Well I finally feel that I have wrestled the jetlag bug long enough to begin to function normally again. Since I have been back I just been sleeping, watching the elections, and spent a nice day chatting it up with my good friend Aisha back from her 9 month stint in Brasil… but now I am just thirsting to go out and hang out in the town… there are so many movies out right now that I want to see and am very eager to see before the Incredibles and Alfie come out this Friday, anyone free to see any of the following movies with me: Ray, Sharktale, Birth, Team America, and even Head in the Clouds??? Pllllleeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaassssssssee!
OK, on to my last few days in the Philippines. lets start this off with a lovely beach picture to help quell the tropical island image:
this is where we stayed in Puente Fuego, nice isnt it?
The last week in the Philippines went by fast. I really regret not having more time to shop and most especially experience more of the Philippine nightlife I kept dreaming about since my last extended stay in 2001, but I was able to hangout with my godson Matthew and my friend from Georgetown Ana, so all was not lost in that last week. I think the big thing with that last week was finally getting to meet my gf’s family. I met her parents, her siblings, her 90 year old Lola who came that day from the province to just meet me, and my gf’s tito and tita. My parents were excited as well as this was the first time they were going to meet parents of either my brother or I’s girlfriends, so it was new for all of us. The dinner was esp. weird since my gf was in NY and so it was really just sorta like putting me out on a life raft and hoping that I dont jeopardize the whole relationship by making a fool of myself. So I think that night ended up well as I was able to answer questions left and right but not have any really extended questioning by any family member as there were just so many people present. Then her parents asked me if they could have somemore time to talk with me a day later for a “after breakfast snack”. Does that even sound possible an “after breakfast snack” in the Philippines??? Well it turned out to be a 6 hour inquisition, 3.5 hours of actual sitting across from one another at a restaurant, and the other 2.5 hours in traffic. So I ended up giving my whole life story and then some. Again I think I did well, esp. since in the back of my mind I had a feeling that this “after breakfast” meeting was going to be the meeting they were going to have with me where they tell me I am not good enough for their daughter and attempt to pay me off just like in the Godfather or some other scary movie. But her family was so nice, and being available to them and just being open to them was just amazing for me… I wanted them to know that their daughter is safe with me kasi.. But after that 6 hour interogation, I felt so mentally drained I really did not talk to anyone else for the rest of the trip and some days after that…
ok, if you are still reading this then great! here are some pictures:
At Tagaytay… who hasn’t been to the volcano within the volcano???
The whole family.
I have a ton more pics to post so check back more than once!
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good to hear you had a good trip. hope you’re well =)