errport 3

it took us 30 minutes to get into our airport... lining up in this chaotic queue in the heat...

in another long queue, we had to pay P550 for the fee -- a bit much for such a crappily run airport, i thought.

and then of course, we get to this...

clean, simple and super convenient... (think flying from the flintstones to the jetsons)

with the convenience of checking-in in a mall!

and in the meantime, we've had this for quite some time... sadly, everyone has just learned to live with our underutilized overspent airport...

i've never enjoyed griping about our own country... but the crazy queues in the airport just got to me!

errport 2

still on design...

the facade of our (not so) newest airport terminal 3 is as good as it gets...

inside is a complete bore...

couldn't we have done something as cool as singapore's?

or interesting as KL's?

or as timeless as Paris's?

after all that time and money, (and since we're so proud of our creativity), this is all we could come up with?

something with more design aesthetic like even greenbelt or trinoma would have been better than this...

disappointed.......

i waaaant it that way!

it's straight out of a backstreet boys video...

last full moon, i was at a tarmac...

here's my pass...

to pick some people up (don't ask).  it's quite cool -- you don't see this wide an open concrete space everyday...

finally, the plane arrived.

what a beeyoootiful plane!!!

i got to peep inside and stole some shots.

man, this is the way to travel.  

i want it that way!

at the errport

saw this in a restroom cubicle in one of our airports...

of all the quotes to choose from......!   what a strange choice..........  and a waste of money.....

almost as silly as those bird flu foot baths in our airports...  

my thoughts:

(1) do those mats really disinfect the footwear? 

(2) is bird flu really carried in the soles of our shoes?

(3) who has made / is making money from these 'disinfecting mats' and signs?

and (4) how come we don't see these in airports outside the philippines?

tsk, tsk, tsk.

hk3

hey sis!

gosh, we've been idle!  i'm guessing you've been quite busy with your super cool new venture pedala.

as for moi, my internet's been totally impossible.  blame it on mercury???  finally, this morning, someone came to the rescue!

so right now, i'm 1 week delayed with my kwents.

starting with last week, on our last day in hk...

again, a few random photos...

kodakan with twinpophub while waiting for the stores to open...

another source of pride for us -- bea valdes' bags highlighted (as always) in harvey nics.  

these ones i particularly love!  devil in the details!

the bathroom in harvey nichols -- love the gold tiles and the mirrored sinks (the photo doesn't do justice!)

this is a new store on the ground floor of our hotel (parklane) called 'initial'.  local designers, and super cool store.  chuvaness actually featured this na -- hihihi.

twinpophub, paul and i wearing our "katas" shoes on our last night out.

met up with dutch fren  and asian tour pro golfer guido van der valk -- who just placed 5th in the indian open.

he recently decided to call manila home.  he's in love with manila!  just like our other euro friends!  they love our weather, and the friendly peeps too.

 

on our way home, there was this uber funky, uber expensive store that was still open.  we went in and here are a couple of things i saw (while paul was busy shopping!)...

super oddity pants that are outrageously expensive!

this one's even MORE pricy.  it's a cardigan that's on a persian carpet.  what da!?!?!

home at last...  paul disembarking...

this always makes me laugh... and cry...

yun lang :)