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BAPTISMAL IDEAS: MIKOHIRO'S CHRISTENING at PLANA'S PANTRY QC

2017-01-17T07:31:00.000-08:00

This is for the first time moms who are planning to have a beautiful yet budget friendly baptismal for your child, hope this blog post will help you.

My son was born last May 2016, so its on his 7th month when we let him dedicated as a Christian. Actually I want it done at the same time on his 1st birthday but because of some misconceptions and superstitious beliefs we heard, we had it sooner. And his vaccines were mostly complete and his head support is stable enough in case somebody wants to carry him. We finally agreed.

First things first. The CHURCH. We planned to make it on December. We all know that it's a peak season but for me it's the best time of the year. The schedules on the church and receptions were so tight and the first venue we planned was too far for the majority of the guests. We decided to baptized him at ST. PETER PARISH at Commonwealth, Quezon City. We choose the 9:30am slot.

Baptismal fee: 1500php

Second is the RECEPTION. Choosing a reception was so hard. After you have done on your guest lists you need to consider of course your budget, its proximity to the church, the accessibility of your guests, And the most important thing is the availability of your chosen reception venue on your church's baptismal scheduled time. Since it was December surely it was hard to book and the rates were too high. With the help of my sister in law, We have successfully booked on the church and the reception done in one day. Whew! They gave us their only available time 10:30am -1:30pm slot. Because they are already fully booked. Gladly it was synchronized in our church. We gave them our reservation fee 3000 php to blocked the date and time. This will be deducted to the package we were chosen,

Good thing we have immediate access to search from the baptismal themes down to the event party stylist, cake and balloon supplier. Thanks to Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and some of the mommy blogs out there.

We finally booked at Plana's Pantry in their Quezon Avenue Branch, We chose these venue because it was perfect for our theme. It's budget wise yet their food doesn't compromise. It tasted so good and perfect for intimate gatherings. They have several party package. We chose package C which is 20,000 php for 40-50 guests.

DESSERT TABLE (OPTIONAL). We got this package from Balloon concept. We got their package worth 5000php includes a personalized Candy buffet, balloon setup and a dedication book matches on your requested theme.

CAKE AND CUPCAKES. Of course it is the highlight of every occasion. Since our theme is baby bear, we just give them our pegs for the cake and gladly they made it well. This fondant cake and 18 pcs cupcake package worth 3000 php by Samthing Bake and Tins Kitchen

INVITATIONS/ THANK YOU CARDS. I just uploaded on my ipad an app called Canvas, you can DIY invitation on your chosen designed templates. Since we are already on a techy world, I just made an event on Facebook and uploaded there the invitation and added all the guests on that event closed group.

GUESTBOOK DEDICATION

PARTY FAVORS. We just bought our baptismal souvenirs for the guests at Landmark. I just added a little touch of DIY by making some tags and thank you notes for the godparents and other guests. This gold baby bear costs 80php plus the goody bag 20php

Thank God Its a wrap! We were so grateful for all the guests and our loved ones who joined us on our little one's big day.

Welcome to the Christian World my son!

Pregnacy diaries 3: Ready to pop

2016-11-08T08:10:00.001-08:00

Its true that the hardest part of pregnancy is the waiting game.. its been almost 40weeks! when will the labour starts? Being a first timer in this experience makes me more anxious. Google has been my bestfriend in case i have a simple questions sometimes weird questions that i cant ask to my doctor.

Third trimester was a not so good moment for me
I have this spotting again that makes me freak out
I tried to seek second opinion from other specialist then they found out that the cause of spotting there's a polyp thing just a half of cm in my cervix and it will just fade as soon as I will deliver. Nothing serious, thank God it wont affect my baby. it hurts me so badly to take medicine before that its not really the problem though. So better follow your instincts. Im so thankful that God give me wisdom for these matter. So I had ultrasound for the last time to check the amount of amniotic fluid and the position of the baby. Well the results been good the baby is fine, amniotic fluid is within normal, the cord of the baby doesnt coiled around his neck and the position is cephalic. So Im just waiting for the labor to start

Its been 39weeks, my mom advised me to walk everyday atleast 30mins.
Until i felt this contraction. At first its like a normal painful cramps but bearable. I made sure that my hospital bag was ready. I often peed a lot and i cant sleep properly because its already heavy. My face and feet had swollen too. The next day I continually monitor my contractions. First it was mild but then i have this bright red spotting again so quickly we went to the hospital they said its already 1cm BUT my BLOOD PRESSURE was high so they let me take some hypertensive meds to normalize my bp. They let me monitor my bp. Then after a week I came back due to strong contractions its nearly 3cm but my bp is 160/100
So the doctor advised me to have an emergency CS because its too risky for The baby and me to deliver it normally. I was admitted to have my c section. I tried to relax and prayed that everything will be ok.

