It'll be Shon's first time to the Motherland as well as Kaleo's obviously. I've lived in the Philippines from 1993 to 1999. I only returned in 2000 for a few days before coming to the states. So even though I lived there, going back after 11 years is going to be a culture shock and a half for me.
I haven't seen my Dad since 2000. My mom came to WA in 2006 to visit for a few months. My sister will also be leaving for Manila in a few days. This is a long awaited family reunion as we haven't been together for years.
I managed to gather a lot of travel advice from my Twitter friends (@GeminiPinai and @JeniQ) who travel a lot to international destinations. Advice from packing to currency exchange to how to hide your money to customs forms.
Being that the Philippines is a 3rd world country, there are a lot of bad elements. However I'm reassured that if you keep alert and not stand out as a "balikbayan" (Filipino who lives overseas). I have no problem NOT standing out. I'm as FOB as it gets. Shon however, well let's just say that he definitely will stand out being 6 feet tall. He'll be able to see over the crowds.
It's summer time in the Motherland. So it'll be HOT and humid. As in sweaty crevices and sticky skin. I want to get out of the WA weather but sweaty and sticky? I don't know. This is why I love the dry heat of Vegas.
I'll try to blog from the Philippines and take pictures. Hopefully I'm able to unlock my iPhone so I can stay connected with the interwebz.
Our living room is dubbed "Operation: Facking". I only planned on bringing two luggages. That quickly went up to three.
No we aren't bringing the dog.
This is exciting. I can't wait.
- discombobulated musings posted from BlogPress on my badass iphone
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