Spanksgiving

I thought I would share with you a few things I am thankful for over here. There are a lot, but I just have pictures of a few.

I am thankful for Coconut Juice. Its my favorite, its cheap, and its always cold and available

Beaches, pools and waterslides. Swimming in my sweat just doesn't cut it.

Jeep drivers that tell me where to get off. I'm still a new and lost little boy. I try to sit up front so the drivers will tell me where I need to get off.

Asian versions of my nieces and nephews. This is the Asian version of Aaron's family, minus Baby Grank. I miss the real ones.

So called Business Ethics. I can buy almost any new movie, and find any brand name with tags

Thes are the people that take care of me at home. Mostly cleaning my belly button lint.

And Benjie. I am thankful for this guy. He always makes me laugh, makes sure I am eating, and checks on me when I don't come home.



Marikina has a festival on the riverside for Christmas. Tons of shops with knockoff brands, cheap toys, and some live music.

Across the river was the stage with tons of people watching.

This is a newly popular band, I just happened to see them on TV the week before. I don't know their name though.

Being the only White Guy has some pretty sweet perks. They let me on stage, asked me some questions, and had me donate a dollar bill. The crowd loved it. I am a celeb now. I am going back next week to "Perform"





I made sure to buy some knock off Barbie dolls so I can practice playing for Lily. I can't come home and not meet her expectations.

Lady-boys

For some reason ever since I arrived, Travis has been asking me to make a contact list of the local counter-culture. I have been making that said list, and also stocking photos for his "Private Collection" I am only making this public now. I will keep adding pictures as they come. These girls are pretty entertaining.

O-long-poo

I decided to take a break from the city and head to the beach. Most are a few hours away, so I figured I could take a little longer trip and head up Travis' way to Olongapo and Subic Bay. Its a pretty good feeling being somewhere so far away and knowing your big bro used to wander the hills around the town.

I mostly wanted to go this weekend to make you all feel jealous that you are miserable in icebutt Utah

Pooping in the Bay. Just kidding. Or am I?

I stayed with the Noe family that somehow knows Travis. I think he used to steal food from them in the past. They had some cute little kids that kept sticking their heads in my room until I gave them candy.

They have a city Christmas carnival in Olongapo. They had a few rides, a bunch of crap for sale and some games. Easily the scariest kiddie roller coaster I have ever been on.

I did rule at bumper cars though. Being the biggest pays off in the end.

I had a room on the beach one night. It was nice to sit and not be all sweaty for once.

Balls

I found it. The perfect Ball. And I am 100% sure its a fake. Larry is rolling (in pieces) in his grave.

No wonder why Henry isn't out playing with the other kids. They are a bunch of retards. These kids are in the canal, which is gross as crap, catching fish to sell. The one kid in the back thought I was a cop taking pictures to arrest them.

I wash myself with a rag on a stick

I will give you a quick tour of my house. Benjie and his family are awesome. He checks on me everyday to make sure I get enough sleep. He calls me at lunch to make sure I eat. Sometimes in my sleep I call him Mommy. Its like I never moved out of Jan's. His sister lives in the other part of the house. She cleans, cooks, does laundry, and I am pretty sure she tickles my back while I sleep.

We have running water, but just out of a faucet. I use the bucket for showers. Cold water. But it feels nice after waking up all hot and sweaty. I lived in an appartment in Bicol where we had to pump water outside everyday just to shower. We put a sock over the pump to filter all the sand out. And we had to empty the sock everday too. I am bathing like a king!

The house is surrounded by a wall so I can't really take a very good picture of what it looks like. The jeeps and tricycles drive by all day and usually wake me up, but I am finally getting used to the noise. Now I can stay awake at work without nodding off every 30 minutes.

If having Benjie around wasn't enough, I also have my own Mama Maria in the backyard. She is always watching over me.

Henry is Benjie's nephew. He is here all the time. I'm planning on buying him a basketball maybe later today so he isn't so bored at the house. He opens the gate for me when I come and turns on the electric fan for me while I eat. He calls me Kuya-big brother. The family is so cool.

The dogs keep to themselves. I have a picture of Ogie..Benjie might have to correct me on the spelling. He has another dog named Whiting, and a cat. He names his pets after missionaries. Elder Whiting is probably pissed cause Whiting the dog is one ugly sucker. She has bald spots and dread locks...