BONG-ga Dubai! Day 2

We meant to keep Bong's schedule a bit lighter on his second day.  I know he was tired waking up early, mornings have been bearable with the help of caffeine and cigarettes.  He badly needs a break.  It was Patricia's turn to take him out, thank goodness for her approved-by-the-boss day off.  While me and the rest of the girls started the day bright and early, my two friends spent the morning in bed.  Chika chika, a quick shower and they were off to meet us for lunch.  Chat's, Rach's and my office were located near each other so we strategically planned to meet them along Jumeirah Beach Road.  We've an hour to spare so we thought of taking him to one of our favorite brunch spots in the city, The Lime Tree.  I know he wouldn't really enjoy the food but I've to feed him something healthy even for just one meal to break away from his coke-yosi-baboy habit.  


So there we were, four loud girls and a tourist chatting our way through lunch.  Bong thought the food was delish, he just wasn't that satisfied.  Wapakels, as long as he munched on something healthy, I'm happy with that.  


Here are some photos of that day.

The lift inside our building

Jumeirah Grand Mosque

They stopped by this mosque to take some photos

Roasted pumpkin and bacon quiche

Mediterranean pasta salad

Salad with pomegranate dressing

The to die for Carrot Cake! YUM!

Roast chicken and crispy beef bacon sandwich, I think. =D

The girls

With the tourist, soshal! =D

Our best look so far. =D

After lunch Patur and Bong went straight to Dubai Mall to view the stunning Burj Khalifa.  After a few rounds of shopping galore ni Bong Malong, they ate snacks at More.

  

Patur =)

Dubai Mall Aquarium

Turista sa Aquarium

Snacks at MORE with Patur and Kaan

Burj Khalifa

Kapag nagpapicture sa harap ng Burj Khalifa, nakakatangkad. =)

See, long legged in an instant! =D

Anong fez to? =D

Bong was cordially invited by our friends in Deira (parang Mayor lang, cordially!).  He got to know them through Facebook and kwento kwento lang.  It was their first time to meet after almost four years of "knowing" each other.  Truth is, Bong memorized their full names.  When we chat, he always calls them by their full names, or whatever name they put up in Facebook.  Thank you girls for the sumptuous PIGING you prepared that night.  Sarap na sarap lang si Malong sa baboy.  He deeply appreciates your warm welcome.  

Thank you Jem, Trisha, Batang, Kaan Patur and Lab! =D 

Thank YOU!!!!! Happy Birthday din pala kay Em!

Babuy galore!

Deira Peeps!

Habol kame!

Cheers!

If you think he's had enough fun, think again.  Things will get even more exciting in the next few days.  There's still a lot of places to see and stuff to do.  I think he's pretty well-rested and ready to explore some more.  Look out for my next posts hopefully in the next few hours.

Photos by: Bong Malong

 “Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

BONG-ga Dubai! Day 1

Hey Dubai, I can't hide my excitement.  My best bud, Bong is in town and I can barely hold a thought in my head. We use to outline our little adventures in the past and him coming for a visit is just surreal.  I mean we've been planning this trip forever and I can't believe it's over.  Everything's just a memory now, an incredibly awesome memory.  It's just so upsetting that he's here and I can't afford to take time off work.  I'm  so lucky I have a large network of kindhearted and beautiful girlfriends who made time and took him around town.  I am so forever grateful for what you've done for my dear friend.  Maraming maraming salamat talaga mga bakla.  Mahal na mahal ko kayo.  

The adventure started Tuesday morning.  Rach purposely went to work late which she has never done in the past 5 years (shareholder na siya ng Woods sa sobrang sipag niya magtrabaho, hahahaha).  She dropped Bong in my office and he stayed there for at least an hour.  I kind of oriented him of what I do, introduced him to some guys at work, who thought he was Brazilian.  Yabang eh, tuwing tinatanong ang sagot, I came from Brazil! Kaloka!  After that I brought him to the Metro station and the gorgeous Jen Martin came to pick him up.  Here are some photos of what happened that day.

Reloading (Nol card)

Pap shot ni Rach, artistang artista!

Here comes the bus!

Rach and Bong

The hand over.

Sheikh Zayed Rd.

 The Metro station

 On a work day

Jen ganda

Lunch at Barasti

The Beach

Ang model ng Barasti. =)

Atlantis

View from the Monorail

 NICE!

  Atlantis Queen

Atlantis King

Swimmers

 A lazy day

 Relak na relak =)

Freshness!

Madinat Jumeirah

The stalls

 Lovely!

Pak na pak si Madam! =)

Resto

 =)

 Pikit shot with Burj Al Arab background

 Cozy!

  Burj Al Arab

  Dinner at On the Border, The Walk

 Saya!

 Kain na!

Steak

 Nachos

Quesadilla

Oks!

Thanks ate for taking our group photo!

Thank you Beb, Ellen, Juvelia, MK, Jen, Patur, Reza, Chat and Kuya Aris for this memorable night! =)

Seryoso diba? Walang Hanggan!! Pwede bang kalimutan si Daniel Guidotti?

I felt Bong was exhausted on his first day, considering he just came from his harassing Brazil trip. It was a tiring but thoroughly enjoyable day of sightseeing.  Jen Martin, iba ka.  Sobrang maraming thank you daw sabe ni Bong. Wala ka raw kapaguran.  And to the rest of the gang, I know it's a work night but still present lahat ng kagandahan, THANK YOU!  


For more of Bong's DXB journey, watch out for my next posts.  =)

A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. - Tim Cahill