Mimidora The Explorer

This morning i woke up really late because i talked to my family between 01:00 and 02:30.

I was supposed to go to a museum but since i woke up late i just decided to stay home and fix my stuff.

Oh here's picture of the day :)

Irina came back thia afternoon from the concert in Cadiz and i am glad because that means we can all eat dinner at the Filipino restaurant here in Madrid :)

In class today we changed classrooms because our old classroom was so crowded and the lighting is really bad






Oh by the way i tried to look for a pay phone in school and when i did i could not use it because look! It's the yellow thing. It's so high up i can't reach it! Hahahahaha! I had to ask help from Claudia who was taller and can reach it but she still had to tip toe to read what was written in the screen.







Anyway, after class, i went straight home to reat and prepare myself for our dinner.

Mamá Eva decided to drive because it's better than taking the metro and having to walk far to reach the place. If any of you are interested in trying out Filipino food, the address is:

Paseo de la Castellana, 172 Madrid, 28036 
Schedule: Monday to Saturday13:15 to 16:00 and 20:15 to 00:00 / Sundays 13:15 to 16:00 
How to get there: Linea 10 Cuzco






Goofing around with Julieta :)






There it is! Sulú :) This retaurant is in Paseo Castellana and the only Filipino Restaurant so far, listed in Madrid's guide books.














Mamá Eva ordered Pancit Bihon which was a bit bland but with the proper sauce it became better :) but we ordered Rolls de Verano and then Shanghai rolls which is my all time favorite and wow it was good. I also ordered Lumpiang Ubod :) Maybe because I know what my country's cuisine taste like so the food here tasted different. Probably, also because they adjusted the taste to be more adaptable to the Spanish taste buds :) But just the same I am proud to say that there is a Filipino restaurant in Madrid :)











It was my treat today. It's my country's cuisine and it's my last week with them (and my last night with Irina) and so it was my treat :) i had a picture with my dear Irina :)






Mamá Eva and her car when we arrive home :)






We enjoyed each other's company tonight. I really love my Spanish Family and also Julieta. I'm lucky to have them :)
-- ¡Buenas Noches Madrid!

Tonight i am going back to Ya'sta for the Fluor party :) because Secci, and María de Almería will be there and it's a good time to ask my questions because my exam is tomorrow :) hahaha! I know it's weird. Party before the exam :p

Here's a picture of Secci, me and another pretty María, María Zaragosa :) so much Marías here i think i have to change my name to María too.

Anyway, my day started boring as usual. I studied my old exercises and yeah basically morning is study time.

When Mamá Eva arrived, she cooked something for lunch :) Paella!!! But this one is special because unlike in the Philippines where we use chicken and seafoods, here some people like Mamá prefer conejo... bugs bunny... playboy RABBIT :) hahahaha!






She's an excellent cook!!





I asked her why did she not start her own business and she said she wanted to but she would prefer cooking for her students and a smaller group :)


















After lunch, i went to school and wow was the lesson diffiult today. Ugh... Or maybe i just need to rest my mind.

But anyway, Yahan brought us Turron. Now i know what Turron is. If you guys read my Huelva post when i viaited Huelva, i ate ice cream Turron flavor :) it's Nougat :)






After class, i went straight home to read a little more, and prepared for tonight. An we had paella again for dinner and i love it!!!







When i got off at Gran Vía, i walked around a little because i was a bit early. Yes 24:30 is early here in Madrid. And then i bumped into María de Rusia or María Ozerova :) and since the place was not open yet we devided to go to another one first

I forgot the name but the ambience was great and then we had a Malibu con Piña which is now officially my favorite. It took the number 1 spot from Mojito. Those are my favorite drinks that are not too strong.


















I will have to say that María is one of the best people i've ever met here in Madrid. She's very funny and she's kind and i love talking to her.





We met a person named Marcelo who had a business near by. He volunteered to take our picture and so we had a little chat because he also wanted to speak english but he has no one to practice with so he spoke english sometimes, and we spoke spanish almost all the way :)

After that we went back to Ya'sta. And por fin! Secci and María de Almería were there!!
And the glowing people!!





Too bad i was not able to take a picture with María de Almería.

I met new friends, Ramon, and María Zaragosa. Yes i was surrounded by Marías :)





And i also met Severin from Switzerland and his friends from France :) sorry i cannot rotate.





