Just recently, I had my first out of the country vacation with Mama. I booked our tickets almost a year ago, so imagine the anticipation I had to go through for such a long time. Besides being my first travel abroad, it's also the first DIY itinerary I did all by myself. Thanks for the help of Google. Lol. (I'll make a separate post for the itinerary I did.)

So let me start my series of travel posts with our first destination - MACAU! We arrived in Hongkong  in the morning. After leaving our luggage at the guesthouse in HK, we immediately headed to the China Ferry terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui. Good thing though that we got discounted round trip tickets from the guesthouse's Filipino caretaker. Yay!

The ferry ride from HK to Macau takes around 1 hour and 45 minutes. We took the Cotai Jet ferry heading to Taipa, Macau. There are areas for the luggages behind the seat rows.

See that red poster on the back of the seats? That's Manny Pacquiao on it and he's all over Macau! Turns out that he had a fight over that weekend with Chris Algieri and we totally had no idea of it.

Upon arriving at the Ferry Terminal in Macau, there are free shuttle buses sponsored by different casinos and hotel. Though we didn't book in one of these hotels, we took one that brought us to Macau main island. They didn't even ask us where we are booked!

Taipa and Macau is connected via this long bridge across the Delta Pearl. It's more beautiful at night though.

After some rest, we started our tour and head out to do some casino hopping in Cotai Strip. You know what they say, you haven't been to Macau if you didn't see the casinos! And it's very convenient to go around because of the free shuttle buses. Our first stop was the City of Dreams.

City of Dreams reminds me so much of Resorts World Manila, but of course COD is more grandiose.

The entrance was so inviting and appealing! Those lights changes colors from time to time. There were two security guards at the entrance that happened to be Filipinos so we took the chance of asking them to take our pictures. LOL

On the inside, one won't really miss the dragon fixtures designed all over the place. They were on the walls, corners, hallways and even on the ceiling! I actually wanted to watch the show "The House of the Dancing Water"  but I wasn't able to book the tickets and they were quite expensive. Lol

That's me on the hallway connecting to the Hard Rock Hotel. :)

We didn't bother going inside the Casino though as I had an experience that I was mistaken for a minor so the reception asked for my ID. Lol. COD Manila is soon to open on the first quarter of 2015! I wonder if it will be as grand as COD Macau.

Just across COD is the ever stunning, The Venetian. Every corner of this casino and hotel spells luxury and is indeed picturesque. The sight would have been different during the day though.

Pacquiao-Alghieri fight advertisements were everywhere on the corner. Could have been a difference sight without the posters. LOL

Upon entering, you will be welcome by a palace-like feels. I was a little bit intimidated at first. Lol

We also passed by at The Sands and didn't bother going inside cause we're already a bit tired.

Due to the bone-chilling weather, we weren't able to explore more of Cotai Strip. I would definitely love to go back here (especially at The Venetian) to experience more of Macau.

So that's how we spend our first day of tour! :)

Earlier this month, I had the chance to finally try Wrong Ramen at Burgos Circle, BGC. It was a late weekday night so there were only a few people dining in. From what I heard, the place gets cramp during the day considering that it was just a small restaurant.

Unlike the usual ramen places, Wrong Ramen do it the opposite way. Their menu was quite interesting as almost everything has a twist on it. The tables have this removable dividers for the solo diners. Their display pictures and posters also caught my attention as they were playfully thought and has sarcasm on it. I wish I could have take more pictures though.

FOOD

Since I craved for seafoods that night, I ordered their Sea Men Ramen, not one of their best sellers though.

Anyway, as what the menu says, the clam-based soup of Sea Men Ramen was only light and it tasted a little bland, I think. It was filled with seafoods though, and the noodles were tender enough to eat. A bit of spice on the soup would go a long way.

My colleague ordered Tantanmen because it was what the crew recommended when we asked for their best sellers.

Of course, I had a taste of it and it's the one I enjoyed the most. The broth was only mild spicy and very flavorful, no need for additional spices!

Another order that we got was the FU Ramen and it was deliciously soooo good! It had egg, bacon and black pepper spam - breakfast in a ramen way!

As for the side dish, we ordered their Chashu Rice Rolls. I'm a lover of all things veggies so I loved this one. It greatly complimented the Ponzu sauce as the dipping.

Wrong Ramen
Burgos Circle, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
+632 823 8249