During my pre operative procedures was the worst part from the insertion of IV FLUIDS, URINARY catheter, injection of 3 doses Magnesium Sulfate on my upper gluteal was really painful at the same time having contractions.

Being a mother makes you more stronger. All i think is us. Immediately, I was transferred to Operating Room. Placed me on the OR table. The doctors make me feel secured after injecting the anesthesia as I fall asleep.

At around 10pm Mikohiro was born. His pedia wake me up to get a glance on this little bundle of joy, but I really felt so groggy but indeed its the best thing ever happen to me. I know God is by my side in the midst of the operation. He is in control of everything, I don't feel anything pain during the operation until i transferred to my room. My blood pressure was stabilized .

The Baby is healthy. There was just some a hint of infection on his blood so they put heplock for a week dose of antibiotics.

After 3 days we were discharged. Finally we're home.

Preggy Diaries 2: Maternity shoot

2016-03-15T03:56:00.000-07:00

We came out with a lot of pegs for maternity shoot. Since it's a little bit tiring for me to have an outdoor maternity shoot. We thought of having it indoor. Thanks to Pinterest.
Our biggest thanks to one of the best photographer in town, My sister. She also did my makeup. You can check some of her portfolios on her tumbler account:

Mary Whitney Photography
marywhitneyph.tumblr.com

These are the behind the scenes photos (raw). 3 things I've learned from our shoot

Contouring is the key.

Just think of happy thoughts.

Have fun in the shoot

So here are our final photos

Well, Its been a while. We are expecting our Baby Boy soon. We are very excited parents.
Can't wait to share our milestones with him soon.

Preggy Diaries: Me and My little one's journey

2016-01-11T22:46:00.002-08:00

Yes. We're having a baby!

It was late in September 2015 when we found out about it. At first, I thought it was just a sort of symptom of my usual gastritis or maybe just an irregular period.

At that time, I'm just starting to work as a clinic supervisor when I started to get feel weak, sleepy and most of the time I can't eat too much. One of my colleagues noticed and suggested me to get a pregnancy test just to make sure.

Sept 30, 2015. I took a pregnancy test twice (morning and night).
The result is Positive! smile emoticon

Oct 3, 2015. We scheduled to go to the nearest hospital for some confirmatory tests. My OB advised me to do a transvaginal ultrasound on its 9th week. When we heard the heartbeat, we can't hide our exemplary happiness. We're so excited! Afer this confirmation, we proudly announced it to our families and close friends.

During my first trimester, this so-called "morning sickness" made me feel so weird. I felt sleepy most of the time and easily got tired. The worst thing was that I started to eat less and got too picky with foods. I can't even eat my favorite foods, like Mcdo Fries and Pork Sinigang. I vomit whenever I try to eat much.

My weight started to decrease from 50 to 47 kilos.

My OB prescribed me some Prenatal vitamins and Folic Acid.

My partner got worried most of the time. My workplace is a two-hour travel from our home. Commuting every day makes me felt dizzy and nauseated. We both decided to quit the job since my OB also advised me to do that to keep the baby healthy.

Nov 1 2015. We panicked when I had spotting. My OB prescribed me take some medicine and advised me to have a bed rest. Thank God. My baby is fine. His/her heartbeat is so strong

Nov 20 2015. I had my first pelvic ultrasound. I'm so happy to see my baby growing. My sonologist told me that she saw some hint that my baby could be a boy, although it's too early to confirm the baby's gender. I'm on my 16th week by this time.

Week 17: Nov 29, 2015. My 2nd trimester. My belly's getting bigger now. I'm very pregnant! I can eat my usual meals and I gained weight. I guess my "morning sickness" continually wears off. Lately, I had mood swings, I cried easily and over think most of the time. I think it's because of these so called HORMONES girls, right? I hope my partner fully understands these things. (chuckles)

Week 18: Dec 05 2015. I had a terrible cough and colds. Since I'm not allowed to take over the counter meds unless prescribed. My OB advised me to take a double dose of vitamin C and increase my fluid intake.

