Being unable to use YM is killing me! T_T

 

I feel so... so... DISCONNECTED from the people back home! And I hate it 1.) because it's making me sad; 2.) I'd feel more lost when I get back; and 3.) it's like getting a glimpse of what it would be like if I actually moved here.

It's not that bad actually... but Philippines will always be home to me. Nothing like being with Kababayans (ahahha! sige lang, gamitin ang english grammar sa tagalog. xp) and people I could be myself with. Ang gusto ko dito, ang dami mong mabibili. As in, you can find everything for anything. If you think Philippines is getting more and more commercialized, well it's just a fraction when compared to how highly commercialized this place is.

But take note: I'm talking about California. I can't say the same thing for the other states seeing as I haven't been to other states before.

 

Ahahha! and I guess when we talk about looks, I feel more at home here because I totally blend in. :p I have no problem with shoes and clothing, if you know what I mean. ;D And I'm totally at home with the spring weather. Though, I dread the dry heat during summer because, from experience, I'd rather experience the hot, humid heat back home. =/

And store people here are waaaay friendlier, or at least, they give more effort to appear more friendly. Cheerful greetings and thoughtful offers of help are what they give instead of the scripted lines they give us back home.

Like the other day, we were at sketchers buying shoes, and I must've had a total of 5 times being asked if everything was okay. Thrice was from one guy who kept coming back saying that if I needed help, I could just give 'em a call, one was from a lady who was passing by and seemed to think that I had trouble with my shoes, and one was from another guy who looked like the first guy 'cept for the earring... maybe they're twins? or maybe it's the foreigners-looking-alike syndrome -- I couldn't tell them apart. xp

 

Some people still mistake me as a Latina. In the Exploration Park, when I was exploring by myself, some group of friends tried to talk to me in Spanish or Mexican, or whatever. and I just smiled, shook my head, and said "I'm sorry, I don't understand. Can you please speak English?" One of them continued to talk to me in Spanish (or Mexican), and he was sort of asking me something. But I was kinda suspicious because it didn't seem like they were asking me for directions. >.< So, I just said, "I'm sorry, I really don't understand you, maybe you could ask someone else." and I walked away and went up the 3rd floor and before I went down, I made sure they weren't following (because you never know!). *whew*

Those were some crazy mexicans. =/ I dunno if my English was that bad that they didn't understand it, or they thought I was kidding when I said I didn't understand them. I prefer to think it's the latter because I don't think my English was that bad. As proof, I have some who tell me how surprised they are at how I speak English without as heavy an accent they hear from other Filipinos. Someone even said I don't have an accent. (Hahaha! Sa isip-isip ko, malaki ang tulong ng maarteng mag-english. ;p)

Ah well, buti pa sa Manila, kahit san magpunta, maiintindihan ko ang salita ng mga tao. :p

 

 

 

 

T_T Pati yata gmail ko, nasisira. T_T

anyone here know how to get rid of Trojan virus?

 

Lake Tahoe is AWESOME!!!

Although we did not get to stay as long as I'd have liked and though I wish there were more snow, I still think it was awesome!

I wasn't expecting to see as much snow as we did, and quite frankly, stories from other people about Lake Tahoe did not do it justice. You have to be there to really appreciate it.

The mountains were awesome -- good thing we ended up in North Lake, we got to see some sceneries we might otherwise not have seen had we ended up where they originally planned to go: South Lake.

I need not wish to experience real-life action-movie-like today. Irresponsibility caused us to suddenly swerve in a U-turn and then find ourselves going against a one-way Freeway street. geez. I half-expected us to go plunge ahead to find the "missing/left/dropped eyeglasses" and swerve around head-first through the cars "Rush-Hour"-esque (or something like those cop flicks on TV).

Apparently Tito thought it was a two-way street. 8-} hahahha! Live Action is... @.@

Thank God we're alive.


=) I had a fun-fun day today!
=( Today's the second to the last day.
=) It was the perfect weather today!
=(( I gained 5 pounds in one day.




On to the movies tomorrow! =D



Oh, and let's not forget the two very nice people who offered to take our pictures:
    The old man who dropped his banana peeling and sun glasses on the ground in his haste to help and take our picture (which was, as it turned out, all for nothing because he didn't get anything. but we figured it was too much trouble to call him back and have him take it again. :p)
    and the nice lady who took her dog to a No-Dogs-Allowed area beside the lake, but was, as I was very happy to find out, artistic enough to be thoughtful about how to take our picture. :p





Okay! ON TO THE THEATERS!