Posts

Showing posts from November, 2010

My Asian Adventure - Part Eleventy, Religion

The national religion here is Catholicism and oh boy, it shows. There are pregnant women and kids literally everywhere. The religious imagery at the stores is a bit overwhelming and elaborate. Of course, I live in a mainly Hispanic neighborhood back home, so it’s not complete culture shock. Here’s something strange: every day at 6 pm, there is a moment of prayer. The first time Mike and I witnessed it we were at the grocery store and this disembodied voice came over the loud speaker which caused everyone to literally stop in their tracks. We just looked at each other not really knowing what was going on and if we should keep shopping or what. Total wtf moment. Apparently it happens in all the public areas like stores and malls daily. The girls in the cafeteria at work listen to Christian radio every morning, so we’ve started joking that we eat breakfast with Jesus. It’s actually quite surreal but sometimes when they’re on the “thought of the day” part there’s a message there for me. Gu

My Asian Adventure - Part Ten, Pictures

More picture links for those not on Facebook... Our Halloween party: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=233578&id=588038946&l=9bbee5f156 Island Hopping: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=234517&id=588038946&l=80b5c8c176 Downtown Cebu and Magellan's Cross: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=235583&id=588038946&l=64dcc26208 The Amazing Show: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=236115&id=588038946&l=ccb7fad2b1 Day of the Dead Cemetery Tour: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=237122&id=588038946&l=7bda504e83 General Pix of the Trip (updated): http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=226582&id=588038946&l=5010c126ca I'll try to do an actual blog soon. :)

My Asian Adventure - Part Nine, Island Hopping

We chartered a boat and spent a day out on the ocean and wow...it’s breathtaking out here! It’s so beautiful I almost can’t get my head to register that it’s real. I’ve been taking lots of pics but they really don’t do the reality justice. It’s like a movie or a video game or something, heh, Philippines the video game. LOL! Everything is crazy cheap…we got the boat rental for $50 for the whole day. Six of us went, so we split it and it became ridiculously inexpensive. We made friends with a local who lives near our house and he organized the whole thing for us. Francis is totally the man for that, and we’ll most definitely be using his services again. I’d really like to do this boat thing at least once a month while we’re here. We got a late start because we went the morning after the Halloween party at the house, that’s also the reason for the small group. The flake factor was high that morning. I wasn’t a hundred percent myself, but there was no way I was gonna miss the adventure. Ev

My Asian Adventure - Part Eight, Pictures

Hey all! Sorry I'm having trouble finding my voice right now...my cat back home passed away and I've now basically missed celebrating my favorite holiday. In the interest of not saying anything if I don't have anything nice to say, I'm staying quiet. I hope to be able to change my attitude soon and get back on track. In the meantime, for those who aren't on Facebook, here are some links to my photo albums: Our overnight in LA: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=226579&id=588038946&l=b5f20aa0be Us at the airport in Korea: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=226581&id=588038946&l=d1689d94e3 The neighborhood we live in: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=229634&id=588038946&l=1b65144242 General pics of the trip: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=226582&id=588038946&l=5010c126ca