Week 19: Dec 14, 2015. When we attended my friend's wedding. I started to feel his first kick.

Week 20: Dec 20, 2015. I went to the beach and never missed to take my little one on this very beautiful sunset

Week 21: When we have early Christmas shopping with my family.

Week 22: When I visited my late grandpa, who took care of me when I was a kid. Unfortunately, He didn't get the chance to see his first Great grandchild but I know He is very happy.

On my 23 weeks, New years eve of 2016. Happy new year! I read that by this time my baby can hear a sound. Hopefully, he didn't get annoyed with our noise.

I'm almost there to meet my little bundle of joy. On my next blog, I will reveal our Baby's gender and hopefully the success of giving birth. This is just some of the glimpses of my first pregnancy experience. Thank you God for all these blessing.

Zambales: Weekend Castaways

2015-12-23T21:14:00.002-08:00

It was indeed a perfect time to go for a weekend getaway. Since we all have our own things to celebrate in our circle (HighSchool Barkada), One of us recently got married, some were engaged, some just spend their vacation here from abroad and Im expecting a baby boy next year. I must say that we are all grown ups.

Supposedly our plan was in south but due to bad weather, We head out in the North.

It was in San Antonio at Pundaquit, Zambales. We conquered the bad traffic, heavy rains at the expressway on our way. We are just hoping for the good weather forecast on the next day.

It was a 5 hour drive from the metro via NLEX-SCTEX- Subic -Olongapo

We checked in at Canoe Beach Resort. http://canoebeachresort.net/

Itinerary:

Day 1

12nn Manila to Pampanga

2pm Stopover lunch at Phil-Pop Resto at Sampernandu

5pm Arrived at Pundaquit Zambales

7pm Dinner beside the beach

9pm Chilling out beside the beach

12mn Fireworks and Lantern c/o other beach guests

Day 2

7am Wakeup call

9AM breakfast beside the beach

10am prepared our things for island hopping

11am Island Hopping to 3 islands (we didnt go to 2 islands due to bad waves)

30 mins going to Anawangin Island

1pm Prepared lunch (grill)

2pm Swimming

3pm Finally Lunch (hard time to burn coals)

4pm Sailed back to our checked in Island

5pm Enjoying sunset

6pm Zambales to Subic

8pm Dinner at Coco lime, Subic

1130pm Manila. Arived home safe

Expenses:

Accomodation per night Family room (10person) = Php 5000 (500/pax)

Island Hopping (3 islands) = Php 250/pax

Food and Drinks (2days) = Php 750/pax

Entrance to Anawangin = Php 50/pax

It was indeed a very spent well weekend vacation inspite of the prior weather but God blessed us a perfect weather ahead

-Weekend Castaways :-)

Haunted Places in Baguio, La Presa and more..

2015-11-04T21:43:00.000-08:00

Revisiting Baguio makes me feel nostalgic. If you are planning for a quick weekend trip,

Its a 4- 6 hour drive from the Metro via SCTEX-TPLEX road. If you planned to use your car,
Here are the toll rates as of Novemeber 2015

NLEX- (Bocaue exit)- P162

TPLEX (Urdaneta exit) -P216

Baguio Toll Fee- P15

Additonal expenses:

Full tank Gasoline-P1690; additional Gasoline at NLEX- P500

Environmental fee (La Presa)- 25/pax

Actually Its my Birthday Trip Edition of the lovestory film, that thing called tadhana and teleserye , Forevermore.

Supposedly it's our first international trip to HongKong but we cancelled it. We just decided to visit Baguio because of my Maternal condition.

We arrived in Baguio at lunch time. We checked in at Hotel Supreme Convention Plaza via Booking.com

We get the Family Deluxe room at 3,300/night comes with Free Parking at the basement, Free Wifi inside our room and Free Complimentary Breakfast.

1. LAPERAL WHITE HOUSE

We started our do-it-yourself tour at the Laperal White House. Entrance Fee is 50 pesos /pax. Opening time 9-5pm only.

