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YEY. I'm HOME. That TRIP felt like forever. The days are so much LONGER there and people are much more relaxed. It was an eye opening experience and I'm glad I had the opportunity to go back when I did. BUT I'm definitely GLAD to be home again.
I got to see my LOLO {grandpa} He's so handsome. I didn't know how much I missed him until I saw him.
I also got to meet all my cousins. My last entry I said my uncle had 7 kids...i was just kidding he has 8 LOL....This is Jerriza the youngest she's 4 and Joshua the second youngest who is 7. I had a few adventures during my visit...my mom took me on a carriage ride through China town   
and It was so cool. The China town over there is HUGE. I got this email a while back and its a picture of a bunch of wires from India, well I just happened to turn while riding the carriage and these are the wires in the Philippines. LOL
I also went to an Island in SUBIC Bay. It was called Grande Island Resort It was so pretty. I found a STAR fish & I wanted to keep it BUT my mom said I couldn't. Boooo!
I also got to eat at my favorite childhood fast food joint. Its like a Mc D's here...its called Jollibee so YUMMY.
They make spaghetti like my mommy and the BEST part is a meal is less than 2 dollars! heehee.
Another awesome oppurtunity I got to do while I was there was TEACH a class.
We did alcohol inks techniques. I met lots of TALENTED ladies and had LOTS of fun. {Thank YOU girls for the wonderful HOSPITALITY and I cant wait to do it again some day}
I got to see my aunts PIGGY farm and they were soooo CUTE!!!

During our last week there she through us a PIG roast... I know this is gonna sound horrible...  BUT we cooked one of the "medium" piggys =(  {it was SUPER yummy}
I guess that is all of my adventures. I miss ALL my cousins already and I look forward to going back in a couple of years.
(My oldest cousin Rhoni)
Jasper, Joanne & her son, Jasmine, Jessica and Joyce. They like the letter J. LOL

Travel Gear

I HATE PACKING!
I know you PACK cuz your about to go some where and thats a good thing.
BUT I STILL hate PACKING. I make a LIST of EVERYTHING.
Things I HAVE to bring. Things I need to do.
Including ALL the crap I have to make sure I charge.
Like the IPOD and the camera....
and I have to FIT a million things in this little BAGGY!
Man one person trying to bomb up the airport and the whole US suffers. hahhahaa.
I bought this "TRAVEL" zip lock...which I'm sure is a rip off cuz it looks like the regular bag of ziplocks and it costs like 1 dollar for 5 pieces or something like that. But whatever it was in the travel section & i didn't have to go any further than the travel isle at wal-mart. I hate going there during then weekend its packed!!! ANYWAYZ I went to Bath & Body to buy some travel sized conditioner and it costs $3.50 and it was tiny. It would of been like 4 washes for my hair. So the lady suggested I go to wal mart to buy the clear travel bottle that was only $.50 and I filled it up with my FAV. Lavender Vanilla. I cant live without my Lavender Vanilla conditioner from BATH & BODY. Its also great for sleep and best of all it's "VOLUMIZING" LOL I mean what else could I possibly need? My hair needs it BAD. I also cant live without the LOTION. ITS THE BEST. It's the only scent from Bath & Body that doesn't give me a headache.
annnnddddd as YOU all know I'm the biggest procrastinator EVER so I'm doing this all this packing business 2 days before I leave.
(and I had to take a break & blog a little in the middle of my packing heehee)
Where am I going?
TO the Philippines. "THE HOMELAND"
I haven't been back since I came which was 16 years ago.
My Mom's brother has had 5 more kids since I left so now he has 7 and one of the 7 has a kid of her own. YIKES! (I'm also the "godmother" for the kid. I say the "KID" cuz I don't know if its a BOY of GIRL.
What a godmother I am right? LOL my mother JUST happened to tell me.
I know I'm gonna be meeting a lot of new faces.
I'm excited and scared at the same time.
I'm also going to get to see my GRANDFATHER again. Which was seriously one of my DREAMS for a long time. I miss him so much. All the dreams I have and the memories of time I spent in the PI mostly include him. He use to teach me English words before I came to the US. When he was healthy he had a fish farm & he would take a stick and a can and call the fishes when its time to eat and they would ALL seriously come. it was amazing. He told me the BEST stories. *sigh*
I will try to keep a picture  diary.
I'm bringing my lap top. I'm hoping for some wi-fi action some where near his house.
I guess I should get back to some packing.
Have a good THANKSGIVING. I will be back the 25th. I'm gonna miss BLACK FRIDAY. one of my most favorite times of the year. DARNIT!!! :(
Happy EARLY TURKEY DAY! gobble gobble.