Happy Mother's Day!

Day 10 of 24First of all, Happy Mother's Day to my Momma! Mother Joy is basically everyone's Mom and she will always treat you as if you're her child. Love you Mom!So today was another lazy day. I really shouldn't get use to this because I have no one to cook, clean or do my laundry for me when I get back home... but might as well enjoy it while I can right?We went to the mall today for last minute stuff for our next destination. We'll be leaving for Palawan in the morning. I can't wait to be surrounded by nothing but water, blue skies and palm trees... again.SM (one of the malls close by) really is a special place.. haha. Seriously, that place has EVERYTHING. Of course it was super packed because it was Mother's Day. They had special entertainment on 2 sides of the mall. One side had some sort of Bratz show going on for the kids and the other side had a live band, entertainment for the adults I guess. I didn't get a pic of the kid's entertainment.We had dinner at Majestic, that place never fails especially when you're hungry affff. Then halo-halo at Gerry's Grill... was not a fan.Happy Mother's Day to all the loving mothers I know!

Lazy Saturday Afternoon

Day 9 of 24I feel so guilty being here sometimes. All we ever really do is eat and sleep. I don't think I can remember having this much down time without the hustle and bustle and anxieties of everyday life in America. Everything always seems to move slower in the Philippines and I actually kind of like it. Back home, there's always something to worry about, but here... the biggest worry is "what are we eating for breakfast / lunch / dinner?"On top of all that, every meal is basically dinner! I can't remember when I consecutively have had breakfast, lunch, and dinner (all 3 meals in one day) more than 2 days in a row. Here, it's almost impossible to skip a meal. The only way you'll miss a meal is if you don't wake up from your nap, but even then, someone will end up saving food for you. Oh the rough life of the Philippines.I couldn't sleep anymore and just sit around, so I braved out a run in the middle of the afternoon. I was forewarned about the heat, but I don't really care, I like the heat anyway. I don't really know how to describe my Aunt's "neighborhood", but there are no side walks. You kinda have to dodge motorcycles, tricycles, cars and huge ass trucks. The road is about 2 car widths wide, so basically EVERYONE is sharing the road. My near death experience was when a motorcycle was coming towards me and I thought he was going to move, but he kept staring at the tricycles that were on the other side of the street. In the last minute, he finally saw me and swerved out of the way. Idiot. I couldn't really move bc it was either fall in the ditch or get hit from the traffic on the other side. I survived.Election is on Monday, so Saturday was the last ditch effort for candidates to campaign and promote themselves. There was a parade going on with a loud marching band and a truck driving around screaming who knows what. It was an active day yesterday.Later that night, my dad arranged plans for us to have dinner at his cousin's restaurant in Lapu-Lapu. It was a cute restaurant / bar that has live music every night. The performer they have is really talented. He played everything in acoustic. I always find it amusing how Filipino accents disappear once they start singing a song in English. Of course, my musically inclined family got in on the action too (really just BJ and Dad). It was a fun evening of food, drinks, music and of course family.

Back to Cebu

Day 8 of 24Nothing exciting to report this time. We woke up at 2 in the morning to catch the ferry at 3. These ferry rides are so tiring. For some reason, this one felt faster. I don't know, maybe because I stayed up to watch the movie they were playing.This is what greeted us as we got off the boat. I think they were begging for money. HahaWhen we got back Surigao, we went back to dad's friend's place for breakfast. They then took us to the airport so we can catch our quick flight to Cebu. I'm down for the airplane rides, boat trips... no thanks.Back in Cebu, I was able to catch up on sleep. Man, for some reason, I get crazy tired here. As soon as my body gets tired, it gives up and I can't keep my eyes open to save my life. We'll be in Cebu for the weekend and then off to Palawan!