snippets 088

aka: the cubao getaway.

Just so you know, never pa akong nakapaghasik ng lagim sa cubao. Not one that counts as a lakwatsa. I only go there to watch shows, concerts and uaap games.

Last Saturday, Yi and I went to cubao expo. :D We met at Gateway and headed for cubao x. After browsing the place, we decided to have our lunch at Gateway. We had lunch at pancake house. It was the first time I tried their spicy chicken and their awesome mashed potato! :D We spent a couple of hours there, tying to pass time and for yi to finish her food, as usual. Hehehe.

Then we explored cubao x. It is one of those places that wakes up in the afternoon and fully alive at night. So when we came back in the afternoon, there are still few stores that are still closed. She browsed for clothes, I browsed trinkets. We spent a few whiles in an antique shop. And I am really fascinated with the old telephones. The one you have to turn the dials for. It was AH-MAZING! :)) Forgive my geekiness, but I've always found that kind of telephones fascinating. I kept turning dials on different phones. That same shop also sell vintage shades, some with grades, but they can be subject to modifications. They also sell old picture frames which feels like somewhere your grandparents could come out. I think that's the store we spent most of our time.

We went to "Vinyl Dump" too. And we found out, you could listen to old vinyl tracks there and just hang out. It would have been fun if we tried it but we weren't in that mode last Satruday, so we didn't.

There's this gift shop, who sells this little silver figurines that look like my collection of candles, but then I didn't ask how much they were. :P Because, one way or the other I wouldn't be able to buy them. They also sell this "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" movie poster, that I fell in love with. And made me want to have a HP poster.

There are also shops that sell polaroid and other instant cameras. There are shops that sell pre-loved books, old magazines and comics.

We also checked "The reading room" where i would be having a reading next saturday. Which I hope would push through because I am getting more excited as the days pass. I want to buy the cameo headband there and the bird with birdcage earrings, but I didn't have budget at that time.

We also had coffee in the afternoon because we wanted to see cubao expo at night. Unfortunately, there were still stores that were closed that evening. Anyway, it was a half-baked experience, so there are much reasons to go back. :D :D :D

Oh! And I was taken aback by the price of mrt fare from cubao to north ave., because it cost Php 11.00 while the ayala to north ave. costs Php 14.00

oh well towel! :D