Vacation Time: a lot of stuff happened when i went to the states...here's a brief summary of it...


Plane ride: so we went to the airport and saw a really long line in check-in...we were lucky that my dad had a world perks thing so we were first in the line! hehe...i texted vicky for a while then after checking-in, we ate breakfast...we boarded the plane but before that, we were asked to remove shoes, bla bla...the northwest airlines plane got us to nagoya airport in japan and we waited 3 hours before going to detroit...another plane ride (NW 72) got us to detroit in 12 hours i think...long flight, really tiring...then when we went to immingration, this black guy interrogated us and asked us all these questions, some we thought was inappropriate like who was left in your house and asking each of us what we were doing in the states when we had school...hehe...ddnt know that our sy was not sept-june...anyway, after a long time there, we got our bags and rushed to try and get the connecting flight to newark airport in nj/ny...we made it just in time when this filipino guy helped us through...so when we got to newark, our tito boyet got us and brought us to our tita eleanor's house in mannahawkin (spl?), nj...we saw our cousins (denise, arielle, and derek) there and saw them for the first time in 4 yrs...(well, it was d first time for us to see derek coz he's juse 3)...we slept in a room upstairs...


Saturday-Saturday the next week: on saturday, we went to mass in nj then went to a party where the celebrators were the first holy communion kids...we ate there and stayed in the basement...we watched nba then played table tennis...all the time, i was trying to avoid the gaze and annoying pleas of my parents for me to meet the girl they met in the us a year back which they said was perfect for me...haha...but i thought the girl was suuupper pretty though when i saw her...haha...i never did meet her coz i was too shey (damn it)...anyway, we went home to my tita's house again along with my 2 other cousins to spend the night there...sunday, we had a surprise party for my tita evelyn's husband, tito rick (american)...he was surprised and thanked us...we ate and shared stories and stuff...i played table tennis in my tita's house then we went to my tito jun's house in pennsylvania...i played table tennis for a while then i chatted wid vicky there for 10 minutes then slept in the room of my tito along with my bro...monday, we woke up and went to virginia...we left our tito jun at his house...we were supposed to go to washington d.c. to visit 2 museums but we only visited the air and space museum coz after that, when we were planning where to go next, we were surprised to see our tito jong's car that my dad was driving get busted open by robbers...the front passenger window was broken into and shattered glass all over the place...the police came and got a police report...my dad's laptop got stolen, and we stayed there for 2 hours more...when it was done, we went straight to virginia...the hotel in fairfield (governor's green) was great! it had a lot of space and had 3 bedrooms (almost like a house)...tuesday, we visited colonial williamsburg...we saw historical stuff about america...americans were so touched and stuff but we didnt appreciate it as much..hehe...it was so hot! we just spent the morning there then went to the hotel...others went shopping while we were stuck in the hotel...we played billiards then board games then went with my tito to go to mini golf at pirates cove (a few meters away from the hotel)...we played 18 holes in the easy course and i won! hehe...well my competition were all younger than me...next day, we went for a cruise around williamsburg...we saw eagles and other birds flying...then in the afternoon, we went to presidents park where all the presidents of the united states were shown...42 statues of heads were there...haha...they were big and we toured it in around 1 hour and finished with george w. bush...then my dad and i plus my brother and sis went back to the mini golf in pirates cove...this time we went to the hard course and i surprisingly made 3 holes in 1!!! haha...i won over my dad for the first time in mini golf...thursday, we went to the childrens museum...a lot of fun things for kids were there...interactive stuff...then we had a boat to the next island and got to nauticus, where we saw battleships and how they were made and stuff...we toured a real battleship (it was so big)...then we got back on the boat back to our parking on the other island...friday, we were gna go home but before that, we visited what we were supposed to visit back in washington d.c. we visited the museum of natural history and saw dino's, baseball stuff, planes, jewelry like the hart diamond (so shiny!) and others...then we went to new jersey for a long trip back...but dinner came and my tito jun called and recommended a chinese restaurant in philadelphia, where he used to live...so we ate there while a party of newlywed chinese people was going on...T_T..hehe...we got home and met our tito boyet, tita boots, and louie and lawrence (cousins) at my tita eleanor's house...they got there earlier...we slept but not before we watched the friends finale on dvd...hehe...saturday, we went to a garage sale and got money well spent...haha...i bought a lot of stuff for pasalubong...we then went to six flags but decided to not go to the theme park anymore and just go to the six flags outlet mall...haha...so i got to buy my new shoes in nike park...woohoo...i love em new shoes...anyway, we went to our tito boyet's house which was closer to the airport...we said our goodbyes to tita eleanor, tito jong, tito jun jun, denise, arielle, and derek...i miss them already in fact...hehe...i got to chat again here in their house for a while with pepe...then we slept...btw tito jun, tito boyet, tita eleanor, and tita evelyn are all siblings of my mom...


