Wednesday, February 22, 2012

MANILAgaw

[Manila + Lagaw (hiligaynon term for visit/leisure travel)]

Feb 18, 2012

         As the clock struck 6:20am, I was out of the office already. I was very excited with what will happen further. Bags packed and re-packed, flights web-checked in, boarding passes printed, pocket cash checked, am ready for the weekend!



         At 4:30pm, I met up with Jem at BREDCO port, and took the last fastcraft trip [5:15pm] to Iloilo, arrived around 7pm. I was able to bully some of my friends to take us to the airport, with one deal, we are to go with them on a night out. LOL. We stayed up until 12 midnight, then slept for a good 2 hours in the car. The guys I bullied, were too drunk to take us to the airport, so another guy took us to the airport [thanks Ralph, ur driving is worth mentioning, in spite of 4 bottles of beer and 2 chinky girls on the back seat.]



Feb 19, 2012
         Arrived just in time, checked in, terminal fee settled, and the plane just arrived. I was still in a daze since i did not have enough eye-shut, but this adventure is too exciting!!



        We arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 around 7:15am, with our batteries exhausted, and Manila is still asleep, we opted to hang around and charge our phones.

>> Sister-from-another-mother.
both Blackberries, both using Samsung Digital Cameras.



           At around 9am, we headed to Tiffany Place in Salcedo Village, Makati for Jem's fun shoot! I met Mr. Eli van Ingen and Ms Mary Rose Sales Baranda, lovely couple who transformed "fresh-from-iloilo-with-no-sleep" Jem to "Who-run-the-world" JEM version.



[more shots can be seen on Jem's page.]
       
           The shoot ended with late lunch, pizza, pasta and soda. yum. A quick face fix and freshen-up, then off to BGC Artificial Turf to watch the game! Diliman Victory Liner was up to face Lions Meltique. Game started slow, HT ended with 1-nil for Diliman Vicotory Liner. It was gloomy and all, but these girls made it hot!



          Antonov Girls danced and awed us during the half time break, but wait, there's more. Free overflowing ANTONOV Drinks! Thanks Diliman FC, oh, yeah they won by the way, 5-1 Lions Meltique FC, aside from this scenery, notable Diliman FC players were present to support the team, Raymark Boyboy Fernandez, Deo Segunial and Jinggoy Valmayor [yes, i agree, eyecandies].

       
     At the sidelines before the game.
L-Rclockwise:

#tweetloveTRESE

Jem with Iyah

Team Pachanga before the game.

nevermind.








             The next game was the reason behind this incognito travel to Manila. Pachanga FC VS Manila All Japan FC. Starters were Ken Dolloso (GK), Yves Ashime, Aldwin Riedler, Ruffy Llorente, Jalsor Soriano, Robert Cañedo, Osseynou Diop, Mohanad Farah, Janrick Soriano, Gino Palomo, Freddy Gonzales. Subs: Joshua Fegidero, Chris Ojamire, Neckson Leonora, FJ Serios, Mark Sorongon, Kross Ubiam

         Manila All Japan got Yuta Aoki, Atsushi Katano, Kai Ishiwatari, Shinichi Tanaka, Daisuke Hattori, Masashi Morimoto, Shinichiro Maeno, Yujikono Wakana, Ryo Kono, Daisuke Sagiya, Shinichi Shigeta.



           Pachanga FC won, 7-nil with Mohanad Farah scoring a hatrick (6' 28' 51'), Alfredo 'Freddie' Gonzales (9'), Chris Ojamire (63'), Robert Cañedo (69') and Janrick Soriano (70'), and stays on top of the table for Division 2  and Alfredo Gonzales makes it to the top 5 goal scorers.





          At the game's end, Jem, Iyah and I joined the team bus to their Vito Cruz apartment,much needed  freshened up, meal at a local diner and checked in at Central BBQ Boy for a night cap. [This part needs further expansion, but I'd rather keep it. I don't want the nice feeling go away. #selfish me] We went home around 3am, just in time to change and take a cab ride to the airport flight back to Iloilo at 4:35am. After the check in at the airport, please ask Jem what happened  next, honestly, I forgot, and I have vague memories of how I arrived in Bacolod. [LOL].

More random shots.



At the bus. Kenneth Dolloso [guy in blue].

   








Antonov Girls, of Russian descent, free Antonov drinks, I downed 2 before the game started.





Photo credits: Jem Montealegre

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