In Photos: Up Up In The Sky With The MOA Eye!

Okay, maybe it's not sky but more like the air and some space up there. Ha ha. 

We came to see Queen Britney on the 15th of June and while waiting for the 8 PM show, we had plenty of time to check out the Mall of Asia. The MOA Eye was actually on our agenda so we pretty much tried to find our way through this humongous concrete jungle. Describing the directions to get to the Eye would be pretty hard to put on this blog but it is located at the Bay, so just find your way to the sea. Anyway, there are plenty of wiling-to-help MOA people peppered in the entire place so you'll do just fine. Like we did just fine. OMG! It was our first time to be alone together in Manila!

To put you into perspective, this is where the Eye is located. That's the Bay side of the Mall of Asia.

US is me, together with my two younger siblings. But in this pack, I like acting as the youngest or the middle child. Oh, they love to baby me. Ha ha. This is us, just checking out the place and being all touristy. The MOA Eye is located at the Amusement Park by the Bay, and it opens at 3:00 PM.

Me with my siblings Skinny and Fluffy, eyeing the MOA Eye.

I got the eye of the ...MOA? Ha ha

As soon as the gates of the Amusement Park opened, we headed up to the MOA Eye. It was 3:00 PM-hot and humid and the lady at the desk advised us to wait a little while since the gondolas would be hot AF as well, never mind if they are air-conditioned. So we waited waited waited. The place is open up to 1:00 AM so we actually contemplated on getting our ride at a later time. We ditched that idea tho because, why wait for later if you can have your ride now. ;) And besides, it'll be dark then and we don't know how tired we will be after the concert. Maybe we won't have the energy to hop into those gondolas.

Y'all. All I'm saying is, check out the gondolas. :)

I actually forgot to count how many gondolas are there in the entire Ferris Wheel. But according to this source, there are 36 of them, all air-conditioned and able to accommodate up to six passengers . The tallest Ferris Wheel in the country is said to be 55 meters tall. Jitters jitters. While waiting for the temp to cool down a bit, I took a panoramic shot of the Conrad Hotel Manila which is located right across the street. We were actually contemplating if Britney is checked into this hotel but we can't know since the everything about her during this tour was pretty much under wraps.

 A panoramic shot of the Conrad Hotel Manila - just across the MOA Eye.

It was 4 pm-ish when we finally hopped into one of the gondolas. It cost Php 150.00 (about 3 USD) for each of us. What can I say? It wasn't as scary as I thought it would be. Honestly. Pramis! The wheel turns really slowly so I didn't feel dizzy. It's not scary. Just try not to look down, which is impossible. Ha ha. And try not fuss with the latches and just be still, it'll be easier that way. I wasn't scared but I'll admit that my knees trembled a bit. It was scarier on the way up than it was on the way down. 

I'm really sitting still, like I said.

The view from up there.

We also have a short clip here. Why do I look so behaved, like a little kitten? Ha ha.

So, worth it ba? To be honest, super bitin! I wanted more, more, more. The 150 pesos was just for one round. I forgot to clock it but it felt like less than 10 minutes, just a little over 5 minutes.

When you're at the highest point of the wheel, there's that really scary feeling. It's like your knees are turning into jelly. But you don't want that feeling to end. Enjoyably scary? Is there such a thing as that? :)

XO,

Carissa