We've been guided by Kuya (staff there) and showed us to different Bamboo crafts inside the old house. Actually the house is renovated. Some of the rooms were locked, But the place is still creepy. Laperal House is just nearly across 50's Diner and near Azalea Residences

2. TEACHERS CAMP

Then a quick tour at the Teacher's camp. It is believed that Ghosts of native warriors, as well as spirits that are still restless, are reportedly seen there.

3. OLD DIPLOMAT HOTEL

Next stop is at the Old Diplomat Hotel. Opening time is 8am - 5pm only. Free Admission

The place is so rustic and picture friendly. I don't know why its so cold inside. Yay! Its an old abandoned hotel. At that time when the hotel is still operational, there are employees and guests claimed they heard strange sounds

4. CASA VALLEJO

Then the Old structure Hotel, Casa Vallejo near SM Baguio

The next day, After we had our free breakfast at the hotel,

We went to the new tourist spot at Benguet, The famous La Presa ( Forevermore location shoot) at Mount Sto. Tomas.Thanks to google map we reached the very steep part of Benguet. Its a 30-45minute ride from Baguio City Proper

We survived the zigzag road but we enjoyed the overlooking view of Baguio.

I advised you to bring your sweater,its very cold. There are available public toilets there, souvenir items and their famous strawberry TAHO.

Then we took our lunch at the famous Cafe in the sky, where you can dine while enjoy the beautiful view of sea of clouds. Its very peaceful and relaxing. The food there is costly because of the view. You can sip a cup of Hot chocolate or coffee. We have a good timing because the weather is perfect.

Lastly, we stopped by at the Mines View Park and Good Sheperd to buy our pasalubong. The famous Ube Jam, Peanut Brittle and Strawberries.

And who would'nt stop by at the Lion's Head in Kennon Road.

Although its very tiring, I thanked God for giving us a good weather on my Birthday Trip. Indeed It's more fun in the Philippines!!

Subic for less

2015-06-19T06:07:00.002-07:00

No plans for weekend?

Subic is a 3 hour drive from Manila. If you want to unwind for less from the stress world in the city, try to ditch in Icove Beach Hotel. It is located along National Highway of Olongapo City.

It is a beach front hotel. Inspired with the Mediterranean theme. I was impressed because it is clean and the staff was very accommodating. The rooms were neat and the linens were freshly laundered.

view from the entrance

view from inside

card key

my room for tonight

Room rate:
Around Php 2000/night for two with free breakfast (standard)
Better to have an online reservation

Food:
Actually the food there was not that reasonable for their price. We waited long for just 3 dishes. That's the thing they should improve. You can bring food there but they have a corresponding corkage fee, There are also restaurants nearby

Beach: The sand is not white, The beach is a little bit greasy and itchy maybe because of the drainage from the resorts nearby. Good thing they have a pool inside their hotel.

Water activities:
jet ski,banana boat, island hopping, snorkeling.
Ambiance: Perfect
Parking: Free
Pets: not allowed

Happiness in a box: SANDBOX-ALVIERA

2015-06-18T03:59:00.002-07:00

If you want to have a fun filled extraordinaire experience. Why not head up to the north and tried the Sandbox experience. It is located at Alviera Porac Pampanga. If you want to have a twist of outdoor adventure good for the whole family, barkada or company team building.
It was my first time there but I read from other bloggers, since its an outdoor field you have to wear light clothing but covered for your protection against sun and by the way use sunscreen.

Sandbox entrance

We tried first the giant swing

Then We tried Rollercoaster zipline

Weekend getaway part 2: 2 days and 1 night at Porto Laiya, Batangas

2015-04-07T01:55:00.001-07:00

MANILA TO LAIYA

By car: 3 hour ride from Manila thru Slex (via Ibaan Sanjuan Batangas)

We spent our night at Porto Laiya.
Ask for the Tourist Guides there look for Mr Bean resort

Expenses:
Gas: 1500
Eco Fee 80 (20/pax)
Toll fee 620 (back and forth
Accommodation: 3500 php /night (4 person)
Dinner at Lomi house: 400
Snacks and Drinks: 1500
Total : 7, 600 (4 person)

Costs: 1,900/pax = Perfect weekend at the beach!

Maximize your Weekend getaway: Baguio

2015-02-04T00:07:00.000-08:00

Let's head up to the north. Roadtrip to Baguio!

It was known as the summer capital of the Philippines where fresh strawberries and Ube jam were known for.

