Hello again, Manila! (Part 1)

Last April 9 - 10, 2011, my bestfriend Christine and I went to Manila for my birthday trip. This was something I was looking forward to because my only goal for going there was to SHOP! LOL! I'll show you some of the highlights of our trip. There isn't much to tell because, basically, all we did there was eat and shop.

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1st day. Departing from Mactan International Airport. Arrival at NAIA Terminal 3.

Flight 5J 560 bound for Manila. Departure time was 6:30 am.

Arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 at exactly 7:30 AM.

Our temporary living area: EASTWOOD NORTH CONDO.

The condo we were staying at was located at Eastwood. The place was superb. The moment you step out of the building of your condo, you will right away find a Mall, Restaurants, Gym and Offices. I could live here granted I have lots of money. LOL.

View from the Eastwood North Condo. Stayed at the 30th Floor. Overlooking Marikina City.

2 years ago, most of the houses you see were flooded. Even SM Marikina was not spared.

The comfy bed

The dining area

The living room

BREAKFAST.

Had breakfast at Heaven & Eggs located just within EastWood.

Ordered this pancake for breakfast. Wasn t able to finish it because it was just too much for me. But it s delicious.

SHOPPING.

Our first stop after breakfast was at Greenhills Shopping Center. (photo grabbed from the web)

Greenhills pretty much has everything you need at a cheaper price. But divisoria prices are much cheaper.

This is the only picture I took inside GH. I couldn t take much pictures because I was busy shopping and I was afraid my cam might get snatched.

After Greenhills, we took a taxi cab and went straight to Greenbelt which was located in Makati. The mall offers a mix of high-end retail shops, restaurants, amenities, leisure and entertainment in the Philippines. Currently, the mall has five sections, two are indoor buildings and the other two buildings are open-air shopping. The most recent addition, Greenbelt 5, opened in 2007. (source: Wikipedia)

I wasn t able to take a picture of Greenbelt (GB) so I just grabbed this from the internet. This is the exact spot where the taxi driver dropped us off. It reminded me of Ayala Cebu Terraces.

Greenbelt pretty much has high-end stores. I can't afford all the displays there. LOL. We just went there to look for Forever 21. Unfortunately, it wasn't located there so we had to walk all the way to SM Makati which wasn't that far.

One of my goals for coming in Manila was to be able to shop at Forever 21. And I am so glad that I was able to do it! Bought a lot of stuffs from them. They were not expensive at all!♥

When we got to F21, it was packed with so many people. You don't feel any crisis at all. The line for the fitting rooms and the cashiers were super long! It was so hard for me to decide what to buy because there were a lot of nice things. And I couldn't fit it all because like I said, the lines for the fitting rooms were too long. Good thing that what I bought fit me well.

My feet hurts after all the shopping. Gaah!

I got tired from all the shopping and all the walking we had. After buying at F21, we headed back to our condo.

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