Showing posts with label MOA Eye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MOA Eye. Show all posts
It was Thursday, the 15th of June.
You can also call it the day that our father was shocked that we were not kidding about going to Manila to see Britney. Or the day that our mother was all nerves because her babies (!) would be going alone (but there were three of us!) to the big city.
I would admit that I was also jittery about the whole thing and uh, well, we made it happen so now I'm (finally) going to blab about it.
Enough with the parentheticals Carissa. ;) 'Ya I know.' 

Cast of Characters: L to R
Mummy Cassie: Eldest but likes to act as the youngest or the middle child. Big Britney fan.
Skinny: The second eldest but might as well be the eldest. He bankrolled the whole trip. The bigger Britney Fan.
Fluffy: The youngest in this bunch. Not sure how big a Britney fan she is but she wanted to come, so.
Our day started early at the airport.
Here we are, about to board our plane bound for MNL with the 7 am sun just shining upon us. What a good omen! We arrived to a gloomy Manila though, a little over an hour later. Yes folks, we traveled light. All we had for a hand-carry was my Longchamp bag.
Left: Before boarding the Air Asia plane in DZR Airport, Tacloban City.
Right: Just landed at the NAIA Terminal 4. 
Of course, our main goal was to find the Mall of Asia Arena so here it is. 
Skinny and Fluff in front of the MOA Arena.
This is pretty darn random, I don't even know what to call this part in front of the MOA. I was worried we would be suddenly told to "keep off the grass". :-D
Turista feels lang, outside the Mall of Asia.
We had breakfast at McDonald's. We had no photos because we were hungry AF, no one thought about it. I had much to complain about the Big Breakfast meal that I ordered but anyway, we ended up discussing Marawi. Afterwards, we basically had the whole day to loiter around MOA. Coming from a small-town girl (chos!), it was both tiring and overwhelming. 

Just around MOA. We hung out for a while at Forever 21  because they were playing Britney tunes. I so wanted to bust some Britney moves then and there.
We didn't shop because our minds weren't wired for it. We just wanted to see the concert, and anyway, we didn't have bags to contain our stuff. But, we did sample some Krispy Kreme, Yellow Cab, Wendy's, etc when we felt hungry.
At Krispy Kreme
Sharing is caring, kaya share the calories. :)
Wait, I have the names for all of these Krispy Kreme donuts!
Left: Nutella With Almonds//Center: A half-eaten NY Cheese Cake (I really loved this one!)//Right: Salted Caramel, Vanilla Kreme Cake with Cookies, Vanilla Cake and Kitkat Choco Filled
Php 48.00 each
We took the MOA Eye in the afternoon. Here's a separate blog entry for that. 

Afterwards, the excitement was just palpable. Eager Britney fans were making a beeline towards the entrance of the Mall of Asia Arena. 

Shots all around the Mall of Asia Arena, from queuing until we inside the concert venue.
Me, looking chill with the Stormtroopers who's uniforms happened to match my shirt, shoes and bag.
I think I will do a separate post about the Britney concert. For now, these are some of the videos after the concert. As soon as "Work Bi*ch" played, I was tearing up. "Til The World Ends" came too soon and I was basically ugly-crying. We sang "Sometimes" while leaving the concert venue. Everyone was elated. It was a crazy 90-minute ride!
The concert ended at about 11:00 PM and we didn't sleep at a hotel but went straight to the airport for our June 16, 5:00 AM trip. What a hectic 24 hours for us, all for Kween Britney!

This is us, pre-take-off for Leyte. Now, I know that you have some questions in your mind. Okay, I'll spill the beans. Of course, wala po kaming ligo. But you might have figured that out already. Ha ha ha.

Our one day vacay is coming to an end, and the stress is showing on our faces.
Needless to say, we had one of the most amazing nights of our lives.

XO,

Carissa
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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
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