When we came home I pretended I was Neil with the kids and said things like "What, dont' you recognize your Kuya Neil, I'm just shorter and I cut my hair" and "wow you've all grown so tall," and "it's been so long since I've seen you ( Read more... )

My grandpa is getting old. It’s frustrating to see him want to do things but not be able to do them anymore. He gets tired and sleeps during the day. I estimate he sleeps about 15 hours daily. When he wakes up from a daytime nap he is always surprised by what time it is ( Read more... )

So far this summer has been more productive than others, although I still need to get a job ( Read more... )

I'm in Seoul, South Korea right now. I just realized that the internet is free in the lounge. The lounge is beautiful, just eerily empty ( Read more... )

The drive to Baguio was quite scary for me. I tried my best to stay calm though. There’s basically only two lanes with two way traffic. The only thing dividing them is a dotted yellow line. To pass someone you have to go against oncoming traffic. This is nuts. It’s hard to gauge how fast something is coming because both of you are traveling upwards ( Read more... )

I feel different here. I wake up early, I eat, I sweat, I walk, I take cold showers. Days seem longer now that I wake up early. I may try to keep this habit… unlikely though, but nice idea. Roosters crow at ungodly hours. The first few nights I wore earplugs, but now I just sleep through it or actually wake up before it… eek. I’m up at like 4 or 4: ( Read more... )

The weekend in Miami was fun. I almost ended up not going because I figured we would end up going really late at night. I waited for Satish at Turkey Lake because I figured it would be easier if he just stayed on Turnpike. While waiting, I played outside the rest stop while waiting and some guy from Burger King came by and complemented my playing- ( Read more... )

Shawn and I walked through McDonald’s Drive through tonight ( Read more... )

Large turnout today for the Orange and Blue Pep Rally. The Glee Club opened with "Here Come the Gators" and "Alma Mater." The first song was off a lot, at least I thought so. It was funny during the ceremony because at first because the microphone kept going on and off so it sounded like the announcer kept cursing everybody out ( Read more... )

It’s funny that renewing my passport costs more than my flight to the Philippines. I probably should have realized my passport was going to expire earlier, but I didn’t so I need to pay an extra hundred to expedite it. Renewing the passport will probably cost about $200, the flight about $26. My Dad uses his credit card a lot for business ( Read more... )