When I was in BKK...(part 1)

When I was in Bangkok. (yeah I want to start that way lol)

I booked this flight last November 2012 with Roz for August 1 to 6, 2013. She wanted to see her Mario Maurer and I wanted to ride elephants!!! (And then Mario and Baifern were in Trinoma Mall that Saturday, August 3. Bummer.)

We've arrived in Thailand around 9:40AM and I have to say Suvarnabhumi Airport is very beautiful like their country. We chose a taxi over the BTS Airport link simply because I don't know how it works (well not work work) but they say it's way cheaper.

We had to basically take a power nap after arriving since we were both tired (yeah right, a 2 hour flight).


Day 1. Temple Run.
We got a Tuk-Tuk (Taxi, not the metered taxi) to get us to 3 temples for the day for 300 Baht. (really got ripped off but hey, no hate there though). We really had no clue on what to ride to get where we want.

• Wat Benchamabophit (The Marble Temple)

Entrance fee: 20THB
Inside the temple we can sit and pray on to Buddha, there were some exclusive for monks.

•  Wat Intharawihan (32 meter high standing Buddha)

Entrance fee: 0THB
We got a chance to understand what was the gold-paper-like-thing and sash on Buddha. And I managed to take a video of it.

• Wat Phra Kaew (The Temple of Emerald Buddha)

Entrance fee: 500THB
Last stop for our Tuk-Tuk driver which we practically weren't able to see because to it was about to close (it closes at 4:00PM). We did still manage to take pictures outside though.

From Wat Phra Kaew we walked to Khao San Road (about 15-20mins) and got ourselves a tour for Ayutthaya and Bang Pa-In for the next day. Got our dinner in Pad Thai Restaurant in Khao San. It's really good...I still can taste it...lol.

In this kind of trip you have to pack a lot of patience. When people say language barrier, believe it!

Freedom 6.12.13 version 115

Our forefathers have died fighting for our freedom.

For our every right to act, speak and think of ones want without hindrance and restraint. 

How we tirelessly fought for our freedom only to be bound by rules, of things the society thought are of moral.

Isn’t it ironic?  Now that we are free, we let ourselves be bound by religions, social norms and everything that prevents us from being happy. We are the ones who are taking away our God given right, the freedom we so love, the very thing that makes us humans.

I commend Charice for having the courage to stand up and break free from those invisible chains. I believe this is now the freedom that we are fighting for.  Many of us do not have the voice to be heard because we fear rejection towards the people we love most, our family and our friends.

"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." - Nature Boy (eden ahbez)

Finally Outdoorsman!

Outdoorsman RB3030 L2016

I have finally bought my shades and SUMMERTIME is OVER (the irony in ironman).

This Ray-Ban is so cool, fits perfectly, and will never fall of my face. Unique Vision Center had a 20% off on some of their items but I checked around SM Department Store that their price is Php 7590. So basically slashing that 20% to 10% off. Something is wrong with their pricing Php 8490 or 8590? because I got a different price in my receipt and it does not say anything much. The original price, the discount not even the tax, the only thing that was written was the discounted price.

The only bad part here is that they gave me the wrong box (not that it mattered) but I was checking the model and have scanned the barcode and googled it then voila! wrong item. Plus the fact that I was the one who put the item in the paper bag. (am I the sales person here?). That's not even my point, they forgot to give me the warranty card that came with these cool shades of course.

I noticed everything when I got back home...and darn it it was raining...hahaha. Better settle this first thing in the morning.

Lesson Learned: Check the items, the price/receipt and everything before going home. Oh and don't go on shopping if their closing in...their mind is already concentrated on one thing...getting off work.

Lastly:
I will never go back to this store ever again. Why? Simply a BAD customer service experience. Had to go back the store for the Ray-Ban booklet which I thought of as the warranty card and told me that it was okay not to have that booklet and I can take it back to the store if the screws get loose for the warranty. The box itself was not even for the item that I bought. Okay for some, I might be another over reacting customer but I paid a great deal of money to have the items intact. Why would you do that do your customers? Jumble up your items and tell that them it's okay and doesn't matter that you only got the shades and the case and the microfiber cloth? I mean, what the hell?!