Sunday-Thursday: sunday, we got to the newark airport to go to san francisco...we said goodbyes to our tito and cousins early in the morning at around 6 am...then we got to the plane to detroit...after getting to detroit, we had to take another plane to minnesota before going to san francisco...argh...i hate planes...so we went to minneapolis...the minneapolis-san francisco flight was super turbulent and all were scared esp. me...haha...the plane was shaking oh so much...anyway, we got to san francisco and i was relieved...tita gie got us and went to her house in pittsburg, california...we stayed there and dropped our other bags and went to los angeles immediately after an hour..haha..exhausting really...when we got to la at 3 am, we slept at motel 6...monday, we ate at denny's for breakfast and then tita gie's family and tita fel's family (cousins of my dad) went to legoland while our family went to universal studios...we had a fun time there...i saw the tour, back to the future, jurassic park, shrek, waterworld, and everything except van helsing coz the park closed...so then i bought a spongebob thing for gliza and magnets for other people...the next day, we went to disneyland with tita gie's family...we seperated inside and our family got to see and ride a lot...i bought a stuffed toy for one of my friends and also keychains for some of my other friends...wednesday, we went to las vegas and got to our hotel (circus circus)...we went to lunch in panda express (chinese) then got to a small shop/internet cafe and my dad went to the internet for business...i didnt get a chance in the pc to chat..haha...we bought some stuff there again...it was super hot in las vegas, hotter than in the philippines at the time i think..haha...at night, we went to midway (a childrens play room) which kinda makes it a gambling thing for children since you have to give money to try and do some stuff and if you win, you get a prize...haha...i think we lost over 30 dollars there just gambling on trying to win toys...lol...i got some though...then we went to the strip again at night and i saw all these cards just lying around in the street...when i looked at 1 of them, i was surprised to see naked girls...eeew...haha...we went to aladin hotel and paris hotel and took some pictures and went back to the hotel after...thursday, we went to the strip again in the morning and it was so hot...we went to treasure island and mirage hotel (where siegfried and roy used to be) and saw the white tigers...we got back to the circus circus hotel and went to the adventuredome and played there until 6 pm...friday, we got back to san francisco and stayed in our tita gie's house...some of our other cousins arrived (janessa, joshua, jorel) along with the cousins we stayed in las vegas with (genelle, ging-ging, and gennard)...all of em are my 2nd cousins...we played basketball in the night time...as usual, joshua (13) dominated the game...haha...scored almost everything...we met him already along with his brothers jorel (9) and j.r.(15) in the philippines a year ago...they're super good in basketball...all of us slept together in 1 long bed spread in the floor...we told stories until 3 am...hehe..saturday, a party of 3 celebrators was held in the house...all my cousins from that particular family were there...michael, j.r., christopher, joshua, win-win, janessa, nick, ging-ging, zachary, jermy, jorel, anthony, genelle, gennard, and veronica...haha...me, my bro, ging-ging, win-win, zack, jorel, nick, joshua, j.r., michael played basketball until the evening...it was super fun...then we said our goodbyes to each other and last was michael, whom i played with 8 years ago when we went to san francisco...he was my best friend in the u.s. then..haha..i was 6 and he was 9...now he's 17..we had a hand shake...next day, we returned the rent a car and rode with my tita fel to tour some places...we went to another outlet store and i got to buy school shoes from bostonian...we went to visit the vineyards where they make wine...i forgot what company it was..haha...it was famous though...we took some pictures and my dad tasted the wine for $8...we went to cosco after that to buy some stuff then went home...at home, i watched e!'s 50 most bad songs ever...haha...nsync's jc chazez song "girls dance with girls" (i think thats the title) was one...also crazy town's "butterfly" and the rembrandts "ill be there for you" and also ricky martin's "she bangs"...hehe...monday, we rode the bart (bay area railroad transit) and met our tita fel and tito boboy in san francisco...we ate in another chinese restaurant then toured san francisco...we toured twin peaks, lombard street to the winding road, and to golden gate bridge, all to take pictures...then we went to a pier (forgot the number)...a lot of people were there...i thought i even saw what looked like jam in one of the stores...haha...i dunno...it looked like her, didnt see her well though...we saw seels then we went to macy's to meet my dad's long lost friend from work which he didnt see for 20 years, tito jeff...he was also my godfather but he never saw me and i never saw him all my life...haha...we went to his house in tracy, california and ate their restaurant food coz they had a filipino restaurant newly opened in the area...it was nice tasting filipino food again..haha...then we played with their kids mark and gabby until we went home...tito jeff gave me money..hehe..yay...then we went home and they continued to tell stories bout their past...my mom, my dad, and him worked in the same company 20 years back...hehe...his car was a toyota sierra which i loved coz it had automatic doors and the seats were cool...it was like riding a plane in a first class seat...haha...tuesday, we went to circuit city and jc penney to buy stuff..i bought a lava lamp! woohoo...and we ate in mcdonalds...i got a happy meal and so did my siblings...the happy meal was neopets...lol...i got an ixi...when we got home, miss universe was starting...i watched the whole show and sure enough, my bets which i thought were gna win miss united states and miss australia were runner up and winner...haha...i had a crush on miss australia from the start and she won! yay! ahahaha...wednesday morning, we packed and then went to the airport...we said goodbyes and finally went back on NW 27 to narita airport in tokyo...then we went back to the philippines in a 747-400 aircraft (biggest one)..i was surprised 400 passengers, mostly filipino, were going back to the philippines at the same time as us...hehe...so we finally arrived at the airport at 10:40 pm, thursday, philippine time...when we got our bags, 1 was completely opened up and ripped apart...wheee...i think the conveyer belt ripped open the back side of it...at least its contents were intact...i texted some people and chatted with chio and gliza till 3 am then slept...


