On Becoming Filipina in 10 months...

Islands=27 So now that I'm spending about 10 months in the Philippines, I'll be living the Manila life, reconnecting with my extended family and hopefully learning my Tagalog. I'll also be tallying how many times people ask me if I have a boyfriend and how times they tell me I'm fat. McFattie: 14 McSingle: 22

Friday, July 14, 2006

Baywalk w/ Tita Ruby's crew

Yea.. so i dont exactly have great pictures here ...

Here's one of the pretty lights...
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cheri and 6x6
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my fabulous talc powder.  never leave home without it!
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6x6 on drugs and cheri looking scary
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Bon Voyage to Tyler, Jackie & Adrian




Last Wednesday was the bon voyage for our three buddies. Jackie & Adrian had been in the Philippines for a while and Tyler came to visit for about 10 days. It was a night of drunkenness for everyone, especially Adrian. Fortunately, we all had a good time and no one got injured hehe.

and Tyler got really wasted. It was fantastic! (Mission accomplished)
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Tyler = drunken dancing = amusement
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i dont know what's going on with my face here
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Adrian's already passed out
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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Random Apartment Party on a Sunday Night

Well promise this is the last photo post of the day.  These are pictures from last sunday actually.  Laura and I had gone to Mall of Asia to watch the new superman movie with Jimmy, Bok and their friend ( i dont remember the name)  Laura and I had gone shopping for a little while, but got texted and found out Jimmy and Bok were literally about a block from our apartment.  We eventually made our way home and I ended up inviting them and a couple of their friends up to the apartment.  Our Boracay buddy Kikoman also joined the crew.  We had beers and the Last Samurai.  Overall it was good times, as you can see from the pictures.  Pardon the sweaty grossness of the pictures, we don't have A/C in the living room.

what's up with the weird faces?
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got my mac face on
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Cebu

I decided to go with Tyler to Cebu and Bohol, but I got sick the entire weekend.  Tyler was a trooper and we still had fun.  I think...

Here's our motel room.
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and our fancy fish keychain for the room key
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and pictures from the Daoist Temple
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boogie fever
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Fort Santiago with Tyler

Tyler came to stay with me for a few days.  I decided to show him Fort Santiago in Manila because I'd never been there.  It was pretty neat and historical.  I've never visited before since Manila isn't usually a travel destination for the fam. 

Anyways, I learned a lot about Jose Rizal and it was a beautiful day to do some sightseeing.

This is a little chapel we found.  It was all boarded up so we didn't get to see the inside.

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I found this pretty little butterfly flitting around but it wouldn't stay in one spot long enough for me to take a halfway decent picture of it.
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water and old cannons
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I thought this gateway was pretty neat
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Tyler's flag
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Danger, falling brick wall!
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for some reason, I really love this picture
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and of course I had to visit the mall of asia. 
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rainy season on the bay.
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