Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Philippines: Day 22
Went over to the side of town where my Dad is from to spend the day with my friends that I grew up with.
Improvised grill
puppies!
like a freaking baby
Later that night met up with my cousins and a few friends to go night swimming.
There were sooo many pictures from swimming but its late and Im tired so Ill just upload them some other time. But here is a group picture we took.
After swimming we got on a tricycle and picked up more people to go back to what they call their "boarding house." Basically its the same thing as a dorm or an apartment but its the slang term for a place youre renting if youre young.
This is one of the few times that my chaser is something else other than water. People there dont have much money that they would rather not buy soda or juice for chaser. They opt for just water and ice. At first that was a little weird for me but as the days went by I got used to it. I guess its a good thing to be using water as chaser. You wont get dehydrated and so you wont have a hangover the next day.
Improvised grill
puppies!
like a freaking baby
Later that night met up with my cousins and a few friends to go night swimming.
There were sooo many pictures from swimming but its late and Im tired so Ill just upload them some other time. But here is a group picture we took.
After swimming we got on a tricycle and picked up more people to go back to what they call their "boarding house." Basically its the same thing as a dorm or an apartment but its the slang term for a place youre renting if youre young.
This is one of the few times that my chaser is something else other than water. People there dont have much money that they would rather not buy soda or juice for chaser. They opt for just water and ice. At first that was a little weird for me but as the days went by I got used to it. I guess its a good thing to be using water as chaser. You wont get dehydrated and so you wont have a hangover the next day.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Philippines: Day 21
mmmm. the more oil the better it tastes.
my cousin got a new dog. her name is jasmine but we call her ugly.
big ass crab.
me and my cousins had nothing planned for the night so we decided to go for a short walk. a short walk that turned into a long walk all around town.
we ended up taking a rest stop on this newly built bridge.
good thing about the provinces in the philippines especially from what i remember is that there arent very many cars on the road especially at night.
had to walk through a cemetery.
our "boy band" picture. hahahahha
entrance to the cemetery
and after all of that walking, we just had to finish the night off with some balut.
and heres a mini spider.
my cousin doing flips again
and here we are comparing stomachs. hahahha
ended the night at this convenience store. just hanging out telling stories and drinking. i loved these nights. just me and my cousins hanging out and catching up on all the time we missed out on.
my cousin got a new dog. her name is jasmine but we call her ugly.
big ass crab.
me and my cousins had nothing planned for the night so we decided to go for a short walk. a short walk that turned into a long walk all around town.
we ended up taking a rest stop on this newly built bridge.
good thing about the provinces in the philippines especially from what i remember is that there arent very many cars on the road especially at night.
had to walk through a cemetery.
our "boy band" picture. hahahahha
entrance to the cemetery
and after all of that walking, we just had to finish the night off with some balut.
and heres a mini spider.
my cousin doing flips again
and here we are comparing stomachs. hahahha
ended the night at this convenience store. just hanging out telling stories and drinking. i loved these nights. just me and my cousins hanging out and catching up on all the time we missed out on.
Grandpa's Slingshot
A little break from my days in the Philippines.
But while I was down there, I was looking for slingshots. I havent shot one in 12 years. As I was talking to my Uncle about where to find them he then told me that my Grandpa had a slingshot that was made by my Grandpa's cousin carved out of wood using broken glass. My Grandpa got this slingshot when he was just 13 years old and now he is 74 making it 61 years old.has given him a slingshot before leaving for Guam 20 or so years ago.
Since receiving it, my Uncle has kept it for safe keeping and he decided to hand it down to me. Here it is. Almost 3 times my age.
Before I left the Philippines I decided that I was going to give this slingshot another life. So I went and bought the materials I would need to put this baby back together. I had to get rubber and the leather part to put the stones in. Here are all of the materials I used.
I didnt have any long rubber bands so I took one of my old tubes for my bike tires and cut it.
cut it down the middle.
and I then cut 2 skinny strips of it.
Sorry I didnt get to take more pictures of the process. I had to use both hands to properly tie it down and it was very difficult. My fingers are now sore. But here is the final product.
Now time to shoot something.
But while I was down there, I was looking for slingshots. I havent shot one in 12 years. As I was talking to my Uncle about where to find them he then told me that my Grandpa had a slingshot that was made by my Grandpa's cousin carved out of wood using broken glass. My Grandpa got this slingshot when he was just 13 years old and now he is 74 making it 61 years old.has given him a slingshot before leaving for Guam 20 or so years ago.
Since receiving it, my Uncle has kept it for safe keeping and he decided to hand it down to me. Here it is. Almost 3 times my age.
Before I left the Philippines I decided that I was going to give this slingshot another life. So I went and bought the materials I would need to put this baby back together. I had to get rubber and the leather part to put the stones in. Here are all of the materials I used.
I didnt have any long rubber bands so I took one of my old tubes for my bike tires and cut it.
cut it down the middle.
and I then cut 2 skinny strips of it.
Sorry I didnt get to take more pictures of the process. I had to use both hands to properly tie it down and it was very difficult. My fingers are now sore. But here is the final product.
Now time to shoot something.Saturday, July 17, 2010
Philippines: Day 20
My cousin Oyong turned 20 today. They dont have much but they still managed to celebrate his birthday. First at their house where his Mom made some food for us and where I got to hang with some of my younger cousins.
After eating we had to wash it down by some drinking.
These guys werent drinking cause they're varsity basketball players.
We didnt want to end the night yet so we decided to go to the beach at around 3 in the morning.
It was hella dark there and at some point I felt somethingon my feet. We didnt have a flashlight so I took a picture and someone decided to use my feet as a pillow. haha
That was a real fun night. We ended up coming home as the sun was coming out after stopping for some balut and coffee.
After eating we had to wash it down by some drinking.
These guys werent drinking cause they're varsity basketball players.
We didnt want to end the night yet so we decided to go to the beach at around 3 in the morning.
It was hella dark there and at some point I felt somethingon my feet. We didnt have a flashlight so I took a picture and someone decided to use my feet as a pillow. haha
That was a real fun night. We ended up coming home as the sun was coming out after stopping for some balut and coffee.
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