We're at varying levels of productivity here at the apartment. Diana's leading the way, already interning for an NGO called EnGendeRights. She's drafting legislation, working on advocacy campaigns, writing press releases... Meanwhile, my greatest achievement yesterday was level 18 of Tetris on an old-school Gameboy. I almost scored 300,000 points. Either that or learning how to dive into the pool. (D, where's my drumstick?)
To pass the time here, we've gotten a little more inventive (aka, desperate for entertainment). Here's a sampling:
We've discovered that Julie has the perfect face for any pair of sunglasses. Somehow we've amassed 9 pairs of sunglasses between the 4 of us, so we had a little photog sesh.
Then there are the Facebook games. Who knows the most awkward person on Facebook? We had to decide on two categories: most awkward picture and most overall awkward person. Julie won most awkward picture with a bizarre series of nude his-and-hers pregnancy photos. As for the most overall awkward person, the jury is still out. Round two will be who knows the most beautiful person on Facebook. Nominations accepted.
On a day trip to get to Zambales for a little beach and surfing, Julie and I took a 3.5 hour bus ride to Olongapo, only to find out that Zambales was another hour-long bus ride away. Plan B, we settled for a closer beach that unfortunately looked like this:
How many oil tankers do you see? So after 20 minutes of standing there and talking to the two other people on the beach, we decide to get on the next bus back to Manila. Compare it to taking the Chinatown bus from Boston to NY, getting off in Harlem, standing on a street corner for 20 minutes, then heading back to Boston. What a day.
It hasn't all been so depressing. We went on a fantastic tour about Imelda Marcos in the Cultural Center of the Philippines, led by Carlos Celdran. He has a few different offerings of topics/locales, so if you're in the area, one of his tours is a must. Julie also bought a fabulous green guitar, so we're having a few sing-a-longs and rehearsing our upcoming variety show. Finally, we've been catching up on past seasons of Lost. Jin's korean is pretty horrendous.
Btw, we just had a staring competition to see who has to turn on the a/c.
Just caught up on the past three posts of TWN - loved every moment! You are such an adventurer! Hope that your trip continues to be that perfect 50/50 split of beautiful beaches and sunsets and buffalo tushy.
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