Because all good things must come to an end, our flight back to Manila was scheduled at 12:55am of October 30. Our last day in Singapore was spent going around the shops in
Bugis,
Chinatown, and
Anchor Point Mall buying presents for friends and family.
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Working it in my brown skirt :) |
Of course I wasn't going to return to my home country without meeting the super awesome
Nashe (and I am not just saying that because she's my blog-friend) ;) We agreed to meet at the Iluma Mall, and it was so funny how she said I looked at her with a big grin
before even realizing that she was the lady I was meeting up with! Yeah I am dorky like that ;D
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Pretty in long dresses/ skirts :) |
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Here is the pinch on the cheeks you were asking for Ejann! :D |
As proof that friendship built online can also thrive in real life, we clicked right away! To be honest, I was scared at first because I was worried I would come across as boring and not be a good conversationalist when not using my mother tongue, but I think I pulled it off quite well. While showing me around Arab Street (where I got good deals, btw), we chatted about a wide range of topics like comparisons between Manila and Singapore, TV shows (and how she watches Filipino soap operas more than I do), our countries' respective education systems (so serious, yes?), the desire to wear boots, our blog-friends, my love life (or the lack thereof), and her mail-order husband from the Philippines,
Jake Cuenca :D
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This is me deep in thought over chopsticks. She took the photo using her phone and Twitpic'd it to our other blog-friends XD |
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And this is me looking serious but in reality my heart was jumping like crazy. Accessories! Earrings! Headbands! Bows! All kinds of pretty, lacy, girly stuff!! |
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She also took this photo and captioned it "...and she totally ignores me. lol." For the record woman, I totally was not! :D |
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Lunch at McDo with my travelmates :) |
We parted ways at around 3PM, and I was so touched because she said she's going to meet me at the airport before we leave. So sweet! My travelmates and I continued shopping at the Anchor Point Mall and then by 7PM went to Marsha's friend Ana's house to do some last-minute packing of the stuff we bought. Before leaving SG we went back to
Costa Sands, this time to a mini-party the family of
Ate Lani was having at the Barbecue Pit.
Because of some confusion with the time of our departure, I wasn't able to see
my friend Genily and her boyfriend Michael who waited at the airport anymore. I am sooo sorry Gen! I also almost missed seeing Nashe again for our last goodbyes, when she agreed to go to Pasir Ris so we can see each other again and give me a present! :)
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Pretty in jeans and tank tops :)
I was holding a Starbucks gift-bag which contains a Starbucks Singapore Tumbler from Nashe. |
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Last photo. Awwww. |
We went back to Ate Ana's house to get our luggages, then went straight to the airport. Everything went super-fast after, and before I knew it we have boarded already, the cabin crew were requesting us to put our seatbelts on and turn our phones off, and it's bye-bye SG. Even though the seats weren't really that comfortable I slept the full four-hours flight, in anticipation of work a few hours after (yes, I went straight to work from the airport for my 5am - 2pm shift because I am responsible like that).
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'Til we meet again. |
Parting is always sweet sorrow. But then I never imagined I would return here since my trip five years ago, so who knows, I might be back sooner than expected.
*Why the title Great minds think alike
? Well, just notice how alike our two outfits were! ;)
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