boxers or briefs

yesterday in the mall I stumbled upon a rack of undergarments for men, where I also saw a kid who was accompanied by his dad. on the rack were boxers and briefs of all sizes and colors. they were packed in cartons with illustrations of men clad in nothing but skimpy underwear. and as the boy's dad was checking some of the items, the former was pointing to each of the men in the packaging and saying,

"Kita tintin... kita tintin..."

Itouch me

Just got my new ipod touch yesterday. Well it's not actually new - NEW. It's a preloved item I got from davaosale.com. But nonetheless I uber love it. Now I can now view my fb easily and immediately when I wake up. I can now blog anytime. I can now surf the net anytime I want. And watch movies and listen to music of course. But the downside is that I cannot update tweets. Guess I have to buy the official twitter app from itunes. Or better yet have my iPod touch jailbroken. Don't know how that works though.

That's all for now. Godspeed.

amazing race

ive always loved that show... every leg and pit stop; every detour and road block. you get the chance to travel through the seven continents and try to win a million bucks.
always thought that the challenges are not that demanding and all the contestants need is alot of luck.
but not until recently. when i had the chance to experience what the contestants go through in the show.

during our last day in hongkong, we were having last minute shopping.
and we all thought that our flight out was 9pm. but actually it was 8:30pm.
and because shopping took most of our time. we were still at mongkok at 7pm. and the freakin airport is still in another island. gaaaah!
so instead of taking the bus, we decided to just take the airport express which is a train going to the airport which is faster and pricier. ticket is like around 50hkd.
but still we had to take the MTR to the interchange station for the airport express.
and worse it was rush hour. and just like what ive said, rush hour for hongkong is an understatement. we were running and battling with people while carrying all our stuff. and the MTR was jampacked. whew!
and when we reached the interchange, we still have to buy our tickets.
and did i mention that hongkongs airport is so effing big.
theyve got a bajillion floors with bajillion gates and counters. our heads were always up looking for directions towards our gate.
and finally, we reached cebupacs counter. we checked in 30mins before the departure. twas already boarding time but we were still in the freakin counter checking in. so we still had to dash towards the gate. and damn it was still far. we were the last ones to board the plane. we boarded 15mins before departure...final call indeed. wheeeeeeeeeeeew! thank goodness we were still allowed to board.
with no dinner and with our energy depleted, we seated and let the overhead aircondition calm us down.
with my remaining hkd which is supposedly spared for pasalubongs, i bought myself a croissant sandwich and a cola. twas my first time to buy snacks on board.
and after 3 hrs we landed in mactan international airport. twas around 12mn. and our flight for davao is still at 4pm. and so we looked for some benches and took some shuteye.

i definitely experienced alot of first times when i was in hongkong.
and i hope i still get a second time -- for most of them, I mean.
godspeed.

lost in translation

foreign land.
foreign language.
no road map.
difficult to comprehend bus routes.
unmarked bus stops.
chinese or portuguese signs.
gaaaaaaaaaaah!
thats macau. but still you get to love macau for the perfect fusion of east and west.
temples and hotels...
churches and casinos...
a day is definitely not enough to roam around macau.

quick pic: hangkang

very organized and tourist-friendly indeed.
MTR is the best; you can never get lost in HK... if you just have your map! haha
and the effing airport...it was like a gazillion airports...with a gazillion planes. they were parked just like cars in a carpark. and you need to ride a train just to claim your baggage...!
just be sure to be hours ahead before your flight... you dont wanna run the whole airport looking for your gate and counter.
people are always on a hurry. rush hour is an understatement. it was like swarm hour. whew!
great food, big big servings. my fave: cafe de coral. haha!
and when you ask for water, they automatically give you hot simmering water in a glass
shopping galore. its like everythings on sale. theyve got a whole street for shoes alone. and another for electronics... and the outlets... heaven!
what makes me laugh is that some locals talk to me in Cantonese. do i really?
and i get to ride every possible means of traspo: MTR, bus, open double decker bus, century old tram, peak tram, star ferry, airport express. boooyah!
more updates later...
godspeed!