My Malacanang Palace visit - fail

I prepared for this visit again in Malacanang Palace for almost a month, my visit is an invitation for a media launch of National Geographic Channel new docu episode "Inside Malacanang". I even prepared my suit and shoe shined my leather shoes ( that I haven't done for almost 10 years) and got a new hair cut, new facial, foot spa and etc... Except make up hhhaha.

All plan went to ruins after we got caught up in a massive traffic jam along the way, I'm blaming for the traffic domino effect caused by that grand eye ball of Iglesia ni Cristo in Manila. We were shocked to discover the the road going to Malacanang Palace is now closed and we got stuck for almost for another hour wandering in the road of Mendiola. We dine in to McDonalds and then I decided to leave the media group because the launch event is over and we're sitting ducks and also 2 hours late. I rode the taxi cab with Jonel and Marjorie going back to Makati.

I want to post the photos here, just to immortalize this failed moments and the horror came back into my memory again after I got reminded that the NGC show will be aired tonight...huuhuhuu

My view during our meet in a coffee shop in Ortigas, for our transpo service going to Malacanang

I didn’t bring my dslr that day because we were advised that taking of photos inside Malacanang is strictly prohibited, I just brought a Casio Exilim digital camera with me, I plan to deposit it there after entering the security check up.

We walked across Mendiola road after we learned that there’s a road block going to Malacanang that day. Traffic becomes worse during afternoon rush hour


Trying some self portrait while going down from the elevated foot bridge


Here’s a good shot eheeheh

Welcome to Mendiola! There’s a police barricade infront of the welcome sign


All of us media guests were in our formal attire, in dark suits and others are in barong, people were looking at us and maybe think of that we missed a wedding


Trying to calm down…we are tired and we wait for another minute for an update re: what gate should we enter

Arvin using his brand new Samsung Galaxy Y, I told him to remove the protected sticker that came as a factory temporary cover

We decided to eat some snacks in McDonalds

Good old days….lots of memories here in Mendiola

ahhhh CEU ^___^


Marjonel….photo op in Mendiola hahahaha