The four of us slept horizontally in Ate Jasmin's old room. Granted we're not big people, but try sharing a bed with Dad AND Chris. It's amazing we got any sleep at all with all the noise they making. It was fine except that we were all awake by 2:30am, which is about 10:30am in the States. Mom and Dad walked down the darkened staircase together because they (namely, Dad) were too scared to go alone. The house is rumored to be haunted by Tatay's ghost among others. Chris and I talked for awhile until our hunger for the leftover sweet [View Full Entry]

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We're here in the Philippines now. It's not quite as humid as it would be in June, but it's still pretty damn hot. The plane trip was quite eventful. Dad and I flew in a separate plane from Mom, Chris, Lola, Tita Grace, Tito Otto, the kids and Mommy. We all had business class tickets, but Dad tried to get us upgraded to first class because of his back problems. Back problems, suuuuure. After eating a pseudo-gourmet dinner (it was horrible!), I fell asleep. I woke up with this intense headache, the kind that makes me want to pray to the [View Full Entry]

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