Sunday Night Dinner

Went to a dinner party last night over at Kumare's (Geraldine) place, together with members of our household and some Filipino friends. 

That was actually the second dinner party that she had hosted in the last couple of weeks.  The first one, she said was intended for Anekh and I, as her thoughtful way of wishing us a happy wedding.  I had not been able to put up the photos of that event here, but, I did compile them in an album on my Facebook account.

Here are some of the photos taken  last night.  

L-R: Tia Pusing, Mhine, Geraldine, Winnie, Vivian, Kuya Lito

Singing along is what we love doing most

Care for an apple-eating contest?

An experience with Mini Cooper Convertible

I still can't get enough of the fun and experience I had earlier with the Mini Cooper convertible. I am an avid fan of cars, the ones I don't quite often see on the roads on a day-to-day basis, one reason why I opted to have a Jaguar Mark V 1947 model as my bridal car.  

Lulette, our friend here and previous landlady, recently bought this totally awesome baby, which she now officially calls "Gwapa".  Been asking her to come by since we got back in Albany, purposely, for me to take some shots.  Finally the long wait was over.  Almost dropped my jaw at the first sight.  When the roof was being retracted and folded away, I couldn't afford to blink for a second.  I had only seen that on movies.  

Galaxy S, future beyond

Recently got myself a post-paid plan under Virgin Mobile - a Samsung Galaxy S.  I actually wanted an iPhone 4 but due to its runway success over the last couple of months since its release, most of the shops have currently run out of them.  I was advised that it might take a few months or so for the new stocks to come.  Being an impulsive-compulsive buyer as I am, I can't afford to wait that long.  It's now or never.  

Galaxy S is likewise powered by Android.  Most of the high-end android phones are similar to each other in terms of hardware.  This one even looks like an iPhone.  I guess that's an understatement.  I have yet to discover much of its features in the coming days.  

Briefly, the build quality of the phone is pretty cool.  It has a 4-inch Super Amoled screen and weighs an amazing 119 grams.  It is extremely light and very handy.  Certainly nothing to worry about running out of free space because it comes with 16GB internal memory.  Texting has never been easier with the new Swype typing method.  Simply swipe finger over the letters and let go when the word is done.  Samsung has also pre-loaded the phone with quite a few applications, most of these can be downloaded directly from Android market or Samsung Apps store.

This phone truly exceeded my expectation, far beyond my imagination.  I look forward to new and exciting ways to use this much better.

Halo-halo with 2 scoops of ice cream please...

Don't you just miss this mouth-watering indulgence? 

I must admit, I've been insanely craving for this especially on scorching summer days back in Albany.  Even the best selling smoothie from Wendys or the most expensive espreski from Dome will never taste this good.

On our first trip to SM F'view, we didn't let the moment pass without having a visit to Chowking for a scrumptious merienda feast of siomai, king's congee, siopai and of course, halo-halo topped with 2 scoops of ice cream. 

Changi Airport once more

How could I forget Changi Airport?  Certainly not.  It  will always remind me of the thrill and excitement of my first time to fly to Australia.  Back in November of 2008, I was traveling with Winnie then and everything about the entire journey seemed new and daunting to both of us.  It wasn't my first time to board an aircraft and go overseas but the unrelaxed feeling was a bit unlikely .  It only passed off when we had our stopover at the  massive airport.  We  would have wanted to see places and shops around but we didn't have much time to,  since we only had 3 hours to spend.

But this time around, would 14 hours be enough to explore this huge airport?  I don't think so... I still wanna come back for more

This is my second time on this very same spot.

It does look like a huge shopping mall

I so love these power foot massager!

Greens at the airport

Isn't it a good morning after a good and sound sleep

He was starting to get tired of taking photos of me..

Life as a tale

Beautifully landscaped koi pond

Laksa

Our Misadventures at Perth Airport

This has been a long overdue task.  I haven't been able to visit this site for ages, in fact, I nearly forgot owning one.

Our recently concluded wedding have taken most of my time that until now, I still haven't finished uploading photos for our families to see.

Perhaps most people who are connected with me on Facebook have read about this experience of us during our much-anticipated journey back home.  The title best explains how it went.  I'm just gonna give some highlights here so as to begin my other posts to come soon.

On our way to Perth, a 6-hour travel by land via Transwa coach. We left Albany at 3PM on Sunday the 6th of June.

At Perth International Airport.  This was taken around 10PM.  We had to stay overnight at the airport for scheduled flight was in the morning.

This was my cabin bag which also served as my pillow.  I had to sleep on the bench, covered my face with a cardigan.

That gloomy morning, Monday 7th of June after being denied boarding.  Unfortunately, AirAsia did not allow us to go due to Anekh's passport validity.  We were left with one best option - to get a new one-way ticket to Manila with Singapore Airlines.  That way he'd be allowed to travel.

After sobbing over our denied boarding, I somehow managed to lighten up and just enjoyed our stay at the airport. 

Breakfast at 8AM while waiting for ticketing office to open.

The clock says 12:40PM, we had been at the airport for over 12hours already.  Our new flight schedule was 4:45PM

Around 4PM while waiting for the gate to open

Finally on board.  It felt so good after all