Last week, I shared a post about 2024 Hiveph meet up here in Manila Philippines. After that, we are back in online chatting at the Discord server but few of them still stays here in Manila and have more bonding moments.
A day before Labor day, ( May 1) which is a national holiday here, @wittyzell dropped a message saying,they will be out, just to roam around the mall. Well, I don't have a work so I decided to join which will be my entry in #Wednesdaywalk hosted by @tattoodjay and #makemesmile by @elizacheng.
The agreed venue was near at my place so it was convenient. image source
It only took a few minutes of travel before I arrived at the destination. Though I was inside the car, it seemed I could feel the scorching heat of the sun. Eh, by looking at the cloudless blue sky.
We are here at Denny's, Witty informed.
I told the driver to drop me off at the entrance but I don't know why he didn't. Was it possible that he didn't hear me? Instead, he dropped by at the back entrance of the mall.
While walking, I tried to find the exact location of Denny's through google map, but as said, not really good in reading directions!
Should I ask HIM then? LOL
photo courtesy of Witty.
Finally and here is a group photo, @wittyzell , @cindee08 , @romeskie and @adamada.
We stayed there for a while as Romeskie ordered a cup of coffee as well as Adam. Chit chats, just random conversations; anything under the sun. Then @sensiblecast (Mebu) confirmed he is coming over. Yet, we thought he was just joking so we decided to leave. Going where? We don't know if this walk don't have an itinerary. Literally going where our feet will lead us.
Only a few walks and Mebu confirmed he just arrived, so I responded that we will be waiting for him here.
I remembered sharing a blog last year about the place, Venice grand canal replica.
I was asking them if they would be riding on a gondola but it seemed all of us didn't like the idea. Like it was only for couples and kinda awkward as all eyes will be on us. Just like them,
Well, I can say that Venice had that out of the country vibe yet, I like it before compared now.
Years ago, it's only the mall aside from the residential areas that had different themes when it came to architecture. Now? There are a lot of condominium units around and I find it crowded.
Business as usual.
(Photo from Witty)
Before moving to our next destination, we took a group photo. Thanks to Witty, we didn't have a hard time capturing this moment.
When do you think we could have photos like this?
Kept on walking and thankful somehow I could manage the pace. I easily felt tired and this days, but maybe it's the adrenalin or chismis is life that is why.
(Photo from Witty)
More photos, but wait! We aren't ready but Cindee and Romsekie are!
Okay,back into walking again as we are looking for a place to sit and relax for a while.
What about feeding some pigeons first? I just love watching them but didn't join in the feeding. These birds are so clingy .
This is what I meant . Not that I hate petting them, just that I am not in the mood. The last time I went there, I even bought some food for them to feed and I really enjoyed it.
Okay, found shaded canopies to sit down and rest. Unlike last year, there are food kiosks around and even children's rides. Maybe it's only seasonal.
We stayed here for an hour (s) until we decided to transfer at Coffee bean. *For another cup of coffee and for the aircon . It was really HOT and Humid!
I was so engrossed with the conversations that I forgot to snap photos, only this!
I ordered non-caffeine of course!
How long did we stay there? I lost track when I checked the time it's past seven in the evening already.
We even discussed could it be possible to organize meetups like this the next time? No programs, itinerary just chillin around. Us, Hivers at NCR used to go out several times last year. For this year, I will surely miss the fun if they do!
Before ending this week's walk, here is the night view of the Grand Canal.
Happy Wednesday everyone.
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All photos are mine otherwise stated
Footer credit to Sensiblecast