Vacation time again :)

My Bohol trip two years ago was so memorable that I told myself that I had to come back. This year thanks to Havaianas, Erman and I are going on an all expense paid trip to Balicasag Island, Bohol. Yay! Our trip is scheduled this month... hopefully the weather won't be as bad as it is now. Anyway, here is a list of the things that i look forward to doing in Bohol:listen to the wavesmeet a starfish...

and other great creatures (tarsier included of course!)eat at the Bee Farm and try out new restaurants (my friend Al gave me a whole list!)swing by the hanging bridge, chocolate hills, Baclayon church, light house, man made forest
and all the must see sights :)say hello to the cats i befriended near the airport :)and lastly, wear the snake skin bra at the zoo (kidding!!!)

time for a coffee break!

Thanks to my 9 day vacation I am now swamped with work! I've been having 12 hour work shifts for the past week... yes i know i work from home but still! anyway, took a few of my friends and headed to the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for a well deserved coffee break this afternoon. There's always time for coffee... right? haha! :) Btw, talking to your toys is a clear sign that you definitely need to take a break!we're here!one cappuccino please!an oatmeal raisin for meand a yummy bran muffin for...... mr. giant bot!whoops! i think it's time for a refill!want some more, mr. yellow?mr. red poses by the window!

this is my coffee bean and tea leaf story

Wishing at the Fountain of Wealth

I have always believed in wishing wells, lucky coins and the like so i was really amazed when Erman and I visited the Fountain of Wealth in Suntec City, Singapore. The Fountain of Wealth is the mother of all wishing wells! I found out that it is even included in the Guinness book of records as the largest fountain in the world. Cool, huh?

The fountain is located at the basement of the Suntec compound. Visitors can make a wish by going around the main ring 3 times while touching the water with their right hand. It is best to visit the fountain in the afternoon and then stick around until 6pm when they turn on the water for the big ring. It would have been cool to make a wish again (and get wet!) when the main fountain is on but unfortunately they close the visitor entrance at this point. Aaw! Anyway, let's just wait and see if the lucky fountain works :)

the fountain with the water on!The building inside the ring (photos by erman and meow)

Lunch at Metro Club

Dining at the Metro Club in Makati is always a pleasant experience for us. Aside from the good food, the prices are unbelievable! Can you believe that they have desserts for as low as P6.00 (chocolate eclair) each! Wow!
pool pic from here

Their pumpkin soup is a winner at p 23.00. It comes with a dinner roll and butter too! That's cheaper (and definitely healthier) than Jollibee's creamy macaroni soup at p27.00!

We also ordered Pinakbet p78.00, Grilled Fish Fillet p110 and Crispy Pata p 300. The Crispy Pata is the most expensive item in the menu but is really worth the price because it is good for about 3 to 4 people. But I think everyone during our lunch had a serving of Crispy Pata (well, except for me because i don't eat pork) so in our case it was able to serve 5 people. With high cholesterol food such as Crispy Pata, it's best to just get small servings... unless you want to get a heart attack or something! haha!


The Metro Club is at Estrella Cor. Amapola St., Bel-Air Village, Makati City (members only)

LOVE by Robert Indiana.

i remember being fascinated by this LOVE design ever since i was in grade school. i had a huge stamp collection and among my favorites was a USA stamp that had this image printed on. It was only in college that i found out that the artist behind this work was Robert Indiana. we were discussing copyright laws then and this LOVE artwork was used as an example. Apparently, the design was first used for MoMa (Museum of Modern Art) Christmas cards in 1964 (tagal na!) and then was used for several sets of postage stamps. the LOVE became so popular that it was reproduced several times in the form of shirts, mugs and other items without permission from the artist! all of this happened because Indiana had failed to copyright the design (sayang!)

anyhoo... i've been really intrigued by this artwork and was really happy to finally see one in the flesh! This LOVE sculpture in Singapore is 1 out of 22 installed all over the world! hopefully i can visit the remaining 21 :)



Robert Indiana © 1992
1/3
(i wonder where 2/2 and 3/3 are!)

singapore is cat country.

Singapore is definitely cat country! i mean, what other country has a cat (um, merlion pala) as its symbol? me-ow!
i was able to spot a few wild meows too unlike in Hong Kong where stray animals are nowhere to be seen (except birds). in the grocery i saw a few cat adoption ads complete with cute photos. i really hope those kitties get adopted soon. anyway, here are a few meow sightings in the Lion city :)

giant merlion at Sentosa














water spitting merlion in the city

















wild lion at the temple in little india
















a green temple lion (still in little india)





a meow themed resto at glutton bay (near the esplanade)






















an ad for neutering






meow sightings at the Singapore zoo and the night safari!

all set and ready to go on a vacay!

finally finished a few last minute requests from my clients. argh. my stress level has been on high this whole week! haha. now i have about an hour left to pack for my 9 day vacation. yey! my luggage will contain the following items:

1. 1kg frozen hotdogs (for a friend)
2. 1 huge can of tuna (for a friend again)
3. 5 pairs of pants (only 3 are mine)
4. 3 books (2 photoshop books for Tye and my Love in the time of Cholera by GGM)
5. my clothes and toiletries
6. cameras (i plan to bring 3)
7. a few bots and...
9. NUGGET (i wish!)

all set!