itulong sa mga taong maysakit, i-improve ang mga ospital, mga pangunahing lansangan, magbukas ng bagong trabaho, etc etc. subalit hindi nila naiisip yun.
ewan ko ba. ganito naman ata kahit sa ibang bansa. kung ayaw niyong magbago bahala kayo. tatamaan din kayo ng ligaw na bala. o kaya ipapapatay din naman kayo ng mga kaaway niyo. kita kita na lang tayo sa impyerno.
naiinis lang ako kaya ako ganito ngayon pero ayokong mapunta sa impyerno. sila na lang.
day one
i woke up early. about 2:00 am since i need to fetch toni from her place. err. i mean i need to be at her place so that her dad could give us a ride to NAIA. i arrived at her place in cainta about 3am and waited for about 15 minutes since she just got out of shower.
we arrived at the airport about 4:30am. we got our boarding passs about 5am already.
the plane left at exactly 7am and arrived at hongkong international airport by 9am. we got out of the airport at around 11am due to a long queue at the immigration counter. we took the airport express and rode the bus to marco polo prince. we did some unpacking and some rest. i got my own bed with 4 pillows. god i love to sleep already but i don't want to waste the time sleeping.
around 1pm we roamed the hotel ground until we found crystal jade resto. we need to wait since we are seven in the group. lunch was quite good though i only had some chinese soup and i forgot what they call it dimsum.
we took some walk in the afternoon and look for money changer. the current rate is US$1 = HK$7.01 but luckily we found one that is much better. he gave us $7.7. that was a catch. i shelled out US$200 for the day. we took the MTR to go to mongkok to do some shopping. i am not familiar with the train system in hk but if you know how to read you'll get by. we purchased the octupus card for $150 which is good until it has value left (i guess $100) an you can refund the remaining amount including $50. we took the tsuen wan line from tsim sha tsui to yau me tei then change train on kwunteng line from yau me tei to mongkok. so basically the lines going back is just the same.
in mongkok there's a lot of shops to choose from. if you are looking for gadgets like mobile phones of any brands and models, digital cameras, high-end tv, portable video players, watches, shirts, pants, shorts, cosmetics, antiques etc. you name it they have it.. that is if you know where to find what you are looking for.there are lots of sasa stores in every corners and turns as well as watsons, bonjour and i don't know the others. my feet are already aching what the hell. its gonna be years again before i could visit the place so i just ignored the pain and keep on walking, window shopping and did some buying. i got myself a hummer edt for $210. its quite cheaper compared to the price in the phils. i also bought some cream for my eyebag and mini edt for pasalubong. i think this mini edts are freebies for the perfs that you are gonna buy but since i cannot buy all my friends perfs the same size that i got for myself i just bought some for them. i was not lucky enough to find a shirt for myself coz its hard to choose specially if there is to choose from so i decided to just look around. we went back to the hotel around 7pm and had our dinner at xxx. food there was cheap and not that good really. we were planning to have the cruise but unfortunately it was raining that night so we just stayed in the hotel. toni wants to go outside to do some late shopping so we strolled kowloon god knows what street was that but i remember that street coz we went there in '04 when we first went there. anyway bossini and giordano had a sale that day/night so i was able to buy myself a shirt and a walking shorts. we got like 10% discount. went back to bed around 11pm.
day two
woke up early.our IT for the day is hk island. we took mtr to get to admiralty. we are supposed to explore the island but we have no solid plans so we took a cab instead and went to a temple in hollywood rd. toni's cuz tried a fortune teller for a $100 i guess to know the future. whatever. bought some ref magnet then we went to the tram for a peak ride. the ticket we got covered the tram ride and the visit to m. taussaud wax museum. we had our lunch there as well and in the afternoon when everyone is so tired of walking we planned on going back to the hotel since it was raining already. instead we went to times square and sogo for further shopping. and for some reason it did not end there. we went back to mongkok to buy mobile phones. they bough like 5 or 6 units. cellphones is cheaper there buy 1500-2000 pesos.. really. since it was still raining hard that day we decided to have our dinner there. looking for a place to eat was hard since it was also raining hard and its already dark though the place was full of lights. we saw one familiar place- kfc. afterwards we went to walk of the stars in kowloon. it was there we learned that the cruise is operating even when its raining. how stupid were we. anyway, we just watched the symphony of lights and headed back to the hotel.
day 3
we checked-out early in marco polo and took a cab to hollywood disney hotel. after checking-in and having our breakfast in the hotel we went to disneyland. it was raining that morning so its sort of difficult and uncomfortable to roam around and explore the whole theme park. the first location that will greet you is the main street. like the old american street. walking further will lead you to tomorrowland, fantasyland and pirateland. i love the golden mickeys show and the festival of lion king. i like as well the jungle cruise and many adventures of winnie the pooh. i hate the space mountain ride though. i am not a fan of this kind of ride for some reason. i don't like speed and the feeling of being dragged and that feeling in your stomach when the ride is going down at a speed. i hate that. stitch encounter is quite fun though coz raymond was the prisoner number ?? i forgot the number. i bought some merchandise mostly pasalubong for my family in main street. all the stores i noticed sell the same stuff. we had our dinner at main street corner cafe. the waitress there was so accomodating and even warned us that the fireworks was to begin in 5 minutes so we need to hurry finish our fod and pay. the spectacle of lights was a sight to behold.i never saw one in enchanted kingdom so i cannot make any comparison. we went to disney hotel quite satisfied and tired at the same time. as if the night is not over, toni decided to do some night walk around the hotel. there is really nothing to see since its about 10pm.
day 4
that day we went to ngong ping 360, had a cable car ride and walked god knows how many steps was that to the giant buddha. it was raining that day again but that did not drench our spirit. it was our last day anyway. the cable ride was 30 mins long passing the sea and mountains in lantau. the ticket we got was good for the cable car ride, walk with buddha, and monkey's tale. tian tan buddha or the giant buddha was a sight to behold from afar as you can see from my pics in my previous entry.
overall this experience was really amazing. one place with lots of sights, delicious food, disciplined citizens, and shopping stores. i did not enjoy this much the first time i came here. maybe i learned or experienced something new. next stop... i don't know yet. need to save again for the next adventure.