It's a 5 hour ride from manila if you take NLEX and TPLEX (newly opened road)

It's advisable to go there during wee hours so that by early morning you'll see the fog and sunrise of Baguio City.

These are some of the glimpse for the not so first timers who wants to try something new.

Best month to go there? February. (coldest month of the year)

We stayed at Balai Tam-awan near Tam-awan village.

Hello there Pine trees!

Who wouldn't love to start a day with a delicious breakfast?

Try Vizco's cafe at Session Road

Baguio was known from there authentic cultural ways of living. they still preserved it through all these years. Try to go to Tam-awan Village ( www.tam_awanvillage.com )

Try to visit our Filipino artists' paintings at Tam-awan Village too.

And of course, your Baguio Trip wouldn't be complete without visiting the strawberry farm!

Happy picking!

MANILA TO MACAU-HONGKONG TO MANILA BUDGET ITINERARY

2014-12-18T19:29:00.002-08:00

We booked last December 2013 for a promo fare of Cebu Pacific,

Flight Itinerary

June 13 2014 MNL TO MACAU

June 17 2014 HK to MNL

This trip was supposedly our post anniversary get away and at the same time one stop prenuptial shoot with my sister, who is a photographer too. There are things in life happens unexpectedly, My eight year relationship with my ex fiancee ended and then my sister had a conflict with the flight schedule so it turned out to be a solo trip.

Eat. Pray. Love
I realized that it was an intended trip for myself to think things through and self reflection of my past

relationship that ended recently.

I flew to Macau, it happens that I have a friend working there. She and her husband fetched me at the airport. She let me stayed in their house for a night. I'm so thankful for them because they were really supportive.

I can walk around Macau during wee hours, since there are many Casinos there. It was a well-lighted city

Day 1

SENADO SQUARE

WYNN HOTEL

LISBOA

Day 2,
We had a chance to visit.

St Paul Ruins Cathedral *famous church*

Venetian macau

Fisherman's Wharf was (under maintenance)

MACAU- HK

In VENETIAN there are free shuttles there going to FERRY TERMINAL to Hongkong

I purchased ferry ticket at Turbo Jet Ferry costs 169 HKD

Its a one hour trip going to Hongkong

The ferry landed at TSIM TSA TSUI, I will stay there at my friend's house at Kennedy Town

But Kennedy Town is on another island, so I ride another ferry going to HK Central

There are lots of Filipino in Central, mostly at World Wide market. So with the help of them,

they guide me on which way should I go.

I rode a cab going to Kennedy Town swimming pool, I met my friends there and left my bags on their condo unit near there.

They let me rested a bit and left my luggage there.

We planned to go at the Peak since It is good to go there at night time.

There you can see the overlooking view of Hongkong city

Day 3.
City gate

Ngong ping 360

Ngong ping Village

Buddha

Swimming at Blue water bay

Day 4

Hongkong Disneyland

Mongkok

Day 5

HK to MNL
Ride bus A 10 to HK intl airport

Expenses

Cebupac airline ticket mnl- macau and hk- manila - P2800

Airport tax and Boarding Fee- P2,200
Transportation in HKD loaded twice Octopus card 100hkd- P1100
Ferry macau to hk 160hkd- P850
HK Disneyland 400HKD- P2,200
Food for 4 days -2000
Pasalubong/shopping- P3000
ACCOMODATION- FREE *stayed at my Friend's house
Total- P 14,150

Turquoise Beach: Boracay 4days and 3 nights

2014-04-13T03:17:00.003-07:00

We booked at CebuPacific Air on a promo fare last year. This will help you prepare your budget ahead of time. Since I have a friend who lives in Kalibo, She help us to organize some of our itinerary.

Our flight was scheduled 10pm at Ninoy Aquino Terminal 3. Good thing Cebu pacific has a web check in, so we are not in a hurry for our flight. We printed our boarding pass in advance.

Everything was smooth. We took our late dinner inside the airport while waiting to board.

The weather is perfect, We landed safely at Kalibo Airport by 11.05pm. Good thing there are still fx-van going to caticlan. We spent the night at my friends house at Malay, Aklan it was just a 15 min ride going to caticlan ferry terminal. We rest to prepare ourselves for the beach!!