Death of XBOX 360 ... NOT!

when my XBOX 360 came!

I almost sold this XBOX 360 LE: Star Wars when I heard about the new console is going to be released on 2013. Other than the fact that 'that person' is indeed a copycat maniac.

The Star Wars edition to be in the market and be able to actually buy this thing for me was already a looong wait! So I was kinda pissed about it yeah.

Okay fine, Xbox One (as they call it, not the Xbox Durango, not even Xbox 720) maybe has the finest tech in it. BUT I really felt like they focused too much on the TV and the integration of the other current tech (tv, tablet, phones etc.) so that it is really XBOX as ONE!

I even bought another Gold Controller which was exclusive for the Limited Star Wars Console. See how my love for the 360?! Not yet. Told you that I am not a super duper kick ass gamer like the others. (I have more games now that what I have there in the picture.)

The new Xbox One is much bigger, every time I look at it I though of an old school VHS Player or an Atari. I like that it had more grills and now it can breathe.

Aesthetic wise, I think they have thought of uniformity for the entertainment area. I like it but it's really huge. I mean look at the Kinect sensor!

Having a Kinect that is 1080p and really improved sensor was really great. Hope that Dance Central will be more improved and catch real movements.

 Slot loading and BluRay, okay good been there for a long time for PS3.

The only worst part about this console is not having any backward compatibility and what's that about not being able to play pre-owned games for free (like I have to rent what my friends already bought)? and having this ONE thing have to always get connected online (I mean I have to poorest internet connection on my side of town)? DEAL BREAKER.

I will hold on to my console until it breaks. KTNXBYE.

Uniqlo, SM Pampanga : The Experience

Woohoo! Arrived late at Uniqlo SM Pampanga branch and they did give away some free tumblers. Too bad I was late. Lucky for me they were free with a minimum purchase of Php 2,000 contrary to what I have said in my previous post (Uniqlo SM Pampanga Opening Sale).
They offered alterations for free if jeans purchased are Php 990, and will charge an extra Php 150 if jeans are Php 590.

I bought 7 color jeans (2 of them were the normal jeans. Hahaha) I got 2 of them tumblers.
It will be hard to pair them with shirt/blouse, so I got 2 normal ones. I would have opted for the black color ones but size 29 isn't available.

Not a fashion junkie here or anything but I like the colored jeans.
I also like the feel of it when I'm wearing them, especially the navy blue colored jeans (seriously I don't know what's it called).

Other than jeans the  had wide variety of shorts, cropped pants etc...but I have focused this Opening sale day for my jeans. And boy I got what I wanted.

Thank God I came in early! I got most of the jeans I want on the size that fits well!

Uniqlo, SM Pampanga, Opening Sale

Need I say more?!
Gawd! I need new pants...jeans, I meant JEANS. And maybe some cool shirt too.

SM City Pampanga Opens 10AM.
But on Racks entrance I believe it's going to be opened around 9AM if I am not mistaken.

Uniqlo Tumbler stainless steel is I think free with a minimum purchase of Php 2,500, well they did that with their last store opening.


Will any of my fellow Kapampangan's be there? I do not hope so...I want everything for my self bwahahaha!




Time to sleep be there in a few more hours...I MUST NOT BE LATE! My JEANS are IMPORTANT!

Fall Out Boy Live In Manila 2013

Yup! My impulse buying is turned on and it's kicking bad.

I bought 4 VIP Patron Tickets already for the concert...well, I paid for my friends' tickets just to reserve them and have myself stop worrying of not getting the front seats.

I know most of their songs and recently learned they had a new album "Save Rock And Roll". Yeah! not that so much updated nowadays...Love the Phoenix song by the way. Not really a super duper fan but I really like their songs.

Hope the concert will be good just like Paramore last 2010.
But this is a new level of concert I guess, so I am really expecting quite more than what I have experienced.