"Maayong gabie sa tanan." The moment we all sat down on the table, she came. (Good evening to you all.)

We looked around the restaurant. It's a buffet restaurant. My favorite kind. We're currently in the resort's restaurant; the same resort where we're staying for this trip.

Dusit Thani.

Grabe ang mamahal ng mga bilihin dito. Nakakabutas ng bulsa. Chz. But sulit naman na kase nga buffet.

Sakto, kunti lang kinain ko dun sa airplane.

Now, we're now eating the food that we went to serve ourselves. I just went and got a medium rare rib-eye, different kinds of chicken, and pieces of lamb. Mamaya na ang ibang dish. Kaunti lang din ang nilagay ko sa plate ko tapos no rice.

Para sulit talaga.

"Mama, where are we going after here?" Ate Jill spoke. "Diba tatlong spot pupuntahan natin?"

Ay? Akala ko kasali na 'tong dinner sa 3 spots.

Exciting.

"Our itinerary for today is, first stop is the 3D Art at Happy World Museum. Second is we're going to visit the Guitar makers at Alegre Guitar Factory." Yes! New guitar, here I come. "Last stop for today is we're going to visit the famous 10000 Roses Café. That's the last one since mas nice raw kapag gabi pumunta roon. Now, are we up to all the stops?"

"Yes naman!"

"Yes, po, ma!"

"Walang aangal jaan, mama."

"Talagang walang aangal!" I seconded ate Pat's comment. "Ano, tapos na ba kayong mag-eat. Let's go na."

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We're now in our last stop for today. The 10000 Roses Café. And mama was right, it really was beautiful at night. Imma check on the internet kung ano look niya kapag daytime. I'm sure it'll be as nice as the nighttime.

First we did was syempre, take pictures. Tapos mama told us to stop muna kase sabi nung tour guide namin na kain muna kung gusto. The tour guide led us to the Café. Ah, the smell of coffee. The tour guide made us choose where we're going to eat and since kakain lang namin, we didn't choose Lantaw; we chose the Café instead.

Addicting. Was the first thought when I entered the Café. Coffee smells addicting.

"Aika, ikaw na mag-order, anak."

"Okay, po. Tell me your orders my pretty sisters." Sus bolera. Thanks, though. She started to take notes of my sisters' and mama's and our tour guide's (kahit na umangal siya pero pinilit talaga namin kase desisyon kami. Chz) order sa phone niya then she turned to me. "How about you, bunso?"

"We're getting fam size pizza, right?" She nodded. I looked up sa menu. "I'll get Strawberry and Banana smoothie and Pane pasta, please. Also, a take out of Marinara Pasta. Pede ma?"

Mama nodded, so ate Aiks noted it, too. Sina ate Jill and ate Pat nag-add narin also ng take outs nila.

"Mama, tomorrow where are going?" I asked my mom when ate Aika finished repeating our orders to avoid wrong and missing orders tapos she went to the counter na.

"Ano itinirary for tomorrow's video, mader dear?" Ate Jill seconded. "Also, it's so nice here. Look at that nice view of lights, oh." She said, using her lips to point it out.

We don't point with our fingers kapag ganto.

"Oo, ang ganda. About sa tour natin tomorrow, I'll send it to you nalang through message. Then, sa third day natin, we're going to visit churches. Last day, our flight day, doon lang tayo sa hotel. We'll be exploring what the hotel can offer before we go to the airport." We all listened to her intently.

We discussed more about our trip and what happened earlier sa iba rin naming pinuntagan kanina. Also, I got a new acoustic guitar. Kaya pala rin kami nag-visit doon ay para rin mabilhan kami ni ate Jill ng new guitar.

Swerte.

"Ma, what time tayo laland sa Manila?" She gave me a 'why' look. "Baka po makahabol pa ako sa classes ko."

"No, Nicolette. You'll rest when we get back to Manila. Baka you'll collapse na niyan kase wala kang pahinga for days after our trip." Ate Aika said. Nakabalik na pala siya. "Eso-serve nalang daw maya-maya ang orders natin. Anyway, ma, 'wag mong payagan 'yang si Cole na mag-attend ng class niya sa Monday."

"Your ate Aika is right, anak. I'll just call the school to inform them para ma-excuse ka sa Monday." I thought about how I can make paalam na umalis ng bahay so I can go to papa and mine's place. Gagi, anhirap. 'Di ko naman pwedeng sabihin na pupunta ako sa Internet Café. Kaya nga ayaw papasukin sa school para magpahinga tapos aalis para maglaro? Luh.

I was lost in my thoughts again but it was cut off when our orders came.

"Enjoy your orders, ma'ams." Babae nalang talaga kaming lahat. Even the tour guide who's also our driver.

Oh diba, astig.

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Hindi talaga sana ako maga-update today because it's my dad's birthday (who's in not with us now). But yeah, here you go!

-ms. banana 🍌