Alas, my time has come to an end here in PI. I will sorely miss all the gorgeous palms and amazing fruits. If only I could sneak some mangos in my bag. But I must say, my time here was well spent and all, but Im ready for some time in California. I miss being able to walk about freely without someone staring at me or someone having to watch over me just to go across the street to grab some food. Alex and I both agree, we definitely take the safety in America for granted. I never realized how fortunate I am. Okay Ill stop being all mushy. But yes, Im ready to go surfing and go to DISNEYLAND! :) And to be around people who SPEAK ENGLISH! I swear Im just going to stir up random conversations with people just because I can.
The past few days have been filled with mostly drinking and tanning. I have read 2 books and spent most of my time in a hammock (which I was trying to buy here but I cannot find one anywhere). The liquor is super cheap here. Like $7 for a bottle of nice Rum. So let's just say we got our fill. The legal drinking age here is 18 so Alex (being 20) took full advantage whenever we went out. Some family took us out for Japanese food yesterday for lunch and it was of course superb. Then we ventured out in the rural areas on these scrawny ass roads in a big van so we can go to the GK (I dont know how to spell what that stands for) Village. This is a village my aunt's brother founded and helped build for this group of villagers whose houses got demolished. They are still in the building process, right now there are about 40 homes and they are hoping to get to about 100. It's an adorbale and vibrant little village. The way it works is the villagers work in the area (agricultural type stuff) and it pays for their living. There is also a school! We went inside and they were having class, these precious little 4 year olds who were very excited to see new people. They are all sponsored to go to school. So I of course, wanted to steal them all and bring them back with me but my aunt said no for some reason.
The past few days have been filled with mostly drinking and tanning. I have read 2 books and spent most of my time in a hammock (which I was trying to buy here but I cannot find one anywhere). The liquor is super cheap here. Like $7 for a bottle of nice Rum. So let's just say we got our fill. The legal drinking age here is 18 so Alex (being 20) took full advantage whenever we went out. Some family took us out for Japanese food yesterday for lunch and it was of course superb. Then we ventured out in the rural areas on these scrawny ass roads in a big van so we can go to the GK (I dont know how to spell what that stands for) Village. This is a village my aunt's brother founded and helped build for this group of villagers whose houses got demolished. They are still in the building process, right now there are about 40 homes and they are hoping to get to about 100. It's an adorbale and vibrant little village. The way it works is the villagers work in the area (agricultural type stuff) and it pays for their living. There is also a school! We went inside and they were having class, these precious little 4 year olds who were very excited to see new people. They are all sponsored to go to school. So I of course, wanted to steal them all and bring them back with me but my aunt said no for some reason.
this is just me and my cousin Marielle. We got some bows. And were super hyper and decided to put them in our hair. Her hair iz da best.
this is the village of GK!
After more eating, we went to go eat dinner. Gosh. (btw...I weighed myself...and I still weigh the exact same...I have no idea how this is possible) Our family here took us out downtown for our last night out and it started out great and full of energy...which was slowly turned into complete and utter agony. The traffic here on a friday at 5pm was the worst traffic Ive ever been in. By far, which is saying a lot since I have driven on I-35 in prime time rush hour. TOTAL NIGHTMARE. I was just reading for the first hour, then the second hour rolled along and that's when everyone just wanted to jump out of their own skin or kill something. In a car full of 9 people. This was not the most ideal situation. So, I tried to keep the peace by starting the game "Green Glass Door" (if you dont know what that is...too bad) which kept the kiddos preoccupied. But all the adults just had "I need a drink" written all over their faces. Upon arrival 2 1/2 hours later, my aunt and I just found the closest bar and were begging to go in. But we had reservations. The mall we went to was freaking sweet. Better than Mall of Asia by far. Why the heck didnt we go there before?!!? It was mostly outdoors, full of bars, all lit up and they had a waterfall!!! Plus there were actual white people there! Although they were mostly Australian...I wasnt complaining... So we are looking for this damn restaurant and everyone is starving, we find it 30 minutes later. I just want to do some bath salts and eat some people at this point. The food was great. But the tequila shots were better. However, I dont feel anything. Alex is tipsy, and Im just fine. Still dont understand how that works. So the kids run off and the adults have their own party. We go bar hopping and this mall transforms into a huge night club once the sun goes down. Techno blaring from one area and classic 80s rock from the other. It made up for the crappy arrival to say the least. So I stuck to beer and ritas the rest of the night. Tried as many Filipino beers as possible. (Shiner is still the best)-most of which were Pilsners; which arent my favsies but it did the job. We stuck to this one bar called Spicy Fingers. They had a great live band--the set up is a lot like Pure, if youve been there. But with the second floor on the bottom and a stage. The stereotype that asians cant sing (which is also trumped by Jessica Sanchez) was totally debunked. They were awesome. I know it wasnt just the alcohol because I recorded them and they were still great in the morning. :P
So now here we are, all packed for our flight leaving at 10pm and Im about to suffer from the worst jet lag possible. Thank you Melatonin/Red Bull. We arrive in LAX around 8pm, then drive home to San Diego for 2 hours. Then wake up Sunday morning to go to the Del Mar festival on the pier. How I plan to function is still a mystery to me, but I'll be sure to keep you posted.
So now here we are, all packed for our flight leaving at 10pm and Im about to suffer from the worst jet lag possible. Thank you Melatonin/Red Bull. We arrive in LAX around 8pm, then drive home to San Diego for 2 hours. Then wake up Sunday morning to go to the Del Mar festival on the pier. How I plan to function is still a mystery to me, but I'll be sure to keep you posted.
HAHAHAHHAA...Alex.
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