A short respite in Manila

A short respite in Manila, I've enjoyed it, but it wasn't satisfying enough. Time was wasted meaninglessly while getting stuck in traffic jams, and waiting for one another.

I wished I had time to walk through the shopping malls (there are countless of them in Manila), or just to sit down and have some nice coffee. Talking about coffee, it's a Starbucks heaven in Manila. Starbucks is everywhere. I see a Starbucks outlet every 10 minutes when cruising down the streets.

Yes, I love Starbucks. :)

Photoshoots were less rewarding than expected. Traffic jams, bad weather. Oh well.

I was lucky though, to have close encounters with the Filipino celebrities. Although I didn't get my chance to see Piolo and Richard Poon in person, I was able to enter the studio of ABS-CBN to witness the production of a live talkshow. Many thanks to Nonoy's contacts. :)

And I was even luckier to see Kris Aquino in person, with her cute little Baby James, hours before my flight back to Singapore. :) Had a photo taken with her too! :D

Managed to trick people that I'm a fake Filipino (or maybe a fake Singaporean). Haha.

Thank you Imee and Tita Celina for hosting, thank you Joy and Niña for flying in from Bago City, for bringing me the squid rings. Thanks to Tricia and Nonoy too, for knowing how much I wish to see Piolo and Richard. Haha.

It's just a matter of time before I return to Manila, or to other parts of the Philippines. And I look forward to the day. :)