Another Manila...Another Bangkok

Hey everyone!! surprise. I'm back in Bangkok now. I arrived just yesterday and the moment I got my luggage, I rushed to my apartment, had an hour rest and off to school I go. Yesterday was soooo tiring! It was supposed to be 10 days but the situation is getting better here in Bangkok. Malls are now being opened, financial districts, schools and etc.. Also I'm back in Culinary School which means "more kitchen action". I miss school and have been so much attached to cooking. Which I think is good. But anyway, let me tell you about my Manila hibernation. I haven't been so bloated, so drunk and so happy when I went back home. The reds were stressing me out and so I had to find me leeway from the Bangkok action.

First stop in Manila was SOMS with friends. Well I had a movie earlier and I watched Here Comes the Bride. Funny. But anyway, I'm really disappointed with SOMS. Everyone has been talking about it. Not to be bragging about living in Bangkok for 5 months, but since you already know the Thai taste, it's just incomparable to what you have tasted from the origin itself. Ended my night with the Manila Amoy Lupa people. I'm still wondering why Bangkok doesn't have Gilbey's Premium Strength.

SOMS Pad Thai

mi real brotha and mi other brotha from anotha mothabaretz and raizel
my proxy sister Karling
francis and peeweege and raioldderrtybasterd and wham be nimble

Second stop in Manila for next day was the Saguijo Night. Summer Bikini Open gig in which all the bands were in their Bikinis. The last time I was in Saguijo was 2007. It brought so much memories. I can still remember the I love You Store upstairs. But anyway, I didn't really have a photo of them in their bikinis, but it was fun.Nikolai treated us to North Park. The usual North Park. Makati Avenue.

my brother's sticker at the Fish Ball stand.

tusok tusoking the fishballs manong

Saguijo

event board
Taft, Malate
Szechuan with Herbed Noodles
Lechon Macau

Also but of course I got the chance to have dinner with my best friends. It was a date with Pia, Rj, Agnes and Carlo. Pia and I met for lunch at Banana Leaf. I had a disappointing Pad Thai and she had a Malayan Curry. The interiors of the Banana Leaf was a bit surprising. It never looked this good. Just now. Pia and I went to see Shrek in 3d. The awesomest and newest 3d technology from Dolby was awesome!!! Not like the imax glasses which are totally meant for scuba diving. :p Dolby ones are better. After that we met with the rest and had dinner at Kusina in Greenbelt. Not bad with the food. Reasonable and Simple.

Dolby 3d glasses

Malayan Curry

Banana Leaf's Disappointing WET and SOUPY Pad Thai

Banana Leaf
killing time

complimentary water with mint infusion

pollock-ish lights

interior of kusina

Team Bacolod

prends

That same night I went to B-Side Malugay, Makati to see the dubplate event, in which I saw so many people I knew from my younger years. All is well. But some haven't even changed a bit. Still them. Hip-Hop night and everything beat box-ing.

this bacon wrapped in cheese is the shiat!

Shift, Guijo

twins and dimitri

B-Side. Ang ineeet!

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Shalani, Noy's Gf.
my last Manila Bay sunset

But yeah anyway I'm back in Bangkok now. So many make-up classes to make-up and so many cooking to do. Everything should be well or I'd be dead. :P Glad to be back in my 2nd home. I miss you everyone in Manila. So happy you made my stay worthwhile. I MISS YOU ALL!!!!

xoxo

Babinella