A travel in Macau - Day1

We availed Cebu Pacific ZERO FARE Promo last May. All we have to pay are the taxes and other fees. Jeric booked Manila-Macau and HongKong-Manila flights. They charged a total of P2000 per one way ticket.. We prefer not to get a package for this trip.. And I quote Jeric "Be a traveller and not just a tourist."

It will be my first time to travel outside the country. And it's Jeric and I's first time to travel na kameng dalawa lang ang magkasama.

So for those who are asking what's on, well, NOTHING SPECIAL. We're not celebrating anything. Let's just say nagpa-practice kame sa lifestyle sa kameng dalawa lang ang magkasama. Tingan nameng kung di kame magpatayan after some days. (--,)

04.Sept.2008 We checked in at NAIA Terminal 3 - the new airport. More Spacious, and less crowded because only PAL and Cebu Pacific are using it this time. We paid the Philippine Travel Tax amounting to P1620 and P750 for the terminal fee. Ang mahal!

The flight departed on the scheduled time. There's no free food but cabin crews are selling some cup noodles, 3 in 1 coffee, etc. After 2 hours, the plane landed in Macau International Airport in Taipa Island, Macau.

Welcome to the Sin city of Macau. Las Vegas' counterpart in terms of gambling and casinos. Macau is a mixture of Chinese and Portugese cultures. Three islands of Macau are Macau Peninsula, Taipa Island, and Coloane Island.

After checking out of the airport, we went to the taxi station. Locals of Macau cant speak English. Scary! What are we gonna do now? The driver refused to take us to Venetian Hotel, our first destination. (Venetian Hotel is in Taipa Island also, just very near the airport.) We decided not to go to Venetian anymore. We hired a taxi that will take us to the other island, which is Macau Peninsula. We chose to stay in Rua de Felicidade area because it's near Largo de Senado, Ruins of St.Paul and Avenida de Lisboa. Taxi fare costs us 70 MOP. (1MOP = P5.50)

Upon unboarding we quickly searched for the street. OMG, we are lost again. We cant find anyone who cant speak English so it's better to walk and walk. Buti nalang all we brought are backpacks so it's easier to carry.

lost in Macau

Finally we met someone on the street who is Pinoy. We knew there are Pinoys in that store because a picture of Manny Pacquiao is placed on the glass window! =) That Pinoy gave us a very clear direction. Salamat po!

We checked in at Ko Wah hotel. Rate is 300 MOP/night. Again, receptionists cant understand English. Good thing Jeric is best in charades!

The place is clean, homey, and has a nice view across our room. I recommend this place.

Ko Wah Hotel

After resting for a few minutes we went down the hotel to eat. But it's almost 11.30pm so most of the food shops are already close. We chose experience instead the street food of Macau and bond with the locals. Again, we have to point and point what we wanted to eat. A lot of acting skills helped us. We ordered noodles and dimsum. The so so food cost 32MOP.

the so so street food

This dinner date experience is memorable. Aside from we are eating on the street, kelangan akong subuan ng food ni Jeric because there is no spoon and fork availabe, and im not as good as him in using chopsticks. Yes, PDA it is! but what can we do, Im so hungry na at di pa ko makakain ng maayos. I know the locals are looking at us- scene stealers kame!

We decided to stroll Macau after. We walked our way to Largo de Senado - just across Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro. Hhmm, it's a bigger, fancier, cleaner, and safer version of Binondo! This patio is a good place to unwind after a long day of work. I also like the street lights. One more thing that caught my eyes is their City Hall which has a pink bunny designs on the building. Cutey!

Macau by Night

Then we went to Avenida de Lisboa where Casinos are found. Everything's new in our eyes so everything we see is a view. We're liking macau!

We got tired, and it's getting late na din. Ooppsie, somebody deleted all the pictures from our camera. So no pictures for Day1. But still we survived our first day in Macau! Yey!