a string of joyous occasions.
mabuhay! which means Hello in tagalog, phillipines' national language. :)
life is seriously great and even i didn't plan anything for my 1st overseas trip, i was already exposed to a TOTALLY different culture ; which was good enough.
the only similarity? we have black hair . that's it. filipinos naturally exude their friendliness regardless of skin colour and they extend their hospitality as if we are their relatives. HOWEVER, i wouldn't agree much when it comes to the road. No offence, but the traffic flow was totally terrible. a 3 lane would appear as a 5 and buses and taxis would just slip in the smallest gap they can find just to get ahead in the traffic. what's worse; no signals were given too and if you are near the windows of a vehicle, you can just observe other cars' head or bumper 3 cm away from you . how scary can that be.. what's suprising: nobody scolds anyone on the road despite their dangerous moves.. haha , that is WHAT i call .. CULTURE and ''friendliness'' on the road. because everybody does so.
apart from that, phillipines is definitely a great place to visit when we have a chance. unfortunately , my trip was rather a 'rushed' one as there were many preparations for the wedding . i was the BEST man in the wedding .. haha , and what's 'nice' that i was only informed the night before that i have to give a speech for the wedding .. in a form of a toast . OH NO.. haha , the panicked-feeling just sinks in and i immediately drafted my points on palm-sized notepads..
on the wedding day , i donned the 'barong' , the national costume which is interestingly made out of pineapple fibre.. a very COOLING shirt i have to say , and we attended to church wedding and later proceeded for a wedding lunch. haha.. food was just great and i just embraced myself for my speech.. just introduced myself, made a fool of myself as usual when it came to the speech but thankfully, people there were able to laugh at my speech and i gladly finished my speech with a traditional chinese 'YAM SENG!' . CHEERS! my bro's wedding is ONE event i will never forget in life.. i made myself clear in my speech: that i am looking forward to being an uncle VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY soon. haha yay!
after my wedding , i met up with my friend , one of my best buddies i have in life, ALLEN HUANG.. haha , a pure joker , someone whom i have met 4 years back and our friendship still holds strong as ever, went to a mall with him, treated to a very very DELICIOUS dinnner: bone marrow soup, grilled giant squid and the most DELICIOUS one of them all, ''sizzling sisig'' which was mainly deep fried parts of the pig which included ears ,intestines, skin with egg! yummy.. and the food was drowned down to my tummy with a RIPED MANGO SHAKE.. '' so good i would like lick the whole glass '' ...which i didn't lah hor...
07.07.07 was also my 'wife's b'day . happy bday wife. hahaha. although you have someone else in your life , you know i never gonna leave your side.oh yes, i would like to take this opportunity to wish a super uber belated HAPPY birthday to my junior , LOW JUN HOW. though we hardly exchange words, well at least i remembered.. haha...told denise that i msned u on ur bday but didn't know whether u receive anot. =)
touched down in singapore on 8th of july and met up with my 'niece'. it was seriously refreshing to hang out again in singapore .. haha , we went to have lunch at subway near her ''police station'' LOL .. okay okay , her college.. well, ordering the veggie lover would be something i would dread eating .. haha NO!!! cannot lah! she definitely enjoys it .. and what put me down to the ground even more was she said .. she would enjoy a FOOT long of veggie lover.. YEEEE... How Can?!!
''i live to eat(meat) not the otherwise'' .
we went hunting for the best deals for my MP3 and camera.. haha, it was definitely an unforgettable memory asking the prices for the same models of both items from different shops in the same building(sim lim square) which are located close to each other and EVENTUALLY not buying them.. haha , there were honest dealers , desperate dealers and even arrogant ones. haha . we later then WALKED to funan it mall and finally settled down at this very shop to get my CASIO exilim !! yay! finally i found a digicam for myself; my 1st official item after working so hard and saving so much money. value for money. thank you niece!
the next day , i continued my search for my mp3 player, ahaha, it was tiring , not because of the walking around, but much more towards the ''pondering' process because i was in a dilemma between a 4gb ipod NANO or a 4gB sony 'LIPSTICK' .. both had their pros and cons... sony was cheaper by 60 dollars..and had a tuner FM.. where else .. ipod gives me more assurance because of their credibility as a PRODUCT.FOR SURE, i have to invest more for my nano, like buying a charger and casing . on the other hand , sony does not need anymore accessories.. FROM this view, it is obvious that sony is the ONE worth my money right, but a small part of me wants the NANO. ARGH.! one dealer told me to wait for the APPLE promo which will be in one month's time in conjunction to NATIONAL day (singapore) . niece, let's keep our fingers crossed k? :)
met up with my junior ! JUNIOR! haha , luckily we met up for sushi buffet yah.. KITSUNE UDON. hahha bean curd! shared so MANY stories with ya .. haha , well i am still waiting for my TREAT. plus , you promised me already , ONE dAY! ..that still counts.we chatted about our lives and yes junior, i WILL try to find one k . haha , i NOT BUAYA okay?! :P
right now , i'm geared up for anything. no regrets and remain steadfast is my motto. i went driving , and i just speed whenever i had the chance to, ah chua was pleased to see me improve. haha i guess the traffic in MANILA taught me something.
my next aims: HARRY POTTER and ORDER OF THE PHOENIX ( malaysia)
THE SIMPSONS(singapore)
HALL ORIENTATION (30th july)
GENTING TRIP (on ah!)
to my pimp, congrats for retaining it , i knew you would do it , hope u recorded ur best time for nationals . those who got attached, i congralute you. =) . those who are feeling PHYSICALLY heavy , LET's lose weight [DETOX!] those who are feeling down , always remember that there are different directions in life, LEFT, right and especially UP!! (okays that's lame)
those who are feeling high , just be sure it's the healthy one , and with NOT the ''good shit'' k.those in doubt when it comes to decision , CONSULT ONLY 2 parties : YOUR BEST FRIEND(s) and PARENTS. hahaha
one love ya 'all
deh, kamsahamida.
7:36:00 PM