first few days back: last friday, i just fixed everything and chatted with people...saturday, we went to atc for the long awaited and scheduled party of pepe...hehe...we ate in pizza hut...rodney was late, and i texted and called him until finally he arrived...we watched a movie in cinema 3 (harry potter 3) and saw daniel radcliffe again..haha..rod, chio, and leiron watched it already T_T...the movie was ok...we went outside and met michael in the line...he told us miss alon and sir laqui were in the line holding hands...sure enough, i saw them...haha...we hid from them and went to neutral grounds where leiron wasted his money on magic cards...(you addict!)...haha...then we counted the cards and he said the girl took some of it...they went back but then figured out he counted wrong...we were at hobbes (me and chio) and they forgot us...haha...rodney and pepe came for us and we went to timezone...we had the 1 hour free all ride cept the ticket rides thing...haha...i played tennis, racing, time crisis, and watched as chio and rodney played ddr over and over again until they finished paranoia 180 for the first time...haha...rodney's an addict...lol...so then us 3: rod, me and chio went to powerbooks to buy rodney's book (hudas thing)...we searched it but didnt find it...so we went to starbucks and they bought grande green tea frap while i bought a tall chocolate frap...we drank it and took the elevator back to netopia, where pepe was and stayed there until chio went home and rodney went home too...pepe and mark went to filbars while i decided to stay and i just ate in kfc and played timezone for a while then met with my driver to pick up my parents from a wedding ceremony in makati...sunday, we went to atc in the afternoon and when there was no tickets to harry potter, we bought in national a lot of things for school and bought shoes for my bro and sis...i saw sophie and mayee but didnt say hi to em..haha...really sorry for that...we ate dinner at kfc and went home...yesterday, we went to the office of my mom but before that, bought tickets to harry potter that was showing at 5:10...we got to the office at 4:30 but my mom wasnt done with work yet so we went to starbucks first then got her...we arrived at atc at 6 pm..we bought pizza hut and went to the cinema to finish it then start it again...i saw cara and johanna along with her bro in the cinema...after the movie, we went home...


whooo...finally thats over...that was my longest blog ever...hehe...ok, check out the pics page for our pics in the states...


Plugs: Chio, Kimmy, Sara (congrats on being part of the fam), Herm, Pepe, Vicky (new link-hosted), Mara