At 4 pm yesterday, we checked in at Rm. 945-947 of Sofitel for the 2nd International Pyro-musical competition. Since we had much time to kill, the kids wanted to take a dip in the pool and so I relented and went down to watch over them. Alex (a half-cousin) had already been in the pool an hour earlier and so Kaye and Kit joined her in playing with the other kids. By 5, when the sun was almost setting na, the kids felt a bit cold and wanted to leave the pool na. We went up to the room where they continued bathing in the warm water of the bath tub. Soon after, some of our relatives arrived and we made small talk while waiting for the fireworks to start.
By 7 pm, we decided to eat dinner na. My sister arrived a few minutes before 8 (coz she got stuck in traffic!) and just in time too coz a few minutes later we saw that the fireworks competition had already started… we didn’t have a schedule on hand but we surmised (because of the proliferation of red and green lights) that the first country to perform was Portugal (because their flag was red and green). It was great and we all were wowed with what we saw… after about thirty minutes, the show ended and so we resumed our dinner and watching TV while waiting for the next country to perform. U.K. started its performance at around nine and for me it was better than the first one – well, after all they were the defending champions and so they had much to prove and show the world they deserve to be called the best diba?
After the show and eating some dessert, the others left for their homes while we stayed behind to sleep in the main suite’s receiving room (because Rachel and family had taken the adjoining suite) It was OK naman because they placed beds inside the sala (one for myself, the hubby and Kit) while Kaye slept in a cushion in Rachel’s room beside Alex. Anna was supposed to sleep with us but changed her mind coz she was planning to meet a friend. It was a bit late when she left (around 12:30 am na) and it was only then that I turned the TV off, covered myself in sheets and snuggled in to sleep.
I was awakened by the extreme cold at around 5:30 am and so I decided to stay outside in the verandah to wait for the sunrise…too bad though that my particular vantage point does not have an actual view of the sunrise (sunset lang talaga!). Instead, I took pics of the moon setting na lang… when the others slowly awakened, we got ready to eat breakfast at Spiral for their breakfast buffet – and as always, Spiral did not disappoint. Just check out the following pics of their breakfast spread… truly its goodbye diet muna!
We returned to our rooms feeling so satisfied and thinking we may eat lunch today a bit later than usual… The kids frolicked a bit in the pool and the elders watched the Donayre-Montiel fight. By 2pm, we checked out of Sofitel, and said goodbye to what could be considered our third home here in Manila… and truly my favorite hotel in the country, but of course I may just be biased!
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