going badoodles

i have been in Cebu City for the past 3 days and i must chronicle the beautiful like that i have been blessed with. it was not my first time to travel through air nor was it my first time in the Visayan Region, but the 3 days i spent in Cebu was simply marvelous.

day 1… the plane landed at the Mactan Airport at around 6pm, just in time for me to see the last streaks of daylight and the gradual glimmering of the horizon with colorful lights that added to the festive feeling of the evening.

traffic was a bit heavy, but the Manila traffic is far from comparison. a few minutes of sightseeing and wondering where the driver is going, we arrived at our destination: The Cebu Waterfront Hotel and Casino.

this one is located in Lahug and is built to a towering 20 storeys and the structure is designed like a castle with all the spikes that reminds me more of a church than a hotel. from the highway, the hotel is eye catching with all the lights that covers the outside walls from the roof to the ground…

 i was beginning to wander if i’d meet Alladdin and the Genie somewhere when i saw gigantic carpets sprawled in the equally humongous lobby. if i can measure it right, the size of the lobby alone is enough to build a mansion.

in the lobby, you can go shopping at the 2 duty free shops that is accessible only to in house guests… as for me, i had the time of my life going in and out to buy the stuff we will be needing. i had no dollars to pay them with, but at least i had money enough to cover the conversion.

one funny anecdote was when one of the Mindanao based territory manager was not allowed to buy a 3 pack bvlgari perfume just because he has no passport to present. i had to come to his aid because i have been allowed to buy stuff from the store without questions.

according to one of our colleagues, it was just because when i come in, i look like a tourist whereas the duty free staff were quite apprehensive when he came in because he looks like a terrorist…

day 2… i also had my first taste of going inside Casino Filipino which is at the second floor lobby. it was beginners luck that eventually made me win the jackpot prize of Php 5,000.00 in less than a minute.

i was just putting tokens in the slot and pressing the button to play when it suddenly alarmed so loud that people in the Casino were howering behind me. it was a bit too late when i finally realized that i won and the alarm was not because i destroyed the machine.

day 3… just when we were set to leave, the staff are all busy preparing for a big fashion event. girls that look like meralco posts abound. meeting them along the corridors once more stirred the feeling of envy for what should have been…

it is my greatest fantasy to be a ramp model… which may just remain to be a dream!

i am back in Manila and to the realities of life. my office work have been frozen for 3 days and i would bet that i will be harassing myself with deadlines when i get back… just thinking about the bulk of email i will have to answer when i get back makes me want to cringe and just go back to sleep…

for now, i will just revel in the memories Cebu City has brought despite the stressful work that i had to handle while we were there. at least i have a taste of vacation on the evening when the serious work was set aside…