Friday, September 24, 2004

The Filipino Experience


i don't know how to describe the past week. it was good, actually. short of being hilarious. every dinner i've had included a minor count of three mishaps -- bumping a painful area on my knee somewhere sharp, squirting calamnsi on my clothes, someone else spilling iced tea on my lap... i was almost waiting for the whole restaurant to collapse.

right now i just finished halfway through the client-specific training. i don't know the results of the exams yet. crossing my fingers for a passing mark. at least a passing mark. if not, well, i'm already psyched for it. i can get booze at some ministop somewhere or movie-marathon myself 'til i pass out. heh. either way, pass or fail, i'll be having a good time afterwards.

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the other day i went with a new friend, jade, to carriedo to look for info on how to get an nbi clearance. we got there around 4 so we just decided to put it off til saturday and just walk around the area. now, wanderlust hits me a lot, but when it does, i just try to stick to my territory, that being the makati area. but since we were there already, i thought i might as well take in the unique experience.

i told jade i've never felt so filipino in my whole life. looking at the community around quiapo church, it was so... rich in culture. so thick, you can stick out your tongue and lick it. (unsanitary i know, but you get the idea. hehe...)

i even have a souvenir picture...



hmm... i think i caught a slight whiff of the action going on in there. or maybe that was just wishful thinking. or my libido. hehe...