First Trip to Manila

Manila is about 3 hrs flight from S'pore, and the weather there is similar to ours - warm and humid. I took a short 3-day, 2 night business trip to settle some work matters, and it was a hectic one.

My first impression of the country is that there are secruity guards everywhere. There were 2 dogs from the K-9 unit dedicated to the hotel's driveway and main lobby entrance to do checks on the cars, bags, and people. I had to go through so many 'gantries' that I wondered about the amount of radiation that I went through just to go in and out of buildings. I didn't dare take pictures of the security in case they thought that I was some kind of 'spy'. Hahah...

This is a picture of what I enjoyed the most from the trip - a lovely lunch at a French restaurant called Bizu Patisserie and Cafe located at Greenbelt 3, which is just opposite the hotel (less then 2 mins walk). Look at the dessert selection and colourful macaroons! I had the strawberry shortcake. Well, taste and quality is reasonable, but it still falls short compared to the strawberry shortcake from Baker's Inn (back home) which is absolutely heavenly!