Back From Manila

Hello dear readers! I just came back from a long vacation in Manila. The trip was sooo exhausting. Imagine traveling with a 3month old baby, with two luggages and one balikbayan box. The picture was taken at Silay International Airport, a few minutes before the flight. This was Mavi's first domestic flight and I am so excited for him. My baby is born a traveller because he didn't fuss at all. In fact, he was knocked out for the rest of the flight.



We headed straight to Bonifacio to meet old pals. Gosh! I miss them so much. I miss my team so badly. I wanted to drop by at the office but my time is too limited, I still have more important stuff to do that day. I did some shopping for winter clothes. Didn't find anything in Gap, but found some interesting water-proof winter jacket for Mavi at Zara. I also bought some interesting children books at Fully Booked. Haaay, I miss the place so much. Afterwhich, we headed to Rustan's Makati, my favorite place on earth hahaha... and bought some cool stuff too. This picture was taken at Rustan's. Looooovee those gigantic toys and Christmas decors!


During the weekend, we went to Subic. I was so happy to see a lot of developments at Subic Freeport Zone. We went straight to the boardwalk.. the beach was nice, and everything there is free. Mavi loves to travel, he never cried nor fussed the whole time. He was just there observing things and the scenery.


Then had a great time at Nayong Pilino at Clark. Of course, Mavi came along too. I have never been to Nayong Pilipino in Manila, so I was lucky that they had it in Clark na which is closer to my in-laws. It was actually a road trip, we went to Memosa, then Fontana and last was the Nayong Pilipino at Clark.



Mavi was such a good companion, I didn't encounter any problems with him. This picture was taken at the Centennial Airport Departure area. Our flight was overbooked at 2:20PM so we were moved to the 5:25PM flight. We stayed here for 4 hours.

Mavi and I had such a wonderful time. I get to spend time with Mavi, knowing him more and discovering all his potentials. I love him even more. Sino nagsabi na hindi ka makaka-enjoy ng pamamasyal once you have children? For me, this is one of the best trip of my life!!

Lessons learned, it's much easier to travel when you are breastfeeding hehehe.

Thank you so much to Mommy and Daddy, my SILs for accommodating us and welcoming us whole heartedly. Mavi may not remember all of this when he grows up but I will always remind him of his first domestic trip, his first visit to Pampanga, the priceless moments with his Lolo and Lola and Titas.