The Vegas Trip

We had a weekend-long Birthday celebration of my sister who just turned 17 years old last week in the Sin City, Las Vegas.

Satisfactorily, Vegas is a really pleasureful place. Its Architecture is outstanding and that makes the views very interesting. I’m out of words to describe how it fascinated me. I fell in love with it the first time I saw the city. I liked how the hotels and casinos compete for customers through their Architecture and for mimicking several distinguished tourist attractions around the world.

[Monumental Structure of a pharoah from Luxor; Excalibur; New York New York; Indoor garden of Bellagio; Paris, Golden Nugget/Fremont Strip; Stratosphere]

As far as I remember we also visited the MGM Grand and the Caesar’s Palace, the hotel of the guys from Hangover!

It was said that Vegas is the brightest spot on Earth when seen from space. Obviously, I can never prove that but I say that the lights inside and out of most of the buildings were beyond brilliant. However, its sweltering temperature annoyed me to the full extent. Aside from the fact it’s a desert, the heat from sun on daytime is same as what we have in Manila, and at night, the heat from the lights warms up the entire place. Las Vegas experiences extreme summer and extreme winter.

The Sin City. Vegas gratifies and indulges one with all the sinful pleasures you can ever imagine. Sex-related services are really exposed even on the streets and in front of the youngsters. Smokes anywhere. Good thing I don’t have asthma. The only place that was smoke-free is our hotel room. It was hard to fight the itch, if you know what I mean. Booze are sold from corner to corner and by all means, you can imbibe anytime of the day and anywhere. Gambling, of course will never be out of the list, it’s the top reason why Vegas is a hot spot. There were too many slot machines and I could not imagine the cost of their electric bills.  

For all that, we went there for a wholesome tour around the city and I’m glad I was able to visit it during my stay here. Hooray for the experience though I didn’t get to enjoy the thrill of being there to gamble and win or even lose some heavy loads of golds. Well aside from I’m not yet legal to play, I have no money to blow! Maybe soon, very very soon!

PS

This is a late post. Just because last week was the laziest and most boring week ever, well in the span of my stay here. I became a couch potato for a 5 days. 

Sabaw post is sabaw. Awkward ending. BOW

I met dad’s best friend since 3rd year High School last Saturday when we had a party here at home. He is a director of The Simpsons, Family Guy, etc. his job is really awesome, and big time. He was a graduate of BS Architecture in Mapua Institute of Technology, Dad and him were classmates even in College. He never got to practice Architecture after he graduated.

I am a frustrated digital artist. I can say i have the skills, though not brilliantly good, when it comes to art since love for art is in our blood. Though no one really chose Art to put into a career except for those who took up Architecture, including myself. Digital Arts is one of the fields I want to gain mastery in, ever since. My knowledge about it is not even a spoonful. All i know now is just self-taught and it’s sad that i don’t get to practice that much. Tiwala lang sa sarili, lahat nadadaan sa practice.

Dad knew about the career i wanted to take right before I took up entrance exams in college. Architecture was a second choice for me but he unintentionally brainwashed me. If not Architecture, I would have taken Multimedia Arts. Right now, I just wanna know why he refused to send me to an Art School. 

I like Architecture, and I’m glad I’m taking it. I’m excited to graduate and see what I’ll become in the future.Two years more! May God’s will be done. 

PS, im working on that overweight cheeks i have there. 

Photo taken at Universal Studios Hollywood