Quiznos

My sister and I were re-watching "Easy A" yesterday after lunch. It has replaced "Mean Girls" as our youngest sister's loop movie. I like the movie, actually. It's a chick flick but not really a chick flick. Plus, I love the humor, which Emma Stone and the whole cast did really well.

When the movie reached the part where an angry mob group of rallyists met Emma stone outside the school I noticed the mascot that was bothering them, and exclaimed out loud "Omg, Quiznos!" And my sister looked up to the screen and said "Yes! Oo nga!" What the heck were we talking about? Why, the billboard along EDSA near Robinson's Galleria, of course!

Beijing Part 3: 2nd Day

Dongzhong Street

East Gate Plaza is the service apartment we stayed in during our Beijing vacation. It's located along Dongzhong Street in the Dongcheng district of Beijing. It's around 45 minutes to an hour away from the Beijing Capital Airport 2. The area reminded me of the inner streets of the Makati CBD (Central Business District), except with wider roads. It felt like a nice area to live in. It was clean, had small shops and food places, near the mall and subway station, and, overall, felt like safe place. If ever (though, I doubt it) I get sent to Beijing for long-term work I'd like to stay in this area.

Beijing Part 2: 1st Day

It was around 10 or 11 in the morning when I woke up after 4 hours of attempting to sleep in the hotel lobby. It was the 15th and officially our first day in Beijing. According to our itinerary we were to visit the Lama Temple and Qianmen.

When we woke up Jex's dad had already come back from his solo exploration. He had already bought us Yikatong cards for the Beijing subway. Similar to the Octopus card in Hong Kong, the Yikatong is a contactless stored value smart card that you can use for paying for rides in the subway, bus, and even taxis. We never got to try using the Yikatong for other means aside from riding the subway, though. It costs 20 RMB to buy one card. You can load additional amounts into your card in stations using reloading machines. You can return the card, where you'll receive your 20 RMB deposit plus the amount of any remaining load in your card.

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