here in america

at long last, a post!

well, it's actually 3:47 in the morning here, exactly opposite of the time there in the philippines. i woke up 3ish coz i'm still on a jetlag (gawd, i slept like 8:30pm). my body hasn't adjusted yet to the time here; my body clock is still there. haha.

i'm having a ym conference with rika and maikel and also chattin' with lozzie, so my plan of trying to sleep again may not happen anymore. hahaha. and i'm going to jersey around lunch time (my sis and cuz are picking me up). i'm in our apartment in woodside, new york btw.

so since i have eight weeks here, it's like staying in the pinoy big brother house. the only thing is, america is my big brother's house. haha. jolog! :p

i'ma give updates for each day. since this is my first post, i'll start with day 1.

DAY 1, friday

finally arrived here around 8 in the evening, after the agonizing (around) 20 hours of flight from the philippines to here. my whole family and jehan (sis' bf) picked me up, then they brought me to Krystal's Cafe, one of the many Filipino restos around here. and when i say Filipino, it is SO Filipino! like the whole place is full of tagalog-speaking people. actually, our area here in woodside is full of hispanic and asian races, like you'd hardly see any whites and blacks. haha. makes me feel much at home.

anyway, so when we were there inside the resto, i thought my passport got lost and i sort of panicked. i forgot my mom took it from me, so it's all good. and when i was gonna use the CR, twas locked. i heard noise inside so i waited for the person to go out. and when he did get out, i opened the door. man, he left it locked. but after a few seconds, it opened, and another guy came out! gaaaaah! brokeback!!!

so there. after that long night, we finally arrived here in our apartment. it's a nice place actually... we have good neighbors, we're near the train (to my parent's and sister's workplace), and near to everywhere else (shops, mcdonald's, etc.). we fixed my stuff, jehan left, and all of us went to sleep.

DAY 2, saturday

erm, nothing much happened here. basically spent the whole day inside our place, taking much-needed rests. was on the computer too, talking to lotsa people in the philippines. we were supposed to meet my aunt in the evening, but i accidentally slept from 5 in the afternoon to 12 midnight. haha.

DAY 3, sunday

so i woke up at 12. and of course, i was the only one up. i opened the laptop again, chatted more, tried to sleep at 6, woke up at 8. went to my aunt's place in manhattan around 10 in the morning. we walked around central park, took some pictures, and had early dinner at saigon grill. since i haven't had sleep for that day yet, i felt soooo sleepy. gaah. i was like a zombie walking along the streets of new york. i was supposed to attend mass but i fell asleep in my aunt's apartment. went back here in woodside around 10 in the evening, and went straight to bed.

DAY 4, monday

again, nothing much happened. my whole family went to work, so i was left here alone. bummed in front of the laptop, ym-ed people, pigged out and watched TV. and thanks to YM, i was able to talk to rika (yup, real time phone chat!) for six hours!!! it's like a long distance call but free! good thing both of us have fast internet connections, so we had it all easy. c'mon guys, gimme a call too! haha.

DAY 5, tuesday

was alone again. i've decided to explore our place, so i walked. i kept on walking till i reached 94th street. and i suddenly realized, i was from the 56th! i've already walked 38 blocks without noticing it. i also walked back, so it's like a total of 76. haha! i picked up some dunkin' donuts on my way home so that i won't get bored with walking.

got back here around 12:30. i had adobo for lunch, watched TV and chatted with people on ym (hmm seems like a routine). talked to rika again on the YM phone for a few hours, but had to cut it coz i was gonna meet my dad at grand central station to visit my mom over at her work.

i saw a pair of steve madden shoes at the mall, and i like it so much. but it's worth 70 dollars, so i still have to convince my mom to buy it. haha.

went home here around 6, since dad was already tired and sleepy from work. i watched american idol, but didn't finish it coz i accidentally went to sleep. gaah. when will this irregularity of sleep stop? when will i adjust to american time? haha.

DAY 6, wednesday

so i woke up 3 in the morning, and here i am.



there. anyway, i'm having windburns right now... my lips hurt soooo bad. have to use chapstick!

alright, i'ma go for now. i'll post again when i get to jersey. haha. miss you all in the philippines!



P.S. ever tried twix ice cream bar? yup, the ice cream version of that yummy chocolate. man, it's sooooo goooood! i still have to try the snickers, milky way, and m&m's. haha! ;p