Living It Up

Mabuhay!

Finally got down to doing my claims for my Manila trip today.  The hotel was expensive man… S$1400+ for a 4-night stay.  But oh well… it’s on company’s expense.  Heh.  Doesn’t matter.  Haha.  I enjoyed the room.  The secretary told me that the reason why the room rates were so expensive was ‘cos the single rooms were all fully booked and hence i was booked on the deluxe room.  Muahaha. 

Here are some pics:

 

My room on the first night.  Really huge with 2 super single beds (i think - the beds were just slightly smaller than queen beds!).  Also had a couch and a spacious study desk. 

 

 

 

 

 

Patience loved the bed.  Konked out immediately upon arrival.

 

 

 

 

The bathroom was impressive - large with separate bath & shower areas.  There was even this magnifying mirror with an attached light!

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was the mini-bar area.  Impressive huh?

 

 

 

 

 

Shifted to a slightly smaller room with a huge (at least) king size bed the 2nd night ‘cos i was on a smoking floor the first night.  Nonetheless, no complaints! 

 

 

 

 

The excellent level of room service - i dumped my toiletries on the counter top and when the chambermaid/ chamberguy cleaned my room, my things were arranged nicely on a linen hanky!

 

 

 

 

 

Night view from my room - facing Glorietta 3 (1 of the many shopping malls in the vicinity).

 

 

 

 

 

Same view but during the day.

 

 

 

 

 

Had dinner at some fancy Italian restaurant 1 night.  This soup was served with the ingredients (lobster, clam and can’t remember what else) on the plate dry… then the soup poured in!  Interesting!  Heh.

 

 

 

 

 

“The Fort” - another Ayala land development that reminds me of Clarke Quay.

 

 

 

 

 

The Filipino version of pisang goreng - with icecream too!

 

 

 

 

 

 

My fave restaurant - Via Mare Oyster Bar at Greenbelt 4!  *Slurp*

 

 

 

 

 

I had 10 baked oysters with San Miguel Light and…

 

 

 

 

 

8 raw oysters with gin tonic on my last night in Makati.  The waiter eyed me curiously… and finally couldn’t suppress his curiousity and asked where i was from.  Haha.  All Filipinos i met claimed they’re big eaters.  They’ve not seen a real big eater man…

 

 

 

Still had strong craving for the oysters so i went back to the Oyster Bar for 8 more raw oysters and a cheesy onion soup (the best i’ve ever tried!) before i went to the airport to catch my flight back to Singapore.

 

I love Makati City, Manila!