i'm home.  what a relief?  i'm not even sure.  it's true i did get homesick while there, but ironically, most of me misses the philippines.  though dirty and "dangerous," the philippines did provide a means of escape from the mundane.  i'm bored now.  i miss those crazy filipino drivers and their lack of regard for safety and the rules.  i miss the stench of the philippines: smog, heat, fruit, insects, urine, etc.  i miss jeepneys.  i miss the stinky pesos.  i miss sleeping on hardass beds.  i miss squatting so my ass didnt touch the toilet seat.  i miss those disgustingly huge flying cockaroaches that climb into your luggage to surprise you.  i miss my luggage falling into the boracay waters.  i miss my lola.

i'm an idiot.

well im in the philippines right now.  four more days and i can come home. 

let's recap

boracay was fucking gorgeous: white sand, clear water, coral, and coconut trees.  friggin stunning.  i just sat by the beach and napped.  im mad dark, but i also purchased whitening lotion and soap.  hahaha.  philippines is hilarious.

aside from that i've been eaten alive by mosquitoes and baked in the filipino sun.  my clothes smell like the philippines: gas fumes, urine, wet dogs, smog, and heat smoothered into one scent.  but i had fun.  it's amazing when i think about being on the other side of the world for two weeks.

this country is so friggin industrialized.  the malls, commercials, and just about everything have been so americanized.  it's kinda funny noting the differences from when i came here last--five years ago.  for one thing, i'm not afraid to use the bathroom.  by the way, it's true.  the toilet flushes counter clockwise over here.

anyway i better go.  i'm getting charged for time.  be safe everyone.  i miss home.

ahhhhh im leaving soon.

ahhhhh.

ahhhhh.

ahhhhh.

i better be missed while im gone.

hmm let's recap the week

wednesday - white castle.  late night drives.  speeding.  edgewater.

thursday - new kicks.  "arcade."  war of the worlds sucks.  lost in edgewater.  illegal turns.  s'all good.

friday - jessica alba is so hot.  maria's keys.  white castle.  drunken craze.  kings.  heaven.  bust a rhyme.  pepsi chaser.  dancing in the hallway.  sleeping in the hallway.  swimming.  the bed of sausage.

saturday - biore strips.  practice.  five minute shot.  tux pickup.  white castle.  vah-gee-nah or vah-gee-na-sil.  shaker's cotillion.  drunken craze #2.  new best friend.  pepsi theft.  peeing in the pool.  shower.  "you wet my clothes."  kisses.

sunday - migrane.  denese's cotillion.  MODERN.  ihop.  ihop #2.  al's diner.  race.  wrestling.  girl next door.  disney/everything karaoke.  "leave the sewing to the women.  you go get some trimmin."  lack of sleep.

monday - dying of sleep deprivation.  tux fiasco.  packing everything into one car.  scary girl.  smart, informed consumers.  america's choice.  swimming after hours.  fire.  narcoleptic.  huge bugs.  catchphrase. 

tuesday - pancakes.  the bee.  tag.  suspicious asian boys.  no swimming again.  no canoeing.  pocahontas?  panties.  tortolinin.  flashlight tag.  cramped sleeping spaces.  farting.  "are you awake?"

thanks shaker and denese for including me in your weekends.  grenye, you crazy martha stewart carbon copy, thanks.  philippines on friday.  pray to God i'll be safe.  summer, you spoil me.

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familiarity makes me weak in the knees.

cotillion weekend was awesooooooome.  we better chill when i get back from the philippines.

happy birthday to the beautiful irene krystal de jesus [my shaker].  you're hot--and now legal--live it up.  be good though.