Iloilo, here I am... wooohooo

What is it with my out of town trips and late nights? Hehe! The last time I flew to Iloilo, I went home from work at 2AM only to pack my stuff quickly and then leave at 3AM to make it to my flight.

Last night was sort of a repeat. Tey hosted a dinner at Cyma in Greenbelt. The dinner turned out to be a reunion of sorts since the guests were college friends Ella and Gino, Tey's good friends from former workplace Ryse and Dessa. It was a good post-birthday dinner party for Tey (and for Ryse who also recently celebrated her birthday). Got home at 1AM, packed my stuff, took a nap for an hour, woke up a surprised mom when I told her that I'm flying to Iloilo, and then headed to the airport.

I love early morning flights. I don't know why. Maybe because I feel like I'm making a secret escape, while the entire city sleeps. Haha! Not that anyone would care that I'll be away for the weekend. Hehehe!

Anyway, as soon as the captain announced that we were approaching Iloilo, I got excited. I was really looking happy to be in Iloilo again. Hehe! From the airport, I didn't feel like a big tourist anymore. I was more confident, and I knew where to go and what to tell the cab driver. Hehe!

It was good to be back at Grand Dame Hotel, too. I love the hotel. And I would recommend it as a good choice for accommodation to anyone who's going to Iloilo.

What I also love about the hotel is free Wifi. Hehe! Okay, this is it for now. Will post again tomorrow.

Heading to the Sooc barangay for work.

Christmas Shopping in January...

I didn't really buy myself a Christmas present. Uhm, I don't know why. I guess I just wasn't in the mood to go shopping because of the amount of work that needed to be finished before the holiday break.

In any case, yesterday, I started buying myself some presents. Hahaha! I received an email notice about a Powerbooks sale, so I found myself walking to Powerbooks Greenbelt yesterday evening after I got a Deep Tissue Massage at The Spa (also part of late Christmas present to the self).

There were some LGBT novels that I wanted to buy but decided I could buy it later this month. I went to the second level and that's where I found my must-buys. While going through the bargain bin, I found a copy of AIDA: The Making of the Broadway Musical hidden in one of the lower shelves. Wasn't sure if I should get it so I returned it back to the shelf after checking its condition.

I drifted to the fashion and beauty section and there I found one copy of the Chanel coffeetable book that was published when the Metropolitan Museum of Art had a Chanel exhibit. I wanted that book super, but then it wasn't available in Manila then. And when it became available, the price was just too much, then.

So when I found the one copy on the shelf, I knew it had my name on it. I asked if there were any other copies and I was told it was the last. I then went back to the bargain bin and took the AIDA book and then headed to the cashier.

There, the first of my late self-Christmas presents. Will probably get the other present I want later. Hehehe!