it wasn't a rock it was a rock lobster!

oh so sorry! oh so yummy!

One of the better things here in Barbados are the different seafoods that I can buy. I'm not really a fish person but since fish is a lot more cheaper here than beef or pork I had to go the cheaper route. But lo and behold! Never thought fish could be this tasty! So far I've cooked marlin, red tuna, white tuna, red snapper, king fish, barracuda and now... tantananan! lobster! yun lang! Wakekeke!

as requested! ^_^

hassle!!!!!

ok, my old pda phone (Eten M600) got busted while i was in SF. So I left it with Jason to have it repaired and then shipped here in Barbados. So it was sent viah DHL last week Wednesday and arrived in Barbados last week Friday and lo and behold! I'm still without the phone!

The custard people wanted me to pay a customs tax of Bb$465.00 because they thought it was a new phone. So I had to explain that it isn't but still up to now they haven't decided what to do with it. I've been bugging DHL to no avail. :(

Damn it! I really want to change my view about how a sucky place this is.. but... grrr... this is not helping!

tuwing lunes...

kami ay mayroon munting pagpupulong tuwing lunes sa opisina, dito ko lang nakikita magsalita ang aming tagapamahala ng proyekto at ganito ang kanyang mga nasambit. (non verbatim)

tnp: ok ladies and gents, sa tingin ko hindi masyado conducive ang ating mga meeting sa opisina na to! kaya meron ako naiisip na maari natin gawin! Naisip ko na kung tumayo tayo lahat sa right side ng opisina at magkumpol kumpol duon baka mas marami maging active participants ng meeting. Pero wag kayo mag alala sa susunod na meeting sa left side naman tayo mag kukumpol kumpol sa kadahilanang baka meron magisip na " ano ba yan baket lagi na lang tayo sa right side nagkukumpol kumpol."

I didn't hear the rest of what he said because now, my auditory perceptions automatically shuts down after a few minutes of him talking.

Happy Birthday letter

Happy Birthday!
These letters made my day... ^__^

the tale of the start of the end

there was once a little boy,
who was taken to a little orphanage
where everyone was friendly,
everyone was nice.
where all the kids were brilliant
and yet still had time for fun.

well how could they not!
as the orphanages motto rang true,
"study hard, play hard. "
which was just that,
exact to the dot!

so the little boy was happy,
for everything felt just right.

until came the king's son,
saying this land has been conquered,
blah di blah di blah!
a new reign has come!
All of us he gathered,
to talk and persuade
"no worries children,
everything will still stay the same!"
even though we feel that they are not.

so now, as time pass by,
and as more changes comes to rise,
eventually all the little boy could do
is say bye bye!

Argh!

... i really have a lot of things to post in here but whenever I get to the create post window.. my mind suddenly go blank and stops functioning... dunno why though... baka baka baka manok baboy!

saan francisco one more time

after having my flyback in Manila, i had to go stay 5days (and was blessed with being delayed for another week) in San Francisco to renew my Barbados visa.

union square

kumukuha ng kumukuha

dear blog, i shall learn to cook egg benedict on my stay in barbados.

Having stayed in the hotel room for almost the whole weekday working, only leaving to obey my stomachs bidding, it was nice that my friends toured me around the San Francisco area.

working.

I was really getting envious with all those Golden gate avatars that i see in YM so I made a request to go there for our first stop.

mga tour guide ko.

What better way to seal the deal than to cross the Golden gate bridge and go to a port and take a ferry back to the city. Too bad the bridge was way foggy for some good picture taking though. :(

After taking this photo, I've realized we've been walking for quite some time now. :))

So after some more walking and then some more, we've finally arrived at Salusalito port, to take a break. See how tired they are.

ang tunay na eye bug.

Then after the ferry ride back to the city, we went straight to the wharf.

me while waiting for the

watchamakulit?

to the wharf!

it doesn't need to look good to taste good. Clam Chowder!

roundenround.

goes the fire dancer


Sinong pumutol ng paa ni papa koala? Clue? nasa picture din sya.

And so the following friday my Passport arrived with a new visa and off i go on the Sunday. Hope I could've stayed a little longer for the Wii party but hey, at least I got my YM avatar.

tadan!

aba! arbados!

I really don't know what to say here... another adventure... another experience... everything that's happening will prepare me for the things to come.

saan francisco? san francisco!

status:
airport arrival time: 9:00AM
hotel check-in time: 3:00PM
room status: all rooms occupied till check-in time.
reaction: violent

Sitting my butt off for almost 24hrs, I decided to leave my baggages at the front desk and took a walk in the streets of San Francisco. Prior to leaving Manila, I decided to just wear slippers to avoid the hassle of removing footwear at the airport security check point. Big mistake! I forgot how cold it could get compared to the hot-humid-sweat-making air in manila.

So there I was, toe nails turning violet, walking with no real destination in mind. Good thing i've came across a cafe with free WiFi access. So a cup of hot chocolate and 5hrs later, I was finally checked-in.

+EXP

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Before sleeping, I was so happy to see a Digital alarm clock that can use its built in CD player as an alarm. Being a noob that I was, I just set it to CD play alarm then slept...

for 12hrs...

Good thing it was still a weekend so all was good.

So Sunday evening, selected CD alarm mode again then slept..

for 12hrs...

Frustrated I played the CD to know its content then lo and behold! It was a sleep and relaxation CD!

+EXP

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My first dinner there, I decided to eat at Burger King which was a few blocks away from the hotel. With a mind-set of 1 week San Francisco and the rest in Barbados, I only brought my wind breaker jacket. So with more cold air than wind to break I've learned my lesson.

+EXP

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sunset

night mode

chinatown

chin park in the big city


nakalimutan ko kung mataas sya or pyramid shape talaga.

church

narita ako....

it has been a while since my last post. I was in manila back then.. now here I am, waiting for the connecting flight in Narita airport to San Francisco.

A lot of stuff is stirring my brain fluids at the moment. Me being here means that I'm growing (sadly not vertically) up and need to think more and more of the future. We can't really control the future.. but at least we can try and steer it to a point of satisfaction.

man, it's lonely out here... but I need to keep on steering for our future.