White Riot!

Finally in our all-white uniforms! :) For the past week it has been so exciting but now that it's sinking in, I'm not so sure that I want to wear this for the next two years. Haha!

All photos are from Gerard Cabero except for the last one which is from Jeremy Go. :)

The next two weeks is the first wave of our exams for this semester. It will be really busy and I hope I become productive! ☺

Last Casual School Day

Starting on July 4, our block would be required to wear our white uniform! I'm half excited cause it makes me feel like I am really close to graduating. Although the other half of me wishes to be able to wear more comfortable clothing everyday. 

For today Patti and I decided to pick clothes we don't usually wear in school. So here's what I chose. 

Shirt (Promod), Pants (Cotton On), Sandals (Topshop)

So this day turned out to be a busy one. I had my first laboratory class in Biochemistry. I actually expected an introduction, getting-to-know you session or perhaps a lecture on laboratory safety? Instead, we performed an experiment right away. The only consolation was that the procedure was quite easy. 

For lunch we celebrated our friend, Josue's 19th birthday and surprised him with a cake. Actually, he is one of the boys in our block who's close to our barkada. He accompanies us during breaks, helps us when we need to run errands and most of all, listens to all our kwentos about anything or anyone. Truly, he is someone we share happy and sad times with! ♥

After that, we had our class in Biostatistics. Most of us weren't really paying attention, some of us were talking while the others were dozing off. We should really try to focus more next time. Haha!

Then we stayed in the auditorium to watch our candidates rehearse for an upcoming event in our college. It's called Mr. and Ms. Public Health. Hoping, wishing and praying for our batch representatives to win. A few minutes after that, we accompanied three of our friends to audition in an organization for musically-inclined students. They did really well and I know they would get in. :)

By 6pm, I together with Patti, Ate Dyane and Ger were on our way to Robinson's to buy some stuff like bags, shoes and undergarments in preparation for Monday. Sadly, none of us found anything we wanted so it turned into a fun window-shopping experience. We didn't have much money anyway so it was all good. Haha! 

Anyway, some of my friends and I are working on something really important right now. I can't really give anything away but I hope that this plan would be a great success! ☺

"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant." 
- Socrates, Greek Philosopher

"Little drops of rain can make a sea."
- Jeremy Go, 2011

Kim's Late Birthday Dinner

Last friday a good friend of mine had her 18th birthday dinner at Freska Ilonggo Seafood & Inasal in Promenade, Greenhills. Earlier that day I went to school for my enrollment and I was a floor manager for our college's Freshmen Orientation. In the afternoon I watched Insidious with three of my blockmates. As usual, I kept screaming throughout the entire duration of the movie. Haha! It was so traffic so I didn't bother to go home and change. I drove straight to greenhills to make it on time but I still came an hour late. :(

So here are some of our photos. All of them are from my friend, Pamgee Puebla!

From L to R: Pamgee, Ram, Me, Frienne, Jenica, Kimbee, Rencie

with our only boy for the night, Ram :)

pretty birthday girl, Kimbee

So if you're wondering why the title says 'late', that's because her actual birthday was almost 2 months ago. Haha!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia '11

On our 6th day in Singapore, we headed to Kuala Lumpur for a 4-day vacation. We got there via bus which took us 5hours (that includes one bathroom stop-over and 2 immigration check points, one for exiting SG and one for entering KL). Alternate transportation methods: train or airplane.

DAY 1

The very first site we visited was the Merdeka Square. This was an open field surrounded by some important establishments such as their National History Museum, St. Mary's Cathedral, Masjid Jamek, Royal Selangor Club and the...

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

This flagpole can be seen there too. Accdg. to our tour book,
 this is believed to be the highest in the world!

From there, we went to see the Petronas Towers, the tallest twin buildings in the world! Unfortunately, tickets were sold out when we got there at around 10AM. They only release a limited number of tickets per day and it is very hard to get one. We tried to go earlier on our second day as well but we still didn't get in. :( Apparently, people start to line up at 5AM everyday, imagine that! 

We headed outside the city which is about an hour drive from there to check out Putrajaya, the federal administrative capital of Malaysia. According to the taxi driver, all government institutions and most information technology companies were moved here. 

The place was so big, they had 4 bridges like this. I think you need to pass by all of them to get to the main attraction.

Main Attraction: Putra Mosque (L) and Palace of Justice (R)

Me at the Palace of Justice (L) , what the Putra Mosque looks like inside (R)

Girls couldn't enter without wearing these robes. 

DAY 2

Since we weren't able to go up the Petronas Towers even on our second attempt, we settled for the Menara Kuala Lumpur, another tower nearby. The view was amazing and it was designed in a circular manner. If I remember correctly, they had 18 stations and they provided electronic devices with explanations of what you would see per station and its history. Plus, they had a forest reserve below. :)

Again, we drove for more than an hour from the city to check out Genting Highlands, an entertainment and gambling complex above the clouds. :) They had around 5 to 6 huge hotels and Malaysia's biggest theme park. Aside from vehicles, you can go up via cable car. This one is the fastest and longest in Southeast Asia. I must say, it was pretty scary! Actually, we bought a round trip ticket but we didn't avail the trip going down the mountain cause I got too scared. 

There was a part where you couldn't see other cable cars cause of the fog. :|

This reminded me of Tagaytay and Baguio except it was waaaaaaay colder.

Before going home we passed by Beryl's Chocolate Factory! Haha! :)

DAY 3

Lazy morning tour at the Islamic Arts Museum. Why are museums abroad so niiiiice? 

Straight to Lake Gardens for some fresh air. :)

Our last tourist destination: Batu Caves, the most important pilgrimage site for Malaysia's Hindus

From the entrance, you need to take 271 steps to get to the end of the cave.

Monkeys dominated the stairway! :))

And I saw the light...... Haha!

The rest of Day 3 and Day 4 were dedicated to shopping! If you're into shopping you should stay in a hotel at Bukit Bintang cause that's where most of the malls are located (Pavillion, Lot10, Fahrenheit 88, etc). My favorite was the Pavillion Mall and there you'll find great buys in Topshop cause regular items here were on sale there for up to 50% off! Other nice and affordable shops: Cotton On, Pull & Bear, Uniqlo and Forever21.

Suria, KLCC: one of the busiest shopping malls 

Thank You, Lord for allowing my parents and I to end our summer '11 with this trip! It was truly an exciting and overwhelming experience! ♥

Singapore: Days 4 & 5

DAY 4

Raffles Hotel in the morning. 

Eat and Shop at Orchard Road in the afternoon.

Marina Bay Sands in the evening.

The view was amazing and breath-taking! All you have to do is see it and you feel happy. I love moments like this! Effortless but fun! ✔

DAY 5

Since we weren't able to go to the Night Safari which a lot of my friends have recommended, we decided to visit the Singapore Zoological Gardens. The experience was awesome! I'm always delighted to see animals. Animals are my favorite among God's creations and I'm always fascinated by them. 

My top 4 favorite animals!

Zebras & Giraffes

Leopard & Lion

 And then I realized, my least favorite are reptiles except for turtles! Haha! 

In this trip we had so much to see, so much to learn and now so much to cherish!☺