Day 23 - Nag-break Lang

I don't know why there are now Grab booths inside malls. I suppose you can book rides from here? Or receive packages? I wanted to ask, but as you can see, the person who's supposed to be here was on break.

Day 266 - Requisite Group Shot

So, I don't know how it is for other cultures and why it's like this in the Philippines, but nearly all gatherings, formal or otherwise, and it doesn't matter how long/short the duration of the event is, end in taking a group photo.

My cousin said that we should all go out again before my sister left for New Zealand, and during said "night out" (we just had coffee in Seattle's Best Coffee at Bonifacio High Street), she also suggested that we should go and check out our other cousin's new house, which they'd moved into only yesterday.

After giving us some sort of a tour of the house, we all went back to the living room and took this photo. I don't think it's strange at all because I'm so used to it, but I think maybe people from other countries (like my sister's fiance) found it weird.

Day 246 - Blue Green / Aquamarine

I complained to my mom about our boring white towels so when we saw that towels were on sale at S&R Department Store, we bought different colored ones. She said that we should assign towel colors to the people in the house and I chose this blue green or aquamarine for mine. Maybe it's an uncommon color, but I like it so if you're ever thinking of giving me towels as a gift, please buy them in this color. Thank you! :)

Day 240 - Treasure Check

At Pamana Restaurant where we had lunch today, they put the checks in a small wooden treasure chest. Isn't that cute? :)

Day 178 - My Parents Are Weird

For the last 2 days of 2010, my family went for an overnight trip to Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, a resort in Bataan, which features old style Filipino houses. I suppose I could've picked one of the many pictures of said old houses, but this was just too funny (for me anyway) not to post.

During dinner time, we watched the cultural presentation of the resort staff at the "plaza", which was outdoors. When it started to rain, my parents used the cloth napkins from the dining tables to cover their heads. We all eventually moved back into the restaurant, but not before I got this shot.

For more pictures of the place, see my dad's multiply post.

P.S. My brother is weird, too.

Day 7 - KC's Official Last Day

PIZZA PARTY! - (L-R) RC, KC, M and Shakey's Pizza

We had a farewell dinner the Friday before but the team wasn't complete and it was just a dinner. Today was the real farewell party, where we gave KC gifts (scrapbook and a pillow) and reminisced about our fondest memories with her.

I nearly cried when she said what she did about me---that we were the soulmates in the team because we were the only 2 people who liked the same stuff (e.g. anime, non-mainstream books, talking to ourselves, etc.) I'm really going to miss her. :( She was one of the few people in the office who didn't give me strange looks whenever I would use a quote from Star Trek to describe a certain situation.