Life’s Lessons

This is an overdue post. Blame it to my laziness and the crawling internet connection that took years uploading all photos to flickr.

Ace has never been to the country’s capital so when MIL phoned me more than three months ago informing me of Cebu Pacific Airfare promo, I didn’t have second thoughts so MIL booked us online using her CC. Thanks, Ma! Three months after the day that Ace have been waiting for has come. He is more than excited to set foot in Mega Manila and see before his bare eyes everything that he has only seen in TV and experience what it’s like to be in this place.

November 27 was our scheduled flight to Manila. So our adventure starts here…

Ace at the passenger lounge of the Davao International Airport while waiting for our flight

Upon check-in, I forgot to tell the attendant to give us starboard, window side seat but gladly, it was where we were seated. Thus I was able to get this aerial shot of Davao City

and enjoy the beautiful scenery from above

with clouds at my eye-level…can I touch it?

After one hour and fifity-five minutes (Ace become so impatient for that long flight. For him it was the longest!), this was what he saw from the aircraft’s window and he was beyond thrilled!

Especially when he saw this…..the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3

From the aircraft to the arrival area was a very long walk but we didn’t mind.

Not long after we have gone out of the baggage carousel area, Nai (Ace’ sister’s hubby) arrived. Before I forget, we invited Borski and Nai to join us in our getaway. Since Nai is reporting at their office in Fort Bonifacio Global City for quite sometime now, it’s only Borski who will fly from Dumaguete. So we waited for another hour for Borski to arrive.

But we have to go out because NAIA Terminal 3′s aircon is so cold and Ace was already chilling. Oh, he was nursing a fever the day before we left. And here’s what greeted him outside….

…outside arrival area…and Ace was saying “I can’t believe I’m breathing in Manila’s air”LOL

After almost an hour, Borski texted their plane just landed so we went back inside the super cold arrival area.

Here’s the funny part. While submitting ourselves and belongings for inspection, Ace forgot to take off his belt and the lady guard was almost touching his sides when he remembered his belt, backed off and blurted “TIME SA!” (Tag-Lish: wait lang; English: for a while/wait).LOL. The guard must have understood it and she giggled. Well, he’s not used to speaking our “Salitang ugat” (as what Nai call it) and unconsciously talks with his native tongue.

and before we headed to Nai’s place (we didn’t know they have a house in Las Piñas not until around 1 month before the scheduled trip so it was a blessing that we won’t be spending for our accommodation), we went up to the 3rd level of the terminal (Departure Area) where we will ride a taxi (because plug down rate at the arrival area is way too expensive than the rate at the departure area).

Here’s Ace at the Departure Area while waiting for Borski and Nai who rebooked Borski’s flight back to Dumaguete.

After a long ride to Nai’s place, we had dinner, cathed up for a while and called it a night for tomorrow’s gonna be a very long day.

P.S.

After doing this post, I realized Ace is the main character. Where am I in the picture? It’s as if I am a mother documenting her son’s first trip!LOL

He is envious. I cannot find the right word to describe Ace’ feeling but I could tell he is envious looking at the photos of one of my HS classmate taken during his shooting session. It was his longtime desire to hold a gun and try target shooting since he met a colleague years back that is into target shooting and is making his name in that field. I know he is interested. But knowing Ace, he gets too interested on one thing and shifts to another in no time (that is driving me nuts) so I don’t take that interest in guns too seriously. I know he will get over that desire to engage in target shooting soon.

If I were Ace, I would consider airsoft over target shooting for they can’t simulate a real battle in target shooting.hahaha. What’s always in front of you is the makeshift target while with airsoft, you play with true human beings and not the boards. Hence, if I were to choose between a real gun and an aeg airsoft rifle, I would choose the latter.

For airsoft fanatics, you can find airsoft guns at ZephyrAirsoft.com for they carry a number of different kinds of guns with free shipping. Yes, you read it right, free shipping! So hurry and grab that opportunity. I will just take the back seat and watch you play.

It’s been a week since we were booked for a flight to Metro Manila but I haven’t finalized our itinerary yet. Going up to the summer capital of the country – Baguio City – is included in the initial plan. But Ace seemed to change his mind. He was trying to convince me not to include it so we have more time going around the metro. Hmmmm….lemme think about that. What I forgot in the list is going to a theme park – either Enchanted Kingdom or Star City but I have to ask around which one is better. If only there’s Disney World in Manila, it would probably our first stop. Now that reminds of the Disney World Tickets that orlandofuntickets[dot]com is selling. After a week of writing about it in my other blogs, I thought I got over it but I am still stucked and drooling on Disney World. How I wish it’s just too near that we could go anytime if we want to have a great and fun time!