We have an early morning breakfast and walk in a nearby shore teased us by the overlooking view of Boracay Island. So immediately we packed our bags and with a help of a good friend there. He guided us going to caticlan ferry terminal. We payed for environmental fee and terminal fee and boat fee. We didn't pay for the environmental fee since our friend lived there (advantage)

Since we will stay there for 4 days. It is better to book ahead for your accommodation.

Group accommodations can save you more. The more closer to the beach font, the more expensive. But the advantage is having an easy access if there is an emergency cases like going to the restroom, charging your gadgets and chilling up a bit on times of you can't tolerate much the heat.

Air conditioned rooms, fruit shakes and ice cold drinks are the best thing in that place surely.

Wide brimmed hats, shawls, flipflops and shades aren't just a fashion statement there, but it was badly needed, i swear! The heat of the sun were radiating on the beach and on the sand. it was very humid.

But behind those flaws, there are things you couldn't resist.

1. The powdery white sands

You will surely fell in love with the sands. Unlike in other beaches you can't walk barefoot there's no seashells, rock granules that can hurt your feet.

2. Turquoise - Tiffany Blue Beach

This made the beach so elegant. It reflects the color of the blue sky, the blue paraws (sailboats)

3. NO seaweeds, NO jellyfish

No worries of stingy jellyfish and accidental cuts from seaweeds. Its like swimming in a pool.

It was so clear, you can even take underwater shots and you can see the reflection of your feet.

4. Beautiful Sunset

You will surely appreciate the sun when it sets. I thought that sun is my worst enemy in the beach but I was wrong, Boracay isn't complete without the sun. You cannot appreciate the beach after sunset,

it was already dim. only the lights coming from the beach front establishments is the source of light.

5. Night Life

Fire dancing, Clubbing, Cocktail drinks at BOMBO BAR

Acoustic live bands (Reggae music) and Dinner buffet by the beach.

Try something new. Do not eat the same as you are eating in your office.

Try freshly grilled seafoods and their specialties like calamansi muffins at Real Coffee
That time, there is no available calamansi muffins so we opted to buy oatmeal cookies and milkshakes

6. "Selfie- Groupie" Shots

Express yourself. Wear your gear. Wear your most comfortable pair. Wear bikinis if you can.

Don't miss to take a shot at Willy's Rock, your beachfront sightseeing, Jumpshots, tossing the waves, sunbathing in the sand, anything that could stay in your memories forever.

7. Water activities

This could spice up your stay in Boracay. I'll tell you! You can develop new skills.

* Parawsailing

* Parasailing

* Helmet diving

* Paddle surfing

Try to visit

Puka beach (get a tricycle to go there)

Don't forget your pasalubong!!

Expenses:

Airfare = 1, 500

Fx to Caticlan = 250

Terminal fee= 100

Environmental fee= 50

Bangka fee= 50

Accommodation= 2500/ pax a day

Food= 1800

Activities= 1000

Total= 7000

MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE 4 DAYS ITINERARY

2013-06-17T21:59:00.000-07:00

Day 1. MANILA TO KUALA LUMPUR

We were booked at zestair asia international flight at 6:45am to kuala lumpur.

Airline tickets+seat assignment

+20kg checkin baggage for two

= Php 6,816.00

taxi fare boni to naia terminal 3 = P140.00

php travel tax: 1620 x 2 = P3240

boarding fee: 550 x 2 = P1100

onboard snacks/drinks = P200

TOTAL= PHP11,486

After 3 hours and 40 mins of flight we landed at kualalumpur airport (LCCT)

It was 10:55am good thing we don’t have checkin baggage yet so we immediately cleared the airport. I was able to change my peso bills there to ringgits at RHB Money changer at airport's lobby.

Yeah!We are ready!

After clearing the malaysian immigration, we have a chance to familiarize the place.

We didn’t get a taxi or an airport shuttle to hotel since we want to explore Malaysia in a practical way. We want to know their culture by using their public transits and to feel their lifestyle.

There are available Bus ticket booths at the airport exit lobby so you can choose if you want a single ticket or roundtrip ticket. We availed roundtrip ticket since its cheaper than if we get 2 single trip ticket.

We saved 4RM for that.

Bus fare (airport) LCCT- KL sentral (back and forth) = 32RM

It was a one hour drive to the city.

Their buses has a leg supports so you wont get leg cramps.

We had a chance to take a nap since we had an early morning flight.

*LIttle india

12:05PM.
We arrived at KL SENTRAL. There are a lot of public transportations there. Different trains or bus terminals to choose from.

