Fabulous Vegas

It was a looong 5 hours drive to Vegas because of the traffic (rush hour... Friday night...) and a 10-minute stop over at Barstow for some Starbucks coffee to keep us up and do some stretching. We're goofing around and testing the new Sony Cybershot T11 when this lady staff from Starbucks approached us and told us that taking pictures is not allowed inside... Hmmm is that her own policy?? and I've never heard anything like that before.. inggit lng cguro.. hehehe



Reached Vegas at 2am. First stop was Tito Abet's place (Darwin's uncle) were we stayed the whole weekend (thanks!!), then we headed to the strip. The Botanical Conservatory of Bellagio is a jaw dropper because it contains exotic plants and flowers. I heard that the garden changes every season and the theme this season is Halloween..



We met the gang at Treasure Island and they're already playing Pai Gow. Everyone seems bored maybe because they're loosing or maybe they are just tired.. Bet is $25 per game... I played slots machine and video Black Jack instead because it's 25c per game only. While we're playing, a cocktail waitress approached us for a FREE drink... I had Cosmopolitan while Darwin had Midori sour.. I didn't pass the age test again coz she asked for my ID. Good thing I have it with me or else I wont have my drink.. hehehehe Left the casino at 4am then headed to eat Breakfast Buffet.. yum-yum!!!



Slept for 4hours only.. The next day, we went to the outlet store and I got Armani tops, knee high boots, and Nike slip-ons... and of course, everything's on SALE!!! Met the gang again coz they want to do some shopping for their loved ones.. like Raff bought an expensive Coach bag for his wife... He even told me that he wants to take a plane and go home coz it doesnt feel complete without his wife around... Naks! Totoo kya yun? hehehe

I got too tired and hungry after shopping so I asked Darwin if we can eat since it's already 3pm.. WE went to MGM coz the buffet there is delicious but when we got there.. it's close already.. For every casino, they have a gimmick and here in MGM, it's lion habitat wherein you can have a close enconter with a lion cub.. it's soooo cute. We decided to eat at New York, New York since it's just across the street... Ofcourse, you wouldn't pass the chance of taking pictures while walking coz the view is just great!!!














After late lunch, we met the gang again at MGM and gambled some more.. I lost $40.. but it was fun,, you'd here me cheering for myself and saying YES!!! everytime I win...I also have an MGM Players Club card that tracks my points now, like I'm gonna be at Vegas all the time hehehe.. I played Black Jack again with Darwin on my side. I told him he can play with the guys but he'd prefer to play a 25c game than $25 Pai Gow.. hehehe We didnt get any FREE cocktails this time so we decided to walk and check what MGM has to offer..I noticed that everyone's in Hawaiian Outfit.. there's a party goin' on at one of the conference rooms... maybe...just being an MGM member, we'd have that privilege too.. you know get invited on some of their events.. hehehe

We had dinner at some sushi place that's not on the strip. I thought there's no life outside the strip.. like it's all sand out there... hehehe.. I don't really eat sushi so I just ordered Tempura.. We had fun inside that resto and the chef showed us some of his tricks. Then Jannie had a RIGHT timing to ask the chef if he can take a picture of us and post it on their wall.. She's been waiting for this moment and ofcourse he said YES!!! Now... we're part of their collage.. NICE! The rolls are delicious... dragon roll, caterpillar roll, california roll (my special request), etc and we have HOT sake too.. it tastes like Tequila..











We went back to Tito Abet's place to rest but I ended up sleeping.. I'm really exhausted.. It was a very looong day but it was fun coz I was able to do shopping and sightseeing.. but most of all.. I'm with my sweetie.. He's so patient showing me all those nice spots.. Thanks talaga =) He went back with the gang. At around 3am, I woke up as Darwin enters the guest room and I took a shower.. Oooh, I need that too.. We chat for a while then slept..

The next day, we ate tapsilog that Tita Emmie prepared for breakfast. yum-yum! Went to Best Buy to accompany Tito Arthur (Darwin's uncle too) in buying LCD flat panel TV. It's backordered so he'd get it on Nov18. We kidded that we'll be back just to check out the new TV on the 18th.. hehehe Tita Cara (wife of Tito Arthur) is telling me that Ace is waiting for me.. he calls me Twin, the other one is Jill.. We had some snack on their condo we went back to Tito Abet's place to say good-byes..



We stopped at Primms outlet store to do some shopping and I got an Old Navy corduroy jacket that I've been longing to have. Darwin wants to have coffee but the line at Starbucks is too long.. We decided to get it some other place.. Darwin drove all the way to Barstow, I had Subway for lunch while he went to Starbucks... but the line is long again.. He took a nap while I was eating then I bought coffee for him at Chevron's cafe. I offered to drive to LA so he can rest. Poor sweetie.. He's really tired.. Traffic is too bad when we reached Victorville. Another stop over at Wendy's and Darwin drove this time. We checked Phil Jackson's "The Last Season" at Barne's but it's sold out!!! Dinner at home then rest..

We missed the Sunday mass... Bawi na lang next week... Thanks for the safe trip!!!