Members backing out, delayed departure, and the heat were already a reason for displeasure.
But that wasn't the only problems that almost killed the excitement of this trip.
The four of us who went were greeted by a large crowd who mostly consisted of students from different schools having their field trip as well as several companies having their team building. It was like a huge gathering in such a small place.
That meant having a hard time to find seats to eat,unbearable heat and noise,and the unavoidable long lines of queue on every ride.
I can understand the lines if they were moving but it was really slow. We had to wait more than an hour for each ride that would lasts for a minute or even less.
We weren't able to ride plenty of rides because of it and that is the most annoying thing of this trip.
But you know what, it doesn't matter. Despite all that problems, I still had such a great time with my friends and that is what's more important to me.
I even managed to muster up the strength to ride what I have been scared of for my entire childhood, the Space Shuttle. A roller coaster that has a loop. I've been scared of riding roller coasters with loops and have always avoided them anywhere. But I figured out that I'm getting older and it's time to take this off my bucket list. To make it more fitting, we rode it as our last ride which was fitting as the grand finale that somehow compensated for all those missed rides.
We also got our pictures as a souvenir. It was expensive and I think I spent over my budget.I also treated them with pizza for lunch since the entrance fee was expensive.I have been pushing them to go to this trip for the past month and I think I certainly owe them an incentive to go, not that it wasn't enough to go just for fun and relaxation. It was my way of saying how glad I am to make this plan happen.
Right now, I don't feel that bad spending all that money because they have all gone down to memories that I will always remind me of the good times.
We also bought our officemate a hat as a birthday gift. He was supposed to go but he had work so he was working on his birthday. I kinda felt bad since I took an off on his birthday but he says it's fine. I'm sure we'll always have other opportunities to celebrate and bond next time.
We left the park at past 10 PM and took a bus back to Makati. Due to the traffic, we arrived at almost 12 mn but we weren't ready to end the day which we felt was so short so we had a drinking session at Bollywood in GB3. We also had shisha which is glass-bottomed water pipe where a fruit-flavored tobacco is covered with foil and roasted with charcoal.
I have tried to smoke a cigarette before and I couldn't take it.But I was surprised that I could take this one. I have actually smoked a lot last night since I couldn't really drink beer last night. We were able to relax and talk about random stuff.It was really a great night. Talking about our pasts and future plans were a good topic to discuss. It was also a good opportunity to catch up with one of my best friends and officemate who left recently whom I have been talking about in the past posts. I'm looking forward on our next meet-up,eve for just a casual eat-out.
Yesterday really did feel magical, but for a different reason than just a trip to an amusement park.
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