Supposedly we are booked in a hotel near china town, but I chose to get a hotel (110RM) my hotel near the buses' terminal

12:00 noon.
We ate at a local restaurant there at Penyet Express for lunch and we want to taste their food.
We ordered a complete meal costs (34.1RM) including service charge. There are bloggers said to buy sealed drinks so we did.

After that we strolled around kl central. its like a mini shopping center with different train terminals. Then we saw the train station ( KTM komuter ) going straight to Batu caves station, so we get a ticket (Kl sentral to batu caves- 4 RM)

( 7 stops to get there kl sentral to batu caves)

Their trains were clean. Food, smoking, even PDA(kissing in public) not allowed.
There are cctv cameras inside

2pm.
We reached Batu caves. It was very humid, good thing I brought a wide brim hat for sun protection. We had a chance to take pictures there.

First, we don’t want to take pictures because there are many temples, maybe cameras were not allowed but there are no signs posted, so we did.

We walked for about 5 mins til we get there to the Batu caves. It has 272 steps.

I was amazed at the doves there they are not afraid of people unlike here.
There are a lot of doves and monkeys all around. I'm afraid of monkeys, because there are bloggers said to stay away from monkeys nor feed them because they might hurt you.

So we strolled around and reach 272steps.whew!
The caves were not well maintained.It was dimmed and stinky because of monkeys/bats' urine.

6pm back to hotel.Rest. Dinner. Had a chance to watch their tv shows..

HOTEL WITH DINNER (180RM)

Day 2 KUALALUMPUR

9am.we went to klcc where petronas twin towers located. We want to get the skybridge, but there queue lines starting to form. Actually we don’t know how to get there, we just explored..
When I saw from the train that it was near, we ride off the train at Gombak station for I thought its near already, but the officer said it was far we need to take a cab or get a train in the other block.
So we walked and finally saw the train to klcc. Good thing there is a Malay whose approachable and we have the same destination so he pointed us to get there.
Then after walking in subways, finally we saw the Petronas twin towers!

It was a very huge tower. I was amazed of its structure. It was metallic filled with led lights..
There is a mall at the base of the tower, Suria mall where branded shops located.

We strolled around the klcc park where dancing fountains at night time located and strolled around the childrens park where playgrounds and public pools located for kids.. the park’s flooring were like carpeted specially made for the kids. how cool was that!

view from the park. KL tower.

We rested for a while and took pictures at the park. We were very thirsty!
Good thing there's a drinking fountain where kids can drink too.
We also had a chance to tour the city with GO KL bus, its a free shuttle ride with free wifi inside too!

After that we went to Suria mall to look for a supermarket (ISETAN) to buy distilled water and snacks for our travel to Singapore. We also had our dinner there.

COSTS 50RM

Our departure time is 12mn so we are in a hurry going to the station. We keep on asking the directions how to get there. We didn’t rely on just one person to avoid misleading as well.

So we got a train going to a coach terminal crossing Singapore. Its the most complicated part, we dont know how to get there, we just ride a train then alight off to get another train. Good thing we get there before it closes.

TOTAL FARE (rapid KL, monorail train and AERO coach)
=110RM

FOOD= 60RM

During the trip, we slept. The coaches were very comfortable.
We are expected to get there early in the morning. 5.5 - 6 hours travel time

We reached johore bahru, Malaysia. it was a checkpoint that you need to get your passport stamped and cleared the Malaysian immigration. That's the SOP so you shouldn't missed it.
No cameras allowed there.

Then at woodlands checkpoint, that is for Singapore immigration before entering to Singapore. Actually I don’t know what to write in the white card that you need to fill up. I don't know our exact destination address in Singapore so I just wrote there Resorts world Sentosa. The immigration officer was very strict. After the short interview, I was cleared! Whew!

DAY 3. SINGAPORE
5:30am.
We arrived Singapore at Kovan city. This is the worst part, we don’t have any SG dollars yet and the money changer were still closed.. so we were hungry.
Good thing I bought a loaf of bread and a liter of mineral water before we left at KL, so we survived!

We waited for money changer there to open till 11am and just strolled around kovan city.. then we used public toilet to freshen up and had a chance to study the SMRT (railway transit).
Singapore is a very clean city filled by many cctv cameras.