And ofcourse my lovely professor and friend Secci and another beautiful María. I love Spanish people. They're so friendly and easy to talk to. And during the party i was such a kill joy because i kept on asking grammatical questions but thy did not mind and i love it when they correct me when i say something with wrong grammar but now i felt more confident to speak because i can actually carry a conversation already :) i don't look as much in my dictionary anymore :) thanks to Secci and his beautiful Tres Marías :)





Notice how everyone needs to crouch a little for a picture with me :) hahahahahahaha i always tell them i am the missing super cool dwarf of Snow White :) and my name is "Hungry" because i love food. Hahahaha!

And then María Ozerova and i decided to call it a day because we have classes :) and look how nice the lighting is in Madrid a night. That's why it's not scary to go home at night ornin the weeeeeee hours of the morning because it's so bright and police still roam around.





And now i have to say i made the most out of this day. It's what we love to say in the Philippines "study hard, party harder"... But i did it equally :) i studied while partying :) hahahahaha! Muy bien! Tres puntos para mi! :) hahaha! No sé porque tres. (i don't know why 3).

-- ¡Buenas Noches Madrid!

Wow i can't believe i only have a few days left here. Time really flew so fast!!

I had my usual galletas this morning but everyone was in a rush because Alana and I have to go to the Museo del Aire or the Airforce Museum (hopefully we find it this time), and Mamá Eva and Irina will be going to Jaen for a Family Reunion.

We left the house and headed straight for the metro. We changed lines until we reached Principe Pío where the bus station is. The metro station is really pretty

We finally got on a bus and i now believe the Bus Drivers in Madrid can drive with their eyes closed. They are so used to the curves o the road that turning on a curve is like on a roller coaster ride!!... Hence the blurred picture :)






Here's a better one :)





We finally reached the bus stop and we just had to cross to get to the museum :)












After the sentry, where we had to show identification and ofcourse where photos are prohibited (im a good girl today. I did not take pics) we saw the sign pointing towards the museum





























They have one of the most extensive air museums i have ever seen :)









































Mira! (look!) it's the Philippine Airborne pin :) i'm so proud of my dad because he underwent the rigid airborne training, passed it, jumped of a plane (with the proper airborne gear :p)











And like in our museum back home they have the uniforms too












There are more uniforms but i was too busy taking pics with my bigger cam.

We got hungry and so we stopped by the cafetería and then i ate a salmon sandwhich and Fanta limón which is the equivalent of the "Lift" drink we have in the Philippines... Do we still have it there?... I'm not sure













...then we went back to viewing the planes. They have 7 hangars for public viewing























They also had one of those russian choppers used during the Soviet time











And then it was time to say goodbye to the museum becauae we needed to go to class

We took the bus back to Principe Pío and then took the train to Argüelles





I love their buses... I wish in the Philippines bus lines are the same. This one owned by the government so the number of buses are controlled to avoid traffic jams, but no one needs to worry because buses come every few minutes and so there's no problem at all all you have to do is wait at the proper bus stop. They really come.





So... In class there's Elena and Hynd who will both be transfering to the morning clases, so i won't be seeing them on monday





And here's Yahan and Chenchen arguing about howbto do the number hand signs in chinese





After class i got a glass of horchata to make Alana try it but since she's lactose intolerant, i made her take a sip and drank everything else :) it's soooooooo good





Then when we arrived home we prepared for the concert of the Playing for Change. They are a group od street performers from different parts of the world and they are pretty good

Dinner was pretty good too :) it's microwaveable pizza carbonara flavor





Then we went to the Concert :)











I put my hair in a headband :)
y hair was messed up
No es porque me guste enseñar mi frente muy largo, sino que hace mucho calor y me molesta :) (not because i want to show my big forehead but because it's hot and it's annoying me)

that was out lesson for today in school:
No es porque...sino que...
(it's not because... But it's because....)

















And just when we thought the show was over and we were about to leave, the guard told us there's one more act.

It was Zoé, a Spanish techno rock band who sounds similar to Tokio Hotel... Or at least that's what i think






There was a girl behind me that knew every song and she hould have had an "i am a fan" sign but i think it was written all over her face and especially her eyes anyway






We left at 12 and took the metro back since it was still open.





Well, that's about it for today :)
Ya esta! :)
-- ¡Buenas Noches Madrid!