AMSEP Philippines day 5

Rose early in the morning coz we r due for a long journey today. Had a sumptuous breakfast at Dalvie's . Thanks to Dalvie's mum for the effort. We arrived at 645 and breakfast is already served on the table waiting for us.

Met the others at the UPCM and took a jeepney to intramuros.The jeepney is like a jeep , only found in the Philippines .See more of it here. They frequent a few places like a bus , but has the characteristic of a taxi where you can just stop them at the roadside. It is relatively cheap and thus the most popular transport in the Philippines.

Took a walk to the Intramuros by passing by the Manila Post Office , the biggest one there . Visited the Manila Cathedral Church , the biggest one there too. There is even a pipe organ inside =) continued our journey to the Fort Santiago. Intramuros , by its name known as the city behind the walls , paints the picture of the era of Spanish Occupation for 333 years until 1898. The buildings and the streets are filled with the colours and characteristics of Spain. In Fort Santiago , where their national hero , Dr. Jose Rizal was kept as an inmate before his sentence. I think the pictures will speak better than words here =)



Lunch at greenhills about an hour drive from the Fort Santiago. We were supposed to be shopping at the Greenhills for souvenirs but sadly it was closed. We only managed to visit the mall before leaving. There was rain as we headed to the Manila Ocean Park and that caused some low land areas to flood. I noticed that the drainage system is rather unconvincing though XD

Reached Ocean World and did some shopping (as we always craved for !). Found some interesting stuff there. We shopped till 430 and then proceeded to watch the American Sealion performance under the slight drizzle . The sealions were very obedient in following the instructions of their trainers. The crowd were literally amazed when they mimicked the actions of their trainers such as shaking hands , saluting , dancing... The glass boat and the aquarium visit made up the rest of the time we stayed inside. Dinner was at a restaurant there where we bid farewell to the 1st years who had to go back early for their exam on friday. What a pity...Btw , my memory card ran out of memory and had to use Valerie's...haha

That's me^^ in the tunnel , surrounded by fish , in Manila Ocean World

Visited the Rizal Memorial , the place where he was executed . Watched the Philippines map on the river =) , although it was dark. Tired day ~ did a lot of walking