We search the google maps and even asked the train officer how to go to sentosa. Actually I don’t have any idea where to go.. haha. Since my ipad batt was already empty. Badly, our itineraries were there on my tablet so I only remembered sentosa so they pointed us to sentosa walk..

LUNCH at a noodle house bought crab sticks, pizza bread (20SGD)

TRAIN TO HARBOUR POINT. (4.4SGD) (photos taken from my cellphone)

Since it was our first time, we walked until we reached vivo city then had a very very long walk to the sentosa-> universal studios-> merlionpark.

(my dslr camera battery begining to low)

see the distance..

It was very hot. Good to bring wide brim hats and apply sunblock with high SPF for sun protection.

1pm.we reached vivo city then went to Resorts world sentosa

Sentosa day pass= SGD2

we tried their food..hmm not bad

lake of dreams

2-5pm sightseeing at Universal studios.
Entrance= SGD 74/adult X 2= 148SGD (day pass)

After universal studios sightseeing..
5pm.Supposedly we would take a ride at Singapore cable ride

Sadly it rains, since we were already soaked up we just decided to swim at Siloso Beach beside Palawan Beach (beach station)

Good thing there are password protected lockers there. Rates were depending on a size so we can leave our things there during our swimming and taking a shower.

Large locker- SGD 3.00

early dinner at KFC beside merlion park SGD30

Then get a free ride at sentosa express monorail back to vivo city.

It was 7pm but its still daytime.

Ride at sentosa express to vivo city then get a train to marina bay sands (AROUND 3SGD)

8pm.Watch the fountain show at suntec city

Then stroll around mall of Marina Bay Sands.

10pm. ride off the mrt to bugis station.

Dinner at bugis costs SGD20. We were very tired and exhausted. We would supposed to get a hotel in bugis, but it was full.

Note: fare to kualalumpur was cheaper if you buy at johor bahru, malaysia in ringgits because if you bought it at singapore in sgd, its like double price.

Ride off bus 170 to larkin.( SGD 5) Bus will drop you off to woodlands to clear the immigration, stamped the passport and surrender immigration card together

Ride bus again to Johor Bahru,Malaysia to stamp passport again and clear immigration.

DAY 4. JOHORE BAHRU,MALAYSIA- larkin- KL SENTRAL

It was already 12:30 am so we decided to check in at the hotel near larkin terminal.(88RM/night)

Ride a taxi there to hotel, good thing we were vigilant because the taxi driver was so rude and dishonest.
We decided to get another taxi, the driver we got was good and advised us to be careful.

TAXI FARE to hotel =RM15

Supposedly we will get the first ride to KL but we didn't woke up early so we left 9am.
The hotel driver drove us to Larkin Station, (5RM=TIP) then went at money changer to exchange some ringgits there to buy coach ticket to KL sentral, Malaysia

We took a nap during the ride going to Kl sentral. by this time all our gadgets were empty batteries. we dont have 3 pin type plug adapter.

12pm. Lunch at (cant remember) bus stop (60RM)

2pm. Arrived at KL SENTRAL.

2:30pm Checked in at Hotel Sentral (180RM) it was near our airport shuttle terminal.
Finally we had a chance to recharge our gadgets, rest a bit, take a bath and use wifi there.
We bought charger adapter costs 20RM omg! since the electric plugs were type 3 pin plugs.

5pm. we went to klcc for petronas night shots and to watch the fountain show there.

8pm.Went to Chinatown, Merdeka Square, Central Market for shopping and dinner there.

COSTS=150RM

11pm. Back to hotel sentral. Slept.

DAY 5. BACK TO MANILA

7:30am checkout at the hotel hurriedly for our scheduled ride to airport

1 hour travel time to airport

8:30am arrived at LCCT, check in flight and baggage.
Make sure to properly sealed all the liquid, gel bottles in sealed plastic bag.
No drinks allowed inside the airport or else it will be confiscated.

Shopping at duty free -chocolates (110RM)

Departure flight is 10:55am, but it was delayed :(
so we took a lunch there at a coffee shop inside the LCCT boarding area (30RM)

1:30pm KL to MNL NAIA T3

5:40am landed at MNL. It was a very tiring day but its all worth it..

Expenses ranged from PHP 25,000.

PHP 30K INCLUDING AIRFARE per person on our KL-SG 4-5 days trip.

Happy travelling :)