Fyuh... I'm finally back from Manila. Here are some pictures I took during my short trip to this Pearl of the Orient city. Traveling to a foreign country wouldn't be complete without eating the local specialties, right? I took some pictures of the food yesterday. I ate... Hmmm... (Lupagw). And it turns out there's also Gold Fish Scooping here, mana tahan kalau gak nyobain. But the most memorable one was when I went on vacation with Lucian, Asher, and Paula. They were still cimit at that time, still yapping like "Omoy, let's buy this later!" and "Omoy, omoy! I want to eat this!". Tapi sekarang mah boro-boro. Yang ada gw dibully tiap hari.

What started as a simple plan somehow felt a lot like a date. Sethlore’s Heeseung had only meant to accompany Schmidt’s Jay to watch F1 at the arena, surrounded by the roaring crowd and the thunder of engines tearing down the track. Schmidt's Jay was completely absorbed in the race, cheering at every overtake and explaining strategies with bright excitement, while Sethlore's Heeseung found himself smiling more at Schmidt's Jay reactions than the race itself. When the final lap ended and the noise of the arena slowly faded, neither of them seemed ready to go their separate ways, so they wandered off to dinner together. Between shared laughs, easy conversation, and the lingering thrill of the race, the night quietly turned into something warmer than either of them had planned.

H-h-h-halo cemitz