My Macau Trip

Hello! This has been a long overdue. Anyway, I still wanted to share with everyone what I have done and where I have been during my stay in Macao. I was there in June. So, they speak a different kind of Chinese, I did not understand a word that they speak but I just thank the people that I encountered who tried to communicate with me in English. I am forever in gratitude with you. Anyway, if you really want to do something, you should never let a thing called language barrier stop you from doing it. People even come and work there and eventually learn the language so why let that be a hindrance. That’s tip no. 1 on how to live an amazing life. Never let silly things stop you from your dreams. So, tip no. 2, be a tourist but do not act much of a tourist. Only ask trustworthy people, I asked a traffic enforcer, the English-speaking staff of the hotel that I was staying in, a walking by police officer and Filipinos that I met. Just for your own sake, do not act too scared, too dumb and too nervous during your travel, you are a highly target for those who do not mean well if you do. I have not tried commuting in Macao before; I did not know anything but I knew my family was relying on me so I have to be the rock. The internet is handy resource but when you are actually there, it is a different world but I have great news for you, once you learn how their bus system works, you would not need anyone to tell you how to go to places, just be prepared with a lot of coins, the bus does not give out change.

Where have I been while I was in Macau?

-Venetian

Yes, natupad na rin ang pinapangarap kong makasakay ng Gondola! Wah! It was like 512MOP for a private ride. I was with my family. The gondolier, if that’s what their called, that we had was a Filipina-Italian. Her name is Anna. She grew up in the Philippines, her mother is a Filipina and her father is an Italian. She had a great voice and she sand to my parents the Filipino song that her mother used to sing for her father.

-Old Taipa Village

Mejo malayo-layong lakaran to pero nung nakita ko na yung walkalator, ok na rin siya. Mga apat na walkalator yun, amhabang lakaran talaga yun sinasabi ko sa ‘yo. There is nothing much to see sa Old Taipa Village, maybe because late na kami nakarating dun, sarado na ang maraming establishments. Namili na lang ako ng souvenir sa munting souvenir shop dun. Hehe. Balak ko sanang magfood trip pero wag na lang. I changed my mind.

-Macau Tower

The following day, ito yung una talaga naming pinuntahan, mejo late nagigising ang mga tao sa Macau, sa standards ko ah, kasi 8 na, wala pa rin masyadong nagcocommute or bukas na establishment. What do I know, messed up ang oras ko kahit dito sa Pilipinas. Ang dami mong magagawa sa Macau Tower. Puro picture. Hahaha, sumilip sa digital interactive telescope, iovercome ang fear of heights sa paglalakad sa glass floors. Pwede ka ring kumain sa lounge at ienjoy ang wifi nila. Sa mga may extrang moolah, which I did not have. At hindi ko talaga pinaghandaan kasi I made up my mind na hinding hindi ako magbbungee jump, siguro, yun na lang ang gagawin ko pag nakaexperience ako ng midlife crisis.

-MGM

Dahil big fan ni Mama si Marianne, pupuntahan niya kung san nagpropose si Dingdong, sa Butterfly Dome but when we got there, ibang exhibit na ang nandun, ang Valkyrie Octopus. Ang daming fish! Wah. To my future husband, please if magpopropose ka, here is an idea, dun sana sa maraming birds kasi bird lover talaga ako eh.

-Kun Iam Statue

Wala naman masyadong special dito, aircon siya so nakapagpahinga kami habang nagpapanggap na nagbabasa sa mga exhibit dun. Haha, kidding, I learned something about Kun Iam and she amazes me, she is a woman of devotion and basta search niyo na lang sa internet.

-Senado Square

Marami kayong pwedeng pamilhan dito saka andito ang karamihang mga historical or cultural buildings dito. Unfortunately sarado yung St. Dominic for inspections and maintenance, yung House of Mercy, hinanap ko at akalain mo sandamakmak na beses ko siyang nadaanan without me knowing. Finally, I went to Ruins of St. Paul, sobraaaaang habang lakaran at on the way there, maraming nag-ooffer ng samples sa ‘yo kahit wag kang bumili, please lang, kumuha ka. Hahahaha, naumay talaga ako saka nahiya na rin. Hindi ko pati naintindihan kung ano yung mga kinakain ko, mamaya tao na pala yun or something na allergic ako. Hahahaha. Pupunta pa sana ako sa fortress nearby pero tinamad na ako at napagod, so bumalik na lang ako sa Senado Square along with my waiting father for my mom and sister who were shopping.

-Lord Stowe’s egg tarts

Hindi ako pwedeng bumalik sa Pilipinas ng wala ‘to. The original store is in Coloane ata but I settled to get my egg tarts in Venetian. Nagpatuloy sa pag-ikot ikot sa Venetian since we were able to leave our baggage sa baggage counter nila, it was like 10MOP per baggage and they are very nice even if they do not speak English well tapos tuturuan ka pa nila kung san ka pupunta, kusa nilang iooffer yung services ng Venetian shuttle even if you are not staying in the hotel, siguro kasi sabi ko magcacasino ako. Tinransfer pa nila sa harap ng hotel ang mga baggage naming para di na kami bumalik dun sa may West Lobby kasi dun kami sa harap sasakay ng Shuttle papuntang airport eh.

May mga hindi ako napuntahan na gusto ko sanang dalawin such as the Museum and Ah-Ma Temple pero eto ang alam ko, babalik ako ng Macau at sa pagbabalik ko pupuntahan ko ‘tong mga lugar na ‘to at magbubungee jump na ako. Wah!